Trump Says He Has A ‘Warm Spot’ for TikTok — Will Try to Address Ban
Photo Credit: Collabstr Trump says he has a ‘warm spot’ for TikTok and may look into stopping a ban, but he doesn’t take office until…
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YouTube Testing Creator Voice Comment Replies — Here’s How It Works
Photo Credit: YouTube YouTube says it is testing a new feature that will allow video creators to respond to comments with their own voice. Here’s…
Spotify Expands Live Initiative Into the UK With Budweiser-Sponsored ‘Fully Immersive Experience’
Blossoms delivering the headline performance at Spotify’s Budweiser-sponsored AUX event in Manchester. Photo Credit: Spotify Spotify has officially expanded its live initiative into the UK…
Independent Digital Licensing Partner Merlin States Position on AI
Photo Credit: Merlin Network The independent music digital licensing partner, Merlin, posts a statement about its position on AI and its effect on the music…
Has AI Already Gone Through All The Music? — Former OpenAI Co-Founder Says ‘Yes’
Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Artificial intelligence companies have amassed billions in funding, hoovering up data across the internet to train their models. That data includes…
Breaking: Virgin Music Group Acquires Downtown Music Holdings for $775 Million — Deal Slated to Close Mid-2025
Photo Credit: Downtown Music Holdings Virgin Music Group, a division of Universal Music Group, has announced a definitive agreement to acquire Downtown Music Holdings for…
Bluesfest Byron Bay Might Not Be Canceled After All — 2026 Edition Is Already Being Planned, Organizer Says
Longtime Bluesfest Byron Bay organizer Peter Noble. Photo Credit: Dane Beesley Music festival cancellations are piling up, but contrary to prior headlines, Australia’s Bluesfest Byron…
Billie Eilish Hit in the Face with Necklace During Latest Performance
Photo Credit: @BuzzingPop Billie Eilish becomes the latest celebrity hit with a flying object from the audience during her performance in Glendale, Arizona over the…
Congress Notifies Apple & Google to Prepare To Remove TikTok From Their App Stores On January 19
Photo Credit: visuals Congress sends letters to the CEOs of Google and Apple that they must be ready to remove TikTok from their U.S. app…
OpenAI Whistleblower Found Dead After Revealing How the Company Violated Copyright Law
Photo Credit: OpenAI A former OpenAI research whistleblower on the company’s process for training its generative AI models has died at age 26. Suchir Balaji,…
Utopia Distribution Services Collapses, DP World Buys Assets
Photo Credit: Lance Chang Utopia Distribution Services Limited has filed paperwork with the High Court in London to appoint an administrator. UDS landlord DP World…
Latest Music Industry Hires: Round Hill, Slipstream, Silver Side, Integrity Music, AIMP, More
In one of mid-December 2024’s music industry hires, promotions, and exits, Round Hill named Katie Kowinski (pictured) chief of investor relations and business development. Photo…
GXTP Reloaded: A Bold New Chapter in Rock
Photo Credit: GXTP Rock music has a way of gripping listeners, often blending raw emotion with biting commentary on the human experience. In this spirit,…
Create Music Group Acquires 50% Stake in Dance Label Enhanced Music Following $165 Million Raise
Enhanced Music, part of which belongs to Tritonal members Chad Cisneros and David Reed (pictured), has sold a 50% interest to Create Music Group. Photo…
YouTube Easily Trumping TikTok Among Teens
Photo Credit: Pew Research Pew Research Center reveals data about the top social media platforms among teens, with YouTube ranking surprisingly higher than TikTok. Amid…
AIMP Announces Results of 2025-2026 Board of Directors Elections
Photo Credit: Tony D. Alexander, Frank Handy, Debbie Rose The AIMP announces the results of its 2025-2026 Board of Directors elections, with new leadership taking…
Desert Diamond Arena Reimagines Itself as Arizona’s Newest ‘Music Mecca’—$42M+ Transformation Underway
Photo Credit: ASM Global Desert Diamond Arena in Glendale, Arizona has revealed its plans for a $42 million transformation from a sports arena into a…
When It Rains, It Pours — Jay-Z Battling Renewed Paternity Charges from ‘Illegitimate Son’
Photo Credit: Jay-Z by Joella Marano / CC by 2.0 Jay-Z battles renewed paternity charges from an alleged “illegitimate son” amid sexual assault allegations. A…
Associated Production Music Discloses Multiple American Hockey League Team Settlements Amid Infringement Battle
A Hershey Bears game. Photo Credit: Phillyfan0419 About three months after levying a copyright infringement complaint against the American Hockey League (AHL) and a number…
Live Nation Wins Bid to Operate 19,000-Seat Outdoor Amphitheater in Shakopee, MN
Photo Credit: Swervo Development Corp. Live Nation has won a bid to operate a 19,000-seat outdoor amphitheater that will open in Shakopee, Minnesota in 2025.…