NMPA Chief Calls Out ‘Unique Problem’ in the Music Industry: ‘Songwriters Don’t Stick Together’

While it is technically an annual conference for a trade organization, the National Music Publishers’ Association’s membership meeting has become more like a TV network’s upfront presentation: a major show in the music business with performances from top artists, strong visuals, updates on policies and ongoing battles, and fiery speechesContinue Reading

From Darren Criss’s ’90s Rock Medley to Cole Escola’s Tearful Reunion, Tony Awards 2025 Winners Partied Till Dawn

On Sunday evening, after host Cynthia Erivo closed the Tony Awards 2025 with a powerful rendition of Dreamgirls’ “And I Am Telling You I’m Not Going,” summing up the top moments of Broadway’s biggest night, a flurry of exclusive after-parties kicked off throughout New York City that went on untilContinue Reading

Blake Lively Issued a Powerful Statement After a Judge Dismissed Justin Baldoni’s Lawsuit Against Her

On Monday, June 9, Judge Lewis J. Liman dismissed Justin Baldoni and Wayfarer Studios’ countersuit against Blake Lively and her husband, Ryan Reynolds, in which he accused them of defamation and extortion. He also dismissed the defamation suit against The New York Times, which reported on Lively’s original complaint againstContinue Reading