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UTA has signed Mexican singer-songwriter Jasiel Nuñez, one of the several rising artists signed to George Prajin and Peso Pluma‘s Double P Records. A long-time friend and collaborator of Peso Pluma, Nuñez was one of the first artists signed to Double P Records in 2023. He contributed to Peso Pluma’s Grammy-winning “Génesis” album, performing and

Dolly Parton announced Tuesday that her autobiographical stage musical “Dolly: An Original Musical” will have its world premiere in Nashville this July, the first public stop on the way to a planned Broadway opening in 2026. Directed by Tony winner Bartlett Sher, the Nashville production will play a limited four-week engagement on the campus of

Lady Gaga is finally weighing in on the negative reviews that her latest film “Joker: Folie à Deux” received after it opened last fall. “Joker” (2019) was a critical and box office success that made more than $1 billion and won two Academy Awards. The sequel, however, was a drastic departure from the original. It

Forty-five years after “Honeysuckle Rose,” Amy Irving is set to release an album of her interpretations of 10 Willie Nelson songs — all picks suggested to her by Nelson, who also contributes a guitar solo to a song plucked from that film, “Angel Flying Too Close to the Ground.” The forthcoming album, “Always Will Be,”

The sideman who served for 24 years as a co-lead guitarist in the touring version of the Eagles, Steuart Smith, has officially retired, taking his leave midway through the group’s stint at Sphere in Las Vegas. He attributed the need to drop out to the effects of Parkinson’s disease on his playing. “It is with

Six years after his death, Pittsburgh-based rapper Mac Miller posthumously appears on atop the Billboard 200 with “Balloonerism,” a 14-song set that dates back to 2014. Debuting at No. 3, “Balloonerism” grants Miller his eighth appearance in the top five of the list with 81,000 equivalent album units earned. “Balloonerism” is Miller’s second posthumous album

On March 19, NBC will air “Opry 100: A Live Celebration” in celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Grand Ole Opry. Blake Shelton will host the special live from the iconic country music venue. Along with Shelton, the special will feature performances from Opry members Ashley McBryde, Brad Paisley, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood, Clint

Bruno Mars continues to break streaming records, as he becomes the first artist to cross the 150 million monthly listeners threshold on Spotify. Mars, who has not put out a solo album since 2016’s “24K Magic,” made history on the platform on the back of his hot streak of collaborative singles. “Die With a Smile,”

No matter how a person might feel about “Saturday Night Live”’s jokes or cast or host choices, there’s absolutely no denying that for the better part of the last half century, it has been the most consistently powerful platform in America for musicians, whether they’re superstars, rising stars or falling stars. Virtually every major artist

The annual Just Like Heaven festival in Pasadena will feature a set by the newly reunited Rilo Kiley — the band’s first show since 2008 — with the group joining Vampire Weekend as co-headliners of the SoCal gathering May 10. Rilo Kiley last performed together in a headlining show at L.A.’s Greek Theatre on June

The 2025 Grammys were shaping up to be a lively celebration of a vibrant year in music: the year of Chappell, Charli and Sabrina; of Taylor, Beyonce and Billie; of “Brat,” “Tipsy” and “Not Like Us.” But on Wednesday, January 8, everything changed as wildfires raged across the Grammys’ home city of Los Angeles. For

For its 30th anniversary, Vans Warped Tour is making its grand return with three two-day festivals showcasing 70 to 100 bands including performers from years’ past and a diverse lineup of new acts. Among the first group of announced artists include Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, Dance Hall Crashers, Miss May I, Chandler Leighton and

SiriusXM has unveiled its “Future Five” for 2025, five artists who it has supported and predicts to break through this year. The class of 2025 is Balu Brigada, Hudson Westbrook, Ken Carson, Leon Thomas and “Messy” singer Lola Young. The announcement notes that the satellite radio network “continues to use human insight,” as opposed to

As if it weren’t surreal enough to have one outlet of the legendary indie record store Rough Trade in New York’s Rockefeller Center, right next to Radio City Music Hall, there soon will be two. “Rough Trade Below,” the new 4,000 square-foot space, opens this Spring and will be located on Rockefeller Center’s Rink Level,

Lady Gaga has revealed that her seventh studio album, apparently titled “Mayhem,” will be released on March 7. The announcement was teased via billboards that appeared overnight in New York and Las Vegas,. “The album started as me facing my fear of returning to the pop music my earliest fans loved,” Gaga said in the

