• KPop Demon Hunters won Best Animated Feature at the Academy Awards, with directors Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans becoming the first Asian female winners in the category. The film’s song Golden also won Best Original Song. The Netflix hit has broken platform records and a sequel is already in development. https://variety.com/2026/film/news/kpop-demon-hunters-win-oscar-best-animated-movie-1236680527/

• Composer Ludwig Göransson won Best Original Score for Sinners at the Academy Awards, his third Oscar this century. His previous wins include Black Panther and Oppenheimer, reinforcing his reputation as one of Hollywood’s most in-demand composers. https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/sinners-wins-best-original-score-oscars-2026-1236199879/

• Phil Campbell, longtime guitarist for Motörhead, died at 64. Campbell joined the band in 1984 and played on every album until the group disbanded after the death of Lemmy Kilmister in 2015. Musicians across rock and metal paid tribute. https://loudwire.com/motorhead-rockers-fans-tribute-phil-campbell/

• Country star Jo Dee Messina announced Bridges, her first studio album in more than a decade. The project arrives this summer and is led by the single Some Bridges. https://www.gratefulweb.com/articles/jo-dee-messina-announces-first-studio-album-over-decade-shares-first-song-video/

• iHeartMedia partnered with the Global Gaming League to produce podcasts and gaming-culture audio programming, expanding esports coverage across iHeart’s platforms. https://ramp247.com/programming/iheart-teams-up-with-global-gaming-league/

• New research suggests humans are born with innate “musicality”—a biological capacity to perceive and create music—supported by infant studies, cross-cultural research, and comparisons with other species. The findings could influence treatments for language and motor disorders. https://www.eurasiareview.com/15032026-from-speculation-to-science-humans-are-born-musical/

• Documentary We Are the Shaggs premiered at the SXSW, exploring the cult legacy of outsider rock trio The Shaggs and their enduring influence on experimental music. https://variety.com/2026/film/reviews/we-are-the-shaggs-documentary-band-sxsw-film-review-1236687955/

• Harry Styles debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally, selling 430,000 units. It marks his fourth solo chart-topping album. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/harry-styles-kiss-all-the-time-disco-occasionally-number-1-1235528505/

• HarbourView Equity Partners acquired select assets from the estate of Quincy Jones, including recordings, publishing, and ancillary rights, as part of an effort to preserve and manage the legendary producer’s catalog. https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/quincy-jones-estate-sells-catalog-and-ancillary-rights-to-harbourview/

• James Hetfield of Metallica announced his engagement to Adriana Gillett after an underwater shark-dive proposal. https://blabbermouth.net/news/metallicas-james-hetfield-proposes-to-girlfriend-underwater-during-shark-dive-thank-you-god-for-putting-us-together

Top 5 Singles (Billboard Charts)

1. I Just Might – Bruno Mars
2. Choosin’ Texas – Ella Langley
3. Man I Need – Olivia Dean
4. Risk It All – Bruno Mars
5. Ordinary – Alex Warren

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