Lainey Wilson won Entertainer of the Year, Album of the Year for Whirlwind, and Female Vocalist of the Year at the 2025 CMA Awards, becoming only the third woman in CMA history to win Entertainer of the Year twice.

Billboard

“You Look Like You Love Me” by Ella Langley and Riley Green won both Single of the Year and Song of the Year, with Cody Johnson taking Male Vocalist of the Year, The Red Clay Strays earning Vocal Group of the Year, and Zach Top named New Artist of the Year.

Billboard

Singer d4vd has been named a suspect in the death investigation of 15-year-old Celeste Rivas-Hernandez, whose body was found in the trunk of a Tesla registered to him, with the cause of death still undetermined.

Billboard

Tyler, The Creator has been named Apple Music’s Artist of the Year for 2025 after logging more than 4.5 billion minutes of listening and releasing two major projects, CHROMAKOPIA and DON’T TAP THE GLASS.

Music-News

Yungblud has announced two intimate shows for April 2026 in London and Kingston, offering stripped-back performances with tickets on sale tomorrow.

NME

A Church of England infant school in Poole has banned students from singing songs from K-Pop Demon Hunters due to concerns over demon-related themes conflicting with the school’s Christian ethos.

NME

Pinkfong, the studio behind Baby Shark, surged as much as 62 percent in its Kosdaq debut before closing 9 percent above its IPO price after raising roughly ₩76 billion to expand its global content efforts.

Music Business Worldwide

Warner Music Group has partnered with Stability AI to develop professional-grade “responsible” AI tools for music creation that use ethically trained models and incorporate artist feedback.

Music Business Worldwide

Spotify is rolling out expanded Song Credits, a new SongDNA feature highlighting musical connections, and an About the Song section offering behind-the-scenes context.

Variety

Kenshi Yonezu’s “Iris Out” remains at number one on Billboard Japan’s Hot 100 for an eighth consecutive week.

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