He may not look it, in a spiffy double-breasted suit and a coiffure secured with enough hair gel to reflect the ceiling lights, but the 45-year-old music executive confides a secret as he rubs his temples: He’s hung over. But he doesn’t mind nursing this headache, at well past 2 p.m. on a Thursday in Seoul. Some of his best songwriting ideas come to him, he said, in the malaise that follows a night of hard drinking.

The Gnossiennes (French pronunciation: ​[ɡnosjɛn]) are several piano compositions by the French composer Erik Satie in the late 19th century. The works are for the most part in free time (lacking time signatures or bar divisions) and highly experimental with form, rhythm and chordal structure. The form as well as the term was invented by Satie.

Taylor Swift fans, some of whom are lawyers, are organizing to hold Ticketmaster—and other industry monopolies—accountable after its Eras Tour blunder.

The Notorious B.I.G., 25 years after his death, will be resurrected as a “true-to-life, hyperrealistic” avatar in a virtual-reality concert coming exclusively to Meta’s VR and Facebook platforms.

Ticketmaster has crashed during a massive pre-sale for Taylor Swift's upcoming North American tour, leaving many fans frustrated and without tickets.

The rapper, who is up for “Favorite Female Hip-Hop Artist,” claims 1501 took steps “to block” the use of her music for the AMAs

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From the album Imaginary Appalachia (2015)

IN SEPTEMBER 1978, soul producer extraordinaire Kenneth Gamble helped launch the Black Music Association, an advocacy group set on pushing the music industry to “recognize and celebrate the economic and cultural power of black music as well as those who made and promoted it.” “It was time for something new and more inclusive of all black music industry professionals,” Gamble said in 2015.

Keith Levene, a guitarist and founding member of punk-rock bands the Clash and Public Image Ltd, has died at 65.

Taylor Swift’s rerecordings of her music catalog, including the “Red” album, are going viral on TikTok and outperforming the originals on streaming services—and her label, Universal Music Group, has tightened up terms with other artists.

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From the album ØF KINGDØM AND CRØWN (2022)

From the album Rising (1976) - This is one of my favourite songs from this incredible band. It demands for being played at full volume. Air-guitar, air-drum, air-bass and air-keys are all on level 9000 with this one.

During Selena Gomez’s new documentary, Selena Gomez: My Mind and Me, she gets candid and shows a new side of herself. She discusses her mental and physical health struggles, showing her debate about whether or not she wanted to go public with her bipolar diagnosis and a lupus flare-up. And now, after she’s surprised fans by releasing a song to accompany her documentary release, she’s doubling down on being more intimate with her music.

Eminem celebrated his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on Saturday by performing a six-song set that featured surprise appearances from Steven Tyler and Ed Sheeran. Marshall Mathers ran through hits like “My Name Is,” “Rap God,” “Forever,” and “Not Afraid.” He also teamed up with Aerosmith’s Tyler on “Sing for the Moment” and Sheeran on “Stan.”

Aaron Carter, the singer-rapper who began performing as a child and had hit albums starting in his teen years, was found dead Saturday at his home in Southern California. He was 34.

With Takeoff's death, a fraught debate has emerged about the cost of authenticity in the hip-hop community, where artists might feel pressure to live up to the lifestyle they describe in their music — but can still be killed without participating in crime themselves.

“If a brilliant idea pops in my head, I guess I do it,” says the man behind “Fat” and “Amish Paradise.” “But I’m leaving that to other people for the…