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Kesha is standing up for the transgender community.
The superstar sat down with Bob the Drag Queen for Paper this week, where they opened up about messages they want to share with their U.S. fans as the current presidential administration continues to put measures into place to dismantle the rights of trans people.
“I would love to be able to stand in front of my fans and be like, ‘Everything’s fantastic and don’t you worry,’” Bob shared. “But I don’t think that’s real. Sometimes things get worse before they get better. Sometimes things get worse and they don’t get better. But you have to remember the resilience of queer people, of Black people, of women, of any marginalized person to exist despite it all. To exist no matter what.”
Kesha agreed, adding, “Trans visibility day has me thinking about what a huge support the trans community has been. The queer community has been my community and has always been there for me. That’s where I belong. And beyond that, to any marginalized person, like you were just saying, I want everyone out there to know that they have an ally, someone that is a warrior. I will not lay down, I will not be quiet about basic human rights. And as someone who’s had her freedoms taken away from her and fought like hell to get them back, I’m going to echo that throughout my work until the day that I die.”
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Transgender Day of Visibility started back in 2010 when trans activist Rachel Crandall created the holiday to celebrate “the lives of transgender people” as a whole rather than just the discrimination against the community, according to GLAAD.
Kesha, who is gearing up to release her sixth album, . (Period), revealed that she wants the upcoming project to be a “safe space for people to feel fully embodied and liberated.” She continued, “If you want to find your community and find a safe space for you to fully embody exactly who you are and be celebrated, I invite you to come join us. I would like to start a revolution of love. I want to create a traveling summer of love, a community of love. I want to give all of us a place to come and be ourselves.”
As for the current government, Kesha said, “I have never seen a less embodied group of individuals waving around their chainsaws. It’s terrifying. In the midst of all this chaos, the most political thing we could do is love ourselves and love one another and create a space where we can come together and spread as much love as possible. So that’s my objective for the summer.”
Kesha’s . (Period), arrives via Kesha Records on July 4.
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There’s a big fight in Australia! For Premier Boxing Champions, Australian Tim “The Soul Taker” Tszyu (24-2-0) battles American Joey “Small Town Soldier” Spencer (19-1-0) in the ring on Saturday (April 5).
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Tszyu vs. Spencer: Schedule, Undercard & Where to Stream
The Tszyu vs. Spencer takes place at Newcastle Entertainment Centre in Newcastle, Australia. Boxing fans can livestream the event on Prime Video — for subscribers only. The main card event is scheduled to start at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. Tszyu and Spencer’s ring walks are scheduled around 11 p.m. ET/8 p.m. PT.
The event includes nine of the following bouts:
Tim Tszyu vs. Joey Spencer (Super Welterweight) — Main Event
Brandon Grach vs. Liam Talivaa (Heavyweight)
Endry Saavedra vs. Mikkel Neilsen (Middleweight)
Koen Mazoudier vs. Dan Hill (Super Welterweight)
Callum Peters vs. William Lenehan (Catchweight)
Brent Walton vs. Isaias Sette (Welterweight)
Andrei Mikhailovich vs. Blake Wells (Middleweight)
Cody Beekin vs. Ryan Daye (Middleweight)
Cooper O’Connell vs. Benjamin Amos (Super Lightweight)
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Although PBC has yet to announce each boxer’s walkout music for the main event, they usually go out to the ring to the same songs during their matches. Tszyu typically walks out to “Hypnotize” by The Notorious B.I.G., so this song will likely make an appearance during the boxing event. Meanwhile, Joey Spencer’s ring walk music is usually “Another In The Fire” by Hillsong UNITED.
Livestream PBC: Tszyu vs. Spencer starting at 8 p.m. ET/5p.m. PT on Saturday (April 5) on Prime Video. Additionally, the boxing event is available to stream in English and Spanish.
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Super fans of LeBron James are taking their admiration to new heights with a unique musical genre known as “L&B,” a twist on traditional R&B.
