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Paul McCartney and Elton John Join Push for Answers on PRS’ Royalty Distributions

Paul McCartney, Elton John and Thom Yorke are among a group of U.K. artists who have written to collection society PRS For Music seeking clarity on how songwriters are paid through its royalty collection service, and have questioned the administrative costs of payment distribution. As reported by Bloomberg, the music heavyweights were among 18 songwriters […]

Sean Paul Rates LA Jamaican Food With ‘Love Island USA’ Star Chelley | Takes Us Out

Sean Paul takes us out to Status Hollywood, where he and host Chelley Bissainthe from Love Island USA go course-by-course through the menu of Jamaican dishes. Together, they discuss Sean Paul’s music, including his historic Billboard Hot 100 No. 1s “Get Busy,” “Temperature,” “Baby Boy” with Beyoncé and “Cheap Thrills” with Sia. Chelley Bissainthe: We have […]

Radio City Music Hall Upgrading to Sphere Immersive Sound in Time for Rockettes

Nearly a century after its 1932 opening, Radio City Music Hall is getting a futuristic upgrade. Madison Square Garden Entertainment announced that Sphere Immersive Sound, billed as the most advanced concert audio system in the world, will debut at the legendary venue this fall — marking a major step in the company’s plan to bring […]

Would We Have Called Björk a Pop Star in 1995?

In 1995, Björk was a phenomenon without a genre: a critically acclaimed singer-songwriter who mixed dance beats with rock attitude and pop flair, just as likely to release a grinding, ass-kicking industrial anthem as an exuberant ’50s big-band vocal pop cover. She didn’t have big hits — not a single song from her rapturously received […]