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Rock Star Manager Scooter Braun’s Collapse Comes as He Promotes Himself as Star, Artists Records Sales, Careers Secondary

update: The Hollywood Reporter says Idina Menzel and J Balvin have also decamped from Braun's management. EARLIER The record...

UPDATE: End of Scooter Braun’s Era as the Reigning Pop Manager — Ariana Grande, Demi Lovato, Justin Bieber Leave

UPDATE Now Matt Belloni says on Twitter that Ariana Grande has left as well. My guess is we will see lawsuits shortly....

Jay Z May Have to Perform at the Super Bowl Since No One Else Wants to Do It: Harry, Taylor, Lizzo, Miley Out of It

Jay Z is having such a tough time booking a musical guest for the Super Bowl he may have to do...

Miley Cyrus Dropping a Whole New Single This Week Because “Flowers” Mega Hit Never Had a Follow Up

Miley Cyrus is dropping a whole new single on Thursday night. This seems odd since Miley's "Flowers" was the...

Will Talking Heads Be Talking to Each Other at Toronto Film Fest Reunion for “Stop Making Sense”?

Fans of the Talking Heads are still scratching their own heads over an announcement this week from the Toronto Film Festival.

(Listen) Dolly Parton Performs “Let it Be” with Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr from Her New Rock Album

Now that Dolly Parton is in the Rock Hall, she's made a Rock album. Today she's dropped her version of "Let it Be" with...

Justin Bieber, Scooter Braun Headed for Divorce? Pop Star, Manager Said to Be on the Outs, Bieber Career Up in the Air

Are Justin Bieber and Scooter Braun getting a divorce? First of all where is Bieber? No posts on Instagram since May. His Twitter feed shows...

RIP Abe Somer, 85, Lawyer At the Center of Every Important Record Deal of the 60s and 70s, Got the Rolling Stones Their Biggest Contract

On Friday morning in Los Angeles there will be a private funeral for Abe Somer. The 85 year old lawyer was at the red...

Review: Chrissie Hynde, Still the Indie Punk with Soaring Vocals and Melodies, Rocks Like It’s 1981

Chrissie Hynde brought the Pretenders to the Bowery Ballroom last night and blew the lid off the small club.

(UPDATED) RIP Jerry Moss, 88, Legendary Record Biz Man of A&M, Sting Writes: “A devastating loss for me and everyone who knew him”

UPDATED THURS MORNING: Sting writes to us exclusively: "Jerry was a gentleman first and foremost, a friend, a...