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Zayn Malik had decided to leave the British boy-band One Direction in March to establish a solo career.

The youngest member of the Lyon family, Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray), will debut rap song "Bout 2 Blow" in "Empire" Season 2, episode 3.

Sam Smith's new music video for "Writing's on the Wall" was released. The video features scenes from the upcoming and highly anticipated James Bond film "Spectre."

Drake has released a completed version of "Can I," which he collaborated with megastar Beyoncé on.

Wildly popular, wildly illegal mixtape apps offer vast catalogs of music to millions -- and major record labels aren't getting a cent.

The Seattle-based company is hoping a feature aimed at parents, not millennials, will set them apart.

Users of the French streaming service will have access to live soccer match broadcasts in the U.K. and Germany.

Legendary guitarist Carlos Santana is "alive and well" after being reported dead on Thursday.

It's been almost two months since Meek Mill released a diss track about Drake, but the rapper could be working on another after spending time in the studio with Sauce Walka.

With two marketing and advertising conferences going on in New York during Advertising Week, Spotify brought out the big guns.

Chris Brown proposes Australia allow him to visit. The singer has been spreading awareness about domestic violence amid rumors he was denied access.

Drake and Future's surprise album, "What a Time to Be Alive," is a hit among hip-hop fans, charting No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

The first new song from "Empire" Season 2, episode 2, "Without A Country" was released Monday.

Drake slammed Meek Mill again during a concert in Washington Saturday night, telling the crowd the Philadelphia rapper is "dead already.”"

Ministers cited the singer's history of domestic violence as justification for denying him a visa for a planned concert tour later this year.

Sam Smith released the theme song for the upcoming James Bond film "Spectre" on Friday.

Ashlee Simpson and her husband Even Ross released the first photo of their daughter, Jagger Snow Ross, after welcoming the baby girl in July.

Songwriter Kevin Kadish, who co-wrote the massive hit "All About That Bass," told a congressional committee how much money he'd made from the song's streams.

Blake Shelton said his divorce from Miranda Lambert was quick and the two remain civil with one another.

It took the streaming radio service, which has more than 80 million active users, nearly nine years to pay out its first billion.

Justin Bieber and One Direction might both be releasing their highly anticipated new albums on Nov. 13. Which album will do better?

One Direction revealed when fans can expect their next album, and they released a new single. Listen to "Infinity" now!

Figures released Tuesday show a big drop in sales of single tunes, once the lifeblood of digital revenue.

The openly bisexual rapper has said she is allowed to use homophobic slurs because of her sexuality.

Azealia Banks launches angry Twitter tirade after video hits the Web showing her using a homophobic slur.

The Weeknd is also on the second spot with his other single “The Hills.”

Taryn Manning opened up about the potential for a Britney Spears cameo in “Orange Is the New Black” Season 4.

An ad starring Kerry Washington, Taraji P. Henson and Mary J. Blige that debuted during the 2015 Emmys was aimed at an unlikely demographic group.

Artists including Charlie Puth, the Six60 and Nico & Vinz will have brand-sponsored riffs in their songs next year — bringing a whole new meaning to the term "sell out."