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April 8, 2026
Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize Team as Nine Inch Noize for Collaborative Album
Nine Inch Nails and Boys Noize have teamed up as Nine Inch Noize for the collaborative album “Nine Inch Nails – Nine Inch Noize,” releasing on April 17. The album announcement comes as no surprise,...
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April 7, 2026
Rapper Offset Shot and Hospitalized in Florida: He Is ‘Stable and Being Closely Monitored,’ Says Rep
Rapper Offset was shot in Hollywood, Florida on Monday, and is currently in stable condition. A spokesperson for Offset said in a statement to Variety that he’s being treated for the gunshot wound ...
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April 6, 2026
Queen Latifah to Host 52nd American Music Awards
Queen Latifah is set to host the 52nd American Music Awards, taking place on May 25 in Las Vegas. Latifah will serve as emcee 30 years after she first co-hosted the award show in 1995. “I am so exc...
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April 6, 2026
Wireless Festival Promoter Defends Kanye West as Headliner as Sponsors Pull Out, Asks Brits’ ‘Forgiveness’ for Rapper’s ‘Abhorrent’ Past Statements
A managing director for the organization behind Wireless Festival has come out in support of Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, asking that people “offer some forgiveness and hope” to the...
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April 6, 2026
Lil Nas X to Have Assault Charges Dismissed After Continuing Mental Health Treatment
Lil Nas X is one step closer to having his felony assault charges dismissed after a judge granted him entry into a mental health diversion program. The rapper, whose real name is Montero Hill, appe...
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April 6, 2026
Sabrina Carpenter, Margaret Qualley and Madelyn Cline Steal a Grammy, Ransack a Mansion in ‘House Tour’ Video
Sabrina Carpenter’s glamorously felonious behavior continues in her latest video, for “House Tour,” the third single from the singer’s 2025 album “Man’s Best Friend” — except this time she’s got tw...
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April 5, 2026
Kanye West’s ‘Bully’ Debuts at No. 2 on Albums Chart as BTS Holds Top Spot With ‘Arirang’
BTS has outpaced Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, to land a second week atop the Billboard 200. The K-pop group’s latest album “Arirang” holds steady at No. 1 on the albums chart with 1...
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April 3, 2026
Zach Bryan Cancels Tulsa Concert Due to ‘Extreme and Dangerous Weather’: ‘If I Had Any Say in This, Things Would Be Different’
Zach Bryan has canceled tonight’s show in Tulsa, OK, due to “extreme and dangerous weather,” stating that he’s being “forced” to call off the performance and that he doesn’t “have a choice in the m...
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April 2, 2026
Kanye West Brings Back the Old Kanye — Sometimes — at First U.S. Solo Show Since 2021: Concert Review
At least as the stage design suggested, Ye (the artist formerly known as Kanye West) was standing on top of the world last night at Inglewood, CA’s SoFi Stadium — a barely veiled metaphor strung ac...
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March 30, 2026
Brandy Looks Back on Her Rise to Superstardom, Breaking Down Barriers and Being Crowned the ‘Vocal Bible’: ‘The Pressure of That Is a Lot’
At first, Brandy Norwood was a bit uncomfortable with being crowned the “Vocal Bible.” “The title disturbed me,” she says of the designation that both fans and generations of singers she inspired h...
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March 29, 2026
BTS’ ‘Arirang’ Debuts at No. 1 on Albums Chart With Biggest Sales Week for a Group in Over a Decade
BTS has earned its seventh No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 with “Arirang,” scoring the biggest sales week for an album by a group in over a decade. “Arirang” opens on the chart with 641,000 equiva...
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March 28, 2026
Bruce Springsteen Performs ‘Streets of Minneapolis’ at No Kings Rally in St. Paul: ‘Your Strength and Commitment Told Us This Is Still America’
Bruce Springsteen gave a performance of his protest song “Streets of Minneapolis” on Saturday at the No Kings protest in St. Paul, Minnesota, honoring the locals and commending them for their “hope...
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March 27, 2026
Charlie Puth on Baring It All With His Dynamic Fourth Album ‘Whatever’s Clever!’: ‘I Didn’t Want to Remove the Emotion’
Charlie Puth is, objectively, busy these days. In October, he released the Phil Collins-indebted “Changes,” the delectable first taste of his fourth album “Whatever’s Clever!,” out today. He chased...
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March 27, 2026
Taylor Swift Takes Home Seven Awards at iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026, Extending Her Record for Most Wins
Taylor Swift picked up the most trophies out of any artist at the iHeartRadio Music Awards on Thursday night, walking away with seven wins in nine nominated categories to extend her record as iHear...
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March 26, 2026
What Is ‘Clipping,’ the Viral Marketing Strategy That’s Taking Over the Music Biz?
