2026 Grammy nominations: Kendrick Lamar leads with nine nods

2026 Grammy nominations: Kendrick Lamar leads with nine nods

Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga will face off for album of the year at the 68th Grammy Awards, a first-time showdown between two megastars of modern music who’ve separately been nominated four previous times without […]

Grammy nominations snubs and surprises: The Weeknd whiffs while Doechii’s high on ‘Anxiety’

Grammy nominations snubs and surprises: The Weeknd whiffs while Doechii's high on 'Anxiety'

After a deep, focused re-calibrating of its voting base – towards one younger, more diverse and more contemporary in taste – the Recording Academy made strides avoiding the big whiffs they were once famous for […]

Universal Music Q3 ’25 Revenue Grows 5.3%, Streaming Up 1.6%

Universal Music Group earnings

Photo Credit: Universal Music Group Universal Music has reported a 5.3% year-over-year (YoY) revenue improvement for Q3 2025, when recorded music streaming revenue turned in a modest 1.6% YoY increase. The major label posted its […]

Lana Del Rey’s ‘Brooklyn Baby’ Joins Spotify’s Billions Club

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Lana Del Rey’s “Brooklyn Baby,” featured on her wildly popular 2014 LP Ultraviolence, has become the latest track from the singer to join Spotify’s exclusive Billions Club. The track which was co-written by Lana and […]

Bruno Mars reaches historic feat with 2010 debut album

Bruno Mars reaches historic feat with 2010 debut album

Bruno Mars has officially joined music royalty despite publicly admitting he can’t stand one of the songs that got him there. The pop superstar’s 2010 debut album Doo-Wops & Hooligans has just entered one of music’s most […]

Oneohtrix Point Never Announces New Album Tranquilizer

Oneohtrix Point Never, the project of producer, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Daniel Lopatin, has announced a new album, Tranquilizer, out on November 17th via Warp Records. He’s also revealed three new songs: “For Residue,” “Bumpy,” and […]

Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Sales Drop 92% in Week 2

The Life of a Showgirl sales drop

Photo Credit: TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift’s latest album holds onto the top album spot in its second week, despite a 92% sales drop to 338,000. Swifties aren’t surprised that their superstar idol Taylor Swift […]

UMPG Signs Daniel Lopatin (Oneohtrix Point Never) to Global Deal

Daniel Lopatin

Daniel Lopatin and UMPG’s Natasha Baldwin. Photo Credit: Universal Music Publishing Group Electronic music vet Daniel Lopatin (aka Oneohtrix Point Never) has inked a global deal with the classics and screen division of Universal Music […]

Start time, CBS channel, streaming, performers lineup

Start time, CBS channel, streaming, performers lineup

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Live from UBS Arena, the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards […]

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ First Track to Hit 5B Streams

The Weeknd Blinding Lights track first to five billion streams on Spotify

Photo Credit: Spotify The Weeknd’s hit ‘Blinding Lights’ becomes the first song in Spotify history to reach five billion streams. The Weeknd’s 2019 hit, “Blinding Lights,” has officially become the most-streamed track in Spotify history, […]

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ breaks Spotify record with 5 billion streams

The Weeknd's 'Blinding Lights' breaks Spotify record with 5 billion streams

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” is the record that keeps on giving. The 2019 track has officially become the first song in Spotify’s history to hit a whopping five billion streams. Just days earlier, it landed […]

The Weeknd’s ‘Blinding Lights’ Is The First Song With Five Billion Spotify Streams

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The Weeknd is one of the most popular and successful artists of the streaming era, and his biggest hit “Blinding Lights” just reached a new milestone on Spotify, surpassing five billion streams on the platform. […]

Everything Ariana Grande Has Been Doing Since Her Last Tour

Everything Ariana Grande Has Been Doing Since Her Last Tour

The “Thank U, Next” singer announced her first tour after a six-year hiatus and it turns out she has been keeping herself pretty busy since her last tour, and it isn’t just all things ‘Wicked’. […]

The Weeknd Is Looking To Raise $1 Billion WITHOUT Having To Sell His Catalog

The Weeknd Is Looking To Raise $1 Billion WITHOUT Having To Sell His Catalog

Bruce Springsteen sold his entire music catalog to Sony for $600 million. Bob Dylan cut a deal with Universal Music Group worth close to $400 million. Sting struck an agreement with Universal for around $300 […]

The Weeknd Reportedly Seeks $1 Billion Catalog Deal

The Weeknd catalog

A live performance from The Weeknd, who’s reportedly seeking $1 billion for his catalog. Photo Credit: Pedro Mora How many sky-high valuations will the catalog craze fuel? The Weeknd is reportedly looking to turn his […]