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• Udio to Begin Fingerprinting Outputs Under Audible Magic Tie-Up: ‘A Clean and Robust Way to Identify the Use of AI-Generated Music’

  30-04-2025 21:55 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Udio is set to begin fingerprinting its outputs under a deal with Audible Magic. Photo Credit: Possessed Photography
  With AI tracks pouring onto streaming services in droves, Udio is now set to begin fingerprinting its users’ outputs under an Audible Magic tie-up.The involved parties reached out with word of the audio-ID system. Revolving around a “content control pipeline,” the approach will see Udio register tracks at the source via Audible Magic so DSPs can then “
  
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• Yungblud on why rock isn’t dead – thanks to Fontaines D.C., Turnstile and Geese

  17-12-2025 12:32 via nme.com
  Yungblud has praised bands such as Fontaines D.C., Turnstile and Geese for helping to keep rock music alive.
  The Doncaster singer-songwriter (aka Dom Harrison) made an appearance on SiriusXM’s The Howard Stern Show on Monday (December 15). During the chat, host Stern said: “I’ve been feeling lately like rock is dead, and it makes me sad because I love rock ‘n’ roll music.”READ MORE: Yungblud is ready to leave his idols behindHowever, Harrison disagreed with th
  
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• Zara Larsson says all the pop girlies are 'very supportive and loving'

  17-12-2025 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  Zara Larsson says she has never had a bad experience working with her female peers in the pop world.
  
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• Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard directs new music video for late Beatles legend

  17-12-2025 12:30 via music-news.com
  
  Finn Wolfhard worked with George Harrison's son on a new music video for the late Beatle's solo song Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth).
  
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• Stone Roses and Primal Scream legend Mani’s cause of death revealed

  17-12-2025 12:26 via nme.com
  The Stone Roses and Primal Scream legend Gary “Mani” Mounfield is set to be laid to rest with a funeral in Manchester later this month.READ MORE: Gary “Mani” Mounfield, 1962-2025: baggy bass hero whose melodies made the Madchester movementThe bassist and Manchester music icon died last month (November 20). He was aged 63.
  The announcement was shared online by his brother Greg, who told fans the news with “the heaviest of hearts”,
  
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• Snoop Dogg to headline NFL Christmas Gameday halftime show

  17-12-2025 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Snoop Dogg follows in the footsteps of last year's headliner Beyoncé.
  
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• Marilyn Manson sexual assault lawsuit dismissed

  17-12-2025 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Marilyn Manson's lawyer, Howard King, has lauded the case dismissal to be a major victory for his client.
  
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• Hackney Council receives over 27,000 emails to save Moth Club as the battle continues

  17-12-2025 11:58 via nme.com
  Hackney Council has received more than 27,000 emails to save London music venue Moth Club from potential closure in response to plans to build a block of flats in its vicinity.READ MORE: UK grassroots venues suffering from “the complete collapse of touring” – here’s how you can helpThe venue came under threat last September, when owners took to social media and called on local residents and fans to reach out to the borough’s planning department to con
  
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• Stranger Things’ Finn Wolfhard directs first-ever music video for George Harrison’s ‘Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)’

  17-12-2025 11:22 via nme.com
  Stranger Things star Finn Wolfhard has directed the first-ever music video for George Harrison‘s ‘Give Me Love (Give Me Peace On Earth)’. Check it out below.
  The actor and musician’s stop-motion visuals for the late Beatle‘s 1973 single take fans on a journey through the gardens of Harrison’s private estate, Friar Park, in Henley-On-Thames.READ MORE: Finn Wolfhard on his post-‘Stranger Things’ summer: “This is the start of a different ch
  
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• Snoop Dogg announces as headliner for Netflix Christmas Day NFL game

  17-12-2025 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  Snoop Dogg will be joined by special guests as he brings all the hits to the NFL event.
  
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• Simon Cowell's new boy band December 10 threatened with legal action over band name

  17-12-2025 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  December 10 have been hit with a complaint about having a similar name to metal band December Tenth.
  
