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The singer’s public fight over ownership of her work has lit the way for a new generation of musicians – especially young women – demanding more control over their output

Accolades be damned, the UK star blasts a music industry that has left her feeling drained, adding her voice to a chorus of Black British artists pushing back against the status quo.

Kobalt Music Group's founder/chairman Willard Ahdritz and CEO Laurent Hubert reflect on the publisher's 20 years of disruption and its influence today.

Oklahoman Although Greyson Chance clearly intends to prize every stop on his "Trophies World Tour," the home-state opening show holds a special place of pride for the performer.  "Im not a person from another city coming in to say, Happy Pride, Oklahoma City. Im truly one of them," Chance said.  "We did not have things like this when I was a kid growing up here. It was still so much youre on the outside of general society. You were not normal. And I think whats going to be so incredible on th...

The band Tramp Stamps, who are accused of being industry plants Credit: YouTube The first two posts you see on Tramp Stamps’ Instagram tell quite the story. One, uploaded April 14, is the video for the Tennessee band’s new single I’d Rather Die, a colourful, defiantly-spirited pop-punk affair in which they (twentysomethings Marisa Maino, Caroline Baker, and Paige Blue) declare that, “I’d rather die than hook up with another straight white guy”. Three days later, the next post. “He...

Over the past week, an up-and-coming pop-punk band has consumed TikTok—but not for a viral song or trend. The trio, a group of young women called Tramp Stamps, has more than 385,000 followers on TikTok and more than 27,000 Instagram followers, gaining fans on social media with only three songs out to date. But they’ve also attracted a lot of critics. The band has faced numerous allegations about whether their claims of being “indie” or “feminist punks” are legitimate—and whether t...

As a result, Tramp Stamps have been fast-tracked to a modern music career milestone, their first notes-app response, after releasing just three songs (including the latest single “I’d Rather Die”). “The misinformation and lies that feed this cancel culture are so fucking toxic,” the statement reads. “We are three women who have been writing and producing music for many years, busting our asses in the music business while building our personal careers.” “You have gone to the ends...