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'Mighty Real' Is The Definitive History Of Pop Music From An LGBTQ Perspective
LOS ANGELES - NOVEMBER 4: Disco singer Sylvester aka Sylvester James poses for a portrait on November 4, 1984 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Eric Blum/Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images) The veteran journalist Barry Walters ' new book…
Music to celebrate the mommas this Mother's Day
Black Music Sunday is a weekly series highlighting all things Black music, with over 300 stories covering performers, genres, history, and more, each featuring its own vibrant soundtrack. I hope you'll find some familiar tunes and perhaps an…
Red Hot Chili Peppers sell music catalogue to Warner Music Group for $300m
Red Hot Chili Peppers have sold their recorded music catalogue to Warner Music Group in a deal worth more than $300million (£220million). READ MORE: Red Hot Chili Peppers: “We feel fresh, like a new band” The band will now give…
Charli xcx Trades the Club for 'Rock Music'
Charli xcx's “Rock Music” arrives with a gritty black‑and‑white video, signaling her experimental pivot The track blends distorted textures, irony and raw intensity, exploring communal and emotional bonds Released as the…
Hilarious moment music legend finds out why her iconic hit is going viral
A 70s music legend has left fans in stitches over her reaction when she found out why her iconic disco hit is going viral. Candi Staton's granddaughter shared a video of the icon reacting to how her smash 1976 hit Young Hearts Run Free had become…
Red Hot Chili Peppers Sell Recorded Music Catalog for Over $300 Million
The Red Hot Chili Pepper have sold their recorded music catalog to Warner Music Group in a deal worth more than $300 million. Five years after the band sold their publishing rights in a $150 million deal, the Peppers' recorded output — which…
Madison Beer put Justin Herbert in new steamy music video, Xandra Pohl threw out first pitch & grilling season
Happy Mother's Day to all the moms out there. For anyone who has little ones and is responsible for making sure they have a gift for your better half, I hope you were on top of that and aren't scrambling to find something this morning. I've been…
Why does the music of your youth sound better than what's out today?
If you're beyond a certain age — and really, that age can be as low as 25 — you've probably muttered to yourself, “Music is no good anymore. It was so much better when I was young.” Welcome to your adult years. You're…
Digital fatigue is showing up in our music consumption - and Gen Z is ditching streaming for vinyl crackle
The best way to listen to your music is actually 50 years old. There are more and more people investing in analog listening and embracing retro in their lives. This is despite streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, giving us all the…
UK music festival shut down after two men stabbed
Party-goers were evacuated after two men suffered stab wounds at a Birmingham music event. West Midlands Police were deployed to the Cru2 event at Luna Springs on Lower Trinity Street, Digbeth, at approximately 7pm on Saturday, May 9. A police…
David Gray fears being haunted by dead artists' music from beyond the grave
Singer David Gray fears being haunted by dead artists bringing out new music from beyond the grave. The Babylon singer thinks that record companies will use artificial intelligence to make new albums with famous faces who died years ago. David, 57…
Noah Kahan Performs 'Doors' and 'The Great Divide' on 'SNL' in Second Musical Guest Appearance
Noah Kahan made his return to Saturday Night Live on Saturday night (May 9), joining host Matt Damon as musical guest for Season 51's penultimate episode — his second SNL appearance since his breakthrough 2023 debut. See latest videos…
Music bridges hearts as China, Pakistan celebrate 75 years of ties
A contestant sings during a Chinese song competition in Islamabad, capital of Pakistan on May 8, 2026. The Pakistan finals of the 'Water Cube Cup' Chinese song competition were held here on Friday to celebrate the 75th anniversary of diplomatic…
Double stabbing UK music event as two men hospitalised and police rush to scene
Crowds told to leave Cru2 music event amid Luna Springs double stabbing Revellers were forced to leave after two men were knifed at a music event in Birmingham. West Midlands Police responded to the Cru2 event at Luna Springs on Lower Trinity…
Singin' In The Rain Is 74 Years Old And Still The Greatest Movie Musical Of All Time. Here's Why
Singin' in the Rain came out in 1952, and it still, to this day, hasn't been dethroned as the greatest movie musical of all time. Sure, it didn't win Best Picture (Believe it or not, it wasn't even nominated in the category), but its stature has…
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