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Hear an Exclusive CRSSD Spring 2025 Set From Poolside

When Poolside stepped onto the Ocean Stage at San Diego’s waterfront CRSSD festival on March 2, it was unlike any show the longstanding SoCal outfit had ever played. Related The L.A. Fires Took Everything. For Some, ‘The Music Community Is Backing Me Up’ 01/17/2025 The performance marked Poolside’s first since frontman and co-founder Jeffrey Paradise lost […]

Vicente Fernández’s Ranchera Classic ‘El Rey’ Added to National Recording Registry

Legendary Latin artists Vicente Fernández and Freddy Fender are among this year’s inductees into the National Recording Registry, a prestigious honor from the Library of Congress. Fernández’s ranchera anthem “El Rey” and Fender’s bilingual country crossover hit “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” join a select group of recordings recognized for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically […]

Death Grips Share Rare Social Media Post to Respond to Rumors of Breakup

Weeks after rumors spread that Californian experimental hip-hop trio Death Grips had split, the band have now taken to social media to deny these claims. Reports of the band’s initial breakup surfaced in early February, when a supposedly leaked message from producer Andy Morin appeared online, with the musician confirming, “yeah it’s over,” before placing […]

Signed: Charli XCX Makes Neighboring Rights Deal, Capital Cities Goes Downtown

Charli XCX appointed PPL for the collection of her international neighboring rights royalties, joining a client list that includes Ice Spice, Kenya Grace, London Grammar, Becky Hill, Sigala, Joel Corry and Lewis Thompson. Downtown Artist & Label Services announced a trio of new deals including with Capital Cities (“Safe and Sound”), which partnered with the […]

There Were Conflicting Reports on Rubby Pérez Ahead of His Death After Dominican Club Roof Collapse

EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated with the artist’s passing. Conflicting reports about Rubby Pérez‘s condition circulated the Internet following the deadly roof collapse at the Jet Set nightclub in the Dominican Republic, where he was performing early on Tuesday (April 8). The artist’s death was confirmed just after 5 p.m. Related Deadly Nightclub […]