Music news

• Chappell Roan Removes Brigitte Bardot Tribute After Learning About ‘All That Insane Shit’

  29-12-2025 22:43 via rollingstone.com
  Roan, who name-checked the French icon in her song "Red Wine Supernova," said she was unaware of Bardot's history of far-right views and controversial comments
  
  Read more

• Slipknot’s Clown defends AI as “a professor in my pocket who only wants to do what I ask it”

  29-12-2025 22:09 via nme.com
  Slipknot percussionist Clown has spoken out in favour of AI, which he says he thinks of as “a professor in my pocket who only wants to do what I ask it”.READ MORE: Clown talks Slipknot’s 25th anniversary tour and future: “We probably have several albums in us right now”The artist – real name Shaun Crahan – has said in a new interview that he is “employing AI 190 percent” and he’s been using it “my whole life”, thinking
  
  Read more

• The FTC Fires Back Against Key Investment Group as Ticket Reseller Moves to Dismiss Case

  29-12-2025 21:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Kelly Sikkema
  The FTC claps back against Key Investment Group’s motion to dismiss their suit against the ticket reseller, asserting violations of the BOTS Act.
  Key Investment Group (KIG), which was sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in August with allegations of violations of the BOTS Act, filed a motion to dismiss the FTC’s case against the ticket reseller, asserting the company “does not use bots.” Now, the FTC is firing back with a filing highligh
  
  Read more

• FTC Fires Back Against Key Investment Group As Ticket Reseller Moves to Dismiss Case

  29-12-2025 21:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Kelly Sikkema
  The FTC claps back against Key Investment Group’s motion to dismiss their suit against the ticket reseller, asserting violations of the BOTS Act.
  Key Investment Group (KIG), which was sued by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in August with allegations of violations of the BOTS Act, filed a motion to dismiss the FTC’s case against the ticket reseller, asserting the company “does not use bots.” Now, the FTC is firing back with a filing highligh
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Beyoncé Becomes a Billionaire—and Fifth Musician in the 3-Comma Club

  29-12-2025 21:13 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Beyoncé (Public Domain)
  Beyoncé is now a billionaire, joining her husband Jay-Z, as well as Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and Rihanna, in the highly coveted club.
  Beyoncé is now officially a billionaire, making her the fifth musician to reach the milestone, Forbes reports. The megastar joins her husband Jay-Z, as well as Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and Rihanna, as the handful of musicians to have achieved such a feat.
  It’s been an extremely lucrat
  
  Read more

• Mariah Carey, Wham!, Sia, and Others Battle It Out for Christmas Chart Supremacy — ‘Last Christmas’ Tops ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ on Spotify’s Global Rankings

  29-12-2025 20:58 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Mariah Carey performing live. Photo Credit: Raph_PH
  Mariah Carey, Wham!, Brenda Lee, Sia, and other perennial holiday favorites are duking it out for Christmas chart supremacy. Globally, however, Wham!’s “Last Christmas” has managed to dethrone Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” on Spotify’s weekly chart.In the end, that impressive charting feat came down to a relatively small number of streams. According to Spotify’s own consumption stats,
  
  Read more

• Kim Petras Offers to Send Zohran Mamdani Her New Album if He Does One Thing for NYC

  29-12-2025 20:57 via rollingstone.com
  After learning the incoming New York City mayor is a fan, the pop star said she wanted to see the Central Park carriage horses freed
  
  Read more

• Kim Petras Offers to Send Zohran Mamadani Her New Album If He Does One Thing for NYC

  29-12-2025 20:57 via rollingstone.com
  After learning the incoming NYC mayor is a fan, the pop star said she wanted to see the Central Park carriage horses freed
  
  Read more

• Advertisement

• Brigitte Bardot: 10 Essential Songs

  29-12-2025 20:15 via rollingstone.com
  At her height in the Sixties, she was a singer who held the world's attention like no other
  
  Read more

• Chappell Roan says she “doesn’t condone” the “insane shit” ‘Red Wine Supernova’ inspiration Brigitte Bardot stood for

  29-12-2025 19:37 via nme.com
  Chappell Roan has clarified her position on the late Brigitte Bardot’s controversial views, saying she “doesn’t condone” Bardot’s beliefs despite namechecking her in the lyrics of ‘Red Wine Supernova’.READ MORE: Chappell Roan live at Reading 2025: pop’s new queen of the castle proves she’s here to reignRoan paid tribute to the French cinema icon upon news of her death yesterday (December 28) at the age of 91, writing “Rest in peace Ms.
  
