Jack Black’s band cancels tour after backlash to bandmate’s comment on Trump assassination attempt(Article from CNN)

Global music streams are up in 2024. Latin music dominates and multiple releases of same album sell(Article from AP News)

How Jelly Roll’s ‘I Am Not Okay’ Shines a Light on a Dark National Crisis (Article from Billboard)

YouTube Music Now Lets You Search for Songs by Humming, Singing or Playing a Tune (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

Missy Elliott’s “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” Sent Into Outer Space by NASA (Story from Pitchfork)

‘Fix the Tix Day of Action’ Results in 65,000 Letters to Congress for Comprehensive Ticket Reform (Story from Digital Music News)

Record Labels Have Sent ‘Hundreds of Thousands’ of Copyright Infringement Notices to Verizon.  Now They’re Suing the Internet Provider for Over $2BN (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

This 50-year-old Billy Joel B-side is now one of his most streamed songs — thanks to young Millennials and Gen Z (Article from CNN)

Katy Perry’s new single ‘Woman’s World’ is touted as a feminist anthem. Some fans think it misses the mark. (Story from NBC)

Slayer’s Kerry King regrets not cutting a better deal for solo on Beastie Boys’ ‘No Sleep Till Brooklyn’ (Article from NME)

Portuguese ‘DJ priest’ plays upbeat tunes to spread hope (Story from Reuters)

US music bodies welcome ‘Copied Act’ proposed AI legislation (Article from music:)ally)

The Most Talked About Music Festival Moments of 2024 So Far (Story from Rolling Stone)

The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time: Staff List (List from Billboard)

Louisiana stars mentor neuro-diverse musicians: ‘Their energy just makes me happy’ (Article from The Acadiana Advocate)

Massive Attack detail decarbonisation measures for climate-action concert, ACT 1.5 (Article from DJ Mag)

5 Classic Songs Never Released on an Album (List from American Songwriter)

Nirvana, Marc Jacobs to settle lawsuit over smiley-face logo (Article from Reuters)

Stewart Copeland: ‘The Police’s recording sessions were very dark. We beat the crap out of each other’ (Interview from The Guardian)

Spotify is no longer just a streaming app, it’s a social network (Story from Tech Crunch)

Chaka Khan: ‘I found ways to hang on. Substance abuse, and all kinds of other s***’ (Interview from The Independent)

Why Venues Are Struggling to Stay Open in the Live Music Capital of the World (Article from Austin Chronicle)

Beastie Boys sue Chili’s owner over ‘Sabotage’ ads (Article from Reuters)

Spotify adds comments for podcasts… could music follow? (Article from music:)ally)

U.S. Copyright Office Finalizes ‘Scaled-Down’ Solution to ‘Termination Rights’ Under Mechanical Licensing Payouts (Article from Digital Music News)

Hip-hop band Cypress Hill makes 1996 Simpsons joke come true (Story from The Guardian)

From John Lennon to NWA: 14 of the best protest songs, ranked (List from The Independent)

Even the Los Angeles Public Library has a take on the Kendrick Lamar-Drake beef (Story from NBC News)

Mavis Staples on Prince, MLK and a life onstage (Interview from NPR)

Joe Egan Dies: ‘Stuck In The Middle With You’ Co-Writer & Singer With Stealers Wheel Was 77 (Obit from Deadline)

Prince’s Former Business Advisors Win Key Ruling in Ongoing Estate Lawsuit (Article from Pitchfork)

Hipgnosis shareholders approve Blackstone’s takeover (Article from Music Week)

Joe Bonsall, celebrated tenor in the country and gospel group the Oak Ridge Boys, dies at 76 (Obit from AP News)

Grammy Museum to launch K-pop exhibit celebrating Hybe, featuring BTS, LE SSERAFIM artifacts  (Story from The Independent)

Have DAWs made song melodies in hit records less complex? Research suggests that they could be partly to blame (Article from MusicRadar)

25% of Music Producers Are  Now Using AI, Survey Says – but a Majority Shows Strong Resistance (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

A hacked Game Boy, compliment battles, video games and Mr Blobby: the rise of UK nerdcore (Article from The Guardian)

R&B leading men Usher and Charlie Wilson topped the second night of the 2024 Essence Festival (Review from Nola.com)

Take a sneak peek into a legendary songwriter’s creative process (Story from NPR)

The Beatles’ ‘Love’ Show Closes After 18-Year Run (Story from Ultimate Classic Rock)

Birdman Says ‘Close Friend’ Drake Might Join Cash Money’s Performance at Essence Fest: ‘He One Of Us’ (Exclusive) (Story from People)

Cardi B Faces $50 Million Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over “Enough (Miami)”   (Article from Complex)

Coldplay Settles Lawsuit With Ex-Manager Dave Holmes: Reports (Story from Billboard)

YouTube reportedly offering “lump sums of cash” to major labels for AI music licensing deal (Article from Music Tech)

Binaural Beats are Known for Their Positive Effects on the Brain. Universal Music has Invented Tech That Can Generate and Add Them to Existing Audio Tracks (article from Music Business Worldwide)

WMG warns AI firms not to train on its music without a licence (article from music:)ally

The 100 Greatest Rap Albums of All Time (100-26): Staff List (List from Billboard)

Photos: Cash Money rappers return home to New Orleans; see who showed up in Central City. Cash Money Records co-founders get Central City corner renamed in their honor. (Photos Chris Granger Nola.com)

Former Hot Boys star Christopher ‘B.G.’ Dorsey free to rap, judge rules (article from Nola.com)

Merck Mercuriadis Stepping Down as Hipgnosis Song Management Chairman (story from Billboard)

Suno releases its first mobile app after attracting 12m users (article from music:)ally)

Philadelphia cream cheese spreads original song across streaming, TikTok (story from Marketing Dive)

As Sony Prepares to Buy Queen’s Catalog for Over $1 Billion, Band’s Annual Revenue Comes In at $49 Million (article from Music Business Worldwide)

Music video-sharing app Popster uses generative AI and lets artists remix videos  (article from Tech Crunch)