Heatwave Disrupts Europe’s Music Life: A record-breaking heatwave is hitting France and beyond, with school closures, canceled trains, and even alcohol bans at some events as temperatures push past 40C and heat-related deaths are reported. AI Music Rights Pushback: A global coalition of artists and managers warns labels and publishers over AI deals that allegedly sweep in creators’ work without proper consent, calling out forced surrender of rights. AI Meets Live Performance: The Reply AI Music Contest names finalists exploring how AI can reshape sound and stagecraft, with 1,400+ entries from 45 countries. New Releases & Tours: Punk band Belvedere drops “Seven Years of Bad Luck” with a new “Liability” video; No Cure premieres “Slowly Turning Blue” ahead of a July album and US tour. Global Music Moments: Tomorrowland expands to Thailand (Dec 11–13); Metallica’s Dublin M72 show draws cross-generational crowds; Africa Oyé and On The Waterfront return to Liverpool with big lineups. Tech for Creators: Sonilo launches a video-to-music model on fal.ai to generate licensed soundtracks for clips. World Music Day Spotlight: A.R. Rahman teases an Asha Bhosle tribute and discusses emotion-first composition.