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Rihanna Makes Spotify History Again With 'Only Girl' as Fans Continue Waiting for 'R9'

Rihanna's 'Only Girl (In The World)' surpasses two billion Spotify streams, making it her eighth song to reach this milestone. Fans eagerly await her long-delayed ninth album, R9.

International Business Times UK

Bad Bunny's "DTMF" Hits a Record 71 Weeks at No. 1 — and Karol G Just Cracked His Top 10

Bad Bunny's "DTMF" hits a record 71 weeks at No. 1 as Karol G and Calle 24 x Fuerza Regida break into Billboard's Hot Latin Songs top 10.

Latin Times

Kanye West Unseats Taylor Swift as Top-Selling American Artist in RIAA Sales History Standings

Kanye West has overtaken Taylor Swift to become the RIAA's top-selling American artist, as new certifications push his US catalogue to 271m units and give him a record 117 Gold singles.

International Business Times UK

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Leading record industry bodies unite to introduce labelling program for generative AI in recorded music

Organisations like the RIAA, the IFPI and the Grammys are all involved in the project

MusicRadar

Suno scraped millions of songs from YouTube, Deezer and stock music libraries, according to hacked data

404 Media reports that in training its models, the AI music generation platform lifted at least "2,013,545 music clips" from YouTube Music alone

MusicRadar

Unleash your super power: how to prevent your retirement savings from funding fossil fuels

It’s easy to ignore your superannuation, but choices about where to invest can make a big difference for climate action and protecting the environment

The Guardian - AU

Greatest hits record becomes first album in US history to sell over 40 million units

Michael Jackson's ‘Thriller’ holds the second spot

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Is this man the future of music – or its executioner? AI evangelist Mikey Shulman says he’s making pop, not slop

Worth a staggering $2.45bn, Suno is an AI music company that can create a track with just a few prompts. Why is its CEO happy to see it called ‘the Ozempic of the music industry’?

The Guardian - UK

Angie Stone Once Shared that Co-Parenting With D'Angelo Was 'Very Difficult': 'Pride Is The Gangsta In This'

Explore D'Angelo and Angie Stone's lasting neo-soul legacy, their heartfelt love story, co-parenting struggles, and the power of pride in relationships.

International Business Times UK

Cardi B’s Net Worth Is Rising, And So Is Her Influence In The Music Industry

Cardi B's net worth is booming! Discover how the rapper's empire is growing, solidifying her influence as one of the richest female artists in music.

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Eminem’s Net Worth: The Real Story Behind His $250 Million Fortune

Discover the real story behind Eminem's $250 million net worth. Explore how the American rapper became one of the richest and highest-paid rappers ever! The post Eminem’s Net Worth: The Real Story Behind His $250 Million Fortune first appeared on Bored Panda.

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The vinyl resurgence continues – last year's sales broke a 40-year record

Sales of vinyl records were worth $1.4 billion in 2024, in the US alone

Got a spare $150,000? The iconic piano used by Derek & The Dominos, the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynrd can be yours

The grand piano heard on the outro to Layla is being sold alongside more than 600 other lots from New York studio The Hit Factory

Louder

Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine' Album Certified Platinum By RIAA

Ariana Grande's 'Eternal Sunshine' album attains platinum status, highlighting her ongoing success in the music industry.

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Major Record Labels Sue AI Startups For Copyright Infringement

Major record labels sue AI startups for using artists' work without permission, sparking debate over AI's role in music creation and the need for ethical s...

MusicRadar

Major record labels sue AI music generators, alleging "copyright infringement on an almost unimaginable scale"

The RIAA says that platforms such as Suno and Udio "threaten enduring and irreparable harm to recording artists, record labels, and the music industry"

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International Business Times

Major Music Labels Sue AI Startups Over Copyright Infringement

Some of the world's major music labels are suing music generation services Suno and Udio, accusing the startups of violating the copyrights of top artists to train their generative AI engines without permission.

TechRadar

AI music makers face recording industry legal battle of the bands that could spell trouble for your AI-generated tunes

Artificial intelligence music makers Suno and Udio have been hit with major lawsuits filed by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) and major music labels for copyright infringement.

Fortune

RIAA lawsuits against Suno, Udio and Perplexity's broken pledges show the perils of AI's 'move fast, break sh-t' culture

The RIAA sues Sonu and Udio, and Perplexity gets caught seemingly violating its own pledge to not scrape websites that have opted out of scraping—both stories that show AI has a consent problem.

The Guardian - US

From stealing to Spotify: the story behind how music got free

A two-part docuseries looks back at the history of piracy and how the music industry found itself in such a precarious place

Latin Times

'Dale play': Latin Music outpaces all other genres in earnings in the U.S.

According to the Recording Industry Association of America, Latin Music generated 1.4 billion dollars in 2023

What Hi-Fi?

US music revenues show streaming is the big winner, but vinyl and CD sales grow again

The full RIAA music industry figures have been revealed, with 8 per cent of overall growth in music revenues

What Hi-Fi?

Vinyl sales officially trumped CDs for a second year in a row

Vinyl continues its remarkable recovery by beating CD sales for the second year running.

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