Universal Music Strikes Strategic Agreement with AI Startup ProRata, Which Just Raised $25M for a Chatbot and Tech to Attribute and Compensate Content Owners (Article from Music Business Worldwide)

From ‘Rico Suave’ Sex Symbol to Pastor & Industry Power Player: The Many Lives of Gerardo (Article from Billboard)

Rolling Stones to launch their own trading cards with Panini (Article from Music Ally)

Taylor Swift Leads MTV VMAs Nominations With 10, as Post Malone, Sabrina Carpenter, Ariana Grande and Eminem Also Get a Big Look (Article from Variety)

On board the Creed cruise: the unfathomable return of the ‘worst band of the 90s’ (Article from The Guardian)

“There was half a bass note that got chopped. That was my fault. Nobody noticed, though. I think I got away with it!”: Alan Parsons on engineering the side 2 medley on The Beatles’ Abbey Road (Interview from MusicRadar)