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Sam Smith and Normani’s ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Case Heads to Trial

September 24, 2026

Music Industry

Sam Smith and Normani’s long-running copyright fight over “Dancing With a Stranger” is moving toward a jury trial after a federal judge refused to end the case in the defendants’ favor, leaving jurors to potentially decide whether the 2019 hit infringed an earlier song built around a strikingly similar central…

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Ed Sheeran’s Gillette Stadium Shows Face Nor’easter Threat

September 25, 2026 Music News

Ed Sheeran’s two Gillette Stadium concerts remain scheduled for September 25th and 26th, but an approaching nor’easter has created a new threat to a weekend already reshaped by…

UMG Sues DistroKid in Growing Fight Over AI Music

September 18, 2026 Music Industry

Universal Music Group is suing digital music distributor DistroKid, accusing the company of enabling copyright infringement and distributing large volumes of AI-generated material that UMG says competes with…

AI Music Company GRAI Acquires Social Listening Platform Hangout

September 23, 2026 Music Industry

AI music company GRAI has acquired Hangout, the social listening platform built around the idea that discovering music through another person can be more interesting than letting an…

Outkast Sues Rapper Ovrkast Over ‘Nearly Identical’ Artist Name

September 23, 2026 Music Industry

Outkast is taking Oakland rapper and producer Ovrkast to federal court over a stage name the Atlanta duo says is “nearly identical” to its own. High Schoolers LLC,…

Lady Gaga Names Baby Girl Rose Bean

September 18, 2026 Music News

Lady Gaga and Michael Polansky have reportedly named their first child Rose Bean Polansky, with newly surfaced birth-certificate details showing their daughter was born June 9 in Los…

Luminate to Add Smart Media Albums to Billboard Chart Tracking

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…

Believe and TuneCore Require Artist Consent Before AI Music Training

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…

Sam Smith and Normani’s ‘Dancing With a Stranger’ Case Heads to Trial

September 24, 2026 Music Industry

Sam Smith and Normani’s long-running copyright fight over “Dancing With a Stranger” is moving toward a jury trial after a federal judge refused to end the case in…

Spotify Reserved Turns Concert Setlists Into Pre- and Post-Show Playlists

September 24, 2026 Music Industry

Spotify is expanding Reserved beyond early concert-ticket access with setlist playlists that change after each show, personalized share cards and a dedicated in-app destination designed to keep ticket…

When a Song Is Finished and When It Still Needs Work

September 17, 2026 Songwriting

A song is finished when its remaining problems are no longer songwriting problems. That sounds simple until a writer has listened to the same chorus 80 times, changed…

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