Now Hear This: Aug. 2025
Now Hear This is a monthly A&R column that provides you with exciting new sounds we discovered through the innovative new music platform Groover.Each month, you can expect a varied…
Eddie Palmieri, Legendary Pianist, Composer & Bandleader, Dies at 88
Eddie Palmieri, the Grammy Award-winning pianist, bandleader, musician, and composer of Puerto Rican ancestry who revolutionized Latin jazz and salsa over a more than seven decades career, has died at…
Tokyo Electron Fires Worker Suspected of Stealing TSMC Tech
Tokyo Electron Ltd. said it’s fired an employee at its Taipei unit, making its first public statement since the island’s government arrested six people suspected of stealing trade secrets from…
Apple Expands 18-Year-Old iPhone Glass Deal in Bid to Avoid Trump Tariffs
Apple Inc. Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is using a familiar strategy to stay in Donald Trump’s good graces: expanding existing initiatives to show he supports the president’s “Made in…
Nogizaka46’s ‘Same numbers’ Hits No. 1, ENHYPEN’s ‘Shine on Me’ Follows at No. 2 on Japan Hot 100
Nogizaka46’s “Same numbers” soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, on the chart released Aug. 6. The J-pop girl group’s 39th single dropped on July 30 and…
Chappell Roan Rides ‘The Subway’ to First Post-Release Performance & Admits She’s ‘Really Nervous’ at Oslo Festival: 9 Best Moments
Before Chappell Roan took the main stage at Øyafestivalen on Wednesday (Aug. 6) night in Norway, thousands of fans in fuzzy pink cowboy hats, chalky white face paint and a…
Luke Combs Was Once Forced to Choose Between Music & A College Frat: ‘I Made the Right Choice’
With his stadium-packing shows and massive hits including “Beautiful Crazy,” “When It Rains It Pours” and his rendition of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car,” it may seem obvious that music has…
Additional Performers Added to ACM Honors, Joining Luke Bryan & More
UPDATE (Aug. 6): The ACM Honors have added four new performers to its lineup. The additional performers are three-time ACM Award-winning songwriter Ashley Gorley, “Wind Up Missin’ You” hitmaker and…
Trump Eyes 100% Chips Tariff, But 0% for US Investors Like Apple
Donald Trump said he would impose a 100% tariff on semiconductor imports, though would exempt companies moving production back to the United States, as Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook and…
BET Hip Hop Awards or Soul Train Awards Put on Hiatus
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