British-based entertainment chain HMV is celebrating its 100th birthday by opening some new brick-and-mortar locations and hosting an intimate in-store gig by Ed Sheeran. The company, which opened its first stores in July 1921 in London, had been closing stores over the past decade due to declining physical CD and DVD sales. As part of […]

Martin Kahan, a prolific music video director through the ‘80s and ‘90s who worked with a who’s who of rock and country, from Kiss to Rush, Bon Jovi and Kenny Chesney, passed away last Sunday (July 18) in Lakewood, NJ, following a battle with cancer. He was 74. Born in New York on April 17, 1947,

Swedish House Mafia broke hearts when they split in 2013. Now, the electronic dance music trio is reunited and mending hearts along the way. The Billboard Magazine cover stars stopped by NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday night (July 19), for a glimpse at the Swedes’ fresh sound and new direction. For

KSI is on target for his first U.K. No. 1 with All Over The Place (BMG). The English rapper and YouTuber’s sophomore album leads the Official Chart Update, and it’ll be difficult to catch. All Over The Place is outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined, the OCC reports, and it’s the market leader on

Chinese-Canadian rapper turned actor Kris Wu, one of China’s biggest stars, has been dropped by a slew of major brands after he was accused of luring young girls, including underage teenagers, into having sex with him. The allegations have generated a tsunami of social media outcry in China, with many demanding Wu quit the entertainment

Willie Nelson’s Farm Aid festival, which was livestreamed during the pandemic, will return live onstage at the Xfinity Theatre in Hartford, Conn., on Sept. 25, the organization announced Tuesday (July 20). Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday. This year’s all-star lineup of Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats,

Bodyguards for troubled rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine turned New York City into the Wild West last summer, piling into SUVs and chasing a man for 20 blocks with lights flashing after he attempted to record cellphone video of the recording star, prosecutors said Monday (July 19). Five members of 6ix9ine’s security team, including a retired New

This year marks five years since Japanese artist and composer Isao Tomita died in 2016. To celebrate the influential career of Japan’s pioneer of synthesizer music, a selection of the best tracks from the albums he made on the Nippon Columbia/DENON label during the last five years of his life — entitled Rising Planet –

Robert E. “Robby” Steinhardt, a violinist and vocalist with the progressive rock band Kansas, has died due to complications from pancreatitis. He was 71. His wife, Cindy Steinhardt, said he died Saturday at a hospital in Tampa, Florida. She announced via Facebook on Monday (July 19) that he had just recorded his first solo album

The summer is heating up and another week is upon us, which means it’s time to queue up 10 Cool Pop Songs to help you get through the work week. From the yearning Yves Tumor to the boastful Blueface to the contemplative Conan Gray, these tunes will get you energized to take on the week