Okay, Hips! Ashanti Turns Heads With Her Turnt-Up Energy During Recent Performance (WATCH)

Roomies, Ashanti has turned heads with her turnt-up energy during a recent performance. RELATED: Come Thru! Ashanti Pens Loving Message For Nelly While Sharing Stunning Photos From Her 45th Birthday Celebration More On The Singer’s Turnt-Up Energy & Recent Performance Over the weekend, Ashanti appeared and performed at the Jazz inContinue Reading

Pitbull Plans to Replace Childhood Home With Mr. 305 Headquarters

It’s the latest addition to an ever-growing Miami business empire that stretches well beyond music. December 31, 2025: Pitbull performs “Give Me Everything” onstage at “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” 2026. Christopher Polk/Penske Media Trending on Billboard Pitbull has never been shy about repping his 305 rootsContinue Reading

Latest Music Industry Hires: beatBread, Moises, Sony Music Publishing, iHeartMedia, Academy of Country Music, More

Christine Barnum, beatBread’s new head of financial operations. Photo Credit: beatBread Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of March 6th, 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 a jobContinue Reading

Harry Styles, Ayra Starr, aespa & More: Which Is Your Favorite New Music Release This Week? Vote!

This week also brought new releases from R&B singer Yebba and Mexican rock band The Warning. Harry Styles at The BRIT Awards 2026 held at Co-op Live on February 28, 2026 in Manchester, England. Zak Hussein/Billboard Trending on Billboard Grammy-winning pop superstar Harry Styles leads this New Music Friday withContinue Reading

Apple Music Now Requires AI ‘Transparency Tags’ for All Uploaded Music—Here Are the Guidelines

Photo Credit: Daniel Cañibano Apple Music is introducing new metadata requirements aimed at providing better transparency around AI-generated content on the platform. Apple Music has launched “Transparency Tags,” a new system of metadata requirements aimed at disclosing content on the platform. According to details confirmed to Digital Music News, recordContinue Reading

Pipeline Officially Acquires Clarty, Says It’s Transformed ‘Into a Data-Driven, End-to-End Music Asset Financing Platform’

Clarty co-founders Pierre Suignard (left) and Stéphane Hubert. Photo Credit: Pipeline B2B advance specialist Pipeline is putting its $200 million war chest to good use, as it’s officially acquired catalog appraiser Clarty Partners. London-based Pipeline reached out with word of the Clarty purchase today, a month and change after settingContinue Reading