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Watch Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter Perform “Last Christmas” for Netflix Special
American Songwriter,
By Em Casalena, 9 Dec 2024
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TikTok heads for the Supreme Court with US sale-or-ban battle
Music Ally,
By Stuart Dredge, 9 Dec 2024
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Watch Shaboozey Perform “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and “Good News” on Saturday Night Live
Pitchfork,
By Walden Green, 9 Dec 2024
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Watch Taking Back Sunday perform with ex-guitarist and singer Fred Mascherino for the first time in 17 years
NME,
By Liberty Dunworth, 9 Dec 2024
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Spotify CEO is worth $7.2B, more than 4 Richest Musicians Combined
Hypebot,
By Bruce Houghton 9 Dec 2024
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Salt aims to speed up collections from video-streaming services
Music Ally,
By Stuart Dredge, 6 Dec 2024
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9 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Nettspend, Smino, Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry, and More
Pitchfork,
By Bruce Houghton, 6 Dec 2024
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DURP! The MLC has an update on its distributor portal
Complete Music Update,
By Sam Taylor, 6 Dec 2024
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Country Music Is Cool Again (And Now There Are Numbers to Back It Up)
American Songwriter,
By Erinn Callahan, 6 Dec 2024
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Music AI Revenue Loss: Study Reveals Disturbing Statistics
Hypebot,
By Bruce Houghton, 6 Dec 2024
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Dan + Shay Bring a Little Country to the 2024 Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony
American Songwriter,
By Chris Pinner, 5 Dec 2024
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Creative bodies press EC on regulation of AI and copyright
Music Ally,
By Stuart Dredge, 5 Dec 2024
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Valee and Surf Gang Announce Grey Sky London, Share New Song “Why Not”: Listen
Pitchfork,
By Max Piley, 5 Dec 2024
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mechanical rates music 20252025 Mechanical Rates announced by Copyright Royalty Board
Hypebot,
By Chris Castle, 5 Dec 2024
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Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory share trippy new single ‘Southern Life (What It Must Be Like)’
NME,
By Max Piley, 5 Dec 2024
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Spotify Unwrapped — How Much Did You Pay Your Favorite Artist?
Digital Music News,
By Ashley King, 5 Dec 2024
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Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman Cover Lucinda Williams’ “Abandoned”: Listen
Pitchfork,
By Nina Corcoran, 4 Dec 2024
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Chris Brown Ties for Second-Most No. 1s on Mainstream R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart
Billboard,
By Trevor Anderson, 4 Dec 2024
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AI and the Future of Niche Music Listening: An Interface For Every Fan
Hypebot,
By Con Rason, 4 Dec 2024
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Duff McKagan and Slash release new single ‘I Can Breathe’ for Gibson charity project
NME,
By Daniel Peters, 4 Dec 2024
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Sony Music-Ultra Publishing Legal Battle Heats Up — New Lawsuit Filed As An Existing Complaint Heads to Trial Fan
Digital Music News,
By Dylan Smith, 4 Dec 2024
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Camila Cabello shares ‘Wicked’ cover and praises “brilliant” stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo
NME,
By Poppy Burton 3 Dec 2024
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Is Online Piracy Flattening? New EU Study Reveals 2023 Data — Including Country-Specific Stats
Digital Music News,
By Dylan Smith, 3 Dec 2024
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Hear Jonathan Groff Sing For The First Time As Bobby Darin: Billboard Exclusive
Billboard,
By Rebecca Milzoff 3 Dec 2024
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Amazon demands refunds of Streaming Music Overpayments
Hypebot,
By Chris Castle, 3 Dec 2024
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3 Forgotten Protest Songs That Rival the Influence and Impact of Dylan’s “The Times They Are a Changin”
American Songwriter,
By Peter Burditt 3 Dec 2024
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BMG parent Bertelsmann partners with ElevenLabs, plans AI-generated music features
Music Business Worldwide,
By Mandy Dalugdug, 3 Dec 2024
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Check out Sam Fender’s emotive new song ‘Wild Long Lie’
NME,
By Elizabeth Aubrey, 2 Dec 2024
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Are Spotify’s changes to third-party developer access meant to combat AI scraping?
