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Human pop stars? That’s so pre-pandemic. I was skeptical, a few weeks ago, as I approached the doors to a taping of Alter Ego, Fox’s new singing competition with a high-tech twist, but itfelt the same as entering any old sound stage —at least for the first minute or so. …

Don Diablo can’t sit still. The Dutch DJ, who was doing around 200 shows a year before the pandemic forced him to press pause, recently became one of the highest-averaging NFT artist in the world. Diablo claims to sleep two to four hours each day starting at 5 a.m., and …

In the quest toward rock stardom, buzz is nearly impossible to bottle — everyone who’s made it in the music industry knows it’s at first a grueling long-distance run, then suddenly a give-it-all-you’ve-got sprint — so in the summer of 2020, when music critics showered the Chicago post-punk foursome Ganser …

In 2017, a stage diver landed on a man’s head at a punk music festival in New Jersey. That man, who experienced significant spinal damage, successfully sued the show’s organizer for $2 million. Will we see an explosion in these types of liability lawsuits in the coming months, as music …

Tate McRae has gone viral on TikTok not by particular accident or coincidence — but because the 17-year-old Calgary native worked to do it. Her recent track “You Broke Me First” has been lodged firmly on Rolling Stone’s songs chart for three months now, currently sitting between the likes of …

In the week following the release of the singer/songwriter’s delight that is Folklore, Taylor Swift‘s early catalog got some extra attention on streaming platforms, with albums like Fearless and Red seeing double-digit growth in streams. Her 2008 album Fearless saw the biggest boost in streams, rising by 45 percent during …

In a period where social media streaming has never been more saturated and competitive amid social distancing measures brought on by the ongoing crisis, social media app Triller has launched a new star-studded singing competition to break through the noise and draw some eyes. “Step Up to the Mic,” the …

Two weeks ago, Brian Fallon, known for his work as a solo artist and a member of the Gaslight Anthem, scheduled his first Zoom songwriting session with Jason Wade and Steve Stout of the band Lifehouse. “We didn’t have anything specific planned,” Wade says. “But we were texting back and …

(UPDATE 3/5): In a statement provided to Rolling Stone and available in part on Instagram, Megan The Stallion expressed her gratitude that the court denied her former label 1501 Certified Entertainment their request to dissolve the temporary restraining order. “I’m extremely pleased that 1501 and Carl Crawford were denied the …

Katy Perry hasn’t released a new album in two years. But the pop star’s name lit up headlines this week as fervidly as if she had, when a jury unanimously ruled that her 2013 smash hit “Dark Horse” copied an older song from a little-known Christian rapper — a decision …