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At a recent club gig in Mumbai, a young lighting assistant was cornered in a green room by a senior crew member. She didn’t speak up—not because she didn’t want to, but because she didn’t know who to go to. “I just had to keep my head down and get the job done,” she anonymously

A live performance from Sleep Token, whose Even in Arcadia was one of the top-selling Sony Music releases of Q2 2025. Photo Credit: Excel23 Sony Music Entertainment (SME) achieved Q2 2025 revenue growth despite a streaming decline on the recorded side, according to a newly released earnings report. That fiscal-first-quarter report comes from the overarching

Anthem Music Publishing announces the acquisition of legendary Country and Western singer-songwriter Marty Robbins’ song catalog. Anthem Music Publishing has acquired the catalog of songs from legendary Country-Western singer-songwriter Marty Robbins. The catalog represents a cornerstone of American music history, marking a powerful addition to Anthem’s growing collection of culturally significant works...

Labour Day is one of the most important holidays in Italy's spring calendar, mixing ancient traditions with modern celebrations. A public holiday Labour Day has been recognised as a public holiday in Italy since shortly after the fall of Fascism in the mid-1940s – more on that below. The fact that Labour Day falls on

Ghanaian artiste Wendy Shay has opened up on how trolls about her personality nearly ended her music career. Wendy, who described herself as the most bullied artiste in Ghana, told Adesope Shopsydoo on the Afrobeats Podcast that she faced a lot of antagonism from music lovers who thought she was living in the shadows of

Emerging R&B and Afrobeats sensation, Drela, is thrilled to announce the release of his highly anticipated album, “Rain,” available on all major streaming platforms on May 7, 2025. This new … Source...

EXCLUSIVE – UPDATE: The picket line in front of a Will Smith music video shoot in West Hollywood is coming down. Edged on by the Oscar winner and his team, the producers and IATSE have reached a deal, I hear. With the 35-person crew heading back to work at Quixote West Hollywood Studios on the

Universal Music Group is firing back against the copyright-recapture lawsuit filed by Salt-N-Pepa. Photo Credit: David Burke Let the copyright-recapture battle intensify: Universal Music is firing back against Salt-N-Pepa’s newly submitted lawsuit. Meanwhile, the hip-hop group has redacted sensitive details from its action. We broke down the straightforward-enough suit at length moments after its filing.