Portugal. The Man Adds Fiddles, Folk to Kpop Demon Hunters’ ‘Golden’
Lead vocalist John Gourley stans Twice after falling “deep into K-pop” thanks to his daughter
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Music Distribution Deadlines for 2025
Artists, if you're planning to release music between now and the end of the year, make sure you plan in advance using this calendar, courtesy of CD Baby. The post Music Distribution Deadlines for 2025 appeared first on Hypebot.
Where Did All the Halloween Music Go? 🎃
What is the relationship of music to Halloween, and why don't we have an established oeuvre of Halloween music like at Christmas? The post Where Did All the Halloween Music Go? 🎃 appeared first on Hypebot.
Watch Noname Turn Into a Bird in Video for New Song “Hundred Acres”
Daren Rabinovitch directed the visual for the Chicago artist’s first single since 2023’s Sundial
Listen to Magdalena Bay’s New Songs “Unoriginal” and “Black-Eyed Susan Climb”
The duo’s fifth and sixth new tracks of the autumn
Interpol and Bloc Party Announce European Tour
Co-headlining dates across the United Kingdom and Europe take place in the autumn of 2026
Paid Streaming Dominates Music Listening For First Time
For the first time, paid music streaming services account for the majority of listening time among U.S. consumers, according to new data from Edison Research’s Share of Ear study.…
Indivisible calls for Spotify boycott over ICE recruitment ads
Indivisible calls for Spotify boycott urging artists and listeners to drop the streamer over ICE recruitment ads appearing on its free tier. The post Indivisible calls for Spotify boycott over ICE recruitment ads appeared first on Hypebot.
TikTok joins roster of big name partners for the Music Business UK Awards
Less than 100 hours to go - and TikTok joins the party as sponsor of Manager of the Year award Source
Music Business News and Live Music Industry Updates
We search the web so you don’t have to. Find the latest Music Business News under BUSINESS NEWS & Live Music Industry News under LIVE INDUSTRY NEWS tabs above. The post Music Business News and Live Music Industry Updates appeared first on Hypebot.
11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Snocaps, Florence and the Machine, and More
Stream new releases from Snocaps; Florence and the Machine; KeiyaA; Daniel Avery; Chat Pile & Hayden Pedigo; Claire Rousay; Big L; Anna von Hausswolff; the Belair Lip Bombs; Shlohmo; and Ship Sket
Oklou Shares New Choke Enough (Deluxe) Songs: Listen
“What’s Good,” “The Fishsong Unplugged,” and “Dance 2” arrive ahead of Oklou’s performance as part of Pitchfork Music Festival London
Arcade Fire’s Win Butler and Régine Chassagne Announce Separation
The musicians, who married in 2003, said that the band and their charity efforts “will endure”
UMG has struck a new YouTube deal that includes ‘guardrails’ around AI… and 3 other things Sir Lucian Grainge said on Universal’s Q3 earnings call
Deal covers both recorded music and music publishing Source
Hole Bassist Melissa Auf der Maur Announces New Memoir
Even the Good Girls Will Cry: A ’90s Rock Memoir comes out in March
The settlement between Universal and Udio is a win for musicians everywhere
The following MBW Views op-ed comes from Ed Newton-Rex. Source
Universal Music Group generated $3.53bn in Q3, up 10.2% YoY – driven by the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack, Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter
UMG's fresh set of quarterly results were published today (October 30) Source
Universal Music Group and AI Music Company Udio Reach Agreement in Lawsuit
UMG previously accused Udio of stealing artists’ work to train AI to generate music
Kobalt and indie music company umn team up to acquire catalog of superstar songwriters Peter Plate and Ulf Leo Sommer, in what they claim to be ‘Germany’s largest music rights acquisition yet’
Berlin-based entertainment company umn (pronounced ˈhjuːmən) was founded in 2024 by ex-BMG senior execs, Dominique Casimir, Maximilian Kolb and Justus Haerder Source
YouTube ad revenues reached $10.3B in Q3 2025, up 15% YoY, as Shorts ‘now earn more revenue per watch hour’ than long-form content in the US
YouTube Shorts 'now earn more revenue per watch hour' than traditional YouTube videos, the company says Source