The major labels and publisher groups agreed on what songwriters earn from vinyl, downloads and ringtones through 2032. The Copyright Royalty Judges sent back ten questions, and the answers are due October 2.

Cardi B says her third studio album is already in progress, with about two songs recorded and a 2027 release in mind. After the long gap between her first two albums, the turnaround is the story.

A London songwriter sent a garage track to a Chicago soul veteran, and the result reverses a 30-year habit of British DJs borrowing American vocals.

The Nashville medical examiner has closed the file on Brytavious Lakeith Chambers (Tay Keith), ruling his June 18 death an accident. The finding lands three months after it, and it does not touch the catalog he left.

No Guidnce ended after five years with unreleased music and no money left to put it out. The London quartet joins TLC, En Vogue and Mis-Teeq on R&B's long list of groups that ran out of cash before they ran out of fans.

A Sept. 15 order keeps Kirk Burrowes' case against Janice Combs moving without deciding it. What his claimed quarter of Bad Boy would reach now, after the Warner deal and the 2023 publishing handoff.

Glenn Lewis has released the full music video for ‘Waiting,’ a quietly aching standout from his 2026 album Overture. The new visual arrives with detailed production credits and another reminder that Lewis is treating this independent chapter as a continuation rather than a nostalgia exercise.

Jhené Aiko’s Westside Whimsy opens at No. 1 with 74,000 equivalent album units, giving the singer her first Billboard 200 leader after six previous top-10 projects.

Gunna, RAYE, Shaboozey, Yung Lean and several rising artists have joined the 2026 MTV VMAs performance lineup, with multiple broadcast and awards-show debuts planned.