Music

The silencing of Universal Music Group’s artists on TikTok has become the talk of the music industry ahead of the Grammys, as fans and UMG-signed artists have been vocal about the licensing rift between the major label and the massively popular social media app. Of the artists who have thus …

The boys are going out of town — but just for a while. While performing a secret acoustic show in Los Angeles on Thursday, boygenius announced they’re going on hiatus. “This is our last show, and we’re feeling it,” Lucy Dacus told the crowd at the Smell, later noting that …

Welcome to ourweekly rundownof the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more.This week, Usher delivers a smooth break-up ballad, Lil Yachty laments his Sunday scaries, and the Last Dinner Party offer a ferocious take on generational trauma. Plus, new music from Billy …

Demi Lovato is clearing up any confusion as to why she decided to sing “Heart Attack” at an American Heart Association event. After the singer headlined the AHA’s annual Go Red for Women Red Dress Collection concert in New York City, Lovato’s representative told Entertainment Weekly that she selected the …

Darius Rucker was arrested Thursday on drug charges in Williamson County, Tennessee,according to multiple reports. The country singer was released on a $10,500 bond on the same day. Rucker, a country music star and the singer of Nineties stalwarts Hootie & the Blowfish, faces charges of simple possession, casual exchange, …

Warner Music Group is making a major investment in the future of Megan Thee Stallion‘s career as an independent artist. The music and entertainment company has agreed to provide the Houston rapper with distribution and marketing resources under an agreement that allows her to maintain rights to both her master …

Lana Del Rey has confirmed she has a new album in the works and this time it’s a little bit country. The singer announced the LP, Lasso, at Billboard’s pre-Grammy event in Los Angeles on Wednesday night. During the event, Del Rey took the stage to fete producer Jack Antonoff, …

Billy Joel‘s new single, “Turn the Lights Back On,” his first original song in 17 years, has been released. Produced by Freddy Wexler, who has worked with everyone from Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez to Celine Dion and Kanye West, the song is a tender love ballad that doubles as …

Fans of Universal Music Group’s artists, including Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, and Olivia Rodrigo, are not pleased that the record label group has ceased to license its music to TikTok. The day after UMG threatened to stop licensing its music to TikTok amid a breakdown in deal negotiations, songs from …

The estate of Tammy Wynette’s fifth and final husband, George Richey, has sued Showtime and one of Wynette’s daughters over the “villainous” portrayal of Richey in the 2022 miniseries George and Tammy. Richey died in 2010, 12 years after Wynette’s 1998 death. A year after Richey died, Georgette Jones — …