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How Do We Grade Chappell Roan’s Rollout for ‘The Subway’?

It’s been 14 months since we first heard “The Subway,” as debuted by Chappell Roan as part of her set at New York’s Governors Ball festival in June 2024. Since that performance — which she repeated at a number of other festivals and live dates over the subsequent year-plus — fans have been clamoring for […]

Warner Music Revenue Rises 9% on Recorded Music, Publishing

Warner Music Group said on Thursday (Aug. 7) its quarterly revenue rose 9% to roughly $1.7 billion on 8% growth of recorded music and and 10% increase in publishing revenue, offsetting the end of Warner’s distribution contract witih BMG. Related 2025 Q2 Earnings: Here’s What Every Music Company Made Soulja Boy Released From Jail After Prosecutors […]

Sony Music Lifts Revenue 5% to $3.22B, Increases Full-Year Forecast

Gains from streaming services in both recorded music and publishing pushed Sony Music’s consolidated revenue up 5.3% in the first fiscal quarter ended June 30, the company announced Wednesday (Aug. 6).  Total revenue reached 465.3 billion yen ($3.22 billion at the average exchange rate in the quarter) while operating income improved 8.0% to 92.8 billion […]

Metallica Announce Intimate NYC Show, Address Las Vegas Sphere Rumors

As Metallica announce one of their most intimate gigs to date, the group have addressed rumors their celebrated live show will be heading to the Las Vegas Sphere. While metal icons Metallica are currently gearing up to embark upon the home stretch of their 2025 touring plans with shows in Australia, New Zealand, Bahrain and […]

Kelly Clarkson Postpones August Las Vegas Residency Dates

Kelly Clarkson’s Las Vegas residency is taking an unplanned break, with the star postponing the remainder of the planned August dates for her Studio Sessions concert series. Clarkson announced the news on the evening of Wednesday (Aug. 6), citing familial health issues as the reason behind the decision. “While I normally keep my personal life […]

Eddie Palmieri, Legendary Pianist, Composer & Bandleader, Dies at 88

Eddie Palmieri, the Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Puerto Rican ancestry who revolutionized Latin jazz and salsa over a more than seven decades career, has died at 88. He passed away Wednesday (August 6) in his New Jersey home, according to a statement posted on his official Instagram account. One of the […]