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Taylor Swift recently received the Nashville Songwriters Association International’s Songwriter-Artist of the Decade award. Swift received the award on Tuesday, September 20, at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium during the annual Nashville Songwriter Awards. Swift gave a 13-minute acceptance speech in which she discussed her approach to songwriting, re-recording her first six studio albums after dispute with…

Jack Harlow was named Songwriter Of the Year at the 2022 SESAC Music Awards last Wednesday. This marks the second consecutive year that the rapper has won the award. After being confined to an online event due to the pandemic for the past two years, the performing rights organization conducted its annual ceremony recognizing member…

New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music has launched a new course for this fall focused on singer-songwriter Lana Del Rey. The course, titled “Topics in Recorded Music: Lana Del Rey,” will run from October 20 to December 8. It will be taught by journalist and author Kathy Iandoli. According to Variety, the…

Rihanna’s music video for her 2012 single “Diamonds” has officially surpassed 2 billion views on the YouTube. “Diamonds” is Rihanna’s third song to reach the 2-billion views after Calvin Harris’ “This Is What You Came For,” in which she featured, and her feature on Eminem’s “Love The Way You Lie.” “Diamonds” officially becomes Rihanna’s first…

Cardi B received an early birthday present from none other than Beyoncé. The “WAP” rapper revealed that she received a signed copy of the superstar’s latest album, Renaissance, along with a handwritten note. “To: Cardi B,” Bey wrote. “Hard working, beautiful and talented queen, thank you for always supporting me. Sending so much love to…

Rapper, singer and songwriter Lil Nas X’s new wax figure has been unveiled at the world’s greatest wax museum, Madame Tussauds Hollywood. In just a few short years, Lil Nas X has reached undeniable global fame through his internet mastery, iconic fashion sense and his steady stream of #1 hits including “Old Town Road” feat.…

Harry Styles’ “As It Was” continues to rule the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, as the song topped the list for a 14th total week, tying for the fourth-longest reign on the tally. “As It Was” earned 68.2 million radio airplay audience impressions, 14.4 million streams, down 9%, and 3,000 downloads sold, down 13%, in…

Mariah Carey has hinted about her plans to release Someone’s Ugly Daughter, a lost alternative rock album. The pop superstar secretly recorded the album in 1995 under the pseudonym Chick. Speaking to Rolling Stone’s “Rolling Stone Now” podcast, Carey revealed that she recently came across a version of the album with her vocals in the…

The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation has added hip hop superstar Pitbull and singer-songwriter H.E.R. to “The Event,” its second annual fundraising gala scheduled for October 1 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. They join an already announced all-star lineup of performers from the worlds of music and comedy, including multiple Grammy award winning…

Nicki Minaj joined forces with Bleu on a recently released new single, “Love In The Way.” Earlier last week, Nicki and Bleu teased the song, sharing the artwork first, followed by dropping a snippet. Bleu described “Love In The Way” as “a beautiful song” and added it was one of those “type songs that’s gonna…