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Unit1 Studio Raises $26.7 Million to Scale Avatar-Based Concert Touring Tech

Mixed-reality concert firm Unit 1 Studio raises $26.7 million in a new funding round to expand its technology and grow its roster of avatar-based concerts. UK-based mixed-reality concert production firm Unit1 Studio has announced securing £20 million ($26.7 million) in its latest round of funding to ...

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Digital Music News

Unit1 Studio Raises $26.7 Million to Scale Avatar-Based Concert Touring Tech

Digital Music News

Spotify Doesn't Care That I Left

My music is staying. My money and attention are leaving. I canceled my Spotify subscription. Yes, my music is still there, and if that is where you listen to me, please enjoy it. I am not organizing a boycott or imagining that my cancellation caused someone in Stockholm at Spotify’s headquarters to ...

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Spotify Doesn't Care That I Left

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'They touch everything': Sylvan Esso confronts the Spotify dilemma, again

A year after pulling its music in protest, the duo is back on Spotify. For Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, that journey has been frustrating, eye-opening — and full of smaller victories.

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'They touch everything': Sylvan Esso confronts the Spotify dilemma, again

Rolling Stone

Sea.Hear.Now 2026: See The Best Photos

Every year since 2018 — except for 2020, thanks to the pandemic — the Sea.Hear.Now festival in Asbury Park, N.J., has provided a destination for East Coast music fans. Past lineups have included some of the biggest names in rock, including headline sets by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, ...

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Rolling Stone

Sea.Hear.Now 2026: See The Best Photos

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Warner Chappell Co-Chair and COO Carianne Marshall Steps Down 'As the Company Streamlines Its Leadership Structure' &8212; ...

Warner Chappell is streamlining its leadership structure, and as part of a new C-suite shakeup, co-chair and COO Carianne Marshall is exiting the company. The overarching Warner Music Group (WMG) formally announced Marshall’s departure today, and the eight-year company vet is expected to remain aboard ...

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Warner Chappell Co-Chair and COO Carianne Marshall Steps Down 'As the Company Streamlines Its Leadership Structure' &8212; ...

Digital Music News

Sylvan Esso Is Back on Spotify After a Year—And They're Not Happy About It

Electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso pulled their music from Spotify a year ago but are now reluctantly putting it back on the streaming platform due to financial struggles. After pulling their music from Spotify last year in protest of founder Daniel Ek's military technology investments, North Carolina electro ...

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Digital Music News

Sylvan Esso Is Back on Spotify After a Year—And They're Not Happy About It

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New Research Shows Music May Rewire How the Brain Feels Pain, Not Just Distract From It

A scientific review of 57 studies finds that music may do more than distract from pain; it might change the way the brain interprets pain signals. Scientists reviewing 57 individual studies found that music may do more for your mind and body than just distract from pain—it might actually change how ...

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New Research Shows Music May Rewire How the Brain Feels Pain, Not Just Distract From It

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Winamp Whips The Streaming Llama Ass with Deezer's Help

Winamp announces a strategic partnership with Deezer to power the development of Winamp's newest iteration of its iconic music player. Winamp has announced a landmark strategic partnership with Deezer to power Winamp's own premium music subscription service in the development of the next generation of ...

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Digital Music News

Winamp Whips The Streaming Llama Ass with Deezer's Help

Rolling Stone

Mark Hoppus Remembers New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert: 'I Miss You Already, Little Brother'

The Blink-182 singer-bassist pays tribute to his friend and New Found Glory's founding guitarist, who died Sunday after a battle with brain cancer

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Rolling Stone

Mark Hoppus Remembers New Found Glory's Chad Gilbert: 'I Miss You Already, Little Brother'

Rolling Stone

Miley Cyrus Finds Contentment in New Motivations on ‘Bass Persuades’

Massive bangers don't seem to motivate her any more — at least, not as much as the love she goes home to at the end of the night

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Rolling Stone

Miley Cyrus Finds Contentment in New Motivations on ‘Bass Persuades’

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Rhiannon Giddens' banjo connects her to her ancestors: 'The spirits come through'

A self-described "folkie to the bone," Giddens sings and plays banjo and fiddle in this interview. Her latest album, Hope Is the Thing with Feathers, takes its name from an Emily Dickinson poem.

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Rhiannon Giddens' banjo connects her to her ancestors: 'The spirits come through'

Rolling Stone

Taylor Swift to Receive Inaugural Artist Director Honors at 2026 MTV VMAs

Four-time Best Direction winner honored with first award celebrating "a sustained and influential body of work from artists who have pushed creative boundaries and developed a clear directorial voice"

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Rolling Stone

Taylor Swift to Receive Inaugural Artist Director Honors at 2026 MTV VMAs

Pitchfork

Man Jailed for Selling $3.6 Million in Counterfeit Taylor Swift, Rihanna Vinyl

The largest stash of fake records in UK history was sitting in Rehan Ahmed's warehouse

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Pitchfork

Man Jailed for Selling $3.6 Million in Counterfeit Taylor Swift, Rihanna Vinyl

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The Weeknd, a Wednesday Remix, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Our weekly playlist highlights songs that our writers, editors, and contributors are listening to on repeat

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The Weeknd, a Wednesday Remix, and More: This Week’s Pitchfork Selects Playlist

Rolling Stone

Troye Sivan on His Bold New Album, Touring with Charli XCX and Casting Nicole Kidman

The Australian pop star had a whirlwind couple of years on the road and on TV. Now, he’s back with a new album — and he’s feeling more introspective than ever

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Rolling Stone

Troye Sivan on His Bold New Album, Touring with Charli XCX and Casting Nicole Kidman

Rolling Stone

What Awaits Sean Combs After He's Released From Prison

Read the final chapter from the upcoming book Bad Boy for Life by Rolling Stone's senior reporter Cheyenne Roundtree

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Rolling Stone

What Awaits Sean Combs After He's Released From Prison

Pitchfork

The Weeknd Debuts New Song Sampling Neon Genesis Evangelion Theme

He performed it in Tokyo with Yoko Takahashi, who sings the anime’s opening theme “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis”

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The Weeknd Debuts New Song Sampling Neon Genesis Evangelion Theme

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Billy Allen discusses recording a live album in Muscle Shoals, Alabama

NPR's Debbie Elliott speaks to Billy Allen of Billy Allen + The Pollies about singing live and finding your voice on their new album, "Live at Muscle Shoals Sound."

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Billy Allen discusses recording a live album in Muscle Shoals, Alabama

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A new cookbook pays tribute to two New Orleans staples — 'Rhythm & Roux'

At Bayou Bar, music and food go hand in hand. Which is why a new cookbook from chef Brian Landry and bandleader Peter Harris has recipes from the menu and stories from the musicians who play there.

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A new cookbook pays tribute to two New Orleans staples — 'Rhythm & Roux'

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Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic and unjustifiable' as he opens solo concert

Ed Sheeran opened a solo concert Saturday with comments about Gaza after controversy swirled around his tour and supporting acts withdrew in solidarity with opener Macklemore, who was dropped after making pro-Palestinian comments onstage.

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Ed Sheeran says situation in Gaza is 'catastrophic and unjustifiable' as he opens solo concert