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1. Latest Music Industry Hires: AXS, Warner Music, Primary Wave, BRITs, IMPALA, Play It Again Music, More

   Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of November 7th, 2025. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to post a job on our Job Board, just send us a request to noah@digitalmusicnews.com. And, keep track of all the […]

2. What Does “Indie Music” Even Mean in 2025

   Decades after its inception, the concept of indie music is more nuanced than ever before. Once defined by independence from major labels, “indie” now represents a creative philosophy—where artists embrace DIY production, digital tools, and direct fan engagement. This article was written by Sonia Chien in collaboration with How Music Charts. Music Trends on Digital […]

3. Cox Again Fires Back Against Label Claims Ahead of High-Stakes Supreme Court Argument, Insists It ‘Has No Fondness for Copyright Infringement’

   Now only three weeks and change out from an argument before the Supreme Court, Cox Communications is once again firing back against the major labels in their high-stakes copyright infringement showdown. Cox’s latest retort arrived in a nearly 30-page reply brief today, 24 days before both sides (and the U.S. government) will lay out their […]

4. The Grammy 2026 Nominations Have Arrived — With Kendrick Lamar Leading the Pack

   The Recording Academy unveils the nominees for the 2026 Grammys. Kendrick Lamar leads the pack, followed by Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, and Bad Bunny. The 2026 Grammy Award nominations have been revealed, led by Kendrick Lamar with nine nominations across several categories. Trailing with seven apiece are Lady Gaga, Jack Antonoff, and Mayhem producer Cirkut, […]

5. Sphere+Nostalgia=Success: No Doubt Sphere Residency Quickly Sells Out & Adds 6 New Dates

   No Doubt add six more shows to their highly anticipated Sphere residency, which has quickly sold out. The residency now stands at 18 performances. Nostalgia spells dollar signs for the Las Vegas Sphere, which rapidly sold-out shows for its much-anticipated No Doubt residency next year. To meet ongoing fan demand, the band added six more […]

6. After Downgrading Spotify’s Stock (NYSE: SPOT), Goldman Sachs Reduces Its Price Target as Shares Continue to Slide Post-Earnings

   After releasing a seemingly solid Q3 earnings report on Tuesday, Spotify has now seen its shares (NYSE: SPOT) slide by roughly 6% on the week. Meanwhile, despite being generally optimistic about SPOT’s path forward, analysts are pulling back on their target prices. We covered several of those adjusted targets earlier this week. Barclays, for instance, […]

7. Diddy Prison Class Documents Leaked to DMN—6-Week Class On Business Management & Entrepreneurship

   Sean “Diddy” Combs has been teaching a class on entrepreneurship to his fellow inmates, who even baked him a cake for his birthday behind bars. New federal prison documents shared with DMN offer some rare insight into Sean Combs’ life behind bars since his conviction on prostitution charges earlier this year. The documents reveal that […]

8. Music Publishers Seek to Reopen NBA Copyright Infringement Case on ‘Newly Discovery Evidence, Fraud, and Misrepresentation’

   Artist Publishing Group and other plaintiffs want to reopen their copyright infringement lawsuit against over a dozen NBA teams, citing new evidence. After a year of litigation and almost six months since having settled, Artist Publishing Group and other music publishers are seeking to reopen their copyright infringement claim against 14 NBA teams. On October […]

9. Primary Wave Music Partners with the Estate of Phil Lynott of Thin Lizzy Fame

   Primary Wave Music partners with the estate of Phil Lynott, co-founder and songwriter for the legendary Dublin rock band Thin Lizzy. Leading independent music publisher Primary Wave Music has announced a partnership with the estate of the legendary Phil Lynott, co-founder and songwriter for the critically acclaimed Dublin rock band Thin Lizzy. The partnership will […]

10. Dream Theater Partners with AMC Theatres for Showing of ‘Quarantième: Live à Paris’

    Prog music titans Dream Theater partner with AMC Theatres for the upcoming release of the concert film “Quarantième: Live à Paris” in select markets. Having concluded their run of live performances for the rest of the year, progressive music titans Dream Theater are giving fans the chance to see their upcoming live release, Quarantième: Live […]

11. Scammers Continue to Prey on StubHub’s Privacy Issues—Here’s the Latest Fraud Trap

    A new form of fraud appears to be targeting StubHub users who are both buyers and sellers on the platform—stealing tickets and racking up debt. Here’s how it works. The fraudsters appear to be taking advantage of StubHub’s lack of actual privacy features, reverse engineering ‘obfuscated’ emails to assume control of the targeted account. Those […]

12. CISAC Reports Record 2024 Music Collections as Digital, Live, and Background Royalties Hit All-Time Highs

    CISAC has reported a 7.2% jump in global music collections for 2024, when a digital boost helped fuel double-digit increases in the U.S., China, India, and Spain. These and other stats come from CISAC’s newly released 2025 Global Collections Report, which points to just shy of €14 billion (currently $16.2 billion) in across-the-board collections for […]

13. Lydia Harris Moves to Revive Her $107 Million Death Row Lawsuit Against Snoop Dogg, Lucian Grainge, Jimmy Iovine, et al

    Lydia Harris is attempting to revive her Death Row Records lawsuit against Snoop Dogg, Suge Knight, Universal Music head Lucian Grainge, and others. But as things stand, the presiding judge is refusing to reconsider the $107 million case’s dismissal. We covered that dismissal earlier this week, shortly after Judge David Hittner tossed the action on […]

14. Hungarian Festival Sziget Exits KKR-Backed Superstruct

    Hungary’s Sziget Festival has left Superstruct after being the first major addition to the live entertainment company’s portfolio in 2017. Sziget Festival has officially left Superstruct Entertainment and is now 100% the property of its founder and management team. The Hungarian festival was the first major addition to the live entertainment company’s portfolio in 2017, […]

15. Spotify Introduces Weekly Listening Stats—Beating Out Apple Music’s Monthly Recap

    In a move to provide more visibility into users’ listening habits, Spotify launches weekly “Listening Stats” to show users what they’ve been listening to. Spotify users are accustomed to waiting until the end of the year for their personalized Wrapped year-in-review stats. The only other way to get insights into your Spotify listening habits was […]