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• Beabadoobee: 'PinkPantheress stayed on our bus for a Halsey Tour'

  15-07-2022 17:21 via music-news.com
  
  beabadoobee is in session and conversation with Matt as part of the inaugural Antidote Editions on Apple Music 1. She talked to Matt about
  
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• Pharrell Wants ‘Vague and Ambiguous’ Chad Hugo Copyright Lawsuit Tossed

  07-10-2026 23:36 via rollingstone.com
  
  “As incomprehensible as it is, it appears that Hugo has no idea which compositions or sound recordings he supposedly authored," Pharrell's new dismissal motion says
  
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• Grok Bot to Begin Using ‘The Best Back End Model for Any Given Task’ — With Suno Handling Music Generation, Musk Says

  07-10-2026 23:31 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Mariia Berezovsky
  SpaceXAI’s Grok Bot, which is said to provide “AI teammates that do real work for you,” is officially set to begin utilizing Suno’s music generation models.
  That’s according to Elon Musk, who disclosed the anticipated use of Suno (plus some non-music AI platforms) in a brief X post.
  “Important note regarding Grok @bot: Going forward, @SpaceX will use the best back end model for any given task, including Claude Opus 5.5, MidJourn
  
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• Alabama Shakes Asks Soho Sessions to ‘Gimme All Your Love’ in Bluesy Rock Performance

  07-10-2026 22:59 via rollingstone.com
  
  The band also performed “Don’t Wanna Fight,” “Sound & Color,” “Future People,” and “Always Alright" during the intimate performance in support of the Grammy Museum
  
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• Party in the USA: Super Bowl 61 Halftime Show Rumors Continue to Bubble

  07-10-2026 22:40 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Miley Cyrus / Instagram
  Following a leak from Apple Music implying that Miley Cyrus would be the next Super Bowl halftime headliner—Miley has fun on social media with the rumors.
  This week, Apple Music appeared to leak a hint about the upcoming Super Bowl LXI halftime headliner with a since-deleted Instagram post featuring a silhouette of a female singer. Many speculated that this was Miley Cyrus—and now, Cyrus appears to have confirmed the rumors. The “Party in t
  
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• Party In the USA? Apple Music Strategically Spills Some Beans On the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show

  07-10-2026 22:40 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Miley Cyrus / Instagram
  Following a leak from Apple Music implying that Miley Cyrus would be the next Super Bowl halftime headliner—Miley has fun on social media with the rumors.
  This week, Apple Music appeared to leak a hint about the upcoming Super Bowl LXI halftime headliner with a since-deleted Instagram post featuring a silhouette of a female singer. Many speculated that this was Miley Cyrus—and now, Cyrus appears to have confirmed the rumors. The “Party in t
  
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• Publishers Call Spotify’s Audiobook ‘Bundle’ a Scam; Spotify Says It Has Over a Million Audiobooks+ Subscribers Worldwide

  07-10-2026 22:08 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
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  Spotify expands its audiobook access to over 180 markets as subscriptions to its Audiobook+ tier surpass one million users.
  It’s a well-known fact at this point that music publishers, particularly in the United States, led by the National Music Publishers Association (NMPA), have furiously decried Spotify’s audiobook bundle as a scheme to lower its royalty obligations—especially its mechanical royalty payments to songwriters and publishers. The ploy involv
  
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• Mike D’s ‘Secrets Pts. 1 and 2’ Video Flips a Concert on Its Head

  07-10-2026 22:07 via rollingstone.com
  
  Song uses footage from the former Beastie Boy's recent New York gig
  
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• The O2 Signs the UK’s ‘Largest-Ever Naming Rights Renewal Deal’

  07-10-2026 21:25 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: The O2 by Zeisterre / CC 3.0
  AEG and O2 announce a massive extension of their long-standing naming rights partnership through 2038—the largest such renewal in UK history.
  It’s been a big year for The O2, and ahead of the venue’s 20th anniversary next year, AEG and O2 have announced a massive extension of their long-running naming rights partnership. O2 will retain naming rights to the London venue through 2038, marking the largest such naming rights renewal in UK
  
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• Aerosmith Announce Two L.A. Comeback Concerts With All-Star Guests

  07-10-2026 21:13 via rollingstone.com
  
  Run-DMC, the Black Crowes, Heart, Billy Idol, Eric Church, Slash, Duff McKagan, Sammy Hagar, Tom Morello, and many others join band on October 29 and November 1
  
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• Apple, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube Pay All Songwriter/Publisher Royalties Directly to Word Collections on Behalf of Its Clients in Territories Outside the U.S.

