Latest Music Industry Hires: Celestion, The Team, UnitedMasters, Merlin, Virgin, Version III, Country Music Hall of Fame, More

Torben Müller, who’s joined Celestion as business development manager. Photo Credit: Celestion Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of August 14th, 2026. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send us a note to news@digitalmusicnews.com. If you’d like to post aContinue Reading

Recording Academy Considers Revamping New Asian Pop Category After BTS Pulls From Grammy Voting

The Recording Academy may revamp its brand new best asian pop music performance category after the award’s presumptive front-runners BTS announced last month that they wouldn’t submit for the Grammys this year. “The Grammy organization exists to serve all music people, and part of that is working to ensure thatContinue Reading

Beatport Confirms Ban on ‘Fully or Majority AI-Generated Music,’ Adds AI Tags Under Expanded Beatdapp Deal

Photo Credit: Redd Francisco Beatport has officially added AI tags – and committed to booting “fully or majority AI-generated music” – under an expanded Beatdapp partnership. Denver-based Beatport and Vancouver-headquartered Beatdapp, having inked a fraud-prevention pact back in 2024, unveiled their bolstered agreement in a release that was emailed toContinue Reading

“From tone sweetening to pushing a clean amp into full-on chaotic saturation, there isn’t a bad sound here”: Attic Audio Putty Saturation Preamp review

Guitar World Verdict There are a lot of people building pedals right now, and the Attic Audio Putty proves there’s still plenty of space for innovation. Despite its decidedly utilitarian function, you can conjure a lot of different sounds, which ends up making it quite the creative tool. From toneContinue Reading

Suno Scores BMG ‘Global Strategic Alliance’ Following Warner Music Licensing Deal, Sweeping Safeguards Expansion

Photo Credit: Suno Less than one week after announcing a series of far-reaching policy changes and safeguards, Suno has inked a global licensing agreement with BMG. The AI music platform and the Bertelsmann subsidiary disclosed their “landmark” pact in a brief release (plus a separate blog post from Suno co-founderContinue Reading

Angine de Poitrine on why they’re one of 2026’s biggest success stories: “It would be presumptuous to think that it’s only about the music”

(Image credit: Getty Images) With their expansive microtonal music and colorful stage get-up, Angine de Poitrine have been one of 2026’s most surprising success stories. The band’s rapid rise has been one of the biggest talking points of the music world as a whole. Even they aren’t quite sure howContinue Reading