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Entertainment News Apr 1, 2022

Grammys are anyone's game as music's A-listers descend on Vegas

Fans are buzzing to see how the attendees of the awards show will react (if at all) in the wake of Will Smith's slapping of Chris Rock at the Oscars.

Business / Corporate Oct 28, 2019

Taylor Swift helps Alibaba plug world's biggest shopping spree

Taylor Swift will headline Alibaba's Singles' Day next month in Shanghai, turning her considerable star wattage on the world's largest annual online shopping spree. By most measures the biggest recording star on the planet, Swift is the highest-profile act to feature at Alibaba Group Holding ...

Entertainment News Oct 10, 2018

Singer Taylor Swift helps boost voter registrations after endorsing Democratic candidates

Pop music luminary Taylor Swift's decision to wade into electoral politics for the first time on Sunday has driven a spike in online voter registration, particularly among young people, according to the website Vote.org. The nonprofit site, which helps people register online, reported 240,000 new ...

Music | Sound Off Sep 14, 2017

AKB48 sets a chart record, but Daoko and Kenshi Yonezu are playing the long game

by Patrick St. Michel

Call it the end of an era. Last week, AKB48's 49th single "#Sukinanda" sold over 1 million copies to take the top spot on the Oricon singles chart. Besides being the first song in the No. 1 position to feature a hashtag in its ...

Music Aug 12, 2017

After 'bare buttock grab,' judge tosses DJ's claim in Taylor Swift groping case trial

Pop star Taylor Swift on Friday won an important ruling in the trial stemming from her allegation that she was groped by a Colorado disc jockey, with the judge dismissing the DJ's rival claim accusing the singer of wrongfully getting him fired. The ruling by ...

Entertainment News Jun 13, 2017

Sean 'Diddy' Combs ousts Taylor Swift as highest-paid global entertainer

Rapper and music producer Sean "Diddy" Combs was named the world's highest-paid entertainer on Monday, ousting pop singer Taylor Swift who fell to 49th place on the Forbes annual list. Beyonce moved into the second spot with $105 million, courtesy of her best-selling "Lemonade" album ...

Music Jun 9, 2017

Taylor Swift returns to Spotify after almost three-year boycott

Taylor Swift is releasing her entire catalog on all streaming services, ending the pop star's boycott of Spotify Ltd. over her ability to limit her songs to paying subscribers. The albums will become available at midnight New York time Thursday night, Swift's management said on ...

Music Jan 28, 2017

Big in Japan? Artists from abroad may find it more difficult to draw a crowd

by Philip Brasor

There are now just three major record labels left on the planet: Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment and Warner Music Group. These three companies control as much as 80 percent of the music that is commercially available in the world — and not just ...

Music Dec 4, 2015

Music streaming services face new test as Coldplay snubs Spotify

by Lucas Shaw

First Taylor Swift kept "1989" off free music streaming services and scored the best weekly album sales in more than a decade. Then Adele spurned Spotify and Apple Music with her new "25" and did one better: She shattered the record for opening week ...

Entertainment News Nov 5, 2015

Katy Perry tops Taylor Swift as highest female music earner

by Jill Serjeant

She didn't make as many headlines, nor sell as many albums, but Katy Perry handily beat Taylor Swift to become the highest-earning woman in music this year, according to Forbes. Perry, 31, earned $135 million in the past 12 months, thanks to a huge worldwide ...

Music Dec 5, 2014

Taylor Swift regains top spot on revamped Billboard 200 chart

by Piya Sinha-Roy

Taylor Swift climbed back to the top spot on the newly revamped U.S. Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, in a list that the trade magazine believes now more accurately reflects present-day music consumption. Swift's "1989" jumped from No. 2 to No. 1 this week ...