How It Was Made: David Mayer, Nico Stojan & Tooker – I Am (SONARA Records + House)

David Mayer (@david_mayer), Nico Stojan and Tooker’s “I Am” came out of the trio’s April 2026 SONARA basecamp on Isola di San Pietro, where they spent roughly two weeks making music without setting a fixed direction for what those studio days needed to produce. The track was officially released July 24 on SONARA Records, the […]

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Boy George Ends ‘Car Crash’ Concert in Frankfurt After Three Songs

Boy George cut his performance short at an ’80s-themed event in Frankfurt after technical difficulties. He alleged sabotage before seemingly walking back that claim. Boy George continues to make headlines in the weeks following the release of his controversial pro-Israel, AI-assisted song, “We Will Dance Again.” This time, the Culture Club frontman was performing as […]

Does Stevie Wonder Oppose the Proposed Phono V Settlement? New Comment Says ‘The Extraordinary Gift of Songwriting Has Too Often Been Undervalued’

The latest individual to weigh in on the proposed Phonorecords V settlement? Stevie Wonder, who may have submitted a comment to the Copyright Royalty Board (CRB) as part of the ongoing rate-determination proceedings. Like a significant number of others, that comment arrived soon before the CRB’s August 10th public-response cutoff. And while we summed up […]

MENA-Focused Catalog Investor IPNation Launches With Support from Influence Media, Confirms Planned $100 Million Capital Deployment

With an eye on expanding its presence in MENA’s quick-growing music markets, Influence Media Partners has taken a stake in what’s being billed as today’s “first investment platform dedicated exclusively to Arabic music catalogs.” BlackRock-backed Influence reached out with word of the investment and the debuting company, IPNation. Headquartered in the United Arab Emirates, IPNation […]