Spotify: New Power for Gatekeepers, Still No Pay For Artists
Spotify is giving its playlist editors a public face—and a microphone.The platform’s new Playlist Notes feature allows editors to attach...
Dead Tree Seeds Dig Up Their Roots: Full Digital Re-Release
Photo courtesy of Maximum Effort France Push The Button, the 2020 full-length from Parisian thrash outfit Dead Tree Seeds, is...
Ellie Goulding’s Live Nation Lawsuit
Photo: Tore Sætre If you've ever wondered just how tangled the business side of the music industry can get,...
Jamendo Settles for Tech Safeguards as Suno Copyright Lawsuit Collapses
Photo: Armin Forster Just six weeks after filing a copyright infringement suit against AI generator Suno, Jamendo has quietly pulled...
The Grammys Sidelined Their “Asian Pop” Category Before It Even Started
Following instant industry backlash—and a reported cold shoulder from BTS—the Recording Academy is quietly freezing its proposed "Asian Pop" Grammy...
AI Just Got A License. Live Nation Just Got A Warrant.
Photo: Simone_ph Two stories dropped this week that look unrelated on the surface. One's about an AI company signing a...
JOAKEM Dives Into Primordial Darkness With “Creature Of The Abyss”
Photo: Pathway Studios Cyprus's progressive metal shapeshifter returns today with a single that turns evolutionary horror into cinematic soundThe deeply...
JOAKEM Dives Into Primordial Darkness With “Creature Of The Abyss”
Photo: Pathway Studios Cyprus's progressive metal shapeshifter returns today with a single that turns evolutionary horror into cinematic soundThe deeply...
Dystopiate: Filth Film
Photo: Kelly Preziosi Boston's Dystopiate return with Filth Film, a scorched-earth, 28-minute assault that doesn't so much play as detonate....
Sons of Thunder
Deathseeker & TYR Bridge Three Decades of Norwegian Underground Metal Photo by Cekidot Bands: Deathseeker / TYRRelease: Sons of Thunder...
