Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s first collaborative album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, debuts at No. 1 on this week’sBillboard 200 chart. It’s the first chart-topper for PARTYNEXTDOOR, and the fourth Top 10 record of his career. $ome $exy $ongs 4 U is the 14th career No. 1 album for Drake, among 17 total Top 10s, as…… MORE
During his performance at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Wednesday (February 19), Drake made generous offers to a pregnant concertgoer. After learning that there was a fan in the pit who was 20-weeks pregnant, Drake presented her with a VIP upgrade and offered the woman $30,000. The Canadian rapper’s kind gesture was captured in…… MORE
Travis Scott just unveiled his 11th Cactus Jack Garden, and the Grammy-nominated rapper honored both of his grandmothers by naming the space the Sealie Flood + Bernice Webster Corner garden. Alongside Highland Heights Elementary School students – who also planted a tree to pay tribute to Scott’s grandmothers – Scott unveiled the garden as part…… MORE
Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” has been named the 2024 top-selling single in the world by IFPI, the global recorded-music industry trade organization. In addition to earning the IFPI Global Single Award, Boone was also recognized as Variety’s Hitmakers Newcomer of the Year alongside Shaboozey, whose crossover smash hit, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” came in at…… MORE
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Kendrick Lamar, and Doechii were among the winners at the 56th annual NAACP Image Awards. Beyoncé won Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Album for Cowboy Carter, while Lamar received the award for Outstanding Song – Hip-Hop/Rap for “Not Like Us.” Doechii was named Outstanding New Artist, two weeks after winning a Grammy…… MORE
Liam Payne’s friend Roger Nores and two hotel workers at CasaSur Palermo have been acquitted of all charges in the former One Direction singer’s death investigation. Argentina’s Court of Appeals confirmed that the panel of judges ruled that Nores did not contribute to Payne’s alcohol consumption or have the ability to prevent his death. “Glad…… MORE
Sabrina Carpenter had a fangirl moment over Dolly Parton during the behind-the-scenes peek of their collaboration on Carpenter’s track “Please Please Please.” In a TikTok video shared by Parton, the two blonde singers bonded on set as they filmed the music video for their country version of Carpenter’s Billboard No. 1 hit. The footage captured…… MORE
Prince’s iconic 1984 film, Purple Rain, will return to select Dolby Cinema locations for one night only on March 5. The screenings will feature an enhanced viewing experience with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos immersive audio, with the film digitally restored from an 8K scan of the original 35mm camera negative, and featuring a…… MORE
Sabrina Carpenter has confirmed a second performance at the BST Hyde Park concert series in London this summer, following her previously announced – and already sold-out – July 5 show. Carpenter’s additional show will take place on July 6 will feature openers Clairo and Olivia Dean, and will serve as a substitute for Hugh Jackman’s…… MORE
Tate McRae has expanded her 2025 “Miss Possessive Tour” in support of her upcoming album, So Close to What. The pop star has added 20 more US shows and 3 additional UK dates to her sprawling 80-date world tour, which kicks off on March 18th in Mexico City, and will span South America, Europe, the…… MORE
Jill Sobule, the pioneering singer-songwriter behind the 1995 hit, “I Kissed a Girl,” tragically passed away at 66 in a house fire in Minneapolis. The news of her death was confirmed by her representative to Variety. Known for her groundbreaking music and advocacy for human rights, Sobule’s song “I Kissed a Girl” is recognized as…
During a recent Instagram Live session, Cardi B expressed her frustration over the delays surrounding her long-awaited new album. The Grammy winner sympathized with her impatient fans who have been waiting years for the follow-up to Cardi’s chart-topping 2018 debut record, Invasion of Privacy, with the New York rapper blaming the delay on unfinished contributions…
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are set to release a deluxe edition of their collaborative album, I Said I Love You First, on May 2. The expanded version – titled I Said I Love You First…And You Said It Back – will include guest appearances by GloRilla, Cigarettes After Sex, and DJ Sliink, though what tracks…
On Thursday (May 1), Ed Sheeran revealed details about his upcoming eighth album, Play, a 13-track record that is set to be released on September 12 through Gingerbread Records/Atlantic Records. Along with the album announcement, Sheeran also dropped his new single, “Old Phone,” a nostalgic track co-produced by Ilya Salmanzadeh and Blake Slatkin. In an…