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RSS Apr 25, 2026 12:19am · Billboard

Otis Redding Center for the Arts Celebrates One-Year Anniversary: Ensuring the ‘Legacy Keeps Reaching Forward’

Zelma Redding talks about her late husband’s belief in giving back — and lifting up.

RSS Apr 24, 2026 11:00pm · Rolling Stone Music News

D4vd Quietly Dropped by Label and Song Collabs Pulled Amid Calls for Streaming Sites to Remove Music

Spotify and Apple Music are facing pressure to remove the singer's music from its platforms after the "Romantic Homicide" singer was charged in the killing of Celeste Rivas Hernandez

RSS Apr 24, 2026 8:32pm · Rolling Stone Music News

Judge Denies Cher’s Bid for Emergency Conservatorship Over Son Elijah Blue Allman

“She’s out here trying to help him, trying to make sure he’s in a position to become the person who she knows and loves,” Cher's lawyer told the court at a Friday hearing

RSS Apr 24, 2026 6:42pm · Pitchfork News

LCD Soundsystem Announce Even More North American Tour Dates

James Murphy and co. will perform in cities including Minneapolis, Atlanta, and Vancouver

RSS Apr 24, 2026 5:47pm · Music Business WorldWide

From 75,000 AI tracks hitting Deezer daily to UMG’s copyright lawsuit against Quince… it’s MBW’s weekly round-up

The biggest headlines from the past few days... Source

RSS Apr 24, 2026 5:27pm · Rolling Stone Music News

Black Sabbath Settle Dispute Over Early Demos, Regain Ownership of Earth Tapes

Sharon Osbourne reveals band's first manager returned 1969 recordings back to the band: "All of that stuff should be theirs. So it all ended well"

RSS Apr 24, 2026 4:10pm · Pitchfork News

Stagecoach 2026 Livestream Schedule & Details

Find out when to see Post Malone, Lainey Wilson, Cody Johnson, and more

RSS Apr 24, 2026 3:42pm · Musically

TikTok says ‘Add to Music App’ has sparked 6bn track saves in last year

‘Add to Music App’ is a big deal for TikTok. It’s the feature that enables its users to save a song they discover on TikTok to playlists. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Apr 24, 2026 3:20pm · Musically

‘Playback’ producer Second Rodeo talks music and micro-dramas: ‘A natural fit’

Music Ally has been interested in micro-dramas since seeing a conference talk last October about the format being a $7bn business in China. The post is from Music Ally.

RSS Apr 24, 2026 2:48pm · Pitchfork News

Watch Michael Stipe Perform a New Song From His Debut Solo Album

Also discussed on Colbert: R.E.M. reunions, sea shanties, and a tree that sounds like Daft Punk

RSS Apr 24, 2026 1:35pm · Pitchfork News

11 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Kehlani, Loukeman, and More

Stream new releases from Kehlani, Loukeman, and Gia Margaret

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:40pm · Musically

Openstage launches ‘Fanbase API’ with Gorillaz and Yungblud

We’ve been covering the growing number of big-artist partnerships signed by Openstage in recent times, with Radiohead, Hayley Williams, Bad Bunny and Oasis among the clients using its tech for ticket pre-sales.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:40pm · Musically

FAC reveals first artists supported by UK Artist Touring Fund

The money from the UK’s voluntary levy on arena and stadium tickets is already being distributed to support the country’s grassroots live sector.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Korin AI is ’trained with African datasets, built by Africans’

The biggest AI-music startups are based in the US, while there are plenty of innovative firms launching out of Europe and Asia. But Africa, too, has an emerging AI ecosystem. Korin AI is a good example.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Merlin’s ‘Engage’ mentorship program returns for fourth year

‘Engage’ is indie licensing agency Merlin’s annual mentorship program for female executives in the music industry. It is returning for its fourth year this month with its largest cohort yet.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Funding roundup: Tamber, Futures Music Group, Inversa…

This week brings a spate of new ventures and funding announcements in the music sphere. Starting with Tamber, a startup that pitches itself as a “sonic intelligence-powered creative suite”.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:30pm · Musically

Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny top Spotify’s all-time streaming charts

Spotify launched in its first countries 20 years ago. To celebrate, the company has been mining its data to identify the most-streamed artists, albums and tracks from that first two decades. There are no big shocks.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically

Gems in Japan

This week’s Music Ally Country Profile is on Japan, a country which has continued to see revenues climb in 2025 as the second largest domestic recorded music market worldwide.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically

Aura readings are the new experiential marketing trend

There’s a new experiential marketing trend on the rise for brand activations that could provide some serious inspo for fan events.…

RSS Apr 24, 2026 12:00pm · Musically

YouTube rolls out celebrity AI likeness detection

The platform announced on Tuesday that they will be broadening their Content ID system to include celebrity content, designed to flag deepfakes and protect creators from identity scams and other non-approved content using the individual’s likeness.…