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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…
September 21, 2026 · Music News
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…
September 21, 2026 · Music Industry
Laufey has signed her first conventional major-label recording deal with Interscope Records and Verve Records after building a career that already spans more than seven billion global streams,…
September 21, 2026 · Music News
NMIXX will release Strange Muse, its sixth EP, on October 19th, introducing the group’s first dedicated subunit songs alongside new writing credits for all six members. JYP Entertainment…
June 30, 2026 · Music Industry
Firebird Music has launched a $750 million platform for music catalog acquisitions, giving the artist-management and independent-label company a major new pool of purchasing power for recorded-music and…
September 23, 2026 · Music Industry
Suno has disclosed that its new V6 AI music models were trained partly on “creations” from its own community, adding a new layer to its escalating copyright fight…
September 18, 2026 · Music News
Duncan Sheik, the singer-songwriter behind the 1996 hit “Barely Breathing” who later became the Tony-winning composer of Spring Awakening, died Thursday in Manhattan. He was 56. His mother,…
September 21, 2026 · Music Industry
John Summit’s Experts Only Festival returned to Randall’s Island this weekend with three stages, more than 25 electronic acts and another crowd expected to top 50,000 across two…
September 21, 2026 · Music Industry
Luminate will begin tracking Smart Media Albums as a distinct physical music format in the U.S. and Canada on October 2nd, bringing qualifying connected albums into Billboard’s chart…
September 22, 2026 · Music Industry
Apple Music is becoming a physical place in London. Apple has opened Apple Music Hall, a purpose-built 600-capacity live venue inside Battersea Power Station that combines an intimate…
September 19, 2026 · Music News
Ed Sheeran’s Loop Tour reached Philadelphia Saturday night without an announced opening act and with protesters gathering outside Lincoln Financial Field, turning the first concert since Macklemore’s removal…
