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Former President Barack Obama is reflecting on the music he believes helped define the United States, tracing the country's history through spirituals, gospel, protest songs, jazz, and hip-h...
May 19 has delivered a surprising number of memorable moments across rock, reggae, pop, and music history. Here are some notable events from this day: 🎸 1978 — Dire Straits released “...
The New Mexico music community is mourning the loss of one of its most recognizable and influential figures. Al Hurricane Jr., a b...
Billy Joel is publicly distancing himself from a newly announced biopic centered on his early years, with the music legend's repre...
Disney+ is stepping much deeper into the live music business. For the first time, the streaming platform will join Hulu in bringin...
For years, Marblehead Summer Jazz quietly became one of New England's most distinctive seasonal music traditions. Located along Ma...
The royalty-free music business has changed dramatically over the last decade. Creators now produce more videos, podcasts, games, ...
America's musical time capsule just got a major update. The Library of Congress has officially announced the newest class of induc...
One of pop music's most recognizable and unexpected success stories has officially reached its final chapter. Aqua, the Danish-Nor...
Few bands embodied the excess, energy, and visual spectacle of the 1980s quite like Mötley Crüe. More than just a successful roc...
One of the largest music and audio acquisitions in recent years is now becoming reality. Tencent Music Entertainment has completed...
The Canadian music world is mourning the loss of acclaimed cellist, composer, and groundbreaking artist Cris Derksen, whose work c...
Spotify is making a sudden and dramatic reversal in parts of its global subscription strategy. Just months after introducing a new...
The legal fight between artificial intelligence companies and the music business continues growing more complicated — and now Su...
The Smashing Pumpkins are heading back on the road with what may become one of the band's most ambitious live productions in years...
Pete Townshend is adding another major chapter to a career that has already shaped generations of rock music. The legendary guitar...
A new phrase has quietly spread through the concert industry over the last few weeks: “Blue Dot Fever.” Named after the blue s...
TikTok is preparing to roll out a new paid subscription tier called TikTok Ad-Free, giving users the option to remove ads from the...
Just when fans thought they knew what was coming, Drake turned a highly anticipated album rollout into one of the biggest surprise...
Funk icon and Parliament-Funkadelic mastermind George Clinton is once again heading into a major legal battle—this time against ...
