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Photo Credit: Post Malone’s set at Bonnaroo 2024 by Taylor Regulski Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival announces the complete schedule for this year’s edition, kicking off June 12-15 in Manchester, Tennessee. A timeline peek at this year’s lineup is also included. Bonnaroo 2025 will boast an assortment of highlights over its four unforgettable nights. Spanning multiple main stage performances on Thursday, June 12 — including a headline set by Luke Combs, Bonnaroo’s first country headliner, thr

Photo Credit: Crumbl Warner Music Group sues Crumbl Cookies for around $24 million, alleging copyright infringement on social media—including TikTok and Instagram. Warner Music Group (WMG) filed a complaint in a US District Court in Utah on Tuesday, April 22, alleging cookie chain Crumbl used at least 159 of WMG’s music in promotional videos posted to Instagram and TikTok. WMG says those works include recordings or compositions from artists and songwriters like Ariana Grande, Beyoncé, Bruno Ma

Photo Credit: Joel Katz, courtesy of the Katz family Powerful longtime music attorney Joel Katz, whose clients included James Brown, B.B. King, Willie Nelson, and the Recording Academy, has passed away. He was 80 years old. Joel Katz was the founding chairman of the entertainment and media practice at top law firm Greenberg Traurig, and was heavily involved in the Recording Academy and Country Music Association. He negotiated major deals for both. Katz represented artists like James Brown, Wil

Photo Credit: Hybe Latin America / Telemundo Hybe Latin America and Telemundo present Pase a La Fama, a first-of-its-kind music competition seeking Mexico’s next global music sensation. Telemundo and Hybe Latin America are joining forces for the first time on Spanish-language television to present Pase a La Fama, an innovative music competition premiering Sunday, June 8 at 9PM ET. The reality series brings together aspiring musicians in a high-stakes journey filled with raw talent, bold reshuf

The Korea Fair Trade Commission headquarters in Sejong, South Korea. Photo Credit: Minseong Kim YouTube is reportedly set to unbundle Music from Premium in South Korea, where it’s facing a Korea Fair Trade Commission (KFTC) competition investigation. Regional outlets just recently pointed to the possible move, after the mentioned government agency revealed a YouTube Premium and Music probe about one year ago. This bundling-focused inquiry, the KFTC relayed at the time, had already been underw

Photo Credit: Ticketmaster Beyoncé tickets for her Cowboy Carter tour are hitting new low prices—some as cheap as a McDonald’s Minecraft meal—sparking viral chatter online. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour may have hit too closely on the heels of her career-spanning Renaissance tour, leading to some incredibly low ticket prices. Concertgoers have been roasting the low demand for her upcoming shows online, with one user on the former Twitter claiming they found resale tickets available for just $20

Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Photo Credit: Maxpower2727 TikTok could operate out of South Dakota if its U.S. sale closes – at least according to numerous reports coming from the Mount Rushmore State. Local outlets covered the interesting possibility on the heels of a related Facebook post from South Dakota Governor Larry Rhoden. While it probably goes without saying, the outcome hinges on (among other things – more on this in a moment) TikTok actually selling its stateside operations. At prese

Photo Credit: Kendrick Lamar by Kenny Sun / CC by 2.0 Certain Drake disses were omitted from Kendrick Lamar’s track “Euphoria,” Top Dawg President Terrence “Punch” Henderson reveals. In an in-depth, three-hour-plus interview with Curtiss King, Top Dawg Entertainment President Terrence “Punch” Henderson confirmed that Kendrick Lamar’s song “Euphoria” initially contained more jabs at his nemesis, Drake. The seemingly more damaging version of the song, which was released in response to Drake’s “P

Photo Credit: Song Sleuth Epidemic Sound acquires music recognition tech company Song Sleuth to help revolutionize music monetization in user generated content. The world’s leading soundtracking platform, Epidemic Sound, has announced the acquisition of Song Sleuth, the music recognition technology company specializing in identifying and monetizing music used in user-generated content (UGC). The deal marks the launch of Aentidote, a new service under the Epidemic Sound Group, designed to help

Photo Credit: The Come Up Show / CC by 2.0 Cornell University has revoked R&B singer Kehlani’s Invitation to headline its annual Slope Day celebration. The decision was announced by President Michael Kotlikoff following a Jewish student petition that garnered over 5,200 signatures in four days. Kehlani was announced as the Slope Day performer on April 11, 2025, with the university’s Studen & Campus Life department confirming her selection as the first female headliner in 16 years for t

The excitement is building, and it’s certainly not too early to mention the E word. Yes, the Eurovision Song Contest is just around the corner! As tradition dictates, the reigning title holder, currently Nemo from Switzerland, is set to unveil a brand-new track to captivate fans before passing the prestigious crown to the next champion. This year, the spotlight will shine brightly in Basel, Switzerland, on Saturday, May 17th, for the 2025 contest. Thus making it a date you won’t want to miss! “C

Photo Credit: Daniel Kelly Wiz Khalifa and Sean Paul have announced their 2025 co-headlining tour ‘Good Vibes Only’ headed across North America this summer—featuring special guest DaBaby. Produced by Live Nation, the 15-date amphitheater run kicks off on July 6 in New York and includes additional stops across New Jersey, Ontario, Illinois, and Michigan before wrapping in Georgia. The run also includes a hometown performance for Wiz Khalifa in Burgettstown, PA. The tour announcement arrives aft

