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Fraser T. Smith Receives BMI President’s Award at 2025 BMI London Awards

BMI honored Fraser T. Smith with the BMI President’s Award at the 2025 BMI London Awards.  The award was presented to Smith in recognition of the breadth of his work as a producer and songwriter. Previous recipients of the prize include Taylor Swift, Noel Gallagher, Luis Fonsi, Ludacris, P!nk, Willie Nelson, T-Pain, Ellie Goulding and […]

Sylvan Esso Is Pulling Its Catalog From Spotify

Sylvan Esso is the latest high-flying act to yank their catalog from Spotify. The two-time Grammy Award-nominated electro-pop act is boycotting the streaming music giant, confirming their move with the announcement of their new release, “WDID,” their first in three years. Led by Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, Sylvan Esso has accumulated close to one billion […]

Diddy Prosecutors Want 11-Year Prison Sentence for ‘Unrepentant’ Mogul: ‘Decades of Violence’

Sean “Diddy” Combs deserves 11 years in prison, federal prosecutors say, citing “decades of abuse” by the “unrepentant” rap mogul – and a letter from Cassie Ventura calling him a “cruel, power-hungry, manipulative man.” In court filings late Monday, prosecutors urged Judge Arun Subramanian to impose a prison term of “no less than 135 months” […]