Music news

• One Media iP Announces Deal for ‘Licensor’s Income Share’ of 15,000-Track Catalog — Including Works Performed by Ray Charles, Dean Martin, and More

  05-09-2023 23:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Days after inking an expanded distribution deal with Sony Music’s The Orchard, One Media iP has announced the acquisition of the “licensor’s income share” of an over 15,000-track catalog. One Media iP reached out to Digital Music News today with word of the investment, which was executed specifically via its “Harmony IP” royalty-advance program. Bankrolled […]
  The post One Media iP Announces Deal for ‘Licensor’s Income Share’ of 15,000
  
  Read more

• UB40 and Janis Joplin join UK Music Walk Of Fame

  05-09-2023 23:06 via nme.com
  
  UB40 and Janis Joplin have been inducted into the UK Music Walk Of Fame in London’s Camden area.READ MORE: Does Rock ‘N’ Roll Kill Braincells?! – Billy BraggLaunched in 2019, the Music Walk Of Fame covers a square mile in Camden and features Award Stones embedded in the pavements, celebrating artists and other important pioneering figures in music. Previous inductees include The Who, Madness, Soul II Soul, Amy Winehouse, David Bowie and
  
  Read more

• Joe Jonas files for divorce from Sophie Turner

  05-09-2023 23:06 via music-news.com
  
  Joe Jonas filed for divorce in Miami-Dade County, Florida on Tuesday.
  
  Read more

• The Osbournes to revive podcast after five years away

  05-09-2023 22:55 via nme.com
  
  The Osbournes are set to revive their podcast after a five-year hiatus.
  The second season of ‘The Osbournes’ podcast, featuring Ozzy, Sharon and their children Jack and Kelly, will launch on September 12.
  The follow-up to 2018’s first season will consist of 20 episodes and be available in video and audio formats. The family are set to discuss “everything from romance to true crime.”
  Episodes are recorded at Ozzy and Sharon’s home. The series includes Ozzy&rsqu
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Flo Milli’s Keeps the Ho Saga Going With ‘Thanks For Coming Here, Ho’ Tour

  05-09-2023 22:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper will perform 16 shows on the upcoming tour with support from Maiya the Don
  
  Read more

• Flo Milli’s Keeps the Ho Saga Going With ‘Thanks for Being Here, Ho’ Tour

  05-09-2023 22:35 via rollingstone.com
  
  The rapper will perform 16 shows on the upcoming tour with support from Maiya the Don
  
  Read more

• Halle Bailey’s EP Is a ‘Love Letter to Myself’ — and It’s Coming By the ‘End of the Year’

  05-09-2023 22:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  "My music is definitely for the young girl who doesn’t know herself completely yet," Bailey said
  
  Read more

• More women accuse Anti-Flag’s Justin Sane of sexual assault

  05-09-2023 22:03 via nme.com
  
  Twelve more women have come forward to allege that Anti-Flag frontman Justin Sane had sexually assaulted them.
  Allegations against Sane had first surfaced in July when a woman claimed on a podcast than she had been raped by a punk singer, who initially wasn’t named. Anti-Flag subsequently disbanded, but Sane later released a statement in which he called the allegations “categorically false”.
  His former bandmates released a separate statement regarding the split and allegations
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• The Twang announce 2023 UK winter tour

  05-09-2023 21:59 via nme.com
  
  The Twang have announced a run of shows for late 2023 – find all the details below.
  The Birmingham indie rockers will be kicking off the tour in Sheffield on November 24, before making stops in London, Glasgow, Manchester, Wrexham, Wolverhampton and Leicester.
  The dates will conclude with a hometown show at Birmingham’s O2 Institute on December 23. Pastel will be supporting at all gigs, with The Effenaar also joining for all dates apart from Wolverhampton, Leicester and Birmingham.
  T
  
  Read more

• The Rolling Stones Announce New Album ‘Hackney Diamonds’ — First Without Charlie Watts

  05-09-2023 21:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Rolling Stones announce “Hackney Diamonds,” their first studio album of new material in 18 years, with details to be unveiled in a live-streamed interview with Jimmy Fallon on September 6. The Rolling Stones will release their first album of original material in 18 years, “Hackney Diamonds,” with more details forthcoming at an event in […]
  The post The Rolling Stones Announce New Album ‘Hackney Diamonds’ — First Without Charlie Watts appeared
  
