Culture & Society
“This was a song that made sense to introduce the film to the world”: Stairway To Heaven is finally licensed to a film
Page and Plant have allowed Greta Gerwig to use it in Narnia adaptation
Ballet Experts Suspect a Trick Behind Rosalía’s En Pointe SNL Performance, but They’re Not Complaining
The Spaniard's gravity-defying rendition of “Reliquia” has sparked questions about how she pulled it off. Ballet Experts Suspect a Trick Behind Rosalía’s En Pointe SNL Performance, but They’re Not Complaining Pedro Camacho
Miley Cyrus Discusses Philanthropic Efforts
Miley and Tish Cyrus look back on 12 years of supporting youth and women experiencing homelessness while upping their commitment to My Friend’s Place and Downtown Women’s Center.
With Drake and Taylor Swift Doing It in Back-to-Back Weeks, Are Four-Song Bonuses Now the Move for Pop Stars’ Deluxe Editions?
This week's Five Burning Questions looks at Drake's new quartet of 'HABIBTI' bonus cuts taking swarming this week's Hot 100.
Documentary to Explore Michael Jackson's 1993 Super Bowl Performance
“There was silence in the room and I said, ‘Michael, you know that means that people are going to be seeing you at midnight in New York?’”
American Football Release Heartfelt Cure Cover
“The Cure has not only been fundamental to my growth as a songwriter, but also to my development as a man,” said frontman Mike Kinsella The post Hailed by Robert Smith as “one of the most heartfelt an
Analysis of Taylor Swift's 'Patient Zero'
Hit Songs Deconstructed analyzes the sonic characteristics that helped Swift earn her newest leader.
🌅 Horizon Leaders - Billy Young
This week we caught up with Billy Young, publicist at 4AD
The story of Michael Jackson’s game-changing 1993 Super Bowl performance to be told in new documentary
“There was silence in the room and I said, ‘Michael, you know that means that people are going to be seeing you at midnight in New York?’”
Hailed by Robert Smith as “one of the most heartfelt and beautiful Cure covers I have heard,” American Football officially release their stripped-back take on ‘Boys Don’t Cry’
“The Cure has not only been fundamental to my growth as a songwriter, but also to my development as a man,” said frontman Mike Kinsella The post Hailed by Robert Smith as “one of the most heartfelt and beautiful Cure covers I have heard,” American Football officially release their stripped-back take
MGK Has a Pointed, NSFW Response to Fake Post About Him ‘Fumbling’ Relationship With Ex-Megan Fox
The "Cliché" singer did not take kindly to a reportedly bootleg claim that he can't forgive himself for the couple's split.
David Byrne and Daniel Pemberton Made a Song Using Weird Elon Musk Quotes
“Let Me Sell You a Dream” appears in Musk, a new documentary about the tech mogul directed by Alex Gibney
Grimes Shares First Song From AI-Inspired Album Psy Opera
The album promises to cover everything the singer “witnessed as a woman of history during her hiatus from pop music”
MGK Has a Pointed, NSFW Response to Fake Post About Him ‘Fumbling’ Relationship With Ex-Megan Fox
The "Cliché" singer did not take kindly to a reportedly bootleg claim that he can't forgive himself for the couple's split.
CMU Selects Top Releases of the Week
Our selection of five releases that cut through the noise this week, from Tooth, untitled (halo), Basht, Slayyyter + strongboi
Denmark Proposes New Digital Replica Law for Early 2027 Implementation
Danish copyright law could provide new protections around voice and likeness in the context of AI-generated digital replicas by the start of next year. Building on previous proposals, culture minister
Collabhouse Sees Subscription Boom With AI Manager and Growth Layer
Collabhouse pairs distribution with an AI Manager and a growth layer for independent artists and labels, and saw subscriptions rise fourfold in a single month. In this Member Feature, Andy Berendsen e
Harley Benton Introduces New S-Style and Semi-Hollow Guitars
Budget semis don't get much nicer than the HB-35Plus Rotary and Tribute Series HB-35TL – but the VegaTrem ST Modern Plus is a stunner, too
Al Jardine on Mike Love: 'Shocking' and 'Speechless'
Jardine's called Love "a total pro," but said he thinks the surf band's leader is "trapped."
Travis Barker Recalls Text From Kourtney Kardashian That Got Them Out of the Friend Zone
The Blink-182 drummer said he had to look at his phone four times to understand that his now-wife was interested in being more than just pals.