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Universal Music Group has emerged victorious in a legal dispute over alleged damages sustained in a 2008 vault fire, with a judge dismissing a class action suit originally brought last year by several artists and estates including Soundgarden, the Tupac Shakur estate, Steve Earle and Hole. The decision, filed Monday …

The coronavirus pandemic, which has confined much of America to their homes and threatens to cause a worldwide economic catastrophe, almost also robbed humanity of a Drake song. Until three days ago, that is, when four 20-years-olds premiered a new TikTok-ready dance in a sparse living room with a stationary …

Less than 24 hours after he dropped “Follow,” a precious new quarantine song with his beau Karol G, Puerto Rican rapper Anuel AA asserts his gangster cred once more in a new song, “3 de Abril,” or “April 3rd.” Produced by Yampi and Ovy on the Drums, “3 de Abril” …

Orville Peck plays the lone cowboy in the video for his melancholy new song “Summertime.” It is the masked singer’s first offering from the follow-up to 2019’s Pony and the first under his new agreement with Columbia Records. Driven by rumbling, low-end lead guitar licks and Peck’s resonant baritone, “Summertime” …

Universal Music Group outlined its plan to help artists, songwriters, and other members of the wider music community who have been hit hardest by the coronavirus pandemic. As the virus has spread in the United States, the music industry has been uniquely affected. First and foremost, the need to eliminate …

If you haven’t spent a couple of your quarantined days marathoningTiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness, it’s high time you add the Netflix documentary to your list of things to do for another weekend of staying in and flattening the curve. Tiger King dives deep into the world of independently …

On “Healing,” a new single from U.K. singer Arlissa, orchestral strings introduce waves of pop production and R&B vocal stylings that crash together, resulting in an invigorating anthem.An unpretentious guitar part adds a human touch, and the programmed snaps feel like fresh rain on dry skin. “I thought I needed …

Questlove spent his Sunday night spinning a marathon DJ set dubbed “QuestLoversRock,” which offered “the finest in slow jams, slow wine and slow grind” to keep people entertained during their self-isolation amid the coronavirus pandemic. The set was livestreamed on YouTube and Instagram, and it’s now available in its entirety …

Chris Martin performed Coldplay tracks, covered David Bowie and answered fans’ questions on Instagram Live on Monday. The broadcast is the first installment of Together, at Home,in which artists perform virtually on the platform in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak. “Maybe 9/11 was the last time I felt like …

By 1982, Roy Haynes had been playing drums professionally for close to 40 years. That December, during a concert at the White House with pianist Chick Corea and bassist Miroslav Vitous, he showed that he was still operating on the cutting edge of jazz. Instead of playing it safe and …