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Photo Credit: Rory Kramer Blink-182 is set to hit the road again after their blockbuster 2024 tour. Mark Hoppus, Tom Delonge, and Travis Barker have announced their ‘Missionary Impossible’ tour supporting the release of their latest album, One More Time…. This is the first album in over a decade that features the original trio back in the studio. The upcoming shows will lean into Blink-182’s punk roots, with a setlist packed with classics spanning their entire catalog. The multi-city trek is p

Berlin, Germany. Photo Credit: Fernando Pascullo GEMA has reported a 4.3% year-over-year (YoY) revenue increase for 2024, when its live music collections spiked by nearly 17%. The German society revealed these and other figures in an English-language summary of its 2024 annual report, which points to €1.33 billion (currently $1.45 billion) in total revenue for the year. Behind that sum – and thanks in part to a cost-rate decrease – GEMA made north of $1.23 billion/€1.13 billion (up 4.7% YoY)

Mock deal terms in beatBread’s Deal Comparison Tool, with an ‘Expected Case’ for content performance during the deal term (photo: beatBread) For those artists and indie labels lucky enough to have multiple funding offers, beatBread now offers a potentially game-changing tool for weighing competing options. Surprisingly, beatBread’s initial results show that most artists and indie labels (60%) would likely sign a sub-optimal deal before thoroughly vetting their options. Once upon a time, music

TikTok USA, circa 2025 (Photo: TCY) Months after ‘the ban,’ there’s no telling what happens to TikTok next in the US. After inching oh-so-close to a deal to secure TikTok in the US, China apparently pressed hard pause on the arrangement following Trump’s tariff slap. So what does that mean for the music industry? If you love uncertainty, this one’s for you. Trump is now extending the ban by another 75 days, though a hard clock is now ticking on a deal that was apparently 99% done. Congression

Photo Credit: Goldenvoice Amazon Music is once again the exclusive livestream partner for Goldenvoice’s Stagecoach festival. This year’s sold-out festival is taking place April 25-27 in Indio, California. Fans from around the world will be able to enjoy sets from country music’s biggest artists from the comfort of their own homes, including riveting sets from artists like Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll, Luke Combs, Lana Del Rey, Carly Pearce, Brothers Osborne, Nelly, Creed, Dasha, Sturgill Simpson, Ba

A live performance from Fatherson, one of the acts signed to Easy Life Records. Along with several other Easy Life entities, the label has been majority-acquired by All Things Considered. Photo Credit: Paul Hudson All Things Considered (ATC) has acquired a majority interest in Jamie Osman’s Easy Life Entertainment management company and label. London-headquartered All Things Considered revealed the purchase in a brief release this morning. Per the buyer, which has closed a number of acquisiti

Breaking Benjamin performing during Danny Wimmer Presents’ Louder Than Life. Photo Credit: MitchDoner After close to 11 years at the helm of Danny Wimmer Presents, CEO Danny Hayes has “made the difficult decision to part ways” with the Louder Than Life organizer. Hayes confirmed his exit in a message posted to LinkedIn as well as Instagram. Despite spanning north of 200 words, the announcement doesn’t shed light on the precise circumstances surrounding his departure from Danny Wimmer Presents,

Photo Credit: AXE Ceremonia Mexico City’s AXE Ceremonia two-day music festival canceled its second day after a crane collapsed, leaving two people dead. The canceled Sunday lineup included scheduled performances from Tyler, the Creator, the Marias, and Massive Attack. Festival organizers posted a statement for attendees letting them know of the cancelation. “With deep sadness, we confirm the passing of the two people who were injured during today’s incident,” the statement begins. “We are dee

Photo Credit: Clem Burke by Blondie Clem Burke, the drummer for Blondie, has died after privately battling cancer. He was 70 years old. Blondie, the iconic New York City rock band founded by singer Debbie Harry and guitarist Chris Stein in 1974, announced Burke’s passing on social media. “It is with profound sadness that we relay news of the passing of our beloved friend and bandmate Clem Burke following a private battle with cancer,” wrote the band. “Clem was not just a drummer. He was the h

Photo Credit: Epic Games Pop star Sabrina Carpenter lands in Fortnite for Fortnite Festival Season 8, launching April 8 with loads of in-game cosmetics, jam tracks, and emotes. Epic Games loves to blur the lines between gaming and music, and Fortnite’s Sabrina Carpenter debut is no exception. Fortnite Festival Season 8 launches on April 8, complete with two Sabrina Carpenter outfits, two new emotes, three jam tracks, and lots of sparkly accessories. Players can access the main Sabrina Carpent

Photo Credit: sachoben / CC by 2.0 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival is right around the corner, and tickets are still available — some for less than face value. The annual Coachella festival is almost here, and would-be attendees still have opportunities to snag tickets. Like last year, tickets for the 2025 edition haven’t sold quickly, and tickets for Weekend 2 are still available at the time of writing. In previous years, tickets for both weekends sold out within hours or sometimes

Apple is keeping TikTok on the App Store as the forced-sale saga continues to unfold. Photo Credit: Solen Feyissa Despite the absence of a confirmed deal for TikTok’s U.S. operations, Apple is reportedly keeping the app on its App Store – at least for the time being. This latest development in the TikTok divestment saga follows strong indications of a sale agreement. Last week, just days ahead of the (already-extended) cutoff for ByteDance to find a buyer for TikTok U.S., VP Vance communicated

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: J. Cole by Kee1992 / CC by 3.0 J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival plans to continue on under a different brand. The Raleigh festival was set to end this year, after launching in 2018. J. Cole previously announced his North Carolina-based Dreamville Festival would be ending this year, less than a decade after it launched in 2018. But Dreamville and Roc Nation promoter, Sascha Stone Guttfreund, announced at a press conference last week that the festival will go on, but under a different

Photo Credit: Bruce Springsteen by Takahiro Kyono / CC by 2.0 Bruce Springsteen announces a box set of seven “lost albums,” totaling 83 songs. The collection, Tracks II: The Lost Albums, releases on June 27. It’s about to be a big year for Bruce Springsteen fans. The Boss is set to release a box set featuring some of his previously unreleased music. Tracks II: The Lost Albums drops on June 27, containing 83 songs recorded across four decades, 74 of which have never been officially released. T

Photo Credit: Ed Sheeran by Eva Rinaldi / CC by 2.0 Coachella makes a few last-minute lineup changes, securing Weezer and Ed Sheeran, as several artists cancel their sets. Ed Sheeran and Weezer have been added to the 2025 Coachella lineup ahead of the festival kicking off this weekend. Weezer will play the Mojave tent on Saturday, April 12, from 3:10-3:55, during the festival’s first weekend. Sheeran plays during the second weekend, during the 3-4 PM time slot on Saturday, April 19. Both acts

Photo Credit: Nik Trump’s broad-ranging tariffs may have ultimately delayed a TikTok deal, leading to the latest 75-day extension to make room for more negotiations. The Trump administration sounded confident that it was nearing a deal for TikTok’s operations to be spun off in the US into another company owned by a majority of American investors. But that deal seems to have been shuttered by Beijing at the eleventh hour in the face of Trump’s wide-ranging tariffs, including against China. Acc

Photo Credit: Rajiv Perera Fyre Festival 2 appears to be off to a familiar start as organizers seek to assure the public the festival is happening in Mexico. But local government officials for Playa del Carmen have stated no permits have been granted. Organizers for Fyre Fest 2 took to Instagram with a statement saying they are working with the local government. “FYRE has been working directly with the government of Playa del Carmen (PDC) and their officials since March 5, 2024 to ensure a saf