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Recording Industry Association of America

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Drake music industry milestones and birthday celebrations

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Latest: Drake celebrates 40th birthday with Backstreet Boys performance

Rapper Drake has announced plans for a 2027 world tour following the September premiere of his visual project, ‘FOMO’. Alongside the tour news, Drake has become the first artist to surpass 350 million RIAA-certified unit

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Michael Smith sentenced in AI music streaming fraud case

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Latest: Michael Smith sentenced to 18 months for $8 million AI music fraud

Michael Smith, a 54-year-old musician from Cornelius, North Carolina, was sentenced in a Manhattan federal court to 18 months in prison and two years of supervised release for an AI-driven music streaming fraud scheme. T

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Resurgence of physical music formats

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Latest: US physical music sales surge as vinyl and CD revenue grow

The resurgence of physical music formats continues to expand, driven by a preference for tactile experiences and a reaction against streaming algorithms. While vinyl has historically been the dominant format, recent data

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