Rumblings of an iPod Resurgence—Young Music Listeners Look to Distance Themselves From Streaming

Photo Credit: tinyPod A growing number of people, especially Gen Z, are looking to move away from streaming services, and Apple’s old iPod devices are having a resurgence. People are buying up Apple’s retired tech like it’s going out of style—again—as an increasing number of music listeners long for aContinue Reading

Chad Hugo Slaps Pharrell Williams With Expanded Unpaid-Royalties Suit, Demands Credits on Tracks from Tyler the Creator, Latto, and Rosalía

Photo Credit: Chad Hugo by Seher Sikandar for Rehes Creative / CC by 2.0 Less than two months after filing a massive unpaid-royalties lawsuit against Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo has fired off an expanded complaint. Now, The Neptunes co-founder is demanding credits on releases from Tyler the Creator, Latto, andContinue Reading

A Flock of Seagulls Fly to BMG

“We chose to partner with BMG because we believe in its vision to elevate and extend our music to new audiences and generation,” A Flock of Seagulls’ Mike Score says of the new BMG deal. British New Wave band A Flock of Seagulls at Munich, Germany 1983. Getty Images TrendingContinue Reading

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