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Oasis Live ’27 Tour Sells Out Across Nine Countries

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Oasis has sold out all dates on its Live ’27 tour following three days of staggered onsales that ran from September 25 to 27, according to Live Nation. The tour comprises 42 shows across Scotland, England, Germany, Spain, the Netherlands, France, Italy, the United States and Ireland, including multi-night stands at Glasgow’s Celtic Park, Manchester’s Etihad Stadium and Knebworth. The promoter says no further dates will be added.

Tickets were sold exclusively through a registration system, with randomly selected fans issued non-transferable codes for one of nine onsale windows, rather than a general public onsale. Live Nation is warning fans that any tickets circulating on social media outside that process are invalid, and that resale will only be available through Ticketmaster and Twickets at face value closer to the tour dates.

The tour follows Oasis’ 2025 reunion run, which the band’s camp says drew more than 10 million ticket registrations from 158 countries and generated an estimated £1 billion for the UK economy. Since that tour concluded in São Paulo last November, the band has seen (What’s the Story) Morning Glory? pass Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band as the UK’s best-selling studio album, and a documentary on the reunion, Oasis: Don’t Look Back in Anger, premiered at the Venice Film Festival.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Erika Thomas, LiveNation.com.

Shakira to Livestream Madrid Concert via Amazon Music

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Shakira will livestream her Oct. 3 concert in Madrid in partnership with Amazon Music, giving fans outside the city access to the show. The broadcast will be available globally.

The stream adds a digital reach component to her current tour run, extending the show’s audience beyond the venue’s capacity.

Read the full story at Billboard.

Musixmatch Eyes Bigger Role in Music Industry, Backed by TPG

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Musixmatch, the lyrics platform built by Max Ciociola into the largest company of its kind, is expanding its ambitions with new investment from private equity firm TPG. The company is positioning its lyrics database as foundational infrastructure for the music industry, comparable to how large language models underpin AI applications.

Part of that expansion includes a partnership with AI music generator Suno on a copyright-detection tool called Sentinel, aimed at identifying unauthorized use of copyrighted lyrics and content. The move signals Musixmatch’s shift from a lyrics-display service into a broader technology and rights-management player as AI reshapes how music content is created and monitored.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.

Oasis Sells Out All 42 Live ’27 Shows in Three-Day Onsale

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Oasis has sold out its entire Live ’27 tour, with all 42 dates gone after a ticket sale that ran across three onsale windows from Friday to Sunday, September 25-27. The band skipped a traditional public queue system for the run.

The sellout adds to the momentum from the group’s reunion trek, underscoring sustained demand for the band well beyond its initial comeback shows.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.

Home Team Sues Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees Over ‘Pick It Up’ Copyright Claim

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1990s duo Home Team has filed a copyright infringement lawsuit against Jermaine Dupri and Jacquees, alleging their 2023 single “Pick It Up” copies the lyrics and melody of Home Team’s own song of the same name, released around July 3, 1992.

The suit centers on similarities between the two tracks despite the three-decade gap between their releases. Further details on the specific claims and damages sought were not disclosed.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.

Qobuz Rolls Out AI-Music Labels, Flags Majority of AI Track Streams as Fraudulent

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Qobuz has begun tagging AI-generated music within its streaming app, marking albums at the release level when the platform identifies AI-created content. The move makes Qobuz one of the more visible streaming services to formally label such material for listeners.

The company also disclosed that it believes roughly 60% of streams on AI-generated tracks are fraudulent, pointing to bot activity or manipulated play counts rather than genuine listener engagement. The disclosure adds to broader industry scrutiny over streaming fraud tied to AI-made content.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.

Antares Debuts Auto-Tune Advanced With Overhauled Pitch Algorithm

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Antares has released Auto-Tune Advanced, a new pitch-correction plugin featuring an updated version of its Auto-Mode algorithm. The company describes the update as the largest engineering investment in the core Auto-Tune algorithm since the product’s original launch.

The revamped algorithm is designed to correct pitch while preserving a singer’s natural vibrato, addressing a longstanding criticism that Auto-Tune processing can flatten performance nuance. The launch marks a significant technical update to one of the recording industry’s most widely used production tools.

Read the full story at Music Business Worldwide.

Olivia Rodrigo Opens 85-Date ‘Unraveled Tour’ With Sold-Out Hartford Shows

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Olivia Rodrigo kicked off her global “The Unraveled Tour” this week with two sold-out shows at PeoplesBank Arena in Hartford, Connecticut, opening with support act Wolf Alice. According to the announcement, the two-hour set spanned five acts themed around the changing seasons and included songs from her third studio album, “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love,” released in June via Geffen Records, alongside earlier hits such as “good 4 u” and “drivers license.”

The tour now includes more than 85 dates across North America, Europe and the U.K. through spring 2027, following what the announcement describes as extraordinary demand that led to expanded runs in Boston, Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Amsterdam, London, Paris and Barcelona. The label says the added shows sold out quickly, with 10-show runs planned in both Brooklyn and Los Angeles and 11 nights in London, which would make Rodrigo the first solo female artist to top 10 performances in a single tour at The O2, according to the announcement.

The album has sold more than 41.3 million copies globally to date and moved 485,000 units in its first week, making it the biggest solo debut of 2026, according to the announcement. Rodrigo’s label also credits her with becoming the first artist to have each of her first three lead singles debut at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 and her first three albums debut at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Ahead of the tour, Rodrigo organized the inaugural Daisy Chain Fields charity festival in Irvine, California, featuring Chappell Roan, Doechii, Bikini Kill, The Breeders and Garbage, with a announced $20 million donated to organizations supporting women and girls.

Based on a press release provided to Music Industry Weekly by Maya Sarin, LiveNation.com.

Jay-Z Rape Accuser Withdraws Allegations

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The woman who accused Jay-Z of rape in a lawsuit has withdrawn her allegations. In a signed declaration, she stated that he never engaged in any inappropriate conduct toward her.

The case had drawn significant media attention since it was filed, with Jay-Z’s legal team denying the claims from the outset. The withdrawal marks a resolution to a legal matter that had generated scrutiny for the rapper and mogul.

Read the full story at Pitchfork.

Ella Langley Responds to Fan’s On-Camera Ask-Out as ‘Choosin’ Texas’ Hits Milestone

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Ella Langley addressed a fan’s direct request for a date, with the exchange circulating online, as the country singer continues a career-high chart run. Her single “Choosin’ Texas” recently reached a new milestone on the Billboard Hot 100.

The moment adds to a string of viral attention around Langley as her single performance strengthens her profile within country’s current commercial wave.

Read the full story at Billboard.