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billboard.com - Chris Eggertsen - Billboard Power 100 Honorees Fill in the Blank: If I Quit the Music Industry Tomorrow, I Would…
Billboard Power 100 Honorees Fill in the Blank: If I Quit the Music Industry Tomorrow, I Would…
Billboard

“Work in the front office for an NBA team.” “Try to read a book for the first time in many years.” “Last about five minutes before I jumped right back in. It's my passion in life and part of my DNA — I…

gizmodo.com - Cheryl Eddy - Maggie Gyllenhaal Insists 'The Bride!' Isn't a Musical, Despite All the Singing
Maggie Gyllenhaal Insists 'The Bride!' Isn't a Musical, Despite All the Singing
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

When news about Maggie Gyllenhaal's bold, punk rock-infused Bride of Frankenstein riff started filtering out, an early narrative had it being called a musical. Some of that might be down to The Bride! co-star Peter Sarsgaard, who's also…

variety.com - Rebecca Rubin - 'Dirty Dancing' Musical Sets North American Tour
'Dirty Dancing' Musical Sets North American Tour
Variety

Baby is making her way across the United States. “ Dirty Dancing: The Musical,” a stage adaptation of the beloved 1987 romantic drama, is embarking on a North American tour. It will launch this August in Saint Paul, Minn. at the…

gizmodo.com - Germain Lussier - Universal Successfully Bullied Into Letting Olympian Use 'Minions' Music
Universal Successfully Bullied Into Letting Olympian Use 'Minions' Music
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

Two things you never imagined existing in the same sentence came together this week in a truly heartwarming way. Those things are “ Olympic figure skating ” and “ the Minions.” Tomás‑Llorenç Guarino…

androidauthority.com - Stephen Schenck - Name that tune! Spotify may soon get a new music-guessing game
Name that tune! Spotify may soon get a new music-guessing game
Android Authority

Edgar Cervantes / Android Authority Spotify appears to be working on a new music-guessing game for its Android app. The company previously acquired Heardle, which offered a similar experience on the web. It's not yet clear if this game would be a…

cnn.com - Lauren Lee - 'Music is a weapon': How Fela Kuti's legacy earned a historic Grammy honor
'Music is a weapon': How Fela Kuti's legacy earned a historic Grammy honor
CNN

From Lagos, Nigeria, to the global stage, Fela Kuti's Afrobeat music challenged power and reshaped sound. The Grammys paid tribute with a Lifetime Achievement Award, now his son Femi Kuti and industry leaders reflect on how Fela Kuti influences new…

cornwalllive.com - Dianne Bourne, Olivier Vergnault - Tributes pour in for music legend who lived in Cornwall
Tributes pour in for music legend who lived in Cornwall
Cornwall Live

Tributes from some of the music industry's biggest names have been pouring in for Alfonso 'Fonzo' Buller, a Manchester music scene legend who had been living in Falmouth for the last 30 years. Oasis star Liam Gallagher has been among those leading…

thestar.com.my - Agnieszka Flak - Olympics-Figure skating-Music rights add extra layer of pressure for figure skaters
Olympics-Figure skating-Music rights add extra layer of pressure for figure skaters
The Star Online

MILAN, Feb 4 (Reuters) - Uncertainty surrounding ‌Spaniard Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabate's Minions-themed programme struck a chord across figure skating, where clearing music rights can be ‌one of the most stressful and least…

vice.com - Matt Jancer - Music League Is Wreaking Havoc on My Spotify Reccs (But I Like It)
Music League Is Wreaking Havoc on My Spotify Reccs (But I Like It)
VICE

Playing Music League with my friends is surely ruining my Spotify Wrapped for 2026. I can feel it approaching from the near future in the universe, for when December 2026's Wrapped gleefully prods me with the reminder that I listened to The Safety…

allhiphop.com - Brxton Lee - The Copyright Value in Music Is at an All-Time High, and So Are Claims
The Copyright Value in Music Is at an All-Time High, and So Are Claims
AllHipHop

Why rights are booming, claims are surging, and “royalty-free” is winning. Across the music industry, the money flowing through copyright and licensing is reaching record levels. Global recorded-music trade revenues reached $29.6B in…

balleralert.com - thinktank - Black History Month: Music Icons Who Changed the Game
Black History Month: Music Icons Who Changed the Game
Baller Alert

Black History Month is about more than honoring the past. It is about recognizing how Black creativity continues to shape culture, sound, and global influence. Music has always been one of the clearest spaces where Black artists changed the rules…

deccanchronicle.com - PTI - Music Director SP Venkatesh Dies at 70
Music Director SP Venkatesh Dies at 70
Deccan Chronicle

Popular music director SP Venkatesh, who rose to prominence with the Malayalam film Rajavinte Makan (1986), died at his residence in Chennai on Tuesday following cardiac arrest, a film industry source said. He was 70. Over the years, the versatile…

sfchronicle.com - Lily Janiak - Little Richard's life gets the musical treatment in 'Tutti Frutti'
Little Richard's life gets the musical treatment in 'Tutti Frutti'
San Francisco Chronicle

They are nonsense words — “Wop bop a loo bop a lop bom bom” — but when Little Richard wailed them, it was like they were written in your genetic code. They're a call to attention and to action. Not dance to “Tutti…

mylondon.news - Charlotte Lillywhite - Country music festival to return to South London park this summer
Country music festival to return to South London park this summer
My London

A two-day music festival is returning to a South London park this summer, after the plans were approved. Country in the Common will be held in Tooting Common over one weekend on July 5 and 6. The family-friendly festival launched last year as…

essence.com - Kimberly Wilson - Beyond The Music: How Mariah Carey Raised Over $4 Million To Support NYC Youth
Beyond The Music: How Mariah Carey Raised Over $4 Million To Support NYC Youth
Essence

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… Outside of the spotlight and queening every Christmas, Mariah Carey spends much of her career focused on philanthropy, including one New York City-based non-profit in particular. The Fresh Air Fund, a…

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