Topshelf Records has dropped Washington, D.C. punk band Ekko Astral and is immediately ceasing all involvement with The Beltway Is Burning, their upcoming second album. The record label…
Read more Topshelf Records Drops Ekko AstralHayden Pedigo has officially signed to Sub Pop. To celebrate the occasion, the singer has shared a (presumably satirical) contract with the indie label. The agreement includes a…
Read more Hayden Pedigo Signs to Sub PopOur ability to make a living in this industry is dependent on our engagement with these companies. This might not be the case for all artists but for…
Read more Wednesday Leave Wasserman Over CEO’s Ties to Jeffrey EpsteinAfter the years-long threat of a ban, TikTok has finalized the deal to create a U.S. entity that will allow the company to continue operating in the United…
Read more TikTok Completes Deal to Create U.S. Entity and Avert BanBandcamp has announced it will no longer allow AI-generated music to be hosted on its platform. In a post shared on Reddit, the company’s support team revealed their…
Read more Bandcamp Announces Ban on AI MusicUniversal Music Group has signed the latest in a string of contentious deals between major labels and artificial intelligence companies, this time partnering with the chipmaking tech giant…
Read more Universal and Nvidia Promise New Partnership Is an “Antidote to AI Slop”Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg is set to close after nearly two decades. In an internal memo published by Variety, Bowery Presents co-partners Jim Glancy and John Moore…
Read more Brooklyn’s Music Hall of Williamsburg to Close in 2026Songs streamed on YouTube will no longer count towards the Billboard charts, the platform announced in a blog yesterday (December 17). The change will take effect on January…
Read more YouTube Ditches the Billboard ChartsMariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” is now the longest-running No. 1 song in U.S. chart history. The 1994 modern Christmas classic has spent a…
Read more “All I Want for Christmas Is You” Is Now the Longest-Running No. 1 Song in HistoryWarner Music Group, one of the major labels that sued AI song generator Suno last year for copyright infringement, has signed a licensing deal with the company. The…
Read more Warner Joins Forces With AI Song Generator, Suno, That It Was SuingWarner Music Group (WMG), Universal Music Group (UMG), and Sony Music Entertainment (SME) have signed new licensing deals with artificial intelligence (AI) music technology company Klay Vision Inc.,…
Read more Major Labels Sign Licensing Deals With AI Music Company KlaySpotify has acquired the sample-sourcing website WhoSampled. The streaming service announced that it’s rolling out a new feature called SongDNA, which will aggregate and centralize samples and covers…
Read more Spotify Acquires WhoSampled, Announces Expanded Song CreditsK-pop group NewJeans have announced that they will return to record label Ador following a prolonged legal dispute. In a statement to Pitchfork, Ador—an imprint of Hybe—said that…
Read more NewJeans to Return to Label Following Legal DisputeUniversal Music Group (UMG) and Udio, an artificial intelligence (AI) developer focused on music, have reached an agreement in last year’s copyright infringement lawsuit, which UMG, Sony Music,…
Read more Universal Music Group and AI Music Company Udio Reach Agreement in LawsuitA new album of Malawian roots music is the inaugural release of a new record label from the Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA). A collaboration with…
Read more Mass MoCA Releases Malawian Roots Album to Launch Its New LabelVibe, the long-running music magazine centring on rap and R&B coverage, will merge with Rolling Stone in a deal announced last week. Vibe staffers Mya Abraham and DeMicia…
Read more Rolling Stone Merges With VibeAvant Gardner LLC, the bankrupt owner of the Brooklyn club complex of the same name, has applied for a permit to demolish the Mirage venue, Brooklyn Paper reports.…
Read more Brooklyn Mirage Operator Seeks to Demolish VenueAs expected, Taylor Swift’s new album The Life of a Showgirl has broken records on its way to the No. 1 spot on the Billboard charts. Swift’s 15th…
Read more Taylor Swift Earns 15th No. 1 Album With The Life of a ShowgirlTaylor Swift has broken the first-week, equivalent-unit sales record long held by Adele for her 2015 album 25, making The Life of a Showgirl the fastest-selling-and-streaming album of…
Read more Taylor Swift Beats Adele’s First-Week Album Sales Record With The Life of a ShowgirlLorde is among the latest wave of artists joining the No Music for Genocide campaign, which urges musicians to geo-block their music in Israel in solidarity with the…
Read more Lorde, Caribou, and More Join No Music for Genocide Campaign, Geoblocking Their Music in Israel