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• Billie Eilish Breaks, Mends Our Hearts With ‘The Only Exception’ Paramore Cover

  11-06-2025 02:33 via rollingstone.com
  
  Eilish delivered her rendition of the Brand New Eyes track during her tour stop in Paris
  
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• Olivia Dean shares how struggling single mother inspired her to hit out at Ticketmaster and AEG’s “vile” re-sale practices

  18-12-2025 22:50 via nme.com
  Olivia Dean has shared the story of how encountering the story of a single mother who couldn’t afford a ticket to her show inspired her to call out Ticketmaster and AEG’s “vile” re-sale practices.READ MORE: The UK ban on secondary ticketing explained by Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy: “Time is up for ticket touts”After tickets for Dean’s 2026 US tour went on sale and quickly started to appear on re-sale sites at inflated prices, the ‘Dive&r
  
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• Barack Obama Was Listening to Lady Gaga, Olivia Dean, and Rosalía This Year, Too

  18-12-2025 22:37 via rollingstone.com
  The former president's annual rundown of his favorite music, movies, and books has arrived
  
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• Major Layoffs Hit Billboard, Rolling Stone, Variety as Penske Media Realigns

  18-12-2025 22:21 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Ashley King (Penske Media Website)
  Penske Media Corporation (PMC) has conducted multiple rounds of layoffs across its music and entertainment outlets in 2025. These cuts have impacted writers at Billboard, Rolling Stone, and Variety as the corporation faces revenue pressures from Google’s AI summaries.
  Rolling Stone laid off writers Andre Gee and Brittany Spanos on Monday. Gee stated the recent merger with VIBE eliminated his position. “This termination leaves me in imm
  
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• SHINee’s Key breaks silence over illegal medical treatment controversy

  18-12-2025 22:10 via nme.com
  SHINee‘s Key has addressed the controversy surrounding him receiving alleged illegal medical procedures from a woman known as the ‘injection aunt’.READ MORE: Key – ‘Hunter’ review: camp and chaos collide on this boundary-pushing recordThe controversy arose after the woman, referred to only as Ms Lee, had posted a photo of a dog believed to be his and text exchanges with him on her Instagram account.
  It later transpired that Key had met Lee through an acquainta
  
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• Jelly Roll Pardoned By Tennessee Governor Over Criminal Past

  18-12-2025 21:57 via rollingstone.com
  In late April, the Tennessee Board of Parole held a nearly two-hour hearing to decide whether or not the artist's decades-old drug and robbery offenses could be excused
  
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• UMG, Splice Ink AI-Focused Licensing & Content Collaboration Deal

  18-12-2025 21:50 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: UMG (Kakul Srivastava, Splice CEO)
  Universal Music Group (UMG) has inked an agreement to collaborate on the exploration of AI-powered music creation tools for musicians with Splice.
  UMG and Splice are building a roadmap for the development of commercial AI tools rooted in creative control and sonic excellence. The artist-centric agreement builds on Splice’s suite of AI-enabled creator tools, which continue to respect intellectual property and combine high-quality creative ing
  
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• MexikoDro Isn’t Just An In-Demand Producer. He’s One of Rap’s Great Motivators

  18-12-2025 21:16 via rollingstone.com
  The Atlanta plugg pioneer faced challenges that almost derailed his career, but now, he's back and leading by example
  
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• Is Sony Music Going the Distance Against Udio? And Will Other Suno Deals Follow Warner Music’s Settlement? Remaining Litigants Tee Up Packed 2026 Case Schedules

  18-12-2025 21:02 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Tingey Injury Law Firm
  Is Sony Music Entertainment (SME) going the distance in its Udio legal battle? And will additional Suno settlements follow the resolution of Warner Music’s claims? At least for now, evidence suggests that both cases will plow ahead into the new year.That evidence just recently arrived in the form of new filings from the remaining litigants, which are clashing over the AI music generators’ alleged copyright infringement. Most are aware of these sui
  
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• I Like the Way You Stream It— Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” Bags 1B+ Spotify Streams

