At the soul awards, veterans took the room from the newcomers — Singersroom.com

The trophies went mostly to artists under thirty. The night belonged to three singers who have been working since before streaming existed. One of them performed with a nine-piece band and no click track, held a note for what felt like an unreasonable length of time, and walked off to a standing room. Producers of […]

Ye Unveils Street Renaming for Mother Donda West in Chicago

Ye returns to his hometown of Chicago to unveil a street renaming in honor of his mother, Dr. Donda West. At a street-renaming ceremony on Tuesday (Sept. 22), the Grammy-winning artist honored his late mother by renaming part of 78th Street, located near her former South Shore home, to “Dr. Donda West Way.” In a […]

Bret Michaels Announces First New Shows Since Postponing Tour

Bret Michaels has announced a handful of new shows, his first since postponing his tour earlier this year. Back in July, the Poison frontman was rushed to hospital where he was diagnosed with a complicated obstructing kidney stone requiring emergency surgery. This came after the rocker had performed several shows in a row while suffering through […]

Petra Fagerström’s “Swedish Summer” Has Some Bite

Featured image: Petra Fagerström, Spring/Summer 2027. Courtesy of Petra Fagerström, via PAUSE. Florals have apparently stopped asking permission to behave themselves. Looking through Petra Fagerström’s Spring/Summer 2027 collection, we keep coming back to the contrast: flowers with a little severity, pretty surfaces with a sharper outline. There is room for both. The London-based Swedish designer […]

Slow songs are outperforming uptempo singles on repeat listens — Singersroom.com

Uptempo singles still win the opening week. Over ninety days, ballads are being replayed roughly forty percent more per listener. That gap matters because catalog value is built on repeat listening, not launch spikes. Several labels have started paying advances against ninety-day curves instead of first-week counts. Radio is reacting faster than streaming editorial. Adult […]

Juror Who Helped Acquit Lil Durk Gives First Interview

A juror who sat on the jury in Lil Durk‘s trial sat down for their first interview, explaining how the not guilty verdict was ultimately decided. On Saturday (Sept. 19), YouTuber Ceddy Nash published a two-hour conversation on his Nightly Nash podcast featuring the anonymous juror, who said they were deeply proud of the work the […]

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