musicWednesday, September 9, 2026
The biggest story in music today isn't a new album or tour, it's a legal battle that could reshape how live events work. A top promoter is warning a judge that letting Live Nation off the hook would crush independent businesses, while Billboard quietly updates its rules to keep pace with how people actually buy music.
A prominent promoter's letter to a federal judge puts the Live Nation antitrust fight in stark personal terms, while Billboard's chart update shows the industry is still adapting to new formats.
Louis Messina, the promoter behind Taylor Swift's Eras Tour, told a federal judge that a consent decree keeping Live Nation intact would let the company kill his business. It's a rare on-the-record warning from someone who works with the biggest acts in the world.
Billboard will start counting Smart Media Albums on its charts starting October 2. It's a quiet acknowledgment that album consumption has moved beyond streaming and downloads into new, bundled formats.
Two stories about carrying a musical torch, one from a family of soul legends, another from a face on a famous album cover, show how long the road to recognition can be.
The Womack Sisters, granddaughters of Sam Cooke, spent a decade trying to find a label that wanted to release traditional R&B before finally putting out their debut. The story is less about the album and more about how hard it is to carry a legacy in a genre the industry has moved past.
Louisa Livingstone, the model on the cover of Black Sabbath's debut album, has released a rock opera based on Alice in Wonderland. She was anonymous for 50 years before being identified in 2020, and now she's making music under the name Indreba.
"By 12th grade, people gave us a certain amount of respect. But we were never rock stars, just the weird guys who did music." The story of Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo's high school prog metal band Avant Gardewww.loudersound.com
Can ‘quantum musical agents’ really make a melody better?www.newscientist.com
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Caroline Bienstock, Former President/CEO of Carlin Music, Dies at 68www.billboard.com
Mykki Blanco: Cafe Paradisopitchfork.comLucy Dacus to Reissue Debut Album ‘No Burden,’ Shares Unreleased Songwww.rollingstone.com
Lucy Dacus is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her debut album, *No Burden*, with a reissue arriving on December 4. To mark the occasion, she has released a previously unreleased track titled "No Thank You, I Love You, Goodbye." The reissue serves as a milestone celebration fo
Did Carly Rae Jepsen Name Her Baby After Heated Rivalry?www.thecut.com
Carly Rae Jepsen revealed in an interview that she 'maybe, not maybe' named her son after a character in the musical 'Heated Rivalry,' addressing rumors about a potential connection between her child's name and the show.
Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 ‘A Painted Symphony’ Officially Returns in 2027www.polygon.com
The acclaimed "Painted Symphony" concert series associated with the game Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is scheduled to embark on a world tour in 2027. This announcement marks the return of the musical component linked to the highly anticipated title, expanding its reach beyond digi
Fan Poll: Top 5 Whitechapel Songswww.revolvermag.com
Whitechapel, a pioneering deathcore band from Knoxville, Tennessee, is celebrated for their longevity and evolution within the genre, particularly their successful integration of clean vocals. The article highlights their status as an institution in the metal scene as they announ
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This is a SoundCloud page for the music compilation "Anime Scenes Trax EP.3" by osirasekita, featuring artists such as cartax, d3skt0p, and Oblongar. The content primarily consists of browser compatibility warnings and download links rather than substantive article text.
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Jon Stewart Blames Natalie Harp for Trump’s ‘Warped Reality’: ‘This Is Unbelievable’www.thewrap.com
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Michelle Williams Runs Through Destiny's Child Hits at Jon Batiste's Bahamas Jazz Clubwww.complex.com
The singer played two nights at the Jazz Club at Baha Mar in Nassau, mixing Destiny's Child material with solo cuts, show tunes, and gospel.
“So good! So good! So good!”: How 1969’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ became an unlikely stadium anthemfaroutmagazine.co.uk
"I'm not sure I understand it". The post “So good! So good! So good!”: How 1969’s ‘Sweet Caroline’ became an unlikely stadium anthem first appeared on Far Out Magazine .
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