  Read more

• The Rolling Stones Announce New Album ‘Hackney Diamonds’

  05-09-2023 21:57 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The Rolling Stones announce “Hackney Diamonds,” their first studio album in 18 years, with details to be unveiled in a live-streamed interview with Jimmy Fallon on September 6. The Rolling Stones will release their first album of original material in 18 years, “Hackney Diamonds,” with more details forthcoming at an event in East London’s Hackney […]
  The post The Rolling Stones Announce New Album ‘Hackney Diamonds’ appeared first on Digital Music N
  
  Read more

• Sean 'Diddy' Combs to receive Global Icon Award at MTV VMAs

  05-09-2023 21:31 via music-news.com
  
  Sean 'Diddy' Combs is set to perform at this year's VMAs.
  
  Read more

• Drake gifts a fan $50,000 at his Las Vegas concert

  05-09-2023 21:20 via nme.com
  
  Drake has gifted a fan $50,000 (£39,700) at his recent gig in Las Vegas this past weekend (September 1-2).READ MORE: Drake – ‘Honestly, Nevermind’ review: rapper’s house makeover provides long-overdue career boostDuring one of his two shows in Las Vegas this weekend, Drake noticed a fan holding up a sign that read: “I spent my furniture money on your two shows, OVO for life”, and immediately pointed him out.
  “He got a sign that says, ‘Dr
  
  Read more

• Miley Cyrus ‘Bangerz’ Tour Grossed $63 Million—But Cyrus “Didn’t See a Dime”

  05-09-2023 21:14 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Why hasn’t Miley Cyrus gone on tour since her ‘Bangerz’ tour in 2014? The singer bares all on TikTok, revealing the 70+ date “didn’t earn her a dime.” Miley Cyrus has posted a series of videos to TikTok sharing some inside information about the industry. The videos are part of a series called “Used to […]
  The post Miley Cyrus ‘Bangerz’ Tour Grossed $63 Million—But Cyrus “Didn’t See a Dime” appeared first on Digi
  
  Read more

• Grimes shares that Elon Musk stayed up all night playing ‘Elden Ring’ after purchasing Twitter

  05-09-2023 20:56 via nme.com
  
  Grimes has revealed that after purchasing Twitter, Elon Musk stayed up all night playing ‘Elden Ring’ due to stress.
  As the musician and Musk’s on-and-off partner recounts to Walter Isaacson for his upcoming biography on the world’s richest person, an excerpt of which was published by the Wall Street Journal, the tech billionaire stayed up until 5:30am playing the video game after his social media platform purchase.
  Grimes shared that Musk had flown out to Vancouver to me
  
  Read more

• Björk premieres animated music video for ‘Victimhood’

  05-09-2023 20:52 via nme.com
  
  Björk has released a fantastical animated music video for her new single, ‘Victimhood’.READ MORE: Björk: “First you create a universe with sound, then you move into it” The clip, directed by Gabríela Friðriksdóttir & Pierre-Alain Giraud, premiered during the Icelandic singer’s ‘Cornucopia’ tour stop in Lisbon on Friday (September 1).
  Speaking about the video, Friðriksdóttir said: “I was absolutely fas
  
  Read more

• Lil TJay announces 2023 UK arena tour

  05-09-2023 20:15 via nme.com
  
  Lil TJay has announced a 2023 UK arena tour titled ‘Beat The Odds’ that will kick off this winter.
  Set to kick off in November, the Bronx-born rapper – whose real name is Tione Jayden Merritt – will be making stops at London’s OVO Arena Wembley, the O2 Academy Birmingham, the O2 Academy Glasgow and Manchester’s Mayfield Depot.
  Musicians Joony and Dina Ayada will be joining Lil TJay on his UK run as opening support. Tickets for the arena shows are set to go on
  
  Read more

• Royal Blood's Mike: 'I feel like the chemistry between the two of us is stronger than ever'

  05-09-2023 20:05 via music-news.com
  
  Mike Kerr and Ben Thatcher of Royal Blood join Matt Wilkinson on Apple Music 1 to discuss details around their new album ‘Back to the Water Below’
  
  Read more

• Burna Boy leading the charge for African music and breaking records worldwide

  05-09-2023 19:46 via music-news.com
  
  Burna Boy’s I Told Them... was a global blockbuster on Apple Music, breaking a number of worldwide records and becoming
  
