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Stereogum Todd Rundgren Says Taylor Swift “Ruined Music,” “Not A Great Songwriter” Look out! Here comes the cult-beloved rock legend Todd Rundgren, and he's got takes! Rundgren has never been shy about sharing his opinions. In 2021, for instance, Rundgren said that he wasn't attendi… 4 weeks ago

Billboard Here’s What ‘Patient Zero’ Tells Us About a Happily Married Taylor Swift’s Songwriting Future Swift's latest single sees her pausing from her wedded bliss to return to some classic themes, with strong results. 4 weeks ago

Billboard All Things Go & Global Citizen Cancel 2026 Festivals Due to ‘Severe Weather Conditions’ in New York The news come as the city prepares for a nor’easter headed its way. 4 weeks ago

Stereogum 2hollis Announces New Album Pirouette: Hear “Warhorse” After releasing "Hurt" in July and "Sex" last week, 2hollis has announced his fifth album, Pirouette, arriving this fall. The star followup features cover artwork by legendary Japanese artist Yoshitak… 4 weeks ago

Billboard Phono V Could Reshape Catalog Valuations for Years. Here’s Why Songwriters Should Pay Attention (Guest Column) The outcome of the upcoming royalty rate proceedings will have long-term consequences for songwriters. 4 weeks ago

Billboard Executive Turntable: ASCAP Names Jason Wagener SVP/Head of General Licensing; Mariah Carey’s Black Irish Hires CMO More music industry hires and promotions took place at Primary wave, Copyright Alliance and more. 4 weeks ago

WCSX Detroit Gun Violence Falls 45% During ShotStoppers Program, Study Shows Detroit witnessed a 45% plunge in killings and nonfatal shootings across three years after starting its ShotStoppers program in 2023. Data comes from a University of Michigan analysis. The program...… 4 weeks ago

Rolling Stone See U2’s 50th-Anniversary Performance at Their Old High School The Irish superstars returned to their Dublin roots, just after announcing new album Carnaval De Luz 4 weeks ago

WCSX Dolly Parton and Bono Share One Final, Powerful Duet Two of music’s most distinctive songwriters will come together for a collaboration that now carries far more emotional weight than anyone could have anticipated. Dolly Parton’s final vocal recording a… 4 weeks ago

American Songwriter A Decade Ago Today, We Said Goodbye to the Feisty Grand Ole Opry Matriarch Who Kicked Open Doors for Loretta Lynn and Tammy Wynette NASHVILLE, TN - Jean Shephard attends the 2011 Country Music Hall of Fame Medallion Ceremony induction at Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum on May 22, 2011 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Ed Ro… 4 weeks ago

Stereogum All Things Go NYC, Global Citizen, Oceans Calling Festivals Canceled Due To Nor’easter A nor'easter is on the way, devastating every music festival in its wake. So far, All Things Go NYC, Global Citizen Festival, and Oceans Calling have all been canceled due to severe weather conditions… 4 weeks ago

Rolling Stone Global Citizen Festival in New York Canceled Due to ‘Extreme Weather Forecast’ Potential Nor'easter along East Coast has also forced cancelation of Ed Sheeran's Massachusetts concerts and Queens' All Things Go fest 4 weeks ago

Billboard Julión Álvarez Pays Tribute to Mariachi With New EP ‘Ranchero de Corazón’: ‘Mariachi Is Sacred to Me’ "I've always enjoyed having mariachi at some of my performances," the musician tells Billboard. 4 weeks ago

Variety Music Global Citizen Festival 2026 Canceled Due to Extreme Weather Affecting New York City Global Citizen Festival has been canceled due to the extreme weather forecast for New York City. The event was slated to take place on Saturday at the Great Lawn in Central Park, with performances fro… 4 weeks ago

Pitchfork All Things Go and Global Citizen 2026 Festivals Canceled The New York City events were scrapped due to severe weather conditions 4 weeks ago

WCSX Canton Township’s Data-Driven Roundabout Plans Aim to Enhance Safety, Reduce Crashes by 78% Canton Township will build a roundabout in 2027 at Sheldon and Palmer roads. It’ll replace a four-way stop that often causes congestion and traffic delays. A second traffic circle is... The post Canto… 4 weeks ago

Billboard How Jhené Aiko Landed the First No. 1 Album of Her Career With ‘Westside Whimsy’ “Sometimes you can overthink a rollout,” says her manager Ketrina “Taz” Askew. “We just went with the flow and decided to let the music speak for itself.” 4 weeks ago

American Songwriter 4 Times Female Folk Singers Outdid Themselves Lyrically Carly Simon (MANDATORY CREDIT Michael Uhll/Redferns) Carly Simon performing at Billy Joel's 'Back to the Ranch' music festival at the Deep Hollow Ranch in Montauk, New York on August 9, 1991. The conc… 4 weeks ago

Variety Music All Things Go NYC Festival Canceled Due to ‘Severe Weather Conditions’ All Things Go NYC Festival has been canceled because of “severe weather conditions,” organizers said in a statement. The event was slated to take place Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Forest Hills Stad… 4 weeks ago