  18-12-2025 20:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Lee Dear
  After signing with XOXO Entertainment earlier this year, Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” has crossed one billion streams on Spotify—earning the song a spot on the Billions Club playlist.
  “Thanks to the love of our fans, Blackstreet has officially surpassed one billion streams,” the group says, commenting on the milestone. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has carried this music across generations, and truly honored to be the first
  
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• I Like the Way You Stream It— Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” Bags 1 Billion+ Spotify Streams

  18-12-2025 20:33 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Lee Dear
  After signing with XOXO Entertainment earlier this year, Blackstreet’s “No Diggity” has crossed one billion streams on Spotify—earning the song a spot on the Billions Club playlist.
  “Thanks to the love of our fans, Blackstreet has officially surpassed one billion streams,” the group says, commenting on the milestone. “We are deeply grateful to everyone who has carried this music across generations, and truly honored to be the first
  
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• Sabrina Carpenter Breaks Down Hidden Details in Her ‘Manchild’ Video

  18-12-2025 20:20 via rollingstone.com
  The pop star reveals Easter eggs, outfit secrets, and the inspirations behind the visual for VEVO's Footnotes series
  
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• Bondi Beach Near Year’s Eve Festival Canceled After Antisemitic Mass Shooting

  18-12-2025 20:17 via digitalmusicnews.com
  Photo Credit: Fuzzy
  A New Year’s Eve festival at Bondi Beach has been cancelled by its promoter after an antisemitic mass shooting occurred this weekend, killing 16 people.
  Promoter Fuzzy said the decision was made to cancel the event in consultation with Waverley Council and out of respect for those affected. The New South Wales Police are also continuing their investigation of the shooting suspect. Here’s the full statement from event organizers below.
  “Our hearts are with ev
  
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• Wiz Khalifa Sentenced to 9 Months in Prison in Romania for Weed Possession

  18-12-2025 20:15 via rollingstone.com
  The rapper is currently in the United States, and it's unclear if Romania will try to force his extradition
  
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• Children hurt in Ariana Grande Manchester arena bomb attack to get £20million in payouts

  18-12-2025 20:08 via nme.com
  Almost £20million will be paid to some of those who suffered injuries during the Manchester Arena bomb attack, a judge has ruled.
  In total, 16 people who were all aged under 16 at the time of the attack on an Ariana Grande concert will receive sums of between £2,770 to £11.4m, which was agreed at a Manchester Civil Courts of Justice hearing.
  The attack occurred on May 22, 2017, in which a suicide bomber detonated an improvised device in the foyer of the AO Arena as fans were le
  
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• Watch Radiohead Wrap Up Their 2025 European Tour with a Soaring ‘Karma Police’

  18-12-2025 18:47 via rollingstone.com
  All eyes now go to 2026, but bassist Colin Greenwood has a busy tour schedule with Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, and Radiohead could be headed towards another hiatus
  
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• St. Vincent Updates David Bowie’s ‘Young Americans’ With Biden Lyric on ‘Colbert’

  18-12-2025 18:44 via rollingstone.com
  Artist also gives a surprising and perfect answer to whom she'd like to hear cover one of her songs
  
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• Steven Drozd Says the Flaming Lips are ‘Done With Me’ After Lengthy Absence From Group

  18-12-2025 18:31 via rollingstone.com
  The longtime multi-instrumentalist appeared to confirm he's no longer a member of the band in a now-deleted post on Threads
  
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• Susan Boyle 'incredibly touched' by Timothée Chalamet calling her one of Britain's greats

  18-12-2025 18:00 via music-news.com
  
  Susan Boyle has spoken out after Timothée Chalamet praised her Britain's Got Talent audition.
  
