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Arcade Fire’s Win Butler & Régine Chassagne Split After 22 Years of Marriage, Share Plans for Band’s Future

Win Butler and Régine Chassagne of Arcade Fire have separated after 22 years of marriage, the band announced Thursday (Oct. 30). Related Arcade Fire’s Win Butler Accused of Sexual Misconduct by Four People Will Butler on Writing the Tony-Nominated Music for ‘Stereophonic’: ‘It Was Like a Thousand-Piece Puzzle With 200 Pieces Missing’ Juno Awards Defend Arcade Fire’s […]

Meet The Exec Who Thinks Merch Can Be ‘More Powerful Than A Simple Transaction’

In today’s music economy, where streaming royalties remain thin and ticket prices continue to escalate, one of the fastest-growing and most resilient sectors is merchandise — and few companies are as prominent in the space as Universal Music Group’s wholly owned Bravado, which oversees the world’s largest music merchandise operation. Bravado aims to unite artists […]

After Udio-Universal Settlement, AI Music Lawsuits Aren’t Over: What Happens Now?

Universal Music Group and Udio have settled their legal battle by striking a deal for a fully-licensed artificial intelligence music platform. But the broader litigation involving rival AI firm Suno and both Sony Music and Warner Music is still very much pending. The deal, announced Wednesday, will end UMG’s allegations that Udio broke the law […]

HUNTR/X’s ‘Golden’ Slays at No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay Chart: ‘Immediate Familiarity & Big Emotion’

Count pop radio as the latest realm that Gwi-Ma can’t conquer. The KPop Demon Hunters underworld villain proves no match for the approximately 150 radio stations that have lifted HUNTR/X to No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, where the protagonist trio of Netflix’s record-breaking animated film reigns with its anthem “Golden.” Related HUNTR/X Singers […]

Will AI ‘Fundamentally Change’ Working In Live Music?

Sold-out concerts have a certain timelessness. Fans rush the merchandise booth, crews tune guitars, and promoters pace the lobby while managers huddle with their artists in the greenroom. But beneath that familiar surface, the live-music business is being rewired. The systems guiding who gets through security fastest, how merch is stocked, which shows get routed […]

WME’s Kirk Sommer Named MUSEXPO’s ‘International Music Person of the Year’

MUSEXPO has announced Kirk Sommer, senior partner and global co-head of music at WME, as the recipient of the 2026 “International Music Person of the Year” Award. The honor will be presented during MUSEXPO’s 26th global edition at its annual awards luncheon on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at Castaway in Burbank, Calif. The prestigious award […]