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Michael Jackson Brought Afrodescendants Across the Americas Together in 'They Don't Care About Us.' Now His Latino Nephew Picks Up the Torch in MICHAEL

Thirty years ago, Michael Jackson and Spike Lee made one of the riskiest and most unforgettable videos of the 1990s. They took They Don't Care About Us, one of Jackson's angriest, most confrontational songs, and filmed it in Brazil amid official outrage, legal battles, and long-running reports that the crew…

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Did Justin Bieber Break Coachella Rules? Coachella Fined $20k After Singer Went Over the 1 AM Curfew

Justin Bieber's headline set at Coachella's second weekend ran past the 1 a.m. curfew, triggering a $20,000 fine for promoter Goldenvoice as part of more than $40,000 in penalties issued by the city of Indio.

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"We get so many requests from people wanting to use our tracks but we normally say no. This is only the second time we have given permission”: How Madonna created a dancefloor classic - with a sample that other artists could only dream of using

An intoxicating mash-up of ’70s disco, ’80s electropop and 2000s club music

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Mariah Carey and Shakira Out, Celia Cruz in: Meet the Inductees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's Class of 2026

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame unveiled its Class of 2026 on Monday, delivering a list full of heavyweight names, but for Latino music fans, the headline landed with two very different emotions. Celia Cruz is finally headed into the Cleveland institution, while Shakira, despite being one of this…

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Coachella Performer Forced To Run Off Stage After Suffering Embarrassing Wardrobe Malfunction

"She had a great recovery, actually turned it into a moment."

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BTS’ ARIRANG lands a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking a new career milestone

BTS have scored their longest‑running US No. 1 album as ARIRANG tops the Billboard 200 for a third consecutive week.

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Taylor Swift’s Wedding Details Leaked, Including Date And Location: “Doesn’t Make Sense”

“She’s already planning the divorce album. Time to level up the breakup song.”

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“It’s blasphemy on about ten levels at once”: How Madonna transitioned from pop to the profound with the Vatican-enraging Like a Prayer

Like a Prayer saw Madonna ascend on both a thematic and musical level, but its provocative video pushed the buttons of the devout

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The 8 Best Artist Billboards For Coachella 2026, From Ozempic Mentions To Invoking The Devil

Only Sabrina Carpenter can make a jizz joke sound cute.

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Charli xcx Is Cooking Up A New Album So Get Ready To Be Bumpin’ That All Over Again

Charli xcx’s team has confirmed she’s in Kyoto filming a movie and finishing her eighth studio album, keeping the Brat momentum going.

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BTS break new ground for K-pop with Billboard chart performance

K-pop group’s latest album Arirang held on to No 1 spot in its second week

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Wireless Festival hit by second sponsor exit as Diageo and Pepsi pull support over Kanye West booking

Wireless Festival has lost two major sponsors after backlash over Kanye West being booked to headline all three nights of the 2026 event.

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Major partner drops Wireless Festival sponsorship over Kanye West backlash

Kanye West's planned headline slots for Wireless Festival have sparked widespread backlash.

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“When you start Like a Prayer, the guitar that you hear before the door slams, that’s Prince”: How Madonna transitioned from pop to the profound with a Vatican-enraging classic

Like a Prayer saw Madonna ascend on both a thematic and musical level, but its provocative video pushed the buttons of the devout

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"They refused it and told me, either change the beat, change the tempo, take the talking out, take the whistling out, or we won't release it”: How Pat Benatar and Neil Giraldo had to fight to release their 1983 classic

Love Is a Battlefield introduced the Linn Drum into mainstream rock

International Business Times UK

Taylor Swift's Ex-Manager Rejects Claims Money And Her Father Made Her Famous

Ex-manager disputes claims money made Taylor Swift famous, highlighting her early hustle, radio visits and years of hard work

Latin Times

Becky G, Joy Huerta and Julieta Venegas Careers Celebrated by Billboard Latin Women in Music

Telemundo and Billboard announced Monday that Becky G, Joy Huerta and Julieta Venegas will be the first honorees revealed for the 2026 edition of Billboard Latin Women in Music.

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DJ Dan Dies at 57 After Missing Show, Leaving Behind Legacy That Shaped Global Dance Music

DJ Dan, a pioneering figure in the American electronic music scene, has passed away. Discover his impact on the industry and the legacy he leaves behind.

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Who is Ella Langley? Country Artist Tops Charts Twice, Breaking Record Held By Taylor Swift And Beyoncé

Ella Langley, at 26, becomes the first woman in country music to hold the No. 1 and No. 2 spots on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart for two consecutive weeks.

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"The songs and listeners were fake, the millions of dollars stole was real." American fraudster earns eight million dollars streaming AI songs that no human has ever listened to

US man pleads guilty to defrauding musicians and music streaming platforms

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US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI

Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots

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“We wrote 24K Magic when Uptown Funk was No 1. So if you hear the same spirit in that song, that's why”: A decade on, we look back at the musical theory and retro gear that shaped Bruno Mars’ 2016 classic

Exploring how one of Bruno Mars’ biggest tunes works on a musical level - and revealing its debt to the 1980s

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“I said, 'tomorrow I’m going to go into the studio, find some place, make up a tune and make this record'. So I said to Jeff ‘do you want to help?’": The story of the Travelling Wilburys, the star-studded supergroup that made it all look fun

Their first single was recorded in Bob Dylan’s garage

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“You shouldn't even know about that. I’d rather not speak about it”: The contentious origin of the David Guetta monolith that brought Sia to mainstream attention

In 2011, Titanium was inescapable, but its many millions of listeners probably didn’t know that its powerhouse Sia vocal was only ever intended to be a guide

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"I never thought someone would actually run with that song title. I suppose it's all my fault." The story of the extremely silly but surprisingly poignant Limp Bizkit anthem that made them the biggest (and most hated) metal band of their generation

What seemed like a throwaway lyric tacked onto a catchy Bizkit banger actually had some profound meaning for Fred Durst

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