Nicki Minaj surprised her fans during a show in Brooklyn by bringing out Cyndi Lauper. During her performance at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on her Pink Friday 2 World Tour on Wednesday night, May 1, Minaj invited Lauper onto the stage after which the duo performed “Pink Friday Girls” for the first time together. “I have…… MORE
The Tribeca Film Festival is set to feature talks by R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe, Jon Batiste, Nas and more. The 23rd edition of the festival is set to take place from June 5-18. It will also feature appearances from Judd Apatow, Kerry Washington and Succession’s Kieran Culkin in the Storyteller Series segment. The Storytellers Series of…… MORE
The City of West Hollywood has announced that Kesha and Adam Lambert will headline the free WeHo Pride Concert at Outloud Fest. The three-day free outdoor concert will begin on May 31 at West Hollywood Park. Friday night’s lineup of performers also includes Monet X Change, Laganja Estranja & Morphine Love Dion, Nina Dioz, Jessica…… MORE
Beyonce’s first name is among the new words included in the new edition of the French encyclopedic dictionary Le Petit Larousse. According to Sky News, “Beyonce” will appear as an entry alongside about 40 celebrities such as Cate Blanchett, French actor Omar Sy, Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan, and French rugby captain Antoine Dupont. Bey is…… MORE
To celebrate the 10th anniversary of his sophomore album, x, Ed Sheeran has announced a one-off show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on May 22. The concert set-list will purportedly include the 24-track special “Wembley Edition.” The LP was originally released on June 20, 2014. Ten years later, Sheeran will drop x (10th…… MORE
Usher is set to close out the third edition of the Lovers & Friends Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday (May 4) by performing his 14-time platinum album Confessions in its entirety for the first time ever. This year marks the record’s 20th anniversary. The seminal album sold 1.1 million copies in…… MORE
The Goo Goo Dolls will release a limited-edition, crystal-clear vinyl edition of Live In Buffalo on June 21. On July 4, 2004, the multi-Platinum, four-time Grammy-nominated rock band performed a legendary concert in their hometown of Buffalo. Over 60,000 fans attended the show, braving a torrential downpour in front of City Hall. The 19-song set…… MORE
Taylor Swift dominates the latest edition of the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, claiming an unprecedented top 14 spots on the tally. Swift claims the top 14 positions on the Hot 100 survey dated May 4, led by “Fortnight,” featuring Post Malone. All 14 songs are from Swift’s latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, which…… MORE
Blink-182 have announced the final North American leg of their massive 2024 reunion tour. The announcement comes just weeks after the band wrapped the Australia and New Zealand leg of their One More Time Tour. The band will travel throughout the U.S. and Canada this summer with original Blink-182 co-founder Tom DeLonge and a long…… MORE
Joni Mitchell will release a new The Asylum Albums (1976-1980) box set on June 21. The collection will be available from Rhino as a 5-CD set, a limited edition (5,000 copies) 6-LP version pressed on 180-gram vinyl, and digitally. Both collections can be pre-ordered at https://jm.lnk.to/AA7680. A newly remastered version of “Coyote” from Hejira is…… MORE
Hulu and Disney+ have announced that a documentary on Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band will be launched on their platforms in October. Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band offers in-depth behind-the-scenes access to their 2023-2024 world tour. It also offers footage of band rehearsals and special moments backstage – as…
Cher fans will get to celebrate Pride Month in June with special vinyl editions and expanded digital versions of her classic albums, Living Proof and Closer to the Truth. These two albums will be available from Warner Records on June 28. Living Proof will be pressed on cola-bottle milky green vinyl, while the Closer To…
Olivia Rodrigo has added nine dates to her Guts world tour, setting the stage for her debut in Asia and Australia. The Asia-Australia Leg of the Guts world tour begins on September 16 in Thailand’s capital Bangkok. The pop star is also set to perform in Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Singapore, Melbourne, and Sydney. The…
Dua Lipa’s Radical Optimism has debuted at No. 1 on the U.K. Albums Chart. Radical Optimism earned 46,300 chart units in its first cycle, the most for any British female since Adele’s November 2021 chart-topper 30, the Official Charts Company reports. Radical Optimism also becomes the biggest opening week of any British act so far…