Legendary Rapper Chino XL Dies at 50: ‘One of the Greatest to Ever Touch a Mic’ (Obituary from People)

Music Votes coalition reveals first wave of industry partners (Article from Music Ally)

Gangsta rapper to grandfather: The Olympic gold rebranding of Snoop Dogg (Article from CNN)

Steve Albini Gets Chicago Street Named in His Honor (Story from Pitchfork)

Steven Van Zandt: ‘Every Springsteen needs a guy reminding them they were once nobody’ (Interview from The Independent)

“That’s when the phone lines all over the world collapsed… The moment came when people fully understood what this was for”: The creation of The Cars’ song Drive and how it soundtracked a humanitarian catastrophe (Article from MusicRadar)

A special concert series in England where top artists perform under a canopy of trees in protected, preserved forests (Article from ABC News)

Gloria Gaynor Sues Music Producers for Alleged Copyright Infringement, Breach of Contract (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

Artists on TikTok: ‘It’s about keeping it simple and trying different things (Interview with Sheema Siddiqi/TikTok from Music Ally)

CDs sales are growing. How I wish I hadn’t given my beloved collection away (Article from The Guardian)

Martin Phillipps, Founder of New Zealand Jangle-Pop Band the Chills, Dies at 61 (Obituary from Pitchfork)

Has the Music Festival bubble burst? (Article from Hypebot)

With Taylor, Beyoncé and Billie Likely to Lead 2025 Grammys, Will Men Be Shut Out of Album of the Year for the First Time? (Article from Variety)

Lady Gaga flutters in dazzling feathery performance to kick off Olympic Games in Paris (Article from CNN)

The Rise of a Middle Class of Musicians (Post from Hypebot)

Music licensing’s latest new frontier is… AI robotic massage tech (Article from Music Ally)

Charli xcx: from slow burn pop star to ‘brat’ US election influencer (Article from The Guardian)

Billy Joel closed out his long run at Madison Square Garden Thursday night (Article from NBC News)

Lady Gaga And Céline Dion To Duet This Iconic French Song At 2024 Olympics Opening Ceremony (Article from Forbes)

Dick Asher, Veteran Music Executive Who Fought Radio Payola, Dies at 92 (Obituary from Variety)

Impala explores the benefits of sustainability for indies (Article from Music Ally)

Universal Music Generated $3.15BN in Q2 – Driven by Top Sellers Taylor Swift,  Billie Eilish, Seventeen and More (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

Kamala Harris is using Beyoncé’s ‘Freedom’ as her campaign song: What to know about the anthem (Article from AP News)

John Mayall, influential British blues pioneer who inspired Fleetwood Mac and Eric Clapton, dies at 90 (Obituary from NBC News)

Indie Music Labels Form ORCA, a Think Tank  for ‘Recorded Culture and Arts’ (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

What Are Neighboring Rights? A guide to foreign music royalties (Post from Hypebot)

Spotify turns in record quarterly profits grows premium subscribers to 246million – despite controversies (Article from NME)

Still No 1? How the music charts lost their lustre (Article from The Guardian)

Chris Brown Accused, in New Lawsuit, of “Brutally and Severely” Assaulting Concertgoers (Article from Pitchfork)

Abdul ‘Duke’ Fakir, last of the original Four Tops, dies at 88 (Obituary from NPR)

Lionel Paul Batiste Jr., One Of The Original Members Of Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Passes Away (Obituary from Offbeat)

Snoop Dogg will be one of the final torchbearers at the Paris Olympics (Article from CNN)

How Kamala Harris became part of Charli XCX’s ‘Brat’ summer (Article from NBC News)

NBA Teams Used Copyrighted Music In Social Media Videos, Lawsuit Claims: ‘Willfully Infringing’ (Article from Billboard)

As doctors leave Puerto Rico in droves, a rapper tries to fill the gaps (Article from AP News)

Chappell Roan’s success marks the rise of the ‘middle class’ pop star (Article from NBC News)

From Lollapalooza to Tipitina’s, the Imagination Movers aren’t just for kids anymore (Article from NOLA.com)

SoundExchange Sues Accuradio Over Alleged Unpaid Royalties Owed to Artists and Rightsholders (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

In Kyiv, a music festival returns as fans, artists and soldiers are united by the inescapable war (Article from AP News)

#ThankYouSteveAlbini: A tireless advocate for musicians (Post from Hypebot)

‘The Taliban tried to silence us’: the musicians who escaped to Portugal (Article from The Guardian)

Meet the Montreal composer doing his part to protect nature’s pollinators (Article from CBC/Radio Canada)

Guaranteed pay rate for New Orleans musicians playing city events heads to City Council (Article from Gambit)

Lady Gaga Is Back in the Studio and Says She’s ‘Happy As Ever Making Music’ (Article from Billboard)

Bruce Springsteen Is Now a Billionaire, Forbes Estimates (Article from Variety)

Meet Derrick Hodge, The Composer Orchestrating Hip-Hop’s Symphony (Interview from Grammy.com)

‘Weird Al’ Yankovic on ‘Polkamania!,’ Why He Won’t Release Another Album (Interview from Spin)

Plagiarism concerns rise among K-pop bands (Article from The Korea Herald)

Method Man says rare Wu-Tang album is an ‘uncomfortable subject’ for group to discuss (Article from NBC News)

Grateful Dead, Bonnie Raitt, and Apollo Theater Among 2024 Kennedy Center Honorees (Article from Pitchfork)

Bernice Johnson Reagon, a founder of The Freedom Singers and Sweet Honey in the Rock, has died (Obituary from NPR)

Spotify’s AI DJ continues rollout – now with a Spanish version (Article from Music Ally)

Rock N’ Roll – By The Numbers (Post from Jacobs Media)

Prince Documentary Is ‘Dead in the Water’ After Four Years of Production Due to ‘Dramatic’ Factual Inaccuracies (Article from Variety)

Does AI Really Pose a Threat to the Music Industry? (Article from Chartmetric)

Why the judge in Young Thug’s trial was just recused from the case (Article from NPR)

Ingrid Andress Says ‘I Was Drunk’ During Home Run Derby National Anthem Performance, Is Checking Into Rehab (Article from Variety)

Adele plans to take a ‘big break’ from music after Las Vegas residency (Article from Entertainment Weekly)

The Zombies’ Rod Argent Thanks Fans for Their “Love and Support,” Shares Health Update Following Recent Stroke (Article from American Songwriter)

GWAR kicks off A.V. Undercover season 9 with unique take on Barbie’s “I’m Just Ken” (Video from AV Club)