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Futures Music Group raises $6 million to fund infrastructure and artist development, as well as expansion into catalog partnerships. Independent label collective Futures Music Group, founded by Neon Gold’s Derek Davies and Avenue A’s Dave Wallace, has announced raising $6 million in seed financing from a group of strategic music industry investors across the United

A live performance from Jay Chou, whose Children of the Sun is said to have generated about $14.7 million on Tencent Music during Q1 2026. Photo Credit: GEM_Ady Amid a continued SVIP expansion and a triple-digit revenue boost on the concerts side, Tencent Music Entertainment (TME) has reported nearly $1.2 billion in Q1 2026 revenue.

+ Grammys on the Hill celebrated its 25 th year of service honoring the champions of the music and creator community on Capitol Hll this week, culminating in a celebration paying tribute to Sen. Chris Coons (D-De.) and Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fl.) for their bipartisan work to protect musicians as artificial intelligence continues to

iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026: Taylor Swift stuns red carpetTaylor Swift has officially kicked off her 2026 awards season in style, making her first red carpet appearance of the year at Thursday's iHeartRadio Music Awards in Los Angeles, and she did not disappoint.The superstar...

Punjabi singer-songwriter Surjit Khan, who released two of his early albums via Catrack. Photo Credit: ItsMannatSharma Primary Wave and Times Music have once again expanded their reach in India’s quick-growing music market, this time by acquiring “pioneering Punjabi label” Catrack Entertainment (originally Catrack Cassettes Industries). Having initially partnered three years back, Primary Wave and Times Music

The first of five upcoming Anne Hathaway projects is gearing up for release, and no it’s not The Devil Wears Prada 2 . Anne plays a pop star who engages in an “psychosexual” affair with a fashion designer. All the music in the film that Anne performs was created by Charli XCX, Jack Antonoff and

Galen Buckwalter didn’t hesitate to get a craniotomy in 2024 as part of a brain implant study at Caltech. The 69-year-old research psychologist wanted to contribute to cutting-edge science that could help other people with paralysis. Buckwalter has been a quadriplegic since a diving accident at age 16 left him paralyzed from the chest down.

According to newly released sales data, Arenal Sound attracted the most attendees (roughly 300,000) of any music festival in Spain during 2025. Photo Credit: WikiSD10 The Spanish live entertainment sector generated a record €807.2 million (currently $930.8 million) from ticket sales during 2025 – up 11.2% year over year – as both Barcelona and Madrid