  Read more

• NewJeans’ Label Terminates Danielle’s Contract, Puts Full Group’s Return in Limbo

  29-12-2025 18:35 via rollingstone.com
  Ador also announced that it is suing Danielle and former Ador CEO Min Hee-jin for allegedly "causing this dispute"
  
  Read more

• Beyoncé Is Now a Billionaire

  29-12-2025 18:04 via rollingstone.com
  According to Forbes, the Cowboy Carter star is now the fifth musician to cross the wealth threshold, joining husband Jay-Z, as well as Taylor Swift, Rihanna, and Bruce Springsteen
  
  Read more

• Lewis Capaldi says he will start working on new music in January after falling into “creative rut” in 2025

  29-12-2025 17:39 via nme.com
  Lewis Capaldi says he’s been in a “creative rut” this year, but is heading into the studio in January.READ MORE: Lewis Capaldi – ‘Broken by Desire to Be Heavenly Sent’ review: overwrought and frustratingThe musician returned this year with an EP, ‘Survive’, in November, marking his first new music since his 2023 album ‘Broken By Desire to Be Heavenly Sent‘.
  It followed his surprise set on the Pyramid Stage at this year’s Glas
  
  Read more

• Sean Combs’ Sons Will Showcase Their ‘Voice’ in Own Documentary Series

  29-12-2025 16:58 via rollingstone.com
  Justin and Christian Combs are teaming up with the Zeus Network for a documentary series in 2026 to share "their personal story and lived experiences" regarding their father
  
  Read more

• Beyoncé is officially a billionaire, reports say

  29-12-2025 16:51 via nme.com
  Beyoncé is reportedly now a billionaire.READ MORE: Beyoncé live in London: giddy up for one of the stadium spectacles of the yearRevered US business magazine Forbes says in its latest cover story that the ‘Bodyguard’ singer has joined “an elite group of celebrities who have recently crossed the three-comma threshold”, with a net worth of $1billion (£780million).
  She has become the fifth musician to reach the milestone, joining her husband, Jay-Z,
  
  Read more

• John Lydon brands Bob Vylan’s “death to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury “rather sad and pointless”

  29-12-2025 16:47 via nme.com
  John Lydon has branded Bob Vylan‘s “death to the IDF” chant at Glastonbury 2025 “rather sad and pointless”.READ MORE: John Lydon on how he’s channelling grief into a new “raucous” Public Image Ltd albumThe set was broadcast live on the BBC over the summer and saw frontman Bobby Vylan lead the audience in chants of “death, death to the IDF” and “free, free Palestine”.
  Following their Glastonbury set, Bob Vylan
  
  Read more

• Best Music of 2025: Staff Picks

  29-12-2025 16:44 via rollingstone.com
  What were Rolling Stone staffers listening to this year? A little bit of everything, from artists big and small
  
  Read more

• The 10 Most Fantastically Eighties Rock Star Commercials

  29-12-2025 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  Remember when David Bowie and Tina Turner came together to sell Pepsi, or when Genesis and Eric Clapton helped turn an ordinary evening into a “Michelob Night?”
  
  Read more

• After ‘Marty Supreme’, Tyler, the Creator’s 2025 Run Feels Untouchable

  29-12-2025 15:57 via rollingstone.com
  Tyler’s standout performance in Josh Safdie’s film, followed by a surprise freestyle, capped a year defined by creative control and surprising range.
  
