A new analysis from SMU Data Arts— City Arts Sector Trends: Divergence and Resilience Across Ten U.S. Cities (2019–2024) —highlights the financial condition of nonprofit arts organizations in ten American cities as well as the … » Read

On July 20, Sony Music Entertainment and nine affiliated labels filed a copyright infringement suit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against Udio, the generative AI music platform. The law suit, the second that … » Read

Local 802 of the American Federation of Museums (AFM) and the Metropolitan Opera have reached a tentative one-year contract for the Met’s more than 130 associate musicians. Unlike regular musicians, who are full-time, salaried employees who … » Read

On the weekend of the Ravinia Festival’s grand reopening , CEO Jeffrey Haydon was recalling his first glimpse, seven years ago, of the pavilion. “I was touring the property with the board chair and I remember saying it looked a little … » Read

The Crossing, the Philadelphia-based chamber choir devoted to new music, will explore the theme “Sometimes I Worry” during its upcoming 2026–2027 season. More than 20 performances—concerts, recordings, exhibitions, … » Read

On July 15, Opera Colorado and the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) announced their first-ever collective bargaining agreement. Negotiations underway since May 2025 produced a three-year contract that includes opera singers, staging … » Read

Last night’s concert staging of Mozart’s Abduction from the Seraglio at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL was cancelled due to hazardous air quality from the wildfires in Canada. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus … » Read

An artist seeking entrance to perform in the U.S. must navigate a set of rules that seem designed to dissuade them from coming. A process that may take well over a year includes four steps, with no guarantee that having completed them correctly … » Read

Downtown Seattle will get the city’s first permanent dedicated space for chamber music in 2028, when the Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS) opens its new 271-seat concert hall in the recently renovated, 44-story U.S. Bank Center office … » Read

Longtime Boston Symphony Orchestra patrons George Whiting and Quinn MacKenzie have created a website, StandWithAndris.org and an online petition . They have joined the BSO musicians and a significant number of other patrons in protesting the … » Read