In the two days following Sly Stone‘s death on June 9, streams for the Sly & the Family Stone catalog skyrocketed a whopping 685% compared to the stream count on June 8, the day prior to his passing — though his estate won’t reap all of those royalties, as Stone sold off a good chunk […]
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Lizzo announced on Tuesday (June 24) that her new mixtape My Face Hurts From Smiling will arrive on Friday, June 27 via Nice Life and Atlantic Records. While she’s all smiles on the official artwork she shared on Instagram, Lizzo is also blissfully flipping the bird, with two yellow smiley face emotes covering up her
Van Toffler, who helped build the VMAs into a pop-culture phenomenon, is returning to the show via a multi-year deal with his studio, Gunpowder & Sky. They will serve as producers of the 2025 show, which is set for Sept. 7, alongside production company Den of Thieves. Related Van Toffler Looks Back at Nearly 30
While Marilyn Manson is currently scheduled to kick off the European leg of his One Assassination Under God tour in Brighton, England, this October, a senior member of Parliament is urging local officials to cancel the show. Related A Timeline of Abuse Allegations Against Marilyn Manson 01/24/2025 Earlier this month, senior MP Siân Berry penned an open
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Blues legend and guitar hero Joe Bonamassa has teamed up with concert promotion and destination event organizer Topeka for Sound Wave Beach Weekend, a three-day music getaway taking place from Friday, April 10 to Sunday, April 12, 2026 on Miramar Beach, Fla. After hosting nearly a dozen sea-based expeditions, Bonamassa is bringing his cultural road
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In 2019, 16-year-old rapper Lil Tecca had one of the year’s biggest breakout hits with the No. 4-peaking Billboard Hot 100 smash “Ransom,” a fun hip-pop single with an eye-catching Lyrical Lemonade music video. It was Tecca’s first top 10 hit, and to date, still his last, as the rapper would not even reach the
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Roy Woods is thriving. “The energy’s high right now. I feel back in motion after a couple of years – it feels like I pressed the restart button,” he tells Billboard Canada. Related Drake Announces ‘OVO Fest Will Be Back This Summer’ at Central Cee Concert… 05/25/2025 The Toronto R&B singer and rapper released his new
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Touring may be the lifeblood of most artists, but being on the road tends to wear down even the most seasoned musician. Buzz Osborne, the singer and guitarist of legendary rock band Melvins, has found ways to sidestep some of the pitfalls that make touring grueling. With more than four decades of experience and thousands
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On Friday (June 20), French streaming service Deezer launched its latest tool to combat what it calls the “spamming of AI-generated songs.” Now, the service will tag every song it identifies as fully AI-generated so that users have transparency when they find the content on the service. The tagging tool is the latest in a
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