Exceleration Music has struck an agreement with to acquire Bloodshot Records, the company announced Friday (Oct. 22) — just three days after co-founder Rob Miller announced Bloodshot was shutting down after 25 years. Bloodshot Records was founded in Chicago in 1994 by Miller and Nan Warshaw and became a staple of Chicago’s music scene, releasing projects in genres from […]

Sharon and Ozzy Osbourne’s epic love story is getting the movie treatment. On Thursday, Variety revealed that the iconic rock ‘n’ roll couple’s relationship is the subject of a brand-new feature film that’s set to be released by Sony Pictures. The project — which comes courtesy of Polygram Entertainment — does not have an official

DJ Snake’s new single “SG” — short for “sexy girl” — arrived alongside a music video on Friday (Oct. 22), and all its international featured acts are along for the ride: Ozuna, Lisa of BLACKPINK and Megan Thee Stallion. Following early leaks this week, DJ Snake released the anticipated track with a new video from director Colin Tilley. The

Collaborations are aplenty this week, while other artists took the solo route and put out long-awaited, full-length projects for fans to sink their teeth into. But which is your favorite? The Weeknd continued his new Dawn era with the help of electronic supergroup — and recently confirmed Coachella 2022 headliners — Swedish House Mafia for

Nikki Sixx has written books about his heroin addiction, about Mötley Crüe, about his photography. But his latest literary endeavor is, in the comic book hero parlance, the rocker’s origin story. The title of the just-published The First 21: How I Became Nikki Sixx says it all; The 205-page tome runs from his early family

This week in dance: There were major moves from Swedish House Mafia, with the trio announcing a set at Coachella 2022 set, dropping their collaborative track with The Weekend and announcing a 44-date 2022 arena tour. Meanwhile, David Guetta went deep on why he was nervous to release his 2011 genre-defining classic “Titanium,” Elton John

Nirvana has defeated a lawsuit that claimed one of the band’s famous t-shirts was based on a copyrighted illustration of Dante’s Inferno, but the dispute is likely to resurface in a British court. A California federal judge on Thursday (Oct. 21) dismissed the case against Nirvana and Live Nation’s merchandise unit, which centered on the

Before Doechii was a rapper, she was so many other things. For brevity, she shares a condensed list that includes everything from dancer and actor to creative director and, at one time, aspiring magician. Above all, though, the 22-year-old rapper born Jaylah Hickmon was a perfectionist who was acutely aware of her purpose as a

On Saturday (Oct. 23), Brandi Carlile will make her debut on Saturday Night Live, in support of her album In These Silent Days, which bowed at No. 1 on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart, as well as the Top Rock Albums chart, and Tastemaker Albums chart. Also on the bill? Ted Lasso star and former SNL

Good things came in threes this week, with Halsey and Nine Inch Nails members Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross starring on the cover of Billboard’s 2022 Grammy Preview issue. And third time’s the charm for blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, as he got on one knee and asked girlfriend Kourtney Kardashian to be his wife – and she