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Which artist defined 2025? Spotify is ready to submit its answer. Spotify Wrapped, the much-loved annual personalized music report, revealed the artists – both stateside and globally – who dominated ...

The singing of songs from K-Pop Demon Hunters, the hit animation film, has been banned at a primary school in the United Kingdom over concerns that the tunes don’t align with the school’s "Christian ...

Breaking Rust, Cain Walker and Xania Monet have shocked the music industry, but they're far from their genres' biggest artists. By Glenn Peoples Just because an AI-generated track makes— or even tops ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The show will be streamed live globally for the first time on Nov. 19. By Paul Grein Wicked: For Good is the top nominee for the 2025 Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA). The sequel to the 2024 ...

WARSAW, Oct 21 (Reuters) - American pianist Eric Lu won the top prize at the prestigious International Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw on Tuesday. The decision came after hours of deliberations by ...

Irish songwriter Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson’s new album overflows with comedy, tragedy, and self-lacerating wit. It’s a bold statement from a true original. No score yet, be the first to add. 0.0 Her ...

ayowitty and bunii’s “dotsong” hits like a flashbang of textural excess: regal strings, K.K. Slider squiggles straight out of Animal Crossing, churning drums that could spawn a moshpit. There’s no ...