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In what is likely the largest transaction for a solo musician’s body of work, Sony completed an agreement to acquire half of Michael Jackson‘s publishing and recorded masters. The deal values the music assets at above $1.2 billion, sources told Billboard. The outlet also estimated that Sony will pay at …

Fresh off releasing the new album Weird Faith, Madi Diaz appeared on The Tonight Show Friday to perform one of the LP’s standout tracks, “Everything Almost.” The artist dubbed “Nashville’s secret weapon” by Rolling Stone said in a recent interview with us that the single is a “straight-up journal entry.” …

Andre 3000 reveals he auditioned for — but didn’t get — Ludacris’ role in the Fast and Furious series in a bonus interview from the rapper/flutist’s recent appearance on The Late Show. Taking the soul-bearing “Colbert Questionert” back in January, the late-night host asked the OutKast legend what his favorite …

Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, and Valerie June combined forces to call for a more transparent and equitable healthcare system in a new PSA set to air this Sunday during Super Bowl LVIII. Organized by the nonprofit group Power to the Patients, the spot specifically highlights the way hospitals and insurance …

Any day is a good day for “Feeling Good,” but today is especially the best since Raye covered Nina Simone’s iconic declaration of grace. Unlike the original, which came out in 1965, Raye’s version is sparse and features only piano, no swinging brass, allowing her to plumb the depths of …

Fingers crossed that there are no malfunctions for Usher at this year’s Super Bowl! On Thursday, the singer held a press conference ahead of his Halftime Show performance in Las Vegas, where he reflected on the last time he hit the stage at the Big Game in 2011 with the …

Sixty years ago, on February 9, 1964: The Beatles make their legendary American debut on The Ed Sullivan Show. A record-shattering 73 million people tune in to see John, Paul, George, and Ringo for the first time. It’s the biggest audience any musicians have ever faced. But there’s no evidence …

Ghanaian rapper/singer Black Sherif’s latest single “Zero” is tranquil bliss – with an edge. Mabel, who calls Swedish (with Sierra Leonean heritage) singer Neneh Cherry and British producer Cameron McVey mom and dad – joins him on the new song. Over a dreamy track punctuated by hard hip-hop drums, Blacko …

Tori Kelly will embrace self-reflection on her fifth album. On Friday, the pop-R&B singer released the introspective single “High Water,” as she announced her fifth album, TORI. It’s her first album under her record deal with Epic, and it’s out April 5. The new song was written after she faced …

Kaskade will now be the official DJ for the Super Bowl. Hours after Tiësto announced that he will step away from his DJ duties at this year’s Super Bowl due to a family emergency, Rolling Stone learned that Kaskade will now become the first-ever in-game DJ at the big event. …