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Academy of Country Music Ushers in New Era With Andy Schuon as CEO
The Academy of Country Music (ACM) has named Andy Schuon as its incoming chief executive, succeeding Damon Whiteside, who announced his departure from the role in March after six years in charge. The appointment marks a leadership transition for the organisation, which oversees major country music honours including the ACM Awards, at a time when…
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Top Lawyers List, X Music Settlement, Bad Bunny Lawsuit & More Legal News Stories
Billboard’s weekly Legal Beat newsletter rounds up the latest music-industry legal news, headlined by the publication’s annual Top Music Lawyers list, which profiles attorneys steering major artists and companies through disputes over catalogue sales, record deals and copyright claims. It spotlights Taylor Swift’s longtime lawyer J. Douglas Baldridge of Venable, who over the past year…
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Boy Harsher announce Get Mean album with new single Hard Beat
Boy Harsher have announced their new album ‘Get Mean’, released on 18 September via Atlantic, and shared its latest single, ‘Hard Beat’. The record marks the electronic duo’s first full-length release since 2019’s ‘Country Girl Uncut’ and 2022’s soundtrack to The Runner, with its 12 tracks exploring grief, heartbreak, loss and survival following the end…
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The classic rock band Robert Plant always wanted to imitate: “That Chicago tightness”
Robert Plant said that, before Led Zeppelin, he had admired Fleetwood Mac’s early blues sound and wanted to emulate its disciplined “Chicago tightness”. The article presents this as an insight into Plant’s early musical ambitions, contrasting them with the larger, more commanding role he ultimately took in Led Zeppelin. Plant recalled considering a stripped-back country-blues…
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4 Country Songs That Make Me Appreciate How Direct We Were in the Mid-2000s
An American Songwriter piece looks back at mid-2000s country music, arguing that the era stood out for its unusually blunt, literal lyrics compared with the more metaphorical songwriting typical of the genre. The author picks four songs from the period that exemplify this straightforwardness, noting the trend with a mix of nostalgia and gentle mockery.…
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Claire Rosinkranz Shares New Single ‘Rocket’
Claire Rosinkranz has released a new single called ‘Rocket’, following the earlier release of her album ‘My Lover’ this year. The song captures the excitement and nervousness of a new relationship, marking a further step in the American singer’s creative development. Produced by Oliver Frid alongside Claire’s regular collaborator and executive producer Ragnar Rosinkranz, ‘Rocket’…
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Hardcore band Hatebreed reveals sixth studio album Fatal Paradox
Hardcore stalwarts Hatebreed have announced their first full-length album in six years, titled ‘Fatal Paradox’, due for release on 6 November via their new label BLKIIBLK. It follows 2020’s ‘Weight Of The False Self’ and reaffirms the band’s standing at the top of the hardcore scene after decades of activity. The ten-track record features a…
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“Volunteer, protest, speak up, speak out.” Tom Morello announces creation of the Mary Morello Memorial Project to continue his late mother’s activism and advocacy for social justice
Musician Tom Morello, best known as the guitarist for Rage Against the Machine, has launched the Mary Morello Memorial Project to honour his mother, Mary Morello, who died on 12 July aged 102. The initiative is intended to continue her lifelong activism, extending her advocacy for social justice and peace beyond her death through renewed…
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Freeman announces new album All Set the Bone with European tour
Vermont indie-rock singer-songwriter Greg Freeman has announced his new album *All Set the Bone*, due out on 2 October via Transgressive/Canvasback, marking a swift follow-up to last year’s *Burnover*. The record was made with the help of producer John Congleton and sees Freeman reunite with regular collaborators Garrett Linck and Sam Atallah, alongside new contributors…