Spotify's 2023 Wrapped was released last week, with Taylor Swift named as the service's most-streamed artist of the year. Billboard crunched the numbers, and using an average of $0.0035 cents per stream, the 26.1 billion streams Swift accumulated on Spotify…
You can tell by the title of her upcoming album, Chapter & Verse, that Gabby Barrett is not afraid of sharing her faith. She has already released one of the tracks from it, called "Growin' Up Raising You." And describes…
The Weeknd‘s charity, XO Humanitarian Fund, has donated $2.5 million to pay for four million emergency meals for Gazans facing food shortages and starvation due to the Israel-Hamas war. The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) confirmed that the money will…
Taylor Swift attended the London premiere of Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé yesterday, returning the favor after Bey made a special appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour back in October. Swift arrived in a…
TMZ has revealed that following Kelly Clarkson's divorce from Brandon Blackstock last year, a California labor commissioner found that he owes her more than $2.6 million in unlawfully-collected booking commissions. He apparently made several major deals for Clarkson while serving…
Rolling Stone released its list of The Best Albums Of 2023 yesterday, and SZA leads the way with her hit SOS. The magazine calls the record "cunning and full of surprises," and notes that spent a record-breaking 10 weeks at…
The ASCAP Foundation is holding its third annual Holiday Auction to support music education for the next generation of young songwriters, and the items up for bids this year include one-of-a-kind donations from some of music's biggest stars. Snoop Dogg…
Taylor Swift was announced as Spotify's Global Top Artist Of The Year of 2023 on Wednesday, with 26.1 billion global streams this year. She's followed on the list by Bad Bunny, The Weeknd, Drake, Peso Pluma, Feid, Travis Scott, SZA,…
Billie Eilish and Olivia Rodrigo will be the musical guests for the final Saturday Night Live episodes of the year. Rodrigo will take the stage for the December 9th episode, hosted by Adam Driver, while Eilish will join host Kate…
Machine Gun Kelly called in to the latest episode of Travis and Jason Kelce's podcast with an unusual request for Travis. "I'm sure you get asked this question behind closed doors a lot, but I would be remiss if due…
Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé opens in theaters this week, and Hollywood insiders are expecting it to dominate the weekend box office with a global opening between $30-$40 million. That's far below Taylor Swift's Eras Tour concert film, which opened…
SZA is still riding high on the success of her current album, SOS, and told Variety in a new cover story that the five-year hiatus between it and her first album was at least partially the due to people leaking…
Beyoncé attended the premiere of her Renaissance concert film on Saturday dressed in silver and with platinum blonde hair. As photos began to circulate, some people accused Bey of lightening her skin. But Tina Knowles stepped up to defend her…
The first track on Andre 3000's new album of flute music is called "I Swear, I Really Wanted to Make a ‘Rap' Album but This Is Literally the Way the Wind Blew Me This Time," and it just made Billboard…
Travis Scott brought his Circus Maximus tour to Miami on Monday night, where he spotted a man and woman fighting during the concert. The rapper stopped mid-song and put the spotlight on the couple. "I see you're arguing," Scott said…
Forbes has released its annual 30 Under 30 list, with Latto, Ice Spice, and Peso Pluma among the young music artists who made the cut this year. Latto says she'll earn $12 million in 2023, up from $3 million last…
Sean 'Diddy' Combs has temporarily resigned as the chairman of Revolt, the music-oriented TV network he co-founded in 2013, in the wake of the three sexual assault lawsuits filed against him. A statement explains that: "While Mr. Combs has previously…
Jennifer Lopez will release a new album called This Is Me...Now (a follow-up to 2002's This Is Me...Then) on February 16th. This will be her first record since A.K.A. in 2014, and the superstar promised in a statement yesterday that…
Taylor Swift met with the family of Ana Clara Benevides, the 23-year-old fan who suffered a cardiorespiratory arrest at the Eras tour concert in Rio de Janeiro on November 17th and died shortly after. Photos on social media showed Swift…
Jack Harlow has earned his third No. 1 hit, as "Lovin On Me" rose to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart, one week after debuting at No. 2. He now joins Drake and Taylor Swift as one of…
Taylor Swift announced Monday that The Eras Tour concert film will hit Video On Demand (VOD) on December 13th -- which is also Swift's birthday. It will include three songs not in the theatrical release: "Wildest Dreams," "The Archer," and…
Smashing Pumpkins surprised fans by performing the classic holiday song, "Silver Bells" on an ABC television special, The Wonderful World Of Disney: Magical Holiday Celebration. Frontman Billy Corgan commented: "When you get the call to come play at Disney World,…
SZA dominated at the Soul Train Awards, picking up Best R&B/Soul Female Artist, Album Of The Year, Song Of The Year, and The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award for "Snooze." Usher won Best R&B/Soul Male Artist, the Certified Soul Award,…
Drake's album For All The Dogs returned to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, rising back up from fourth place thanks to the release of the Scary Hours edition with 6 new songs on November 17th. It debuted atop the…
