Photo Credit: Tim Toomey Amid an intensifying AI licensing legal battle with Universal Music and Warner Music, the AFM is firing back against the majors’ dismissal arguments – including by

Photo Credit: Macklemore by Selby May / CC by 4.0 Macklemore faces a petition to be removed as Ed Sheeran’s opening act after his politically charged set divided fans and

Photo Credit: Irish Recorded Music Association European Commission EVP Henna Virkkunen will deliver a keynote address at a conference in Dublin on the future of copyright in the age of

Photo Credit: 20th Century Fox Numerous Dolly Parton tribute specials have aired across four different networks, all attracting impressive audiences for broadcast television at a time when viewership is traditionally

Photo Credit: Alexander Schimmeck On the heels of a massive Q2 2026 music industry funding jump – to nearly $6 billion in total – July and August brought with them

Photo Credit: Miguel Alcântara The AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act is scheduled for a standalone floor vote in the U.S. House of Representatives during the week of September 14.

Gotobeat head of festivals Mike Lightford (left) and CEO Max Busin. Photo Credit: Gotobeat Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of September 4th, 2026.

Photo Credit: Colin Kaepernick by Asa Quathern / CC by 4.0 Jay-Z’s ongoing feud with former football star Colin Kaepernick intensifies as the ex-quarterback criticizes the rapper and mogul’s NFL

Photo Credit: Cassandra Wilson by Scott Penner / CC by 2.0 Cassandra Wilson, a Grammy-winning jazz singer, songwriter, and producer, has passed away in Jackson, Mississippi, at age 70. Two-time

Photo Credit: Lea Londa, Director of Warner Records Germany Warner Music Central Europe announces the launch of Warner Records Germany in Berlin, headed by director Lea Londa. On Tuesday, Warner