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Mariah Carey receives Christmas bonus with legal move following music lawsuit
Mariah Carey scored an early gift this year - as she made a gain in a lawsuit over her hit song All I Want for Christmas Is You. The chart topping star has been locked in legal issues over the smash festive hit since 2023 after she was first sued…
For the New Year, turn to music to dispel the gloom
The end of 2025 marks what we can only hope is the apogee of a dark time for humanity and the planet. This reporter started to write about the past year, but – still recovering from a bad bout of flu – he gave up. Everything one might…
The Best Music Books of 2025
The story of Bloodshot Records, one of the country's most well-regarded roots-leaning labels, is a thrilling, sensory-filled journey through the life of its co-founder, Rob Miller, who had a front-row seat to independent music in Chicago during the…
Bowie: The Final Act review - moving and enjoyable tribute to music legend's last stand
It feels like the Bowie nostalgia industry is getting out of hand, what with London's V&A Storeroom opening its David Bowie Centre this year, comprehensive 2022 documentary Moonage Daydream and 2017 BBC show David Bowie: The Last Five Years, among…
Spotify says piracy activists hacked its music catalogue
STOCKHOLM: Music streaming service Spotify said Monday it had disabled accounts from a piracy activist hacker group that claimed to have 'backed up' millions of Spotify's music files and metadata. The group Anna's Archives said in a blog post it…
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Gaana Recap 2025 shows rise of regional music and paying listeners
Gaana's 2025 listening recap indicates a shift in how Indian audiences consume music, with longer time spent on the platform, increased regional discovery and repeat engagement across Indian-language genres. As a subscription-only platform, Gaana…
What The Top Music Videos Of 2025 Say About The Year Ahead
Few formats drive fan engagement like a great music video. That was true in 2025 and it'll be true in 2026, too. Looking at Warner Music Group's top-performing videos of 2025 offers insight into both what the year in music looked like and how next…
Taylor Swift Teased New Music in Final Moments of 'The End of an Era' Docuseries
Taylor Swift dropped a hint about her next album in her docuseries, The End of an Era. The docuseries revealed that The Life of a Showgirl was her biggest album and then dropped a dramatic pause before adding 'to date.' All 6 episodes of The End of…
Music festival cancelled just weeks before it was due to start
A Welsh music festival has been cancelled just weeks before it was supposed to begin. We Are One Festival was scheduled to debut in Cardiff in January but due to an 'investment withdrawal', organisers have announced its cancellation. The two-day…
France Recognizes Electronic Music as 'Intangible Cultural Heritage'
It's official: Air, Cassius, Daft Punk, Justice and the great Jean-Michel Jarre are pillars of French culture. Electronic music is added to the national Inventory of Intangible Cultural Heritage, acknowledgement that the artform is shaping France's…
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Danny Hastings Recalls How Fab 5 Freddy's Recognition Kickstart His Career in Hip Hop and Latin Music Visuals (Exclusive)
Danny Hastings's photography career began with the recognition of Fab 5 Freddy The photographer tells PEOPLE about the moment that changed the game for him and how he's dedicated to helping other creatives have that moment Legendario, Act I: Rough…
Chuck Prophet and His Cumbia Shoes return to Felton Music Hall
Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Sometimes a simple rhythmic change takes you into a whole new creative direction. That's the case with Bay Area songwriter Chuck Prophet and his latest record, 2024's “Wake the Dead.” With…
Pakistan Idol reminds me why I fell in love with music
Like most people born before 2000, the joy I found in music had nothing to do with playlists or algorithms. It began with a cassette player. Growing up in a home of Hindi music lovers, we woke up to Kishore Kumar, R D Burman, Mukesh, and Lata…
The Road's' Season 1 Winner Adam Sanders Is Ready for an A-List Career in Country Music
Just when you thought there are enough singing competition shows, CBS proved that to be wrong with The Road, a show that is a little different than one where contestants sing on-stage for a panel of judges. And, after singer Adam Sanders won Season…
I just tested this all-in-one music streaming amplifier - and I want to put one in every room in my house
As much as I adore my HiFi stack, it does take up a lot of space. After all, I've got my amplifier alongside a whole host of other devices. There's my streaming box, my Phono pre-amp for my turntable, and my CD player to listen to the silver discs…
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