Mariah Carey isn’t playing it safe on new single “Type Dangerous,” which ushered in a new musical era for the vocalist Thursday (June 5).

Featuring the superstar singing over a swaggering, percussion-heavy beat, the track showcases Mimi channeling her sultriest, most confident self. “Looking for the dangerous type,” she croons. “I like them dangerous/ That’s my type/ I said I love them dangerous.”

The track arrives after several days of teasing on Carey’s social media accounts, with the icon first getting her Lambs hyped by sharing a video of herself in a luxury car, listening to a mysterious track titled “T:D_MC16.mp3.” In that same clip, the camera panned down to show that the vehicle’s license plate displayed the characters, “MC16” — leading fans to conclude that the Songbird Supreme also has a new album on the way.

“Type Dangerous” serves as Carey’s first proper single in years, with the five-time Grammy winner last dropping an album, Caution, in 2018. The project — which marked the 15th album in her discography — reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200.

Carey has since busied herself with her annual “All I Want for Christmas Is You” promotional cycles, as well as celebrating the anniversaries of her most iconic albums. Most recently, she commemorated The Emancipation of Mimi turning 20 years old by dropping an expansive two-disc set compiling numerous remixes, bonus tracks, radio mixes and a cappella cuts. (Billboard also celebrated the milestone by ranking all 18 of the album’s original tracks.)

Listen to Carey’s new song “Type Dangerous” below.

50 years to the day since their first live show, Talking Heads have unveiled the official video for their first charting single, ‘Psycho Killer.”

Released on Thursday (June 5), the clip marks the gold anniversary of the band’s debut performance at iconic New York City club CBGB. Opening for fellow New Yorkers the Ramones, the performance comprised just nine songs, including “Psycho Killer,” which would be released as their third single in December 1977.

Issued on debut album Talking Heads: 77, the single would become the group’s first to impact the Hot 100, reaching No. 92 in early 1978. However, it lacked any official visual accompaniment until now, with the Mike Mills-directed clip featuring Academy Award-nominated actress Saoirse Ronan navigating the mundanity of modern life as she slowly destabilizes.

“This video makes the song better,” the band wrote in a statement. “We LOVE what this video is NOT – it’s not literal, creepy, bloody, physically violent or obvious.”

Alongside the release of the video, Talking Heads have also announced the super deluxe edition of their second album, 1978’s More Songs About Buildings and Food, with the limited box set due for release on July 25.

Talking Heads lasted from 1975 until 1991, with their 16-year career resulting in eight studio albums. 1983’s Speaking in Tongues was their most successful, peaking at No. 15 on the Billboard 200, with lead single “Burning Down the House” giving them their highest-charting single when it reached No. 9 on the Hot 100.

Though the group would split in 1991, their final live performances would take place seven years earlier as part of the Speaking in Tongues tour in 1984. They would later reunite for one solitary performance for their induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2002.

Reports of “bad blood” between the group has been the stated cause behind no further reunions, though David Byrne, Chris Frantz, Tina Weymouth and Jerry Harrison did appear together for the first time since 2002 as part of the Toronto International Film Festival in 2023 to celebrate the re-release of their Stop Making Sense concert film.

However, while this in-person reunion has left fans eager for a return to the live stage, the band seem less than eager to do so, with members even going so far as to turn down a reported $80 million offer for a series of shows in late 2023.

Watch Talking Heads’ “Psycho Killer” below.

Round Hill Music acquired the publishing catalogs of songwriters Terry Shaddick (Olivia Newton-John’s “Physical”), Linus Eklöw (Icona Pop’s “I Love It”) and Carmine Appice (Rod Stewart’s “Do Ya Think I’m Sexy”) along with publishing assets of the band Dirty Heads (“Vacation”) and a portion of the master rights for Al Stewart (“Year of the Cat”). According to a press release, the acquisitions bring Round Hill’s catalog value under management back to more than $1 billion following the sales of its London Stock Exchange-listed fund to Concord in 2023. The company continues managing five private funds.

Rezonate Music Rights, a new investment platform that’s looking to acquire the royalty rights of music producers backed by a $150 million partnership with Bridgepoint Credit, announced its launch. According to a press release, the investment will allow Rezonate to make “high-profile” producer catalog acquisitions; Bridgepoint is also acquiring a minority stake in Rezonate’s management company. Co-founded by music producer Cam Blackwood, Rezonate has already acquired rights from producers including Loma Blackwood, Mark Crew, James Earp and Jussi Karvinen.

Live Nation acquired Dominican Republic-based live entertainment company SD Concerts, which promotes Latin and international talent in the Dominican Republic, along with Aruba, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama and Puerto Rico. The company also operates a ticketing platform that services all SD events; it will become part of the Ticketmaster ecosystem under the deal. According to Live Nation, fan attendance in the Latin American region was up more than 25% in the first quarter of this year.

Global streaming service Audiomack signed a deal with music fraud detection company Beatdapp to help eliminate streaming fraud on its platform. Through the deal, Beatdapp will remove fraudulent streams from sales reports, detect bots and more by analyzing streaming activity on Audiomack. “By partnering with Beatdapp, we have adopted the best-in-class technology from an impartial third party to demonstrate our commitment to both our creator and rights holder partners, and to uphold the integrity of our editorial recommendations and chart activity,” said Audiomack CEO Dave Macli in a statement.

