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For readers, music offers both discovery and connection: a chance to find new voices, revisit familiar favourites and understand how artists build their work and careers. Disputes over samples, reunions and the changing business of entertainment show how creativity, money and cultural influence intersect.

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Harry Styles & HeadCount Drive Major Voter Action During His MSG Residency: See the Numbers

  • The MSG residency campaign prompted 33,284 new voter registrations.
  • HeadCount recorded 108,061 voter actions during the 30 shows.
  • Styles’ total partnership with HeadCount has generated 90,992 registrations.

Harry Styles’ partnership with non-partisan voter organisation HeadCount generated 108,061 voter actions and 33,284 new registrations during his 30-date Madison Square Garden residency. The campaign aimed to help fans take part in the midterm elections and matters as an example of how concerts can be used to encourage…

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Vice Studios Taps ThankYouX as Artist in Residence

  • ThankYouX is Vice Studios’ first artist in residence.
  • He will help develop new projects and visual concepts.
  • The role reunites him with president Amy Powell.

Vice Studios has appointed artist Ryan Wilson, known as ThankYouX, as its first artist in residence. He will work with the company’s development and creative teams, bringing an artist’s perspective to new projects and exploring ways to connect art, entertainment and technology. His responsibilities include creating new intellectual…

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Oak View Group, IAG Ink Branding Partnership (Exclusive)

  • OVG and IAG will seek new brand deals for IAG artists.
  • The partnership is OVG’s first with a booking agency.
  • Local tour sponsorships and experiences may be a focus.

Oak View Group and Independent Artist Group have formed a partnership to find more brand sponsorship opportunities for IAG’s music acts. The agreement brings OVG’s venue and brand relationships together with IAG’s artist roster, as both companies look to develop sponsorships around music events. This is OVG’s first…

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‘Doctor Who’ 60th Anniversary Soundtrack Finally Gets Release Date, Featuring Music From David Tennant’s Return

  • The first official soundtrack for the 2023 anniversary specials arrives on 4 December.
  • Murray Gold’s three-CD collection contains 69 tracks.
  • The specials reunited David Tennant and Catherine Tate and introduced Ncuti Gatwa.

A three-CD soundtrack for *Doctor Who*’s 60th anniversary specials is due for release on 4 December, the first official soundtrack collection for the three 2023 episodes. Composed by longtime series collaborator Murray Gold, it lets listeners revisit David Tennant’s return as the Doctor and the stories that introduced…

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Zach Bryan’s New Song Is a Cover by an Obscure Kentucky Songwriter

  • Bryan covered Ian Noe’s “Kentucky Hurricane”.
  • The track appears on Noe’s recent album.
  • The cover features fiddle and choir vocals.

Zach Bryan has released a YouTube cover of “Kentucky Hurricane”, a song by Kentucky folk singer-songwriter Ian Noe. The release follows Bryan’s EP *Young Manhood and Other Donatable Organs*, but is separate from that project; it also brings attention to a track from Noe’s recent album. The song…

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Courteeners announced as first Rock N Roll Circus 2027 headliners

  • Courteeners will headline on 28 August 2027.
  • Rock N Roll Circus returns to Sheffield for four days.
  • Three further headliners are still to be announced.

Courteeners will headline Rock N Roll Circus at Sheffield’s Don Valley Bowl on Saturday 28 August 2027. The announcement launches the festival’s fifth year in the city, where it will run for four days over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The Vaccines and The Lathums are also confirmed,…

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Sony Music Exec Emily Rasekh Joins CAA’s Creator Division (Exclusive)

  • Emily Rasekh has joined CAA’s creators division.
  • She will focus on podcast and digital media strategy.
  • She spent seven years building Sony Music’s podcast business.

Emily Rasekh has joined CAA’s creators division, where she will develop podcast and digital media strategies for clients in film, television, news and other fields. Her appointment brings experience building podcast businesses and negotiating creator partnerships to an agency working across the evolving creator economy. Rasekh spent seven…

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Pixies release four lost songs recorded between 1987 and 1991

  • Pixies have released four archival songs recorded from 1987 to 1991.
  • The tracks include an alternate version of ‘Dig For Fire’.
  • The band has South American and North American tours planned.

Pixies have released four previously hard-to-find songs recorded between 1987 and 1991, bringing archival material from the band’s peak years into wider circulation. The release continues a recent return to their back catalogue, following a B-side compilation and vinyl reissues of two 1990s albums. The tracks are an…

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Asus ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Pro Review: Welcome to Wi-Fi 8

  • Asus’s Wi-Fi 8 router is powerful but aimed at early adopters.
  • It costs $900 and Wi-Fi 8 devices are not yet available.
  • Tests reached 3Gbps nearby and 350Mbps across a garden.

Asus’s ROG Rapture GT-BN98 Pro offers an early look at Wi-Fi 8, with strong speeds, extensive connectivity and stable performance in testing. The standard is still in draft form and compatible devices have yet to arrive, so the review sees little reason for most people to upgrade now.…

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JYT & Gap Are Bringing Boy-Band Mania Back to the Mall With a New Fashion Collection

  • Gap and JYT have launched a clothing collaboration and mall tour.
  • The group drew more than 450 million views in 90 days, according to Gap.
  • Hoodies cost $118 and sweatpants $88.

Gap has partnered with rising boy band Just Your Type (JYT) on a limited-edition clothing collection and nationwide mall tour, combining live performances with shopping and fan events. The collaboration draws on 1990s mall culture and is part of Gap Inc.’s new Fashiontainment platform, which will also feature…

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