Music Business Worldwide,
By Daniel Tencer, 2 Dec 2024
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Latest EUIPO report finds that ‘piracy is stabilising’ in Europe
Music Ally,
By Stuart Dredge, 2 Dec 2024
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4 Howlin’ Wolf Songs That Inspired a Generation of Rock Stars
American Songwriter,
By Em Casalena, 2 Dec 2024
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HBO Max Sets Sail with ‘Yacht Rock: A DOCKumentary’
Digital Music News,
By Ashley King, 2 Dec 2024
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Gwen Stefani Goes Bananas in Classroom With Jimmy Fallon & Roots For Classic ‘Hollaback Girl’ Performance: Watch
Billboard,
By Gil Kaufman, 27 Nov 2027
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Signposting youtube-dl streamripper not allowed confirms German appeals court, as US Supreme Court weighs in on majors v Cox
Complete Music Update,
By Chris Cooke, 27 Nov 2027
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“I Love You Too”: Teen Phenom Jaukeem Fortson Shares Special Moment With a Crying Reba, Channels Michael Jackson on ‘The Voice’
American Songwriter,
By Erinn Callahan, 27 Nov 2027
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Music industry backs new ‘TRAIN Act’ requiring transparency in materials used to train AI
Music Business Worldwide,
By Chris Cooke, 27 Nov 2027
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Watch Knocked Loose and Poppy’s epic ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ performance
NME,
By Tom Skinner, 27 Nov 2027
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Snoop Dogg to Close Out 'Amazon Music Live' Season 3 Lineup AI
Music Connection,
By Music Connection, 27 Nov 2027
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US Supreme Court seeks federal insight into major labels’ $1bn copyright case against Cox
Music Business Worldwide,
By Mandy Dalugdug, 26 Nov 2024
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Listen to Sleaford Mods and Hot Chip team up on Hot Mods’ two collaborative singles: ‘Nom Nom Nom’ and ‘Cat Burglar’
NME,
By Tom Skinner, 26 Nov 2024
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Will Page says music copyright generated $45.5 billion in 2023
Complete Music Update,
By Chris Cooke, 26 Nov 2024
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Kelly Clarkson Dances at the ‘Pink Pony Club’ With Chappell Roan Cover
Billboard,
By Rania Aniftos, 26 Nov 2024
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German Court Upholds YouTube-DL Hosting Injunction and Damages Order As Stream-Ripper Crackdown Continues
Digital Music News,
By Dylan Smith, 26 Nov 2024
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Watch Waxahatchee and MJ Lenderman perform for ‘Right Back To It’ at the 2024 Americana Honors
NME,
By Laura Molloy, 25 Nov 2024
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Music beat cinema in 2023 with $45.5bn global copyright value
Music Ally,
By Stuart Dredge, 25 Nov 2024
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3 Two-Hit Wonders From the World of Rap Music That Will Get You Lip-Synching
American Songwriter,
By Jacob Uitti, 25 Nov 2024
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Vevo dscvr artists to watch 2025: Ella Langley, Cloudy June, Good Neighbours
Music Business Worldwide,
By Stuart Dredge, 25 Nov 2024
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Rahim Redcar Pays Tribute to SOPHIE With New “It’s Okay to Cry” Cover: Listen
Pitchfork,
By Nina Corcoran, 25 Nov 2024
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AM Radio Is Still in 98% of New Car Dashboards, Latest Survey Finds
Digital Music News,
By Ashley King, 22 Nov 2024
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ROSÉ Is Your ‘Number One Girl’ With New Single: Stream It Now
Billboard,
By Rania Aniftos, 22 Nov 2024
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Amazon adds audiobooks access to its music service, though won’t rely on bundling discount in the US
Complete Music Update,
By Chris Cooke, 22 Nov 2024
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Axl Rose’s Collaboration on 1977 UFO Cover Released as Single from Michael Schenker’s ‘My Years with UFO’ Album
American Songwriter,
By Matt Friedlander, 22 Nov 2024
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Billie Eilish is Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for second time
Music Ally,
By Stuart Dredge, 22 Nov 2024
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Kesha Outruns a Gang of Murderous Assassins in Action-Packed ‘Joyride’ Video: Watch
Billboard,
By Gil Kaufman, 21 Nov 2024
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2024 Music Trends: Deezer shares data ahead of Spotify Wrapped
Hypebot,
By Stacy Simons Santos, 21 Nov 2024
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Latest milestone for Apple’s Shazam is 100bn song recognitions
Music Ally,
By Stuart Dredge, 21 Nov 2024
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Warner Music achieves fourth straight quarter of double-digit subscription streaming growth as calendar Q3 revenues hit $1.63bn
Music Business Worldwide,
By Murray Stassen, 21 Nov 2024
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Watch Kacey Musgraves Perform “Arm’s Length” on Colbert
Pitchfork,
By Nina Corcoran, 20 Nov 2024
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Apple Fires Back Against ‘Parasitic’ Musi App In Contentious App Store Lawsuit
Digital Music News,
By Ashley King, 20 Nov 2024
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3 Eternal Rap Songs That Always Get the Party Started No Matter What
American Songwriter,
By Jacob Uitti, 20 Nov 2024
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Hangout: Social Music platform debuts with Major Labels, group listening
Hypebot,
By Stacy Simons Santos, 20 Nov 2024
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Check out Primal Scream’s glam-inspired cover of Lana Del Rey’s ‘Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd’
NME,
By Liberty Dunworth, 20 Nov 2024
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Sony Music settles Whitney Houston biopic lawsuit over alleged unpaid song licenses
Music Business Worldwide,
By Daniel Tencer, 20 Nov 2024
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Video of the Week: Victor Ray Drops Sticks and Stones
Music Connection,
By Music Connection, 19 Nov 2024
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Sabrina Carpenter Shares Trailer for A Nonsense Christmas With Chappell Roan, Kali Uchis, and Tyla: Watch
Pitchfork,
By Nina Corcoran, 19 Nov 2024
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What Are the 5 Biggest U.S. Hits by The Doobie Brothers?
