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It’s been quite a year for Taylor Swift. In March, a nearly six-years-long battle ended: She announced that she bought back her masters from Shamrock Capital. (The private equity investment firm purchased them from Scooter Braun’s Ithaca Holdings in 2020, who owned them through Braun’s acquisition of Swift’s former label ...

Good news for rock fans who like to be prepared — the American Heart Association says this ’90s grunge his is the perfect tempo for cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). The organization posted a graphic on social media stating that Pearl Jam’s “Even Flow” has a tempo of 105 beats per minute, ...

As final-round Grammy voting opens on Friday (Dec. 12), Recording Academy members will see that four of the five Grammy nominees for best album cover list the recording artists themselves as art director (or co-art director). Tyler Okonma, better known as Tyler, The Creator, is nominated as the art director ...

Mammoth‘s “The End” is Loudwire’s No. 1 rock song of 2025. It’s the title track from Mammoth’s third album and was also the lead single, released back in May. Wolfgang Van Halen once again took on all the instruments and the vocals, meaning this year’s best was the work of a singular ...

GoDigital Music has acquired several Latin music rights catalogs — including masters and publishing — in a transaction valued at approximately $115 million, the company tells Billboard. GoDigital, which did not specify from whom it bought the music, also acquired the publishing catalog of salsa music superstar Marc Anthony. The company ...

Pollstar recently rounded up a list that shows how many tickets the biggest touring rock band sold this millennium. The publication’s Most Popular Touring Artists of the Millennium list shows data for the Top 25 artists ranked by the number of tickets sold since 2001. There’s a mix of artists from ...

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Who else is playing in Triumph‘s 50th anniversary reunion lineup? The Canadian rockers just announced the dates for their 2026 tour yesterday (Dec. 9). Dubbed the Rock & Roll Machine Reloaded tour, the trek will start in late April and wrap up in early June, hitting major cities in the ...

SYDNEY, Australia — With a string of new leadership promotions in Australian, Southeast Asia and further afield, Warner Music is laying down what its top brass anticipates will serve as a multi-lane highway for its artist roster. Unveiled Wednesday, Dec. 10, Warner Music Australasia and SE Asia elevate several key ...

Slaughter to Prevail will keep their “grizzly” going through North America into 2026. The Russian metal outfit are set for one of their biggest stateside tours to date when they headline shows next spring with support from Whitechapel and Attila. When and Where Can I See Slaughter to Prevail? The ...