Katy Perry is coming home. Well, sort of. Nearly eight years ago, when Perry put a cap on her “Witness” tour, the singer unintentionally left the stage as a traveling headliner for the last time. A global pandemic, and the birth of her’s and Orlando Bloom’s daughter, Daisy Dove Bloom, sent Perry on a unplanned

Universal Music Group, the world’s largest music company, and Spotify, the world’s largest paid streaming service, announced on Sunday new, multi-year agreements for recorded music and music publishing “focused on growth, innovation and the advancement of artists’ and songwriters’ success,” according to the joint announcement. It also marks the first direct license between Spotify and

After the Los Angeles County District Attorney ruled Friday that Marilyn Manson will not be prosecuted over allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence, his ex-partner Evan Rachel Wood is speaking out in support of the survivors. On Friday, Wood took to her private Instagram (via People) to speak on the ruling in favor of

After the Los Angeles County District Attorney ruled Friday that Marilyn Manson will not be prosecuted over allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence, his ex-partner Evan Rachel Wood is speaking out in support of the survivors. On Friday, Wood took to her private Instagram (via People) to speak on the ruling in favor of

DJ Unk, the Atlanta rapper behind the hits “Walk It Out” and “2 Step,” died at the age of 43. Unk, born Anthony Platt, was one of the key figures in snap music, a subgenre of crunk that came to prominence in the mid-2000s. As a solo artist, he scored the hits “Walk It Out”

Bjork has been doing press interviews to promote today’s livestream of her new Apple TV+ concert film “Cornucopia,” but a comment she made about Spotify during an interview with the Swedish outlet Dagens Nyheter is grabbing headlines on Friday: “Spotify is probably the worst thing that has happened to musicians.” She made the comment when discussing

Jewel has spoken out after disappointing some fans by performing at Robert F. Kennedy Jr.‘s Make America Healthy Again Inaugural Ball on Monday, which many interpreted as a sign that she backs the incoming administration. In a video post on Instagram, the singer-songwriter apologized specifically to her LGBTQIA+ fans, and explained that her surprise appearance

Los Angeles County’s District Attorney ruled Friday that prosecutors will not pursue criminal charges against Marilyn Manson over allegations of sexual assault and domestic violence. This follows a years-long investigation into instances that allegedly occurred in 2009 and 2011 when Manson lived in West Hollywood. District Attorney Nathan Hochman issued a statement that cited the

Each year, the Americana Music Association takes over the Troubadour on Grammy eve to salute a legend in the field, and this year’s event will be a tribute to John Hiatt, with the program pivoting to become a benefit for the L.A. wildfire relief efforts of the Recording Academy’s MusiCares program. Tickets go on sale

Two weeks after disastrous fires first erupted across Los Angeles county, communities across the region are coming together to aid its recovery. Sid The Cat, Mike Viola and Tyler Chester on Friday announced the “I Love LA” Eaton Fire Relief benefit concert with Andrew Bird, Bright Eyes, David Longstreth (of Dirty Projectors), Delicate Steve, Ethan Tasch and

Universal Music has filed a motion to dismiss Drake‘s petition for pre-suit deposition in Bexar County, Texas, citing lack of evidence in the rapper’s claims against the record company that it artificially inflated and promoted Kendrick Lamar‘s “Not Like Us.” Drake filed two actions in Nov. 2024 — both not lawsuits, to be clear — first,

One of the downsides of this era of music is the way a smash song can overshadow the artist: A singer who’s been earning their chops for more than a dozen years — like Teddy Swims has — can find themselves filed alongside a teenaged one-hit wonder who’s never recorded outside their bedroom. While Swims’ massive

Like a lot of multi-platform artists, FKA Twigs’ music can be hard to remove from the larger context: the videos, the fashion, the looks, the art projects, her incredible dancing, and, most of all, the larger concepts that always accompany her music. That’s one reason why her 2022 mixtape “Caprisongs” was such a breath of

Country superstar Morgan Wallen will hit stadiums in 10 North American cities this summer — most of them for two-night stands, in a show of his well-established ticket-selling prowess — and will likely have a new album out by then as well, since he is naming the tour after the just-announced title of his forthcoming

The first round of Grammy performers has been revealed, including pop breakouts Sabrina Carpenter, Charli xcx and Chappell Roan, who are all nominated at the awards ceremony. Fellow nominees Benson Boone, Billie Eilish, Doechii, Raye, Shakira and Teddy Swims will also take the stage at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Feb. 2. Hosted by Trevor