British band Pulp and American group Weezer have been confirmed as the headliners with the announcement.

The festival, named Rockin’ On Sonic, is scheduled to take place at the Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall in Chiba, located about 40 kilometers east of central Tokyo.

More artists are expected to be announced soon, with the two-day event set for January 4 and 5.

According to Rockin’ On Sonic producer Yoichiro Yamazaki, the festival will feature two stages: the 20,000-capacity Galaxy Stage and the 8,000-capacity Cosmo Stage.

Rockin’ On Japan will produce this event in collaboration with Creative Man, the company behind the popular Summer Sonic festival.

“I was initially concerned about whether international artists would be willing to come to Japan during the New Year, but both the artists and their management teams have been enthusiastic about the opportunity,” Yamazaki said.

“This event not only complements the annual summer festival but also provides a chance for these artists to perform more frequently in Japan. They are thrilled.”

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Local police reported that the fire began in one of the Ferris wheel’s gondolas and quickly spread to a second. The Ferris wheel operator confirmed that no passengers were inside the gondola where the fire initially broke out.

A statement from Saxony police detailed that 65 people received medical care on-site, with 16 of them transported to hospitals. Among those hospitalized, four sustained burn injuries, and one person was hurt in a fall. Fortunately, none of the injuries were considered life-threatening.

Police have launched an investigation into the cause of the fire. In an update posted to social media on Sunday (August 18th), they stated, “After the fire, investigators were deployed, and an initial assessment was made. By means unknown, the material underneath the Ferris wheel caught fire. As a result, the fire spread to a gondola. The investigation is still ongoing.”

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Born in 1987 in Sherman Oaks, California, Maxie pursued her passion for the arts by earning a BA in Theatre from the University of Southern California. After graduation, she began her career in film and television casting while dedicating time to One Billion Rising, a nonprofit organization committed to ending violence against women and those facing gender-based violence. Solters also showcased her talents on stage and screen, including creating, producing, and starring in her own web series.

In 2012, she followed in the footsteps of her father, Larry Solters, and late grandfather, Lee Solters, becoming the third generation in her family to enter the field of public relations. Lee handled acts such as Michael Jackson, Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand. Her father’s company, Scoop Marketing, represents the Eagles, Irving Azoff and more.

Maxie joined Scoop in 2012 and represented high-profile clients such as the Kia Forum, the Hollywood Bowl, and Music Forward. Beyond her work in PR, Solters was deeply involved in V-Day International and other women’s rights initiatives.

Maxie is survived by her father, Larry, and his partner, Carol Greenhut; her mother, Debra Graff; her aunt, Susan Reynolds; her cousin, Jonah Reynolds; her longtime partner, Dim Dobrin; and her cherished dog, Pookie.

A celebration of Maxie’s life is being organized. In place of flowers, the family requests donations be made in her name to One Billion Rising.

RIP.

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Celebrating the event’s 10th edition in 2024, the initial round of headliners announced for Decade of Decadence includes Deadmau5, Dom Dolla, Excision, ISOxo, Mau P, Tchami x Malaa: No Redemption, and Troyboi, with more to be announced in the lead-up to the fest.

The two-day music fest is presented by RelentlessBeats in Partnership with Global Dance and will take place at Phoenix Raceway.

“A Decade of Decadence is nothing we could have ever imagined when we first set out ten years ago,” says Relentless Beats founder Thomas Turner. “This year’s lineup brings together the best of what we’ve worked toward and loved over the years while also looking ahead to the next decade. We’re thrilled to create an experience that’s bigger, better, and more unforgettable than ever.”

All Two-Day ticket, including General Admission GA+, VIP, and Platinum, will be available Friday, August 16, at 10 a.m. PT.

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Both of Kunlun’s new products are powered by the company’s current iteration of Diffusion Transformer architecture based AI Music Generation Large Language Model (LLM), SkyMusic 2.0.

According to Kunlun, Skymusic 2.0 is capable of generating ‘endless’ music in specific styles, including lyrics of more than 500 words and song lengths that exceed six minutes. The music includes instruments, vocals, melodies, volume, and notes generated in 4400Hz dual-channel stereo and can be tailored to suit a listener’s mood through input prompts such as “energetic music for a long drive” Kunlun said.

Melodio also allows users to update their prompts mid-streams, witch between generated lyrics, and save and share specific segments of the stream.

For the company’s Mureka product, Kunlun announced that users will allow both professional musicians and the general public to create music, including input lyrics, reference tracks, and control music styles using the Style function. Completed songs can be extended or re-generated as needed, allowing for fine tuning elements of a song.

