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Jam Master Jay exclaimed “Oh shit” just before he was shot and killed in October 2002, according to testimony given in court on Wednesday. Uriel “Tony” Rincon, a friend and business associate of the late DJ (whose real name was Jason Mizell) explained his recollection of what happened when assailants …

On the fifth day of Nicki Minaj’s intense fixation on Megan Thee Stallion following a jab the “Savage” rapper likely threw Minaj’s way on her latest track, Minaj invoked Rihanna to claim that Megan tried to force sympathy for herself as a victim of violence. She also refuted that she …

Universal Music Group set the music world aflame on Tuesday with its scathing open letter announcing that it would yank its music from TikTok after its licensing agreement with the platform expires on January 31. That letter is UMG’s equivalent of a nuclear bomb threat, the culmination of a year …

Music rights company BMGis preparing to split entirely from Roger Waters following controversial comments he made onIsrael, Ukraine, and the United States,Variety reports. According to the publication, the Pink Floyd co-founder and German-based company signed a publishing agreement in 2016 and had plans to release a re-recorded version of the …

Adele will head overseas to perform a series of shows in Munich, Germany in August. The singerwill perform in a bespoke, open-air arenathat has been created at Munich Messe and will feature a combinationof seated grandstands and standing areas for 80,000 people per night. “So a few months ago I …

Universal Music Group — the recording giant for superstar artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Olivia Rodrigo, Kendrick Lamar, and Billie Eilish — has issued a stern warning that it will yank its music from TikTok if the companies can’t reach agreement on a new licensing deal. In an open letter …

T he explosion of Afrobeats has been one of the biggest stories in the music industry over the past five years, with acts like Burna Boy, Davido, Asake, and Tems becoming global superstars. As Africa’s musical imprint around the world continues to become more prominent, its artists now have a …

Less than a week after releasing her first track of the year, the aptly named “Think U the Sh*t (Fart),” Ice Spice announced that her upcoming debut album will be titled Y2K and dropping this year. During a Today interview with Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager on Tuesday, the …

Christina Aguilera, Lionel Richie, Maluma, Lenny Kravitz, Mark Ronson, Meryl Streep, and Oprah Winfrey are among the presenters for the 2024 Grammy Awards this Sunday, Billboard reports. Samara Joy, who won Best New Artist last year, will also present. She joins fellow category winner Aguilera, who took home Best New …

Paramore released their take on Talking Heads‘ hit single “Burning Down the House” on Tuesday as part of a forthcoming Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense tribute album. The cover features frontwoman Hayley Williamsbelting out “Strange but not a stranger/I’m an ordinary guy/Burning down the …