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Industri Musik

The New Map of Global Music: India, Brazil and Nigeria Show Different Paths to International Growth

Jakarta — September 27, 2026 — The global music market is becoming more geographically diverse. New data from Chartmetric shows that markets such as India, Brazil and Nigeria are expanding internationally through very different routes, while the global market...

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Industri Musik

Universal and Sony Sue Suno Again as AI Music Copyright Dispute Enters New Phase

Jakarta — September 27, 2026 — The dispute between the recorded-music industry and AI music companies has entered another phase after Universal Music Group (UMG) and Sony Music Entertainment filed a new copyright lawsuit against Suno in federal court in Massac...

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Industri Musik

LANDR Expands AI-Powered Streaming Fraud Detection, Reports 95% Drop in Spotify-Flagged Artificial Streams

Jakarta — September 27, 2026 — Music distribution platform LANDR is expanding an artificial-intelligence-powered streaming fraud detection system developed with Mila – Quebec AI Institute. LANDR reports that the number of artificial streams flagged by Spotify...

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Rilisan Baru

Taylor Swift Extends The Life of a Showgirl Era With The Encore

Taylor Swift has extended the The Life of a Showgirl album cycle with The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore, released September 25, 2026. The expanded edition adds four tracks: “Patient Zero,” “Cleveland!,” “Pink Clouding,” and “Babylon.” Pitchfork and Universal Music confirmed the four-song addition and the release date.

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Headline News

Taylor Swift Debuts Patient Zero Music Video at MTV VMAs 2026

Taylor Swift brought “Patient Zero” to the 2026 MTV VMAs with the premiere of its music video on September 27 in Los Angeles. The video stars Dakota Johnson and Colin Farrell and was directed by Swift, according to Variety and Entertainment Weekly.

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Chart Achievements

Ella Langley Breaks Billboard Hot 100 Record With Choosin’ Texas

Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” reached a record 23 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, surpassing Mariah Carey’s previous 22-week record with “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” Billboard and the Associated Press reported the milestone this week.

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Chart Achievements

Jhené Aiko Scores First Billboard 200 No. 1 With Westside Whimsy

Jhené Aiko earned the first No. 1 album of her career on the Billboard 200 with Westside Whimsy, according to Billboard. The album debuted at the top of the chart dated September 26, 2026.

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Rilisan Baru

Madonna and Charli xcx Unite on Danceteria Afterhours

Madonna and Charli xcx joined forces on “Danceteria Afterhours,” their first collaborative track. Pitchfork reported that the song is a rework of Madonna’s “Danceteria” and was co-produced by Andrew Watt, Cirkut, Stuart Price and Madonna.

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Festival Event

The Weeknd Brings After Hours Til Dawn Tour to Jakarta Stadium

The Weeknd brought the After Hours Til Dawn Tour to Jakarta on September 26 and 27, 2026, with both performances taking place at Jakarta International Stadium. Tempo reported on the first night and the second-night schedule.

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Festival Event

Pestapora 2026: 330 Performers Across Three Days in Jakarta

Pestapora 2026 took place from September 25–27 at Gambir Expo and Hall D2 JIEXPO Jakarta, featuring 330 performers across 19 performance areas, according to ANTARA.

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Festival Event

Olivia Rodrigo Opens The Unraveled Tour With a 23-Song Set

Olivia Rodrigo officially launched The Unraveled Tour at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut, on September 25, 2026. The tour supports her third album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love, and brings material from all three of Rodrigo's albums into a large-scale live production.

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Internasional

Why Tony Iommi Opposed Doing New Sabbath LP With Original Lineup

Iommi recently revealed that a famous producer was "very keen" to do a new Black Sabbath LP with the original lineup in the early 2020s, but Iommi didn't want to. Continue reading…

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