Somebody made an early 2000s type R&B song where the only lyrics are “LeBron James”. 😂😂 pic.twitter.com/APNfve9d4o
— Kevín (@KevOnStage) March 6, 2025
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Taking the term “glazing” to the next level. L&B, or “LeBron and Ballads,” involves fans creatively reworking classic songs, from Michael Jackson’s “Billie Jean” to Young Jeezy’s “Put On,” by flipping the lyrics to praise King James. These fan-made tracks celebrate LeBron’s greatness, often in humorous ways, and provide a fresh take on his legendary status in the NBA. Whether it’s serenading him for his basketball skills, his off-court influence, or his role as a cultural icon, L&B takes fan devotion to a whole new level.
The trend has caught LeBron’s attention, with the NBA superstar admitting that he finds these songs funny, especially after hearing them from his youngest son, Bryce. LeBron has always been known for appreciating his supporters, and this trend only proves how far his influence stretches, inspiring fans to show their love through creativity and humor.
LeBron James was asked about the viral LeBron songs on TikTok. He said they’ve been impossible to not see and that Bryce showed him yesterday that he got a good laugh out of: pic.twitter.com/8Oboj8g0lG
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The genre is just another way fans are celebrating LeBron’s impact, creating an entirely new form of fandom that blends sports with music in a lighthearted yet impressive way.
Check out some of the funniest “L&M” tracks below.
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In an increasingly global music world, stars are popping up from every corner of the planet. But rising Colombian star Venesti may be the first to come from Guapi, a small, remote town near Colombia’s Pacific coast where there is nothing resembling a music industry.
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“This is a place with maybe 25,000 people or less. People who come from a place like Guapi, don’t think they can be successful at this level,” says Venesti, who at 14 years old move to nearby Cali, known as a capital of salsa and a breeding ground for new rhythms.
Venesti, real name Faiber Stiven Caicedo Castro, carved out the artistic name Venesti from a play on words on his middle names, and began to do a mix of tropical and pop informed by the Afrobeats of his hometown. Last year, he won his first Billboard Latin Music Award, for Best Latin pop song for “No Es Normal,” alongside Nacho and Maffio.
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Building on the song’s mix of pop beats with Afro roots and sensibility, Venesti released his sophomore album Origen on March 28 — a 12-track set that incorporates traditional Afro Caribbean rhythms with Afrobeats, reggaetón and ultimately pop for broad appeal.
“I wanted to find my roots, my culture,” says Venesti. “This is an evolution of my sound. I’ve gone through salsa, bachata, and I’ve rescued many sounds from each genre, I’ve encountered a lot of folklore, fused with Afro culture.”
The album features many collaborators, from known names like Guaynaa and Nacho to rising Colombian DJs and artists. Some may not be as known to mainstream Latin audiences but they’re part of Venesti’s journey from small town boy with big dreams to his arrival in Cali, and later, Bogotá, Medellín and Cartagena, all places whose music informs this album.
Below, Venesti gives us his picks of five tracks to begin his journey with.
“Taca Tu Tacu”
This came from a session with Gangsta, who is one of the most incredible producers today. We’d been talking forever and finally met in Miami. We chatted at home and set it up. I told I wanted to create a fusion of ancestral sounds, and he brought up currulao, a genre from the Pacific coast that’s set in five beats, and we put it inside the chorus. There’s like a currulao in the Afrobeat, and it may be my favorite song. [In terms of the lyrics] I began my career writing poetry, but I wanted a chorus here that you could feel rather than sing. The “Taca Tu Tacu” is the beat of my heart. The poem is recited by my heart.
“Tamo Ahí” (with DJ Pope)
This is the song that has that danceable rhythm, but the song is all about courtship, and you’re there, almost there. DJ Pope is Balvin’s longtime DJ and he’s also someone who’s come up to me and congratulated me for getting to where I am coming from a place like Guapi.
“Felina” (with Nacho)
I worked with Nacho in “No es normal” and I had that personal goa lof having him sing Afro. We agreed to do something else after “No es normal” and he had wanted to do another merengue. I said, bro, if you allow me, let me show you this other rhythm. And he fell in love. We did several songs, but in the end, we stayed with “Felina.”
