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Major Labels Call to Disqualify AI Slop Songs from the Charts

July 31, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
The music industry’s ongoing efforts to counter the threats posed by AI have led nearly a dozen of the biggest record companies, including Universal Music Group (UMG), Sony Music, and Warner Music Group (WMG), to call on global music charts … » Read
 

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Major Dallas Arts Centers to Merge

July 31, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Motivated by the need to reduce coasts and enhance program offerings, the AT&T Performing Arts Center (ATTPAC) and the Dallas Theater Center (DTC) have announced their intention to merge in early 2027. "There's no question that the finances … » Read
 

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Public Media One Year After Defunding

July 30, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Twelve months after the Republican-controlled Congress stripped nearly all federal funding from public media, the landscape of public radio and television is being shaped by a mixture of urgency, hope, and anxiety. The change forced on these … » Read
 

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Artist as Athlete

July 30, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
Violinist Laura Frautschi performs as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the U.S. and Asia, and has served as concertmaster of the Orchestra of St. Luke's as the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, among others. After a recent appearance on … » Read
 

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Between Performance & Practice, Musicians Need to Rest. Most Don't.

July 28, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
From their earliest moments learning to play an instrument, classical musicians are taught the need for disciplined, daily practice to build the technique and confidence necessary to master their art. But, observes cellist and researcher Joanna … » Read
 

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Is Non-profit Theater Really 'Over'?

July 28, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
When Oskar Eustis recently announced that he would step down after 23 years as artistic director of New York’s Public Theater in 2028, he told the New York Times , “The American nonprofit theater movement is over." Many of his … » Read
 

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Summer Fest '27 at Cinci Opera

July 28, 2026 | Taylor Grant, Musical America
As the final week of the Cincinnati Opera’s 2026 Summer Festival got underway on July 25, Evans Mirageas, the company’s artistic director, announced next summer’s offerings—three mainstage productions, a concert evening, … » Read
 

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Vancouver Plans Four New Arts Venues

July 27, 2026 | Sarah Shay, Musical America
A coalition of 32 performing arts organizations have announced preliminary plans for the Vancouver (BC) Cultural Precinct, a proposal to create four new and/or substantially renovated performance venues at one of four possible sites in downtown … » Read
 

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Warner-Paramount Merger on Hold. For Now.

July 27, 2026 | Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Associated Press
NEW YORK (AP) — Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery have agreed to delay closing their $81 billion merger well into next year, a stunning move that arrives as a judge continues to consider a challenge from 12 states seeking to block the … » Read
 

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BSO Bars Red Flowers from Tanglewood

July 24, 2026 | Susan Elliott, Musical America
When the Boston Symphony Orchestra administration fired its Music Director Andris Nelsons without consulting its musicians, they were shocked and incensed . But the deed had been done, the contract terminated, and, authoritarian as it seemed, … » Read
 
 

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