The Recording Academy has invited more than 4,000 music creators and industry professionals to become Grammy members. The invitations, sent on Thursday (July 9), went to professionals across genres, backgrounds and...
iHeartMedia has settled a Federal Communications Commission investigation into its live music events. The FCC had been examining whether iHeart broke federal payola rules by giving artists additional airplay on its...
thumpN, an India-based live entertainment discovery and ticketing platform, has launched with an AI agent at its core. The thumpN platform went live on Monday (July 6) and bills itself as India’s first “AI-native”...
The RIAA and IFPI are leading a music industry push to get AI-made tracks labeled across the world’s streaming services. The Wall Street Journal was first to report the news on Friday (July 10), noting that the music...
Dynamite Songs says it has acquired the music catalog of Terry Kirkman, co-founder and principal songwriter of The Association. The deal, announced on Thursday (July 9), adds 71 compositions to the specialist...
Streaming is accelerating how audiences discover and revisit nostalgic content, according to a new study from Vevo. Vevo ‘s report finds that music videos trigger nostalgia more than any other music format. It also...
Sam Smith and Normani have asked a federal judge to throw out a copyright lawsuit that accuses their 2019 single Dancing With a Stranger of copying an earlier track with an almost identical name. It is the second time...
Welcome to Music Business Worldwideâs Weekly Round-up â where we make sure you caught the five biggest stories to hit our headlines over the past seven days. MBWâs Round-up is exclusively supported by BMI, a...
MBW Views is a series of op-eds from eminent music industry people⦠with something to say. The following was originally delivered as a speech at the United Nations’ AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on Wednesday...
Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic, has become the first biopic to cross USD $1 billion at the global box office. Lionsgate said on Sunday ( July 12 ) that the film had reached a cumulative $1.001 billion worldwide,...
Tom Morello has announced the passing of his mother, Mary Morello, at the age of 102. The Rage Against The Machine guitarist shared news of her passing on social media Sunday night (July 12), writing: “Mary Morello is...
Placebo ‘s Brian Molko, Peaches, Nadine Shah and more have come together to cover David Bowie classics at London Southbank Centre. Check out footage from the night below. READ MORE: Placebo: “David Bowie taught me how...
My Chemical Romance played their third and final headline show at London’s Wembley Stadium over the weekend – with vocalist Gerard Way interrupting the gig to talk about Baldur’s Gate. READ MORE: My Chemical Romance...
Andy Burnham has blind-ranked his favourite British bands, including Oasis, Elbow, The Smiths and Wolf Alice. Check out what he had to say below. READ MORE: Andy Burnham on how Manchester is “galvanising” the music...
MBW Views is a series of op-eds from eminent music industry people⦠with something to say. The following was originally delivered as a speech at the United Nations’ AI for Good Global Summit in Geneva on Wednesday...
Set your alarms - DIY Alive is back! Four years after the inaugural edition took place in 2022, we are once again returning to East London to bring you a jam-packed programme of live music, talks Q&As and more, all in...
News All Social Distortion Share Video for New Single “Tonight” From the Band's Eighth Studio Album Born To Kill Jul 13, 2026 Photography by Jonathan Weiner Social Distortion have shared a poignant video for “Tonight”,...
System Of A Down are set to kick off their UK tour dates later today (Monday July 13) with Queens Of The Stone Age and Acid Bath. Check out the stage times below. READ MORE: System Of A Down’s Serj Tankian: “We are not...
Michael has officially become the first biopic to make $1billion at the box office. The film, which follows the life of Michael Jackson, features the late singer’s nephew Jaafar Jackson portraying the star, following...
News All Confidence Man Share New Single “Young London” Out Now via CHAOS/Polydor Jul 13, 2026 Photography by Julian Buchan Confidence Man have shared “Young London”, out July 10th via CHAOS/Polydor. The track premiered...
Jay-Z ‘s third night in Yankee Stadium was hit with a near four-hour delay after fans reportedly rushed the gates. Sunday night (July 12) marked his third night at the venue, with the evening billed as ‘Extra Innings’,...
NME ’s latest stars of The Cover, Femtanyl, have created an exclusive playlist to accompany the story’s launch – check it out below. READ MORE: The breakneck rise of digital hardcore duo Femtanyl The digital hardcore...
Lewis Capaldi covered The Kooks ‘Naive’ with Luke Pritchard at his second headline BST Hyde Park concert – check out footage below. The Scottish singer-songwriter topped the bill at the London concert series for the...
The Cure have announced that Simon Gallup, the band’s long-tenured bassist, will not be performing with the new wave icons as he deals with an unspecified illness. The group is currently in the midst of a summer tour...
Vivian Girls Vivian Girls Vivian Girls @ Elsewhere (The Rooftop), Brooklyn, New York, US, July 8, 2026, Jul 12, 2026 Photography by Matthew Berlyant Web Exclusive There is a song on PJ Harvey’s 2000 Mercury...
Bon Jovi brought back a pair of classic tracks during their show at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Sunday night. The concert marked the third of nine concerts for Bon Jovi at the legendary venue. And while much of...
A little more than a year after he was dismissed from Guns N’ Roses, drummer Frank Ferrer has opened up about his previous employer. It was 2006 when Ferrer originally joined the GNR lineup. Initially, it was meant to...
Hov dubbed the night JAŸ-Z 25 in commemoration of his sixth studio album, 'The Blueprint' Courtesy of Roc Nation After a guest-filled night of performances for his Reasonable Doubt album, JAŸ-Z returned to Yankee...
Pulp played an epic closing set at Mad Cool 2026 last night (Saturday July 11), with their performance also doubling up as a celebration for England fans. READ MORE: Pulp’s Jarvis Cocker: “This is like going back to...
Singer scores her 10th chart-topping album, and becomes first artist of the 2020s to land Number Ones in four different decades Madonna returned to the top of the charts for the first time this decade as her Confessions...
Skip to main content “I already know the boys will make England proud, it's coming home," she wrote ahead of the game between England and Norway in Miami Ellie Goulding performs before the FIFA World Cup 2026 Quarter...
Skip to main content Memphis-based guitarist Jad Tariq made his debut in Dylan's unit Friday in Cincinnati, filling in for fellow new addition Julian Lage Bob Dylan Dave J Hogan/Getty Images Bob Dylan ‘s...
Last year, drummer Frank Ferrer parted ways with Guns N’ Roses after roughly 20 years together. At the time, he expressed bittersweet feelings about the situation, and during his first post-GNR interview (with Rolling...
"What people see is two seconds of insanity of me arching me to the lords," singer writes of standing through a moonroof on 101 Freeway Britney Spears dismissed headlines about her bizarre behavior on a Los Angeles...
In recent years, many artists – such as Bruce Springsteen and Tom Morello – have doubled down on incorporating governmental views into their concerts. When asked about his thoughts on the practice – and his relationship...
Skip to main content Rapper's second night in the Bronx focused on his 2001 album The Blueprint Eminem and Jay-Z at Yankee Stadium, July 11, 2026 Courtesy of Roc Nation Jay-Z ’s second of three Yankee Stadium shows —...