The New York Post reported Sunday evening that L.A. Reid was removed as the head of Epic Records after a staffer told Sony Music about several instances of alleged sexual harassment. Variety went further…
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"OmigodOmigodOmigod, Harry, I, like, love you and, like, I know all your songs by heart and I follow you on Instagram and I think you're amazing and can we do a selfie after this and what's your favorite color?" Eventually, John Sykes contained himself and this iHeart photo op with Columbia's Harry Styles resumed.
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Based on early reads, Harry Styles looks set for a chart bow in the neighborhood of 240-265k SPS. Meanwhile, Zac Brown Band...
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Bono brought Eddie Vedder onstage on the first weekend of The Joshua Tree tour in Seattle, asking for his help in singing "Mothers of the Disappeared." Mumford & Sons, who opened the show, joined in as well at Century Link Field. How appropriate for Mother’s Day.
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Katy Perry’s next Capitol Records release, Witness, will drop on 6/9 and be followed in September by a five-month North American tour. It’s her first album since 2013’s Prism.
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This laconic teaser for The Defiant Ones, the upcoming HBO doc on Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre (debuting on 7/9) lays out the many remarkable achievements of the pair as a set of "You will never" predictions they overcame—and then some. Check it out.
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Capitol's Niall Horan has unleashed the lyric video for single "Slow Hands," which you can enjoy below. The track was co-written by Horan with...
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On the occasion of Berklee College of Music's 2017 commencement, honorary doctor of music degrees went to several eminent musicians, including Todd Rundgren and Lionel Richie, as well as Recording Academy chief Neil Portnow, whose lecture on "The Semiotics of Representation in Grammy Product-Placement Bumpers" is said to be highly transgressive. Seen just before throwing a TV out the window of the faculty lounge are...
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Sony/ATV has rolled out an enhanced version of its royalty portal, SCORE, which is as satisfying as a fine Cohiba...
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On the heels of unveiling her brand new album and thirteenth studio release, multi-platinum R&B legend Mary J. Blige has announced plans to embark on her highly anticipated North American STRENGTH OF A WOMAN TOUR.
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REID’S OUSTER FOLLOWED ALLEGATIONS OF SEXUAL MISCONDUCT (REPORT)
Variety and the New York Post report... (5/15a)
 U.K. MIDWEEKS: HARRY HEADS IN #1 DIRECTION Not exactly shocking, but still. (5/15a)
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