This author has yet to write their bio.
Meanwhile lets just say that we are proud Yveto contributed a whooping 28671 entries.
The major record labels are hitting AI music giant Suno with a new legal claim for allegedly scraping their songs from YouTube, taking a cue from Anthropic’s recent $1.5 billion copyright settlement while citing an exclusive Billboard report on mass piracy in AI training. Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment have […]
This week in dance music: The Coachella 2026 lineup came unusually early, and we ran down every electronic artist playing the fest. SG Lewis, Chris Lorenzo and teams made up of staffers from Beatport, CAA and Red Light will play in the annual charity soccer tournament Copa del Rave in L.A. on Oct. 9. The […]
As U.S. stocks soared following a U.S. Federal Reserve interest rate cut, Live Nation shares fell in the wake of a lawsuit from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over what the agency called “years of systemic unfair and deceptive practices.” The high-flying stock dropped 5.8% to $163.72, lowering its year-to-date gain to 65.7%. Live Nation’s […]
The Guitar Center Music Foundation and Nashville engineering/production icon John McBride have teamed up to launch the Blackbird Music Student monthly grant program. McBride owns Music City-based Blackbird Studio. Since opening its doors in 2002, the studio has hosted recording sessions for a host of music stars such as Garth Brooks, Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake […]
On Oct. 7, the two-year anniversary of the Hamas attack on Israel that set off the war in Gaza, the Nova Music Festival Exhibition will open in Berlin as a memorial to the victims of the massacre at the rave of the same name. The touring exhibition, which has been set up in New York, […]
“Five Years of Impact.” That was the celebratory vibe reverberating inside the jam-packed ballroom during the Black Music Action Coalition’s (BMAC) fifth annual gala at Los Angeles’ Beverly Hilton on Thursday evening (Sept. 18). Presented by Live Nation, the dinner/awards ceremony saluted five music industry honorees: John Legend (BMAC Quincy Jones Humanitarian Award), Irving Azoff […]
A month after swarming the Top Gabb Music Songs chart by dominating the entire top five of the July 2025 tally, music from KPop Demon Hunters is even more inescapable on the August 2025 ranking, occupying the list’s top seven. Related HUNTR/X Singers Talk Destiny’s Child Parallels & Possible ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Sequel Cardi B Returns […]
“End of You,” the new collaboration by Poppy, Evanescence’s Amy Lee and Spiritbox’s Courtney LaPlante, debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Hard Rock Songs chart dated Sept. 20. In the tracking week of Sept. 5-11, the song drew 3.1 million official U.S. streams and 74,000 airplay audience impressions and sold 4,000, according to Luminate. […]
Jason Aldean ties his highest debut on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart as “How Far Does a Goodbye Go” launches at No. 19 on the Sept. 27-dated survey. The single, co-written by Kurt Allison, John Edwards, Tully Kennedy and John Morgan, drew 10 million audience impressions in its first week (Sept. 12-18), according to Luminate. The […]
A few days ago, Billboard broke the news that an AI-generated artist, Xania Monet, had signed a multimillion-dollar record deal after meeting with multiple labels. Now, the rest of the music industry is reacting to that unprecedented development, including Kehlani. In a recent TikTok, the singer/songwriter shared their thoughts on Hallwood Media reportedly shelling out […]
