Taylor Swift is IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2025, her sixth time topping the worldwide chart and extending her record as the category’s most-awarded artist.

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Sia has been named Australia’s top music export on Spotify for 2025, reflecting the continued worldwide strength of her catalog as both a performer and songwriter.

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Jacksonville rapper Lil Poppa has died at 25, with the cause and manner of death not announced publicly as tributes pour in from fans and fellow artists.

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Bourbon and Beyond 2026 will run Sept. 24-27 at the Kentucky Exposition Center in Louisville with headliners Foo Fighters, Chris Stapleton, Mumford and Sons, and Dave Matthews Band.

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U2 released the six-track Days of Ash EP on Ash Wednesday, alongside a rebooted Propaganda zine, with planned donations supporting Amnesty International, CPJ, and UNHCR.

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Amy Winehouse’s band will tour the UK for the 20th anniversary of Back to Black, performing the album’s songs live to celebrate her legacy.

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Backstreet Boys have added six more dates to their Las Vegas Sphere residency, with new shows on July 16, 17, 18, 23, 24, and 25.

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On the Billboard Japan Hot 100 dated Feb. 18, 2026, King Gnu’s “AIZO” is No. 1, Kenshi Yonezu’s “IRIS OUT” is No. 2, Hey! Say! JUMP’s “Hanikami” jumps from No. 58 to No. 3, and both M!LK and HANA place two songs each in the top 10.

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