Sony Music Entertainment has been hit with a lawsuit from the creator of the Nickelodeon series Big Time Rush, who says the label “concocted a bad faith entity shell game” to cut him out of touring profits when the TV show’s eponymous boy band reunited four years ago. Scott Fellows, who created the hit show […]

Following the release of Frankie Grande‘s debut album Hotel Rock Bottom last month, Ariana Grande is joining her brother on a remix of the title track arriving Friday. “The Hotel Rock Bottom remix featuring my sister @arianagrande will be out on Friday on my deluxe,” Frankie posted on socials Monday (July 7), teasing a deluxe

Big Machine Label Group has launched the cross-genre label imprint Ascend Music in partnership with music industry executive Joel Klaiman. Ascend Music will specialize in breaking and amplifying artists across various musical genres. The label imprint’s initial artist signing is set to be revealed later this week. Related Big Machine Label Group to Celebrate 20 Years With Nashville Concert

J Balvin extends his unmatched record on Billboard’s Latin Airplay chart, as “Rio” flies 11-1 on the July 12-dated list, becoming the Colombian’s 38th chart-topper, the most among all acts. “Rio,” named after Balvin’s son, was issued on Jan. 24 via Sueños Globales/Capitol/ICLG. It surges 11-1 in its 12th week in on the overall Latin

Young Thug continues to have a problem with rappers who cooperate with the law. On Monday (July 7), the Atlanta rapper took to X to deliver a message for certain rappers that he deems snitches and suggested they make music for a different genre. “If u a rapper and u a rat,” he tweeted. “U

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Lana Del Rey has spoken out about two crises happening in the world right now, sharing a message of support for people affected by the deadly flash floods in Texas before mourning the “heartbreaking” loss of life amid the ongoing conflicts in Gaza on Monday (July 7). First taking to Instagram to send love to

Essence Festival is taking the blame for Lauryn Hill’s set being delayed until the wee hours of Friday night (July 4), when she ended up touching the New Orleans Superdome stage after 2:30 a.m. ET first thing Saturday morning. Hill’s tardiness has been on the receiving end of plenty of criticism from fans on social

In the midst of a successful international tour, life surprised Natalia Lafourcade and presented her with what might be her biggest challenge yet: becoming a mother. The 41-year-old Mexican singer/songwriter shared the unexpected announcement of her first pregnancy on Monday (July 7) on social media, along with a series of photographs in which she looks