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

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

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

In a move intended to stymie efforts on July 17 by Universal Music Group and Warner Music Group to dismiss a case over their licensing deals with generative AI platforms Suno and Udio, the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has urged a New … » Read

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