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Music producer contract: every clause explained, and the numbers that count as standard
Points, splits, work for hire and the sample clause — a plain-English walk through what actually belongs in a producer agreement before anybody hits record.
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MusicDolly Parton's career, start to finish: the songs, the albums, and the coat she gave everybody
From Locust Ridge radio to the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — the records that matter, the copyrights she refused to give away, and what a working artist can actually take from sixty years of it.
MusicThe Opry is giving Dolly Parton back to the room that made her: how to watch tonight
Tonight the Grand Ole Opry dedicates its Saturday show to Dolly Parton, with Carly Pearce, Kathy Mattea, Molly Tuttle, Dan Tyminski and more. Here is the start time, the lineup and every free way to watch or listen.
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Primavera Sound 2026: The Cure, Skrillex and Ethel Cain headline Friday's livestream
Amazon Music, Twitch and Prime Video are pulling select sets from the Parc del Fòrum tonight — and the festival around it is the largest, and most parity-balanced, Primavera has ever staged.
Steve Lacy returns with 'The Feeling,' the first signal from 'Oh Yeah?'
The Internet alum re-emerges with a lean, hooded video and a July 17 album date — the first new Steve Lacy material since 'Gemini Rights'.
Governors Ball 2026: Lorde, Stray Kids and A$AP Rocky cap the loudest lineup since the Flushing Meadows move
Three nights in Queens, June 5–7. K-pop's first Gov Ball headliner, a Clipse reunion set, and a Sunday undercard worth showing up at 1pm for.
Atlanta’s New Pulse: Ealuhri and Popstar Benny Stake Their Claim
By fusing Opium-inflected aggression with local grit, Ealuhri is positioning himself as the essential link in the city's evolving underground.
Every sample and interpolation on Kendrick Lamar's GNX
From Debbie Deb to Jon Hopkins to a 1979 Disney score — the full sample map of Kendrick's surprise sixth album, cross-checked against the credits.
VICTIM15 is turning utility into urban luxury
Shareef Mosby's Black-led label sits between workwear toughness and runway polish — and the 2025 Change of Fashion show at NYFW proved the pitch lands.
Rapper Watch Alert: BunnaB is building the summer one cookout at a time
A new entry in our Rapper Watch series — BunnaB stacks singles, hits Route 29 Pavilion and Myrtle Beach in June, and turns the Ice Cream Summer / Bunna Summa run into a region-by-region rollout.
Lucki finally became mainstream by refusing to stop sounding like Lucki
Dr*gs R Bad debuts at No. 9 on the Billboard 200, a Bad Influence Tour with Sk8star is locked in, and a documentary is on the way — all without sanding down the mumble.
Nettspend, Gucci, and the moment underground rap became a casting call
An 18-year-old viral rapper from Virginia walked Demna's first Gucci show in lavender snakeskin. The album landed three weeks later. The pipeline from SoundCloud to Milan is now a single hallway.