Suno, the AI music generator that’s managed to both rankle the music industry and lure some of its biggest talent to its side, has added music company BMG as its latest licensing partner as it prepares new models powered by licensed work. The partnership will see Suno pay for BMG’s repertoire of recordings from its […]

Rod Stewart has announced that he will be canceling the next four weeks of performances as part of his “One Last Time” farewell tour and “The Encore Shows” Las Vegas residency after undergoing a routine coronary stent procedure. The news comes just days after the singer postponed a show scheduled for Cincinnati’s Riverbend Music Center […]

A judge has ruled that the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. must pay a jazz musician $252,000 in legal fees and costs, following the organization’s unsuccessful lawsuit against him for pulling out of a concert in the wake of a rebranding to include Donald J. Trump’s name. Chuck Redd hosted and performed at the Kennedy […]

Emmy-nominated composer Kris Bowers is set to score Netflix’s upcoming animated comedy “Steps.” The score was recorded in July and August at London’s Abbey Road Studios. Slated for release on Nov. 20, “Steps” marks the first film to be fully animated in-house within Netflix Animation Studios. Bowers said, “I was excited about the possibility of […]

Taylor Swift will be adding another trophy to her shelf, as the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that the superstar will be inducted into the hall this fall, becoming, at 36, the youngest writer ever to receive the honor. Swift sent a message to be read by Mark Ford, executive director of the […]

The Dave Matthews Band has announced its 2026 Fall Tour, which will kick off on November 4 at Kohl Center in Madison, WI. The U.S. headline run will include shows at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, United Center in Chicago, CFG Bank Arena in Baltimore, and Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, concluding with a two-night-stand at Madison […]

British singer-songwriter and pop diva Marina (formerly Marina and the Diamonds) has signed with United Talent Agency for global representation in all areas, encompassing touring, media, filmed entertainment, brand partnerships, and more. The signing comes as the Welsh-Greek singer is slated to wrap her 40-plus-date “Princess of Power” tour, in support of the album of […]

As the AI era threatens to lay further siege to Spotify, the streaming service is drawing a line in the sand in the battle against AI slop artists. Spotify is rolling out a new label next month for accounts on the platform that appear to be AI generated, the company said Tuesday. Starting in mid-September, […]

The lawsuit claims the singer-songwriter engaged in self-dealing and cost the company at least $2 million in damages

The Chicago singer is taking her 2016 album on the road this November