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Sony Music Group has become the first music company to join the Alliance for Responsible Innovation in the Arts & Media, bringing its increasingly firm position on AI licensing into a coalition already representing major companies across film, television, journalism, publishing, education and technology. The September 23rd announcement places Sony…
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Amy Winehouse’s Back to Black will return to London’s Roundhouse on October 21st for a one-night-only 20th anniversary concert led by original album producers Mark Ronson and Salaam Remi, with Jorja Smith, FLO, Yebba, Corinne Bailey Rae and Lianne La Havas among the singers taking on Winehouse’s songs. Announced September…
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Taylor Swift isn’t finished with The Life of a Showgirl. Less than 24 hours after revealing “Patient Zero,” she has announced an expanded edition of the album containing four previously unreleased songs written during an unexpected return to the studio with Max Martin and Shellback. The Life of a Showgirl:…
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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 the 2023 battle for control of SM Entertainment. The request came September 23rd at the final hearing before the Seoul High Court.…
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A coordinated anti-piracy operation across five Latin American countries has blocked 317 websites linked to illegal music services, stream ripping and, in dozens of cases, malware distribution. Operation LUMEN was carried out September 22nd and 23rd, with authorities in Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Ecuador and the Dominican Republic working together on…
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HYBE is taking its cinema festival worldwide for the first time, turning concert films, two live BTS broadcasts and an interactive K-pop screening into a weeklong theatrical event across more than 60 territories. HYBE CINE FEST 2026 will run from October 24th through October 31st in partnership with event-cinema distributor…
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Robert Palmer’s estate has entered a wide-ranging partnership with Primary Wave Music covering the late singer’s publishing and recording catalogs as well as rights connected to his name, image and likeness. Announced September 23rd, the agreement gives the estate access to Primary Wave’s publishing infrastructure and marketing operation while the…
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The United States and United Kingdom are producing far more top-tier artists than they did five years ago, yet their combined share of the world’s biggest performers has fallen sharply as music markets elsewhere expand even faster. New data from Chartmetric shows U.S. and UK artists accounting for 40.7% of…
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Coachella will remain exclusively on YouTube through 2030, keeping the festival’s global livestream on the platform through the end of the decade. YouTube and Goldenvoice announced the renewal September 23rd, confirming that YouTube will remain the exclusive global livestream destination for both Coachella weekends. Financial terms were not disclosed. The…
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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, the company that controls trademark rights associated with André 3000 and Big Boi, filed the lawsuit September 16th against Ovrkast, whose real…
