Music
Kanye West’s Yeezy says it’s terminating deal with Gap: ‘A king can’t live in someone else’s castle’
Veronica Guilty is seen wearing a Yeezy Gap Baleciaga hoodie, dress by Reformation, shoes Marine Serre and a bag by Jacquemus to NYFW at Spring Studios on September 10, 2022 in New York City. Alexi Rosenfeld | Getty Images Kanye West, who goes by Ye, is terminating the contract between his company Yeezy and Gap […]
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TikTok is upending the music industry and Spotify may be next
Benee performs at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival on June 18, 2022 in Manchester, Tennessee. Josh Brasted | Wireimage | Getty Images Zoi Lerma was working at a Los Angeles bagel shop in early 2020 when she first heard the song “Supalonely” by Benee. She liked it so much that she choreographed a dance […]
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Your iPhone can identify any song with just a tap. Here’s how to set it up
Taylor Swift Christopher Polk | Getty Images Your iPhone has a useful feature you might not know about. You can identify the song that’s playing on the radio at a bar, in your car or at a friend’s house, all without having to open an app. All you have to do is swipe down and […]
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‘I work just 5 hours a week’: This 39-year-old makes $160,000 a month in passive income—a look at his typical day
I never was the entrepreneurial type. But after losing my job as an audio engineer in 2009, I had to get creative to make ends meet. Thirteen years later, at age 39, I’ve built two online businesses that earns me a combined $160,000 a month in passive income. I also recently published a book, “How […]
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Paul McCartney joined by Springsteen, Grohl in epic Glastonbury show
Paul McCartney performs with Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl. Samir Hussein | Wireimage | Getty Images Paul McCartney was joined by special guests Bruce Springsteen and Dave Grohl in an epic performance at Glastonbury on Saturday night that spanned the first Beatles demo to some of his latest recordings. The singer-songwriter, who turned 80 a […]
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BTS draws massive crowd to White House press briefing ahead of meeting with Biden
Korean band BTS appears at the daily press briefing with Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, in the Brady Press Briefing of the White House in Washington, DC, May 31, 2022, as they visit to discuss Asian inclusion and representation, and addressing anti-Asian hate crimes and discrimination. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images A White House […]
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Justin Timberlake sells song catalog to fund backed by Blackstone in deal valued at $100 million
Recording artist Justin Timberlake performs onstage during the Pepsi Super Bowl LII Halftime Show at U.S. Bank Stadium on February 4, 2018 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Christopher Polk | Getty Images Buy, buy, buy. Pop superstar Justin Timberlake, who got his start in the boy band NSYNC, has sold the rights to his song catalog to […]
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ABBA hopes to go one better than Elvis and Michael Jackson with new immersive performance
Swedish music band ABBA, shown here as wax figures, have sold over 400 million records worldwide. Jonathan Nackstrand | Afp | Getty Images Pop legends ABBA are taking a big punt on their latest immersive project, founding member Bjorn Ulvaeus has told CNBC. The much-anticipated immersive performance called ABBA Voyage is billed as “a concert 40 […]
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Apple discontinues the last iPod model
Steve Jobs at Macworld in 2004. Getty Images Apple is discontinuing the iPod touch, the last version of the portable music player it still sells. The announcement ends an era of digital music that Apple kicked off when it first introduced the iPod in 2001, boasting of its ability to hold “up to 1,000 CD-quality […]
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Ed Sheeran wins copyright case over 2017 hit ‘Shape of You’
Ed Sheeran won a U.K. copyright battle over his 2017 hit “Shape of You” on Wednesday, defeating claims that the song copied part of 2015′s “Oh Why” by grime artist Sami Switch. Joe Maher | Disasters Emergency Committee | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images Grammy Award-winning songwriter Ed Sheeran won a U.K. copyright battle […]
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