YouTube extends exclusive Coachella livestream deal with Goldenvoice through 2030 - Music Business Worldwide

YouTube will remain the exclusive global livestream home of Coachella through 2030. The Alphabet-owned platform and festival promoter Goldenvoice have renewed their exclusive livestream and content…

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NCT’s JOHNNY Invites Fans to Explore Korean Culture in ‘Journey with Johnny’ — Spotify

NCT’s JOHNNY was born and raised in Chicago, but moved to South Korea as a teenager to train as an artist. Years later, he’s still discovering new things about his adopted home every day. Now he’s...

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The US and UK’s share of the world’s ‘Superstar’ artists has fallen from 55.7% to 40.7% since 2021, shows Chartmetric data - Music Business Worldwide

Figures come from Global Music Pulse, a new report from Chartmetric, which tracks 14m artists across streaming and social services…

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How to Use Our Taste Profile Feature to Shape Your Spotify Homepage — Spotify

Spotify has always been built around your taste, and now we’re bringing our latest advances in personalization to more listeners. Following initial testing in New Zealand earlier this year, we’re...

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Southern Water taps fiber network to sniff out leaky pipes

Another utility sees the light in putting existing telecoms infrastructure to work

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Drake appeal against UMG over Kendrick Lamar’s ‘Not Like Us’ set for December 4 hearing - Music Business Worldwide

The hearing will be the last stage of the appeal before the panel rules on whether to revive the case, docketed as Graham v. UMG Recordings, Inc.

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BigCommerce app breach spills Master of Malt customer data

Attackers had four days to drink in names, addresses, emails and phone numbers

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Shut up and calculate: Jev's new AI primitives for coders

Developers test what they can build with TypeSafe's fast, typed decision model

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In the age of AI, teaching networking principles remains more important than learning protocols

Kids can learn why BGP matters in a semester, but that won’t leave them ready to implement it

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Artificial intelligence must have a new name, says politician who likes renaming bodies of water

Meet ‘superintelligence’ and the ‘globalist scheme’ – probably a polite diplomatic letter – to control it

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Calvin Harris Broke an All-Time Attendance Record in São Paulo

Calvin Harris earns a Guinness World Record after playing to a crowd of 1.6M in Brazil, the largest attendance for a DJ set by one artist.

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Outkast Sues Rapper 'Ovrkast' for Trademark Infringement

As NIL protections become a critical focus for IP, hip-hop duo Outkast sue rapper Ovrkast for allegedly using a "nearly identical" name.

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Dolly Parton's Manager Files Lawsuit Against Her Nephew

Dolly Parton's estate recently fired her nephew, who announced her passing, alleging he made violent threats against estate managers.

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Frontier AI keeps racing despite calls to slow down

Anthropic and OpenAI debut Opus 5.5 and GPT-6 Sol and Luna

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Federal Judge Confirms Arbitration Order in StubHub Lawsuit

A federal judge has officially confirmed and explained a prior ruling that sent a proposed StubHub class action into arbitration.

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‘Gemischtes Hack’ Hosts on Dream Guests, Favorite Episodes, and Reaching 1 Billion Streams — Spotify

Recently, fans of the German podcast Gemischtes Hack received a mysterious invitation to an event simply called “HACKTAG,” taking place September 22 at the Berliner Ensemble in Berlin.  Without knowing...

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Security firm finds naming AI agents after Seinfeld characters helps bots join the team

Not that there's anything wrong with it

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ShinyHunters claims FBI hack: 'This is NOT financially motivated'

This time it's personal

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Moonbug Signs Snoop Dogg's Doggyland for Kid-Friendly Content

Moonbug Entertainment, the company behind CoComelon, launches Big Feelings Music, with Snoop Dogg's Doggyland among its initial partnerships.

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Suno Blasts Latest UMG/Sony Lawsuit As 'Fundamentally Flawed'

UMG and Sony file another copyright lawsuit against Suno. The AI company claps back with a statement that the suit is "fundamentally flawed."

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The Return of Physical Product. Kinda…

Physical media is back—not as the main way to listen, but as collectible merch that lets fans support artists beyond streaming revenue.

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New Ozzfest 2027 Details Emerge—But Still No Lineups

Ozzy Osbourne's Ozzfest is due to return to the United States next year after a decade-long hiatus and a reemergence in Ozzy's UK hometown.

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New 'Apple Music Hall' in London Offers Intimate Performances

Apple announces the opening of Apple Music Hall in London, designed to connect artists and fans through bespoke, intimate performances.

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AI Music Startup GRAI Buys Social Streaming Platform Hangout

As it prepares to launch its core product, AI-powered music platform GRAI has acquired social streaming app Hangout.

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Suno confirms V6 model was trained on ‘creations’ from users, as it blasts latest Sony and Universal lawsuit - Music Business Worldwide

The company set out that description in a statement responding to a second copyright lawsuit filed by Universal Music Group and Sony Music Entertainment.

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Hypothesis-Driven Shelf Generation for Personalised Recommendation | Spotify Research

TL;DR: We investigate whether personalised shelf concepts can be generated from listener profiles and grounded in Spotify's catalogue, rather than selected from a fixed inventory of hand-designed templates....

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Charles Goldstuck’s GoldState makes minority investment in Podium Entertainment, as Flexpoint Ford and Shamrock Capital buy audiobook publisher in reported $400M+ deal - Music Business Worldwide

‘Podium is poised to take full advantage of the changing landscape for audio around the globe…

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