At Climate Week NYC, the music industry is confronting the footprint of its T-shirts, hoodies and accessories. Changing this market means rethinking materials, volumes, timelines and the artist-fan relationship.
With Fresh Finds Forward, Spotify promises twelve months of support to roughly 10,000 emerging artists a year. A playlist discovery becomes the start of a more structured journey.
Rockstar Games and Atlantic Records have unveiled a 34-track original album for GTA VI. Six singles are already out, revealing a strategy that connects gaming, the music business and collectible culture.
The iHeartRadio festival brings BTS, Cardi B, Muse, Snoop Dogg and more to Las Vegas. Its real stage now extends from the arena to radio, Disney+ and Hulu.
With Day and Night, Carly Rae Jepsen releases 24 songs designed as two complementary spaces. The ambitious format puts the staging of listening back at the center of streaming.
Madonna will open the MTV Video Music Awards on September 27, marking her first performance on the show's stage in 23 years. The return connects pop memory with a modern audience strategy.
Macklemore will no longer appear on upcoming US dates of Ed Sheeran's Loop Tour after pro-Palestinian remarks. The case reveals how promoters, stadiums and headliners share power in global live music.
In Los Angeles, the Trapital Summit 2026 gathers decision-makers from Ticketmaster, Amazon, NVIDIA, Primary Wave, and Chartmetric. Behind the speeches lies an explosive question: who will capture the next wave of value in the global music industry?
Calgary wants to turn its Nashville North identity into a real economic strategy built around music, cultural tourism and major venues.
With nine nominations at the 2026 CMA Awards, Ella Langley confirms the power of a younger, more female-led and more exportable country music economy.
Ahead of the September 18 release of Day and Night, Carly Rae Jepsen turns the double album into a pop manifesto: 24 tracks, two moods and a strategy built on depth rather than the single alone.
KATSEYE opens two nights at the O2 in London. A real-world test for the global pop model envisioned by HYBE and Geffen Records.
Install B-Empire on your phone for the full magazine experience.
Get the biggest B-Empire stories the moment they publish. Free.
Le Brief
B‑EMPIRE
L'essentiel de l'actualité, sélectionné par notre rédaction, directement dans votre boîte mail.
