Jack White Announces European 2026 Tour
The new dates will see the musician visit Paris, Warsaw, and Berlin
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Lindsey Buckingham on Reuniting With Stevie Nicks: ‘That’s Something That’s in the Air’
The guitarist detailed his plans for 2026, including a new solo album and the upcoming Fleetwood Mac doc
Keyboardist Melissa Reese Exits Upcoming Guns N’ Roses Tour
The band cited "unforeseen personal reasons" for her absence
Jessie Reyez Drops Surprise EP ‘$till Paid’
The project commemorates one year since the release of her third studio album, Paid in Memories
From the Supreme Court’s Cox ruling to Primary Wave’s Kobalt deal… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up
The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source
Russ talks ownership, fan engagement and ‘making music every day’ at SXSW
About two months ago, Russ became the second-highest RIAA-certified independent rapper in history. Source
Record labels and Spotify seek $322M default judgment from pirate group Anna’s Archive
A motion for default judgment and an accompanying memorandum of law were filed on March 25. Source
Listen to Empress Of’s New Song “Dream House”
Written after Lorely Rodriguez’s home was destroyed in the California wildfires
United Talent Agency promotes seven execs to Partner within music division
Elevations span UTA LIVE, Creators, Sports and Filmed Entertainment as agency expands senior leadership ranks Source
Deezer licenses AI music detection technology to Hungarian rights organization EJI
CMO becomes first in Hungary to deploy Deezer's AI detection tech. Source
Skrillex and Young Miko Join Forces for “Duro”
The producer and Puerto Rican singer-rapper debuted the song at last year’s Ultra Miami Music Festival
The Hidden Jams wants to be the Wikipedia of music deep-cuts
Deep cuts are the lifeblood of music fandom, and now The Hidden Jams wants to become the platform where people come together to curate and discover underlooked tracks from artists’ back catalogues. “The Hidden Jams is specifically tackling artist catalog rankings and discovery by becoming a Wikipedia-like platform that crowdsources fan opinions, giving music lovers traditional label-like […] The post is from Music Ally.
Bandcamp adds radio shows for electronic, indie and gaming music
Bandcamp may be best known as a collection of artist-run stores selling music and merch, but as part of its curation work the company also has one foot in online radio. Bandcamp Radio already hosts a weekly ‘Bandcamp Selects’ show as well as metal and hip-hop focused shows. Now it has added three more to the […] The post is from Music Ally.
Former WMG subsidiary Uproxx now has 160m monthly viewers
The narrative of ‘artist formerly signed to a major label enjoys life as an independent musician again’ is one that pops up regularly. James Blake is the latest example. It’s also a narrative that we see somewhat less regularly for startups, services or media entities that were acquired at some point, then broke away again […] The post is from Music Ally.
Distributor Symphonic acquires YouTube-focused Distro Nation
It’s been quite the path for YouTube-focused music network and distributor Distro Nation over the years. Founded as Indmusic, it was acquired by Live Nation in 2016, renamed Live Nation Video Network, then separated off again in 2024, becoming Distro Nation. Now it has a new owner: distributor Symphonic. “Today, they support over 200 artists and are […] The post is from Music Ally.
12 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Robyn, Snail Mail, Chief Keef, and More
Stream new releases from Robyn, Snail Mail, and Chief Keef
Deezer has a customer for its AI-detection tech: EJI in Hungary
Deezer isn’t just using its in-house AI-music detection technology to announce scary updates on the ever-increasing scale of AI slop being uploaded to DSPs. The company wants to license the technology to other companies and organisations in the music industry: it’s one of the key products in its newly-revamped Deezer for Business division. Now it has announced a […] The post is from Music Ally.
BMG revenues fell in 2025 after selling ‘non-core’ live businesses
The 2025 annual report of BMG’s parent company Bertelsmann offers the latest insight into its music division’s financial performance. While BMG’s revenues fell in 2025, there are other positive metrics to report. The decline was 6.5%, with BMG posting €900m ($1.04bn at current exchange rates) of revenues for 2025 as a whole, down from €963m the previous […] The post is from Music Ally.
Spain’s live-music industry grew 11.2% to €807.2m last year
Spain’s Association of Musical Promoters (APM) has published its annual report, revealing the latest year-on-year growth for the country’s live-music sector. Revenues grew by 11.2% to €807.2m ($929.9m at current exchange rates) in 2025, following a 25.3% spike the previous year in a sustained bounceback from the Covid-19 lockdowns. “Surpassing the €800 million mark is not just a […] The post is from Music Ally.
Spotify and labels seek $322m default judgement from Anna’s Archive
‘Shadow library’ website Anna’s Archive’s decision to scrape Spotify and announced that it would be making a huge stash of metadata and audio files available last year is increasingly looking like the mother of all own-goals. Spotify and the three major labels swiftly sued Anna’s Archive, winning a preliminary injunction in January to stop it from releasing the […] The post is from Music Ally.