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1. Time for a Sober Music Festival?—National Sober Community The Phoenix Presents Third Annual ‘Music on the Mountain’ Festival in Vermont

   This May, The Phoenix, a national sober community of nearly two million, hosts its third annual Music on the Mountain festival in Ludlow, Vermont. Music festivals have long been synonymous with “drugs and rock ‘n roll” culture, which generally includes an excess of drinking. But for many Americans who identify as sober or “sober curious,” […]

2. TikTok’s SoundOn Partners with ACRCloud’s New Derivative Works Detection Service

   TikTok’s music distribution platform SoundOn partners with ACRCloud’s Derivative Works service to crack down on unauthorized uploads. SoundOn, the music distribution and promotion platform owned by TikTok, has deployed a new detection service from content recognition firm ACRCloud. The partnership will integrate the latter’s Derivative Works Detection tool to identify copyrighted works that have...

3. CTM Outlander Acquires Matt Simons’ Masters Catalog

   CTM Outlander acquires singer-songwriter Matt Simons’ master recording catalog, including the global hit “Catch & Release.” On Wednesday, CTM Outlander announced the acquisition of the master recording catalog of American singer-songwriter Matt Simons. The transaction includes masters spanning Simons’ accomplished career, including the albums Living Proof, Pieces, Catch & Release, When...

4. NFL Taps Kane Brown, Wiz Khalifa, and Bret Michaels as 2026 ‘Draft Entertainment Series’ Headliners, Tees Up a Record Nine International Games

   The NFL has tapped Kane Brown, Wiz Khalifa, and Poison frontman Bret Michaels to headline its Draft Entertainment Series, which is scheduled to kick off in Pittsburgh on the 23rd. Airing live on networks including ABC and free to attend in person, the “three-day celebration” is set to begin with a National Anthem rendition from […]

5. TikTok Is Fun and All, But Instagram Claims to Be the Real Home for Music Superfans

   A study conducted by Luminate (and commissioned by Meta) finds that Instagram is the de facto home for music superfans—not TikTok or YouTube. TikTok may claim to be the biggest driver of music culture across social media platforms, but Instagram’s unique relationship with fans—and a study conducted by Luminate and Meta—hints at a deeper connection. […]

6. Don’t Call Spotify a ‘Streaming Platform’—Now It’s an ‘Interactive Multiformat Ecosystem’ With Ad Formats to Match

   Spotify rolls out interactive carousel ads to draw more marketing dollars, calling itself an “interactive multiformat ecosystem” in its new era. On Tuesday, Spotify announced the addition of interactive carousel ads in a bid to draw more money across its marketing channels and generate sales. The move also makes the platform more visual, which has […]

7. Fleetwood Mac’s Lindsey Buckingham Attacked by a Longtime Stalker In Santa Monica

   Ex-Fleetwood Mac guitarist and vocalist Lindsey Buckingham was attacked by a woman in Santa Monica, according to law enforcement. Lindsey Buckingham, Fleetwood Mac’s former guitarist and vocalist, was attacked by a woman described by authorities as a stalking suspect when he showed up for an appointment in Santa Monica. He was not injured. The 76-year-old […]

8. The NMPA Throws Another Splashy Golf Tournament In LA — Wait Till Elon Musk’s Lawyers Find Out About This One

   The National Music Publishers’ Association (NMPA) and its SONGS Foundation tossed another splashy golf gala this week at The Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles. And it was exactly the kind of country-clubbing, cigar-chomping, golf-playing ‘gala’ the lawyers at Elon Musk’s X warned you about. Hit songwriters were advised to leave their big hooks at […]

9. Jewish Leadership Council Condemns London’s Wireless Festival After Kanye West Booked as Headliner

   Kanye West has been announced as headliner for this year’s Wireless Festival in London. Now, the Jewish Leadership Council has condemned that choice. This year’s Wireless Festival in London will feature disgraced musician Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, as its headliner for all three nights of this summer’s edition. The event marks a return […]

10. Warner Music Buys Indie Distributor and Rights Management Platform Revelator, Says the Deal ‘Will Turbocharge Our Joint Mission to Support More Labels and Artists’

    Revelator has a new owner: Warner Music Group (WMG), which intends to integrate the B2B indie distributor and rights management platform’s features en route to transforming “the suite of services that WMG labels and ADA offer to artists.” Warner Music disclosed its latest buyout, which is expected to wrap next quarter, in a concise release […]

11. Oh the Irony: Anthropic Goes Scorched Earth Against Infringers After Leaking Its Source Code

    Anthropic pulled thousands of copies of its Claude AI source code from GitHub after leaking it to the public, seemingly by accident. On Tuesday, a software engineer discovered that AI company Anthropic had included access to the source code for its Claude AI model in a recent release. That led numerous engineers and AI enthusiasts […]

12. Australian Lawmakers Pass the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026, Loosening ‘Orphan Works’ Restrictions and Clarifying Copyright Exceptions for Remote Learning

    Australia’s Parliament has passed the Copyright Amendment Bill 2026, thereby setting the stage for loosened “orphan works” restrictions and an expanded educational licensing framework covering online learning. Technically, the bill’s approval in both the House and the Senate became official yesterday. And rights organizations including AMPAL, ARIA PPCA, APRA AMCOS and the Australian...

13. Lupe Fiasco Tapped to Headline Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach’s ‘Friday Concert’

    The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach announces Lupe Fiasco as the headliner of the Friday Concert Presented by Acura on April 17. On April 17, Grammy-winning rapper and producer Lupe Fiasco will headline the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach’s Friday Concert, which takes place on the stage outside the Long Beach Terrace Theater […]

14. Post Malone Announces Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Seoul, Tokyo Dates After Selling Out India

    Post Malone announces a slew of new world tour dates across Asia after a record-breaking India show. The Asia leg kicks off on September 16. Post Malone’s BIG ASS World Tour, featuring special guest Don Toliver, is getting an extra limited run in Asia this September and October following a record-breaking India show. Promoted by […]

15. Salt-N-Pepa Files Appeal Brief in UMG Termination Battle, Criticizes District Court Dismissal As ‘Riddled With Error’

    Let the Salt-N-Pepa v. Universal Music copyright termination battle continue: Now repped by veteran entertainment attorney Richard S. Busch, the rap duo has fired off a firmly worded appeal brief following a lower-court dismissal on contractual-language grounds. Right on cue, the “Push It” act submitted the more than 60-page appeal yesterday, after filing a related […]