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Right's new culture war foe? Bud Light

Clad in a MAGA hat, Kid Rock went so far as to shoot cases of the light beer. He had tears in his eyes

Salon · Apr 7, 2023

Whitney Houston’s posthumous gospel collection debuts at No. 2 on Billboard chart

Whitney Houston’s musical legacy continues to reach the upper echelons of the Billboard charts.

Tribune News Service · Apr 6, 2023

Seymour Stein obituary

Music executive and co-founder of Sire Records who launched the careers of Madonna, Talking Heads and the Ramones

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4, 2023

The rise of Morgan Wallen, America’s controversial country music star

The singer’s record-breaking success spotlights the divide between coastal city culture and what’s played elsewhere

The Guardian - US · Mar 16, 2023

Shakira breaks 14 Guinness World Records after brutal diss track aimed at ex

Shakira's new music has broken multiple Guinness World Records, including Music Sessions Vol. 53 topping the charts

Daily Mirror · Mar 11, 2023

Melle Mel says Eminem only considered one of the best rappers because he's white

The lead vocalist of Grandmaster Flash And The Furious Five has hit back at Billboard's 50 Greatest Rappers of All Time list, arguing that Eminem only made the list because he's white

Daily Mirror · Mar 6, 2023

Legendary R&B musician Chuck Jackson, who counted Apollo Theater as second home, dies at 85

NEW YORK — R&B legend Chuck Jackson, who inspired Dionne Warwick and a legion of jazz greats and counted New York’s Apollo Theater as a second home, has died. He was 85.

Tribune News Service · Feb 21, 2023

SZA named Billboard’s 2023 Woman of the Year

Grammy Award winner SZA is starting 2023 with a major win.

Tribune News Service · Feb 20, 2023

Everything we know about Rihanna’s net worth, boyfriend and baby boy

The Superbowl halftime performer is the richest female musician in the world and is expecting her second baby with A$AP Rocky

Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2023

Beyoncé is not the most commercially successful artist of our age but she might be one of the most culturally significant

There is always a flurry of media excitement at this time of year surrounding the Grammys, the American music business’s peer-recognised music awards delivered by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences. But away from the gossip about who deserved to win, the outfits on display and the racial…

The Conversation · Feb 9, 2023