Photo: Ricardo Gomes via BBC Music BBC Music has confirmed a world-exclusive television special, Madonna & Graham, featuring pop icon Madonna in conversation with Graham Norton. The programme airs on BBC One on Friday 26 June 2026. The intimate interview was recorded at Koko in Camden, London, the same venue where Madonna performed her first […]
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Music legends, industry executives and cultural leaders gathered in Los Angeles as the second annual Black Women in Music dinner celebrated the achievements of Black women shaping the music industry. Among this year’s honourees were singer-songwriters Chaka Khan and Kelly Rowland, alongside acclaimed choreographer Fatima Robinson, music executive Natina Nimene, Billboard editorial director Gail Mitchell
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In December 2024, music industry strategist Rob Abelow published a blog post on Where Music’s Going entitled Music’s Biggest Problems, built around a simple question posed to 35,245 people: What’s the biggest problem to solve in music? The responses came from across the music ecosystem, including artists, managers, executives, entrepreneurs, technologists and fans. Taken together,
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Dolly Parton has expanded her business empire with the launch of a new coffee brand inspired by one of her most iconic songs. The country music legend announced a partnership with Community Coffee to create Cup of Ambition, a new range of coffee products named after the famous lyric from her 1980 hit 9 to
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Taylor Swift has become the youngest female artist ever inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, adding another landmark achievement to one of the most successful songwriting careers in modern music. The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame induction ceremony took place in New York City on Thursday 11 June, where the 36-year-old singer-songwriter was officially
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Deezer has launched a free online AI music detector that allows users to scan their playlists across multiple streaming platforms to identify AI-generated tracks. The tool, announced on Thursday 11 June 2026, is designed to give listeners greater transparency over synthetic music in their libraries and works with accounts from 20 of the most widely
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Sir Paul McCartney has revealed that no collaborator has ever compared to John Lennon, crediting their teenage friendship with creating one of the most successful songwriting partnerships in music history. Speaking on the Song Exploder podcast, the former Beatle reflected on the unique relationship he shared with Lennon, admitting that every collaborator since has inevitably
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Singer-songwriter Carly Simon is set to release her first album in two decades, marking a long-awaited return to recording with Comes in Waves, due on 14 August 2026. The 82-year-old music icon has introduced the project with its lead single, Howl, a song she describes as an exploration of heartbreak, anger and ultimately forgiveness. The
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Olivia Rodrigo has partnered with Linktree to launch an exclusive sticker pack and interactive page theme inspired by her newly released album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love. The collaboration coincides with the rollout of Linktree’s new stickers feature, giving users a new way to personalise their profile pages through movable,
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Olivia Rodrigo has revealed that creating the cover image for her new album You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love was far more physically demanding than fans might expect. During an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the singer explained that she spent around two hours suspended on a swing to capture the
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