“Me vas a extrañar” (with Jeivy Dance & Andy Alaska)
This is a heartbreak song. It’s sad to remember happy moments that are over, but it’s also about realizing it’s time to let go of the people who’ve hurt you. It’s about putting it all out there. I worked on this one with Jeivy Dance, this huge talent from Cartagena, and Andy Alaska, a DJ who’s going through a great moment. I hadn’t realized that Afro was being done like this in other parts of Colombia and the Pacific. The four DJs that are in this album are here based purely on friendship.
“Number 1”
This is the guy who is winning over the girl every day with little gestures. And when I say “gestures,” I don’t mean gifts; I mean a look, a call, those little things that matter, that are subtle. It’s a very romantic song and I think people will really connect with it.
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Young Thug’s attorneys fired back Thursday (April 3) at a push by Atlanta prosecutors to revoke his probation, strongly denying that he violated his release terms merely by posting to social media that a government investigator was the “biggest liar.”
Just a day after the Fulton County District Attorney’s Office told a Georgia judge that Thug should be imprisoned over the X post criticizing Marissa Viverito, the star’s attorneys said the government motion was filled with “baseless assertions” and ought to be denied.
“Mr. Williams did not violate any term of probation,” lawyer Brian Steel wrote in the filing. “There is no violation of Mr. Williams’ probation by reposting an image on social media and opining that Investigator Viverito is untruthful.”
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After sitting in jail for more than two years on felony gang accusations over his “YSL” group, Thug pleaded guilty last year and was sentenced to serve only probation — a stunning end to a legal saga that could have seen him face a life sentence. While he avoided prison, Thug was hit with strict release terms from the judge, who warned him that “there better be no violations.”
The current dispute started on Tuesday (April 1), when Thug posted an image of Viverito to X (formerly Twitter) with the caption that read: “Marissa Viverito is the biggest liar in the DA’s office.” The post, apparently a reference to her testimony in an unrelated gang case, quickly spread across social media.
A day later, the DA’s office went to court, saying Thug had shown “a blatant disregard for the law, the safety of witnesses, and the integrity of judicial proceedings.” Prosecutors argued that the tweet had been part of “a calculated campaign of intimidation” and had led to subsequent posts by others revealing Viverito’s home address and making death threats against DA Fani Willis.
“The escalation from targeting a testifying witness to making a direct death threat against the elected District Attorney of Fulton County is a grave and unprecedented attack on the justice system,” prosecutors wrote in the Wednesday (April 2) filing.
But in Thursday’s response, Steel said Thug was legally entitled to voice his opinion about Viverito’s credibility even while living under the terms of his probation: “Mr. Williams can admit to all of the allegations alleged and still not have violated any term of his probationary sentence.”
Steel also argued that Thug himself was clearly not responsible for later posts by other users: “Mr. Williams, undersigned counsel and all moral persons do not condone threatening another without justification. However, these comments on social media by unknown persons cannot be attributed to Mr. Williams in order to support a violation of his probationary sentence.”
A judge will weigh the arguments from both sides and potentially order a hearing to decide whether to revoke probation. In Thursday’s response, Steel said that the judge could deny the request without a hearing — but that his client would be ready for one: “If a hearing is needed, Mr. Williams will be prepared.”
A mammoth first quarter of 2025 saw Interscope Geffen A&M (IGA) surge into first place in the current market share rankings of U.S. record labels so far this year.
Big records from the likes of Kendrick Lamar, Gracie Abrams, Billie Eilish and Lady Gaga propelled IGA to a 12.67% current share, up from 9.10% over the same period in 2024. That’s just enough to edge out longtime leader REPUBLIC, which rode a wave of releases by The Weeknd and Morgan Wallen and continued success from Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan to a 12.52% current share of the market through March 27, 2025, down slightly from the industry-leading 12.84% it held after the first three months of 2024.
Those two labels — IGA’s share also includes Verve Label Group, while REPUBLIC’s includes Island, Mercury, Big Loud and indie distributor Imperial — helped parent company the Universal Music Group (UMG) boost its year over year market share by nearly three percentage points, to a 36.82% current share so far in 2025 from 2024’s 33.90%. In doing so, UMG widened its lead over No. 2 label group Sony Music Group, which increased its own share year over year to 27.37%, up from 26.91% this time last year. That growth from those two companies largely came at the expense of the indie sector, which fell to a 19.92% current share by distribution ownership this year, down from 23.21% in 2024. (By label ownership, the indies are the biggest sector; see below.) Meanwhile, the third major label group, the Warner Music Group (WMG), largely remained static at 15.89% current share this year, down slightly from 15.98% last year.
