Ben Sisario
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De La Soul’s Music Is Finally Back. It’s a Bittersweet Victory.
The influential rap trio’s catalog has long been absent from streaming services. Now its first six albums will be available, just weeks after the death...
When Songs Sound Similar, Courts Look for Musical DNA
The chord progressions in Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” and Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” are part of a debate about just how much...
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Is No. 1 for a 10th Time, as Morgan Wallen Waits on Deck
The R&B singer-songwriter matches chart runs by Adele and the country star Wallen, who is about to release his next album, “One Thing at a...
SZA Makes It Nine Weeks at No. 1, and Rihanna Returns to Top 10
“SOS” is now the longest-running No. 1 album by a woman since Adele’s “25” seven years ago.
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Is the No. 1 Album for an Eighth Time
The R&B singer-songwriter has matched Taylor Swift’s run with “Folklore,” the last time a female artist held the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s chart for...
De La Soul’s Dave Jolicoeur, a.k.a. Trugoy the Dove, Dies at 54
The trio expanded the stylistic vocabulary of hip-hop in the 1980s and ’90s, but its early experiments with sampling led to legal troubles, and the...
Quality Control, Atlanta Rap Powerhouse, Sells to Scooter Braun’s Hybe
The acquisition is the famed music manager’s first major move at Hybe America — a division of the South Korean firm — since he became...
Beyoncé Makes History at a Star-Powered Grammy Ceremony
Beyoncé set a record for the most career Grammys won by any artist but was once again shut out of the biggest awards as the...
SZA’s ‘SOS’ Holds Strong With Seven Weeks at No. 1
The R&B star’s “SOS” has racked up more than 1.4 billion streams and had the equivalent of 1.1 million sales since its December release.
Live Nation President Says Bot Attack Led to Taylor Swift Fiasco
The president and chief financial officer of Live Nation testified that the biggest problem it faced with the Taylor Swift tour was an onslaught of...