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U.S. CD shipments jumped 45.7% to 17.5 million units during the first half of 2026, adding another chapter to a physical-music revival that is no longer being driven by vinyl alone. CD wholesale revenue climbed even faster, rising 58.6% to $171.1 million from $107.9 million during the same period last…
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The T.J. Martell Foundation raised more than $3.2 million for cancer research at its 51st annual New York Honors Gala, turning an industry tribute to Red Light Management founder Coran Capshaw into the event’s biggest fundraising night in more than two decades. Held September 15th at Cipriani 42nd Street in…
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Radio is finding an unexpected new role with younger music listeners: helping them escape the predictability of their own algorithms. A new MIDiA Research study finds that 42% of live-radio listeners ages 20 to 34 use the medium for music discovery, compared with 32% of live-radio listeners overall. Human DJs,…
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Ariana Grande has closed the Eternal Sunshine Tour after 41 shows, ending the three-month run with an emotional final night at London’s O2 Arena before beginning an open-ended break from public-facing work and appearances. The September 1st finale completed a 10-show London residency and a tour that began June 6th…
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Thirty years after Tupac Shakur was fatally shot in Las Vegas, a jury has convicted Duane “Keffe D” Davis of first-degree murder, delivering the first and only conviction in the rapper’s killing. Jurors in Clark County District Court found Davis guilty August 31st of murder with the use of a…
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Orville Peck has released Mule, a 13-song country record that follows one year of his life in chronological order, beginning around the collapse that led him to treatment and moving through sobriety, reconciliation and rebuilding. Released September 18th through Warner Records, Peck’s fourth studio album is considerably more direct than…
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Notes.fm has raised $5 million as the music-fintech startup expands from finding missing artist royalties into distributing new releases itself. The move puts Notes earlier in the life of a song, before incomplete credits, registrations or ownership information have a chance to turn into missing money. Zach Bryan, Benny Blanco…
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San Francisco Opera and its orchestra musicians have reached a tentative four-year contract agreement, ending a strike that wiped out opening night and left one of the country’s leading opera companies without an orchestra at the start of its 104th season. Negotiators reached the deal September 17th after nearly a…
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Carly Rae Jepsen has released Day and Night, a 24-track double album that finally gives two sides of her pop writing separate places to live. One half leans toward live instruments, psychedelic pop and daylight warmth; the other heads for synths, basslines and the dance floor. Released September 18th through…
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Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment are suing Suno again, targeting the AI music company’s newly released v6 models and alleging that information derived from its earlier technology helped shape the new generation. Filed September 18th in federal court in Massachusetts, the second lawsuit alleges infringement involving 60,202 sound…
