Decades ago, DJs tried to find hooks so tricky from records so obscure that no one but the biggest heads would recognize the source. Soon, figures like Sean Combs realized flipping a familiar hook — sometimes sampling it directly, and other times just swiping the melody and/or lyrics for a newly recorded re-interpretation — was […]

House of Gucci looks to be as luxurious as the fashion brand it’s about — from an all-star cast to its renowned director, and now the trailer soundtrack budget. Prominently featuring Eurythmics’ “Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This),” which hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1983, a new trailer for the film features more

Even on Hump Day, attendees of Skrillex’s amazing Wednesday (October 27) night show at Brooklyn’s Avant Gardner got quite the extra pep in their step to close out the week strong before the city’s Halloween festivities commence this weekend. The show, opened by scene mainstay Wax Motif and rising DJ/producer/designer Noodz, was announced just two weeks

Audio entertainment giant SiriusXM, the home of Howard Stern, said  Thursday that it added 616,000 self-paying subscribers in its satellite radio unit in the third quarter, beating the 169,000 additions recorded in the same period in 2020 and exceeding its full-year growth target nine months into the year. The company lost 59,000 net self-pay subscribers

Beanie Feldstein’s dream came true when she learned that she’d be starring in Funny Girl on Broadway, as seeing Barbra Streisand’s Oscar winning turn in the 1968 musical film version of the theater classic informed a large part of her early childhood. On Wednesday (Oct. 27), the actress appeared on Late Night With Seth Meyers and

Miley Cyrus, Foo Fighters, the Strokes, Doja Cat, A$AP Rocky and Martin Garrix will headline the 2022 Lollapalooza Brazil and Argentina festivals. The events, which will take place on March 18-20 at the Hippodromo de San Isidro in Buenos Aires, Argentina and March 25-27 at Autódromo de Interlagos in São Paulo, Brazil will also feature sets

Halloween season 2021 is here, and artists from all over have been putting on their best costumes in celebration of the spookiest time of the year. From homages to classic movie characters and beloved musicians to portraying of-the-moment TV show characters, artists and musicians have been extremely creative with their looks — and they’ve clearly

It’s one of pop music’s most enjoyable parlor games, and one of its highest stakes: What old song does that new song sound like? Most often, such discussions are triggered by interpolations — sections of new songs that borrow melodic and sometimes lyrical elements from older songs, without sampling their original recordings. The discussion of such

Lil Nas X is paying homage to Nicki Minaj. On Wednesday (Oct. 27), the “Industry Baby” rapper took to his Twitter account and shared throwback images from Halloweens past. Of the images, Lil Nas posted his 2020 Halloween costume of himself dressed up as Minaj from her “Super Bass” music video. In the image, Lil

As previously reported, Adele’s “Easy on Me” blasts to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 (dated Oct. 30), following its first full week of tracking. Among its many feats, the ballad makes a record-setting start at radio. The single, the first from Adele’s fourth studio album, 30, due Nov. 19, bounds onto the Radio