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How a surge of creativity led to Dirty Heads releasing a trio of EPs in 2023

ANAHEIM, Calif. — The creative juices wouldn’t stop flowing for Huntington Beach’s Dirty Heads as they were recording the 10-track album “Midnight Control,” which debuted in the Top 10 on Billboard’s alternative albums chart last year. Vocalist Jared Watson also described it as one of the best albums the band…

The Orange County Register

Right's new culture war foe? Bud Light

Clad in a MAGA hat, Kid Rock went so far as to shoot cases of the light beer. He had tears in his eyes

Salon

Whitney Houston’s posthumous gospel collection debuts at No. 2 on Billboard chart

Whitney Houston’s musical legacy continues to reach the upper echelons of the Billboard charts.

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Seymour Stein obituary

Music executive and co-founder of Sire Records who launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and the Ramones

The Guardian - UK

Appreciation: Seymour Stein, dead at 80, discovered the Ramones, Madonna, many more: ‘I never believed in press for myself’

SAN DIEGO — Seymour Stein was never a household name to most music fans before his Sunday death from cancer in Los Angeles at the age of 80. But he certainly was to the Ramones, the Talking Heads, Madonna, Ice-T, Depeche Mode and the dozens of other artists Stein signed…

Tribune News Service

Lana Del Rey is ENGAGED to musician Evan Winiker after just months of dating

Grammy-nominated singer Lana Del Rey is reportedly set to tie the knot after it was claimed she is now engaged to talent agency managing partner Evan Winiker

Daily Mirror

Brunson, Shannon, de Armas will host 'Saturday Night Live'

Two actors will make their ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts as hosts next month — Quinta Brunson and Ana de Armas

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Country musician Rissi Palmer is the subject of a new PBS documentary

RALEIGH, N.C. — Durham-based country music artist Rissi Palmer is the subject of a new PBS American Masters documentary, which hometown folks got a chance to see ahead of its television premiere.

Tribune News Service

The rise of Morgan Wallen, America’s controversial country music star

The singer’s record-breaking success spotlights the divide between coastal city culture and what’s played elsewhere

The Guardian - US

Shakira breaks 14 Guinness World Records after brutal diss track aimed at ex

Shakira's new music has broken multiple Guinness World Records, including Music Sessions Vol. 53 topping the charts

Daily Mirror

Melle Mel says Eminem only considered one of the best rappers because he's white

The lead vocalist of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five has hit back at Billboard's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, arguing that Eminem only made the list because he's white

Daily Mirror

Legendary R&B musician Chuck Jackson, who counted Apollo Theater as second home, dies at 85

NEW YORK — R&B legend Chuck Jackson, who inspired Dionne Warwick and a legion of jazz greats and counted New York’s Apollo Theater as a second home, has died. He was 85.

Tribune News Service

SZA named Billboard’s 2023 Woman of the Year

Grammy Award winner SZA is starting 2023 with a major win.

Tribune News Service

Everything we know about Rihanna’s net worth, boyfriend and baby boy

The Superbowl halftime performer is the richest female musician in the world and is expecting her second baby with A$AP Rocky

Evening Standard

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Beyoncé is not the most commercially successful artist of our age but she might be one of the most culturally significant

There is always a flurry of media excitement at this time of year surrounding the Grammys, the American music business’s peer-recognised music awards delivered by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. But away from the gossip about who deserved to win, the outfits on display and the racial…

Los Angeles Times

The long saga to track down Kanye West is finally over: His former attorneys sever ties

Kanye West’s former attorneys have finally tracked down the elusive artist and cut ties with him, even as he faces a slew of lawsuits, according to reports.

The Independent UK

The Grammys ended in controversy, again. Here’s what to know

The 65th Grammys were back in full swing Sunday

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The Economics of the Grammys, Explained

Sure, Beyoncé and Adele might scoop up even more awards for their collections. But with prizes being handed out in 91 categories, a lot of folks stand to see career boosts due to the Grammy Awards.

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The Independent UK

Why is R&B music more explicit than ever? It’s complicated.

R&B music seems more explicit, but is it really

The Guardian - UK

US report finds women remain underrepresented and stereotyped in music

The Annenberg study shows the biggest discrepancies are in production and sound engineering and artists are failing commitments to redress the balance

The Guardian - UK

Barrett Strong: the Motown hitmaker was modest almost to a fault

Though he was quick to credit others’ contributions, Strong’s songwriting was absolutely critical to the label that remade American pop music

Tribune News Service

Miley Cyrus, Taylor Swift and when pop music gets personal

Miley Cyrus is back on top of the pop charts, and she arrived there with a little help from Taylor Swift.

Chicago Sun-Times

Tom Verlaine of proto-punk band Television dies at 73

‘He was the best rock and roll guitarist of all time,’ tweets Mike Scott of The Waterboys.

ABC News

'Doing something Unholy': Sam Smith breaks records and barriers with new music

Sam Smith became the first out non-binary artist to reach number one with their song Unholy. Now, their new album Gloria is set to storm up the charts.

ABC News

Tom Verlaine, innovative guitarist and frontman of punk pioneers Television, dies at 73

Fellow musicians pay tribute to Tom Verlaine, who died on Saturday after a brief illness, and was revered by generations of rock guitarists for his jaggedly inventive playing.

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