Belift Lab act Enhypen, which is helping drive concerts revenue growth at Hybe. Photo Credit: Ten Asia Thanks in large part to a substantial jump on the concerts side, Hybe has reported record Q1 2025 revenue of ₩500.61 billion (currently $349.36 million). The professional home of BTS shed light on its first-quarter showing today, with the mentioned revenue representing a close to 39% increase from the same period in 2024. As Hybe acts released relatively few albums during Q1, however, recorde

The Baroeg, a Rotterdam venue and Stager client. Photo Credit: Emvee On the heels of a partnership announcement involving Amsterdam-headquartered Eventix (now Weeztix) and Spotify, Rotterdam’s Stager has scored an integration deal of its own. 13-year-old Stager, which bills itself as an “all-in-one tool for event organizers,” took to LinkedIn to disclose its Spotify tie-up. Besides dealing in ticketing, the former business develops event-planning software, marketing tools, and more, according

Photo Credit: Jay-Z by Alex Johnson / CC by 2.0 The woman who accused Jay-Z of sexually assaulting her in 2000 is asking a judge to dismiss the rapper’s countersuit against her. Identified only as Jane Doe, the woman alleged in court documents back in December that Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs raped her at an MTV Video Music Awards afterparty when she was 13 years old. Although her attorneys voluntarily dismissed the case in February, Jay-Z filed a countersuit against Jane Doe

Photo Credit: rishi Apple Music has appointed industry veterans Ole Obermann and Rachel Newman as Co-Presidents to steer the streaming service. The dual leadership structure will report to Apple Vice President Oliver Shusser. The structure merges external innovation with internal institutional knowledge as Apple fights for market share against industry behemoth Spotify. Ole Obermann joins the organization from TikTok, where he served as the Global Head of Music Business Development from 2019 t

Photo Credit: Pexels Music production and digital content creation is a fast-paced world, and managing payouts to all artists, influencers, and creators involved can quickly become a logistical nightmare. Let’s take a peek at how Tipalti has helped some of the biggest names in the music business, like Symphonic Distribution, Create Music Group, Spitfire Audio, and Thematic stay on track with efficiency and compliance in royalty payouts. The following was created in collaboration with Tipalti,

Photo Credit: Coachella Coachella’s 2025 edition just wrapped up, and festival organizers have wasted no time in announcing the event’s 2026 edition. The 2025 edition of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival just finished up its second weekend, and it’s already time to look toward next year’s edition. The first weekend of Coachella’s 2026 edition is set for Friday, April 10, through Sunday, April 12. Meanwhile, the second weekend takes place from Friday, April 17, through Sunday, April

Photo Credit: YouTube Music Google is working to close the feature gap between YouTube Music and its most popular rivals—Spotify and Apple Music. Now you can directly share lyrics from the YouTube Music app. Here’s how. Lyric sharing is a feature that has long been available on Spotify and Apple Music, making it possible to share pertinent lyrics on social media and elsewhere. Not only does this help with music discovery among influencers’ fans, but it also raises awareness of the music servic

Photo Credit: Alexander Shatov YouTube keeps raking in the cash from its advertisers across the globe, with ad revenue approaching $9 billion in the first quarter of 2025. YouTube turned 20 this year, and the company continues to boast significant growth for its investors. YouTube’s ad revenue reached $8.93 billion in the first quarter of 2025, up 10.3% year-over-year—just slightly behind analyst expectations of $8.97 billion. That doesn’t even include the additional billions in revenue gener

Popular songs are getting shorter, with Grammy-winning hits and Spotify chart-toppers shrinking in length. But is streaming really to blame? The answer is more complex, with history, genre, and evolving songwriting trends all playing a role. This article was written by Sonia Chien in collaboration with How Music Charts. Music Trends on Digital Music News is powered by Chartmetric. From viral TikTok tracks to bite-sized Grammy-winning singles, it appears that popular music is getting shorter th

Photo Credit: Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix Atlantic Records and Hard Rock International are curating the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix with chart-topping EDM artists heading the bill. South Florida Motorsports (SFM), organizers of the Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix, have announced along with founding partner and music lineup curator Hard Rock International and Atlantic Records, a weekend filled with live music and entertainment for the event’s fourth year. Taking place from May 2-

Photo Credit: Parkwood Entertainment Thousands of tickets remain available for Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter opening run at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium this week. Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter tour kicked off last night in Los Angeles, with thousands of tickets unsold. Meanwhile, resale prices have reportedly dipped below $25. Considering the album for which the tour is named earned Queen Bey Album of the Year at the Grammys, something just isn’t adding up. But if fans thought the show would only include t

Photo Credit: Darren Halstead The U.S. House of Representatives has narrowly passed the sweeping ‘One Big, Beautiful Bill’ which includes a controversial 10-year moratorium on state-level regulation for AI. This measure, if enacted, would prevent states from passing or enforcing any laws governing AI models, systems, or automated decision-making processes for a decade. The provision has drawn fierce opposition from a bipartisan coalition of 40 state attorneys general and more than 140 organiza

Believe founder Denis Ladegaillerie, whose digital music company has taken another step towards privatization. Photo Credit: Believe Is Believe officially going private? It looks that way, as founder Denis Ladegaillerie and investment firms EQT and TCV have moved to acquire the company’s remaining public shares. Through a consortium called Upbeat Bidco, those parties say they own nearly 97% of Believe’s share capital and possess over 95% of voting rights. Long story short, the sizable interest