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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 …

From the beginning of her career, Nicki Minaj has taken the moments as they’ve come. When her debut album Pink Friday arrived in 2010, she was navigating somewhat unpaved terrain. Breaking through the barriers of hip-hop’s boy’s club meant defending her craft to people who perceived her femininity as a …

From the moment it arrived from England last year, the Last Dinner Party’s “Nothing Matters” was the kind of rock (or “rock”) record that didn’t seem to exist anymore. A beautifully sneaky single, the band’s ode to an illicit encounter opens like the sound of ABBA with a hangover. Then …

Celine Dion‘s life, legacy, and battle with stiff-person syndrome will be explored in a new documentary titled I Am: Celine Dion. Amazon MGM acquired the film, which will be released on Prime. Helmed by Peabody and Emmy-winning director Irene Taylor, the new documentary was filmed over the course of a …

Rolling Stone has brought together its most memorable magazine covers,feature articles, quotes, photos, and videosfrom theEighties to today ahead of this year’s Grammy Awards. “We are delighted to showcase ourdeeparchives to a new audience,” said Gus Wenner, CEO ofRolling Stone. “It’s incredible torevisit the icons that have graced our pages …

New Jack Swing pioneer Teddy Riley — who produced iconic hits including Doug E. Fresh’s “The Show” and Bobby Brown’s “My Prerogative” — has announced his new memoir, Remember the Times, published by Simon & Schuster’s 13A / Gallery Books imprint. Riley tapped music biographer Jake Brown to collaborate on …