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• Kirsty MacColl’s ex-husband says ‘Fairytale Of New York’ singer’s death was “cover-up” to protect Mexican billionaire

  18-12-2025 17:06 via nme.com
  Kirsty MacColl’s ex-husband has alleged that there was a “cover-up” surrounding her death to protect a Mexican billionaire.
  The singer, who collaborated with The Pogues on their festive classic ‘Fairytale Of New York’, died 25 years ago today, on December 18, 2000. She was 41 years old.READ MORE: The Pogues: “Fontaines D.C. are carrying their own torch and Kneecap are without precedent”MacColl was on holiday in Cozumel, Mexico, at the time with her
  
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• 50 Cent and Drake Celebrate Ebro Darden’s Hot 97 Exit in Rap Media’s Latest Shakeup

  18-12-2025 16:54 via rollingstone.com
  The end of Ebro in the Morning reignited long-running rap feuds and exposed deeper tensions about radio, relevance, and control in hip-hop media
  
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• Exec Caught on Coldplay ‘Kiss Cam’ with Married CEO Breaks Her Silence: ‘So Cliché and So Bad’

  18-12-2025 16:46 via rollingstone.com
  Kristin Cabot, whose jumbotron smooch led to public shaming, owns her actions in new profile
  
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• Woman from Coldplay “kiss cam” incident breaks silence on relationship with boss and the devastating fall-out

  18-12-2025 16:41 via nme.com
  The woman at the centre of the Coldplay “kiss cam” incident has broken her silence.Read More: Coldplay: “When things appear overwhelmingly positive, that’s often because it’s what the singer needs most”The exposing moment happened at the band’s show at the Gillette Stadium near Boston in July during the regular segment of the show in which a roving camera finds a couple in the crowd and they kiss as they are shown on the big screens.
  In this ca
  
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• How Lainey Wilson’s Grammy Speech Inspired One of This Year’s Great Indie Records

  18-12-2025 16:26 via rollingstone.com
  “She was talking about where she had come from," says Brian Dunne, whose Clams Casino album is one of 2025's best
  
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• Dry Cleaning Had to Tear Their Sound Down to Make Their Best Album Yet

  18-12-2025 16:00 via rollingstone.com
  The U.K. rock group tells us how they reinvented themselves with help from producer Cate Le Bon
  
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• New lawsuit claims John Travolta fathered Elvis’s great-grandson with Riley Keough

  18-12-2025 15:36 via nme.com
  A lawsuit has claimed that John Travolta fathered Elvis‘ great-grandson with Riley Keough.
  Keough, the daughter of Danny Keough and Lisa Marie Presley, allegedly donated her eggs to Travolta and his late wife, Kelly Preston, who later used them to welcome their son, Benjamin, in 2010, according to court documents (via People).
  If true, the allegation would place the teenager within the Presley bloodline.
  Lisa Marie’s former husband, musician Michael Lockwood, father of her twin daugh
  
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• Taylor Swift Moves Up Release Date of Final Two Episodes of ‘The End of an Era’

  18-12-2025 15:10 via rollingstone.com
  The star’s documentary series counts down to the farewell night of the Eras Tour
  
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• Taylor Swift Moves Up Release Date of Final 2 Episodes of ‘The End of an Era’

  18-12-2025 15:10 via rollingstone.com
  The star's documentary series counts down to the farewell night of the Eras Tour
  
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• Susan Boyle “incredibly touched” by Timothée Chalamet’s praise

  18-12-2025 14:08 via nme.com
  Susan Boyle has responded to some unexpected praise from Timothée Chalamet, saying it was “so incredibly touching”.The actor recently spoke to BBC News about his new A24 film Marty Supreme, which is released on December 26 in the UK, and on Christmas Day in the US.
  At one point in the chat, Chalamet was asked which British figures would be worthy of a Marty Supreme jacket.
  The star has partnered with clothing brand Nahmias to design merch inspired by the film, including a bran
  
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• US Billboard charts change streaming rules as YouTube react and stop supplying data

  18-12-2025 14:02 via nme.com
  YouTube has announced that it is set to stop supplying data to Billboard for inclusion in the US charts.
  The decision comes after Billboard revealed changes to its chart methodology that will narrow the weighting gap between paid and ad-supported streams.
  Under Billboard’s current formula for the Billboard 200, one album unit equals 1,250 paid/subscription streams or 3,750 ad-supported streams – a 1:3 ratio.
  Billboard’s new methodology, announced on Monday (December 16), will t
  
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