American rapper T.I. has signed a publishing agreement with the music company Reservoir, covering his entire publishing catalogue including both past and future works, the firm announced on 9 July. The deal brings one of hip-hop’s most influential figures and bodies of work under Reservoir’s roster, and follows the release of what T.I. has described…

UNTOLD Festival has announced that its 2026 edition will provide attendees with free HPV testing and breast ultrasounds, in what organisers describe as a first for European festivals. A mobile caravan stationed near the event site in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, will give wristband-holders access to professional consultations and screenings aimed at supporting women’s health. The initiative…

In an interview on Joe Pags’s “Unshaken And Unafraid” podcast, veteran American rocker Ted Nugent complained about how poorly musicians are now paid in an industry that has shifted from selling records to streaming, where listeners pay for access rather than ownership. He argued that streaming royalties are so meagre that even huge play counts…