30 June 2025

Black Sabbath Given Freedom Of The City Of Birmingham Ahead Of Farewell Show At Villa Park

Black Sabbath have been granted the Freedom of the City of Birmingham, a rare civic honour marking their extraordinary impact on music and their role as hometown heroes. All four founding members — Ozzy Osbourne, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Bill Ward — reunited for a private ceremony at Birmingham’s Council House on Saturday. The […]

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Budweiser’s Cannes-Winning TikTok Campaign Slammed For Unpaid Music Use

Earlier this month (June 2025), Budweiser’s Iconic Sounds campaign picked up the Grand Prix at Cannes Lions for Audio and Radio. But the brand is now facing widespread backlash, not for the idea itself, but for how it sidestepped music licensing. The campaign featured one-second snippets of iconic songs by Beyoncé, The Beatles, Taylor Swift,

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