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LISA and Rosalia were seen hanging out days after their new music dropped!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music ASCAP, the only remaining not-for-profit performing rights organization in the U.S., delivered a record-breaking $1.835 billion in revenue in the 2024 calendar year, an increase of $98 million, or 5.7% over 2023, with $1.696 billion available for royalty distributions — up by $104 million, or 6.5%. The numbers mark the highest amount in revenue and royalty distributions to creators and music publishers in ASCAP’s history, powered by revenue growth and the lowest overall cost allocation overhead rate in the U.S. at 10%, according to the announcement.

Joey Fatone rocking his body to “Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)” in the hit Broadway musical “& Juliet,” you might think that you have been transported to an alternate boy-band universe.But yes, that is the *NSYNC crooner singing the signature bop by the Backstreet Boys in the reimagining of Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet” — where the heroine decides not kill to herself after finding her beloved beau dead.As Lance DuBois — a man-in-tights role he will be playing through March 16 at the Stephen Sondheim Theatre — Fatone also performs another Backstreet fave, “Shape of My Heart.”“It’s gonna be interesting for people that are fans of Backstreet and fans of *NSYNC to come see that,” Fatone, 47, told The Post.Fatone also sings Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and Ariana Grande’s “Break Free” in the musical set to the tunes of Swedish hitmaker Max Martin — from Britney Spears’ “… Baby One More Time” to Justin Timberlake’s “Can’t Stop the Feeling!”Martin also lent his golden pen to *NSYNC classics such as “Tearin’ Up My Heart” and “It’s Gonna Be Me.” Although the latter track is featured in “& Juliet,” it’s not one of Fatone’s numbers.“The first song we ever actually did with Max was ‘I Want You Back,’” said Fatone of *NSYNC’s debut single. “He gets it, you know? And he has a great team of people that get … what makes a hit and what has the hook.”After “I Want You Back” was released in the US in 1998, *NSYNC got an unwitting boost from the Backstreet Boys when, later that year, the “I Want It That Way” group turned down an offer to appear on the “Disney Channel in Concert” series.“They were exhausted,” said Fatone.

One Direction star Liam Payne wrote and recorded his final song as a heartfelt tribute to supermodel Naomi Campbell.

United States Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson will make her Broadway debut – you read that right – with a one-night-only walk-on role in & Juliet, the hit musical comedy in which the female half of Shakespeare’s star-crossed lovers survives the Bard’s bloody end and takes a newfound control of her own life.

Music from NSYNC is featured in the Broadway musical & Juliet and band member JC Chasez visited the show this week!

Ryan Reynolds celebrated his 48th birthday by attending a performance of the hit Broadway musical & Juliet!

Former NSYNC member Joey Fatone is returning to Broadway for the first time in two decades as part of the cast of & Juliet, the musical comedy “sequel” to Romeo and Juliet featuring the songs of Max Martin, the record producer and writer who just happened to have worked with NSYNC way back when.

LISA and Rosalia have debuted their brand new song “New Woman“!

Thania Garcia How’s that for an international link-up? Blackpink‘s Lisa and Rosalía have teamed up for a new upbeat pop single dubbed “New Woman,” released under Lisa’s own label LLoud Co. with RCA Records.

Ariana Grande is taking on the spicy wings of death!

Tony Award nominee Betsy Wolfe, who originated the role of Anne Hathaway in the Broadway production of & Juliet, will play her final performance on October 20, she announced today on Instagram.

Thania Garcia It’s no secret that Perry’s comeback single — a seemingly female-forward anthem called “Woman’s World” — had a bumpy landing, between the involvement of Dr. Luke, the pop hitmaker who was accused of sexual misconduct by his former artist Kesha (the case was settled with no conviction or admission of guilt on Luke’s part), and its heavy-handed video, which was intended to be ironic but wasn’t perceived that way. In its first complete tracking week, “Woman’s World” debuted at No.

Coldplay has reportedly settled a lawsuit with ex-manager Dave Holmes, who sought $12 million in alleged unpaid commissions.

Halsey is teasing their new single, “Lucky,” which samples the Britney Spears song from her sophomore album, Oops! I Did It Again.

Ayra Starr has spoken about her studio time with Coldplay‘s Chris Martin, along with her upcoming Glastonbury debut.The Beninese-Nigerian musician spoke about meeting Coldplay in the studio to the BBC, revealing that she met frontman Chris Martin and their producer, Max Martin.She revealed to the BBC that she played both the Martins her sophomore album ‘The Year I Turned 21‘, saying: “Oh, my. Yes. I’ve loved Chris for so long, and he’s been very supportive.“We met in a studio and I played him my album before it came out,” she added.

Coldplay have shared a euphoric new single from their forthcoming album. Check out ‘feelslikeimfallinginlove’ below.Shared today (June 21), the track marks the first teaser of new music from the band since they announced details of their latest studio album ‘Moon Music’ earlier this week.

It looks like Katy Perry has reunited with Dr. Luke and several other past collaborators for her upcoming new album.

Ariana Grande is setting the record straight after a video went viral on social media that pointed out her radical voice change within seconds.

Coldplay is back with a new album!

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Coldplay have announced the release of their tenth studio album, “Moon Music,” slated for release on October 4.
The album’s first single, “feelslikeimfallinginlove,” is due this
Friday. The album is produced by Max Martin, who has worked with everyone from Britney Spears and the Weeknd to Taylor Swift and Ariana Grande.