How Adam Blackstone turned West Hollywood hotel the Sun Rose into a musical ‘playground’

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L.A. has a long, storied history of hotels with deep musical connections. From the Hyatt House (now the Andaz) on Sunset Boulevard, known as the infamous “Riot House” as remembered in Cameron Crowe’s Oscar-winning “Almost […]

Jimmy Fallon Releases New Holiday Single, ‘Ugly Sweater,’ Featuring Carter Faith

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Jimmy Fallon is continuing to build his reputation as the king of comedic yuletide tunes. Following last year’s chart-topping album Holiday Seasoning, the Tonight Show host is back with the new seasonal single “Ugly Sweater.” […]

Live Nation Acquires Royal Arena in Copenhagen

Live Nation acquires Royal Arena Copenhagen

Photo Credit: Live Nation Live Nation announces an agreement to acquire Denmark’s Royal Arena, a significant investment in the country’s growing live music economy. Live Nation has announced an agreement with Realdania and the City […]

ASCAP Experience 2026 Connects the Music Creator Community

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Photo Credit: ASCAP ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers, is bringing music creators together at ASCAP Experience 2026 in LA on February 12. ASCAP is the only US performing rights organization (PRO) […]

A steamy kiss made Kwn viral. Her latest EP proves she’s more than a moment

A steamy kiss made Kwn viral. Her latest EP proves she's more than a moment

When British singer Kwn (pronounced kay-one) asked her friend-collaborator Kehlani to kiss her in the video for her seductive track, “Worst Behavior,” she knew it was going to break the internet. With steamy lyrics like […]

‘The Simpsons’ makes music for ‘Treehouse of Horror’ with Bleeding Fingers

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Matt Groening knows what a real theremin sounds like. As a kid who grew up on the celluloid junk food of the 1950s and ’60s, “The Simpsons” creator heard the ghostly wail of that early […]

Keri Hilson’s ‘In A Perfect World…’ Comes To Vinyl For The First Time

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Keri Hilson’s debut album, In A Perfect World…, is coming to vinyl for the first time. Originally released in 2009, the vinyl is now available for pre-order and will be released on November 7. Hilson […]

UMPG Cleans Up at SESAC’s Swanky ‘LA Music Awards’

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Photo: Digital Music News SESAC celebrated its songwriters and music publishers behind the biggest songs of 2024 last week for the awards’ fourth year in Los Angeles. At SESAC’s LA Music Awards last week at […]

MTV to Air Music Videos Again Ahead of 2025 VMAs

MTV to Air Music Videos Again Ahead of 2025 VMAs

MTV, a channel once used for showing music videos but now employed exclusively for 18-hour Ridiculousness marathons, will begin showing music videos again beginning September 1st and leading up to the MTV Video Music Awards […]

Mariah Carey Returns to VMAs After 20 Years With Video Vanguard Award

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Mariah Carey is set to make a historic comeback at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. The 56-year-old global superstar will be honored with the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award on September 7th, marking her first […]

Nelly Furtado’s ‘Maneater’ Joins The Spotify Billions Club

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“Maneater,” welcome to the Spotify Billions Club. Nelly Furtado’s massive 2006 hit has surpassed one billion streams on Spotify. It’s Furtado’s second song to reach that milestone on the platform following “Promiscuous,” her chart-topping Timbaland […]

Catching up with Steve Cohen: Billy Joel’s creative director, production designer, and lighting director

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Steve Cohen and Billy Joel. Photo Credit: Myrna Suarez. Steve Cohen spoke about the upcoming screening of Billy Joel’s documentary “And So It Goes” on August 27th in Sag Habor on Long Island. Background on […]

Lance Bass Says *NSYNC Accepts Backstreet Boys’ Golf Challenge, ‘Bring It’

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Lance Bass *NSYNC Accepts BSB’s Golf Challenge … It’s Gonna Be Tee!!! Published August 14, 2025 12:30 AM PDT Play video content TMZSports.com An *NSYNC vs. Backstreet Boys golf match might actually happen — this […]

‘The Match’ Creator Wants To Put On Backstreet Boys Vs. *NSYNC Golf Event

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‘The Match’ Creator All In On *NSYNC Vs. Backstreet Boys … Let’s Duel In Vegas!!! Published August 9, 2025 12:50 AM PDT Forget Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson, the man who created “The Match” tells […]

Timbaland’s ‘Shock Value’ Reissued For Interscope Vinyl Collective

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Timbaland’s Shock Value will be the latest album to be released as part of the Interscope Vinyl Collective. The first vinyl pressing since the album was released in 2007, this special edition includes an alternate […]