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Chappell Roan Invites Christina Aguilera for ‘Coffee,’ and Fully Manages ‘Expectations,’ in First Night of Benefits at L.A.’s Shrine: Concert Review

By: Chris Willman

Chappell Roan sang 'Coffee' with Christina Aguilera and sang her version of Olivia Rodrigo's 'Expectations' on the first of two nights at the Shrine.

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Chappell Roan Invites Christina Aguilera for ‘Coffee,' and Fully Manages ‘Expectations,' in First Night of Benefits at L.A.'s Shrine: Concert Review

By: Chris Willman

It's hard to single out any one song as the “secret weapon” of Chappell Roan ‘s “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess”; as the best pop debut of the 2020s, the entire album was pretty weaponized.

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John Mayer Sets Up His Own Label, Sob Rock Records, in Partnership With Mercury to Release First New Solo Music in Five Years

By: Chris Willman

John Mayer has had his hands full with what felt like a hundred projects over the past few years — with putting out new music not among them.

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Biographies of John Williams and Bernard Herrmann Among Honored Works in ASCAP's Awards for Music Writing and Broadcasts

By: Chris Willman

The winners of annual awards given out by ASCAP for the year's most outstanding music writing and broadcasts include biographies of film composers

Biographies of John Williams and Bernard Herrmann Among Honored Works in ASCAP’s Awards for Music Writing and Broadcasts

By: Chris Willman

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Happy 20th Birthday, ‘Debut': A Look Back at Taylor Swift's Self-Titled First Album, Via a Previously Unpublished Q&A

By: Chris Willman

Today, Oct. 24, 2026, marks the 20th anniversary of the release of Taylor Swift ‘s self-titled debut album.

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Ella Langley Retakes No. 1 on Hot 100 From Taylor Swift; Tate McRae's ‘Housewife,' Rodrigo/Roan ‘Expectations' and Zach Bryan/Lana Del Rey ‘Lies' All Bow Big

By: Chris Willman

Taylor Swift's “Patient Zero” no longer has a stranglehold on the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 ; after three weeks, it has relinquished the

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Neil Young Files $10 Million Suit Against Trump for Using ‘Rockin' in the Free World,' Six Years After a Prior Settlement Over the Same Song

By: Chris Willman

Neil Young has filed a $10 million lawsuit Monday against Donald J. Trump ‘s political action committee, Trump 47 Committee Inc., alleging copyright

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Taylor Swift, Inducted Into Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, Says ‘There Is No Music Community Like This Music Community. I Know, I Checked All the Communities'

By: Chris Willman

Taylor Swift looked back on her earliest days crafting songs in Music City as she was inducted Monday into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame , becoming its youngest member at 36.

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Donnie Iris, Pittsburgh's Favorite Rocker, Who Scored Hits With the Jaggerz and as a Solo Artist, Dies at 83

By: Chris Willman

Donnie Iris , regarded as Pittsburgh's biggest hometown rock hero for a six-decade career that included hit singles in the 1960s and '80s, died Monday at 83.