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Music biz sees 10.2% growth in 2023: industry
Global music revenues were up 10.2 percent last year to $28.6 billion, according figures released on March 21.
The biggest artist in the world was, no surprise, Taylor Swift, according to the annual report by International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents global record companies.
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Swift and SZA lead MTV Video Music Award nominations
Taylor Swift tops the 2023 MTV Video Music Awards nominations.
She leads with eight - seven for her "Anti-Hero" music video and a nod in the artist of the year category - followed by SZA, who has six, MTV announced on Tuesday.
New Grammy categories include Africa-specific music
The 2024 Grammy Awards will feature new honors including for Best African Music Performance, the Recording Academy announced on June 13.
Along with the prize honoring a recording that uses "unique local expressions from across the African continent," the 66th edition of the prestigious music awards will present a trophy to Best Alternative Jazz Album and Best Pop Dance Recording.
Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Frank Ocean headline Coachella
Hundreds of thousands of revelers were descending on California's Coachella Valley for the premier desert arts festival that kicked off on April 13, which for the first time won't feature a white headliner.
Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Frank Ocean to headline historic Coachella
Bad Bunny, Frank Ocean and Blackpink will headline this April's Coachella, the California desert festival that kicks off the summer concert circuit, organizers announced Tuesday.
It's set to be a history-making weekend, with Bad Bunny, the world's most-streamed artist, as the first Spanish-language and first Latin American artist to headline.
Summer Nostos Festival | Online | June 21-28
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