Chartmetric’s ‘Talent Search Tool’ sifts through an enormous amount of data to better predict winners (photo: Chartmetric) You can forgive the music industry for being blasé about the fate of TikTok in the United States. […]
Timothée Chalamet is winning — and not just at the Screen Actors Guild Awards, where he took the best actor prize on Sunday night. The 29-year-old SAG victor for “A Complete Unknown” — in which […]
From SoundCloud remixes to headlining the Hollywood Palladium, Ray Volpe‘s artistic evolution has been leading to one monumental announcement: his debut album, FOREVER, VOLPETRON. Volpe announced the news in front of a sold-out crowd at the famed LA […]
DISTURBED has announced the European leg of “The Sickness 25th Anniversary Tour” with support from MEGADETH. The trek celebrates 25 years of DISTURBED‘s seminal debut album which launched the band into public consciousness and is […]
Jamie Bower has recorded a beautiful cover version of Sleep Token‘s ‘Euclid’. Photos: Jennifer McCord and Andy Ford for Rock Sound The original is the closing track of Sleep Token’s huge 2023 album ‘Take Me […]
Live Nation has announced the discontinuation of its popular lawn pass program but assures concertgoers that a new program will replace it. Endearingly named the “Lawnie Pass,” the program provided lawn tickets to every summer […]
YouTube is reportedly set to launch Premium Lite, a cheaper subscription service for those looking to remove ads from the platform. First launched back in 2014, YouTube Premium was created to give users the ability […]
“I think Kylie is about coming to the end of wanting to pop these things out,” said former Philadelphia Eagles center, who shares daughters Wyatt, Elliotte, and Bennett with Kylie. Jason Kelce is opening up […]
Live Nation president and CEO Michael Rapino. Photo Credit: Live Nation Spotify isn’t alone in looking to add exclusive concert-ticket access for diehard fans. Per Live Nation head Michael Rapino, his company’s discussing the possibility […]
Photo Credit: Muhammad Asyfaul A new report suggests YouTube’s pared down ‘Premium Lite’ subscription offering is arriving soon. The option would de-couple the YouTube Music subscription, offering those who purchase it ad-free YouTube (but not […]
Photo Credit: Live Nation Lady Gaga is returning to Brazil for the first time since 2012, with a monumental performance at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro. On May 3, Lady Gaga will make a […]
Photo Credit: @thisiswaven on X “Dystopian” photos from Drake’s recent concert in Sydney are going viral, showing fans with signs begging the Toronto artist for money. Drake hasn’t been having a great year, but fans […]
Elton John’s “Your Song” is the latest song to join Spotify’s Billions Club for tracks which have been streamed a billion times in total. “Your Song” is the fourth Elton John song to join Spotify’s […]
The 36th annual GLAAD Media Awards has announced their 2025 list of nominees, with Billie Eilish, Elton John, Doechii, Kali Uchis, Joy Oladokun, Remi Wolf, and The Last Dinner Party among them. The ceremony is […]
Spotify has expanded its support for AI-narrated audiobooks. Photo Credit: Joyce Busola Still plowing ahead with an aggressive spoken-word buildout, Spotify has expanded its support for audiobooks narrated by artificial intelligence. The diversification-minded platform disclosed […]
Photo Credit: IFPI What globalization? Nine of the Top 10 biggest global singles in 2024 came from American artists, IFPI’s data reveals, with Benson Boone leading the charge. The IFPI Global Single Award is presented […]
Our Songs of the Week column looks at great new music from the last week and analyzes notable releases. Find all our latest favorites and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist, and for other great songs […]
Connecticut emo band Anxious throw their whole bodies into their songs, even when they opt for more melodic hooks. On their sophomore album, Bambi, they return not knock-kneed and nervous, but confident and intentional, bridging […]
DISTURBED has shared a new single “I Will Not Break”, the band’s first release on its own label, Mother Culture Records. Marking DISTURBED‘s first new music since its acclaimed 2022 album “Divisive”, “I Will Not […]
It’s New Music Friday, and the freezing cold won’t keep us from streaming some excellent new albums over the weekend. Today marks the arrival of Sam Fender’s third album People Watching, which he worked on alongside […]