Steven J. Horowitz

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Diddy Files Appeal Asking for ‘Immediate Release’ From Prison

Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed an appeal for his 50-month sentence, claiming that the court handed down an excessive punishment in his federal trial and asking for his “immediate release”...

Taylor Swift Donates $1 Million to Nonprofit Feeding America

Taylor Swift is ringing in the holiday cheer with a sizable donation of $1 million to Feeding America, a nonprofit network of 200 food banks combating hunger in the United...

Mariah Carey’s ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ Breaks Record for Most Weeks at No. 1 on Singles Chart

Mariah Carey has officially broken the record for the longest reign atop the Billboard Hot 100, as “All I Want for Christmas Is You” spends its 20th week at No. 1. ...

Craig Kallman to Leave Longtime Post at Atlantic Records for Elevated Role at Warner Music

Longtime music industry executive Craig Kallman has been elevated to chief music officer at Warner Music Group, just over a year after he was appointed to the same role at subsidiary...

Spotify Wrapped Breaks Own Record With 250 Million Engagements in Less Than Three Days

After launching last week, Spotify Wrapped has become the streamer’s biggest thus far. Wrapped, which was unveiled on Dec. 3, drew 250 million engaged users in only 65 hours,...

Riot Games’ Maria Egan Accepts Variety Hitmakers’ Interactive Music in Media Award

Riot Games’ Maria Egan accepted Variety Hitmakers‘ first-ever Interactive Music in Media Award on Saturday afternoon, celebrating the company’s accomplishments in bridging the worlds of gaming and music. Egan, head of...

How Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ Went From a Leftover Scrap to One of the Biggest Hits of the Year

When Bruno Mars began sketching the idea that would inevitably become “Die With a Smile” three years ago, he ended up with a handful of lines for the first verse and part...

Mariah Carey, Chappell Roan, Post Malone Among ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’ Performers

Mariah Carey, Chappell Roan and Post Malone are among the performers helping to ring in 2026 as part of “Dick Clark’s New Year’s Eve Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest.” Additional performers...

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