The Weeknd Postpone Toronto Tour Stop Because of Nationwide Network Outage

The Weeknd Postpone Toronto Tour Stop Because of Nationwide Network Outage

The Weeknd has postponed the opening show for his 2022 stadium tour. The Grammy-winning artist was scheduled to kick off the opening on Friday night at Roger Centre—the largest venue in his hometown of Toronto; but shortly before […]

Court Reassigns NMPA Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Vinkle

Court Reassigns NMPA Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Against Vinkle

Photo Credit: David Veksler Earlier this month, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) spearheaded a copyright infringement lawsuit against the China-based parent company of video-making app Vinkle. Now, the court has recused itself from the […]

Universal Music Group Launches UMusic Media Network Following Beta

Universal Music Group earnings

Photo Credit: Tony Webster / CC by 3.0 Amid a broader embrace of non-music entertainment from artists, Universal Music Group (UMG) has officially launched UMusic Media Network, which higher-ups describe as “a comprehensive media and […]

Soccer Mommy Steps Into The Void On Sometimes, Forever

Soccer Mommy Steps Into The Void On Sometimes, Forever

By Grant Sharples From the first few moments of “With U,” cascading synth arpeggios crest an enormous wall of sound. It’s not a texture that you’d typically associate with Soccer Mommy, the performing/recording sobriquet that […]

Watch Swedish House Mafia’s Full Coachella 2022 Headlining Performance – EDM.com

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There is no performance that encapsulates Swedish House Mafia‘s comeback like the group’s Coachella 2022 set. They broke the internet with their historic performance at the iconic Indio festival, which counts Calvin Harris as its only other DJ headliner in […]

Hipgnosis Joins NMPA Copyright Infringement Litigation Against Vinkle

Hipgnosis Acquires Sam Hollander's Music Catalog

Last week, the National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) revealed that it had filed an infringement lawsuit against video-making service Vinkle as part of a broader crackdown on apps. Hipgnosis and others have joined the complaint […]

Ed Sheeran was the most-played artist of 2021 in the UK | Ed Sheeran

Little Mix on their farewell tour in April.

Ed Sheeran was the most-played artist in the UK last year according to new data from music licensing company PPL, which calculates usage by radio stations, TV channels and public locations that play recorded music […]

Drake’s surprise new album ‘Honestly, Nevermind’: review

Drake and the cover of "Honestly, Nevermind"

Beyoncé — who invented the surprise album when her self-titled set dropped out of nowhere in 2013 — decided to spare us the endless anxiety by revealing on Thursday that her much-anticipated seventh studio album,  […]

What Is Dolby Atmos Music? – How the 3D Music Tech Works

What is Dolby Atmos Music

Photo Credit: Sweetwater Creating music that feels as immersive as it sounds when it is originally created is possible through object-based audio formats like Dolby Atmos. Want to learn more about the format? Read on […]