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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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Guitar World 17h ago

“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

Viral Trend Daily 1d ago

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

CBC British Columbia 1d ago

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

World news | The Guardian 1d ago

Universal Music receives takeover offer from Bill Ackman’s Pershing Square https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/07/universal-music-group-takeover-offer-bill-ackman-pershing-square #MusicIndustry #UniversalMusic #Music #Business #UkNews #UsNews #WorldNews #LucianGrainge #Media

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

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S.Tori 2d ago

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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Guitar World 2d ago

“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

@packmusic 3d ago

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