  07-10-2026 20:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Yoel Gonzalez
  Apple, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, and more have entered into agreements allowing Word Collections to license and collect all songwriter and music publisher royalties for its clients directly from those services in territories outside the United States.
  This article was created in collaboration with DMN partner Word Collections.
  Managers, labels, law firms, and publishing administrators can use those direct collection pipelines for the songwriters and catalogs t
  
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• Apple, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube Are Now Paying All Songwriter/Publisher Royalties Directly to Word Collections on Behalf of Clients in Territories Outside the U.S.

  07-10-2026 20:56 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Yoel Gonzalez
  Apple, Amazon, Spotify, YouTube, TikTok, and more have entered into agreements allowing Word Collections to license and collect all songwriter and music publisher royalties for its clients directly from those services in territories outside the United States.
  This article was created in collaboration with DMN partner Word Collections.
  Managers, labels, law firms, and publishing administrators can use those direct collection pipelines for the songwriters and catalogs t
  
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• Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music Et al. Are ‘Looking Forward to a Timely Resolution’ of the Phono V Proceeding — But Has an Ugly Rate-Setting Battle Already Begun?

  07-10-2026 20:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Thibault Penin
  Ahead of what could prove a dragged-out rate-setting clash, DSPs including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Qobuz have responded to the newly submitted Phonorecords V mechanical rate proposal.We exclusively broke down that proposal yesterday, when the Songwriters Guild of America, Word Collections, and several others formally called for a flat mechanical rate of $0.003 per on-demand stream during 2028 with annual inflation adjustments to follow.
  The proposal,
  
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• Spotify, Apple Music, and Amazon Music et. al. Are ‘Looking Forward to a Timely Resolution’ of the Phono V Proceeding — But Has an Ugly, Drawn-Out Rate-Setting Battle Already Begun?

  07-10-2026 20:41 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Thibault Penin
  Ahead of what could prove a dragged-out rate-setting clash, DSPs including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and Qobuz have responded to the newly submitted Phonorecords V mechanical rate proposal.We exclusively broke down that proposal yesterday, when the Songwriters Guild of America, Word Collections, and several others formally called for a flat mechanical rate of $0.003 per on-demand stream during 2028 with annual inflation adjustments to follow.
  The proposal,
  
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• After Staffing Shakeups, WMG Goes Into Deal Mode with an Atlantic+Kakao K-pop Tie-Up

  07-10-2026 20:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  
  Photo Credit: Kakao Entertainment x Atlantic Music Group
  Following WMG’s major staffing shakeups and moves into new regions, Atlantic tees up a partnership with Kakao Entertainment to buoy K-pop artists.
  Warner Music Group subsidiary Atlantic Music Group (AMG) has joined forces with Korean entertainment company Kakao to support the worldwide growth of K-pop artists. The two companies will collaborate across a range of areas, including developing global strategies, music production, distrib
  
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• ‘Ted Lasso’ Closes Out Season Four With Special Brandi Carlile Theme Song

  07-10-2026 20:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  “I just bawled, absolutely bawled," Ted Lasso star Brendan Hunt said about hearing the singer-songwriter's rendition of the theme originally performed by Marcus Mumford
  
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• ‘Ted Lasso’ Closes Out Season 4 With Special Brandi Carlile Theme Song

  07-10-2026 20:16 via rollingstone.com
  
  “I just bawled, absolutely bawled," Ted Lasso star Brendan Hunt said about hearing the singer-songwriter's rendition of the theme originally performed by Marcus Mumford
  
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• The First Music Streaming Fraud Case Gets Caught Up in Trump’s Dumb AI Rebrand

  07-10-2026 20:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Mike Smith was accused of using bots to stream music generated by artificial intelligence — or "super intelligence" as the president now insists everyone call it
  