In December, rapper Bbno$ posted a message on social media announcing that he was quitting music. “As you guys know, I am for the people,” he wrote. “And the people have asked me to stop making mus...
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March 25, 2026
Woman Accused of Shooting at Rihanna’s Home Pleads Not Guilty to Attempted Murder
A Florida woman accused of shooting at Rihanna’s home has pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, a 35-year-old Orlando resident, was charged with attempted murder, 10 counts ...
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March 25, 2026
Supreme Court Rules Against Record Labels in $1 Billion Cox Communications Piracy Case
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Cox Communications cannot be held liable for music piracy committed by its users, rejecting a billion-dollar lawsuit filed by major labels. Along with ...
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March 25, 2026
T.I. and Drumma Boy Team for Documentary Short Film ‘The Birth of Trap Music,’ Premiering at Atlanta Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE)
Rapper T.I. and producer Drumma Boy have teamed up for the documentary short film “The Birth of Trap Music,” premiering at the Atlanta Film Festival on April 25. The film, directed by Christopher S...
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March 24, 2026
Inside the ‘Hannah Montana’ Anniversary Concert Taping: Y2K Fashion, Confetti and Miley Cyrus Superfans
After the first renditions of her Hannah Montana hits “This Is the Life” and “The Climb,” Miley Cyrus ruffled her period-perfect blonde bangs as she settled back into the character that launched he...
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March 21, 2026
Justin Timberlake’s DWI Arrest Footage Released: ‘I’m a Little Nervous… My Heart Is Racing’
Footage of Justin Timberlake’s 2024 DWI arrest has been released after the singer sued Sag Harbor Village earlier this month to prevent it from seeing the light of day. A judge gave the go-ahead fo...
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March 18, 2026
Lorde Reveals She’s Now an Independent Artist After Her Contract With Universal Expired Last Year
Lorde has revealed that she’s now an independent artist after her contract with Universal Music Group expired late last year. The singer shared the news of her newfound independence in a series of ...
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March 18, 2026
Jay-Z to Celebrate ‘Reasonable Doubt’ and ‘The Blueprint’ Anniversaries With Back-to-Back Yankee Stadium Concerts
Jay-Z is planning to celebrate the anniversaries of two of his most celebrated albums — “Reasonable Doubt” and “The Blueprint” — with back-to-back concerts at Yankee Stadium this summer. The rapper...
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March 18, 2026
Sienna Spiro Charts Her Path to Becoming Pop’s Buzziest New Star: ‘Music Is the Only Thing That Makes Sense to Me’
In early March, Sienna Spiro made her U.S. debut at Los Angeles’ famed Troubadour, enchanting the sold-out crowd with her bellowing, rasped mezzo-soprano as she ticked across her relatively short d...
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March 18, 2026
Global Record Revenues Grow to $31.7 Billion in Eleventh Year of Gains
IFPI, the London-based association of global record labels, has released its top-line growth figures covering 2025 – and the news is encouraging. According to the International Federation of the Ph...
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March 17, 2026
Kehlani Announces Fifth Album ‘Kehlani,’ Releasing in April
Kehlani has announced that her fifth studio album, “Kehlani,” will be released on April 24. Earlier this month, the R&B singer said on social media that the album was finished and had been mast...
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March 17, 2026
Olivia Dean, Charli xcx, Tate McRae to Headline Lollapalooza 2026
Olivia Dean, Charli xcx and Tate McRae are just a few of the artists headlining Lollapalooza 2026, taking place in Chicago from July 30-August 2. Additional headliners for the annual festival inclu...
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March 16, 2026
Zhu and Joe Trapanese Explain How They Crafted the Dark, Propulsive Score for SXSW Film ‘He Bled Neon’
When director Drew Kirsch and producer Nate Bolotin began conceptualizing the film “He Bled Neon,” they knew they needed a score that elevated its dark tone. “We had aspirations of grandeur, but we...
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March 15, 2026
‘Sinners’ Stars Recreate the ‘Pierce the Veil’ Sequence With Stunning Oscar Performance of ‘I Lied to You’
The stars of “Sinners” recreated the “Pierce the Veil” segment from the film at the 98th Oscars with a stirring rendition of “I Lied to You” from an all-star cast of musicians led by Miles Caton an...
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March 15, 2026
Harry Styles’ ‘Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.’ Becomes His Fourth Consecutive Album to Debut at No. 1 on the Charts
Just one day after hosting and performing on “Saturday Night Live,” Harry Styles has debuted atop the albums chart with his latest “Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.” Styles’ latest album bec...
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March 13, 2026
Richard Grenell to Step Down as Kennedy Center President Amid Institutional Turmoil
Richard Grenell will step down from his post as interim president of the Kennedy Center after a period of transitional turmoil for the institution. President Donald Trump announced Grenell’s depart...
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