MNRK Music Group (pronounced “monarch”) is the new name of eOne Music. The record label, music publishing and artist management company, which toymaker Hasbro sold to investment banking firm Blackstone for $385 million, will now operate as a standalone company. Chris Taylor, who became eOne Music’s chief executive in 2016, will continue as MNRK’s president/CEO, and, […]

CBS’ decision to present just three Tony Awards on its prime-time special The Tony Awards Present: Broadway’s Back! may have caused some hurt feelings in the Broadway community, but it resulted in an enormously entertaining special for the rest of us – a show that was jam-packed with music. Much of the music in the

It’ll take something solid to knock Ed Sheeran from No. 1 in the U.K. Coldplay and BTS might provide that hit. “My Universe,” Coldplay’s collaboration with BTS, debuts at No. 2 on the First Look chart, which ranks the most popular tracks based on U.K. sales and streaming data over the first weekend. According to

The latest U.K. albums chart battle went down to the wire, as Drake’s Certified Lover Boy (XO/Republic Recordings) got a little more love than Lil Nas X’s Montero (Columbia) to reclaim the title. Drizzy’s latest album rebounds 3-1 on the Official U.K. Albums Chart, beating Lil Nas X’s debut LP by a margin of fewer than

Moulin Rouge! the Musical won 10 awards at the long-delayed 74th Tony Awards, which were finally presented on Sunday (Sept. 26). The Tonys were originally slated to air on June 10, 2020 but were delayed because of COVID-19 and the resulting shutdown of Broadway. A sign of how long-delayed this year’s show was: Moulin Rouge!

Moulin Rouge! The Musical and A Christmas Carol led the way with multiple wins at the 2020 Tony Awards, which aired on Sunday (Sept. 26). The winners were announced over the course of two broadcast events. At 7 p.m. ET, Audra McDonald hosted the awards ceremony, which streamed on Paramount+. The special then continued on

Britney Spears returned to Instagram after a brief hiatus recently, and she’s back to sharing some of her selfies. Friday night (Sept. 24), the pop star posted a pair of pictures of herself in which she’s seen sweetly gazing up at the camera. With a floral crop top and her hair pulled half back, Spears’

Lauren Patten called attention to the conversations around Jagged Little Pill‘s gender non-conforming representation, thanking her nonbinary and trans colleagues, while accepting the award for best actress in a musical at Sunday’s 74th Tony Awards. “It is such a joy to finally be able to celebrate all of these phenomenal artists in this room after

BTS kicked off the 2021 Global Citizen Festival with a feel-good performance of “Permission to Dance” from Seoul. The group took part in this year’s live event — which aims to raise awareness and spark global change — on Saturday (Sept. 25). Global Citizen featured countless artists performing across several continents this weekend. In New

Olivia Rodrigo took a daring plunge with her latest gala ensemble, a sophisticated black evening gown with a dramatically deep neckline. Rodrigo was in attendance Saturday night (Sept. 25) to celebrate the anticipated Sept. 30 opening of the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles. Lady Gaga, Cher, Jennifer Hudson and Katy Perry were