On Friday (January 2), Jill Scott announced the details of her first album in over a decade, To Whom This May Concern, which is set for release on February 13 via The Orchard. Scott’s sixth studio album will include 19…
Sabrina Carpenter is set to star alongside classic Muppet characters in a new musical special, The Muppet Show, which is set to premiere on February 4 on Disney+ and ABC to mark the beloved show's 50th anniversary. In a teaser…
Following the premiere of the series finale of Stranger Things on New Year’s Eve, Prince’s iconic songs “Purple Rain” and “When Doves Cry” experienced dramatic Spotify streaming surges. Global streams of “Purple Rain” increased 243% while Gen Z specific streams…
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl notches its 12th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart (dated Jan. 11, 2026), marking her second-longest run atop the chart behind 17-week rule of The Tortured Poets Department in…
On March 20, BTS is set to release their first studio album since 2020’s Be, marking the K-pop group’s long-awaited return from a multi-year hiatus, as confirmed by their agency Big Hit Music. The seven members – Jin, Suga, J-Hope,…
Este Haim married tech entrepreneur Jonathan Levin on New Year’s Eve in a glamorous ceremony in Ojai, California, surrounded by star-studded guests including longtime friend and collaborator Taylor Swift, who dazzled in a gold sequin gown. Photos from the event…
Taylor Swift has made a series of generous and timely donations to children’s charities in Nashville and Kansas City over the holiday season. The pop superstar made a significant contribution to the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt’s Adolescent…
P!nk spent New Year’s Eve recovering in a hospital bed after undergoing neck surgery. The pop star shared a smiling selfie on Instagram on Wednesday (December 31) where she revealed that she received “two new shiny discs in my neck,” while…
Beyoncé has officially become a billionaire, joining her husband Jay-Z, Taylor Swift, Bruce Springsteen, and Rihanna as the fifth musician to reach this milestone, according to Forbes. Her recent successes include the 2023 Renaissance World Tour, which grossed nearly $600…
Coldplay rules the 2025 year-end Billboard Boxscore charts with their record-setting Music of the Spheres World Tour, which grossed $464.9 million between October 2024 and September 2025. This marks the band’s second consecutive year at No. 1 and fourth straight…
On Thursday (December 4), Variety named Sabrina Carpenter their 2025 Hitmaker of the Year. In the cover story feature, Carpenter reflects on her breakthrough year filled with career milestones, from winning her first two Grammys, to a sold-out Short N’…
Katseye has been named TikTok’s Global Artist of the Year in the platform’s annual Year in Music recap. The Grammy-nominated girl group was followed on the global list by Alan Arietta, Enhypen, Bad Bunny, and Stray Kids. Connie Francis’s 1962…
Kendrick Lamar has been named Billboard’s Top Hot 100 Songwriter and R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of 2025, with the Pulitzer Prize-winning Compton rapper receiving both year-end honors for the very first time. This caps off a banner year for Lamar, fueled by…
KPop Demon Hunters has earned three Golden Globe nominations, including Best Animated Feature and Best Original Song for “Golden,” performed by HUNTR/X and co-written by EJAE, Mark Sonnenblick, DO, 24, and Teddy. EJAE makes history by becoming the first Korean…
Wham!’s 1984 holiday classic, “Last Christmas,” has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 for the very first time, rising three spots to top the chart on the strength of 95.3 million streams and 5,000 sales worldwide. This marks…
Taylor Swift's The Life of a Showgirl has topped the 2025 year-end Billboard 200 Albums chart, marking her fifth time leading the final roundup and making her the only artist to achieve this feat more than three times. Remarkably, the…
Rosé and Bruno Mars’ hit “APT.” dominated Apple Music’s 2025 global year-end charts, topping multiple categories including the overall Global Songs, Shazam, Radio, and Lyrics charts. While Kendrick Lamar and SZA’s chart-topping collaboration, “Luther,” secured the No. 2 spot, with…
Bad Bunny dominates Spotify’s 2025 year-end Wrapped campaign, securing the No. 1 spot as the Global Top Artist with over 19.8 billion streams, ahead of Taylor Swift and The Weeknd, and leading the Global Top Albums chart with DeBÍ TiRAR…
Alex Warren has been named Billboard’s Top New Artist of 2025 after a breakout year highlighted by his No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hit “Ordinary,” which spent 10 weeks atop the chart. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter’s Top 10-charting debut album, You’ll…
On Monday (December 22), Gracie Abrams, The National’s Aaron Dessner, and Bon Iver mastermind Justin Vernon released their emotionally charged collaborative song, “Sold Out,” to support Everytown, an organization dedicated to ending gun violence. Created last year in response to…
Taylor Swift is set to conclude her Eras Tour docuseries, The End of an Era, with the final two episodes set to premiere on Tuesday (December 23). In the teaser trailer for the last two installments, Swift reflects on the…
Bad Bunny and J Balvin reunited on stage for the first time since 2021 during the final night of the Debí Tirar Más Fotos World Tour stop in Mexico City on Sunday (December 21), with the duo delivering an emotional…
On Monday (December 22), Barry Manilow announced that he will undergo surgery to remove a “cancerous spot” on his left lung discovered after the 82-year-old singer completed his Christmas concerts, following a prolonged bout of bronchitis. Reassuring fans, Manilow said…
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” continues its holiday chart dominance with a record-extending 21st week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, helping Carey reach a milestone 100 total weeks at No. 1 across her…
