Former music instructor charged with improper relationship with student
Former Teacher Charged with Sexual Assault Years ago, a former school teacher from Connecticut was arrested for an inappropriate relationship with a student. Ciara Picard, 39, who taught music at Maloney High School in Meriden, now faces five counts of second-degree sexual assault, as outlined in court documents. The details of the charges come from […]
KISS Co-Founder Gene Simmons Says the Music Industry Treats Artists ‘Worse Than Slaves,’ Supports Trump’s Efforts for Musicians
Senate Hearing on American Music Fairness Act Dec. 9 — Gene Simmons, co-founder of KISS, along with others, shared their views for and against the American Music Fairness Act during a Senate Judiciary Subcommittee hearing in Washington on Tuesday. Simmons expressed his support for the legislation, which would mandate that AM/FM radio stations pay royalties […]
Maddie and Tae part ways 15 years after starting their country music duo
Maddie & Tay Announce Hiatus, Not a Breakup The country music duo Maddie & Tay has decided to take a break, but they’ve reassured their fans that they are not disbanding. In a recent conversation, Maddie Marlowe Font and Tay Dai Karr shared that they’ve opted to step back from creating music as a duo, […]
Justin Bieber warns Apple about iPhone dictation disrupting music
Justin Bieber recently expressed frustrations with Apple over an iPhone feature that he finds particularly annoying. On Instagram, he vented about the dictation button, saying, “If I press this dictation button after I send a text, it beeps, and the music stops again.” He humorously added, “I’ll find everyone at Apple and put them in […]
Gene Simmons and Radio: Hearing on the American Music Fairness Act
Gene Simmons to Testify on Fair Compensation for Musicians Gene Simmons, co-lead singer of the rock band KISS, is slated to appear before the Senate Judiciary and Intellectual Property Subcommittee next week. The focus is on a bill aimed at ensuring that radio stations pay performers for the music they air. On December 9th, Simmons […]
Guillermo del Toro halts award show music to declare ‘F**k AI’
Guillermo del Toro Denounces AI at Awards Show Guillermo del Toro, a three-time Oscar winner, expressed strong sentiments regarding the role of humans in filmmaking during a recent awards ceremony. Del Toro, known for directing films like *Pacific Rim*, *Pan’s Labyrinth*, and *The Hobbit*, was honored with a tribute award at the 2025 Gotham Film […]
MTV Shutting Down Worldwide Music Channels
LONDON – MTV, which first hit the airwaves in 1981 with “Video Killed the Radio Star,” is getting ready to substantially reduce its international music programming by the end of the year. This decision comes as the network, now part of the US media company Paramount Skydance, faces challenges competing against online streaming and social […]
Thieves steal 20 phones at a NYC concert as expert cautions that music fans are victims of an international scheme.
Recent reports have surfaced of a theft incident during a Brooklyn concert where 20 cell phones were stolen. Experts suggest this is indicative of a rising trend targeting crowded music events, possibly linked to the international black market. The police responded to the scene at the Brooklyn Paramount on November 7, where fans of the […]
Tennessee Democrat who expressed dislike for Nashville and country music is in a close race with Republican in special House election: poll
Tennessee Special Election Shows Tight Race A new poll released on Wednesday indicates a competitive special House election in Tennessee, a state that President Trump previously won by a significant margin of 22 percentage points. In the 7th Congressional District, Republican Matt Van Epps is leading Democrat Aftin Behn—who has been dubbed “Tennessee’s AOC”—by a […]
Derek Minor Supports AI Christian Music Artist Despite Forrest Frank’s Worries
Christian hip-hop artist Derek Miner recently addressed concerns from fellow artist Forrest Frank regarding an AI-generated musician named Solomon Ray, who recently topped the iTunes Christian album chart. In response, Miner took to social media, emphasizing that the Holy Spirit doesn’t inhabit AI-created music. He pointed out that many beloved Christian songs are, in fact, […]