Spotify struck a deal with United Airlines to bring more than 450 hours of free Spotify-curated playlists, podcasts and audiobooks to more than 130,000 United seatback screens. In a blog post, the streaming giant said it’s the first time it has offered audiobooks and video podcasts on an airline. Next year, United passengers will be able to use their personal devices to log in to the Spotify app on the airline’s in-flight screens, allowing them to pick up where they left off on their personal Spotify accounts.

Music synch platform SourceAudio launched the first comprehensive AI dataset licensing marketplace through which it will offer 14 million fully cleared tracks to AI companies via an opt-in model. The tracks come from major publishers, indie artists and production music libraries, providing AI companies with training datasets while offering compensation to writers and publishers. So far, the company has partnered with several AI companies, including Wondera.ai, generating more than $1.35 million in new annual recurring revenue for artists and publishers who opted in, according to a press release. Revenue from dataset licensing is paid out to rights holders up front or throughout the term of each license agreement. Rightsholders already on SourceAudio can contact their rep at the company to explore dataset licensing for themselves. Those not on SourceAudio can opt in by contacting the company here.

Karaoke technology company Singa signed a deal with Warner Music Group to bring original master recordings from the label’s artists to the Singa platform (the agreement includes both Warner Chappell Music and Warner Recorded Music). “This game-changing deal allows karaoke singers at home and Singa-powered venues worldwide to perform songs by iconic Warner Music Group artists, all using the original backing tracks,” said Singa co-founder/CEO Atte Hujanen in a statement. This is Singa’s first deal with a major label, though it has previously secured deals with publishers and indie labels.

Sony Music India signed a joint venture with The Hello Group (THG) to form THG India. Through the deal, Sony Music India’s local reach will be paired with THG’s international touring and artist development network to help Indian artists thrive in the country’s growing live music ecosystem and beyond. THG India will offer comprehensive support for talent, including management, global concert booking and publishing, while Sony Music India will provide strategic investment and access to its creative and commercial platforms.

AEG Presents acquired Nashville-based special events production company Gary Musick Productions and the affiliated entity Destination Musick City. Gary Musick Productions will keep its name and continue providing corporate and social event services, including audio-visual production, scenic fabrication, custom set design, live streaming and branding integration. Destination Musick City will remain a destination management company offering immersive experiences and full meeting execution services for groups visiting Nashville. With the deal, Gary Musick Productions will expand its design and fabrication services to music festivals and concerts while giving its clients access to AEG’s network of venues.

Symphonic Distribution partnered with Hitmakers Entertainment, which boasts Australian pop and R&B artist Tash on its roster. Going forward, the two companies will support emerging and established artists from Australia and Southeast Asia. “This collaboration allows us to further expand Tash’s career as well as our continually growing roster with the help of Symphonic’s creative and strategic vision,” said Hitmakers boss Mark Feist in a statement.

New Sweden-based generative AI startup Songfox struck a deal with Musical AI, through which it will use Musical AI’s platform, containing fully cleared music catalogs, to train its models. Musical AI will provide full reports of what data contributed to each generated song, allowing Songfox to pay rightsholders. According to a press release, Songfox allows users to generate and “tweak” full songs, including AI-assisted lyrics and a library of licensed voices.

Huey Lewis has reflected on his life with severe hearing loss, asserting determination that he’s “not going to give up” hope of returning to performing and recording.

Lewis, who rose to fame as a member of Clover and the frontman of Huey Lewis and the News, has been absent from the stage since 2018, when he cancelled all tour dates due to his diagnosis with Meniere’s disease.

The disease, which affects the inner ear and prompts vertigo and other disorienting symptoms, saw Lewis experiencing hearing loss during rehearsals and prompted his retirement from live performances until an improvement was observed. “I haven’t come to grips with the fact that I may never sing again,” Lewis told Today in 2018.

In a new interview with People, Lewis spoke about his life with the disease, explaining that he has since been fitted with a cochlear implant that allows him to hear speech “much better.”

“I lost bilaterally, my hearing … the intense vertigo — knock on wood — I have kind of outgrown,” he explained. “I’m mildly dizzy all the time, and my hearing just went to zero. And now I have a cochlear implant, so I’m much better that way, but I can’t hear music.”

“The worst part is that means it’s bad enough not to be able to perform and sing and play, but it’s really bad not to even be able to enjoy music,” he added.

Despite Lewis’ being unable to perform, his eponymous group did, however release a new album in 2020, with Weather consisting of seven tracks recorded shortly before his diagnosis. However, Lewis notes he’s hopeful yet realistic about his chances of experiencing performing and recording again, calling it “the best feeling in the world.”

“But I’m never going to get there,” he conceded. “I mean, I might get to where I can try to, and I’m not going to give up. I’m going to try. But geez, that kind of fun, that kind of great ride. I doubt I’m ever going to see that … feel that again.”

Despite his inability to perform or record as part of Huey Lewis and the News, the singer has remained active in the world of music. While the jukebox musical based on the band’s music, The Heart of Rock and Roll, has been staged in San Diego and on Broadway in recent years, Lewis was this week named in the ongoing search for the guitar Michael J. Fox played in Back to the Future.