The Weeknd’s After Hours ’Til Dawn Tour has surpassed $1 billion in ticket sales, becoming the highest-grossing tour ever by a male solo artist.

Music-News

The UK government plans to ban ticket resales above face value and cap platform fees, with violators facing fines of up to 10% of global turnover.

Music Business Worldwide

Gary “Mani” Mounfield, bassist for The Stone Roses and Primal Scream, has died at 63.

Music-News

Fugees rapper Pras Michel has been sentenced to 14 years for illegally channeling foreign funds into Barack Obama’s 2012 reelection campaign.

AP News

Megan Thee Stallion testified in her defamation trial that she has struggled with suicidal thoughts and severe anxiety related to past trauma and public harassment.

Music-News

A24 released the teaser for The Moment, a stylized Charli XCX film blending real performance footage with surreal fictional elements ahead of its January 30, 2026 release.

Variety

The Chainsmokers have extended their Wynn Las Vegas residency through 2029.

Billboard

Universal, Warner, and Sony have all signed licensing deals with AI music startup Klay Vision, marking their first joint partnership on a single AI platform.

Variety

New Music Friday

• “Nobody’s Girl” – Tate McRae
• Apple Music
• “Cold” – BigXthaPlug & Post Malone
• Apple Music
• “Enemigos” – Ozuna, Beéle & Ovy On The Drums
• Apple Music
• “Big Ideas” – Matt Corby
• Apple Music
• “Do It” – Stray Kids
• Apple Music

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