Vienna, Austria – In a shocking turn of events, three Taylor Swift concerts scheduled to take place at Ernst Happel Stadium in Vienna have been canceled. The decision comes after Austrian government officials confirmed a planned terrorist attack against the popular singer’s shows. Arrests and Suspects Earlier today, authorities arrested two men in connection with…
In a significant shakeup within the music industry, Elliot Grainge, founder and CEO of 10K Projects, has been appointed as the new CEO of Atlantic Music Group. This transition, revealed earlier today by Warner Music Group, marks a major shift in the company’s executive landscape. Max Lousada, CEO of Recorded Music, will step down at…
Major record companies worldwide are suing music generation services Suno and Udio, claiming that the businesses are utilizing top artists’ copyrights to train their generative AI engines without their consent. In a recent announcement, the Recording Industry Association of America revealed that Udio and Suno, AI music generators, are the target of lawsuits filed by…
Roser Batlle Roca recently announced the acceptance of their groundbreaking article on data replication in music generation, creating a buzz in the music information retrieval (MIR) community. This development, combined with the anticipation of the MiRA tool’s release, marks a significant milestone in the field. A Landmark Achievement The International Society for Music Information Retrieval…
The Academy of Country Music (ACM), Dick Clark Productions, and Prime Video announced on July 16, 2024, that the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards, the longest-running country music awards program, will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025, from Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, Texas. Frisco has been the host city of…
Missy Elliott is making history as the first hip-hop artist to have a song transported into outer space. The famous 1997 hit song “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” by four-time Grammy winner Missy Elliott was sent to Venus on July 12 via the 122-foot-wide Deep Space Station 13 (DSS-13) radio dish antenna in Goldstone, California,…
An emergency relief drive was organized by Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation for Hurricane Beryl’s victims. To help the thousands of Texans who are still in need after Hurricane Beryl devastated their state last week, Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Foundation organized an emergency Hurricane Beryl relief drive in Missouri City, Texas on Tuesday, July 16….
In a stunning development, renowned rapper and singer Sean Kingston, along with his mother Janice Turner, have been indicted on federal charges in South Florida. The charges allege that they orchestrated a sophisticated fraud scheme amounting to over $1 million. The legal saga unfolded as Kingston, 34, and Turner, 61, made their initial appearances in…
LISA is a rapper, singer, dancer, and part of the South Korean girl group Blackpink. Her single “Rockstar,” which she released on July 13th, debuts at No. 1 on the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. chart. This makes BLACKPINK the first group with three members to top the list as soloists. On June 28, Lisa released…
The largest music therapy charity in the UK, Nordoff and Robbins, hosts the esteemed annual O2 Silver Clef Awards. Since 1976, the prizes have generated around £13 million to support individuals with autism, dementia, learning disabilities, brain injuries, terminal diseases, mental health issues, grief, and trauma via transformational music therapy programs. Chaka Khan, 71, was…