{"id":293,"date":"2024-03-11T13:13:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T13:13:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.musifie.com\/?p=293"},"modified":"2025-11-13T09:25:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-13T03:55:40","slug":"top-5-music-news-you-must-know-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/musifie.com\/blogs\/top-5-music-news-you-must-know-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 5 music news you must know this week"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"293\" class=\"elementor elementor-293\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1812362 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1812362\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7e8dcc8\" data-id=\"7e8dcc8\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-49026f7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"49026f7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p>The music industry never sleeps, and this week has been packed with exciting news! We&#8217;ve got festival announcements, plagiarism accusations, award show wins, and the future of music on popular platforms. Let&#8217;s dive into the top music news headlines:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-53f4438 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"53f4438\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hyderabad Gets Its First Indie Music Festival<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b85d246 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b85d246\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.18.0 - 20-12-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/musifie.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/x-1024x600.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-295\" alt=\"X music festival - music news\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3921423 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3921423\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Calling all indie music fans! The Independent Music Platform is hosting the first-ever <a href=\"https:\/\/www.newindianexpress.com\/cities\/hyderabad\/2024\/Mar\/09\/celebration-of-indie-music\">X-Festival<\/a> on March 16th at Heart Cup Coffee. This all-day event boasts multiple stages showcasing over 30 indie artists, including big names like Indian Ocean, Agnee, and Chowraasta. 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Fans of her hits like &#8220;Escapism&#8221; might not know her long struggle. Born Rachel Keene, Raye signed a record deal at 17 but faced years of hurdles. Her debut album, originally planned for a major label, only arrived nine years later after she went independent. This win marks a significant victory for the 26-year-old who carved her own path in the music industry.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-627f59e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"627f59e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Billie Eilish Breaks Records with Second Oscar Win<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e69605 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e69605\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.musifie.com\/2024\/03\/11\/billie-eilish-makes-history-as-youngest-two-time-oscar-winner\/\">Billie Eilish continues to make history<\/a>! 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