

Ben Sisario
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Hipgnosis Agrees to $1.4 Billion Deal to Sell to Concord
Hipgnosis, which owns the rights to songs by Justin Bieber and Neil Young, helped kick-start a rush on catalog sales. But its future has been...

Taylor Swift Sells a Rainbow of Vinyl Albums. Fans Keep Buying Them.
Artists across pop genres are finding success with colored vinyl and different variants of their releases. For Swifties, the urge to collect them all is...

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Spends a Second Week at No. 1
“Cowboy Carter” tops the Billboard 200 for a second week, boosted by physical sales of her album on CD and vinyl.

Taylor Swift’s Music Returns to TikTok Ahead of New Album
Songs by the pop singer reappeared on TikTok despite the platform’s ongoing licensing dispute with Universal Music Group, which releases Swift’s music.

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Opens at No. 1 With the Year’s Biggest Sales
The pop superstar’s new album also reigns on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart, the first time a Black woman has led that tally in its...

Morgan Wallen Arrested, Accused of Throwing a Chair From a Bar Roof
The country superstar faces charges of reckless endangerment and disorderly conduct after the incident in Nashville on Sunday night.

Future and Metro Boomin’s First Joint Album Opens Big at No. 1
The Atlanta rapper and star producer topped Ariana Grande’s first-week total for “Eternal Sunshine,” but Beyoncé’s “Cowboy Carter” may beat them all next week.

Peter Brown, One of the Beatles’ Closest Confidants, Tells All (Again)
At 87, the dapper insider is releasing a new book of interviews conducted in 1980 and 1981 with the band and people nearest to it.

Peter Brown, One of the Beatles’ Closest Confidants, Tells All (Again)
At 87, the dapper insider is releasing a new book of interviews conducted in 1980 and 1981 with the band and people nearest to it.

Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Is Here
The superstar’s new LP is a 27-track tour of popular music with a Beatles cover, cameos by Willie Nelson and Dolly Parton, and features from...