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The Temper Trap – Sungazer
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Music Industry Moves: T.I. Strikes Publishing Deal With Reservoir, Primary Wave Partners With Foreigner’s Mick Jones
Reservoir has acquired veteran Atlanta rapper T.I.’s entire publishing catalogue, covering both his back catalogue and future works, including his new Top 10 album “Kill the King”. The deal underscores the continuing appetite among music companies for established artists’ catalogues, with T.I. bringing three Grammy Awards, an estimated 14 million albums sold and collaborations with…
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Ciara Revisits ‘Goodies,’ ‘Oh,’ ‘Ride,’ ‘Body Party’ & More | Chart History
In a video for Billboard’s Chart History series, singer Ciara looks back over the biggest songs of her career and the stories behind them. The piece matters as a retrospective on a two-decade run of R&B and pop hits, offering fans insight into her songwriting process, creative choices and the collaborations that shaped her rise…
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Who plays piano on 1970’s ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’?
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GIL MOORE Says Fan Response To TRIUMPH’s Comeback Tour Was ‘Unbelievable’: ‘It Was 99.99% Positive’
Triumph drummer and vocalist Gil Moore has described the fan reaction to the Canadian rock band’s 2026 comeback tour — their first in more than 30 years — as “unbelievable” and “99.99% positive”. Speaking to Jimmy Kay of The Metal Voice, Moore said the reunion won over sceptics who had doubted the band would show…
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Baby Rose – YEARNALISM
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Remember When Ringo Starr Delivered His Best Vocal Performance in 1968?
An American Songwriter article revisits “Good Night”, the closing track on The Beatles’ 1968 self-titled double album (the “White Album”), arguing that it features Ringo Starr’s finest lead vocal performance for the band. Though Starr was primarily the group’s drummer and only occasionally sang or wrote songs, the piece contends this often-overlooked “deep cut” showcases…
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Madison Square Garden Has Been Secretly Tracking Queer Musicians
A Wired investigation has revealed that Madison Square Garden maintains a far more extensive database on celebrities than previously known, with some entries flagging individuals’ sexual orientation and racial identity alongside a supposed “risk” level. The findings matter because they expose the scale of surveillance run by the venue’s executive chairman, James Dolan, and because…
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iHeartMedia, FCC Enter Consent Decree Over Payola Claims
iHeartMedia has agreed to a consent decree with the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC), bringing to a close the regulator’s investigation into so-called “payola” and “showola” practices. The FCC announced the agreement on Thursday, resolving a probe it opened last year into claims that the radio conglomerate gave artists increased airplay in exchange for their…
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Listen to Four Tet’s Surprise New 🕈︎♓︎■︎♑︎♎︎♓︎■︎♑︎⬧︎ Album
Four Tet, the electronic producer Kieran Hebden, has quietly released a surprise new album under his long-running Wingdings-titled moniker, marking his first full-length record since 2024’s Three. The release matters because it is a rare official album from a prolific artist who, despite constant live shows and one-off tracks, has not put out an LP…