The Messthetics and James Brandon Lewis Reconvene for New Album and Tour
“Gestations” leads the D.C. outfit’s Deface the Currency
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Morrissey Returns With New Album Make-Up Is a Lie
Listen to the title track from his first LP in 6 years
NAMM 2026 Will Feature First Ever “Music Innovation Hub”
Adam McHeffey (Rock Paper Scissors) believes “Innovation is really about seeing and hearing something essential yet overlooked in how we engage with music.…
The Bandsintown Team Shares Their Favorite Concerts of 2025
Since the holiday break, the Bandsintown office has been abuzz with conversation around the team's favorite concerts in 2025. We thought we'd share those with you, dear readers.…
Avoid the Void: 10 Tips for Releasing Digital Music
Does releasing music feel like throwing all your hard work into an endless void? You're not alone. Here are 10 ways to find the fans you know are out there. The post Avoid the Void: 10 Tips for Releasing Digital Music appeared first on Hypebot.
Salt-N-Pepa lawsuit against Universal Music Group over ownership of master recordings dismissed
Salt-N-Pepa filed the lawsuit in May 2025 Source
Big Thief steals the show
Indie folk group Big Thief (Adrienne Lenker, Buck Meek, James Krivchenia and Joshua Crumbly) released Double Infinity this past September, their first new album in over five years.…
Sun Records offers anniversary throwback vinyl pricing
For late founder Sam Phillips’ 103rd birthday, Nashville-based label Sun Records is bringing their vinyl prices back to 1952, the year the label was founded.…
Whatsapp adds new group chat features
Whatsapp rolled out several new group chat features this Wednesday, including options to assign roles to chat members, create event reminders and turn words into text stickers.…
Boy Throb secures over 1m follows to bring fourth member to the US
Self-proclaimed “the people’s boy band” Boy Throb has two goals: “win a Grammy” and “get Darshan his visa”. The band wants to bring Darshan Magdum, the band’s fourth member, from India to their base in LA.…
X under fire for Grok’s generation of sexualised and violent images
The platform formerly known as Twitter is in very hot water this week, following reports that its Grok AI was being used to generate sexualised and violent images of real women without their consent.…
Soundverse sets out its ‘ethical framework for AI music’
AI-music startup Soundverse has been trumpeting its “ethically trained” model since its earliest days, reminding people that it only trains on music “by securing explicit artist consent and compensating contributors”.…
Spotify is not currently running any ICE ads on its service
We’ve been reporting on the pressure being put on Spotify to stop running recruitment ads for the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency – particularly a campaign led by ‘No Kings’ co-organiser Indivisible.…
Salt-N-Pepa’s UMG termination-rights lawsuit has been dismissed
Veteran rappers Salt-N-Pepa sued Universal Music Group last May, claiming the label blocked their attempts to exercise their ‘termination rights’ to reclaim their early recordings. However, this week the case has been dismissed.…
Ralphie Choo Drops New Songs “Tentacíon” and “Rocco”
“When I think about these songs, the only words that come to my mind are: enchante, I’m your charm, I’m your papi xulo,” Choo says
UMG boss slams ‘exponential growth of AI slop’ on streaming services
It’s time for Universal Music Group boss Sir Lucian Grainge’s annual scene-setting message to staff. The key phrase this year? ‘AI slop’. The post is from Music Ally.
Watch Bruno Mars’ Video for New Song “I Just Might”
The first taste of The Romantic
ICE Recruitment Ads No Longer on Spotify
The widely criticized campaign ended in 2025
Troy Carter acquires catalog of influential Pop Art Records
Carter describes the catalog as 'some of the most important pieces of music in hip-hop history' Source
David Byrne Covers Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License”
To celebrate the song’s fifth anniversary