Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Photo Credit: Sadia Afreen Live Nation’s Ticketmaster is battling yet another class action complaint – this time in Quebec, where customers are suing over alleged “excessive, unreasonable,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Photo Credit: Sadia Afreen Live Nation’s Ticketmaster is battling yet another class action complaint – this time in Quebec, where customers are suing over alleged “excessive, unreasonable,
Independent artists enter 2026 carrying the same structural problems they dragged through 2025, algorithmic gatekeeping, shrinking attention spans, rising touring costs, and an industry that still pretends “exposure” pays rent.
The Messthetics (the jazz trio featuring Fugazi‘s rhythm section of Joe Lally and Brendan Canty, plus guitarist Anthony Pirog) and saxophonist James Brandon Lewis have announced another collaborative album, following
Photo Credit: Afif Ramdhasuma X is suing music publishers and the NMPA with allegations of “weaponizing” takedown requests and colluding to “coerce” the platform into licensing deals. Elon Musk’s X
NY-based alt-pop artist Sarah Kinsley has announced a new EP, Fleeting, due out February 13 via Verve Forecast/Fontana. It’s the follow-up to her very good 2024 debut LP Escaper, and
If you’ve already played out all the best albums of 2025 and you’re ready to put your music listening habits in 2026 mode, you’re in luck because this year is
By: Ayeshah ‘Ice’ Somani There’s a moment in every band’s rise where the buzz becomes self-sustaining. That moment just happened for Luscious. The Toronto-Kingston-based band just dropped their latest
Lamb of God have revealed the full lineup for their 2026 Headbangers Boat cruise, and it’s stacked. It features LOG headlining, along with recently-reunited bands The Dillinger Escape Plan and
Universal Music Group head Lucian Grainge. Photo Credit: UMG Another year, another internal rally-the-troops memo from Universal Music head Lucian Grainge, who’s shed a bit of new light on the
By Young N’ Loud Magazine The First Spark of Sound Every artist has an origin story, but some beginnings feel less like a decision and more like a calling whispered