June, 2026

David McIninch appointed General Manager of Soundmouse, the music cue sheet platform acquired by BMI
McIninch will oversee Soundmouse's global operations Source...

English-language share of US audio streams fell in Q1, says Luminate, as Latin music gained ground driven by megastars like Bad Bunny
Luminate said Latin music has "fully shattered" its 'niche' status" in the US Source...

The Ghost in the Machine Wants a Cut
The following MBW op/ed comes from Walter De Brouwer, a generative linguist by training and the co-founder, with Michael Ovitz, of SoundPatrol Source...

Diljit Dosanjh breaks his own record for biggest North American tour by a Punjabi artist with $32M Aura run
Live Nation-promoted run sold more than 225,000 tickets, according to the concert giant. Source...

Suno is paying grants to independent artists… so long as they agree not to criticize Suno
Suno has launched an incubator program for independent artists called Spark Source...

Warner Music launches pilot with indie record stores to test whether fans’ unwanted vinyl can be recycled
Participating stores will collect the records for recovery partner Virterras Materials to assess for potential material recycling. Source...

iHeartMedia cuts radio jobs across US as it targets $50m in annual cost savings (report)
According to RadioInsight, nationwide station budget cuts began Tuesday and rolled out through the week. Source...

Comments And Feedback

September

S	M	T	W	T	F	S
		1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10	11	12
13	14	15	16	17	18	19
20	21	22	23	24	25	26
27	28	29	30