Copeland’s latest album, produced with his partner, Elizabeth, was made amid financial hardship and illness’s mounting toll.

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Lana Del Rey’s “Cinnamon Girl” reaches new peaks on both the Billboard Global 200 and Billboard Global Excl. U.S. in its second week on the worldwide Billboard charts.

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Protest requires people to take a stand and hold firm. Pop songs are designed to appeal across demographic lines. In music, as in the rest of the world, resistance takes place closer to the ground.

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Nation of Language have shared a new remix of “Inept Apollo” by Tom Sharkett of WH Lung. They say: “We’re big fans of WH Lung, as well as Tom’s excellent recent LCD Soundsystem rework, so we were ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Justin Bieber sees catalog smashes “Let Me Love You” and “Sorry” ...

Harry Styles has a new album (and mega-residency at Madison Square Garden) on the way, and Sienna Spiro’s tearful ballad is climbing the Hot 100. By Jon Pareles It takes supreme confidence to announce ...