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Carianne Marshall is leaving her role as co-chair and chief operating officer of Warner Chappell Music as parent Warner Music Group continues simplifying leadership across its businesses. Marshall will transition out of her current position at the end of September, while Warner Chappell CEO and co-chair Guy Moot becomes the…
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South Korea is moving toward new copyright and royalty standards for AI-assisted music just as songs made with generative tools are beginning to reach the country’s mainstream streaming charts. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced September 21st that it will convene a public forum at the National Assembly…
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A west London man who generated £2.743 million selling counterfeit vinyl records has been sentenced to three years and six months in prison after police uncovered what they describe as the UK’s largest seizure of fake records. Rehan Ahmed, 40, was sentenced at Inner London Crown Court on September 18th…
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Winamp is preparing to launch its own premium music subscription service with Deezer providing the streaming technology and licensed catalog behind a new player expected in the first half of 2027. The partnership gives Winamp a route into subscription streaming without turning the product into a simple Deezer app with…
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Madonna and Charli xcx are bringing two generations of club-minded pop together on “Danceteria Afterhours,” a new version of Madonna’s Confessions II track “Danceteria” produced by longtime collaborator Stuart Price. The Afterhours Mix arrives September 24th through Warner Records, following several days of teasing around the collaboration. The fuller September…
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Taylor Swift will receive the first MTV VMA Artist Director Honors at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, giving the singer-songwriter a new award built specifically around her work behind the camera and making her the most-awarded artist in VMA history. CBS and MTV announced the honor September 21st, six…
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The company behind the UK’s official music charts has launched a professional analytics platform that opens far more of the sales and streaming data sitting underneath the weekly rankings. Official Charts PRO went live September 21st for UK and Irish music data, giving record labels, managers, distributors, publishers, artists and…
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More than 120 artists and musicians came together at Melbourne’s sold-out Rod Laver Arena for a one-night John Farnham tribute that stretched from Celine Dion singing “You’re the Voice” to Chris Martin writing an entirely new song for the Australian singer. The Songs of John Farnham: A Living Legend –…
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South Arcade have released “F.A.M.O.U.S.,” a defiant new single arriving in the middle of a particularly crowded weekend for alternative music, with fresh material from Yellowcard, Manchester Orchestra, Sabaton with Pop Evil, Cabal with Employed To Serve, Love Is Noise and KennyHoopla all moving through the new-music pipeline at once.…
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Xdinary Heroes will release their ninth mini album, IMPULSE, on October 12th at 6 p.m. KST, beginning the Korean rock band’s first comeback as a five-member lineup following drummer and leader Gun-il’s departure in August. JYP Entertainment opened the campaign at midnight KST on September 21st with a cinematic mood…
