The American Federation of Musicians (AFM) has filed suit against Universal Music Group (UMG) and Warner Music Group (WMG), alleging that the labels are refusing to share with musicians the financial benefits they are receiving from their recent … » Read

The Samoan-born tenor Pene Pati has taken the opera world by storm. Colleagues describe him as “a beast of talent,” and a “Pavarotti rebirth”; he is booked until 2029 at the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Royal Albert Hall, … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Kennedy Center is beginning the process of removing references to President Donald Trump a week after a federal judge ruled that his name had been illegally added to the performing arts center. Roma Daravi, the Kennedy … » Read

WASHINGTON (AP)—Attorneys for musician Chuck Redd [pictured] say a D.C. Superior Court judge dismissed a breach of contract lawsuit filed against Redd after he canceled a Christmas Eve performance at the Kennedy Center in protest of … » Read

David Hyslop, the orchestra world’s first, only, and longest-serving professional interim CEO, received the Gold Baton award from the League of American Orchestras at the League conference in Baltimore this week. Now 83, he has a his track … » Read

The New World Symphony (NWS) has extended the tenure of Stéphane Denève as artistic director through the 2031–32 season. Only the second individual to hold this position in the NWS’s 39-year history, he succeeded the … » Read

The Takács Quartet has joined Maestro Arts for worldwide management, excluding North and South America. Those territories will continue to be overseen by Seldy Cramer. Thomas Hull will manage the group worldwide, succeeding Christa Phelps, … » Read

On June 2 Colorado Gov. Jared Polis signed legislation creating Colorado Artist Companies, or A Corps, a new subset of limited liability corporations (LLC) designed to support artists and creators and ensure they maintain control over their … » Read

The Royal Opera would not immediately spring to mind as an organization interested in experimenting with AI. “There is a bit of a crisis in the performing arts with regards to machine learning," RBO Associate Director Netia Jones tells The … » Read

Despite recent court rulings that have forestalled, at least temporarily, the shutdown of The Kennedy Center for two years this July and called for the removal of Donald Trump’s name from the institution, there is little promise that it … » Read