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Change the tempo of a song by a surprisingly small amount and the song itself can seem to change. A vocal that felt relaxed can suddenly sound impatient. A drum groove can become heavier or lose its pocket. A lyric that had room to land may start rushing past. Slow…
September 23, 2026 · Music Industry
South Korean prosecutors are asking an appeals court to overturn Kakao founder Kim Beom-su’s acquittal and sentence him to 15 years in prison over alleged stock manipulation during…
September 17, 2026 · Music Industry
My Block Records, the independent label founded by producer Warryn Campbell and associated with gospel singer Erica Campbell, has sued former distributor SRG/ILS Group over royalty accounting tied…
September 19, 2026 · Music Industry
Believe and TuneCore will require artists to give explicit consent before their music can be supplied for AI model training, putting two separate approval steps between an independent…
September 18, 2026 · Music News
Miley Cyrus has released Bass Persuades, a 10-track album that pushes her toward gritty dance-pop, post-punk and electronic textures while putting her relationship with fiancé Maxx Morando directly…
September 19, 2026 · Music News
Ukrainian singer, composer and producer GANNA won the 2026 Anchor Award at Hamburg’s Reeperbahn Festival on September 18th, emerging from a six-act field after a live performance that…
September 18, 2026 · Music News
Miley is releasing her 10th studio album, Bass Persuades, on September 18, but she is already thinking about what happens when the record reaches the stage. In a…
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 25, 2026 · Music Industry
DistroKid delivered nearly 12 million tracks to a single major streaming service in six months, accounting for more than half of everything delivered to that platform during the…
September 22, 2026 · Music Industry
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…
September 21, 2026 · Music News
Pitchfork Music Festival CDMX has begun its 2026 run in Mexico City, opening with an official Robyn afterparty before five main festival nights move among venues across the…
