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Spotify Announces Partnership With Paramount for 2026 VMAs

"Spotify is uniquely positioned to help us extend the show’s reach beyond the live event,” Paramount executive Lee Sears said in a statement.

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Sienna Spiro’s ‘Great Expectation’ Scores Third Consecutive Week as U.K. No. 1

The track is Spiro's first to hit the top spot of the Official Singles Chart.

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Beabadoobee’s ‘Pylon’ Earns Rocker Second U.K. No. 1 Album

The Filipino-born and British-raised musician first hit the top spot in 2024.

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Spotify Announces Partnership With Paramount for 2026 VMAs

"Spotify is uniquely positioned to help us extend the show’s reach beyond the live event,” Paramount executive Lee Sears said in a statement.

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Phoebe Bridgers Drops Haunting ‘On Video’ From Soundtrack to Robert Pattinson ‘Primetime’ Film

The singer also makes her acting debut in director Lance Oppenheim's thriller about To Catch a Predator's Chris Hansen.

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e.l.f. Cosmetics Releases Second Album 'Mirror Mix' Featuring Rising Artists

In true e.l.f. style, the project brings beauty & music together to champion the next generation of breakthrough artists.

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Harry Connick Jr. Releases Book and Album in Tribute to His Mother

His book Babe: Elaboratio A Tribute to My Mother arrives Sept. 29, while Connick released the orchestral album Babe: Elaboratio on Friday.

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Taylor Swift's 'The Life of Showgirl: The Encore' Features Four New Songs

The deluxe set introduces the tracks "Patient Zero," "Pink Clouding," "Babylon" and "Cleveland!"

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The Indiigo Child On No Phones, Word Of Mouth, And Memories

The Indiigo Child’s (@theindiigochild) Memories EP arrives on Waveform Entertainment as a two-track release about the tension between honoring the past and staying present enough to feel the life directly in front of you. Daniel Knott, the San Francisco-based artist behind the project, builds from r

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SAM SHI Makes The Slow Part Sacred

SAM SHI’s (@samshi.music) “Comfort Zone” lands at a strange point in the technology conversation because the song is not really about production software at all. It is about the places people hide. Relationships, jobs, achievement loops, external validation, the neat-looking life that can keep a per

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All 4 New Songs on Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ Ranked

The deluxe set introduces the tracks "Patient Zero," "Pink Clouding," "Babylon" and "Cleveland!"

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Dolly Parton Classic 9 to 5 Returning to Theaters This October

Parton made her acting debut and also wrote and performed the theme song, which earned her an Oscar nomination. Dolly Parton Classic 9 to 5 Returning to Theaters This October Liz Shannon Miller

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Jemma Bolt and LoopDeeLoop Hit Urbana

Jemma Bolt and LoopDeeLoop’s “Love Drug” lands on Urbana Recordings with a club-first attitude that doesn’t need much over-explaining. The track is out September 25 on David Penn’s label, and it arrives with a useful early stamp of approval: Carl Cox has already been playing it regularly in his hous

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iHeartRadio Announces 2026 Jingle Ball Lineups with Olivia Rodrigo, SOMBR, KATSEYE, and More

Hilary Duff, RAYE, OneRepublic, Ludacris, Alex Warren, Tove Lo, Sienna Spiro, Stella Lefty, and more will play select dates of the annual holiday concert series. iHeartRadio Announces 2026 Jingle Ball Lineups with Olivia Rodrigo, SOMBR, KATSEYE, and More Paolo Ragusa

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SUAHN Builds a Distorted Album From Fear

SUAHN’s new album does not treat distortion like decoration and if you’re expecting just a touch or warmth or a dash of grit, you’re going to be caught severly flat footed. So buckle up, cause this album has some teeth on it. Because distortion feels baked into the record’s emotional language, sitti

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Medicine Keeps “Just Walk Away” Vocal-First

Medicine’s “Just Walk Away” works because it knows what needs to stay in the center. The track lands September 25 on Make Your Era, and while it has the rolling drum pressure and low-end movement expected from contemporary Drum & Bass, the vocal is the thing that gives it shape. Everything else move

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Taylor Swift's 'The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore' Review

Swift's latest deluxe edition adds four new tracks, but does little to change the story of The Life of a Showgirl. Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore Doubles Down on a Forgettable Era:

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Melanie Santiler Releases Debut Album 'Los Cisnes'

The former Billboard On the Radar Latin artist presents her debut studio album today (Sept. 25). Stream it below.

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Warner Music Group Announces Executive Appointments

As part of a slew of executive announcements, Simon Robson will be leaving the company, while Alejandro Duque takes the top international role.

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Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero' Inspired by Ex's Request

The track appears on the just-released The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.