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Kevin Morby & Waxahatchee Announce New Coolest Baby
Kevin Morby and Waxahatchee’s Katie Crutchfield have announced the birth of their first child together. The news matters to fans because it follows Crutchfield revealing her pregnancy during a co-headlining tour in April, and it will affect Morby’s immediate live commitments. Morby said the baby arrived two weeks early, shortly after he returned from a…
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Music publishers file amended lyrics lawsuit against Anthropic – just as AI firm’s separate $1.5B settlement with authors wins court approval
Concord Music Group, Universal Music Publishing Group and ABKCO Music have filed an amended US lawsuit accusing Anthropic of systematically copying and reproducing copyrighted song lyrics through its Claude AI chatbot. The case matters because it adds detailed allegations based on Anthropic’s internal records, intensifying a wider legal dispute over whether AI companies can train…
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The 1996 song David Crosby called “so good” no one can ignore
David Crosby praised Soul Asylum’s 1996 song ‘Just Like Anyone’, saying it was so strong that nobody could ignore it. The article presents the track as an example of Crosby’s broad musical taste and his willingness to champion artists beyond the folk-rock scene for which he was best known. Released on Soul Asylum’s album *Candy…
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35 Years Later, These Are the Best Albums of 1991
Collider ranks 10 albums as the best releases of 1991, arguing that the year transformed popular music through grunge while also producing influential pop, hip-hop and heavy rock records. – Nirvana’s breakthrough is presented as central to grunge’s mainstream explosion, although the article stresses the year was broader than one band. – Michael Jackson’s *Dangerous*…
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Here’s How Kylie Kelce Describes Taylor Swift & Travis Kelce’s Wedding
Kylie Kelce has described Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding as “magical”, offering public congratulations to the newlyweds on her podcast. Her comments underline Swift’s close integration into the Kelce family since her relationship with Travis began in 2023. Kylie, who is married to Travis’s brother Jason Kelce, said the celebration was intimate, incredible and…
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Charli XCX Names Her Top 5 Charli XCX Songs of All Time
Charli XCX has named her five favourite songs from her own catalogue in an interview on Scott Lipps’s Lipps Service podcast. The choices span her career and highlight songs she associates with formative releases, live performances, collaborations and the emotional energy of her music. Her selections were “Stay Away” from True Romance, “Next Level Charli”…
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The Strokes Push Past Abnormal on Wildly Engaging, AutoTuned Reality Awaits: Review
The Strokes’ Reality Awaits is presented as a deliberately strange, engaging follow-up to 2020’s The New Abnormal, confirming that the band’s recent creative revival has become a sustained direction rather than a one-off. The review argues that the album moves well beyond the immediate, guitar-led accessibility of earlier Strokes records, embracing unpredictability, unusual vocal processing…
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Artists Equity, Hidden Content, Ultraboom Media And Icki Eneo Arlo Partner On Doc ‘Shot in the Dark’, Following First U.S. Paralympic Blind Soccer Team
Artists Equity has joined Hidden Content, UltraBoom Media and Robert Pattinson’s Icki Eneo Arlo to produce *Shot in the Dark*, a documentary about the first US Paralympic blind football team. The film will follow the squad from its formation in 2022 through its bid to win gold at the 2028 Paralympic Games, highlighting both elite…
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The musician Sammy Hagar called “the sweetest person” ever: “He was a superstar”
Sammy Hagar has praised Eddie Van Halen as the “sweetest person” he met upon joining Van Halen, despite the guitarist’s global fame. The comments underline Hagar’s affection for his late bandmate and distinguish Eddie’s personal character from the pressures that later affected him. Hagar said Eddie’s status as a guitar superstar never made him arrogant,…
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Publishing Briefs: Sofi Tukker Launches Animal Talk Publishing With Third Side Music
This publishing-industry round-up covers several new ventures, signings and partnerships across music publishing and recorded music. – Sofi Tukker has launched Animal Talk Publishing through a joint venture with Third Side Music, which has also renewed its worldwide administration deal with the duo. – Third Side Music has worked with Sofi Tukker for around a…