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Taylor Swift leads nominations for MTV Video Music Awards 2023
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Warner Music CEO on His Approach to AI: Artists Must “Have a Choice”
On an earnings call, Robert Kyncl also addressed the label's recent TikTok deal and the response to the 'Barbie' soundtrack.
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Kanye West Returns to the Stage With Travis Scott
The rapper, now known as Ye, had not performed live since a series of antisemitic comments last year led to rebukes in music and fashion.
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Travis Scott Debuts at No. 1 With the Year’s Biggest Week for Hip-Hop
The rapper’s “Utopia,” his first album since his Astroworld Festival in Houston turned tragic in 2021, opens with the equivalent of 496,000 sales in the United States.
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Was Hip-Hop Really Invented 50 Years Ago?
A legendary party in the Bronx in the summer of 1973 helped usher in a new musical era, but it’s too much to call it the birth of the genre
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‘Unbelievable’: Star breaks silence on lawsuit
Pop singer Lizzo has hit back against claims that she fat-shamed dancers, made them touch naked people and created a hostile work environment.
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Country music is at a crossroads. Two of its most viral songs show why
How fortunate, then, that crossroads are as country a symbol as you can get.
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I Will Always Love You: How a 90s ballad captivated the world
With her rendition of I Will Always Love You – which was released 30 years ago – Whitney Houston created one of the greatest vocal performances of a generation, writes Nick Levine.
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Why Sinéad O'Connor refused to be silenced
With an almost supernatural voice that could swing from a whisper to a scream, Sinéad O'Connor spoke out throughout her life – and often faced a backlash in response. It's time to reconsider the singer's legacy, writes Allyson McCabe.
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Black Lives Matter images deleted from Jason Aldean’s ‘Small Town’ video
The country singer has been defending “Try That in a Small Town” in his performances, saying it has nothing to do with race.
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It’s Taylor Swift’s Economy, and We’re All Living in It
Swifties have been filling hotels, packing restaurants and crowding bars during the singer’s 20-city Eras Tour in the U.S. Even the Fed has taken notice.
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Malaysia halts music festival after same-sex kiss by The 1975 singer
A festival in Malaysia has been cancelled after British singer Matty Healy attacked the country's anti-LGBT laws.
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US star’s ‘racist’ song soars to number 1
A huge American country music star has denied his new song is “pro-lynching” after its video was banned due to claims it glorified vigilantism.
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Country star Jason Aldean defends song after video pulled by U.S. broadcaster
CMT pulled video on Monday, 4 days after its release
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Taylor Swift Proves Too Big for Ticketmaster, Again
Ticket seller says issues with a third-party provider disrupted ticket sales of ‘Eras Tour’ dates in France
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Aretha Franklin sons fight over will found under sofa
When Aretha Franklin died from pancreatic cancer in August 2018, it was thought that she had left behind no will for an estate worth millions.
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Aretha Franklin sons fight over will found under sofa
When Aretha Franklin died from pancreatic cancer in August 2018, it was thought that she had left behind no will for an estate worth millions.
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Elton John farewell tour ends after years of 'pure joy'
Elton John told his millions of fans on Saturday night that they would remain in his "head, heart and soul", concluding his marathon farewell tour in Stockholm with one of his biggest hits - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
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TRUTH ABOUT TICKETEK ‘QUEUE’: Mystery of the Swift ticket mess solved
Fans anxiously trying to score tickets to Taylor Swift’s Australian tour thought they were in an orderly queue. The truth is a touch more complicated.
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Is Taylor Swift saving the economy?
As the economy heads toward a recession, performer's Eras Tour remains bright spot
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