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Music producer contract: every clause explained, and the numbers that count as standard
Points, splits, work for hire and the sample clause — a plain-English walk through what actually belongs in a producer agreement before anybody hits record.
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MusicDolly Parton's career, start to finish: the songs, the albums, and the coat she gave everybody
From Locust Ridge radio to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — the records that matter, the copyrights she refused to give away, and what a working artist can actually take from sixty years of it.
MusicThe Opry is giving Dolly Parton back to the room that made her: how to watch tonight
Tonight the Grand Ole Opry dedicates its Saturday show to Dolly Parton, with Carly Pearce, Kathy Mattea, Molly Tuttle, Dan Tyminski and more. Here is the start time, the lineup and every free way to watch or listen.
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Analog warmth is mostly distortion. Here is the proof
Harmonics, headroom, and noise floors. Naming what people hear when they say a synth sounds warm.
Platform brief: SiriusXM lands on Tubi, iHeart books Vegas and your LG TV, Tidal hands Phoebe Bridgers a phone-free MSG for a dollar
A companion to last weekend's back-office piece — a Sunday brief on what the platforms themselves shipped, signed, and programmed the past two weeks, pulled directly from the SiriusXM, iHeartMedia, Deezer and Tidal press rooms.
The summer touring desk: a Chappelle arena run, a new Kansas City amphitheater, and Spotify quietly becomes a box office
A Sunday roundup of the live-business news that actually moved the week of June 1, drawn straight from the Live Nation and Ticketmaster newsrooms — five days that put a comedy heavyweight on sale, opened a 16,000-seat room outside Kansas City, and tied a Spotify listening history to a reserved ticket window.
ISRCs on demand, The MLC re-upped, and a São Paulo verdict on fake streams: a June 2026 brief on the music industry’s back office
Three recent press releases — from IFPI and SoundExchange, from The MLC, and from IFPI’s anti-fraud Operation Authêntica — together describe how recordings get identified, how songwriters get paid, and how courts are treating paid streaming manipulation in 2026.
Skrillex drops 'Thistle' with Blawan, Randomer and MC Dricka as the CONTRA era opens up
A surprise UK-techno linkup arrives ahead of a 2026 festival run that runs Primavera to Bonnaroo to Head Trip — and turns Berlin's Kraftwerk into his new home base.
Melanie Martinez maps the Main Idea Tour, a 2026 arena run for a dystopian new era
After "Disney Princess" and a globe-spanning Trilogy Tour, the alt-pop architect lines up 24 arena nights across North America and Europe.
Alex Warren announces 'Wildchild,' drops 'Passenger' as a summer opener
The Best New Artist of 2025 maps out his sophomore album for August 28 and serves the first single as a top-down anthem.
Muse drop 'Nightshift Superstar' as 'The Wow! Signal' comes into focus
The fifth transmission from Muse's tenth album collides arena rock with French house — and the LP lands June 26.
Total Accord Fest Returns for Year Two Across San Francisco
The Bay Area creative agency brings The Seshen, Brijean, Elujay, and more to a two-week celebration of music, drag, and culture.