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APM Music and Berklee launch collegiate production music catalog
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APM Music and Berklee College of Music have launched the Berklee Music Library, a new production music catalog built from student and alumni recordings and now available for licensing worldwide.
Music Reports marks 10 years of Songdex Marketplace
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Music Reports is celebrating the 10th anniversary of Songdex Marketplace, the direct-licensing platform it launched in 2016 to make mechanical rights clearance faster and less risky for digital music services.
Lahore artist Omar Rashid builds vocal-only music brand after family crisis
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Lahore singer-songwriter Omar Rashid, who performs as OR MRX, is leaning into raw, unprocessed vocal compositions built without instrumental backing or pitch correction.
NewSong opens 2026 music competition submissions
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NewSong Music is taking entries for its 25th annual Performance and Songwriting Competition, with a Sept. 13 deadline and a grand prize that includes a fully funded six-song EP and 300 vinyl records.
Muzig AI to stage live orchestral concert with AI-composed music in Seoul
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Muzig AI will present an AI music concert at Lotte Concert Hall in Seoul on Sept. 20, pairing original AI-generated works with Studio Ghibli and Hans Zimmer soundtracks.
7 Notas apuesta por la educación musical para niños y adultos en Murcia
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7 Notas Escuela de Música, en Murcia, destaca el violín, el piano y el Método Suzuki como herramientas de aprendizaje para todas las edades.
Vintage Market Days adds live music lounge for September High Point event
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Piedmont Triad Vintage Market Days is adding a new Sound Stage + Market Lounge to its Sept. 11-13 show at Suites at Market Square in High Point.
Charleston Music Competition names 19th-century finalists, launches Muselo
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The Charleston International Music Competition announced finalists for its 2026 19th Century Music Competition and launched Muselo, a new education platform for musicians and private teachers.
Christopher Wyze & The Tellers revive 1928 blues classic with new lyric video
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Christopher Wyze & The Tellers have released a new cover of Leroy Carr and Scrapper Blackwell’s 1928 song “I’m Going Back to Tennessee,” paired with a lyric video from HIP Video Productions.
Iron Horse Hotel turns Thursday nights into a bike scene draw in Milwaukee
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The Iron Horse Hotel is hosting weekly Bike Nights every Thursday from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. at The Yard, aiming to attract riders and locals through live music, food, drinks and motorcycle culture.
Global Citizen Festival sets 2026 lineup with Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and John Legend
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Global Citizen announced the 2026 festival lineup for Sept. 26 in Central Park, with Ms. Lauryn Hill and Wyclef Jean, Lenny Kravitz, John Legend and more.
hapjam launches hyperlocal live-music discovery platform
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hapjam has launched a new platform to help people find live music near them, starting in Rochester and Tampa Bay. The service maps local bands, DJs and acoustic sets at neighborhood venues and is built for real-time discovery instead of…
Downtown Oak Park marks 34th Oaktoberfest with free two-day festival Sept. 25-26
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Downtown Oak Park will host the 34th annual Oaktoberfest on Sept. 25-26 in the village’s downtown district, with free admission, live music, craft beer and family activities.
LEYO turns Música Mexicana classic into a statement on masculinity
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Los Angeles-based Mexican-American artist LEYO will release “Los Hombres No Deben Llorar” on Aug. 7 via Emissary33/AWAL Mexico, with an official video set for Aug. 10. The single leads his forthcoming covers EP XMBRE and reframes a familiar Música…
ALYA releases long-shelved single 'BELIEVER' ahead of 2027 album
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ALYA has released “BELIEVER,” a song she wrote six years ago and kept in the vault, as the first single from her forthcoming album, In The Moment, due in late March 2027. The track turns a personal heartbreak story into a cinematic pop anthem…
Fab Morvan lines up memoir, Hulu documentary and new music after New Yorker feature
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Fab Morvan is moving into a new career phase with an expanded memoir out Oct. 2, a Hulu documentary set for January 2027 and new music in the works.
Asana co-founder Justin Rosenstein set for Iceland Eclipse keynote on redesigning the economy
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Justin Rosenstein will speak at Iceland Eclipse in Reykjavik on Aug. 13, joining a moderated keynote on how economic and technology systems shape public outcomes and how democratic participation could change them.
Saku Hiewa and MGBSP Services warn entrepreneurs about a business education gap
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Brandon Ford of Saku Hiewa and Martyn Kingsley of MGBSP Services say more entrepreneurs are entering business with strong skills but weak operating knowledge.
LIFE releases song to spotlight Gaza orphans
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Life for Relief and Development launched a humanitarian music campaign on Aug. 13, 2026, to draw attention to an estimated 60,000 orphans in Gaza and push sponsorships and donations.
Music-based reading program targets dyslexia timing gaps
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They Sing into Reading™, created by Matthew Glavach, Ph.D., aims to help struggling readers by using music, rhythm and metronome timing to strengthen timing pathways tied to dyslexia.
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