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How Ultra Music Festival 2025 Diverted Nearly 50 Tons of Waste From Landfill Hell

In 2019, Vivian Belzaguy Hunter sat at her desk and cried. These tears were, in fact, joyful. Belzaguy Hunter had just learned that the event for which she runs the sustainability program, Miami’s mighty Ultra Music Festival, had gotten a glowing review from volunteercleanup.org, a local environmental organization. In a report on the 2019 edition […]

Ariana Grande’s Biggest Billboard Hot 100 Hits

Ariana Grande may have first come to public attention through the Nickelodeon series Victorious, but the real triumph was her elevation from television teen star to music industry juggernaut like few acts have ever achieved. From the jump, Grande emerged as an instant fan favorite: Her debut single, the Mac Miller-assisted “The Way,” debuted in the […]

Zohran Mamdani Used to Rap — and His Catalog Has Been Surging in Streams

On Tuesday night (June 24), New York State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani became the presumptive Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City, defeating a crowded field that included early frontrunner and former Governor Andrew Cuomo. Related NYC Mayoral Candidate Zohran Mamdani’s Old Rap Videos Are Going Viral 06/18/2025 As the race heated up and Mamdani […]

John Morgan Takes a Grown-Up Look at Regret With ‘Kid Myself’: ‘There’s a Lot of Details of My Story in This Song’

The past is dead. Mental health professionals sometimes cite that mantra as a reminder to live in the present. But people aren’t particularly good at doing that — and country music, of course, mirrors life, often encouraging listeners to rummage through the old cobwebs and reconsider the leftover business lurking there. It’s how John Morgan’s […]

Publishing Briefs: FKA Twigs Signs With Kobalt, Plus James Arthur Binds With BMG

This week’s roundup of music publishing headlines includes several signings, with big names like FKA twigs, Eric Paslay and James Arthur, plus a bevy of news from Wise Music Group, Ninja Tune and Liz Rose Music. Kobalt signed a global publishing deal with FKA twigs, the artfully multidisciplinary artist known for genre-defying songs like “Two Weeks” and […]