  Read more

• Sound Stock Launches the World’s Largest AI-Cultivated Royalty-Free Audio Library

  29-12-2025 15:40 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Erwi
  Sound Stock has entered the market with what it calls the world’s largest AI-cultivated royalty-free audio library, housing more than 10 million original assets. The company’s launch aims to disrupt the stock audio space by combining in-house production, AI-driven curation, and a transparent subscription model designed to remove download barriers for creators.
  This article was created in collaboration with DMN partner Sound Stock.
  At launch, Sound Stock’s cat
  
  Read more

• Miley Cyrus says she went to the 2025 Oscars to pitch her songwriting for films

  29-12-2025 14:45 via nme.com
  Miley Cyrus has revealed that she went to the 2025 Oscars to pitch herself as a songwriter for film.READ MORE: ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ review: James Cameron’s sci-fi epic is running out of steamThe pop star has recently become involved in some high-profile film soundtracks. Earlier this month, she shared ‘Dream As One‘, a song for Avatar: Fire And Ash – the latest instalment of James Cameron’s sci-fi franchise.
  Ahead of that, last year she wrote
  
  Read more

• Netflix share first look at Take That docuseries showing the band’s “deeply personal” story

  29-12-2025 14:10 via nme.com
  Netflix have shared the first look at the upcoming Take That docuseries. Watch it below.READ MORE: Robbie Williams on working with Tony Iommi, ‘BRITPOP’, Glastonbury and his bromance with Soft PlayThe three-part, limited series is set to launch on January 27, showing the rise of the iconic UK boyband – originally comprised of  Robbie Williams, Gary Barlow, Mark Owen, Jason Orange, and Howard Donald.
  Featuring 35 years of archive footage alongside new interviews w
  
  Read more

• Lewis Capaldi to start work on new music in January after sinking into 'creative rut' in 2025

  29-12-2025 13:00 via music-news.com
  
  Lewis Capaldi has revealed he is heading back into the studio in January after not writing a new song since March 2025.
  
  Read more

• BBC to air career spanning in-depth interview with Rick Astley in 2026

  29-12-2025 12:33 via nme.com
  The BBC has announced that Rick Astley will give a career spanning interview for its series Reel Stories.READ MORE: Soundtrack Of My Life: Rick AstleyThe show will see the pop star discuss his storied career, from his time as the drummer and then vocalist in the soul band FBI, his rise to fame and his resurgence. Astley broke into the spotlight back in 1987 with his huge hit ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’, and followed it up decades later with 2016’s ‘50’, and 2023&
  
  Read more

• Miley Cyrus Went to the 2025 Oscars To Pitch Her Songwriting Talents

  29-12-2025 12:19 via rollingstone.com
  "Everybody that came up and introduced themselves, I said, ‘Well, if you need any music, I'm around,'" the pop star said
  
  Read more

• Miranda Lambert mourning death of chihuahua Cher

  29-12-2025 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Miranda Lambert admitted that she wishes "dog years didn't go by so fast".
  
  Read more

• Miley Cyrus admits attending 2025 Academy Awards to pitch original songs to filmmakers

  29-12-2025 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Miley Cyrus recently co-wrote the track Dream as One for the Avatar: Fire and Ash soundtrack.
  
  Read more

• Kate Bush 'heartbroken' as 'one of her dearest friends' remains missing after Christmas swim

  29-12-2025 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Kate Bush had been friends with Matthew Upham for 30 years.
  
  Read more

• Duff McKagan wanted to be Iggy Pop

  29-12-2025 12:00 via music-news.com
  
  Duff McKagan was inspired to pursue his musical ambitions following a dream he was Iggy Pop.
  
