Musician Orchestrating $10 Million Streaming Scam Pleads Not Guilty; Hit With $500,000 Bail As Case Gets Started (Article from Digital Music News)

Report claims most music-streaming services are losing listeners (Article from Music Ally)

Trailblazing Black trans singer Jackie Shane finally gets her due in Tennessee (Article from NBC News)

Sweeping Changes at Atlantic as Label Group Prepares for ‘New Day’ Under Elliot Grainge  (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

Diddy faces public scrutiny over alleged sex crimes as questions arise about future of his music (Article from AP News)

Tito Jackson, member of the Jackson 5 and brother to Michael, dies at 70 (Obituary from NBC News)

Perry Farrell Apologizes to Jane’s Addiction Bandmates for ‘Inexcusable Behavior’ After Onstage Fight (Article from Billboard)

Lil Wayne feels hurt after being passed over as Super Bowl halftime headliner. The snub ‘broke’ him (Article from AP News)

More Rumblings of a Major Spotify Video Buildout — Creators Reportedly Receive Seven-Figure Non-Exclusive Offers to Upload Content (Article from Digital Music News)

Morrissey claims Johnny Marr now owns “100 per cent trademark rights and Intellectual Property” of The Smiths name (Article from NME)

Could a new remuneration right be the key to AI music licensing? (Article from Music Ally)

Taylor Swift’s Kamala Harris Endorsement Post Has Directed Nearly 338,000 People to Vote.gov n(Article from Billboard)

A noted Bywater recording studio catches fire as Francine dumps rain on New Orleans (Article from Nola.com)

Concord Label Group Merges Fantasy Records with Concord Records; Combined Brand Led by Co-Presidents Margi Cheski and Mark WilliamsCONCORD LABEL GROUP MERGES FANTASY RECORDS (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

Taylor Swift wins seven VMAs, tying Beyonce for lifetime lead (Article from Reuters)

Ex-Ticketmaster boss sentenced for hacking rival company CrowdSurge (Article from BBC News)

Frankie Beverly, the Maze singer who inspired generations of fans with lasting anthems, dies at 77 (Obituary from AP News)

Lil Wayne’s absence is the elephant in the room at the Super Bowl halftime show (Article from Andscape)

Dawn Richard Sues Sean “Diddy” Combs for Abuse (Article from Pitchfork)

Taylor Swift endorses Kamala Harris after presidential debat (Article from NBC News)

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter snubbed at Country Music Awards (Article from The Guardian)

Production music firm APM sues pharma giant Johnson & Johnson (Article from Music Ally)

The White Stripes sue Trump campaign over use of ‘Seven Nation Army’ (Article from CNN)

Unreleased Prince documentary said to fuel rumours that Prince’s While My Guitar Gently Weeps guitar solo was a cold dish of revenge served to Rolling Stone (Article from Music Radar)

Here’s Who We Want to See Kendrick Lamar Bring Out During His Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show     (Article from Billboard)

Kendrick Lamar will headline Super Bowl halftime show (Article from NBC News)

Herbie Flowers, bassist for Lou Reed, David Bowie and many more, dead at 86 (Obituary from Classic Rock)

Roblox moves into music discovery with charts and DistroKid (Article from Music Ally)

Heaven 17 Turned Down a $7,500 Offer for a GTA VI Sync Deal — Was That the Right Call? (Article from Digital Music News)

Brazilian musician Sérgio Mendes dies aged 83 (Obituary from The Guardian)

Rock artists react to new Linkin Park singer Emily Armstrong (Article from NME)

Primary Wave Strikes ‘Multi-Million-Dollar’ Publishing Deal With Estate of the Cars Frontman Ric Ocasek (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

Ticketmaster’s pricing for Oasis tickets is under investigation in the UK (Article from AP News)

Hardcore punk band American Nightmare are suing Cody Rhodes, the WWE Undisputed Champion (Article from Metal Hammer)

Queen guitarist Brian May says he had ‘minor stroke’ that left him unable to control his arm  (Article from Scripps News)

Rich Homie Quan Dies at 34 (Obituary from Pitchfork)

Chappell Roan Says She’s Canceling Scalper-Bought Tickets for Tennessee Show, Offers Fans an Alternative Shot at Getting In (Article from Variety)

Boomy CEO Listed as Co-Writer on Hundreds of Songs From Accused $10M Streaming Fraudster (Article from Billboard)

Scandal-hit Fyre festival is back with tickets at nearly $8,000 (Article from The Guardian)

“It’s awful, it’s illegal, and it’s bad for our society”: Have AI music generators been trained on your music? (Article from MusicRadar)

Rapper Fatman Scoop dies after collapsing on stage during Connecticut concert (Obituary from NBC News)

Ticketmaster’s ‘Dynamic Pricing’ for Oasis Tickets Set to be Investigated by U.K. Government (Article from Variety)

LaToya Cantrell names Master P New Orleans ‘entertainment ambassador’ ahead of Super Bowl LIX (Article from Nola.com)

Brazil’s recorded music industry up 21% in first half of 2024 (Article from Music Ally)

Spotify Triumphs Against Eminem Publisher in Long-Running Mechanicals-Focused Lawsuit (Article from Digital Music News

Danielle Moore, Singer of English Dance Band Crazy P, Dies at 52 (Obituary from Billboard)

George French, renowned New Orleans jazz and rhythm & blues bassist and singer, has died (Obituary from Nola.com)

Hangout Secures $8.2 Million to Launch New Social Music Platform (Article from Digital Music News)

ABBA calls out Trump for “unauthorized use” of their music at rallies; campaign says it has permission (Article from CBS News)

David Gilmour says he gets “way too much deference” due to work with Pink Floyd (Article from NME)

Nashville Guitar Great Pete Wade Passes (Obituary from Music Row)

“There was no food allowed backstage, only drugs and booze”: Clem Burke’s stories of Debbie Harry, Bob Dylan, Iggy Pop and more (Article from Classic Rock)