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Quadeca Announces 2026 Tour, Shares New Song “Hell of a Time”: Stream

The singer-songwriter, rapper, and producer will support his upcoming album Life 1 with a 21-date North American tour. Quadeca Announces 2026 Tour, Shares New Song “Hell of a Time”: Stream Paolo Ragusa

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FEQ 2026: Six-Figure Crowds Flock to Canada’s Best-Kept Musical Secret

Led by acts like Muse, Gwen Stefani, Jelly Roll, Cypress Hill, Kesha, Limp Bizkit, The Lumineers, and many, many more, the festival was a week-and-a-half-long, cross-genre jubilee. FEQ 2026: Six-Figure Crowds Flock to Canada’s Best-Kept Musical Secret Sun Noor

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Ben Folds tells Congress how the “partisan toxic environment” of a Trump run Kennedy Center forced him to quit artistic advisor role

When Donald Trump appointed himself Chair of the Kennedy Center in Washington DC last year, Ben Folds quit his role as artistic advisor to the US National Symphony Orchestra, which is based at the venue. Yesterday he told Congress about the “partisan toxic environment” Trump’s involvement caused

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Rico Nasty’s New Album Is the Perfect RX for Trap’s Ails: Review

Reunited with longtime collaborator Kenneth Blume, Rico Nasty delivers a lean, explosive project that reinforces her status as one of trap's boldest innovators. Rico Nasty’s New Album Is the Perfect RX for Trap’s Ails: Review Kiana Fitzgerald

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DJ Competition "Your Shot" Returns to the U.S.

The 2026 U.S. edition's winners get an opening slot at a major music festival.

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Mike D Announces New Tour Dates

His Mike D 5D band heads out on its first major trek in late summer

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Billboard Latin Music Week 2026 Lineup Announced, Registration Open

Registration is now open for the Oct. 19-22 event at Faena Forum Miami Beach.

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Mike D Announces North American and European Tour Dates

His Mike D 5D band heads out on its first major trek in late summer

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So You Think You Can DJ? Your Shot, the DJ Competition for Beginners, Is Returning to the U.S.

The 2026 U.S. edition's winners get an opening slot at a major music festival.

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Elements Music & Arts Festival Continues to Push the Boundaries of the Camping and Attendee Experience

As Elements Music & Arts Festival prepares to return to Long Pond, Pennsylvania, from August 7-9, the independent event continues to grow while staying true to its community-first roots. What… The post Elements Music & Arts Festival Continues to Push the Boundaries of the Camping and Attendee Experi

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Greeicy, Jay Wheeler, Kany García, Rawayana, Ryan Castro, Trueno & More Set for Billboard Latin Music Week 2026

Registration is now open for the Oct. 19-22 event at Faena Forum Miami Beach.

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Celebrities react to inaugural World Cup Halftime Show

It featured Madonna, BTS, Shakira, Justin Bieber and Coldplay

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UK Music CEO outlines priorities for new Prime Minister

They include defending the BBC and breaking down EU touring barriers

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Mike D 5D Tour Dates Announced

His Mike D 5D band heads out on its first major trek in late summer

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"I had pulled up at the traffic lights on Hope Street when who should I see - Sir Paul with Ringo on FaceTime": Beatles fans on a Liverpool tour bus get an unexpected bonus as they end up running into Macca while he's on the phone to Ringo

“It was surreal” says the driver

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Radio Free Alice release new single ‘Kick In The Shins’

The track arrives ahead of festival slots at Tramlines, Y Not and Reading later this summer

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Shakira's Nostalgic Barclays Center Show

Her second Brooklyn show leaned hard into nostalgia, spotlighting the Latin-rock roots.

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Mike D Announces New Tour Dates

His Mike D 5D band heads out on its first major trek in late summer

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Radio Free Alice tackle isolation and confusion in culture on lively new single ‘Kick In The Shins’

The track arrives ahead of festival slots at Tramlines, Y Not and Reading later this summer

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“They all came back to me and said ‘What – are you crazy? It’s perfect as it is! You don’t want to add words!’”: The story of the peculiar, chorus-free song that drew the attention of Clive Davis and became a worldwide mid-'90s hit

"Even though the chorus has no words it's a kind of commentary on the verses, which is what a good chorus should do”