  Read more

• Man accused of murdering Tupac Shakur seeks to suppress evidence in court

  29-12-2025 11:49 via nme.com
  Duane “Keefe D” Davis, the man charged in connection with Tupac Shakur’s murder, is seeking to suppress key evidence in the case.READ MORE: Who killed Tupac? Everything we know about hip-hop’s greatest mysteryLawyers representing Davis are pushing to suppress material obtained in what they claim was an “unlawful nighttime search.”
  They have filed a motion arguing that a judge relied on a “misleading portrait” of him as a dangerous drug dealer
  
  Read more

• Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker says he looks for negative reviews of his music

  29-12-2025 11:37 via nme.com
  Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker says that he looks for negative reviews of his music.READ MORE: Tame Impala – ‘Deadbeat’ review: lyrical inertia bogs down Kevin Parker’s psych-rave meditation on adulthoodIn a new interview with RUSSH Magazine, the musician reflected on releasing music today, saying: “It’s weird these days. Depending on which pocket of the internet you look at, you’ll find completely different reactions.
  “I’ll go on
  
  Read more

• Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher's brotherly bond got stronger on Oasis Live '25 reunion tour

  29-12-2025 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  The brotherly bond between Liam Gallagher and Noel Gallagher grew on the Oasis Live '25 reunion tour, guitarist Gem Archer has revealed.
  
  Read more

• Alessia Rose wants to get her 'bad songs' out

  29-12-2025 11:00 via music-news.com
  
  Alessi Rose is determined to “write as much as possible” over the coming months in order to get all of her thoughts and feelings down on paper, even if some of the tracks never get heard in public.
  
  Read more

• Tommy Lee compares Motley Crue to marriage

  29-12-2025 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee has compared the band's relationship to marriage - insisting they are are all "closer now than we've ever been" after 45 years together.
  
  Read more

• Mariah Carey awarded 92k in legal fees over failed All I Want For Christmas Is You lawsuit

  29-12-2025 09:00 via music-news.com
  
  Mariah Carey has been awarded over $92,000 after a copyright infringement lawsuit over All I Want For Christmas Is You was dismissed.
  
  Read more

• Kate Bush “heartbroken” after close friend dies in swimming tragedy: “The world has lost someone incredibly special”

  29-12-2025 08:43 via nme.com
  Kate Bush has paid tribute to a close friend who died during a Christmas Day swim in Devon.READ MORE: ‘Stranger Things’ season five, volume one review: the big, bold beginning of the endAntique dealer Matthew Upham went missing at a beach along with another man in Budleigh Salterton. HM Coastguard had responded to reports of “people in difficulty” in the water before the search was called off later that day, reports Sky News.
  Writing on her official website, Bush sai
  
  Read more

• Britney Spears criticises family for spending Christmas Day without her

  29-12-2025 07:00 via music-news.com
  
  Britney Spears has been estranged from much of her family since the end of her controversial conservatorship case in late 2021.
  
  Read more

• The Cure Guitarist/Keyboardist Perry Bamonte Dead at 65

  29-12-2025 06:00 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Perry Bamonte by Chris “BuB” Cardi / CC by 4.0
  The Cure’s longtime guitarist and keyboardist Perry Bamonte has passed away after a battle with an undisclosed illness. He was 65.
  Perry “Teddy” Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist for The Cure since 1990, has passed away after battling an undisclosed illness. He was 65. The band wrote in an announcement on their website that Bamonte was “quiet, intense, intuitive, constant, and hugely creative,&rdquo
  
  Read more

• Daddy Yankee Joins Stacked New Year’s Rockin’ Eve Lineup with Live Puerto Rico Broadcast

  29-12-2025 05:37 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Daddy Yankee (YouTube) / CC by 3.0
  Daddy Yankee joins an already stacked lineup for Puerto Rico’s celebration as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.
  Reggaeton icon Daddy Yankee and actress/producer Roselyn Sanchez have been announced to lead Puerto Rico’s celebration as part of an already stacked lineup for this year’s “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest.”
  The duo joins
  
  Read more

• Jane’s Addiction, Perry Farrell Settle Their $10 Million Lawsuit — And Yes, This Band Is Over, Folks

