During an interview with Extra on Sunday (August 17), actress Zoë Kravitz praised the new album by Taylor Swift, The Life of a Showgirl, after she “heard bits” of the forthcoming record. “It’s fantastic, of course,” Kravitz revealed. “No skips.” The interviewer seemed surprised by her statement and responded, “No skips? That’s rare,” causing Kravitz…… MORE
While out for a run in London’s Hyde Park, Harry Styles paused to acknowledge a young fan with a thumbs-up gesture in a sweet moment captured by a fan on Sunday (August 17). The Grammy-winning singer still had time for a brief moment of kindness despite being in the middle of his distance running training.…… MORE
Mariah Carey openly criticized the Grammys during a new Pitchfork Over/Under interview. The 56-year-old pop superstar proclaimed that both the music award show and the trophy itself are “overrated,” despite having won five Grammys and earning 34 nominations over her 35-year career. Carey eventually added, “But we love everybody,” to avoid any controversy with the…… MORE
On Monday (August 18), MTV announced the first round of performers added to the lineup for the 2025 MTV VMAs. The awards show – hosted by LL Cool J and airing live on CBS and MTV from New York’s UBS Arena on September 7 – will feature performances by Sabrina Carpenter, Ricky Martin, Sombr, Alex…… MORE
Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” jumps up one place to reclaim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for a milestone 10th week. Over the 67-year history of the Hot 100, only 4% of all No. 1 hits (just 47 of 1,183 total songs) have topped the chart for double-digit weeks, most recently by…… MORE
The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn Tour has set the record as “the biggest R&B tour in history,” grossing over $600 million and selling nearly five million tickets, according to Billboard. The Weeknd kicked off his epic tour nearly three years ago in July 2022, and it has subsequently raked in $635.5 million, becoming only…… MORE
Taylor Swift fans are speculating that she will headline the 2026 Super Bowl halftime show at Levi’s Stadium, home of the San Francisco 49ers, due to numerous Easter eggs dropped during her recent record-setting New Heights podcast appearance. In addition to announcing her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, Swift also dropped random clues…… MORE
During her final headlining stop on her Brat World Tour in South Korea on Friday night (August 15), Charli XCX said goodbye to that era, while also teasing her next career move. Charli shared an Instagram post featuring a message reading, “Please don’t let it be over,” on a large video screen behind her during…… MORE
Sean Kingston has been sentenced to 3 ½ years in prison over his $1 million wire fraud trial in South Florida. The 35-year-old singer, whose real name is Kisean Anderson, was previously found guilty of wire fraud back in March alongside his mother, Janice Turner, who was already sentenced to five years in prison and…… MORE
Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem notches an 11th nonconsecutive week atop the Billboard 200 chart, earning 126,000 equivalent album units in the United States over the past week. I’m the Problem initially debuted at No. 1 in May, and spent its first eight weeks atop the chart, before dropping from the top spot for two…… MORE
The 2025 Mercury Prize shortlist was announced on Wednesday (September 10) at a launch event for the British press in central London, in recognition of twelve acclaimed albums released by U.K. and Irish artists over the past year. This year’s nominees include Sam Fender’s People Watching, Fontaines D.C.’s Romance, PinkPantheress’ Fancy That, Wolf Alice’s The…
Dua Lipa continued her tradition of honoring hometown artists during her Radical Optimism Tour stop in Boston on Tuesday night (September 9), as the pop superstar paid tribute to rock legends Aerosmith by covering their 1998 hit “I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing” at TD Garden. This follows similar city-specific tributes, including recent performances…
On Wednesday (September 10), Sabrina Carpenter took to social media to express gratitude to fans for embracing her new album, Man’s Best Friend, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, marking her second chart-topping record and highest debut ever. Sharing behind-the-scenes footage from the recording studio on Instagram, Carpenter credited collaborators Amy Allen,…
Halsey’s 2015 debut album, BADLANDS, has reentered the Top 10 on five Billboard charts this week following its 10th anniversary deluxe reissue on August 29. The set ranks No. 5 on Top Album Sales, No. 6 on Top Alternative Albums, No. 4 on Vinyl Albums, No. 9 on Catalog Albums, and debuts at No. 7…