Music: Last News

Naman Ramachandran India has established WAVES Bazaar, an expansive digital marketplace that aims to break down traditional industry silos and connect professionals across the entire media and entertainment spectrum. The platform, operating at wavesbazaar.com, aims to function as a comprehensive business hub where entertainment professionals can “network, collaborate and grow their businesses” regardless of geographic location or specific industry segment.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Young Scooter, the Atlanta rapper who was signed to Future and Waka Flocka Flame, has died at the age of 39 on the same day as his birthday. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed the rapper’s death to Variety, stating that he was transported by emergency medical services in Atlanta to the Grady Marcus Trauma Center on Friday.

Jenny McCarthy is being transparent about her health scare after going vegan.

Kelly Clarkson is reflecting on how the music industry’s attitude towards singing competition shows has changed over the years.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Sean Kingston and his mother were found guilty of wire fraud in their $1 million federal trial, facing decades in prison. The jury deliberated for three hours today in Broward County court, reports CBS News, to find the 35-year-old singer (born Kisean Paul Anderson) and his mother, Janice Turner, guilty on one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud and four counts of wire fraud.

Jamie Lang Currently making its international debut at Series Mania, “Mariliendre” is the latest boundary-pushing series produced by Suma Content and Los Javis – the creative minds behind “Veneno,” “La Mesías,” and “Vestidos de Azul.” The six-episode musical comedy-drama, directed and co-written by Javier Ferreiro, is a vibrant love letter to friendship, queer identity, body positivity and Madrid’s famous Chueca nightlife in the 2000s. It also marks the high-profile acting debut of “Operación Triunfo” finalist Martin Urrutia. Variety recently caught up with Urrutia, only a few days before his 20th birthday on March 30, to discuss stepping into scripted television for the first time, the unique musical challenges of “Mariliendre” and the show’s growing international buzz.

Doechii was one of the many queer artists honored at the 2025 GLAAD Media Awards and she gave an inspiring and powerful speech to accept the award!

Dua Lipa has won the dismissal of a lawsuit that had accused her of copying her 2020 hit track ‘Levitating’ from two other songs.Back in 2022, the pop star was sued by songwriters L Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer who claimed that Lipa had plagiarised their songs – 1979’s ‘Wiggle And Giggle All Night’ and 1980’s ‘Don Diablo’ while creating ‘Levatiating’.“The signature melody is the most listened to and recognizable part of the infringing works and plays a crucial role in their popularity,” the complaint read (via Billboard). “Because video creators frequently truncate the already brief snippets of sound on TikTok, the signature melody often comprises fifty percent or more of these viral videos.” As per BBC, Yesterday (March 27), US Judge Katherine Polk Failla went on to rule that Lipa’s song and L Russell Brown and Sandy Linzer songs only had generic similarities along with non-copyrightable musical elements which had been previously used by the likes of Mozart and the Bee Gees in their 1977 hit ‘Stayin’ Alive’.Lipa’s court win marked the second time she had won a plagiarism suit against her hit song.

Chet Hanks has a new music video out!

EXCLUSIVE: Actor, filmmaker, singer, and writer Dyllón Burnside has signed with Artists First for management.

Ed Sheeran is opening up about his new music!

Ryan McCartan got his start on the Disney Channel and later starred in the Broadway musicals Wicked and Frozen, but we still didn’t know he could sing like THIS!

TV legend Paul Barnes has passed away at the age of 85.The renowned TV and radio host graced the BBC with his presence for many years, featuring on shows like The Village Show, Folio and Anything Goes. He shared the screen with Anthea Turner during his impressive career. His wife paid a heartfelt tribute as she broke the news of his passing.

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Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music At a time when heavy metal has mutated and evolved into so many different shapes that even the term “post-metal” feels reductive, it’s hard to slap the term on anyone — especially, er, post-metal pioneers Deafheaven, whose unusual fusion of screeched vocals and blast beats with towering, majestic guitars and gentle interludes have always made them hard to pin down. Now 15 years into their career, the band had made a hard left in their sound with 2021’s “Infinite Granite,” which found singer George Clarke dropping the goblin shriek and singing in a more conventional, dare we say alternative style.

EXCLUSIVE: The American Play Company, most recently led by Oscar-winning actor Michael Douglas and his business partner, Mark Shankman, is being acquired by the theatrical division of International Literary Partners.

Zendaya is stepping out for the day.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Rising singer-songwriter Allison Ponthier has a lot going for her right now — including prominent endorsements from superfans like Elton John, who featured her in his recent documentary, and Brandi Carlile. But everything was not coming up roses last summer, when she learned she’d been dropped from her label, Interscope, after several years’ worth of singles and EPs but no full-length album. That was a bitter pill, but she makes something sweet out of the experience with “Karaoke Queen,” her first single as an independent artist, which comes out today.

Thania Garcia Chet Hanks reprises his father Tom Hanks‘ iconic role as Forrest Gump in a new music video for his country duo Something Out West. His and Drew Arthur’s second single as a signed act, “You Better Run,” features Chet Hanks recreating iconic scenes from the 1994 Oscar-winning film, including the famous bench scene, where he sits beside Forrest Gump himself, Tom Hanks, in the video.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Grace Potter has a “new” T Bone Burnett-produced release coming out, “Medicine,” and it’s something that her label put out a press release announcing and she even did interviews touting… in the late 2000s. Fans didn’t forget this would-have-been, should-have-been album from early in her recording career, but it seemed destined to remain in the land of lore, until now.

Matt Minton mminton@variety.com When singer-songwriter Mike Hadreas sits down with his therapist, he admits that he often doesn’t know where to begin with his feelings — which might not be surprising for an artist who, over the course of six albums and 15 years, has worked primarily by himself. But for his latest effort, “Glory,” Hadreas — known in the music world as Perfume Genius — opened up his voice and emotions, as well as his recording process, in what has been described as his first “band” album, featuring artists like Aldous Harding alongside his longtime collaborators Blake Mills and Alan Wyffels. “I don’t know if I consciously did it, but it made sense that building the songs felt more collaborative in ways they hadn’t been in the last few records,” Hadreas tells Variety.