  Read more

• Mitski Announces Intimate ‘Amateur Mistake’ Shows in Support of New Album

  05-09-2023 19:43 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer-songwriter has scheduled four solo acoustic concerts in Mexico City, Los Angeles, New York City, and Toronto
  
  Read more

• Look Out, Hybe — K-Pop Agency Attrakt Draws $7.5 Million Investment, Announces ‘New Girl Group Project’

  05-09-2023 19:36 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Just days after Geffen and Hybe announced the (potential) members of their long-awaited girl group, K-pop firm Attrakt has teased a new girl group of its own and secured a reported $7.5 million investment. Seoul-headquartered Attrakt, the agency behind Fifty Fifty, just recently scored the multimillion-dollar investment and informed fans of the forthcoming girl group. […]
  The post Look Out, Hybe — K-Pop Agency Attrakt Draws $7.5 Million Investment, Announces ‘New Girl Group Pr
  
  Read more

• John Lennon 1969 Amsterdam bed-in archive 'I Want Peace and Food' questionnaire up for auction for $150,000

  05-09-2023 19:28 via music-news.com
  
  A truly fascinating and rare archive of material relating to John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s ‘Bed In For Peace’ which took place
  
  Read more

• Venice police are reportedly investigating Kanye West and Bianca Censori’s boat exposure incident

  05-09-2023 19:24 via nme.com
  
  Venice police are reportedly investigating Kanye West and his wife Bianca Censori after they were caught in a compromising position on a boat while vacationing in Italy.READ MORE: With his “White Lives Matter” stunt, has Kanye West finally hit the point of no return?West and his wife caused controversy last week when photos of the two on a water taxi with the rapper’s trousers pulled down and his wife’s head in his lap made their rounds. The driver of the water taxi
  
  Read more

• Kid Cudi Pushes ‘Insano’ Release Date to January 2024: ‘I’m a Perfectionist’

  05-09-2023 19:23 via rollingstone.com
  
  The album did not previously have a release date that had been shared with fans, but its first single arrived in early June
  
  Read more

• Nirvana commemorate 30th anniversary of 'In Utero' with multi-format reissues

  05-09-2023 19:04 via music-news.com
  
  To say that Nirvana's third and ultimately final studio album In Utero was one of the most impactful records of the modern era would be an understatement.
  
  Read more

• Trace Cyrus claims Metro Station would be “more successful” if his family wasn’t famous

  05-09-2023 19:03 via nme.com
  
  Trace Cyrus has said that his band Metro Station would have been “more successful” if his family weren’t famous.READ MORE: These are the biggest songs and albums of 2023 so farThe 34-year-old is the brother of Miley Cyrus and the son of Billy Ray Cyrus. While Miley was one of the most famous child actors, playing the main role in the Disney Channel hit show Hannah Montana, he started a band called Metro Station with Mason Russo.
  Their third single ‘Shake It’ became
  
  Read more

• Diamanda Galas Condemns Eight-Year Sentence for Woman Who Killed Beloved Vocal Coach

  05-09-2023 18:52 via rollingstone.com
  
  "An 87-year-old woman hailing a taxi that a young, up-and-coming 23-year-old wanted is just considered 'greed,'" artist writes in open letter. "And that is why Barbara Maier was executed"
  
  Read more

• Drake namechecks ASAP Rocky in unreleased Lil Yachty collaboration

  05-09-2023 18:48 via nme.com
  
  Drake has shouted out ASAP Rocky in an unreleased song with Lil Yachty that has gone viral.READ MORE: Drake and 21 Savage – ‘Her Loss’ review: exciting prospect marred by lazy songwritingThe Canadian rapper has been teasing his eighth studio album ‘FOR ALL THE DOGS’ since he announced his debut poetry book Titles Ruin Everything: A Stream of Consciousness by Aubrey Graham and Kenza Samir. So far, he has revealed that Bad Bunny, and Nicki Minaj as well as his good fr
  
  Read more

• Chlöe Jazzifies Her Sexy Fan-Favorites During NPR Tiny Desk Performance

  05-09-2023 18:47 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I feel like it's important to be honest and transparent about our vulnerabilities and what we're going through," she said during the set
  