Additionally, creators can list their AI music for sale through the Mureka Store as well as listen to, download, and share AI-generated music while also obtaining a certificate of AI music generation.

Kunlun did not reveal which music was used to train its A.I. systems, and it is unclear how copyrights will impact the sale of music generated on the Mureka platform when it is based on reference tracks.

A rep for Mureka did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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A good place to get started is our Beginner’s Guide to Threads for Musicians.

The Twitter/X competitor launched in July 2023, reached 150 million users in April 2024, then 175 million in July before adding 50 million more active users in July alone. By comparison, Twitter/X had more than 600 million monthly users in May, according to owner Elon Musk, but that number seems to be declining.

After a mixed launch, Threads tools for creators are improving.

“Since launch, we’ve been consistently evolving Threads to address the biggest pain points people face, working to get you relevant posts in real-time and empower you to share your best content,” Meta said in a blog post.

What’s new

• new Threads web features include analytics (“insights)
• multiple drafts
• scheduling functions to make it easier to plan content and connect with new and existing audiences

Insight and Drafts are already rolling out, and scheduling is in the testing phase. All features will be available first on the Threads web platform.

Bruce Houghton is the Founder and Editor of Hypebot, a Senior Advisor at Bandsintown, President of the Skyline Artists Agency, and a Berklee College Of Music professor.

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According to the official release, “By merging these divisions, blending the business and recreating the formula, ROC Nation Distribution will sign up any artist at any time to allow creatives to avail themselves of technology, music business expertise, and freedom. ROC Nation Distribution is a hybrid offering a unique blend of services. Artists who partner with ROC Nation Distribution are independent, retain ownership of their masters, and maintain creative control of their art. Artists also receive data analytics from a proprietary dashboard and have the ability to opt into various services across the company. We will sign all artists in all genres around the world.”

The release adds, “Roc Nation was founded with an independent spirit and an artist-first mentality. The formation of ROC Nation Distribution is a natural transition in the music space. The mission is to support and empower independent artists while providing them the tools and services to distribute their music. All artists signed to Roc Nation Label will join and benefit from the new ROC Nation Distribution structure.”

Equity Distribution, established in 2019 under the leadership of president Krystian Santini, has worked with independent artists who wish to retain ownership of their masters. The platform offers a range of services, including in-house marketing and publishing administration. Notable collaborations include work with artists like Mach-Hommy and Tinashe and bringing Jay-Z’s 1996 debut album Reasonable Doubt to streaming services in 2019.

Billboard reports that as part of the merger, Shari Bryant has stepped down as co-president of Roc Nation’s record label.

Bryant shared her farewell on Instagram, reflecting on her journey with Roc Nation. “From where it started (sitting in my cubicle @ Rocafella Records), to ending my 5-year tenure as Co-President of RocNation Label. It’s bittersweet, but as I often say, you have to Do It Scared. Onward and upward, and as always…More To Come,” she wrote.

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In this new role, McGregor will oversee the continued growth of global touring businesses across Australia, New Zealand, Asia, the UK, Europe, and North America. This portfolio includes TEG Live, TEG Dainty, TEG Van Egmond, TEG MJR, Handsome Tours, Laneway Festival, TEG Asia, TEG Live Europe and TEG North America.

TEG Group CEO Geoff Jones confirmed that McGregor’s new role will be effective today (August 16th).

“I am delighted to appoint Tim to the Global Head of Touring role,” said Jones. “Tim’s outstanding track record in the live entertainment industry draws on more than three decades of experience. His in-depth industry knowledge and excellent business acumen make him the ideal choice to lead the overall Concert and Festival Touring strategy for TEG across the Globe. I look forward to continuing to work closely with Tim in his new role to drive growth and success for the TEG Business.”

McGregor added, “I am excited to further my remit with TEG to build its Touring operations locally and globally. I am immensely proud of all that we have achieved to date, but this is only the beginning. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank Geoff for this opportunity and his ongoing support. We’ve been on a long journey together, and I look forward to embarking on the next phase of TEG with Geoff and the Senior Leadership Team.”

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Zeiders continues to ignite the country music scene as one of Nashville’s newest, best-selling headliners. His 2025 tour dates follow his incredibly successful headlining “Pretty Little Poison” Tour, which sold over 150,000 tickets across 55 sold-out shows in the US and Canada during the Fall of 2023 & Spring 2024. The tour was Zeiders biggest headline tour to date, spanning across 81 sold-out shows—including Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium—and major festivals like Stagecoach, Faster Horses, Watershed and more.

