Ed Sheeran opened up about his long-running copyright lawsuit during the first of three Sydney shows, telling a crowd of 70,000 at Accor Stadium that being forced to hand over his devices in court unexpectedly led to one of his most personal songs. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The British singer-songwriter kicked off…
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Megan Thee Stallion is entering what she calls her “Lover Girl” era — and she says she didn’t plan it. In a new exclusive interview with PEOPLE, the three-time Grammy winner reflected on her relationship with Dallas Mavericks star Klay Thompson and how focusing on her own healing helped open the door to love. “Well,…
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Los Angeles-based punk and hardcore reissue label Trust Records has named Sam Siegler and Mike Nucero as Creative Directors, formalizing a creative partnership that has been in place since the company’s inception. Matt Pincus launched Trust Records (alongside co-founder Joe Nelson) in 2020 with a focused mission: to promote, preserve, and protect classic punk and hardcore…
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In 2015, it took an average of 2,729 days — roughly seven and a half years — for a song to reach one billion streams on Spotify. By 2025, that milestone was being crossed in just 197 days. That striking acceleration is among the headline findings in Chartmetric’s third annual Year in Music report, which…
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US performance rights organization ASCAP has reported its revenue and royalty payout numbers for 2025, with both figures hitting all-time highs. Revenue came in at $1.945 billion for calendar 2025, up 6.0% year over year. Of that, New York-based ASCAP distributed $1.759 billion to songwriters, composers, and music publishers, an increase of 3.7% YoY. In…
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Timothy Very, the longtime drummer of Manchester Orchestra, has died. Bandmates Andy Hull, Robert McDowell and Andy Prince confirmed the news of Very’s death on Saturday (Feb. 14). His cause of death has not been reported. Very joined Manchester Orchestra for the group’s third full-length album, Simple Math, which was recorded in 2010 and released…
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Warner Music Group intends to divest its EMP business, the European rock and metal merchandise e-retailer it acquired for USD $180 million in 2018. The company disclosed the plan in its latest quarterly SEC filing, revealing that it signed a “non-binding letter of intent to sell its EMP business within [its] Recorded Music segment”. EMP,…
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More than 1 million independent artists are now signed directly to NetEase Cloud Music, China’s second-largest music streaming platform. The company revealed that milestone in its FY 2025 results, published on Wednesday (February 11). NCM also reported that its subscription revenues rose 13.3% YoY to RMB 5.1 billion (approximately $715 million), up from RMB 4.5…
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Harry Styles is reflecting on some of the lifestyle changes he’s embraced recently. In a new interview with The Sunday Times Magazine, published Saturday (Feb. 14), the 32-year-old pop star opened up about his love for Italy, slowing down after a busy period, becoming an uncle, running a marathon, and more. Nearly four years after…
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Adam Lambert is speaking out against the removal of the Pride flag at Stonewall National Monument in New York City. In early January, the Trump administration replaced the rainbow-colored flag — a symbol of LGBTQ+ rights and inclusion — with an American flag at the National Park Service–run site in Manhattan’s Greenwich Village. “Stonewall is…
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