  Read more

• Sean 'Diddy' Combs is set to receive the prestigious Global Icon Award and perform at the 2023 VMAs

  05-09-2023 18:42 via music-news.com
  
  Diddy will receive the Global Icon Award for his unparalleled career and continued influence that has achieved unrivaled
  
  Read more

• Country Music’s Summer of Streaming Domination

  05-09-2023 18:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Led by digital-first behemoths like Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, Luke Combs, and Jelly Roll, the genre experienced a massive surge that shows no sign of abating
  
  Read more

• Country Music Knows What You Did This Summer: Streamed the Hell Out of Its Artists

  05-09-2023 18:40 via rollingstone.com
  
  Led by streaming behemoths like Morgan Wallen, Zach Bryan, Luke Combs, and Jelly Roll, the genre experienced a massive surge that shows no sign of abating
  
  Read more

• Del Water Gap and Arlo Parks Search for Balance on New Single ‘Quilt of Steam’

  05-09-2023 18:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  The song will appear on Del Water Gap's forthcoming album I Miss You Already + I Haven't Left Yet, out September 29
  
  Read more

• Bernie Taupin on His Seventies Visit to the Playboy Mansion: ‘What a Dump’

  05-09-2023 18:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  In this exclusive excerpt from his upcoming memoir 'Scattershot: Life, Music, Elton, and Me,' Elton John's lyricist remembers a visit to Hugh Hefner's pad
  
  Read more

• Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry Makes Solo Live Debut, Covers Madonna’s ‘Like a Prayer’

  05-09-2023 17:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  The singer performed a 9-song set at 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. last night
  
  Read more

• Zach Bryan and Kacey Musgraves Score Their First Ever Number One Songs on the Hot 100

  05-09-2023 17:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  The duo's "I Remember Everything" dethroned Oliver Anthony's "Rich Men North of Richmond"; Bryan's self-titled new LP is also the Number One album in the country
  
  Read more

• Watch Kendrick Lamar join Beyoncé on stage, and Diana Ross sing her happy birthday

  05-09-2023 17:52 via nme.com
  
  Beyoncé celebrated her 42nd birthday at a show in Los Angeles by bringing out both Kendrick Lamar and Diana Ross. Check out footage of the show below.READ MORE: Beyoncé live in London: joy aplenty at the summer’s glitziest tourThe milestone took place last night (September 4), as the iconic pop star took to the stage for her third and final show at the SoFi stadium in Los Angeles, as part of her groundbreaking ‘Renaissance’ tour.
  Kicking off the 37-track setlist,
  
  Read more

• After Writing for Rauw Alejandro, RMAND Is Ready to Take His Own Music to the ‘Next Level’

  05-09-2023 17:17 via rollingstone.com
  
  "I gotta show people I can do everything," the Dominican star tells Rolling Stone about his newest EP
  
  Read more

• Diddy to Receive Global Icon Award at 2023 Video Music Awards

  05-09-2023 16:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  The artist also joins the performance lineup as he gears up to release The Love Album: Off the Grid, his first solo album in 17 years, on September 15
  
  Read more

• Watch Måneskin cover Blur and debut new song ‘The Driver’ as they kick off ‘RUSH!’ world tour

  05-09-2023 16:55 via nme.com
  
  Måneskin have covered Blur and debuted a new track titled ‘The Driver’ during the first night of their ‘RUSH!’ world tour.READ MORE: Måneskin live in London: glam stars party past the Eurovision labelKicking of their world tour at Hanover’s EXPO Plaza in Germany, the Italian rockers treated the crowd to a 20-song set filled with their hits ‘Zitti E Buoni’ and ‘I Wanna Be Your Slave’ as well as their viral cover of  Four Seaso
  
  Read more

• Diddy to receive Global Icon Award and make live return at MTV VMAs 2023

  05-09-2023 16:41 via nme.com
  
  Sean “Diddy” Combs is set to receive the Global Icon Award and make his live return at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.
  The rapper will receive the prestigious prize at New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center for his “unparalleled career and continued influence that has achieved unrivaled global success in music and beyond” next Tuesday (September 12).
  He will also perform on the night live for the first time at the VMAs since 2005.
  In addition to receiving th
  
  Read more

• Spotify Is Cracking Down on White Noise Creators, Removing Them From Its Lucrative ‘Ambassador Ads’ Program

