Second week of January. Year of the Horse. Back in the saddle. As I point my GPS toward a familiar constellation of pursuits, here’s a topline look at what I’m watching and where I think the music business is headed in 2026. These aren’t predictions, they’re signals. Conferences → The Real Intelligence Layer The conference […]
Bruno Mars will release an as-yet-untitled new single on Friday (Jan. 9), which will be the first taste of his long-awaited next album, The Romantic. The project is due Feb. 27 from Atlantic and is the follow-up to 2016’s 24K Magic, which won six Grammys. Mars has never been far from the spotlight in the […]
Lady Gaga (12), Bruno Mars (11) and Kendrick Lamar (10) lead the nominees for the 2025 edition of the MTV Video Music Awards, which will air live for the first time on CBS on Sept. 7 from UBS Arena just outside Manhattan. The show will also be simulcast on MTV and stream on Paramount+ in […]
Silk Sonic, the much-loved R&B/soul project from Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak, has taken the unusual step of not submitting its music for consideration at the 2023 Grammy Awards. The move is all the more eyebrow-raising considering Silk Sonic won all four Grammy trophies for which it was nominated in 2022, including record and song […]
Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak will begin their 13-show residency as Silk Sonic in Las Vegas on February 25 at Dolby Live to promote their recently released An Evening With Silk Sonic. The residency will be the duo’s first performance since collaborating on their high-energy, ’70s soul-inspired album, which was met with both critical acclaim […]
Earlier this year, Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak joined forces as Silk Sonic. After releasing a pair of singles titled “Leave the Door Open” and “Skate,” they kinda, sorted laid low outside of a Rolling Stone cover story. However, on Friday, they announced their new album is finally on the way with an assist from […]
Saturday Night Live is back! The late-night sketch comedy returns to NBC for the start of its 46th season on Saturday. After spending half of last season shooting at-home episodes due to the pandemic, promos for the show have revealed the cast is back at 30 Rock’s Studio H8 and ready to put on a […]