TKO Artist Management proudly announces internal staff promotions. The artist management firm, owned and operated by veteran entertainment executive TK Kimbrell, handles entertainment management and strategy for a diverse roster of esteemed clients.
In a post on LinkedIn, National Music Publishers’ Association President and CEO David Israelite unveiled the latest per-stream songwriter and publisher payout. These numbers represent both mechanical and publishing sub-licenses across Spotify, YouTube Music, Apple Music, and Amazon Music. Notably, YouTube is not at the bottom of that barrel.
Festivals across Europe have been affected by a severe heatwave that swept the continent over the weekend, with some regions recording temperatures approaching 40°C.
The funeral of legendary music executive Clive Davis — who died last Monday at the age of 94 after a six-decade career — was every bit as dignified, flawlessly executed and deeply emotional as one of the events he staged or hits he oversaw, with moving speeches from Bruce Springsteen, Alicia Keys, Barry Manilow, Dionne Warwick, his sons Fred and Doug, and a stunning performance by Jennifer Hudson. Spotted among the attendees were Stevie Wonder, Gayle King and multiple top industry executives.
Those of us who have worked in and around broadcast radio over the past several decades often have strong memories of the impact they’ve had on their communities. From disseminating information during a local emergency to raising large amounts of money for a community charity, the tales of radio’s deed-doing are plentiful and memorable. But radio’s influence in hometowns across America goes well beyond stepping up during disasters or fundraising for good causes.
It’s a year since the release of Lorde’s fourth album, ‘Virgin’, and she celebrated the anniversary by dropping 49 demos for fans to enjoy – as well as teasing a new startup partnership.
“Last year we played around with making an album worth of these skeleton versions, cool composites of a few different versions,” wrote Lorde in a message to fans.
UK managers body the MMF has a long-term relationship with YouTube for its management accelerator. Now the program is evolving and rebranding as ‘Hyperdrive’.
The idea is similar: a four-month training program kicks off this September, but it will include a travel bursary for managers to attend conferences, as well as a three-day retreat at the end.
The music streaming service Tidal said on Monday that artists uploading music wholly or substantially created using AI will have them label them as such — and those songs won’t be eligible for royalties.
The service’s new AI policy goes into effect July 15, and it also applies to Tidal’s independent artist franchise Tidal Upload. Tidal will also ban AI-generated music associated with “fraudulent activity,” a category that includes songs impersonating established artists and efforts to “deceive listeners.”
After a career that has transformed music and inspired generations, Ms. Lauryn Hill took the stage to accept the prestigious Living Legend Icon Award at the 2026 BET Awards. In a heartfelt and thought-provoking speech, she reflected on her journey, the power of authenticity, and the responsibility that comes with creating art that stands the test of time. Filled with gratitude, wisdom, and emotion, Lauryn's words were a fitting tribute to a legacy that continues to shape culture around the world. Watch one of the night's most moving moments from Culture's Biggest Night.
Live Nation hopes to dismiss the $35 million lawsuit filed against it , shrugging it off as little more than a resentful former employee misunderstanding financial documents. Live Nation has responded to the lawsuit filed against it earlier this year by an ex-employee with claims of financial impropriety and fraud—something the company is shrugging off as little more than a misunderstanding of financial documents.
Music streaming service TIDAL is the latest to take aim at AI-generated music with the introduction of a new policy that will prevent fully AI-generated music from making money on its platform. In addition, TIDAL will use automated tools to remove AI-generated music that attempts to impersonate an artist or a group, the company said.
THE·TEAM has promoted three longtime executives—Sam Alpert, Joe Atamian and Mike Greisch—to Executive Vice President, marking the first internal EVP promotions since the agency launched its music division in 2021.
The artist-filed lawsuit targeting Spotify’s alleged “undisclosed filtering practices” is heating up: Now, the streaming platform is facing an expanded complaint and a possible temporary injunction.
Live Nation has formally responded to the lawsuit filed a former employee who accuses the company of “financial misrepresentation and misleading disclosures”. It says those claims are without merit, but wants this dispute forced to private arbitration, keen to avoid the PR damage of a court case
WhatsApp is introducing usernames, a major privacy feature designed to help you connect with new people without giving away your phone number. Reserve your username now, before the feature launches later this year.
Hip-hop nostalgics could lose plenty of time going misty-eyed while scrolling through Genius and Sprite’s ‘The Living Tracklist’ collaboration.
It’s a site gathering 50 tracks from the past six decades that played key influences in hip-hop’s evolution, from ‘The Payback’ and ‘Rapper’s Delight’ in the 1970s through the likes of ‘Lyte As A Rock’, ‘Don’t Sweat The Technique’, ‘Juicy’, ‘Regulate’ and…
“PBS NewsHour” co-anchor Geoff Bennett recently interviewed the musician about the opening of the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music, the Monmouth University repository of the artist’s archives and a center for exhibits of his work as well as others tied to American music. “As the interview unfolded, it occurred to me that it would be a shame to lose half the conversation on the cutting-room floor, which is often what happens with a broadcast interview,” Bennett says via email.
The BET Awards 2026 took over Los Angeles’ Peacock Theater on Sunday night, making for a three-and-a-half-hour spectacular that went extra heavy on performances from everyone spanning Kehlani and Don Toliver to Cardi B and Baby Keem.
With authorities and France placing large parts of the country under a heat alert, and the Netherlands’ Meteorological Institute issuing a code red heat warning, a number of festivals have been forced to cancel this weekend.
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