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Given the reorganization of UMG last year — in which Capitol Music Group also reports through IGA’s chairman/CEO John Janick, while Def Jam reports through REPUBLIC CEO Monte Lipman — Interscope Capitol’s combined share would grow even further, to 17.23%, which would best WMG’s mark for the quarter. REPUBLIC’s share, in addition to Def Jam, would be 13.07%. Most notable among the labels under the REPUBLIC umbrella is Island’s continued growth. After a year in which Carpenter and Roan broke out as superstars, the likes of Lola Young and Gigi Perez are helping Island to continue to bloom: At 2.94% current share this year, Island would have been the eighth-biggest label if broken out on its own, and its share is up significantly from the 0.71% it posted in the first three months of 2024, when it would have ranked 20th.
Below the top two labels come a pair of WMG companies in Warner Records (6.17%, which includes Warner Nashville, Warner Latin and Rhino) and Atlantic Records (5.58%, inclusive of 300 Elektra Entertainment and 10K Projects). Warner’s mark is down from the 6.41% it enjoyed in Q1 2024, when it kicked off the year with breakout singles from Benson Boone and Teddy Swims; while Atlantic’s number is up from last year’s 5.14%, as it shifts into a new era following a leadership shakeup last September.
In fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively, are a trio of labels separated by just over a half a percentage in market share: RCA (4.83%, down from 5.13% last year), Capitol (4.56%, down from last year’s 4.71%) and Columbia (4.25%, up big from last year’s 3.71%). Capitol’s market share includes Virgin Music, Motown/Quality Control, Capitol Christian Music Group, Astralwerks and Blue Note; Columbia’s includes some labels from indie distributor RED.
Following Columbia, in eighth place, is the other big story of the year so far: Alamo Records, which posted a 2.91% current share, up significantly from its 2024 mark of 1.53%, driven by the success of Drake and PartyNextDoor’s Some Sexy Songs 4 You album, among other releases. (Alamo also operates an indie distributor, Santa Anna.) Another trio of Sony labels follows: Sony Latin in ninth (1.89%, down from 2.38%), Sony Nashville in 10th (1.83%, down from 2.08%) and Epic Records just outside the top 10 (1.56%, down from 2.99%).
In overall market share — which combines all of a label’s output in the marketplace, whereas current refers to music from the most recent 18 months — Interscope’s deep catalog and current surge sees it secure first place, at 10.81%, up from last year’s 9.84%. REPUBLIC slipped to second, despite slightly increasing its overall market share to 9.95% from last year’s 9.94%, while Atlantic’s formidable catalog sees it leapfrog Warner Records up to third in overall share, at 7.67%, relatively steady from last year’s 7.65%. Warner, similarly, is almost the same as last year, as its fourth place showing of 6.73% is in line with last year’s 6.72%; Capitol and Columbia, in fifth and sixth, are down a small amount year over year (6.05% from 6.14% for Capitol; 5.38% from 5.79% for Columba), while RCA in seventh is also essentially static, at 5.19% from 5.20%. Epic, meanwhile, jumps to eighth (2.42%, down from 2.81%), while Sony Nashville (1.95%, down from 1.97%) and Def Jam (1.80%, down from 1.97%) round out the top 10.
In terms of catalog — all titles older than 18 months, which generally favors labels with a lengthy history of hits — the top eight are the same as in overall market share, with IGA, REPUBLIC and Atlantic leading the way. In ninth, Def Jam’s 2.19% sees it move up, while Concord’s 2.05% moves it into the top 10, with Sony Nashville (1.98%) dropping down to 11th. Concord and Sony Nashville grew their shares year over year, while Def Jam’s is down slightly.
Those figures are all by distribution ownership, whereby Universal, Sony and Warner also receive market share credit from their owned independent label distributors. By label ownership, however, the independent community is by far the largest sector of the business, racking up a 37.87% current market share so far this year, down from 38.25% in 2024; and a 36.03% overall market share this year, down from 36.82% last year.
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