Ben Sisario
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‘Encanto’ Soundtrack Ousts Adele From No. 1
The album of music from the latest Disney animated film climbs to the top of the Billboard 200 after first arriving in November.
Grammy Awards Postponed Amid Covid-19 Surge
The Recording Academy has not announced a new date for its 64th annual show, originally scheduled for Jan. 31 in Los Angeles.
Adele Closes Out 2021 With a Sixth Straight Week at No. 1
“30” ended the year with the equivalent of 1.8 million sales in the United States.
Bowie Estate Sells Songwriting Catalog to Warner Music
In the latest blockbuster catalog deal, Warner has agreed to buy David Bowie’s songs for about $250 million, bringing nearly all of the star’s work...
A $550 Million Springsteen Deal? It’s Glory Days for Catalog Sales.
Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Tina Turner and others have all sold rights to their music for eye-popping prices. Here’s why.
Bruce Springsteen Sells Music Catalog in Massive Deal
Sony Music Entertainment buys the Boss’s entire corpus, including classics like “Born to Run,” for an estimated $500 million or more.
Adele’s ‘30’ Crosses a Million Sales and Holds at No. 1
The singer’s first album in six years became the first release to reach that milestone since Taylor Swift’s “Evermore” a year ago. But in 2015,...
Grammys Remove Taylor Swift and Others From Olivia Rodrigo Nomination
Swift, Jack Antonoff and St. Vincent are credited on “Sour,” but the awards don’t count interpolations — rerecorded quotations from other songs — toward album...
Adele’s ‘30’ Holds at No. 1 for a Second Week
Michael Bublé’s “Christmas” is No. 3 and the Vince Guaraldi Trio’s soundtrack to “A Charlie Brown Christmas” is No. 10, as holiday releases start filling...
Marilyn Manson Loses a Grammy Nomination, and a Songwriter Gains One
The Recording Academy has made various changes to its list for the 64th awards, adding Linda Chorney, whose name appeared on an earlier version of...