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10 hard-rocking Christmas songs, from AC/DC to Christopher Lee

IN FOCUS: If you’re sick of hearing the same old festive cheese at this time of year, allow Kevin E G Perry to suggest an alternative playlist of full-throttle seasonal songs guaranteed to blow away the Christmas cobwebs

The Independent UK

Synthetic soul: AI-generated gospel "Mississippi" singer Solomon Ray tops Christian chart

AI Christian artist Solomon Ray has no real testimony

Axios

Mariah Carey’s All I Want for Christmas Is You dethroned on the charts by this ‘80s classic

Carey’s unimpeachable record has dropped off the No.1 position and been beaten by British pop duo’s 1984 hit

The Independent UK

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“There are so many ways a fan can support an artist they love. Each has a specific place in the music ecosystem”: Billboard attempt a chart repair job

But Youtube aren’t happy and quit

MusicRadar

Rapper Kay Flock Sentenced to 30 Years as Feds Crack Down on NYC Gang Violence

Bronx drill rapper Kay Flock sentenced to 30 years for leading Sev Side/DOA gang in Bronx shootings. The judge rejected intellectual disability defence.

International Business Times UK

Mariah Carey's 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' Reaches Record-Breaking 20 Weeks Atop Billboard Hot 100

Mariah Carey's Christmas song 'All I Want For Christmas Is You' broke the record for the longest stint as number one on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

International Business Times UK

Diddy's Sons — Why They Chose Silence Over Sharing Their Side on Netflix

Diddy's sons declined to appear in Netflix's Sean Combs: The Reckoning, with concerns over portrayal, legal risks and family loyalty shaping their decision to remain silent.

International Business Times UK

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Beyonce's Cowboy Carter tour crowned highest-earning solo tour of the year

Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter has been named the highest-grossing tour for a solo artist in 2025.

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“She doesn’t play anything, she doesn’t play keyboard or piano. She doesn’t understand music, she doesn’t know chord changes and music theory…”: The ongoing argument over who did what on All I Want For Christmas Is You

And Mariah’s Christmas classic is basically a demo

MusicRadar

Frank Sinatra makes history with record-breaking posthumous return to the charts

The crooner is featured on Pentatonix’s new single ‘I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm’

The Independent UK

"You’re playing for 5 or 6,000 men and women who all have M16s on their shoulders. And they’re trying to pit, and it’s pretty crazy" How Avenged Sevenfold and Call Of Duty forged one of music and gaming's greatest relationships

From processing grief and playing for the troops to soundtracking a zombie apocalypse, A7X and Call of Duty have a long history

Metal Hammer

Taylor Swift Achieves Historic Billboard Feat Not Seen Since Elton John In 1975

The singer claims the first position on the Billboard 200 Albums chart in the year-end roundup, with two different albums in consecutive years, matching a chart achievement last accomplished by Elton John in 1975.

International Business Times UK

Jorja Smith’s label requests share of royalties from ‘AI-cloned’ TikTok viral song

Uncredited vocals on song I Run by British dance act Haven alleged to infringe copyright as impersonation of Smith

The Guardian - UK

“We were a really weird punk band that came out of hardcore and were shot into this vortex”: Fall Out Boy came out of the US hardcore scene. So how did they become poster boys for 21st century emo?

Chicago’s Fall Out Boy were playing to one person a night – and then MTV happened

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The Independent UK

AI country hit 'Walk My Walk' built on Blanco Brown's sound sparks questions of attribution, ethics

An AI-generated country song, “Walk My Walk,” recently topped Billboard's country digital song sales chart

International Business Times UK

Mariah Carey Is Back on the Billboard Top 10, Rules Holiday 100 Charts as Christmas Season Settles In

Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You' climbs back into the Billboard Top 10 and leads the Holiday 100 chart once again, as the singer launches festive concerts, merchandise and promotions.

International Business Times UK

BTS Spring 2026 Comeback: Max Martin 'Fixes' Song in 17 Seconds with Jon Bellion on $1.05B Project

Max Martin and Jon Bellion confirm work on BTS's spring 2026 comeback album, expected to generate over £796m ($1.05bn) as the K-pop septet reunites after military service.

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This artist has 200,000 subs and just scored a Billboard No. 1 hit — and it's completely AI-generated

Breaking Rust, an AI-created country act, makes history after unexpectedly rising to Billboard’s number-one position.

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Axios

How an AI artist became America's most-downloaded country singer

Breaking Rust is a computer-generated outlaw blues-country singer.

Euronews

Breaking Rust: AI artist tops US chart for first time as study reveals alarming recognition stats

An AI-generated music persona has topped the US Billboard charts for the first time, at the same time as a “first-of-its-kind" study from French streaming service Deezer reveals that 97 per cent of people “can’t tell the difference” between real music and AI-generated music.

Benzinga

Billboard Says AI-Generated 'Artists' Now Top the Charts Weekly – Will Spotify Even Do Anything About it?

AI-generated music has secured a foothold on Billboard’s prestigious charts, with at least one AI or AI-assisted artist appearing in each of the past four weeks.

The Guardian - US

AI slop tops Billboard and Spotify charts as synthetic music spreads

Hits include country songs and a Dutch anti-refugee anthem, both entirely made without human composition

The Independent UK

The most downloaded country song in the US right now was made by AI

Billboard called Breaking Rust a ‘virtual act’

MusicRadar

“We’d look at each other like, ‘Oh my God, are we going to say that?! OK, we’re going to say that’”: The "hysterical" songwriting sessions with Sabrina Carpenter that propelled Amy Allen to four Grammy nominations

“Being a part of every song on Short N’ Sweet and Man’s Best Friend has changed my entire relationship with music,” she says

International Business Times

AI-Generated Country Song 'Walk My Walk' Tops Billboard Chart

AI-generated country song "Walk My Walk" hits number one on Billboard. This created a debate over human musicians' future and AI in the music industry.

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