DJ Screw’s Sound Shaped Hip-Hop Hits In The Digital Era. Now, His Music Is Finally Heading To DSPs

DJ Screw‘s impact on Hip-Hop is larger than a longhorn grazing in the Texas sun. Born Robert Earl Davis Jr., the Houston native’s homegrown sound has transcended the city’s wards to gain international fame. Remnants of its syrupy, chopped-and-screwed grooves are found in some of the genre’s biggest hits ofContinue Reading

Comedy Writer Bridger Winegar Said “No Gifts” — Now He Has More Than 300 of Them

In February 2020, Bridger Winegar decided to tease his forthcoming podcast on Instagram with what he thought was an innocent enough caption: “On March 12th, all hell breaks loose.” His podcast launch, as he soon learned, would not rank among that week’s more significant events. “Everyone else is acknowledging thatContinue Reading

Latest Music Industry Hires: BMI, CISAC, Merlin, Sound Royalties, All Classical Radio, Adams & Reese, Snap, TickPick, More

Newly promoted BMI execs John Ellwood (top left), Deidre Chadwick (top right), Jeff Gilligan (bottom left), and Jodie Thomas (bottom right). Here’s a recap of recent music industry hires and in-house promotions as of June 3rd, 2026. If you have a job shuffle to share, we’re all ears. Send usContinue Reading

10 Yellow Pedicure Ideas That Will Be the Must-Have Look of Summer 2026

Yellow pedicure colors are stepping into the spotlight for summer 2026, bringing fresh energy to warm-weather beauty trends. From soft butter yellow polish to bold citrus shades, this season’s best pedicure ideas combine playful color with chic, wearable style. Whether you love glossy finishes, minimalist nail art, or statement-making designs, yellow is proving to be theContinue Reading

“It’s a genuinely unique instrument – and it always raises a smile”: Nigel Tufnel’s “World on Fire” guitar, used during Spinal Tap’s Live Earth performance, is headed to auction

(Image credit: Brian Rasic/Getty Images, Gardiner Houlgate) When Guitar World asked Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel in an interview last year about his switch to Ernie Ball Music Man guitars, the man with the goes-to-11 Marshall told us, “They’re just really well-made. I can say to the people there, ‘I’m thinkingContinue Reading

How Many Tracks Were Used to Train Suno? AI Music Platform Fights to Prevent the ‘Confidential’ Total’s Release Amid Major Label Legal Battle

The John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse in Boston. Photo Credit:4300streetcar Exactly how many tracks were used to train Suno’s generative models? The world may never know – at least if the company gets its way. Amid an ugly legal battle with the non-Warner majors, the AI music platform isContinue Reading

10 Acts of Kindness That Show Neighbors Are Guardian Angels Without Wings

Compassion doesn’t wait for training. It doesn’t check credentials or ask permission. When something goes wrong next door, it’s not an emergency plan that kicks in, it’s pure human instinct. Research shows that empathy under pressure activates the same brain pathways as protecting your own family — meaning your neighbor’s crisis can trigger the same responseContinue Reading

Universal Music Board Unanimously Rejects Pershing Square Takeover Bid, Says ‘It Fundamentally and Materially Undervalues UMG’

Photo Credit: Nick Fewings As expected, Universal Music Group’s board has formally rejected Pershing Square’s $64 billion takeover proposal after being urged to do so by Bolloré Group. We covered Bolloré Group’s clear-cut opposition to the bid earlier this week, when CEO Cyrille Bolloré criticized key elements (among them priceContinue Reading