Taylor Swift interpolates George Michael’s “Father Figure” on her new album

By Carlos Passage Technically, what Taylor Swift has done is an “interpolation” of “Father Figure,” George Michael’s 1996 classic. In pop music, interpolation refers to using a melody—or portions of it (often with modified lyrics)—from a previously recorded song, but re-recording the melody rather than “sampling” or “remixing” it. Taylor Swift’s new album is titled […]

A State of Trance announces first names for 25th anniversary event in Rotterdam

The festival will take in a three-way b2b set between Armin van Buuren, Oliver Heldens and Maddix. The first wave of acts playing 2026’s 25th anniversary edition of A State Of Trance has been announced. The festival returns to Rotterdam Ahoy from 27th-28th February, and will take in a five-hour headline set from A State […]

Bad Bunny at the Super Bowl

Bad Bunny will headline the Apple Music Super Bowl Halftime Show on February 8, 2026, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. It will air on NBC. Bad Bunny’s appearance will come a year after Kendrick Lamar performed the show last February at the height of his feud with Drake. Jay-Z’s Roc Nation label has […]

Ticketmaster and Live Nation sued by FTC over alleged illegal ticket resale tactics

The suit accuses Live Nation of charging exorbitant fees and allowing bots to buy tickets in bulk and resell them at a markup, sometimes as high as 500%. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has filed a lawsuit against Ticketmaster and its parent company Live Nation. charging users exorbitant fees and allowing the use of bots […]

Illenium Announces Sphere Residency & New Album

The Las Vegas venue “will be the only place fans will be able to experience Illenium’s forthcoming sixth studio album live.” Illenium will become the second electronic artist to have a residency at Sphere in Las Vegas when he launches a six-show run called Odyssey in March 2026. In tandem with this news, the future […]

El Último Baile, the most successful tour of the year in Colombia

By Carlos Passage The most successful tour of the year, “El Último Baile Tour” by Silvestre Dangond with accordionist Juancho de la Espriella, continues its tour of Colombia after multiple sold-out shows in Bogota (two dates), Bucaramanga, and Barranquilla. The final show of the “Último Baile Tour” this year will be on December 28th at […]

BILLBOARD: The 10 best songs played in Atlanta strip clubs in August 2025

Atlanta’s strip clubs have been instrumental in launching rap hits for decades. Gentlemen’s clubs have long served as a testing ground for the genre, and while the streaming era has transformed the music landscape, strip club DJs have remained meticulous about what appears on their playlists each night. Number 1 is “Clap” by Metro Boomin […]

Cardi B Replacing The Weeknd as 2025 Global Citizen Festival Headliner

Cardi B is replacing The Weeknd as the headliner for the 2025 Global Citizen Festival taking place on Saturday, Sept. 27, on the Great Lawn in New York’s Central Park. “I regret to share that, due to personal reasons, I am unable to perform at Global Citizen,” The Weeknd shared on his Instagram Story Monday […]

Outkast announce ‘Stankonia’ 25th anniversary expanded vinyl edition 

Featuring unreleased tracks, new mixes and a series of photographs from the original promo tour. Outkast have announced a 25th anniversary deluxe reissue of ‘Stankonia’ on vinyl. The triple-LP package is slated for release on 31st October via Legacy Recordings. Originally released in 2000, the Atlanta hip-hop act’s fourth album marked their commercial breakthrough at […]