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Mayorkun, famous for hits like Che Che and Geng, has remained consistent since his debut with Eleko in 2016. Fireboy, on the other hand, keeps breaking barriers with tracks like Peru, Bandana, and his ...

Johnny Clawson, Kyle Sturrock, Josh Dorr and Lalo Guzman wrote the lyrics to "Texas." Shelton's longtime ally Scott Hendricks ...

Lou Donaldson, a pioneering figure in the soul jazz movement, passed away on November 9th. He was 98 years old.

As he gears up for his third album in 2025, Sam Fender has released the anthemic 'People Watching', a track that holds ...

Paycheck released his first album in 2021 and followed it with his latest called More Days Behind. The cover features an old ...

According to Luminate's 2023 year-end report, Latin music rose 24.1% year over year in U.S. on-demand audio streams, while ...

Johnny Duhan, who died in a swimming incident off Galway’s Silver Strand beach at the age of 74, was one of Ireland’s most talented songwriters, known for his kindness, integrity and uncompromising ...

Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones has revealed he has not spoken to his former bandmate Johnny Rotten since their last tour in 2008.

Sharon Jones passed away; Fats Domino performed on 'The Ed Sullivan Show'; Cat Stevens had a No. 1 album; R.E.M. made their ...

Ed Sheeran says his ‘permission’ to use his vocals in the 40th-anniversary mix of Band Aid’s Do They Know It’s Christmas? was ...

The country music star has a lot going on at the moment - late last month, Nathan celebrated the launch of Carter Clothing, ...