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Round Hill Music acquired the publishing catalogs of songwriters Terry Shaddick (Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical”), Linus Eklöw (Icona Pop’s “I Love It”) and Carmine Appice (Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy”) along with publishing assets of the band Dirty Heads (“Vacation”) and a portion of the master rights for Al Stewart (“Year of the Cat”). According to a press release, the acquisitions bring Round Hill’s catalog value under management back […]

After several false starts, summer finally seems to have settled in. That means music festivals, various carnival celebrations, and the search for a song of the summer are in full effect. May featured album releases from dancehall stars like Valiant (Prove Them Wrong) and Ding Dong (From Ding Dong to World Ding), but the month’s buzziest news story arrived in its very last weekend. Vybz Kartel, who recently announced his […]

When Faye Webster is back home in Atlanta, she likes to visit Oakland Cemetery. “I always go there when I’m home from a tour and just walk around by myself,” she says. It’s not that the cemetery is the final resting place of any of her loved ones, or that Webster enjoys checking out the tombstones of Atlanta’s rich and famous, like musician Kenny Rogers or golfer Bobby Jones, who […]

On Wednesday night (June 4), Billboard’s annual Country Power Players event, presented by Bud Light and held at Luke Combs‘s Category 10 venue in downtown Nashville, honored several of country music’s top artists and executives. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Country Power Players event also served as a call to action to aid those in the music community–whether artist, songwriter, […]

Carín León caught up with Billboard’s Jessica Nicholson at Country Power Players 2025. Source link

SZA’s SOS sails into uncharted waters on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart by becoming the longest-running No. 1 title in the chart’s 60-year history. The juggernaut earns the achievement with a 38th nonconsecutive week at No. 1, on the chart dated June 7, breaking its tie with Michael Jackson’s Thriller, which set the previous record of 37 weeks in 1983-84. The new title-holder attains its historic week with 47,000 equivalent […]

Heart is offering a reward for the safe return of two custom instruments that were stolen on the eve of the veteran band’s launch of their 2025 summer An Evening With Heart tour. “Members of the legendary rock band Heart were devastated to discover that two irreplaceable instruments were stolen from the venue, where gear had been set up the day prior to the show,” a read a release on […]

British singer Jessie J has revealed that she had been recently diagnosed with “early breast cancer.” The musician (born Jessica Cornish) shared the health update on social media on Tuesday (June 3), telling her followers that the diagnosis came shortly before the release of recent single “No Secrets” in April. “I’m highlighting the word ‘early,'” she explained. “Cancer sucks in any form but I’m holding on to the word ‘early.’” […]

Offset doesn’t seem too happy about Cardi B and New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs going public over the weekend. The new couple went viral when videos of a yacht party surfaced just as the NFL’s organized team activities were starting up, and while the team activities weren’t mandatory, Diggs’ absence was frowned upon by his head coach Mike Vrabel because it’s his first season with the Pats. Offset […]