  29-12-2025 05:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Dave Navarro and Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction by Gonzalo Tello (Cancha General) / CC by 2.0
  The members of Jane’s Addiction have settled the $10 million lawsuit against lead singer Perry Farrell as the band announces breaking up for good.
  Jane’s Addiction announced splitting up just a week before the band settled its $10 million assault and battery lawsuit against lead singer Perry Farrell, which was filed back in July. The lawsuit accused Farrell of a &ldquo
  
  Read more

• Jane’s Addiction, Perry Farrell Settle $10 Million Lawsuit, Officially Terminate the Band

  29-12-2025 05:22 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Dave Navarro and Perry Farrell of Jane’s Addiction by Gonzalo Tello (Cancha General) / CC by 2.0
  The members of Jane’s Addiction have settled the $10 million lawsuit against lead singer Perry Farrell as the band announces breaking up for good.
  Jane’s Addiction announced splitting up just a week before the band settled its $10 million assault and battery lawsuit against lead singer Perry Farrell, which was filed back in July. The lawsuit accused Farrell of a &ldquo
  
  Read more

• Apple Music’s Per-Stream Payouts Still Dwarf Spotify’s Payouts—According to Latest Artist Data Dump

  29-12-2025 05:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Sarah Agnew
  Welsh indie rock band Los Capesinos!’s public breakdown of Spotify royalties offers a concrete, fan-facing snapshot of how little per-stream payouts are for working indie artists—even with a successful album cycle.
  After seeing the 2025 Spotify Wrapped frenzy on social media, the Welsh group decided to release their granular figures tied to their self-released 2024 album All Hell. The band stresses that they’re not asking fans to abandon streaming, but
  
  Read more

• Apple Music’s Per-Stream Payouts Are Still Dramatically Higher Than Spotify’s—According to the Latest Artist Data Dump

  29-12-2025 05:18 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Sarah Agnew
  Welsh indie rock band Los Capesinos!’s public breakdown of Spotify royalties offers a concrete, fan-facing snapshot of how little per-stream payouts are for working indie artists—even with a successful album cycle. While Spotify wins on volume, Apple Music’s per-stream payouts are 62% higher in the breakdown.
  After seeing the 2025 Spotify Wrapped frenzy on social media, the Welsh group decided to release their granular figures tied to their self-releas
  
  Read more

• Jazz Musicians Who Canceled ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ Performance Face $1M+ Lawsuit

  29-12-2025 04:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Mike Stoll
  The cancellation of a jazz performance on Christmas Eve at the newly renamed ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ has prompted a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages.
  Musician Chuck Redd called off the performance after the Kennedy Center was renamed to include current President Donald Trump. The new name on the building’s facade is “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” The president’s hand-picked bo
  
  Read more

• Jazz Musicians Who Canceled ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ Performance Face $1 Million-Plus Lawsuit

  29-12-2025 04:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Mike Stoll
  The cancellation of a jazz performance on Christmas Eve at the newly renamed ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ has prompted a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages.
  Musician Chuck Redd called off the performance after the Kennedy Center was renamed to include current President Donald Trump. The new name on the building’s facade is “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” The president’s hand-picked bo
  
  Read more

• Jazz Musician Who Canceled ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ Performance Faces $1 Million-Plus Lawsuit

  29-12-2025 04:54 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Mike Stoll
  The cancellation of a jazz performance on Christmas Eve at the newly renamed ‘Trump Kennedy Center’ has prompted a lawsuit seeking $1 million in damages.
  Musician Chuck Redd called off the performance after the Kennedy Center was renamed to include current President Donald Trump. The new name on the building’s facade is “The Donald J. Trump and The John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” The president’s hand-picked bo
  
  Read more

• Mariah Carey's lawsuit payout revealed

  29-12-2025 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  Newly released court documents show the pop diva received almost $100,000 after a singer claimed she'd copied his work.
  
  Read more

• John Lydon claims Sex Pistols ignored wife's death

  29-12-2025 02:00 via music-news.com
  
  The former punk-rock frontman had not spoken to his bandmates for years.
  
  Read more

Follow @Music_News_US on Twitter!