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Rolling Stone

Becky G Remembers 'True Legend' Dolores Huerta: 'Knowing You is One of My Life's Greatest Joys'

The labor leader and civil rights icon died on Wednesday at 96

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Rolling Stone

Becky G Remembers 'True Legend' Dolores Huerta: 'Knowing You is One of My Life's Greatest Joys'

Digital Music News

Suno Fires Back Against Apple's Subpoena Opposition, Doubling Down on Its Push for Information About 'Current License Negotiations,' ...

Suno is doubling down on its Apple subpoena push, arguing that the information being sought – about Apple Music’s major label licensing talks, “anti-AI deal terms,” and more – is central to its fair use and copyright misuse arguments. The AI music platform took aim at Apple’s motion to quash ...

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Digital Music News

Suno Fires Back Against Apple's Subpoena Opposition, Doubling Down on Its Push for Information About 'Current License Negotiations,' ...

Digital Music News

YouTube Music and Premium Subscribers Top 150 Million Globally Amid Strong U.S. Growth; 'Living Room' Viewing Now Accounts ...

YouTube Music and Premium cracked a total of 150 million worldwide subscribers during Q3 2026, when "living room" viewing made up more than one-third of YouTube's advert revenue. Alphabet revealed these and other noteworthy performance figures in its third-quarter earnings report this afternoon. Beginning ...

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Digital Music News

YouTube Music and Premium Subscribers Top 150 Million Globally Amid Strong U.S. Growth; 'Living Room' Viewing Now Accounts ...

Rolling Stone

My Chemical Romance Waves White Flag in Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Flap: 'Agreement Reached'

The rock band agreed to stop using costumes resembling the iconic cheer squad’s uniforms in a skit featuring backup dancers at its Hollywood Bowl shows

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Rolling Stone

My Chemical Romance Waves White Flag in Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Flap: 'Agreement Reached'

Digital Music News

After Bandcamp's Takedown, Boy George Partners with Warner Music/ADA to Release 'We Will Dance Again' as Tel Aviv Shows Quickly ...

Boy George secures a partnership to release his single "We Will Dance Again" via Warner Music/ADA after the song was taken down from Bandcamp. After Boy George's controversial tribute to the victims of the attack at Israel's Nova Music Festival, "We Will Dance Again," was taken down from Bandcamp, the ...

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Digital Music News

After Bandcamp's Takedown, Boy George Partners with Warner Music/ADA to Release 'We Will Dance Again' as Tel Aviv Shows Quickly ...

npr Music News

Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta's love of jazz revealed her awe for art

Dolores Huerta was a civil rights icon and labor leader who met countless famous people in her long life. She was also a passionate jazz fan, who found herself speechless when she met Charlie Parker.

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Civil rights leader Dolores Huerta's love of jazz revealed her awe for art

Pitchfork

Watch Robyn Cover Tinashe’s “Popstar”

She mashed it up Teddybears’ “Punkrocker” for the BBC Live Lounge

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Watch Robyn Cover Tinashe’s “Popstar”

Digital Music News

AI-Powered Experience-Management Platform Easol Announces $30 Million Raise, Debuts Agentic Product 'Teammates'

Easol, the self-described “all-in-one platform for managing your entire experience business,” has launched a new agentic product and formally announced a $30 million raise. The “all-in-one SaaS platform” debuted Teammates and unveiled the $30 million Series A extension today. Beginning on the ...

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Digital Music News

AI-Powered Experience-Management Platform Easol Announces $30 Million Raise, Debuts Agentic Product 'Teammates'

Pitchfork

Diiv Announce Massive 2027 World Tour

The band will bring their new album ZIRP! across the U.S., Europe, Australia, and Japan

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Pitchfork

Diiv Announce Massive 2027 World Tour

Pitchfork

Xaviersobased Wants to Collab With Sabrina Carpenter

“Bro, I’ll knock out a whole album with her”

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Xaviersobased Wants to Collab With Sabrina Carpenter

Rolling Stone

Therapy Helped Jim James So Much, He Wrote a Book About His Breakthroughs

The My Morning Jacket frontman will release his debut memoir One Wonders in April with reflections on his musical career and mental health journey

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Rolling Stone

Therapy Helped Jim James So Much, He Wrote a Book About His Breakthroughs

Pitchfork

Jim James Announces Memoir One Wonders

“I hope the main thing someone takes away from this book (aside from learning more about the joys and challenges of being a working artist and musician) is that it’s okay to ask for help."