This year, he earned his first No.1 single with “Pretty Little Poison” and achieved the No. 1 status on both Country Aircheck’s Mediabase Country Chart and Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart. The track peaked in the Top 24 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and earned him a second RIAA Platinum-certified single. The track also earned Zeiders his first nomination and first win for “Breakthrough Male Video of the Year” at the CMT Awards. At just 25, Zeiders surpassed 2.6 billion+ cumulative career streams and has earned a staggering 2 billion+ TikTok views and 8 million+ monthly Spotify listeners.

Zeiders will release his next project, Relapse, on August 23. The 10-track project features recent standout singles, “Betrayal” and the title track “Relapse,” which has already amassed more than 43.3M US streams since its June release.

Zeiders will continue to play major festivals this Summer before joining Jelly Roll’s The Beautifully Broken Tour as direct support this Fall.

WARREN ZEIDERS UPCOMING TOUR DATES:
ITALICS denotes the remaining 2024 support dates for Jelly Roll’s ‘The Beautifully Broken Tour’
BOLD denotes newly announced 2025 headlining tour dates

Aug. 16 – New York City, NY – Fox and Friends Summer Concert Series
Aug. 21 – Put-in-Bay, OH – Bash on the Bay
Aug. 22 – Syracuse, NY – The Great New York State Fair
Aug. 23 – Festival Country Lotbiniere Grounds
Aug. 27 – Salt Lake City, UT – Delta Center
Aug. 28 – Nampa, ID – Ford Idaho Center
Aug. 30 – Spokane, WA – Spokane Arena
Aug. 31 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena
Sept. 1 – Portland, OR – Moda Center
Sept. 3 – San Jose, CA – SAP Center
Sept. 4 – Sacramento, CA – Golden 1 Center
Sept. 6 – Los Angeles, CA – Crypto.com Arena
Sept. 7 – Anaheim, CA – Honda Center
Sept. 9 – El Paso, TX – Don Haskins Center
Sept. 11 – San Antonio, TX – Frost Bank Center
Sept. 13 – Lafayette, LA – CAJUNDOME
Sept. 14 – New Orleans, LA – Smoothie King Center
Sept. 17 – Orlando, FL – Kia Center
Sept. 19 – Charleston, SC – North Charleston, Coliseum
Sept. 20 – Ralegh, NC – PNC Arena
Sept. 21 – Washington, DC – Capital One Arena
Sept. 24 – Albany, NY – MVP Arena
Sept. 26 – Boston, MA – TD Garden
Sept. 27 – New York, NY – Madison Square Garden
Sept. 28 – Belmont Park, NY – UBS Arena
Sept. 29 – Newark, NJ – Prudential Center
Oct. 1 – State College, PA – Bryce Jordan Center
Oct. 2 – Philadelphia, PA – Wells Fargo Center
*Oct. 4 – Ocean City, MD – Country Calling Festival 2024
Oct. 5 – Pittsburgh, PA – PPG Paints Arena
Oct. 6 – Buffalo, NY – KeyBank Center
Oct. 9 – Columbus, OH – Nationwide Arena
Oct. 11 – Chicago, IL – United Center
Oct. 12 – Louisville, KY – KFC Yum! Center
Oct. 15 – Wichita, KS – INTRUST Bank Arena
Oct. 16 – Springfield, MO – Great Southern Bank Arena
Oct. 18 – Tulsa, OK – BOK Center
Oct. 20 – Bossier City, LA – Brookshire Grocery Arena
Oct. 22 – Little Rock, AR – Simmons Bank Arena
Oct. 23 – St Louis, MO – Enterprise Center
Oct. 25 – Knoxville, TN – Thompson-Boling Arena at Food City Center
Oct. 26 – Atlanta, GA – State Farm Arena
Oct. 27 – Charlotte, NC – Spectrum Center
Jan. 24 – Oslo, NO – Rockefeller Music Hall
Jan. 26 – Stockholm, SE – Berns
Jan. 27 – Copenhagen, DK – Vega
Jan. 29 – Hamburg, DE – Docks
Jan. 31 – Munich, DE – Muffathalle
Feb. 2 – Zurich, CH – Kaufleuten
Feb. 3 – Cologne, DE – Carlswerk Victoria
Feb. 4 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkeg Max
Feb. 7 – Belfast, UK – Ulster Hall
Feb. 9 – Glasgow, UK – 02 Academy Glasglow
Feb. 11 – Manchester, UK – Albert Hall
Feb. 12 – Bristol, UK – 02 Academy Bristol
Feb 14 – Birmingham, UK – 02 Institute Birmingham
Feb. 15 – London, UK – 02 Sheperd’s Bush Empire
March 27 – Nashville, TN – TBA
March 28 – Atlanta, GA – Coca-Cola Roxy
March 29 – Columbia, SC – Township Auditorium
April 3 – Milwaukee, WI – The Rave/Eagles Ballroom
April 4 – Waukee, IA – Vibrant Music Hall
April 5 – Minneapolis, MN – The Armory
April 10 – Oklahoma City, OK – The Criterion
April 11 – Irving, TX – The Pavilion at Toyota Music Factory
April 12 – New Braunfels, TX – Whitewater Amphitheater
April 17 – Clearwater, FL – The BayCare Sound
April 18 – Hollywood, FL – Hard Rock Live at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Hollywood
April 19 – St Augustine, FL – The Saint Augustine Amphitheatre
April 24 – Charlotte, NC – Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre
April 25 – Raleigh, NC – Red Hat Amphitheater
April 26 – Richmond, VA – Virginia Credit Union LIVE!
May 1 – Baltimore, MD – Pier Six Pavilion
May 2 – Asbury Park, NJ – Stone Pony Summer Stage
May 3 – Boston, MA – MGM Music Hall at Fenway
May 9 – Newport, NY – MegaCorp Pavilion Outdoor
May 10 – Indianapolis, IN – Everwise Amphitheater at White River State Park
May 15 – Pittsburgh, PA – Stage AE
May 16 – Sterling Heights, MI – Michigan Lottery Amphitheatre
May 17 – Buffalo, NY – Outer Harbor Live at Terminal B

