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‘Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown’ Makes Sweet Billboard Chart Debut

Vince Guaraldi’s soundtrack to the 1975 animated TV special Be My Valentine, Charlie Brown, debuts across an array of Billboard album charts (dated Feb. 1), including top 10 arrivals on Jazz Albums, Traditional Jazz Albums and Indie Store Album Sales. It also takes a bow on the Kid Albums and Top Album Sales charts. Related […]

Lorne Michaels Claims SNL Has ‘Never Banned’ Any Musical Guests

In the 50-year history of Saturday Night Live, the show’s myriad musical highlights have been paired with plenty of controversies, but creator and producer Lorne Michaels has asserted that no musical guest has ever been barred from returning. Michaels’ claims emerged in the new three-hour documentary Ladies & Gentleman… 50 Years of SNL Music, which […]

Signed: Peso Pluma Collaborator Jasiel Nuñez Inks With UTA, Charley Crockett Washes Up on Island

UTA signed Mexican singer-songwriter Jasiel Nuñez. Managed by George Prajin, founder/CEO of Prajin Parlay and co-founder of Double P Records along with global superstar Peso Pluma, with whom he has a longstanding creative partnership. The Guadalajara native contributed to Peso’s 2023 album Génesis on tracks like “Laguna” and “Rosa Pastel,” the latter of which reached […]

Mac Miller Tops Album Sales, Rap Albums Charts With ‘Balloonerism’

Mac Miller’s Balloonerism bows at No. 1 across multiple Billboard album charts, including Top Album Sales, Top Rap Albums, Vinyl Albums and Indie Store Album Sales. Plus, seven of the album’s tracks dot the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart. Balloonerism’s songs date back to 2014, but the project was shelved in favor of other releases. Balloonerism […]

‘The Voice’ Star Ryan Whyte Maloney Dies at 44

Ryan Whyte Maloney, who competed on The Voice in 2014, has died. He was 44 years old. The Las Vegas Clark County Coroner confirmed to People on Tuesday (Jan. 28) that Maloney died by suicide, with the cause of death listed as a gunshot wound to the head. The Traverse City, Michigan, native recorded his […]

Hayley Williams, St. Vincent and Finneas Lead Lineup for LA Benefit Concert

In response to the devastating wildfires that have swept through Los Angeles, an all-star lineup of artists will come together for “G*ve a F*ck LA“, a benefit concert aimed at supporting relief efforts and aiding displaced communities. Set for Feb. 5 at the Hollywood Palladium, the event will feature Hayley Williams, St. Vincent, and Finneas, […]