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BTS Label HYBE Turns a Modest First-Quarter Profit

HYBE Corporation, the label and management home of K-pop superstars BTS, turned in revenues of $158.7 million and a profit of $14 million in the first quarter of 2021, the company announced Tuesday (May 4). Without tours or big music releases, HYBE needed gains in what it calls “artist indirect involvement” for a 29% jump […]

Tommy West, Co-Producer of Jim Croce Albums, Dies at 78

Tommy West, a music producer, singer and songwriter who played a major role in the short-lived career of musician Jim Croce, died of complications associated with Parkinson’s disease, his family said. He was 78. West died Sunday in hospice care. Born Thomas Picardo Jr. in Jersey City, New Jersey, he developed his musical talents after […]

Bruce Springsteen Wins 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize

Bruce Springsteen has won the 2021 Woody Guthrie Prize, which is given to an artist seen as carrying on the spirit of the folk singer whose music focused on the plight of the poor and disenfranchised. Guthrie, who grew up in Okemah, Oklahoma, was one of the most important figures in American folk music and […]

YFN Lucci Charged in Gang-Related RICO Indictment

Rapper YFN Lucci is among a dozen people charged in a wide-ranging indictment in Atlanta targeting alleged members of the Bloods gang. A Fulton County grand jury on Friday handed up the 105-count indictment that resulted from a six-month investigation, Atlanta Police Deputy Chief Charles Hampton said at a news conference Tuesday. It includes racketeering, […]

Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker Honored For Streaming Milestone

Another week, another award for Tame Impala, whose 2015 classic “The Less I Know the Better” enters APRA AMCOS’ The 1,000,000,000 List for accumulating more than one billion streams. Tame Impala leader Kevin Parker collected the honor at the PRO’s head office in Sydney last week. The Western Australian production wizard made the trip east […]

Coldplay Set to Open 2021 Brit Awards

Coldplay is set to open the 2021 Brit Awards on May 11 performing on a pontoon on the Thames near The O2 arena, where the show is being held. Their performance will follow the release of their new single “Higher Power,” which is being released on Friday. This will be Coldplay’s third performance at the […]