The superstar worked hard to promote her new single with Brendon Urie, but Lil Nas X’s streaming juggernaut stood in its way.

After a song that melds hip-hop and country was booted from the trade publication’s Hot Country chart, Lil Nas made a countermove.

The album will be an Apple Music exclusive, a person with knowledge of the release plans said, and a printed publication will be distributed at Apple stores.

The boy band’s “The 1st Mini Album ‘SuperM’” arrived with packaging variations and bundles, resulting in a strong debut sales week, but modest streaming numbers.

He was admired by Kurt Cobain and Tom Waits and earned comparisons to William Blake. But his career was cut short by his struggles with mental illness.

The government sold “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin” to satisfy a judgment against its first owner, Martin Shkreli. It ended up with a collective called PleasrDAO that paid an intermediary $4 million.

He made suburban characters shine in Fountains of Wayne songs and brought pop-rock perfection to the film “That Thing You Do!” He died of coronavirus complications.

The company that controls the composers’ catalog cut a deal for 90 percent of the royalties for the singer’s remake of “My Favorite Things” just weeks before its release.

The singer and songwriter sued after an unreleased Minaj song, which borrowed heavily from Chapman’s “Baby Can I Hold You,” was played on a radio show.

Coordinated efforts at the Golden Globes drew the world’s attention to abuses against women, but big stars in music are mostly mum for now about their industry’s big night.

The singer decided to leave the streaming service because it gives a platform to Joe Rogan, whom scientists have accused of promoting falsehoods about coronavirus vaccines.

The director’s three-part documentary “Get Back” explores the most contested period in the band’s history and reveals there’s still plenty to debate.

The platinum-selling country trio will be known as the Chicks, the latest example of sweeping cultural changes brought on by nationwide protests spotlighting racial inequality.

The partnership brings together two of the country’s biggest brands, as well as the league and a vocal critic.

Her latest project is her first with Disney+: a visual album connected to the music she oversaw for the “Lion King” remake. And as usual, she’s captured fans’ attention by saying little.

The Rolling Stone co-founder’s exit comes a day after The New York Times published an interview in which he made widely criticized comments.

The first to use the word reggae on a record, he sang in a soulful tone and wrote songs with subtle social commentary, helping bring the sounds of Jamaica to the world.

The event on Sunday will address the challenges of a music industry hit hard by the pandemic. The Weeknd, who was snubbed, says he will boycott the awards going forward, in a sign of continuing...

Abba, Lil Nas X and others benefited as the number of competitors in the four all-genre categories grew from eight to 10 in a meeting the day before the nominations were announced.

In a band that defined debauched rock ’n’ roll, he was a quiet, dapper jazz fan. But their unusual chemistry defined the rhythm of the Stones, and of rock.

Services like Spotify and Apple Music pulled the business back from the brink. But artists say they can’t make a living. And their complaints are getting louder.

His path to music stardom has run through Vine. To critics of that, he says, “You only have six seconds to impress somebody.”

The coronavirus relief package that Congressional leaders agreed to this week includes grant money that many small proprietors described as a last hope for survival.

The cassette, discovered at the Andy Warhol Museum, finds the Velvet Underground musician performing snippets from his mentor’s 1975 book.

The deal that brought his podcast to Spotify is said to be worth over $200 million, more than was previously known. Accusations that he spreads misinformation have roiled the company.

The chief executive was placed on administrative leave following an “allegation of misconduct,” three weeks after sending a memo about voting irregularities and financial mismanagement.

An announcement with no tickets. Four permit requests rejected by one small town. How the event celebrating the anniversary of a landmark rock festival crumbled.

The coronavirus has claimed its first major jazz club in New York City, and other venues are in danger of going under as well.

Johnson gained little notice in his life, but his songs — quoted by the Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton and Led Zeppelin — helped ignite rock ‘n’ roll.

Has music streaming ignored aficionados of Mozart and Beethoven? Two new services, Idagio and Primephonic, address the needs of the genre’s discerning listeners.

Independent venues are critical to local scenes and artists on the rise. With concerts on hold during the pandemic, they’re struggling to hang on and fighting for government aid.

Many small venues where artists get their start are in peril. Marc Geiger, a longtime music executive, is starting a venture he hopes lives up to its name: SaveLive.

The work of Jim DeRogatis and Dream Hampton on the accusations against the R&B star began years apart. Now that it seems the public is listening, they have a sense of satisfaction — and security...

Less than two months after Justin Townes Earle’s death from an accidental overdose, his father entered Electric Lady Studios to record an LP’s worth of his songs.

The gaming platform is becoming increasingly attractive to artists, who can earn money by cultivating fan tribes that express their loyalty through patronage.

The R&B singer Casandra Ventura and the music mogul did not disclose terms of the settlement, which came one day after Ms. Ventura filed an explosive complaint.

The musician, who died of the coronavirus, had an early rock career in Japan before helping write the song that became Joan Jett’s breakthrough hit.

The album, “25,’’ being released Friday, is the artist’s first in almost five years.

The business owes much of its wealth to the work of Black artists but has just a handful of Black executives in its most senior jobs. Companies large and small say they’re devoted to change.

Their new show, “Renegades: Born in the USA,” features the 44th president and the musician speaking intimately and expansively on topics like race, fatherhood and the country’s painful divisions.

Noelle Scaggs from Fitz and the Tantrums has an initiative, Diversify the Stage, that aims to direct more touring business opportunities to people of color, women, and L.G.B.T.Q. people.

Sony Music Entertainment buys the Boss’s entire corpus, including classics like “Born to Run,” for an estimated $550 million.

The recording company, which has musicians like Ed Sheeran on its books, tries to cash in on the streaming boom with a listing that would value it at up to $13.3 billion.

For a second week in a row, an old-fashioned format has helped push a new release to the top of the Billboard album chart.

With wry songs full of black humor, his band became an underground favorite in the 1990s, and a new group, Purple Mountains, was set to tour.

A ruling is near in a lawsuit that claims the copyright on the much-sung song is not valid. That would be an unhappy day for Warner Music Group, which could lose millions in licensing fees.

Since 1989, small groups have whittled down 61 of the awards’ 84 categories. The Weeknd, who criticized the process, applauded the change but said he would not lift his boycott.

The rapper was released from prison early because he was vulnerable to the coronavirus. He released his first new track, “Gooba,” then spoke candidly to an audience of two million.

The day after the Rolling Stone co-founder made remarks widely criticized as racist and sexist in a Times interview, the Hall of Fame called an emergency vote and ousted him.

“Feel Flows: The Sunflower and Surf’s Up Sessions, 1969-1971” explores a time of experimentation and reinvention for the band.

The country star said he hoped to resume his tour by the end of the year, if he could do so safely.

In a new memoir, the 84-year-old founder of Island Records reflects on helping bring the music of Bob Marley, U2 and Grace Jones to the world.

“Lou Reed: Caught Between the Twisted Stars” offers glimpses of a life in rock ’n’ roll — from doo-wop to “Metal Machine Music” — and tracks the evolution of one of music’s polarizing legends.

The “retirement plan” was to be an “art ranch” called L&L, for Lou and Laurie, where Reed could play nightly. Now, she is preserving his archive.

The mayor’s office has asked the producer Clive Davis to sign up musical stars for an event on the Great Lawn in August.

The New Jersey recording space built in 1959 by Rudy Van Gelder is filled with history. Can it regain its glory without getting stuck in the past?