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• Sleaford Mods team up with Life Without Buildings’ Sue Tompkins for “murky” new single ‘No Touch’

  17-12-2025 10:41 via nme.com
  Sleaford Mods have shared a new single featuring former Life Without Buildings singer Sue Tompkins – listen to ‘No Touch’ below.READ MORE: Sleaford Mods on therapy and new album ‘The Demise Of Planet X’: “There’s nothing wrong with critique, but I took it to an extreme” The collaborative track is the latest preview of the Nottingham duo’s eighth studio album ‘The Demise Of Planet X’, which is due for release on January 16 via
  
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• Yo La Tengo pay tribute to Rob Reiner with Spinal Tap cover

  17-12-2025 10:36 via nme.com
  Yo La Tengo have paid tribute to the late director Rob Reiner with a Spinal Tap cover. Watch it below.READ MORE: ‘Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues’ review: mock and roll granddads gets their spoof on once moreThe This Is Spinal Tap filmmaker (78) and his wife Michele (68) were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Sunday December 14. The LAPD later said that it was investigating the case as an “apparent homicide”, and outlets including TMZ a
  
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• Gracie Abrams slams Donald Trump’s “poisonous and vile narcissism” after mass shootings and Rob Reiner’s death

  17-12-2025 09:52 via nme.com
  Gracie Abrams has criticised US President Donald Trump over “poisonous and vile narcissism”.READ MORE: Gracie Abrams – ‘The Secret of Us’ review: a new type of intimacyThe singer took to her Instagram story to highlight the slew of tragedies occurring across the world over the past few days, highlighting the mass shootings in Bondi Beach, Australia and Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island that happened over the weekend.
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• Yungblud describes The Darkness as 'doormen at a party they weren't invited to'

  17-12-2025 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Yungblud has reignited his feud with The Darkness as he described critics of his MTV VMAs tribute to Ozzy Osbourne as "trying to be doormen at a party that they weren't invited to".
  
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• Trent Reznor explains 'drummer swap' with Foo Fighters

  17-12-2025 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Trent Reznor explained how his band Nine Inch Nails ended up swapping drummers with Foo Fighters after Josh Freese left Dave Grohl's group and joined NIN to be replaced in the Foo Fighters by NIN star Ilan Rubin.
  
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• Snoop Dogg to headline halftime show for NFL Christmas Day game

  17-12-2025 08:30 via nme.com
  Snoop Dogg is set to headline the halftime show for the second-ever Netflix Christmas Day NFL game.READ MORE: Snoop Dogg – ‘Missionary’ review: an underwhelming sequel to a hip-hop classicThe rapper’s performance at the match between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings at Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, will be streamed live on Netflix on December 25.
  “NFL, Netflix and your uncle Snoop on Christmas Day? We’re servin’ up music, love a
  
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• Watch Queens Of The Stone Age’s ‘Alive In The Catacombs’ and ‘Alive In Paris And Before’ online for free

  17-12-2025 06:30 via nme.com
  Queens Of The Stone Age’s concert film Alive In The Catacombs and the accompanying doc Alive In Paris And Before are streaming for free now – watch below.READ MORE: Queens Of The Stone Age – ‘Alive In The Catacombs’ review: moving and meditative concert docThe band released Alive In The Catacombs earlier this year, a film that captured their unique performance in the underground tombs of Paris in July 2024. It received a limited cinematic release before being made a
  
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• Drill Rapper Kay Flock Hit with 30-Year Prison Term; Judge Dismisses ‘Intellectual Disability’ Claims

  17-12-2025 06:27 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: chevyy.flock (Instagram)
  Drill rapper Kay Flock has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for gang violence charges, including various weapons and assault charges, as well as racketeering conspiracy.
  Kay Flock, the 22-year-old drill rapper best known for the hit “PSA,” has been sentenced to 30 years in prison in a packed courthouse hearing on Tuesday. Judge Lewis Liman rejected Flock’s bid for leniency and his claim that he had an “intellectual disability,&rd
  
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• AIM Ireland Pushes for a ‘Spotify Levy’ to Power the Next Generation of Irish Artists

  17-12-2025 05:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Diogo Palhais
  AIM Ireland wants the government to introduce a content levy on streaming services like Spotify to raise funds for the next generation of Irish musicians.
  AIM Ireland (Association of Independent Music), a trade body representing the country’s independent music industry, wants to government to introduce a content levy on streaming services such as Spotify to raise funds to see the next generation of Irish music talent. The organization represents independent reco
  
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• PRS Pays Out a Record £274.9 Million ($368 Million) In Its Final Distribution of 2025

  17-12-2025 05:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Christopher Bill
  PRS for Music announces its largest-ever royalty payout during its final distribution of the year, with over £274.9 million ($368 million) given to rightsholders worldwide for the quarter.
  UK organization PRS for Music, which tracks, collects, and pays songwriters, composers, and music publishers for the use of their music across streaming, downloads, broadcast radio, or any public performance space, has announced its largest-ever royalty payout in the final
  
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• PRS Pays Out £274.9 Million in Final Distribution of 2025

