Listen To Taylor Swift’s ’Cruel Summer’ With Jack Antonoff And Annie Clark
Share This Video Facebook Twitter EMAIL On Thursday, a fan Twitter account revealed the writing credits for Taylor Swift‘s Lover. It was mostly as expected…
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Angry Investors Sue Over Sirius XM's "Invalid" $3.5 Billion Pandora Acquisition
Former Pandora investors, angered and frustrated by the details surrounding Sirius XM’s acquisition Pandora, have filed a lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that the was “invalid…
Apple Music, Pandora, and Google Hit with Massive Patent Infringement Lawsuits
Apple Music: Just one several juicy targets. Apple Music, Pandora, and Google/Alphabet are being targeted in a series major patent infringement lawsuits related to music…
Rihanna Has Apparently Registered A New Song Called ’Private Loving’
As we learned from her 2018 Vogue cover story, Rihanna is hard at work on a reggae album. Rih has been teasing a 2019 release…
Bazzi’s ’Soul Searching’ Mixtape Establishes Him As A Pop Force
In a post-Drake world, a pop star like Bazzi feels inevitable — but the best part about the 21-year-old hip-hop-adjacent crooner is that he doesn’t…
Katreese Barnes, Saturday Night Live’s Musical Secret Weapon, Dead at 56
Katreese Barnes, pianist, producer and former musical director Saturday Night Live, died on August 3 at the age 56. Her brother Jerry Barnes told the…
U.S. Government Backs Led Zeppelin In Its Copyright Infringement Case
U.S. Department Justice Headquarters, Washington, D.C. (photo: Coolcaesar CC by NA 3.0) More than 120 artists and industry organizations have lent their support to Led…
Normani Dances In ’Motivation,’ Her New Song Written By Ariana Grande
This Friday saw new releases from Taylor Swift, Charlie XCX, and Miley Cyrus, but Normani has all the motivation she needs. Normani released her new…
Miley Cyrus Shares ’Slide Away’ Shortly After Her Liam Hemsworth Split
Back in December, Miley Cyrus got married to Liam Hemsworth, who she had known for a long time prior to that. It would seem, though,…
Charli XCX And Sky Ferreira’s ’Cross You Out’ Explores The Liberation Of Leaving
Charli XCX and Sky Ferreira have shared a new collaboration, “Cross You Out.” “Cross You Out” is the latest single f XCX’s collab-heavy album, Charli,…
Spotify, Amazon, Pandora, Google/Alphabet File a 92-Page Formal Protest Against Royalty Rate Increases on Streaming Music Services
The fearsome foursome Spotify, Alphabet/Google, Amazon, and Pandora aren’t backing down against proposed publishing rate hikes for streaming music services. Back in March, the streaming…
Do Netflix’s Multi-Million Dollar Showrunner Deals Come At A Cost?
Last week, Netflix managed to poach Game Thrones’ showrunners David Benif and D.B. Weiss from HBO with a $200 million dollar deal that announced an…
Tips From An Expert For Your First Solo Adventure In The Backcountry
Sarah Grothjan loves nothing more than escaping the confines her Portland life for the backcountry the Great Pacific Northwest. Grothjan worked as an award-winning journalist…
No Charges Against NYPD Commander Who Ordered Officers to 'Shoot 50 Cent on Sight'
50 Cent on Hot97 in New York, 2017 The NYPD commander was apparently making a joke at 50 Cent’s expense. After a lengthy investigation, the…
Billie Eilish Found Stealing Anime Artwork on Sweatshirts, T-Shirts, Other Merch
After the flat-out copy was detected, Billie Eilish pulled the items from her ficial merch store. Billie Eilish’s merchandising collaboration with Siberia Hills has created…
Cyndi Lauper Settles Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Over 'Kinky Boots'
Photo Credit: Eva Rinaldi / CC by 3.0 Cyndi Lauper has settled a copyright infringement suit filed by songwriter Benny Mardones. Mardones and writing partner…
BTS 3-Track "Lights/Boy With Luv” Shifts 1 Million Physical Copies In Japan
BTS released a new Japanese-language 3-track single on July 3rd. It has already shipped over one million physical units in just over a month. “Lights/Boy…
The Best Debut Rap Albums Of The Past Five Years, Ranked
The debut studio album is a make-or-break moment for artists. There is a blurring the lines between albums and mixtapes these days, but most mainstream…
Julia Michaels’ ’Body’ Video Is About The Challenge Of Self-Acceptance
Singer-songwriter Julia Michaels has released the video for her song “Body.” “Body,” f Michaels’ latest EP Inner Monologue Part 2, is a deeply personal track…
A Five-Part Tupac Shakur Documentary Series Is Happening — FX Secures the Rights
Tupac Shakur, as featured in the film ‘All Eyez on Me’ FX has confirmed its acquisition a 5-part docuseries about the life famed rapper Tupac…
Meet Social House, The Producers Behind Ariana Grande’s Latest Hits
It’s not quite a fairy tale story for two guys from Pittsburgh named “Mikey” and “Scootie” to be defining the sound one today’s most prominent…
Khalid — An El Paso Native — Is Arranging a Benefit Concert for Shooting Victims
Khalid is busy preparing a benefit concert for families who’ve been affected by the recent tragedy in El Paso. The artist took to Twitter to…
Katy Perry's Attorneys to Appeal the $2.78 MM 'Dark Horse' Verdict
Katy Perry, Capitol/UMG, Dr. Luke, Max Martin, and other ‘Dark Horse’ contributors will appeal last week’s $2.78 million copyright infringement verdict. Calling the decision a…
The Recipe For Building An Anti-NRA To Fight For Gun Control
Editor’s Note: We’re re-running this post, originally published after the Las Vegas shootings, for sadly obvious reasons.] You can hate the NRA all you want….