American Songwriter,
By Jim Bevigila, 18 Nov 2024
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Charli XCX on SNL: Watch All the Sketches and Performances
Pitchfork,
By Walden Green, 18 Nov 2024
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Why Spotify growth in the Global South matters for the music industry: Q3 streaming trends
Hypebot,
By Tatiana Cirisano, 15 Nov 2024
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Ringo Starr “focusses on the positive” on new Alison Krauss country collab ‘Thankful’
NME,
By Laura Molloy, 18 Nov 2024
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Swifties Are Suing Ticketmaster Over Price Gouging — This Time Using the RICO Act
Digital Music News,
By Ashley King, 18 Nov 2024
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Shabaka Announces Possession EP, Shares New Song Featuring billy woods: Listen
Pitchfork,
By Matthew Strauss, 15 Nov 2024
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EU AI Act gets first code-of-practice draft – copyright included
Music Ally,
By Stuart Dredge, 15 Nov 2024
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Cat Cohen Unwraps ‘Overdressed,’ A Holiday Album for the Fa-La-La-La Fatigued
Billboard,
By Frank DiGiacomo, 15 Nov 2024
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Lukas Nelson’s Otherworldly Performance of “Can You Hear Me Love You” Has Me Floating on Cloud 9
American Songwriter,
By Chris Piner, 15 Nov 2024
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US Copyright Office boss says she’s “kept up” at night by the speed at which AI is developing
Complete Music Update,
By Chris Cooke, 15 Nov 2024
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Kelly Clarkson Puts a Country Spin on Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Please Please Please’ on Kellyoke
Billboard,
By Gil Kaufman, 14 Nov 2024
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SoundCloud rolls out new monetization feature as part of enhanced upload experience
Music Business Worldwide,
By Mandy Dalugdug, 14 Nov 2024
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Saint Etienne announce new album ‘The Night’ with ambient single ‘Half Light’
NME,
By Liberty Dunworth, 14 Nov 2024
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‘Zoom for musicians’ startup Muse hits 25m minutes milestone
Music Ally,
By Stuart Dredge, 14 Nov 2024
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Coco Jones, Autumn Rowe And Amanda Jones Honored At 16TH Annual 2024 ASCAP Women Behind The Music Event
Music Connection,
By Music Connection, 14 Nov 2024
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4 Classic Hit Songs by Various Artists Featuring Booker T. Jones in Honor of His 80th Birthday
American Songwriter,
By Matt Friedlander, 13 Nov 2024
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Spotify cruises past quarter-of-a-billion subscribers, as it eyes $1.5bn annual operating profit in 2024
Music Business Worldwide,
By Murray Stassen, 13 Nov 2024
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St Vincent tells us about her Spanish-language album ‘Todos Nacen Gritando’: “It was a beautiful exercise”
NME,
By Charis Mc Gowan, 13 Nov 2024
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German collecting society GEMA sues OpenAI over song lyrics
Music Ally,
By Stuart Dredge, 13 Nov 2024
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Squid Announce New Album Cowards, Share Video for New Song “Crispy Skin”: Watch
Pitchfork,
By Jazz Monrore, 13 Nov 2024
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Social Listening Platform Hangout Launches With Universal, Sony, Warner Music Backing
The Hollywood Reporter,
By Georg Szali, 13 Nov 2024
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Animal Collective’s Geologist and Highlife’s Doug Shaw Announce Album, Share New Video: Watch
Pitchfork,
By Nina Corcoran, 12 November 2024
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AI, the Copyright Board and the future of Copyright Enforcement
Hypebot,
By Chris Castle, 12 November 2024
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Blackstone’s Hipgnosis closes $1.47bn asset-backed securities transaction
Music Business Worldwide,
By Murray Stassen, 12 November 2024
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Watch Jason Sudeikis and Flavor Flav perform Public Enemy’s ‘Bring The Noise’
NME,
By Tom Skinner, 12 November 2024
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3 Hit Songs Written but Not Originally Performed by Dolly Parton
American Songwriter,
By Jacob Uitti, 12 November 2024
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Virgin forms strategic relationship with Japanese anime producer Bushiroad Music
Music Week,
By Andre Paine, 12 November 2024