It’s an age-old question that is still being answered. Where do the lines between art, technology, and culture begin and end when it comes to creation, enjoyment and distribution? And who gets paid in the end? As 2026 emerges these forces continue to intersect in not just music and entertainment, but also in fine art….
Tupac Shakur’s earliest known demo tape and handwritten lyrics from his teenage rap crew Born Busy are hitting the auction block in New York as part of a rare collection curated by Ge-ology, his longtime friend and collaborator. The never-before-released cassette, recorded around 1988 in a Baltimore basement, features a 16-year-old Tupac, then going by…
The iconic Queen frontman, whose story was brought to life on the big screen by Rami Malek in the Oscar-winning 2018 biopic Bohemian Rhapsody, began life not as Freddie Mercury, but as Farrokh Bulsara. Born in Zanzibar, an island off the coast of Tanzania (then a protectorate of Britain), on Sept. 5, 1946, Mercury’s parents were Parsi, followers…
AI projects are only as good as the data sources they can access, and as publishers become more aware of the opportunities that they have to license their work to specific AI providers, the race is heating up to secure access contracts, and ensure that your AI bot is more informed and accurate than the…
Reading Time: 3 minutes 43-year-old serial killer Cleophus Cooksey Jr. has been sentenced to death. The spree killer murdered nine people over a three-week period in Phoenix back in 2017, killing all of them with a gun. Though much of his motive (beyond robbery and sexual assault) remains unknown, a jury convicted him for murder,…
The wait will soon be over for long-suffering Harry Styles fans, as the former One Direction singer has confirmed a March 6 release for his fourth Columbia studio album, KISS ALL THE TIME. DISCO, OCCASIONALLY. The project was executive produced by Styles’ longtime collaborator Kid Harpoon. As of yet, there’s not much additional information about the…
After announcing the surprise return of Pavement for a pre-party, the Mosswood Meltdown festival in Oakland, Ca., has secured Iggy Pop and Bikini Kill as its headliners. The event will take place July 18-19 at Mosswood Park and will be hosted by director John Waters. Also set to appear are Otoboke Beaver, Scowl, the Dirtbombs,…
SZA stepped into a heated social media controversy this week after questioning the credentials of an influencer who made viral claims about Justin Bieber and Hailey’s marriage. The Grammy-winning singer called out what she described as potentially dangerous armchair psychology targeting the celebrity couple. The drama began when a social media influencer posted a video…
Image Credit: CFOTO/Future Publishing via Gett Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit with a major disruption on January 14, 2026, when a widespread network outage left many without service for hours. According to DownDetector, nearly 200,000 users reported problems as phones suddenly switched to “SOS” mode, preventing calls, texts, and mobile data access. Frustrated…
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