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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 […]

Red Hot Chili Peppers Selling Song Catalog

It looks like Hipgnosis has won yet another big music publishing acquisition, pocketing the Red Hot Chili Peppers song catalog in a deal ranging from $140 million to $150 million, according to sources. It’s unclear if the acquisition has closed yet, but sources say the firm has notched the deal, which likely includes the band’s […]

Katy Perry Transforms Into Tinker Bell for ‘American Idol’

Katy Perry dressed the part for Disney Night on American Idol. With just weeks to go until the season 19 winner of Idol is crowned, the contestants and judges headed to Walt Disney World to perform songs from the Disney songbook for Sunday night’s (May 2) episode. Perry previewed the night ahead on social media […]

5 Takeaways From Billie Eilish’s British ‘Vogue’ Interview

Billie Eilish’s striking new look for her British Vogue cover turned heads this weekend, but the full cover story revealed much more about the 19-year-old music star. “I’ve literally never done anything in this realm at all,” she said of the photo shoot, which featured her embaracing an “old-timey pin-up look.” While Eilish’s interview addressed […]