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• Westside Cowboy Play Brooklyn: Backstage and In the Crowd

  07-10-2026 19:56 via rollingstone.com
  
  Hanging out in Brooklyn with the buzzy U.K. rock band
  
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• The Best Moments From Karol G’s Viajando Por El Mundo Tropitour

  07-10-2026 18:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  From Drake’s cameo to a full-on ‘BbY WOW’ dance party, here are the highlights from the Colombian superstar’s latest trek
  
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• Netflix’s ‘Heartland’ Soundtrack to Feature Jessica Chastain, Jennifer Nettles, Carter Faith

  07-10-2026 18:04 via rollingstone.com
  
  Starring Chastain, Nettles, and Faith, in her first acting role, the thriller starts streaming Nov. 13
  
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• Travis Barker supported by wife Kourtney Kardashian following hospitalisation

  07-10-2026 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  Travis Barker has praised his wife Kourtney Kardashian for offering support during a recent hospital visit.
  
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• Noel Gallagher, Johnny Marr, Kneecap, Paul Weller and more sign open letter in support of Garvaghy Road residents

  07-10-2026 17:56 via nme.com
  
  Major names such as Noel Gallagher, Johnny Marr, Kneecap and Paul Weller have come together to sign an open letter in support of the residents of Garvaghy Road in Belfast.READ MORE: Kneecap: giving peace, protest and partying a chanceThe road in Portadown, County Armagh, has now entered its 11th day of a tense deadlock, following a decision being passed to allow the unionist Orange Order parade to march through the predominantly nationalist area.
  If it goes ahead, it will be the first time this
  
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• Olivia Rodrigo Almost Wore Meg White’s ‘Elephant’ Album Cover Dress to Daisy Chain Fields

  07-10-2026 17:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Looking at the forecast for her inaugural music festival in Great Park in Irvine, California, Rodrigo realized it was "too fucking hot" to wear the dress she bought at auction for more than $25,000
  
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• Sheryl Crow on What the Word ‘Freedom’ Means to Her

  07-10-2026 17:11 via rollingstone.com
  
  “Freedom means the ability to let everyone be authentic," she says. "I look at Dolly and think, what a beautiful example of somebody who just wanted to make people’s lives better"
  
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• Rush Interview: Geddy Lee, Alex Lifeson, and Anika Nilles on Reinventing the Band

  07-10-2026 17:00 via rollingstone.com
  
  Lee, Lifeson, and Nilles explain what it took to make Rush's new touring line-up work -- and why they love Steely Dan
  
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• Sean Combs Ordered to Pay Nearly $500,000 in Legal Fees Over Failed Defamation Lawsuit

  07-10-2026 16:58 via rollingstone.com
  
  A judge previously dismissed Combs' $100 million lawsuit over the 2025 Peacock documentary, Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy
  
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• Stockholm’s new venue Gasometer to open with performances Jacob Mühlrad & Alexander Wessely

  07-10-2026 16:54 via nme.com
  
  Gasometer, the new venue arriving in Sweden next year, has announced the first names on its line-up, with Jacob Mühlrad & Alexander Wessely set to open the space.
  The new space is due to open its doors on March 17 next year, and will be a new 2,300-capacity venue in Stockholm. It gets its name as it is a conversion of a gasholder built in 1899, and it is set to be operated by hospitality and entertainment company Miramis.
  Programming for Gasometer will be run by the company’s head
  
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• Stockholm’s new venue Gasometer to open with performances curated by Jacob Mühlrad & Alexander Wessely

  07-10-2026 16:54 via nme.com
  
  Gasometer, the new venue arriving in Sweden next year, has announced the first names on its line-up, with Jacob Mühlrad & Alexander Wessely set to open the space.
  The new space is due to open its doors on March 17 next year, and will be a new 2,300-capacity venue in Stockholm. It gets its name as it is a conversion of a gasholder built in 1899, and it is set to be operated by hospitality and entertainment company Miramis.
  Programming for Gasometer will be run by the company’s head
  
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• No One Writes About Everyday Life Quite Like Star Moles

  07-10-2026 16:30 via rollingstone.com
  
  This Philly singer-songwriter’s unusual way of seeing the world is yielding some amazing songs. It might be magic
  
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