Relapse Album Track List:
1. Relapse
2. Intoxicated
3. Betrayal
4. Addictions
5. Stone’s Throw Away
6. High Desert Road
7. Death of a Cowboy
8. Fight Like Hell
9. Devil I Know
10. Love on the Line

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Forshaw already has an impressive 15 million global streams through major dance label releases on Armada, Ultra, and Toolroom and a peak of more than 250,000 unique monthly listeners on Spotify. Beyond his solo endeavors, Forshaw also has co-production credits with renowned artists such as John Newman, Altego, Black Caviar, and more, underlining his fast-growing reputation in the industry.

Recently appointed host of the specialist Dance show on Virgin Radio – the UAE’s most prominent commercial station – Forshaw joins a roster of chart-topping talent at Organized Chaos, including PS1, Tobtok, Tim Powell, and Ros T.

The deal will see Forshaw working closely alongside Organized Chaos co-founders Adam Griffin and Robert Davies of the boutique independent Organized Chaos as the brand continues its rapid growth alongside that of its record label and artist management agency, Perfect Havoc, where Forshaw is also now signed. Over 200 songs have been published from the ever-growing Organized Chaos catalog, including the UK Top 20 hit “PS1—Fake Friends” featuring Alex Hosking (No.19), culminating in worldwide syncs with brands such as Google, Apple and Canon.

Forshaw’s profile is most prolific in the Middle East, where he’s a regular on the festival circuit and club scene. He’s notably been the resident DJ at Zero Gravity, Dubai’s largest beach club, since 2016. His consistency has seen him nominated for five high-profile awards from Time Out and What’s On and winning two in the process.

Griffin said, “We are delighted to sign Scott Forshaw. Having worked together since January, we have been blown away by his speed and quality of delivery. He brings versatile production of the highest standard across all genres for other musical stars and as an artist in his own right. His incredible experience DJing at some of the biggest festivals in the world and supporting artists like The Swedish House Mafia in arenas means he knows what works on crowds, which is a bit lost in the marketplace at the moment. He is one of the biggest and most trusted DJs in the Emirates. Also, working with artists such as John Newman for years is a testament to Scott’s talent. He’s charming, easy to work with, extremely hard-working and very quick. He has a wonderful future ahead.”

Forshaw commented, “I’m excited to embark on the next chapter of my career with Adam, Rob, and the UMPG/Organized Chaos team. I believe that together, we can build upon the strong foundations we have established and advance towards future successes.”

Dougie Bruce, Senior A&R Director at UMPG, said, “We are delighted to welcome Scott Forshaw to UMPG. Scott is a rare, versatile and highly skilled producer. Working with our sub-publisher, Organized Chaos, we are very excited to welcome him to our joint roster and realize the project together.”

New music from Forshaw with Perfect Havoc/Organized Chaos can be expected later this year as the label continues to build on its 10 billion global streams and multiple Platinum, Gold and Silver awards.

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