Industry

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  Taylor Swift's Music Is Back on TikTok

  PUBLISHED Apr 11, 2024

  More than two months after Universal Music Group (UMG) began removing its extensive catalogue from TikTok when the two parties were unable...

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  Chechnya Bans Music That Is Too Fast or Too Slow

  PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2024

  The culture ministry of Chechnya — a republic in the south of Russia — is taking steps to ban music it considers too slow or too fast...

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  Virtual J-Pop Star's Vancouver Fans Outraged by LED Screen Performance in Place of Hologram

  PUBLISHED Apr 10, 2024

  Virtual Japanese pop star Hatsune Miku kicked off her North American tour in Vancouver late last week, immediately disappointing fans in...

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  Quebec's Alienfest Cancelled After Band Accuses Organizers of Censorship

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

  The third edition of Alienfest — a family-friendly alternative music festival in La Sarre, QC, scheduled to take place in early June — has...

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  Madonna Fires Back at Lawsuit over Concert Start Times

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

  Madonna is asking that a lawsuit against her concerts' late start times be thrown out...

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  KISS Sell Catalogue, Name, Likeness to Company Behind ABBA Voyage

  PUBLISHED Apr 4, 2024

  Having recently quit "while the quitting's good," performing their "final show ever" late last year, KISS have become the latest legacy act...

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  Allison Russell, Charlotte Cardin, the Beaches Lead 2024 Jim Beam INDIE Awards Nominations

  PUBLISHED Apr 3, 2024

  The nominations for the 23rd anniversary Jim Beam INDIE Awards have been announced ahead of the annual event, taking place at Toronto's...

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  Deepfake Drake Is Teaching Trigonometry on TikTok

  PUBLISHED Apr 1, 2024

  I'm aware that the fact that I'm writing this on April 1 may bode unserious, but this is a real thing that is happening on the internet: a...