Music News Stream

RSS Mar 20, 2026 1:00pm · Musically

How Breathe. doubled their monthly listeners on Spotify

Music Ally chatted to Group Speed, the agency who worked with Australian electronic duo Breathe. on their debut album rollout.…

RSS Mar 20, 2026 1:00pm · Musically

Drake’s newest teaser in year-long ‘Iceman’ album rollout

For close to a year, Drake has been teasing a project widely expected to be titled ‘Iceman’.…

RSS Mar 20, 2026 1:00pm · Musically

Instagram tests clickable links in captions for creators

Instagram is now testing a feature it has resisted for a long time – clickable links in post captions.…

RSS Mar 20, 2026 1:00pm · Musically

Music communities: ‘Audiences become the key driver in discovery’

Big figures and views on AI were the initial headlines from yesterday’s launch of the IFPI’s ‘Global Music Report’. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Mar 20, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

AI-music roundup: ElevenLabs Marketplace, Flowtonik, Reply contest

There’s a cluster of stories today around the topic of… we’ll call it AI music-making. People who are using GenAI models to make music at a more serious level, with the ambition of earning an income – a non-fraudulent one! – from their work.…

RSS Mar 20, 2026 12:08pm · Music Business WorldWide

As recorded music revenues hit $31.7B globally, IFPI CEO Victoria Oakley explains the opportunities – and the threats – ahead

Oakley spoke on the publication of the IFPI Global Music Report 2026, which is now available to purchase Source

RSS Mar 20, 2026 10:16am · Rolling Stone Music News

Dave Grohl Addresses Infidelity, Says He Goes to Therapy ‘Six Days a Week’

"I wound up in a place that I needed to stop and sit with myself and re-evaluate myself," the musician said in a new interview

RSS Mar 20, 2026 8:13am · Rolling Stone Music News

Niall Horan Recalls Electric Connection on Single ‘Dinner Party’

The singer previously shared that the song is about the night he met his long-time girlfriend

RSS Mar 20, 2026 7:37am · Rolling Stone Music News

Latto Announces Pregnancy on Cover for New Album ‘Big Mama’

The rapper also shared the LP's debut single, "Business & Personal"

RSS Mar 20, 2026 4:39am · Pitchfork News

Kuru Taps Xaviersobased, Lucy Bedroque for New Album

Backstage Hologram doesn’t have a release date yet

RSS Mar 20, 2026 4:26am · Pitchfork News

Lizzo Meets Her Past Self in Video for New Single

“Don’t Make Me Love U” is her first new release of the year

RSS Mar 20, 2026 4:00am · Rolling Stone Music News

BTS’ New Album, ‘Arirang,’ Is Finally Here

Five and a half years in the making, the South Korean firebrand’s record is just the beginning of a big year for the group

RSS Mar 19, 2026 11:00pm · Pitchfork News

JWords Announces New Album Sound Therapy

The New Jersey producer’s second solo LP features Nappy Nina and Kingsley Ibeneche

RSS Mar 19, 2026 8:00pm · Pitchfork News

Muse Launch New Album The Wow! Signal in Space

The alt-rock band sent a tablet 20 miles into the atmosphere for the record’s grand reveal

RSS Mar 19, 2026 8:00pm · Music Business WorldWide

Streaming fraud man who pocketed $8m using hundreds of thousands of AI songs streamed billions of times by bots pleads guilty

Smith is scheduled to be sentenced on July 29 Source

RSS Mar 19, 2026 6:16pm · Music Business WorldWide

Sony Music has targeted 135,000+ deepfakes of its artists’ music for removal from streaming platforms

The target artists include Beyoncé, Queen and Harry Styles, the BBC reported, citing Dennis Kooker, president of Sony's global digital business. Source

RSS Mar 19, 2026 5:26pm · Music Business WorldWide

Recorded music revenues in Italy grew +10.7% YoY last year; paid streaming revenues in the market jumped 14.1% YoY

Paid subscriptions, totaling EUR €234.4 million ($269 million), represented 69% of Italy’s total streaming revenues in 2025. Source

RSS Mar 19, 2026 5:10pm · Music Business WorldWide

UK government reverses course on stance to let AI companies train on copyrighted music without permission

'We have listened. We have engaged extensively with creatives, AI firms, industry bodies, unions, academics and AI adopters, and that engagement has shaped our approach.' Source

RSS Mar 19, 2026 5:02pm · Pitchfork News

Fakemink Lines Up Massive Tour

A Terrible Beauty - The Tour is coming to North America and Europe, starting next month

RSS Mar 19, 2026 4:39pm · Pitchfork News

Watch Tom Waits in the Trailer for Martin McDonagh’s New Film Wild Horse Nine

He stars opposite John Malkovich, Sam Rockwell, Steve Buscemi, and Parker Posey