  05-09-2023 16:09 via digitalmusicnews.com
  On Spotify, white noise creators can make up to $18,000 per month recording ambient sounds meant for background listening. According to a recent report from Bloomberg, however, these podcast aberrations will no longer be eligible for specific ads. Spotify has finally made the move to cut off white noise podcasters from its lucrative ads program, […]
  The post Spotify Is Cracking Down on White Noise Creators, Removing Them From Its Lucrative ‘Ambassador Ads’ Program appeared fir
  
  Read more

• The Punk-Rock Predator

  05-09-2023 16:01 via rollingstone.com
  
  Anti-Flag suddenly broke up after frontman Justin Sane was accused of rape. Twelve more women have accused the singer of predatory behavior, sexual assault, and statutory rape
  
  Read more

• Nirvana’s ‘In Utero’ Anniversary Reissue Will Feature Over 50 Unreleased Live Recordings

  05-09-2023 15:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  New set anchored by two full concerts, a 1993 show in Los Angeles, and the band's final performance in Seattle in 1994
  
  Read more

• Nirvana announce special 30th anniversary reissue of ‘In Utero’

  05-09-2023 15:47 via nme.com
  
  A special 30th anniversary reissue of Nirvana‘s ‘In Utero’ has been announced.READ MORE: The roots of… NirvanaThe band’s final studio album was released on September 23, 1993 and featured hit singles ‘All Apologies’, which famously featured in their MTV Unplugged performance that same year, and ‘Heart Shaped Box’.
  On October 27, the landmark album will be reissued in several formats including a limited-edition eight LP super deluxe box set,
  
  Read more

• Diddy returning music rights to Bad Boy artists, including Notorious B.I.G. and Faith Evans

  05-09-2023 15:38 via nme.com
  
  After launching Bad Boy Records back in 1993, Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs has gone on to represent some of the biggest names in hip-hop, and make the label into one of the most influential of all time.
  Now, three decades after it first launched, the rapper and music mogul has confirmed that he is returning the music publishing rights back to the artists, rather than selling the catalogue.
  According to a report by Rolling Stone, the record label has already contacted numerous clients it repres
  
  Read more

• Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat, Royal Blood and more lead line-up for BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge Month

  05-09-2023 15:35 via nme.com
  
  Olivia Rodrigo, Doja Cat and Royal Blood are among the artists that have been revealed to perform as part of BBC Radio 1’s Live Lounge Month.
  Starting on Monday, October 2, a new live lounge will air every Monday through Thursday for the entirety of the month with BBC Radio 1 hosts Rickie, Melvin and Charlie. Some of the world’s hottest acts will take to the iconic Radio 1 Live Lounge to perform a mix of their own tracks as well as some surprise covers. Each performance will take pla
  
  Read more

• Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour Birthday Show Was the Ultimate Celebration of a Living Legend

  05-09-2023 15:09 via rollingstone.com
  
  Diana Ross led 60,000 people in singing "Happy Birthday," Kendrick Lamar appeared for "America Has a Problem," and Beyoncé's tearful speech made for an unforgettable night
  
  Read more

• Chvrches’ Lauren Mayberry covers Madonna and debuts solo material at first live show

  05-09-2023 14:53 via nme.com
  
  Chvrches’ frontwoman Lauren Mayberry has played her first ever live show as a solo artist and debuted some never-before-heard material. Find footage of the gig and the full setlist below.READ MORE: Chvrches at Mad Cool 2022 on karaoke bangers, Robert Smith and a decade togetherThe debut gig took place at the 9:30 Club in Washington DC, last night (September 4), and marked the singer’s first time playing a headline show as a solo artist.
  It also arrived just three days after the music
  
  Read more

• Viral country star Oliver Anthony shares new song ’90 Some Chevy’

  05-09-2023 14:29 via nme.com
  
  Oliver Anthony, the country artist behind the viral release ‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’, has shared another new song.READ MORE: Who is viral ‘Rich Men North Of Richmond’ singer Oliver Anthony and why is he controversial?Anthony has experienced a month of viral fame after a video of him performing his song went live on August 8. It has since reached Number One on the iTunes Country Charts and is currently on 50million YouTube views and counting.
  But the song’s
  
  Read more

Follow @Music_News_US on Twitter!