  17-12-2025 05:46 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Christopher Bill
  PRS for Music announces its largest-ever royalty payout during its final distribution of the year, with over £274.9 million given to rightsholders worldwide.
  UK organization PRS for Music, which tracks, collects, and pays songwriters, composers, and music publishers for the use of their music across streaming, downloads, broadcast radio, or any public performance space, has announced its largest-ever royalty payout in the final distribution of the year. The o
  
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• Marilyn Manson Sexual Assault Case Dismissed by Los Angeles Judge

  17-12-2025 05:43 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Marilyn Manson by WonGon (Instagram)
  Marilyn Manson scored a win after a Los Angeles judge dismissed a sexual assault lawsuit filed by his former assistant, ending a case that was set for trial next month.
  On Tuesday, Los Angeles County Judge Steve Cochran ruled that Marilyn Manson’s former assistant, Ashley Walters, had waited too long to file a complaint against the musician, whom she accused of sexual assault and battery. Judge Cochran said that Walters’ claims again
  
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• Watch Babyshambles bring out Carl Barât for The Libertines’ ‘What Katie Did’ and play ‘Wolfman’ for the first time in 20 years at London’s KOKO

  17-12-2025 05:30 via nme.com
  Babyshambles were joined by Carl Barât at London’s KOKO for The Libertines’ ‘What Katie Did’ and played ‘Wolfman’ for the first time in 20 years.READ MORE: Babyshambles tell us about reuniting for UK tour: “We have to do this now”Pete Doherty and co. have been playing their first tour together since 2014, following their brief onstage comeback at a Doherty solo show last year.
  The final date of the run came on Monday night (December 15) at KO
  
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• Lizzo celebrates as fat-shaming claims in lawsuit dismissed: “I’m so grateful for this victory”

  17-12-2025 04:52 via nme.com
  Lizzo has taken to social media to celebrate a legal victory, as claims of fat-shaming were dismissed from a lawsuit brought against her by three of her former dancers.
  In August 2023, Arianna Davis, Crystal Williams and Noelle Rodriguez filed a suit against the singer, but a judge has now dismissed a key portion of the allegations, in which the dancers claimed that Lizzo had fat-shamed them in the workplace.
  Although those claims have now been dropped, the larger lawsuit continues, with other a
  
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• Nine Inch Nails “prioritising” working on new music: “The fuse has been lit”

  17-12-2025 04:30 via nme.com
  Nine Inch Nails are reportedly working on new music.
  The band’s last album was 2020’s double LP ‘Ghosts V-VI’, which was surprise-released as a free download during the pandemic.READ MORE: ‘Tron: Ares’ review: Nine Inch Nails’ pulsating score saves this muddled sci-fi sequelSince then, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have been busy working on various film scores, including Challengers, Empire of Light and this year’s TRON: Ares, as well as being on t
  
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• Coldplay’s Chris Martin surprises newlyweds by singing first dance at their wedding

  17-12-2025 03:46 via nme.com
  Coldplay frontman Chris Martin surprised a couple on their wedding day, serenading them during their first dance. See the footage below.READ MORE: Exclusive: Coldplay: “When things appear overwhelmingly positive, that’s often because it’s what the singer needs most”The moment took place on Saturday (December 13) at Blithfield Lakeside Barns in Rugeley, Staffordshire, per Metro, with Martin sneaking in incognito to perform ‘All My Love’, from 2024’s &lsqu
  
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• Billions Are Flowing Into Music IP at Record Levels — But Can Financial Systems Handle the Catalog Boom?

  17-12-2025 03:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Deadmau5, whose catalog was snapped up by Create Music Group earlier this year for $55 million.
  Music IP acquisitions and dealflow continued to hit record levels in 2025, with billions pouring into catalogs, asset-backed securities, or well-funded tranches earmarked for future catalog purchases. But big catalogs require complex financial systems to manage rights administration, collections, payouts, and, ultimately, growth. So how are newly minted mega-owners overseeing their tranches?
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• Snoop Dogg to Headline Halftime Show for NFL Christmas Gameday

  17-12-2025 02:39 via rollingstone.com
  The Doggfather will take center stage during the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings game on Dec. 25, streaming on Netflix
  
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• GM ‘Natively Integrates’ Apple Music in Select New Vehicles, Adding ‘Studio-Grade Spatial Audio’ to Certain Cadillac Models

  17-12-2025 02:10 via digitalmusicnews.com
  The integrated Apple Music app in the 2025 Chevrolet Equinox EV. Photo Credit: GM
  Months after moving to drop support for Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, General Motors has announced the direct integration of Apple Music into select vehicles’ infotainment systems.
  GM just recently confirmed its plans to put Apple Music front and center in certain newer vehicles. On the straight integration side, the Apple-owned service is already available in the 2025 and ‘26 Cadillac CT5 as well as
  
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