Elon Musk, the richest person on Earth, is set to have his own microcity in South Texas after winning a local vote on Saturday, mainly made up of people who work for him and their families. Starbase, the new city built around the billionaire’s company SpaceX, is located in aContinue Reading
(l to r) Craig May (artist and fan development) and Sean Hallarman (product) are now CD Baby SVPs. Photo Credit: Downtown Music Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of May 2nd, 2025. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. SendContinue Reading
Veteran LA session musician Jason Sinay has played alongside with Keith Richards, Neil Young, Bob Weir and Joe Bonamassa. He’s best-known for his 20-year tenure with Mike Campbell’s Dirty Knobs. Now that’s done, he’s paying homage to Jerry Garcia in song and as a board member of Grateful Guitars. AsContinue Reading
Every March 8th is International Women’s Day, a wonderful opportunity to gather together with women in music 2025 to share songs, stories, laughter, and libations. For the third year, the International Women’s Day concert was held at The Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles. 18//88 Productions welcomed back three-time host Gena B…Read MoreContinue Reading
There’s plenty to love about Slack. This top business messaging app lets people punt on internal email and instead message more concisely with colleagues. As a messaging app, it works both in real time and asynchronously, making it good for hybrid and all-remote work environments. Slack creates a more spiritedContinue Reading
Merlin is now a member of the Music Fights Fraud Alliance. Photo Credit: Merlin Months after bringing on its first director of content integrity, Merlin has officially joined the Music Fights Fraud Alliance (MFFA). The indie collective (and AI fair-training advocate) announced as much this morning. Established in 2023, MusicContinue Reading
Americana singer-songwriter Rebekah Gilbert unveils her latest single, “Secret Keeper,” the title track from her upcoming EP, which narrates the passage from silence to self-liberation. According to Gilbert, “’Secret Keeper’ is an incredibly personal song and the title track of my EP—a collection of seven songs that explore the weightContinue Reading
Alternative pop singer-songwriter Emilia Vaughn released a high-energy club mix of her 2025 single “Rock Music, Girl Secrets.” The remix, released on April 25, 2025, offers a bold reimagining of the original, transforming it from an introspective synth-pop track into a vibrant dance floor anthem. The original version of “Rock Music…Read MoreContinue Reading
(Image credit: Getty Images) Fred Tackett has played guitar on albums by Jackson Brown, Bob Dylan, Tom Waits, and Fleetwood Mac – but his inspiration is hardly mired in classic rock. “I think of what a funky saxophone player would play,” he tells Guitar World. “It always just kills me.”Continue Reading
Universal Music Group CEO Lucian Grainge. Photo Credit: UMG Is the streaming plateau over? A growth-minded Universal Music Group (UMG) generated $3.30 billion/€2.90 billion during 2025’s first quarter, when subscription revenue grew by 11.5% year over year. That’s according to the major label’s just-released Q1 earnings breakdown, which points toContinue Reading
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