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Republic Records has announced the launch of its new independent music company: Imperial Music. Led by veteran label executive Glenn Mendlinger, the company has already generated over four billion cumulative streams for its artists — including Bo Burnham, G Herbo and Twice — since quietly launching less than a year ago. The New York-based Imperial, which...

Reservoir Media, Inc. has announced a new publishing administration deal with iconic singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell. The agreement will see the independent music company administering Mitchell’s entire songwriting catalog worldwide, including all 19 of her studio albums. While the award-winning Canadian talent retains the ownership of her publishing catalog, the administration of its songs has bounced...

The Tony Awards tapped two big stars to host different aspects of Broadway’s biggest night on Sept. 26. Audra McDonald will host the 74th annual Tony Awards, which will stream live at 7 p.m. ET (4 p.m. PT) on Paramount+. Immediately following that two-hour awards show, Leslie Odom Jr. will host The Tony Awards Present:...

The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards brought out all the stops this year. There was shower dancing, camera breaking, and literal fire. But which performance of the night brought the most heat? This year’s VMAs, which took place at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Sunday (Sept. 12), was a far cry from the socially distanced and...

From Lil Nas X’s “Montero” pink prison striptease to Normani grinding on Teyana Taylor during “Wild Side, music fans were treated to many iconic moments at the 2021 MTV Music Video Awards, which aired live on Sunday (Sept. 12) night from Barclays Center in Brooklyn. With the VMAs being one of the first major awards shows to return to the in-person format following the COVID-19 shutdown, MTV pulled...

Netflix announced it was developing an animated Tomb Raider series back in January, and now we know it will be an anime and who will be voicing Lara Croft. Hayley Atwell, whose roles include portraying Agent Peggy Carter in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, will portray the iconic explorer. In addition to Marvel, Atwell’s credits include...

Dua Lipa has announced the dates for her 28-city 2022 North American Future Nostalgia tour featuring support from Megan Thee Stallion, Caroline Polachek and Lola Zouai. The arena outing in support of the singer’s Grammy-winning album of the same name is slated to kick off on Feb. 9 at FTX Arena in Miami, and feature Dua’s...

Recorded music revenues in the United States in the first half of 2021 returned to double-digit growth a year after the pandemic slowed the business’ upward trajectory, according to the RIAA. In the first half of 2021, revenue grew 27% at retail over the first half of 2020 to $7.1 billion, up from $5.6 billion,...

Though Ed Sheeran has a new album on the way, on Sunday night (Sept. 12) at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards, he was more so in executive mode. He walked the red carpet alongside his artist, burgeoning pop singer Maisie Peters, and gushed about what he has learned so far from her during their...

Anitta was all smiles on the red carpet, ahead of the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday (Sept. 12). The Brazilian megastar exuded old Hollywood elegance in a Miss Sohee gown, channeling her equally classic single “Girl From Rio,” which she performed for the show. Anitta’s “Girl From Rio” samples the 1964 Brazilian-made worldwide hit,...

Epic Games filed notice that is appealing a federal judge’s decision in a lawsuit alleging that Apple has been running an illegal monopoly that stifles competition. The maker of the popular Fortnite video game said in a court filing Sunday that it will take the ruling to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in San...

Insomniac Games revealed last week that it’s got another superhero game in the works, Marvel’s Wolverine. With that excitement came a lot of questions. What style of game will it be? Who’s voicing Logan? Will it be an R-rated gorefest or tonally in the ballpark of Marvel’s Spider-Man? We now have an answer to a...

The 2021 MTV Video Music Awards had a little bit of something for everyone on Sunday (Sept. 12). The prime time spectacle mixed nostalgia for the once powerhouse video channel’s 1980s and early ’90s glory days via visits from some of its biggest stars of yesteryear with performances from today’s biggest pop, Latin, R&B country,...

The Disney+ Hawkeye television show launches this holiday season, and the new trailer released earlier today is all about sharing that lovely Christmas spirit with fans of the hero. The scenes on display delved into Hawkeye’s dark past, his relationship with his family, and an enthusiastic apprentice named Kate Bishop. The two heroes join forces...

Britney Spears and Sam Asghari have made their five-year relationship official. On Sunday (Sept. 12), Spears and Ashgari announced their engagement on Instagram, and while fans were quick to celebrate, they also advised the singer to secure her assets with a prenuptial agreement. Asghari not only didn’t seem to mind their financial advice for his...

Following a ruling on Friday that resulted in an injunction against Apple, Epic Games has chosen to continue its legal pursuits and appeal the decision. Judge Yvonne Gonzalez-Rogers has decided Epic did not give sufficient evidence to prove Apple was a monopolistic force in the video gaming space. “Notice is hereby given that Epic Games,...