Adele is the queen of Australia’s singles chart as “Easy On Me” (Columbia/Sony) debuts at No. 1. The first track lifted from Adele’s forthcoming fourth album 30, “Easy On Me” blows by every other track in the land Down Under, to clinch her third leader. Adele previously reached the ARIA Singles Chart summit with “Someone […]

Lana Del Rey released her highly anticipated and much delayed album Blue Banisters on Friday (Oct. 22) via Polydor and Interscope Records. The album, which had an original release date of July 4, was preceded by four songs: “Wildflower Wildfire,” “Text Book,” “Arcadia” and the title track. Before dropping “Arcadia” last month, Del Rey told fans what they

Christina Aguilera sings in Spanish for the first time in almost a decade on her female empowerment anthem “Pa Mis Muchachas,” featuring Becky G, Nathy Peluso and Nicki Nicole, which dropped Friday (Oct. 22). She teased the single earlier this week with a sultry snippet of the music video before confirming the song’s title and three collaborators.

Swedish House Mafia’s hotly anticipated collaboration with The Weeknd is here, and it’s arrived alongside the announcement of the first global tour from the dance icons in a decade. The song, “Moth To a Flame,” was first teased during Swedish House Mafia’s performance at the VMAs in September. (The group’s previously released single, “Lifetime,” has

This is no ordinary year for Duran Duran. And Duran Duran is no ordinary band. The British pop-rock legends recently celebrated the 40th anniversary of their self-titled debut album, a feat of longevity that’s imprinted on their latest album, Future Past. Dropping at the stroke of midnight, Future Past includes “Anniversary,” a nod to DD’s four-decades

3…2…1…the Rocket Man blasts off with The Lockdown Sessions, an album which, as its title suggests, was recorded remotely over the past 18 months. As the pandemic set in, Elton John switched gears and recorded The Lockdown Sessions with a starry-cast of guests, and across a smorgasbord of styles (all with that Elton touch). More than

Don Toliver’s second album, Life of a Don, debuts at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart (dated Oct. 23), selling 18,000 copies in the U.S. in the week ending Oct. 14, according to MRC Data. It’s just the third R&B/hip-hop album to reach No. 1 on the chart this year, following Tyler, the

Spotify, Amazon and Pandora are proposing lower rates for publishers and songwriters for the period spanning 2023–2027 than any year since 2018. On Thursday (Oct 21), the CRB posted the digital music services’ rate proposals for the term, also known as Phonorecords IV, and those streamers are recommending lower rates, mathematically speaking, than any of the yearly

Kelly Clarkson and Jimmy Fallon transformed into Sonny & Cher for Thursday’s (Oct. 21) special Kellyoke duet of “I Got You Babe.” In their own words, they “totally nailed” their cover, as Fallon got Clarkson to hold his hand and blend their dulcet vocals for the duet. And the late-night host recalled getting a little bit more

Google Play is reducing the service fee it charges all subscription-based developers from 30% to 15% the moment they become available in the Android app store, while the service fee for streaming services will be reduced from 15% to 10%. Previously, most subscription-based developers were assessed a 30% fee in their first year on the