‘I tend to avoid moral statements’: the Mexican artist looking at oil, wealth and history | Art

Minerva Cuevas, installation view of in gods we trust, Kurimanzutto, New York, 2023.

Taking in Mexican artist Minerva Cuevas’s exhibition in gods we trust is like feeling your way through bits and pieces of enormous counter-narratives that retell hundreds of years of Mexican history. Like the proverbial tip […]

Miley Cyrus holds longest-running Number 1 single by a female solo artist this decade – Music News

Miley Cyrus’ Flowers shows no sign of wilting as she storms ahead for second week at Number 1 - Music News

Miley Cyrus’s Flowers is now officially the longest-running Number 1 single by a female solo artist this decade so far, as it rules the roost of the Official Singles Chart for a 10th consecutive week. […]

The Weeknd crowned most popular artist on the planet – Music News

The Weeknd crowned most popular artist on the planet - Music News

The Weeknd has been crowned the most popular artist on the planet, according to Spotify data. The Guinness World Records has compiled streaming data from the globe’s biggest stars, and the ‘Blinding Lights’ hitmaker has […]

NYC Artist Goes VOGUE: An Intimate Look Behind ChRZA’s “Walk Away” Music Video and Her Experience Navigating the Underground Kiki Ballroom Scene

NYC Artist Goes VOGUE: An Intimate Look Behind ChRZA’s “Walk Away” Music Video and Her Experience Navigating the Underground Kiki Ballroom Scene

There is little media coverage available on the Kiki Scene from a musical perspective, nearly nonexistent coverage from within the EDM community. Upon listening to the opening of “Walk Away”, (a Pop single turned Vogue […]

The Weeknd Becomes First Artist to Reach 100M Monthly Listeners

The Weeknd Spotify monthly listeners

Photo Credit: Giorgio Trovato Spotify has announced The Weeknd has become the first artist in the platform’s history to reach 100 million monthly listeners. Spotify’s most-played song of all time is his hit “Blinding Lights,” […]

Tidal Ends ‘Direct Artist Payouts’ Program, Reveals ‘Rising’ Buildout

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Photo Credit: Tidal Back in November of 2021, Tidal launched direct-to-artist payments as one component of a far-reaching update. Now, weeks after partnering with Universal Music Group to develop a “new economic model for music […]

Burny Mattinson dead: Longtime Walt Disney artist was 87

Burny Mattinson dead: Longtime Walt Disney artist was 87

The Walt Disney Co. is mourning the loss of animator, producer and story artist Burny Mattinson, whose work included “Lady and the Tramp,” “One Hundred and One Dalmatians” and “Beauty and the Beast.” Mattinson died […]

TikTok Announces Beabadoobee As Next #AltMusic Featured Artist

TikTok #AltMusic Beabadoobee

Photo Credit: TikTok TikTok has named Beabadoobee its next #AltMusic featured artist on the platform. The feature comes after the release of her single, “Glue Song” which debuted on TikTok at the beginning of February. […]

Coca-Cola’s Rosalía Tie-Up Takes Artist Branding to the Extreme

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Photo Credit: Coca-Cola Rosalía recently collaborated with Coca-Cola Creations to launch a limited-edition flavor that inspired her new song. The result goes way beyond a typical artist spot.  Grammy Award-winning singer Rosalía’s new collaboration with […]

How the Artist Larry Stanton Archived a Generation Lost to AIDS

How the Artist Larry Stanton Archived a Generation Lost to AIDS

Self Portrait With Eyes by Larry Stanton, courtesy of Daniel Cooney Gallery In 2018, the Italian theater director Fabio Cherstich visited the Greenwich Village home of Arthur Lambert to see Lambert’s collection of works by […]

Union of Musicians and Allied Workers Call On SXSW to Increase Artist Payments

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The Union of Musicians and Allied Workers has published an open letter calling for higher pay for artists performing at SXSW. The non-profit organization has collected signatures from over 120 artists—including Eve 6, Guy Picciotto, […]

Barrett Strong, the Motown artist known for ‘Money,’ dies at 81 : NPR

Barrett Strong, the Motown artist known for 'Money,' dies at 81 : NPR

Motown’s Barrett Strong arrives at the induction ceremony for 35th annual National Academy of Popular Music/Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York on June 10, 2004. Louis Lanzano/AP hide caption toggle caption Louis Lanzano/AP Motown’s […]