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Celeigh Cardinal lived through a breathtakingly tumultuous time five years ago … but was able to turn her pain into powerful art with her 2024 album Boundless Possibilities. – Photo by Olya Shendrick By Jim Barber Trigger warning: The topics of violent death and suicide are discussed within the contents of this feature article. It was an album born out of profound loss, a desperate, primal outcry of despair, cauterizing in its emotional intensity – a powerful vehicle for catharsis but also, ultimately of the resiliency of the human spirit. Boundless Possibilities was the record the helped propel the already…

What do music companies in different industries with revenue ranging from $3.9 billion to $23.1 billion have in common? Their CEOs are paid comparably.   On Tuesday (Aug. 19), Billboard published a recap of the top 20 music executives’ earnings in 2024. Universal Music Group, Warner Music Group, Spotify, SiriusXM, iHeartMedia, Live Nation, MSG Entertainment and Sphere Entertainment Co. are all represented. Each company’s CEO is on the list except for Spotify’s Daniel Ek, who doesn’t earn an annual salary or bonus (he made ends meet by selling approximately $375 million in stock last year).   Related In 2024, the compensation…

Josh Homme has recalled the time he was upstaged by Florence Welch on their cover of Johnny Cash and June Carter’s ‘Jackson’. The Queens Of The Stone Age frontman joined Welch for the song during the recording of her MTV Unplugged performance in New York City in December 2011, a show that also saw Welch cover Otis Redding’s ‘Try A Little Tenderness’. Now, Homme has reflected on the memory of that night in an interview with Nick Grimshaw for the BBC’s Sidetracked podcast. “You know, I’ve known Flo for many, many years, and sang with Flo on MTV Unplugged, he…

The Kooks brought out Rebel Wilson to cover ‘Gangsta’s Paradise’ for a surprise appearance during their set at Reading Festival 2025. Check out footage and photos below. Past the halfway mark of the their sun-soaked early evening set, the band offered the far-stretching main stage crowd something of a surprise. “We’d like to film a scene from a movie with you,” frontman Luke Pritchard announced to the huge audience, before introducing “the incredible – the unbelievable, the hugely successful, famous, beautiful – pop star Tazzi Young!” He added: “Otherwise known as Rebel Wilson.” The audience roared when Wilson then appeared, wearing…

NYC-based artist Kirsten Agresta Copely enthralls with a beautiful, harp-driven sound across her new album Kuruvinda. “This album emerged from a time of deep introspection, when I reflected on the quiet power of authenticity over perfection,” Copely says. “Kuruvinda is my way of honoring the tender places we usually try to hide—and creating a space where flaws feel not only accepted, but beautiful.” The release is another high-quality showing from Copely, who wowed us in 2023 with the Grammy-nominated album Aquamarine; Kuruvinda retains that album’s lushness, while immersing further into eclectic forays of shadow and light. “Shadow Light” opens the…

Morgan Wallen banks his 21st top 10 on Billboard’s Country Airplay chart (dated Aug. 30) as “I Got Better” hops three spots to No. 10. It increased by 18% to 16 million audience impressions Aug. 15-21, according to Luminate. Wallen co-wrote the song with ERNEST, HARDY, Chase McGill, Blake Pendergrass and Ryan Vojtesak. Joey Moi produced it. The single is Wallen’s fifth top 10 from his LP I’m the Problem, which has led Top Country Albums for 13 straight weeks since it opened atop the May 31-dated survey with 493,000 equivalent album units earned. The 37-song blockbuster has also dominated the…

The Mary Wallopers have had their set cut short at Victorious Festival after calling for a ‘Free Palestine’ and displaying the country’s flag. The Irish band had barely started their show at the Portsmouth festival on Friday (August 22) when their microphones were cut off. In videos shared online by those in attendance, the crowd can be heard booing the decision and leading chants of “let them play” and “free, free Palestine”. Victorious is one of many festivals to be operated by Superstruct Entertainment, which is owned by the controversial global investment firm KKR, which has been criticised by many…

Two words, one name: loud, louder, RayRay. Equally beautiful and multi-talented, RayRay has established herself as one of the most versatile artists out there. Producing, DJ-ing, singing/rapping on her own tracks, and, most notably, always partying hard, RayRay knows how to deliver a solid live performance and never lets her fans down. Now this multi talented artist unleashes “Hot In This” as her newest sonic piece of earcandy. “”Hot In This” is the ignition point for my new EP Currently On Earth. It’s more than just a hard techno track. It’s a statement of self-expression. I produced it with the…

Mochakk proves why he is considered one of house music’s brightest shining stars as he announces not one, but two new releases lined up on the highly influential Disorder Records. While the Brazilian hotshot is widely known for his daring live sets, the duo of singles serve as the next chapter in his expansive discography, complementing recent releases on Ninja Tune, Atlantic, Circoloco, Defected, and more. The first single, “Legumes” with KWENGFACE, lands today, with the date of its follow up, “Hypersilent” still to be announced. Mochakk’s first offering on Disorder Records, “Legumes”, conjures a hypnotic groove so good that…

“Golden,” from Netflix global smash KPop Demon Hunters, has landed a third week at No. 1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart dated Aug. 22. Credited to the film’s animated girl group HUNTR/X, the track is performed by EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami, and has extended its run as the longest-running K-pop chart-topper in U.K. chart history.  Upon hitting the summit for the first time on Aug. 1, “Golden” became only the second K-pop single ever to hit No. 1 on the Official Singles Chart, following PSY’s 2012 mega-smash “Gangnam Style,” which held the top spot for one week.…