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Jim James Announces Memoir One Wonders

Pitchfork

Slayyyter, the Strokes, and Fontaines D.C. Set for Kilby Block Party 2027

Deftones, Spoon, Weyes Blood, Atlas Sound, Erika de Casier, and quite a few mystery artists fill out the bill

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Pitchfork

Slayyyter, the Strokes, and Fontaines D.C. Set for Kilby Block Party 2027

Rolling Stone

Garth Brooks Doesn't Let Oklahoma Forget Where He Came From in Rowdy Homecoming

The country star's Sunday matinee concert in Tulsa found him shouting out local dive bars and taking requests

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Rolling Stone

Garth Brooks Doesn't Let Oklahoma Forget Where He Came From in Rowdy Homecoming

Rolling Stone

Ozzy Osbourne’s Last Black Sabbath Concert Will Be Available On Vinyl

Following its theatrical release, film and soundtrack versions of Back to the Beginning will be available on DVD, Blu-ray, CD, and vinyl with special bonus material

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Rolling Stone

Ozzy Osbourne’s Last Black Sabbath Concert Will Be Available On Vinyl

Pitchfork

Kevin Morby and Lonnie Holley’s New Single Raises Money for Gun Safety

“It is far and away the darkest and most violent song I’ve ever written”

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Kevin Morby and Lonnie Holley’s New Single Raises Money for Gun Safety

Rolling Stone

Foo Fighters Go Back to the Start on 'Kimmel' With 'This Is a Call'

The band's latest selection for their week of performances on the late-night series was first released as the lead single from their debut album Foo Fighters in 1995

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Rolling Stone

Foo Fighters Go Back to the Start on 'Kimmel' With 'This Is a Call'

Digital Music News

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

What Artists Should Be Doing When the World Thinks Nothing Is Happening. “The quieter you become, the more you can hear.” — Ram Dass Somewhere along the way, the music business decided that if you’re not constantly releasing, performing, posting, promoting, or announcing something, you must not ...

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Digital Music News

So Busy With "The Quiet Time..."

Digital Music News

A UMG v. Suno Subpoena Maelstrom Is Upon Us &8212; Here's a Closer Look At the High-Stakes Disputes and Their Copyright-Litigation ...

With a UMG v. Suno subpoena maelstrom upon us, here’s a closer look at some of the document and testimony demands’ many interesting angles – and the disputes’ bigger-picture significance in the AI litigation arena. We’ve covered the subpoena clashes from the outset, and the available evidence ...

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Digital Music News

A UMG v. Suno Subpoena Maelstrom Is Upon Us &8212; Here's a Closer Look At the High-Stakes Disputes and Their Copyright-Litigation ...

npr Music News

Discursive Verses: Jay-Z, the Super Bowl and playing with house money

NPR Music culture critic and reporter Rodney Carmichael ruminates on the latest in rap culture. This week: Is the rap mogul's self-selection a crowning achievement or a final affront?

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Discursive Verses: Jay-Z, the Super Bowl and playing with house money

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CMAT: Tiny Desk Concert

From top to (cheeky) bottom, CMAT's Tiny Desk has it all: captivating stage presence, sharp songwriting, vocal range, a great band and comedic timing.

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CMAT: Tiny Desk Concert

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From ghostwriters to false identities: Our favorite fake music scandals of the 21st century

Controversy over an artist being fake — or someone thinking they are — is hardly new. Here are some of the craziest moments in recent music history when the boundary between real and fake collapsed.

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npr Music News

From ghostwriters to false identities: Our favorite fake music scandals of the 21st century

npr Music News

Is 2026 the fakest year in music?

From an indie darling getting called a "psyop" to plagiarism allegations against a rising pop star, this year feels like an especially fraught time to bicker about authenticity in the music industry.

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Is 2026 the fakest year in music?

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Very chaotic, not at all good: Why does everything in music feel fake right now?

"Is it real?" is the most pressing question in music in 2026, and it's one that feels impossible to adequately answer, in almost any context.

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npr Music News

Very chaotic, not at all good: Why does everything in music feel fake right now?