Music

News Copyright Royalty Board Votes to Raise Artist Royalty Rates Mechanical royalties are jumping from 10.5% to 15.1% for 2018 through 2022 By Allison Hussey July 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter Facebook Twitter The Copyright Royalty Board has set a new rate, raising mechanical royalties for artists, as Billboard and Variety report. The new 15.1% royalty

News Charlie Watts Biography in the Works The “official” biography of the Rolling Stones’ late drummer arrives in October By Allison Hussey July 2, 2022 Facebook Twitter Charlie Watts, October 2011 (Photo by David Wolff – Patrick/Redferns) Facebook Twitter The Rolling Stones’ Charlie Watts is the subject of a forthcoming biography, made with the approval

News Yard Act Update “100% Endurance” With Elton John: Listen The original song appeared on the Leeds band’s January debut The Overload By Allison Hussey July 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter Yard Act and Elton John, photo by Rachael Paley Facebook Twitter Yard Act have recut their song “100% Endurance” with Elton John. The original version

News Phoebe Bridgers Covers the Carpenters’ “Goodbye to Love” It arrives with the rest of the Jack Antonoff-produced soundtrack to Minions: The Rise of Gru today By Allison Hussey July 1, 2022 Facebook Twitter Phoebe Bridgers, June 2022 (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter Phoebe Bridgers has covered the Carpenters’ “Goodbye to Love,”

News Usher Performs “Tiny Desk Concert” for NPR: Watch The singer and his band performed “You Make Me Wanna…,” “Confessions, Pt. II,” and more at NPR’s iconic office desk By Nina Corcoran June 30, 2022 Facebook Twitter Usher, photo by Bob Boilen/NPR Facebook Twitter Usher has given a performance for NPR’s “Tiny Desk Concert” series.

News Mandy Moore Cancels Remaining 2022 Tour Dates She recently announced that she’s pregnant. “I know that I have to put my family and my health (and the health of my baby) first and the best place for me to be right now is at home.” By Evan Minsker June 29, 2022 Facebook Twitter Mandy

News R&S Records Employee’s Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed by Tribunal The case was thrown out because a former talent scout, who had alleged racial discrimination by founder Renaat Vandepapeliere, was not an official employee By Jazz Monroe June 29, 2022 Facebook Twitter Stock photo (Niklas Skur / EyeEm) Facebook Twitter A racial discrimination lawsuit against R&S

News Billie Eilish and Finneas Invited to Join Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences The pair won the Oscar for Best Original Song for the James Bond theme “No Time to Die” in March By Allison Hussey June 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Billie Eilish and Finneas (Photo by Cindy Ord/MG22/Getty Images for The Met

News Hudson Mohawke Announces New Album Cry Sugar, Shares New Songs: Listen “Cry Sugar (Megamix)” and “Bicstan” lead the Scottish producer and DJ’s August LP By Matthew Ismael Ruiz June 28, 2022 Facebook Twitter Hudson Mohawke, photo by Jonnie Chambers Facebook Twitter Hudson Mohawke has announced his forthcoming album Cry Sugar with a pair of

News Megan Thee Stallion, Olivia Rodrigo, Phoebe Bridgers, Lorde, More Protest Roe v. Wade Reversal at Shows “Fuck the Supreme Court” was a prevailing sentiment over the weekend By Allison Hussey June 27, 2022 Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion (Photo by Matthew Baker/Redferns) Facebook Twitter Megan Thee Stallion, Olivia Rodrigo, Phoebe Bridgers, Lorde, and Halsey

News Rina Sawayama Shares New Song “Catch Me in the Air”: Listen Sawayama’s latest Hold the Girl single is a tribute to her mother By Madison Bloom June 27, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rina Sawayama, photo by Thurstan Redding Facebook Twitter Rina Sawayama has released the latest single from her forthcoming second album, Hold the Girl.

News Cardi B Releasing New Song “Hot Shit” This Friday It’s her first single as a solo artist since 2021’s “Bet It” By Nina Corcoran June 26, 2022 Facebook Twitter Cardi B (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Facebook Twitter Cardi B has announced a new song called “Hot Shit.” It’s produced

News Lizzo and Live Nation Pledge $1 Million to Abortion Rights Organizations The singer is donating $500,000 of tour proceeds to Planned Parenthood and abortion funds. Live Nation will match her donation. By Madison Bloom June 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Lizzo (Photo by Matt Winkelmeyer/MG22/Getty Images for the Met Museum/Vogue). Facebook Twitter Following the Supreme

News Rage Against the Machine Donating Ticket Sales to Reproductive Rights Organizations “Our fans have raised $475,000.00 from the sale of our charity tickets at Alpine Valley and the United Center. We are donating the money to reproductive rights organizations in Wisconsin and Illinois.” By Madison Bloom June 25, 2022 Facebook Twitter Rage Against the

News Eminem and Snoop Dogg Share Video for New Song “From the D 2 the LBC”: Watch The new collab comes with a partially animated visual with a bunch of Bored Ape iconography By Evan Minsker June 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Eminem and Snoop Dogg in “From the D 2 the LBC” (dir. James Larese)

News Resources to Protect Reproductive Rights After the Overturn of Roe v. Wade Here’s how to take action By Pitchfork June 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Photo by Valerie Plesch/Bloomberg via Getty Images, treatment by Callum Abbott Facebook Twitter This morning, the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ending nearly 50 years of the constitutional right

News Brent Faiyaz Details New Album Wasteland Featuring Drake, Tyler, the Creator, Alicia Keys, and More The R&B singer and producer has also shared the new single “Price of Fame” By Eric Torres June 24, 2022 Facebook Twitter Brent Faiyaz, photo courtesy of TCB Public Relations Facebook Twitter Brent Faiyaz has announced the details of

News Christine and the Queens Shares New Song “Je te vois enfin”: Listen A French-language single mixed by Kanye West collaborator Mike Dean By Allison Hussey June 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter Christine and the Queens, photo by Pierre-Ange Carlotti Facebook Twitter Christine and the Queens is back with a new song. It’s called “Je te

News Stereolab Announce New Switched On Compilation Pulse of the Early Brain, Share “Robot Riot”: Listen The fifth volume of the band’s long-running compilation series is out in September By Evan Minsker June 23, 2022 Facebook Twitter Stereolab, photo by David Cowlard Facebook Twitter Stereolab have announced Pulse of the Early Brain (Switched On, Vol.

News Lil Tjay Shot in New Jersey, Suspect Arrested for Attempted Murder The Bronx rapper has reportedly undergone emergency surgery following a late-night shooting during an attempted robbery By Madison Bloom and Evan Minsker June 22, 2022 Facebook Twitter Tione Jayden Merritt aka Lil Tjay, October 2021 (Jason Mendez/Getty Images) Facebook Twitter New York rapper