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Meg Combs Launches Nightingale Collective, Signs Brooke Lee
Meg Combs has launched Nightingale Collective, a new artist management and creative company, with singer-songwriter Brooke Lee as its first signing.
Shaboozey Signs Publishing Deal With EMPIRE Publishing
Shaboozey has signed a publishing deal with EMPIRE Publishing, expanding his existing label relationship with the independent company behind his Diamond-certified hit "A Bar Song (Tipsy)."
Spotify Prompted Playlist Expands to UK, Australia, Ireland & Sweden
Spotify has expanded its AI-powered Prompted Playlist feature to Premium users in the UK, Ireland, Sweden, and Australia, but a recent Reddit Q&A with VP of personalization Molly Holder was dominated by user complaints about AI-generated music infiltrating recommendations and curated playlists.
Gary Borman Retires, Closing Borman Entertainment After 50 Years
Gary Borman, founder of Borman Entertainment, has retired after 50 years in artist management, closing the company that once represented Keith Urban, Faith Hill, James Taylor, The Rolling Stones, and The Bee Gees.
Tool, Iron Maiden & My Chemical Romance Head Louder Than Life 2026
Tool, Iron Maiden, and My Chemical Romance will headline Louder Than Life 2026, a hard rock festival set for September 17–20 at Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville, Kentucky, with nearly 200 bands also including Pantera, Limp Bizkit, Gojira, and Halestorm.
Victoria Mason, Warner Records Nashville SVP, Honored as Rising Women on the Row 2026
Victoria Mason, SVP of Marketing at Warner Records Nashville, will be honored as part of MusicRow's Rising Women on the Row class of 2026 on March 3 at the JW Marriott. The 14-year Warner Nashville veteran has led the label's marketing, analytics, and artist development operations since joining the company in 2011.
Abbey Road Studios Launches Free 'The Big Nessie' Sampled Instrument
Abbey Road Studios has released "The Big Nessie," its first fully in-house built sampled instrument, created in collaboration with British fashion label Charles Jeffrey Loverboy and available as a free download as of February 23.
Daft Punk Release New 'Human After All' Video on 5-Year Split Anniversary
Daft Punk released a new video for their 2005 single 'Human After All' to mark five years since Thomas Bangalter and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo officially disbanded, featuring footage from their 2006 film Electroma.
Willie Colón, Salsa Legend and Fania Records Icon, Dies at 75
Willie Colón, the Bronx-raised salsa legend, trombonist, and Fania Records cornerstone, died Saturday at the age of 75, his family and record label confirmed.
Just 4 Noise Raises $1M to Build AI Sample Generator for Producers
Just 4 Noise, a Berlin-based AI sample generator co-founded by Max Shafer and Henning Nobmann, has raised $1 million in funding and reached approximately 4,000 users, with plans to expand its AI instrument generation model.
Imagine Dragons Departs Wasserman as Agency Seeks New Ownership
Imagine Dragons has left Wasserman talent agency as the company pursues a sale following founder Casey Wasserman's resignation announcement.
Virgin Music Closes $775M Downtown Deal After 14-Month Wait
Universal Music's Virgin Music Group has finalized its acquisition of Downtown Music Group, with Downtown founder Justin Kalifowitz departing and Pieter van Rijn taking over as COO.
Myke Towers Signs Major Deal With Taco Bell for Global Campaign
Latin music star Myke Towers partners with Taco Bell across multiple regions for a major advertising campaign featuring his song "Sunblock" in new commercials.
Bad Bunny Joins Viggo Mortensen in 'Porto Rico' Caribbean Western
Bad Bunny is cast in 'Porto Rico,' a historical western directed by Residente about a 19th-century Puerto Rican revolutionary, alongside Viggo Mortensen, Edward Norton, and Javier Bardem.
Apple Music Revives Connect Platform for Label Marketing Push
Apple Music has relaunched its Connect feature as a business-to-business platform designed to help labels and distributors coordinate promotional campaigns, including tools for editorial pitches and shareable social media cards.
Laufey Exits Wasserman as Artist Departures Mount Over Executive's Past
Icelandic singer Laufey has joined dozens of artists leaving the Wasserman talent agency following revelations about executive Casey Wasserman's connections to figures in the Epstein files.
Live Nation Reports $25.2B in Revenue Despite Antitrust Scrutiny
Live Nation reported $25.2 billion in 2025 revenue despite facing federal antitrust legal action, with operating income surging 52% and more international concert attendance than U.S. attendance for the first time in company history.
Sony's AWAL Partners With Milan Label Artist First to Expand Italian Reach
AWAL, Sony Music's distribution arm, has partnered with independent Milan label Artist First to provide global distribution and artist development support while expanding AWAL's presence in Italy's booming streaming market.
Classical Music's New Fans Act Like Pop Listeners, Say Industry Experts
Classical music's audience is evolving as younger listeners discover the genre through social media, behaving more like engaged pop fans than traditional classical patrons, according to marketing experts Amy Nelson and Sascha Braunreuther.