Synth-pop musician Dave Ball, who was one-half of the popular 1980s band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66.

Electronic musician Dave Ball, who was one half of the popular 1980s band Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66.

LVCRFT's next album is a family-friendly batch of fresh bangers arriving on October 1, 2025.

“KPop Demon Hunters” offers lessons on acceptance—and catchy pop songs

Instrumentalists tend to get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame as “sidemen,” says writer Tom Nawrocki. But a distinctive style can make them legends.

With no shade to anyone, there really is no other choice for Variety’s Hitmakers Producer of the Decade than Jack Antonoff. Yes, he’s won the Grammy producer of the year award for three consecutive trips around the sun, but that’s just one indication of his culture-shifting collaborations with Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, St. Vincent, Sara Bareilles, the 1975, the Chicks and more. And in a busy year that also saw Antonoff releasing the latest album from Bleachers (the band he’s fronted for a decade), he collaborated on three songs in this year’s Hitmakers Top 25, including

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