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GYRO.Group Recruits Digital Music Veteran Henry Compton

BRISBANE, Australia — GYRO.Group gears up for its next phase of growth with several leadership appointments, led by experienced digital distribution executive Henry Compton. Announced Wednesday, May 13, Compton joins as head of APAC for DistroDirect, GYRO.Group’s white-label distribution platform. Compton boasts more than two decades’ experience across business development, marketing and client relations, most […]

U2 Is Taking It To The Streets Of Mexico City For New Music Video: Watch

U2 is back on the streets, this time in Mexico City where the legendary Irish rock band is shooting a new music video. Bono, The Edge, Adam Clayton and Larry Mullen Jr. were snapped in the Mexican capital where they’re shooting a music video for the new track, “Street of Dreams,” lifted from their yet-to-be announced […]

Ahead of Eurovision Performance, Delta Goodrem Announces ‘Pure’ Album

With her Eurovision performance fast approaching, Delta Goodrem is in a pure state of mind. The superstar Australian pop singer this week announces the release of her next album Pure, her first through a new deal struck with Universal Music via Better Now Records/Electrola. Pure is slated to drop Nov. 6, and will also mark […]

Kacey Musgraves’ ‘Middle of Nowhere’ Tops 3 Billboard Album Charts

Kacey Musgraves’ new album Middle of Nowhere debuts in the top 10 across seven Billboard charts (dated May 16), including a trio of No. 1 bows. The singer-songwriter’s sixth studio release arrives on Top Album Sales (No. 1), Vinyl Albums (No. 1), Indie Store Album Sales (No. 1), Top Country Albums (No. 2), Americana/Folk Albums […]

Björn Bauer to Serve as CFO of Combined BMG and Concord

Björn Bauer has been named CFO of the newly combined BMG and Concord, it was announced on Tuesday (May 12). Based in Nashville, Bauer will report to Bob Valentine, who has been designated CEO of the combined entity. Bauer joins from entertainment company RTL Group, which is majority-owned by BMG parent company Bertelsmann. At RTL, […]

Green Day-Inspired Comedy ‘NIMRODS’ to Hit Movie Theaters This Summer

We’ll be having the time of our lives when this movie comes out. Inaugural Entertainment announced Tuesday (May 12) that its Green Day-inspired comedy NIMRODS —named after the band’s 1997 Billboard 200 top 10 album Nimrod — will hit theaters this summer. Alongside the release date, Inaugural Entertainment also shared that it is partnering with […]

Ye Loses Copyright Trial Over Uncleared ‘Donda’ Demo Sample

A jury says Ye (formerly Kanye West) must pay a six-figure damages award for failing to clear a sample included in an early version of the Grammy-winning song “Hurricane” from his chart-topping album Donda. The Tuesday (May 12) verdict, which followed a weeklong trial, held Ye and his companies liable for infringing the copyrighted instrumental […]

Lamb of God and Trivium Announce 2026 Australian Co-Headline Tour

Lamb of God and Trivium are heading to Australia this October for a five-city co-headline arena tour, presented by Destroy All Lines. Scottish metalcore outfit Bleed From Within will serve as special guests across all dates. The run opens at Perth HPC on Oct. 2, followed by AEC Theatre in Adelaide on Oct. 4, John […]