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Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” Returns for Its 20th Anniversary With Unreleased Demos and Rare Live Recordings

Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black” is returning 20 years after its original release in a new anniversary edition that goes beyond simple nostalgia. Unreleased demos, alternative versions, rare B-sides and a 2007 concert from Amsterdam’s Paradiso offer a closer look at how deeply personal songs evolved into the dark, modern soul record that became one of the defining albums of its era. Amy Winehouse left behind a small studio discography, but “Back to Black” has always felt far larger than the number of songs it contains. Originally released on October 27, 2006, the album is returning two decades later in a new anniversary edition built around the material......

Dua Lipa Says Love Is Changing the Way She Writes Her Next Album

Dua Lipa is approaching new music from a different emotional place after “Radical Optimism.” Where heartbreak and the search for love once gave her obvious material, she is now more interested in what happens after love is found: the quiet moments, contradictions and small details that shape a real relationship. It is not yet an album announcement, but it may be the clearest clue to how her songwriting is changing. Dua Lipa is entering a creative period in which her personal life and her next musical chapter appear to be meeting in a new way. In a recent interview with Vogue Italia, the 31-year-old singer did not reveal a title, release date or full concept for her fourth......

Taylor Swift Says She Feels More Connected Than Ever to Her Country Roots

Taylor Swift says the longer her career continues, the more connected she feels to the country roots that first shaped the way she writes songs. Nearly 20 years after “Tim McGraw,” she now looks back at Nashville not as a chapter she left behind, but as the place where she learned how to build characters, images and stories that still run through every musical era of her career. Taylor Swift returned to the Grammy Museum for a conversation about songwriting and used the opportunity to look back at the earliest part of her career with a different sense of perspective. Speaking with Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason jr., she explained that as she gets older, she feels......

JENNIE Announces New Solo EP “Fallen Angel” With Three Songs

JENNIE is returning with “Fallen Angel,” a new three-track solo EP she describes as coming from a “very personal place.” The project brings together the already familiar “Less Than a Lover,” the previously performed “HEAVEN” and the brand-new title track, while its first teaser opens the door to a darker, dreamlike visual world built around desire, emotional weight, love and the idea of freedom. JENNIE is not presenting “Fallen Angel” as a simple collection of three songs. The announcement from Odd Atelier describes the EP as a project created from a deeply personal place and as an expression of her most honest self, immediately......

Ariana Grande Wins Court Approval to Seek Instagram and TikTok Data in Music Leak Case

Ariana Grande has secured an important legal victory in her fight against anonymous music leakers, but the people behind the accounts have not yet been identified. A Los Angeles judge has allowed her legal team to subpoena Instagram, TikTok and other platforms for records that could reveal who allegedly distributed unreleased songs, photos and videos without permission. Ariana Grande has gained a legal tool that could change the direction of her long-running battle against anonymous music leakers. This week, a Los Angeles judge approved her request to issue subpoenas to social media platforms and payment services in search of information that may help identify the people behind specific......

Adele Says Céline Dion Inspired Her Love of Big Ballads and Drama

Adele has never hidden her love for a huge emotional payoff, but now she has named one of the artists who helped shape that instinct. In a Harper’s Bazaar tribute to Céline Dion, she credited the Canadian icon with inspiring her love of ballads and admitted, with typical humor, that she has always been drawn to being a “drama queen.” The comment explains a great deal about the emotional structure of Adele’s own music. Adele’s relationship with the great pop ballad has always felt central to her identity. She is one of the few contemporary artists who can begin with a piano, a simple melody and an intimate line, then let the song grow until it feels......

Shakira Pledges $1.25 Million to Rebuild Schools After Colombia Earthquake

Shakira has returned to Colombia’s Chocó region with an initial $1.25 million commitment to help rebuild schools damaged by the devastating earthquake. More than a celebrity donation, the effort continues a relationship with the area that has lasted for over two decades, with the singer making one priority clear: getting children safely back into classrooms as quickly as possible. Shakira traveled to Quibdó, the capital of Colombia’s Chocó region, on Monday to visit communities badly affected by the 7.4-magnitude earthquake that struck western Colombia on August 10. Nearly 200 schools have reported damage, and the disaster has left hundreds dead. But for......

The Weeknd Faces Backlash Over Wembley Fireworks Hours After UK Wildfire Warning

The Weeknd’s first night at Wembley Stadium ended with a huge fireworks display, but the timing immediately drew attention. Just hours earlier, the UK government had sent an emergency wildfire warning telling people to avoid activities that could start fires, including fireworks. Wembley later said the display went ahead only after discussions with the Metropolitan Police and London Fire Brigade confirmed it could be carried out safely. The controversy surrounding The Weeknd’s first Wembley Stadium show was never really about him as an artist. On Friday, August 14, the opening night of his five-show London run ended with “Moth To A Flame” and a large fireworks......

Stray Kids Tie the Rolling Stones With Their Ninth No. 1 Album on the Billboard 200

Stray Kids have not simply returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200. With “THIS & THAT,” the group earns its ninth consecutive chart-topping album and ties the Rolling Stones for second place among groups with the most No. 1 albums in the chart’s history. With 369,000 equivalent album units and 357,000 pure sales, the release also delivers the biggest opening week of their career. Stray Kids are back at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, and this time the achievement places them beside one of the most famous bands in music history. “THIS & THAT” debuts at the top of the chart with 369,000 equivalent album units in the United States, giving the group its ninth......

Oasis Mark 30 Years of Knebworth With Replica Liam and Noel Gallagher Outfits

Oasis are celebrating the 30th anniversary of their historic Knebworth shows with a new collection inspired by two of the most recognizable images from 1996: Liam Gallagher’s white safari jacket and Noel Gallagher’s striped sweater. The release arrives as rumors of more Oasis shows in 2027 continue to grow, making Knebworth feel less like a memory and more like a place the band could still return to. Oasis are looking back at Knebworth three decades after the two concerts that became one of the defining moments of Britpop. To mark the 30th anniversary, the band is releasing a new collection built around more than standard anniversary merchandise. At its center are replicas of......