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Google Sued By Rolling Stone, Billboard Owner Penske Media Over AI Overviews Feature

Penske Media, owner of Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Variety, has filed a lawsuit against Alphabet Inc.'s (NASDAQ:GOOG) (NASDAQ:GOOGL) Google over the use of AI-generated summaries.

Benzinga

“The largest intellectual property theft in human history”: Big tech companies accused of scraping millions of copyrighted songs to train AI models

Billboard publishes dossier fingering Google, Meta, Microsoft and X

MusicRadar

This year’s song of the summer is a ballad, not a banger. Here's what that says about us

Every summer, one song emerges as the inescapable summer anthem

The Independent UK

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Cardi B feels 'weird' explaining new relationship to fans

Rapper Cardi B has admitted it feels "weird" explaining her new relationship to her fans.

BANG Premier

Sony sold Netflix the rights to ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ in a pandemic-era safety play—and now it’s Netflix’s biggest movie ever

“KPop Demon Hunters” is a potential billion-dollar franchise for Netflix, potentially what “Frozen” is for Disney. As for Sony … not so much.

Fortune

KPop Demon Hunters makes history on Billboard Hot 100

Latest achievement comes after the fictional girl group HUNTR/X became the first all-female trio to top the charts since Destiny’s Child

The Independent UK

Lil Nas X charged with four felonies after naked police altercation in Los Angeles

Old Town Road rapper was arrested and hospitalized after wandering down LA street almost completely nude

The Independent UK

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Goo Goo Dolls stage 'slap fights' to 'get the aggression out'

Goo Goo Dolls stars Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac have admitted they have kept their working relationship cordial over the years by staging "slap fights" to "get the aggression out".

BANG Premier

Morgan Wallen 'pulls music from consideration' at the 2026 Grammy Awards

Morgan Wallen is doing a Drake and not submitting any of his music for Grammy Awards this year.

BANG Premier

“They all thought it was a bonkers idea but it worked. It was already a great song, but that one little thing made it different”: How the Eagles made somebody else’s song their own – and defined the sound of country rock

"Those open chords felt like an announcement: ‘And now... the Eagles!’”

MusicRadar

"This can't be serious": Billboard reveals the top producers of the 21st century so far – and people aren't happy

Max Martin unsurprisingly snags the top spot, but the absence of greats such as Pharrell Williams – and the inclusion of artists such as Beyoncé and Taylor Swift – has sparked debate

MusicRadar

There hasn’t been a Song of the Summer for 2025 – does that matter?

IN FOCUS: This year – for the first time in a while – a ubiquitous Summer Banger has failed to materialise. Ellie Muir looks into why there’s no defining sound for our dog days in 2025, and whether it says anything about the cultural mood right now

The Independent UK

Netflix Just Achieved A Historic First In The Craziest Way Possible

'KPop Demon Hunters' is a worldwide phenomenon, conquering even the Billboard charts.

Inverse

K-Pop Demon Hunters song ‘Golden’ tops charts in US and UK

Since the film’s release in June, ‘Golden’ has quickly become the breakout success of the summer

The Independent UK

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Tiny Vinyl brings back the 7-inch single but makes it even smaller

These cheese slice-sized vinyl records deliver just four minutes of music per side

MusicRadar

“This is a number one smash record. Let’s not put it on a B-side and lose it”: How one of Madonna’s most iconic hits grew from cheap filler to international chart-topper

It might seem an obvious winner now, but Madonna’s Vogue was at first the speedily and cheaply-built flip side to an entirely different single

Evening Standard

Fleetwood Mac’s most explosive duo just dropped their first album together in decades - why it's a big deal

Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham are... on good terms again? Here is why this might be the unlikeliest of reunions

The Guardian - UK

‘I’ve long struggled with my identity in pop’: Ethel Cain on fandom, first loves, and being inspired by David Lynch

As the first trans woman to break the US Billboard Top 10 albums, she has attracted acclaim, controversy and everything in between. Now she’s ready to upend pop again with an ambitious new album, a new outlook – and her first relationship

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International Business Times UK

UK Sombr Tour Tickets Are Now Live: Who Is The 20-Year-Old Rising Artist And Info About New Shows

Tickets for the European and UK leg of Sombr's tour are live following the internet-heartthrob's breakout success this year.

The Guardian - US

The song of the summer is … nothing? Why 2025’s charts are so stale

Experts say this year has produced the fewest new hit songs in US history – and it might signal the end of a singular seasonal smash

Louder

Bruce Springsteen’s latest world tour sold 4.9 million tickets and grossed $730 million, more than double the takings of any previous tour in his career

Springsteen's recently-completed world tour is officially the most successful of his storied career

The Independent UK

Giveon's 'Beloved' highlights the universal commonality of love and romance struggles

R&B star Giveon is releasing his anticipated sophomore album, “Beloved,” on Friday

MusicRadar

“I will say when I first heard it, it was a little like, ‘OK.’ It was that moment when I was like, ‘All right. I’m gonna sing over this. ‘Kay’”: How Amerie created a ‘00s R&B/funk classic with producer Rich Harrison - and a little help from The Meters

“The original sample, you can feel the vibe there, but the way he flipped it is what really made it feel go-go”

Latin Times

Carin León, Luis R Conriquez and the Estefans Headline Billboard Latin Music Week 2025: Full Lineup & Dates Revealed

The 2025 edition of the iconic Miami music event is a powerful prelude to the Billboard Latin Music Awards, which take place in October. Billboard Latin Music Week offered the initial list of artists who will give talks and panels.

MusicRadar

“Seriously, I recorded half of that album in my underpants”: How Daniel Bedingfield's bedroom-produced No. 1 rewrote the rules of pop - before he disappeared for decades

Before Billie Eilish, there was Daniel Bedingfield. Here's how Britain's first bedroom popstar made chart history

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