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Latin Music Just Outgrew the Entire U.S. Music Industry — Again

Latin music revenue hit $542.2M in H1 2026, growing faster than the overall U.S. market. Here's what's behind the surge and what it means next.

Latin Times · Sep 26

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 · Sep 1

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 · Aug 7

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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 · Jul 21

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 · Jul 18

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 · Jul 16

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 · Feb 27

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

Michael Jackson's ‘Thriller’ holds the second spot

The Independent UK · Jan 22

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 · Jan 19

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 · Oct 14, 2025

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.

Bored Panda · Sep 23, 2025

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.

Bored Panda · Mar 24, 2025

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

T3 · Mar 20, 2025

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 · Nov 22, 2024

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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.

MusicRadar · Sep 4, 2024

“It's awful, it's illegal, and it's bad for our society”: Have AI music generators been trained on your music?

”The outputs are positioned to compete commercially with the very songs they were trained on”: We speak with artists, lawyers, and campaigners about the music industry's battle with AI song generators

Android Central · Jul 1, 2024

Google wants to use music to train AI models, but record labels should push back

If artificial intelligence is going to eventually replace creative work, we certainly shouldn’t accelerate the process by helping.

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...

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MusicRadar · Jun 26, 2024

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"

International Business Times · Jun 25, 2024

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 · Jun 25, 2024

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 · Jun 25, 2024

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 · Jun 11, 2024

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 · Apr 25, 2024

'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? · Apr 2, 2024

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

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