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PRS for Music Announces Royalty Collection Totaled $1.67 Billion in 2025

PRS For Music has shared that its royalty collections for 2025 increased by 7.7% year-on-year to £1.24 billion ($1.6 billion) on Thursday (April 30). The U.K. collection society, which represents 190,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers, shared the figures as part of their financial results for the past 12 months. Related Music Venue Trust Launches […]

LeAnn Rimes Forced to Postpone Two Shows Due to ‘Severe Illness’

LeAnn Rimes apologized to fans on Wednesday (April 29) after postponing two dates on her 30 Years of Blue tour at the last minute due to what she described as “severe illness.” In an Instagram Story the singer, 43, wrote, “due to severe illness, I am unable to travel & perform this week,” she wrote, […]

Amyl and The Sniffers, INXS Win Big at 2026 APRA Music Awards

Amyl And The Sniffers snared a hattrick at the 2026 APRA Music Awards, presented Wednesday night (April 29) in Sydney, while INXS was feted with the lifetime achievement award. For the past year, few Australian acts could touch Amyl And The Sniffers on the awards circuit. It was the same story at the Hordern Pavilion, […]

Duran Duran And Nile Rodgers Perform Night Version of ‘Free to Love’: Watch

Duran Duran brought the love back to late-night TV on Wednesday (April 29), with some help from Nile Rodgers. The Rock Hall-inducted British band stopped by ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live to deliver their TV debut of “Free to Love” (via Tape Modern), a funky disco throwback tune that dropped earlier this month. “‘Free To Love’ […]

Believe Launches Label & Artist Solutions Activities In U.S.

Believe’s Label & Artist Solutions is now open for business in the United States. Music industry veteran Thomas Maxwell will lead the activities as vice president U.S., Label & Artist Solutions (LAS), Believe, reporting to the company’s global head of music, Romain Vivien. Going forward, Maxwell will sign and develop partnerships with independent labels, and […]

11 Best Moments From 2026 Billboard Women in Music

In a night all about women supporting women, Zara Larsson took the Billboard Women in Music mission statement literally on Wednesday night (April 29) at the Hollywood Palladium, with the Swedish pop star being held aloft by her four backup dancers as she flawlessly performed her Grammy-nominated song “Midnight Sun.” And that was just one […]

David Allan Coe, Country Music Outlaw, Dies at 86: Reports

David Allan Coe, a standout in the pack that was country music’s outlaw movement in the 1970s, whose music reached a loyal following that has grown into something bordering on cult status, has died at 86, according to various published reports. The controversial artist wasn’t a prolific hitmaker, but he played to the beat of […]