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Music News

October 19, 2018

Britney Spears' Strange Vegas Residency Rollout Belies a Big Raise

Britney Spears is primed to get a record payout for her next residency in Las Vegas, in spite of an anticlimactic, non-verbal announc …

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Music's New Leaders Represent Bebe Rexha, Meghan Trainor, Shawn Mendes, More

Music's New Leaders in 2018 include managers for Meghan Trainor and Bebe Rexha, publishing and A&R execs and the agent for Shawn …

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Lil Peep's Mother Gets Deep About Opioid Crisis, Posthumous Albums at Intense Listening Event

“Young music artists in this field are dying too often,” she says. “The posthumous release of their music is a prob …

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Why Rihanna Saying No to the Super Bowl Matters (Column)

The NFL has courted superstars for years, but its stances are pushing them away.

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Bob Dylan's 'Blood on the Tracks' Album Getting Movie Treatment

Bob Dylan's album "Blood on the Tracks" is headed to the big screen, thanks to "Call Me by Your Name" director Luca Guadagnino. …

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How Eminem and Jimmy Kimmel Took Over the Empire State Building

How did a comedian and a rapper take over the Empire State Building? Turns out, if you're Jimmy Kimmel and Eminem, it's not a tough s …

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Big Machine Records Chief Scott Borchetta on His Early Days in Music Biz

Big Machine Records chief Scott Borchetta talks with Variety about his early days in the music business in Nashville.

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Annie Lennox, 'Westside' Team Join Variety's Music for Screens Summit

The legendary Scottish singer has been added to Variety's upcoming summit. Other new additions include the team behind Netflix's "Wes …

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From the Critics

Drake Drops $4.5 Million on Third Hidden Hills Estate (EXCLUSIVE)

Canadian rapper Drake spends $4.5 million to buy estate next door in the guard-gated Hidden Hills enclave in Southern California …