Sam Smith, who was slated to perform Friday night (Sept. 21) at the 2018 iHeartRadio Music Festival, announced around 9 p.m. PT, after the show had already begun, that he was forced to cancel due to "unforeseen circumstances."

A popular French Muslim rapper said Friday he is canceling sold-out October concerts at the Bataclan music hall in Paris, a target of the deadly 2015 terror attacks, due to pressure from far-right groups who claim he promotes a radical ideology and is desecrating a now-sacred site.

Little more than a week after Warner/Chappell chairman/CEO Jon Platt announced his departure, the search for a replacement is underway with a number of executives already contacted, according to multiple sources.

A particularly exciting year for K-pop led to the most mainstream-leaning MU:CON yet topped off with performances from some of the scene's promising newcomers like The Boyz, DIA, MXM, Kim Dong Han and GWSN.

A list of moves and shakes across the music business, including at Sony Music Entertainment, Arista Records, Atlas Music and more.