Concord said Friday it agreed to buy Broadway Licensing Global (BLG) in a deal that further expands the independent recorded music and publishing company’s market-leading position owning and licensing theatrical scores, according to a press release. BLG’s family of companies includes Broadway Licensing, Dramatists Play Service, Playscripts and Stage Rights, will be incorporated under Concord […]

From her head to her toes, Lizzo loves her body — something the hitmaker opened up about from multiple angles during her chaotic Ziwe interview posted Thursday (May 8). Related Lizzo Channels Cruella de Vil on 2025 Met Gala Red Carpet 05/05/2025 Noting that she was particularly hyper that day due to all the coffee she’d

Intercept Music completed a $50 million private partnership for U.S. and Latin music catalog purchases. The partnership has provisions for flexible deal structuring, allowing Intercept to acquire full or partial rights “while maintaining synergy with original creators and rights holders,” according to a press release. “By acquiring catalogs with untapped or under-leveraged revenue potential, Intercept

Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan are taking a “Young and Dumb” trip down memory lane with their new single, which was released Friday (May 9). On the sing-along, the “Complicated” singer transports fans back to the beginning of the pop-punk explosion of the early 2000s as she sings, “2002 and I’m hangin’ on the tour

Lola Young’s “Messy” moves up two spots to No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart (dated May 17). The song tops a second individual-format radio ranking, after it led Alternative Airplay for a week in April. Related Lola Young Crowns Global Chart Success of ‘Messy’ at Long-Awaited London Homecoming Show: Top… 03/04/2025 “Messy,” on Day

Live Nation is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to overturn a ruling last year that said the concert giant couldn’t enforce “opaque and unfair” arbitration agreements against ticketbuyers, warning the justices that the scathing ruling “creates massive uncertainty.” The decision, issued in October by a lower court, said the contracts Live Nation had forced concertgoers