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‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Continues to Dominate Billboard Charts
An album of music from Disney’s animated movie earned its sixth week at No. 1, while Eminem and Dr. Dre benefited from small Super Bowl...
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Continues to Dominate Billboard Charts
An album of music from Disney’s animated movie earned its sixth week at No. 1, while Eminem and Dr. Dre benefited from small Super Bowl...
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Tops Billboard Chart for Fifth Week
Propelled by streams of the hit “We Don’t Talk About Bruno,” the album notched the most weeks at No. 1 for a soundtrack since Disney’s...
Sting Sells His Songwriting Catalog to Universal Music
The deal, worth an estimated $250 million or more, covers his entire output as a songwriter, including solo work and hits by the Police like...
Syl Johnson, Soul Singer With a Cult Following, Dies at 85
He released dozens of records on an array of labels across five decades, and his work was heavily sampled by rappers. He enjoyed a career...
With Little New Competition, ‘Encanto’ Is No. 1 a Fourth Time
The soundtrack to Disney’s latest animated film holds at the top of Billboard’s album chart in its 10th week out.
Spotify Stands by Joe Rogan: ‘Canceling Voices Is a Slippery Slope’
In a memo following Rogan’s apology for past use of a racial slur, Spotify’s chief executive said the company would invest $100 million in audio...
Joe Rogan Apologizes for ‘Shameful’ Past Use of Racial Slur
His apology came as listeners said that as many as 70 episodes of “The Joe Rogan Experience” podcast had been quietly taken off Spotify; the...
Behind Neil Young vs. Spotify, a Fraught Relationship With Musicians
The rocker touched off a debate about free speech and the responsibility of tech platforms. How many artists will follow him, now that streaming dominates...
‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Repeats at No. 1 for a Third Time
The Disney album held off the latest from the prolific rapper YoungBoy Never Broke Again on the Billboard 200.