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Suno has hired Michael Chua from Ticketmaster as its first Vice President of Live Experiences to integrate the Songkick...

Suno appoints Michael Chua to lead live music integration

Suno has hired Michael Chua from Ticketmaster as its first Vice President of Live Experiences to integrate the Songkick concert platform, expanding...

2026-10-09
Warner Music Group has promoted Ahmed Nureni to Managing Director and hired Ahmad Alghawanmeh as General Manager for its...

Warner Music MENA Appoints New Leadership Team

Warner Music Group has promoted Ahmed Nureni to Managing Director and hired Ahmad Alghawanmeh as General Manager for its MENA division.

2026-10-06
Phil Collins sharply criticized Donald Trump's 'nasty' demeanor and questioned his respect for presidential term limits

Phil Collins Criticizes Trump, Eyes New Music

Phil Collins sharply criticized Donald Trump's 'nasty' demeanor and questioned his respect for presidential term limits.

2026-10-06
Frank Briegmann has been promoted to Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and...

Frank Briegmann promoted to lead Universal Music Europe

Frank Briegmann has been promoted to Chairman & CEO of Universal Music Europe, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Deutsche Grammophon.

2026-10-01
Warner Music Group sells its European merchandise retailer EMP to Whynow, founded by Gabe Jagger, as part of a...

Whynow Acquires EMP From Warner Music Group

Warner Music Group sells its European merchandise retailer EMP to Whynow, founded by Gabe Jagger, as part of a cost-cutting strategy.

2026-10-01
Entertainment: Modulate raised $25 million in new funding led by Future Ventures to expand its AI audio detection tools

Modulate Secures $25M to Scale AI Music Detection

Modulate raised $25 million in new funding led by Future Ventures to expand its AI audio detection tools.

2026-09-30
Even Studio, a white-label platform allowing artists to sell music, tickets, and merch directly on their own domains...

Even Studio Launches as Invitation-Only Artist Platform

Even Studio, a white-label platform allowing artists to sell music, tickets, and merch directly on their own domains, launched on September 29, 2026.

2026-09-29
Madonna won seven awards including Artist of the Year at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, marking her first performance...

Madonna and Taylor Swift Dominate 2026 MTV VMAs

Madonna won seven awards including Artist of the Year at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, marking her first performance there in 23 years.

2026-09-28
Entertainment: Taylor Swift and Madonna claimed historic victories at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards

Taylor Swift and Madonna Dominate 2026 MTV VMAs

Taylor Swift and Madonna claimed historic victories at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards.

2026-09-28
BMG's Global Music Publishing President Jim Selby was elected to the ASCAP Board of Directors, announced by ASCAP...

Jim Selby Elected to ASCAP Board as Publisher Member

BMG's Global Music Publishing President Jim Selby was elected to the ASCAP Board of Directors, announced by ASCAP President Paul Williams on...

2026-09-27
September 25, 2026 saw a major release day in indie and alternative music, with new albums from Julia Jacklin...

Julia Jacklin, Protomartyr, Gilla Band, M83 Lead September 25 Releases

September 25, 2026 saw a major release day in indie and alternative music, with new albums from Julia Jacklin, Protomartyr, Gilla Band and M83.

2026-09-26
Entertainment: A wave of new music arrives from Taylor Swift, Madonna, Charli xcx, Tinashe, and Kenny Chesney

Taylor Swift, Madonna, Tinashe Lead New Music Friday

A wave of new music arrives from Taylor Swift, Madonna, Charli xcx, Tinashe, and Kenny Chesney.

2026-09-25
Meta's Muse AI agent now connects directly with Spotify, enabling users in the US and Canada to play music, manage...

Meta's Muse AI Agent Integrates With Spotify for Voice Control

Meta's Muse AI agent now connects directly with Spotify, enabling users in the US and Canada to play music, manage playlists, and control podcasts.

2026-09-25
Sony Music Group has become the first music company to join the AI policy coalition ARIAM, alongside members like Disney...

Sony Music Joins AI Policy Coalition ARIAM

Sony Music Group has become the first music company to join the AI policy coalition ARIAM, alongside members like Disney and the BBC.

2026-09-24
Artist manager Ian Montone warns that algorithmic playlists have made music too safe and formulaic, confusing online...

Ian Montone Criticizes Algorithm-Driven Music Industry

Artist manager Ian Montone warns that algorithmic playlists have made music too safe and formulaic, confusing online followers with genuine community.

2026-09-23
GRAI, an AI music company backed by Khosla Ventures, has acquired the social music platform Hangout in a merger deal

AI music firm GRAI acquires social platform Hangout

GRAI, an AI music company backed by Khosla Ventures, has acquired the social music platform Hangout in a merger deal.

2026-09-23
Entertainment: Suno has stated its V6 AI music model was trained partly on 'creations' from its users

Suno confirms V6 AI trained on user creations

Suno has stated its V6 AI music model was trained partly on 'creations' from its users.

2026-09-23
Moonbug Entertainment, owner of CoComelon, has launched Big Feelings Music, a new company offering label and distribution...

Moonbug Launches Big Feelings Music for Kids' Artists

Moonbug Entertainment, owner of CoComelon, has launched Big Feelings Music, a new company offering label and distribution services to children's...

2026-09-22
Carianne Marshall will leave her role as Co-Chair and COO of Warner Chappell Music at month's end as the publisher...

Warner Chappell Co-Chair Carianne Marshall Exits

Carianne Marshall will leave her role as Co-Chair and COO of Warner Chappell Music at month's end as the publisher streamlines leadership.

2026-09-22
The US House of Representatives has passed the American Music Tourism Act, sending the bill to President Donald Trump

US House Passes American Music Tourism Act

The US House of Representatives has passed the American Music Tourism Act, sending the bill to President Donald Trump.

2026-09-21
SoundExchange and Music Nation Copyrights Management have signed a reciprocal agreement for neighboring rights between...

SoundExchange and UAE's MusicNation Sign Reciprocal Royalty Agreement

SoundExchange and Music Nation Copyrights Management have signed a reciprocal agreement for neighboring rights between the US and UAE.

2026-09-19
Universal Music Group and Sony Music have filed a second lawsuit against AI music platform Suno, alleging massive...

Universal and Sony Sue Suno AI Again in $9 Billion Case

Universal Music Group and Sony Music have filed a second lawsuit against AI music platform Suno, alleging massive copyright infringement.

2026-09-18
Miley releases her Atlantic debut 'Bass Persuades,' Carly Rae Jepsen drops a double album, and Riley Green shares his...

Miley, Carly Rae Jepsen, Riley Green Lead New Music Friday

Miley releases her Atlantic debut 'Bass Persuades,' Carly Rae Jepsen drops a double album, and Riley Green shares his fourth country set, leading a...

2026-09-18
Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore will not allow music from their artists to be used for training Suno's AI models...

Believe and TuneCore mandate artist consent for AI training

Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore will not allow music from their artists to be used for training Suno's AI models without explicit, prior consent.

2026-09-17