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The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours’ Earns the Year’s Biggest Debut Week
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The Charts The album had 221 million streams and sold 275,000 copies via a variety of bundles with merchandise and tickets to a tour that may have to be postpon...
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Alan Merrill, a Songwriter of ‘I Love Rock ’n’ Roll,’ Dies
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those we’ve lost 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...
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The ‘Blurred Lines’ Case Scared Songwriters. But Its Time May Be Up.
Ben Sisario//35 views
Decisions in copyright cases involving Led Zeppelin and Katy Perry suggest the open season on lawsuits could be coming to a close. In the five years since a fed...
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Lil Uzi Vert Holds at No. 1, and Streaming Habits Are Shifting
Ben Sisario//37 views/1 comments
The Charts During the coronavirus crisis, listeners are turning to older songs and family music, but the biggest new releases are still going strong. During the...
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Katy Perry Prevails as Judge Erases ‘Dark Horse’ Decision
Ben Sisario//36 views/1 comments
A federal judge tossed a $2.8 million verdict in favor of a Christian rap artist who claimed that the pop star’s hit had stolen from one of his songs. In July, ...