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Petras, who is transgender, understands her subversive engagement with religion as a way of processing trauma. “I just, since a young age, had to be like, ‘I’m going to hell.’ That was my growing up experience,” she said. “But I feel like, since I’ve steadily been building, I’m able to handle it.”Before her career took off, Petras released her music as an independent artist under her own label. She credits recording artists like Robyn and Charli XCX, who also released music independently, for inspiring the creation of BunHead Records, a nod to the '90s Japanese manga series "Sailor Moon." But Petras hopes to do more with her music than provide a catchy beat for clubgoers to dance to.

For Kim Petras, 2022 was a big year.

Residents of a western New York town are raising a red flag over an influx of migrants they say could overwhelm the city's resources, as has happened in New York City.

What’s the secret to making great pop music? A Max Martin–inspired musical has some answers.

A stage musical about woke princesses that uses hit songs by Britney Spears will land on Broadway this summer.

British rock band Coldplay are headed out of this world with a new cosmic-themed album called “Music of The Spheres,” scheduled to drop on Oct. 15.

The Weeknd, Megan Thee Stallion and Roddy Ricch are among the top nominees for next month’s iHeartRadio Music Awards.

(Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)NEW YORK – A night after winning the top Grammy Award for songwriting, R&B singer H.E.R. Leslie Odom Jr. will also compete for best original song with “Speak Now” from “One Night in Miami...," which he wrote with Sam Ashworth. AdSongs by John Legend, Mary J. Blige, Janelle Monae and Robert Glasper were shortlisted for best original song but didn't make the final cut. The duo of Reznor and Ross have won a number of awards for their scoring work, including an Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and Golden Globe. Terence Blanchard (“Da 5 Bloods"), Emile Mosseri (“Minari") and James Newton Howard (“News of the World") round out the best original score nominees.

Dr. Luke appeared as Tyson Trax on the Grammy ballot for Doja Cat's Say So," which he produced and co-wrote. But not all of the academy members may have been aware they were voting for Dr. Luke when they completed their ballots this year. Ad“I didn’t know that Tyson Trax was Dr. Luke. AdTogether, Martin and Dr. Luke crafted hits for Kelly Clarkson, Katy Perry, Pink and Kesha, who he signed in 2005. Eventually Dr. Luke stepped into the forefront, helming successes for Miley Cyrus, Pitbull, Nicki Minaj and Flo Rida, logging 17 No.

(CNN) - Katy Perry and her producing partners have to pay up in a copyright infringement case over her 2013 song "Dark Horse." The jury determined that 22.5% of the profits from "Dark Horse" were owed to "Joyful Noise." Her label, Capitol Records, has to pay nearly $1.3 million. Flame argued that "Dark Horse" infringed on his copyright by using an underlying beat from his song without permission, according to court filings. "Dark Horse" held the No.