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1. Bella Figura Acquires Producer and Songwriter Paul Epworth’s Catalog — Including Stakes in Releases from Adele, Paul McCartney, Coldplay, and Others

   Bella Figura Music has purchased the catalog of veteran songwriter and producer Paul Epworth – including interests in works popularized by Adele, Florence and the Machine, Lil Wayne, Paul McCartney, and many others. London-headquartered Bella Figura and Bishop’s Stortford-born Epworth formally disclosed their tie-up today. Though the official announcement is light on price-tag particulars...

2. Kanye’s Upcoming Italy Concert Draws Condemnation After UK and France Cancellations

   Kanye West’s upcoming concert in Italy is causing an uproar due to the rapper’s descent into antisemitism, after the UK and France already cancelled gigs. Kanye West, who now goes by Ye, is scheduled to headline the Hellwatt Festival on July 18 at the RCF Arena in Reggio Emilia, Italy. With a capacity of 103,000, […]

3. Bandsintown Teams Up with Amazon Music Following Similar Deal with Apple Music

   Bandsintown teams up with Amazon Music to offer concert listings on Amazon Music artist profiles, like previously announced deals with Apple Music and Spotify. Bandsintown has announced a global collaboration with Amazon Music to enable concert listings across the service. For fans on Amazon Music, the integration offers a way to discover tour dates and […]

4. D4vd Quietly Dropped by Interscope/UMG; All Affiliations Scrubbed From Streaming Platforms

   Musician D4vd has been quietly dropped by his label Interscope, with affiliations scrubbed from their websites and on streaming platforms, amid his murder arrest. Singer-songwriter D4vd has been dropped by Interscope/UMG amid his arrest on suspicion of the murder of Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl whose body was found in his Tesla last year. […]

5. YouTube Expands Likeness Detection Tool to Entertainment and Music — Enabling Artists and Others to Flag AI Deepfakes

   With an eye on doing away with deepfakes, YouTube has officially made its likeness detection tool available to the music and wider entertainment industries. The video-sharing giant just recently announced the expansion in a concise release. As some will recognize, the development didn’t come out of left field: It was only a month and change […]

6. Is Eurovision Going Down in Flames? Severe Infighting and Boycotts Hit Extreme Levels Just Weeks Before Showtime

   Over a thousand artists are calling for a boycott Eurovision over Israel’s inclusion, while another thousand push back. Five countries have quit the contest. With just weeks to go before the 2026 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest kicks off in Vienna, Austria, five countries have dropped out in protest of Israel’s continued participation. At […]

7. Warner Chappell Music Officially Launches in India

   Warner Chappell Music launches in India, with Jay Mehta appointed to lead the charge in one of the world’s fastest-growing creative economies. Warner Chappell Music (WCM), the global publishing arm of Warner Music Group (WMG), has announced its launch in India in a strategic move that marks a transition from its previous sub-publishing model. Now, […]

8. RCN’s Multi-Year Legal War With UMG, WMG, and Sony Music Takes a Dramatic Turn

   Cox v. Sony Music is factoring into yet another copyright dispute: RCN has cited the unanimous Supreme Court decision in its marathon legal battle with the major labels. That ugly courtroom confrontation’s been in motion for the better part of a decade, and unsurprisingly, the core claims closely resemble those seen in a number of […]

9. Superfans Assemble: Universal Music Tees Up ‘First-Ever Liquid Vinyl Release’ of Audioslave’s ‘Out of Exile’

   Let the superfan-geared vinyl releases continue: Universal Music’s catalog division has teed up the “first-ever” pressing of Audioslave’s Out of Exile – including a “liquid vinyl” variant inspired by the 2005 album’s cover art. Universal Music Enterprises (UMe) confirmed the high-end reissue, with an emphasis on the liquid edition, today. Collectors are undoubtedly familiar with […]

10. Like Gasoline on a Merch Fire: Amazon Music Deploys ‘Just Walk Out’ Tech for Entire BTS North American Merch Sales

    Amazon Music plans to deploy its RFID “Just Walk Out” technology for merch sales across the entire BTS North American tour, according to plans shared with Digital Music News this morning. Amazon Music is adding a retail tech-twist to its in-venue partnership for the North American leg of BTS’ comeback tour, according to details shared […]

11. Dave Mason, Traffic Co-Founder and Rock & Roll Hall of Famer, Passes Away

    Dave Mason, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer best known as the lead singer and co-founder of English rock band Traffic, has passed away. He was 79. Singer-songwriter and guitarist Dave Mason, known as the lead singer and co-founder of English rock band Traffic, has passed away. The musician died in his home over the […]

12. Amazon Poised to Invest Another $25 Billion In Anthropic as AI Infrastructure Build-Out Ramps Up

    Amazon is preparing to invest up to $25 billion in Anthropic, in addition to the $8 billion it has already injected into the AI startup in recent years. On Monday, artificial intelligence startup Anthropic announced its commitment to spending over $100 billion on Amazon Web Services technology over the next decade as part of an […]

13. Seoul Police Move to Arrest Hybe Chairman Bang Si-hyuk Following Long-Running IPO Investigation

    Seoul police have officially moved to arrest Hybe chairman Bang Si-hyuk in connection with a fraudulent trading investigation centering on the K-pop company’s 2020 IPO. The Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency’s financial crimes division confirmed as much today, on the heels of a related press conference update from Commissioner Park Jung-bo. As summed up by regional […]

14. Audoo Partners With Sabam To Deliver A New Standard In DJ Reporting In Belgium

    Audoo’s Audio Meter™ technology to power next-generation, data-driven music reporting across DJ-led environments. This article was created in collaboration with DMN partner Audoo. Audoo, the music technology company redefining public performance royalty distributions, has announced a partnership with Sabam, the Belgian association for authors, composers and publishers, to deliver a new approach...

15. World Cup 2026 Meets Music Discovery: tapyoca Launches Global Indie Artist Initiative

    As the world prepares for the 2026 World Cup this summer, one question sits just beneath the surface of the spectacle: What will it sound like? This article was created in collaboration with DMN partner tapyoca. For decades, global moments like the World Cup have been defined as much by the soundtrack as by the […]