Bob Dylan has sold the rights to his masters to Sony Music Entertainment, the company announced on Monday, marking yet another blockbuster deal for artists cashing in on their music copyrights amid the ongoing catalog boom. This is Dylan’s second major rights deal; he sold his publishing rights to Universal …
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The Grammys are headed to Sin City. On Tuesday, the Recording Academy announced that the awards show, originally scheduled for late January in Los Angeles, will take place at Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena on Sunday, April 3. “We are excited to take the Grammys to Las Vegas for …
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Rick Ross shows off his riches — and rides a floatie in a woman’s bloodstream — in the eccentric music video for his latest single, “Wiggle,” which features DreamDoll. The video for the track — originally featured on his December 2021 album Richer Than I Ever Been — comes just …
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Hayley Williams always knew her debut solo album, Petals for Armor, would be a detour, but she still felt anxious about getting Paramore back together after several years apart. But on the first day she, Taylor York, and Zac Farro reconnected at a Nashville studio space, those nerves quickly melted …
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Guided by Voices are back already with a new song, “Excited Ones,” from their upcoming 35th album, Crystal Nuns Cathedral, out Mar. 4 via Rockathon Records. “Excited Ones” boasts big power-pop energy with its stomping drums and guitars that crunch with just a bit of jangle. “Excited ones,” bellows Robert …
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The lawsuit filed by the Nevermind baby accusing Nirvana and others of child pornography has been dismissed. In a ruling issued Monday Jan. 3, Judge Fernando M. Olguin tossed the case after the plaintiff, Spencer Elden — who appeared on the album cover nude when he was four months old …
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UPDATE (12/28): The Flaming Lips have postponed their planned New Year’s Eve shows in an underground concert venue. The band will now perform at the Caverns in Pelham, Tennessee, on Feb. 19 and 20. “The Flaming Lips and The Caverns are heartbroken to deliver this news, and we know you’re …
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Over a month after the Astroworld tragedy, Anheuser-Busch announced Friday that it will no longer distribute Travis Scott’s Cacti line of hard seltzers, ending their partnership with the rapper after less than a year. “After careful evaluation, we have decided to stop all production and brand development of CACTI Agave …
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Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi perform their duet “Just Look Up” to an arena filled with people who are perhaps about to be crushed by an asteroid in a clip from Don’t Look Up, out today in theaters and Dec. 24 on Netflix. Despite the apocalyptic undertones of the concert, …
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Questlove praised Robbie Shakespeare for pushing the boundaries of reggae without sacrificing vision or integrity in a tribute to the bassist, who died Wednesday, Dec. 8. The Roots drummer heralded Shakespeare and his longtime creative partner, drummer Sly Dunbar, writing, “You might have seen the name. You might not know …
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