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Tkay Maidza is taking over: New albums, global tours, and her next big move

She’s dropped a new album, finished a 20-date tour in North America and Canada and played a festival tour – just in the last six months. Zimbabwe-born, Australia-raised musician Tkay Maidza has had a whirlwind rise to success – and it’s just the beginning.

  • By Anastasia Santoreneos
  • Forbes Staff

Bruce Springsteen is now a billionaire

The Boss went from E Street to Easy Street by staying true to his humble roots—and rolling up his sleeves and going to work.

  • By Lisette Voytko-Best

Major record labels sue AI music startups for allegedly copying songs to train AI

The lawsuits filed Monday allege “copyright infringement involving unlicensed copying of sound recordings on a massive scale” and seek an injunction and damages.

  • By Molly Bohannon

Taylor Swift drops re-recorded ‘1989’ in ongoing quest to shake off corporate control

1989 (Taylor’s Version) contains five new songs and is Swift’s fourth re-recorded album.

  • By Robert Hart
  • Forbes Staff

Asides

‘New’ Beatles song made with a little help from AI is debuting next week

The new song called “Now And Then” is coming out November 2 alongside “Love Me Do,” the Beatles’ first single.

  • By Britney Nguyen

Coldplay countersues ex-manager over ‘unjustifiably expensive’ tour costs

Coldplay accused its manager of 22 years of spending nearly $10 million on a massive and almost unusable screen—after the manager sued the band for unpaid commissions.

  • By Mary Whitfill Roeloffs

How Jimmy Buffett turned ‘Margaritaville’ into a billion-dollar fortune

Jimmy Buffett was named a billionaire earlier this year by Forbes.

  • By Brian Bushard
  • Forbes Staff

Revealed: The world’s 10 highest-paid entertainers

The world’s top-earning celebrities—including aging rock stars, the Simpsons’ creators and a Puerto Rican rap star—made more than $1.3 billion last year.

  • By Lisette Voytko
  • Forbes Staff

Justin Bieber just sold his entire music catalogue for $200 million

He’s the fourth major musician to cash in his catalogue this year alone.

  • By Marisa Dellatto
  • Forbes Staff
Kanye West at Paris Fashion Week. Image: Getty

Kanye West wants to meet his new in-laws – but will Australia let him in?

There are growing calls to ban ‘Ye’ from entering Australia to meet the family of his new Melbourne wife Bianca Censori.

  • By Ana Faguy
  • Forbes Staff
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