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PPL Reveals 2025’s Total Payout Hits £277M, Boosted By Bumper Q4

LONDON — PPL (Phonographic Performance Limited) revealed on Wednesday (Dec. 18) that it has paid a total of £277.7 million ($369 million) to performers and recording rights holders in 2025. The collection society distributes royalties in the U.K. and internationally on behalf of tens of thousands of recording rights holders and performers, including artists such […]

Bondi Beach New Year’s Eve Parties Are Canceled After Fatal Shootings

A massive New Year’s Eve party planned for Sydney’s Bondi Beach has been canceled following the mass shooting last weekend. Elrow XXL Bondi Beach was pitched as Sydney’s largest NYE party and the “soundtrack to farewell 2025,” featuring exclusive performances from HoneyLuv, Kölsch, TSHA, William Kiss and more, and a special countdown set from Patrick Topping. Organizers expected […]

Nate Bargatze Is First Spoken Word Artist Inducted Into SoundExchange Hall of Fame

Funnyman Nate Bargatze receives the SoundExchange Hall of Fame Award, becoming the first spoken word artist to do so. With the award, Bargatze, a SoundExchange member since 2012, is recognized as one of the most-streamed comedians in the organization’s 20-plus year history of administering digital performance royalties. “It meant the world to me to be […]

Role Model to Headline 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic

Role Model gets his skates on for the National Hockey League’s premier outdoor game. The rising alternative-pop artist will headline the entertainment for the 2026 Discover NHL Winter Classic at loanDepot park in Miami, FL, set for Jan. 2, 2026. On the day, two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers will host the New York […]

Jane’s Addiction Signals Truce: ‘We Have Come Together One Last Time to Resolve Our Differences’

Jane’s Addiction frontman Perry Farrell and his bandmates are making peace amid a messy legal battle stemming from an onstage brawl last year, publicly apologizing to each other and saying they’ll now focus on “separate musical and creative endeavors.” Farrell posted a contrite Instagram statement on Wednesday (Dec. 17), while Jane’s Addiction guitarist Dave Navarro, […]