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Why X-Files Creator Chris Carter Cut the Kissing from His New Version of I Want to Believe

"They forced us to put that romantic element in there." Why X-Files Creator Chris Carter Cut the Kissing from His New Version of I Want to Believe Liz Shannon Miller

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LALAL.AI and Impulse Audio Lab Turn Songs Into Drivable Music

Cars used to have a built-in soundtrack before the stereo ever turned on. The engine, the road, the vibration, the gear changes, and the physical feel of movement all shaped the experience. EVs changed that equation. They are quieter, smoother, and more software-driven, which leaves automakers with

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Global Recorded Music Retail Revenue to Top $121 Billion by 2033, MIDiA Report Says

Vinyl sales; streaming revenue from social, fitness and gaming; and labels' share of areas like branding, merch and touring could top $18 billion, new report says.

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Bryan Andrews' Independent Path in Country Music

"The Older I Get" singer-songwriter is forging his own path in country music.

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Virgin Music Group appoints Syaheed MSBI as Vice President of AMEA region

Syaheed joins from Believe to oversee Virgin’s operations across Africa, the Middle East and Asia Source

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“Our producer worked with Ozzy Osbourne, so I said, ‘What if Ozzy sang on this song?’ But then I said, ‘How about Rob Halford? The Metal God!’ They all went, ‘Nah, that’s a crazy dream’”: When the Judas Priest legend teamed up with Five Finger Death Punch

“Rob is really into heavy metal, like really into it. After all these years, he just loves heavy metal”

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Global Recorded Music Revenue Projected to Soar

Vinyl sales; streaming revenue from social, fitness and gaming; and labels' share of areas like branding, merch and touring could top $18 billion, new report says.

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Progressive Country Singer Bryan Andrews Doesn’t Care If Nashville Likes Him: ‘I Knew There Was Going to Be Highs and Lows In Doing This’

"The Older I Get" singer-songwriter is forging his own path in country music.

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Global Recorded Music Revenue to More Than Double By 2033, MiDiA Report Says

Vinyl sales; streaming revenue from social, fitness and gaming; and labels' share of areas like branding, merch and touring could top $18 billion, new report says.

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Global Recorded Music Retail Revenue to Top $121 Billion by 2033, MIDiA Report Says

Vinyl sales; streaming revenue from social, fitness and gaming; and labels' share of areas like branding, merch and touring could top $18 billion, new report says.

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EJAE Says An Unsmiling Leonardo DiCaprio Made Her Super ‘Nervous’ During ‘Golden’ Performance at 2026 BAFTAs

"It was already so nerve-wracking to be in front of all these celebrities," the KPop Demon Hunters voice star said. "And then I look up and lock eyes with Leonardo DiCaprio? Come on.”

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Watch Audrey Hobert’s Tiny Desk Performance

Sue us, we wish we had been there

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EJAE Says An Unsmiling Leonardo DiCaprio Made Her Super ‘Nervous’ During ‘Golden’ Performance at 2026 BAFTAs

"It was already so nerve-wracking to be in front of all these celebrities," the KPop Demon Hunters voice star said. "And then I look up and lock eyes with Leonardo DiCaprio? Come on.”

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Host city and location for Eurovision 2027 revealed

Dara won this year's contest for Bulgaria

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'SNL' Music Booker Departs After Nearly Three Decades

Brian Siedlecki started as an intern on the series in 1996

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Lilly Wachowski Highlights Lack of Hollywood Support for Transgender Film

She described her new script as "a response to what is happening in the world for trans people"

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‘The Matrix’ director Lilly Wachowski calls out Hollywood for not backing her all-trans new film

She described her new script as "a response to what is happening in the world for trans people"

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‘SNL’ parts ways with longtime music booker after nearly 30 years

Brian Siedlecki started as an intern on the series in 1996

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Twenty One Pilots rock Sziget 2026 with The White Stripes cover

The US duo climbed great heights as they headlined the second day of the Budapest festival

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AI and artists: The coexistence debate

Hook founder and CEO Gaurav Sharma explains why fan-made creations and remixes on social media are becoming the music industry’s next major consumption category… Source