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DMX Music Streams Soar 928% Following Death

Streams of DMX’s catalog of songs increased 928% in the United States in the days following his death, according to initial reports to MRC Data. Collectively, his tracks garnered 75.7 million on-demand streams (audio and video combined) on April 9 and 10 – up 928% compared to the 7.36 million they earned on April 7 […]

Lin-Manuel Miranda Launches New Times Square Vaccine Site

Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda joined New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio on Monday (April 12) at the grand opening of a Times Square COVID-19 vaccination site intended to jump-start the city’s entertainment industry. “We want to gather again, and we want to tell stories in the dark,” said Miranda, the author and star of […]

SONA’s Songwriters Fund Announces New Round of Emergency Grants

Songwriters of North America (SONA) will begin accepting applications for a new round of pandemic emergency grants on April 28, the organization has announced. First launched in May 2020, the Songwriters Fund grew out of an effort by songwriter Autumn Rowe to raise money for her struggling peers. The official fund — which has given […]

How Cultura Profetica Is Making a Return to Live Shows During a Pandemic

While many artists connected with their fans during quarantine with virtual concerts, Cultura Profetica sat back and waited for things to “go back to normal.” “We could have done several concerts online and we held on for a bit with the expectation and hope that this would not stay that way for long,” vocalist Willie […]

DMX’s Family Denies Rumor That Jay-Z & Beyoncé Bought His Master Recordings

The family of DMX (real name Earl Simmons) set the record straight about the alleged sale of the late rapper’s master recordings and his upcoming funeral in a new statement. “There have been a few rumors following our loved one, Earl Simmons’, passing that we’d like to clear up,” his family said in a statement provided to Billboard. […]

2021 Guild Of Music Supervisors Awards: Full List of Winners

“Hear My Voice” from The Trial of The Chicago 7 won best song written and/or recorded for a film at the 11th annual Guild Of Music Supervisors Awards, which were presented virtually on Sunday (April 11). The award went to the song’s co-writers, Celeste Waite and Daniel Pemberton, and also to the film’s music supervisors, Peter Afterman […]

Lil Nas X Keeps U.K. Chart Crown With ‘Montero’

Lil Nas X enters a second week at No. 1 on the U.K. singles chart with “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” (Lil Nas X) while Demi Lovato misses out on the albums crown in an agonizingly close race. “Montero” collects another 62,000 chart sales in the past cycle, including 8.6 million streams, the OCC […]

Bowen Yang on ‘SNL’ as Iceberg Who Sunk the Titanic Goes Viral

Bowen Yang had fans rolling when he played the iceberg who sunk the Titanic during “Weekend Update” on Saturday Night Live. Saying he stopped by for an interview to promote his new album, Yang’s iceberg said he did not want to talk about the sinking of the historic ship, which occurred April 14, 1912. “That […]