Music

Members of the ’90s rock band Lit are suing to enforce a 50% streaming royalty rate supposedly set forth in their RCA Records deal from 1998 — a time when digital music streaming was still virtually nonexistent. RCA’s parent company, Sony Music, faces the claims in a lawsuit filed Monday (March 2) by Lit frontman […]

Adam Levine finally got his country moment. During Monday night’s Blind Auditions episode of The Voice, Hunter Jordan’s performance of Billy Currington’s “Let Me Down Easy” sparked a Triple Turn from Levine, Kelly Clarkson and John Legend — setting off one of the night’s most competitive coach battles. For Levine, the stakes felt personal. The […]

This week’s crop of fresh music, includes LeAnn Rimes‘ powerhouse ballad that connects with her current role on the series 9-1-1 Nashville. Rodney Crowell teams with Emmylou Harris and Lera Lynn for a powerful collaboration about finding hope in despair. Elsewhere, Joe Nichols gets vulnerable on his latest release, while Avery Anna and Trey Pendley […]

Australia has selected Delta Goodrem to represent the country at the 70th Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, Austria, SBS and production partner Beyond Productions announced Monday. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Goodrem will perform her newly released single “Eclipse” at Wiener Stadthalle in May, stepping onto one of the world’s largest live music […]

Pioneering hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa was inducted into the NAACP Image Awards Hall of Fame during the organization’s 57th annual ceremony at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on Saturday evening (Feb. 28). Cheryl “Salt” James, Sandra “Pepa” Denton and Deidra “DJ Spinderella” Roper — the first female rap group to achieve platinum certification and win a Grammy […]

Jean-Michel Jarre is playing Ibiza for the first time this summer. The French composer and producer has announced an exclusive live performance at Amnesia on Sunday, July 5th — his first ever show on the island. The date falls during Amnesia’s 50th anniversary year and is billed as an Ibiza exclusive, making it one of […]

Jack White is criticizing Donald Trump following the U.S. launch of Operation Epic Fury against Iran. On Saturday (Feb. 28), the 50‑year‑old rock musician — a longtime Trump critic — took to social media to condemn the president after the United States, alongside Israel, launched aerial strikes in Iran that Trump said were aimed at targeting the country’s […]

Thomas Rhett has added a new title to his résumé: father of five. The country star and his wife, Lauren Akins, announced Friday (Feb. 27) that they’ve welcomed their first son, Brave Elijah Akins, who arrived last week weighing “almost 10 pounds and almost 2 weeks early.” In a joint Instagram post, Akins shared that […]

Lil Jon’s son, Nathan Smith, died earlier in February at the age of 27. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office revealed in a statement to Billboard on Friday (Feb. 27) that Smith’s cause of death was the result of drowning. The medical examiner listed Smith’s death as a “drowning in the setting of psilocybin use,” […]

Hilary Duff timed her comeback to perfection, as Luck… Or Something (via Atlantic/Warner) debuts at No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Luck… Or Something arrives at the summit of the Australian albums tally, published Friday, Feb. 27, for her fourth top 10 appearance and first leader. Previously, the singer, songwriter and actor landed at […]