A Roundhouse show by Primal Scream last week was criticised over controversial images shown during a performance of their song ‘Swastika Eyes’, which critics say were antisemitic. On the back of that ...

Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise last week, from Together For Palestine, Sasha Keable, Sean Trelford, Deca OTA + Sex Mask ‘LULLABY’ by Together For Palestine, featuring Amena, ...

MIT has published the results of its study into the carbon emissions of live music in the US and UK, part of an initiative backed by Coldplay. The academics behind the study say their stats and report ...

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard are among the artists boycotting Spotify, though that didn’t stop AI-generated covers of their songs appearing under the artist name King Lizard Wizard. Those have now ...

Kneecap are suing Vince Gasparro, the Canadian MP who announced they were banned from the country in September. The group confirmed legal action was underway after it emerged the Canadian government ...

ECSA, representing songwriters and composers across Europe, has called for more transparency about the big AI deals now being announced by the majors. Writers need to know various things about those ...

The UK government has announced plans to introduce new laws banning for-profit ticket touting and capping the commissions that can be charged on face value resale. Numerous politicians, artists, ...

The majors have urged the US Supreme Court to uphold their billion dollar win in a piracy lawsuit against ISP Cox. It argues that that ruling will result in mass internet disconnections, but the ...

The majors have amended their Suno lawsuit, alleging that the AI company sourced music by illegally ripping files from YouTube. It follows the ruling in the authors v Anthropic case, where Anthropic’s ...

Earlier this year Eminem publisher Eight Mile Style filed a lawsuit against Meta, claiming that the rapper’s music appeared in videos on Facebook and Instagram without the necessary licences. Meta ...

Acopia’s third album hums with restraint. Suspending glimpses of strings amid echoing, choir-like synth arrangement, it’s introspective without being precious. It’s lush, shoegazy and basks in the ...

Polaris, a digital licensing hub set up by three Nordic collecting societies, will wind down its operations next year with the three societies concluding that it’s no longer “the most suitable ...