L’Rain Returns With New Album Fata Morgana
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Pitchfork Festival Paris Adds More Names for 2026
Quiet Light, Robber Robber, the Femcels, and Worldpeace DMT are among the 55 artists playing the Avant-Garde program this year
Warner Music Group is buying AI-attribution startup Sureel AI
The three major labels have been striking deals with various AI startups, but now Warner Music Group is acquiring one: Sureel AI.
Warner Music Group acquires Sureel AI, the attribution startup that traces how AI models use artists’ work
Sureel's multi-patented technology creates "AI DNA" for every work, breaking it into component parts and tracing how AI models use those elements. Source
Geese and Oklou were big winners at the 2026 Libera Awards
With Indie Week in New York in full swing, the Libera Awards took place this week to garland artists, labels and industry companies with an independent focus. Artist-wise, the big winners were rock band Geese and electro-pop artist Oklou. Geese won Record of the Year, Breakthrough Artist and Best Alternative Rock Record. Perhaps pointedly, their ‘Getting Killed’ […]
Duetti expands with acquisitions of newer tracks and remix program
Duetti’s business providing funding for independent musicians is well established, but now it is expanding its horizons in two ways. First, it is lowering its “acquisision age threshold” for recordings. No, that doesn’t mean it’s seeking out toddler songwriters. It will now be looking to acquire catalogues including tracks released as little as six months […]
Chris Brown settles songwriter’s lawsuit over ‘Sensational’ and ‘Monalisa’
Steve Chokpelle, who performs as Muso, alleged he wrote lyrics for two of Chris Brown's songs but was excluded from the credits and the revenues. Source
UMG prices €1bn bond offering as boss makes latest AI comments
As the dust settles from its rejection of an acquisition offer by hedge-fund Pershing Square, Universal Music Group has taken its next financial step forward. It has priced €1bn of new ‘Eurobond Notes’ that will be sold to investors outside the US to raise money for “general corporate purposes, including the refinancing of existing indebtedness and […]
YouTube claims ‘broad license’ to use music uploads for AI training
Questions about what YouTube and parent firm Alphabet are training their musical AIs on, and what the licensing structure around that is, have been bubbling for some time. A court filing this week sheds more light on the issue. The filing is part of a case sparked by a lawsuit earlier this year against Google by plaintiffs […]
Google moves to dismiss indie artists’ Lyria 3 AI training lawsuit, arguing they licensed their music when agreeing to YouTube’s terms of service
Google argued that the artists licensed their music to YouTube when they uploaded it – and that the license covers the conduct they are now suing over. Source
Sony Music urges court to reject Udio’s bid to seal the size of its AI training data
Sony Music argued that the number "is necessary to understand the full extent of Udio's copying." Source
Symphonic promotes four executives, with Taylor Garland elevated to EVP & CFO
Janette Berrios was elevated to SVP, Corporate Marketing; Ed Poston to SVP, Head of A&R; Lane Roney to SVP, Finance; and Taylor Garland to EVP & CFO. Source
Jack White Releasing New Album Next Month
Listen to “Dollar Bill” from No Name follow-up Frozen Charlatan
Primavera Sound festival faces criticism over weather disruption
Barcelona’s Primavera Sound Festival faced stormy weather on its opening day Thursday – literally and figuratively.
Watch the Chicks Revisit ‘Not Ready to Make Nice’ on ‘Kimmel’
The trio are celebrating the 20th anniversary of their album Taking the Long Way
Taylor Swift and Randy Newman Perform Duet of ‘You’ve Got a Friend in Me’ at ‘Toy Story 5’ Premiere
Swift also delivered a surprise performance of her country hit “I Knew It, I Knew You”
The Pope and Bad Bunny Met in Spain, but the Vatican Says Don’t Expect Photos
The Puerto Rican Singer and his family had a private meeting with Pope Leo XIV on Monday
Jay-Z and Eminem to Reunite on Rakim Album With First Track Together in 25 Years
The two stars pay homage to the fellow rap icon on his collaborative album with Kurupt and Masta Killa
Bonobo Enlists Arooj Aftab, Nilüfer Yanya for New Album Distance in Static
Simon Green has also announced a North American tour behind the new LP
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Tortoise to Tour U.S. and Canada
The Chicago post-rockers will stop in Los Angeles, Montréal, Boston, and more over the coming months