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The Hot 100’s First AI Doping Controversy is Here

Doubts hang over L.A. rapper Fenix Flexin’s “Rubberz.” But until the music industry agrees on standards for AI detection, we may be stuck in a he-said, she-said netherworld.

A Pocket Guide to Madison Square Garden's Surveillance Web

How James Dolan's venues accumulate tens of millions of eventgoer profiles.

Qobuz's Boom Shows the Spotify Backlash Isn't Just a Media Thing

Plus: The best sleeper record of 2026 so far

Welcome to Music's Snapchat Filter Era + Inside the Qobuz Buzz

The Anti-AI Album is Coming; plus: We Get Meta on the NYT Songwriters List

We Are Unconvinced by the Blue Dot Fever Scare of 2026

Is Production Music "Toast"?

Apple Music Chief: We're Drowning in AI Music That No One Listens To

And optional labeling isn’t going to fix it

More Bots Blowback; Why Do Artists Hate Touring?; Peak Gen X at the Rock Hall