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Developer People Can Fly will air its first Outriders Broadcast since the game launched on April 1. The presentation will give fans a peek at a “colossal” free content update hitting the cooperative shooter in the near future. People Can Fly provides no other hints as to what this update entails. If you’ve enjoyed Outriders and...

Distribution and payments platform Stem has made three promotions to expand its business team. Kristin Graziani has been promoted to president of Stem distribution and will be responsible for overseeing the expansion of Stem’s distribution arm and acquisition of new business. She joined Stem in 2017 and most recently served as vp artist and label relations. “I’m grateful for the opportunity...

A decade ago, Foster the People‘s Torches saw the band break out from previous obscurity to non-stop radio play seemingly overnight, largely in part due to their inescapable — and haunting — debut single “Pumped Up Kicks.” After frontman Mark Foster made the track a free download in early 2010, the single gained traction on blogs,...

The ratings for Wednesday’s (Nov. 10) Country Music Association Awards broadcast roughly held steady with 2020’s ratings, bringing in 6.83 million viewers, dipping 3.5% from 2020’s 7.08 million viewers, according to The Hollywood Reporter. At a time when awards show ratings across the board have declined in recent years, the CMA Awards’ holding power can...

BTS‘ “Butter” held steady at No. 1 on both the 24-hour and seven-day versions of Billboard‘s Hot Trending Songs chart, powered by Twitter, on Friday morning (Nov. 12). The song spent 10 weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100 and added a second consecutive week atop the latest weekly edition of Hot Trending Songs (dated Nov....

Taylor Swift finally released Red (Taylor’s Version) on Friday (Nov. 12) much to the delight of her devoted Swifties, and with it comes a touching tribute video for “Ronan.” “Ronan” was initially released as an iTunes-exclusive charity single to honor Maya Thompson, the mother of a four-year-old boy of the same name who passed away due to...

The musician and composer’s 1968 debut Take a Picture had an unexpected resurgence in popularity in the 1990s and 2000s Margo Guryan, photo courtesy of Sundazed Music Margo Guryan, the singer-songwriter and composer best known for her 1968 debut Take a Picture, has died, as Buzz Bands LA was first to report. Jay Millar of...

A few upcoming award shows have some megawatt musicians to look forward to gracing their stage. BTS will be joined by Megan Thee Stallion at the 2021 American Music Awards for a “Butter”-y performance, while Lady Gaga‘s House of Gucci performance might earn her a spot at next year’s Academy Awards. But just this past week,...

If you’ve ever lost in a round of Fortnite right at the end and feel the need to scream and implode into fire, good news: there’s a skin now available in Fortnite for you. It’s the Dark Phoenix skin, and X-Men fans will recognize her as the Phoenix seen throughout the Dark Phoenix Saga, a...

Following his entertainer of the year win at Wednesday’s (Nov. 10) CMA Awards, Luke Combs has announced several stadium shows for next year, including performances at Denver’s Empower Field at Mile High on May 21, Seattle’s Lumen Field on June 4 and Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium on July 30. Joining Combs for these shows will be Zach...

On Thursday night (Nov. 11), Harlem was in for a treat as Alicia Keys graced the stage at the legendary Apollo Theater for a one-night-only concert. As part of SiriusXM and Pandora’s Small Stage Series, the 15-time Grammy Award winner delivered a dazzling exhibition, taking fans on a trip through her robust catalog. At 8:45...

Six years in the making, the Don Paterson–edited narrative poem is set in a magical realist version of Harvey’s native West Country PJ Harvey (Joseph Okpako/WireImage) PJ Harvey will publish a new narrative poem, Orlam, via Picador Poetry in April 2022 in the UK. Six years in the making, the full-length work is composed in...

Billboard’s First Stream serves as a handy guide to this Friday’s most essential releases — the key music that everyone will be talking about today, and that will be dominating playlists this weekend and beyond. This week, Taylor Swift revisits a magnum opus, Silk Sonic unfurl an evening’s worth of grooves, and Beyoncé touches back...

The must-hear rap song of the day Bandmanrill Bandmanrill – “Tonight’s Da Night Freestyle” View Iframe URL Newark, New Jersey is one of the pivotal music cities on the East Coast. It’s been a home to jazz for many years; it’s where Jersey club originated; it’s the city that New York rappers go to when...

Nintendo had a really great October if U.S. sales numbers are anything to go off of. The NPD Group released its monthly update today, and it revealed that the Switch was the best-selling console for October in the U.S., both in units and dollars. That’s likely due to excitement around the new OLED model of...