Matty Juniosa, Kristel Herrera: Filipino singers dominating ‘Britain’s Got Talent’

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.rappler.com/people/artists/matty-juniosa-kristel-herrera-britain-got-talent-2026/

Matty Juniosa, Kristel Herrera: Filipino singers dominating 'Britain's Got Talent'

From the Philippines to the world, Matty Juniosa and Kristel Herrera are the latest Filipinos to showcase their vocal chops on the 2026 edition of ‘Britain’s Got Talent’

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“I couldn’t be more excited about what’s ahead”: ESP appoints new US CEO – as outgoing head retires after 39 years

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/esp-announce-todd-binder-as-new-ceo

This looks bigger than a celebrity comeback. It is also a test case in whether direct fan attention, live events, and independent branding can offset reputational collapse in the mainstream entertainment system.
#Ye #KanyeWest #MusicIndustry #ConcertEconomics #IndependentMusic #PopCulture #news #usa
Vancouver's vinyl record industry benefitting from growing demand for physical media
Those in Vancouver's record industry say there's major demand for physical music, as new data shows that 2025 was another year of sustained interest in the music format.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/vinyl-records-vancouver-new-demographics-9.7153160?cmp=rss
Universal Music receives takeover offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square

Billionaire claims world’s biggest music company has suffered due to postponement of US listing

The Guardian
Read my blog post 'A Window into an Alternative Timeline of Music', about some lesser known women musicians in their 70s, 80s and 90s who inspire me. Thanks to various corners of the Fediverse for stimulating my thoughts around some topics. https://undercoverlocal.wordpress.com/2026/04/06/a-window-into-an-alternative-timeline-of-music/ #Music #musician #womeninmusic #antiai #musicindustry #capitalism
A Window into an Alternative Timeline of Music

How much can we ever really absorb in a moment? In the fleeting moment the wheel of the evolution of music keeps turning and some things get left behind. In a documentary about Vashti Bunyan, a com…

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“I certainly didn’t know how to build a studio. It was all Donn’s magic”: Donn Landee, the engineer who masterminded 5150 Studios, and helped shape Van Halen’s sound, dies at 79

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.guitarworld.com/music-industry/producers-engineers/van-halen-engineer-donn-landee-dead-at-79

We're asking our community to help us raise $45,000.

I want to tell you exactly what that buys - because it doesn't go very far if you're building a corporate streaming empire and it goes quite far if you are not.

It finishes the app and payments infrastructure - the part that moves money from subscribers to artists from stream one, not stream ten thousand. It funds artist onboarding. It covers the initial content licensing work. It keeps the lights on through launch.

Nobody on this list is buying a boat. but you will be building something beautiful. From $25, you can be part of this.

https://crowdfunding.startsomegood.com/thepackmusiccoop #ThePackMusic #Crowdfunding #MusicIndustry

Concert Tickets Up 300% Over 20 Years as Pro-Israel Lobbyists, Scalpers, and Corporations Dominate

Radiohead and Roger Waters Clash Over Israel and Industry Compliance; Revealing a Larger Story

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RAP STAR IN FEDERAL CROSSHAIRS OVER ALLEGED KIDNAPPING PLOT

Rapper Pooh Shiesty (Lontrell Williams) and 8 others accused of kidnapping and robbery in Texas to break a music contract. Faces federal charges.

#PoohShiesty, #KidnappingCharges, #TexasCrime, #MusicIndustry, #FederalCharges

https://newsletter.tf/rapper-pooh-shiesty-kidnapping-charges-texas-contract/