Sophie JonesLola Young is the latest artist announced as a performer at the 2025 BRIT Awards, the British equivalent of the Grammys.The “Messy” singer says in a statement, “I am super excited and grateful to be performing at The BRIT Awards this year. It’s a dream come true and an absolute honor to share this…… Read More…
Interscope/Frank LebonLady Gaga’s unveiled the track list for her new album, Mayhem, which features 14 songs — plus what appear to be two bonus tracks.In a video on Instagram, the titles of 14 tracks are revealed, including the singles “Disease,” “Abracadabra” and “Die With a Smile.” Two more song titles, denoted by asterisks, pop up at the…… Read More…
Beth GarrabrantThe International Federation of the Phonographic Industry represents the recording music industry worldwide and just handed its biggest annual title to Taylor Swift for the fifth time.Taylor has officially been named the IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year 2024. Not only is it the fifth time she’s scored that title, this is her third…… Read More…
Erskine/ColumbiaAnother day, another Rolling Stone list guaranteed to get fans up in arms. This time around, the publication is pointing out what it calls 50 Terrible Songs on Great Albums, noting, “There’s always one. It’s that single track on a great record that sucks to such a profound degree that it almost feels like a…… Read More…
Live Nation Las VegasBackstreet Boys’ long-awaited return to Las Vegas will come in July, as they launch their new Into the Millennium residency at Sphere, the state-of-the-art globe-shaped venue that has already hosted U2, Phish, the Eagles and Dead & Company. In fact, Backstreet’s Kevin Richardson tells People they did a “scouting trip” to one of…… Read More…
Kara Durrette/Getty ImagesSuper Bowl halftime performers don’t get paid — directly — but usually, the exposure gives a boost to their entire catalog. That’s what SZA and Kendrick Lamar are finding out now.As Billboard notes, Kendrick’s album GNX has returned to #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and SZA’s album SOS has returned to…… Read More…
Republic RecordsTaylor Swift has only been releasing albums since 2006, as opposed to Madonna, who’s been doing it since 1982 — but Taylor just passed the Queen of Pop to secure a major chart record in the U.K.Taylor’s latest release — the archival concert album Lover (Live From Paris) — has debuted at #1 on the U.K.’s album…… Read More…
Peacock Media LLCThe SNL50 Homecoming Concert special streamed live on Peacock Friday from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, and, like January’s FireAid benefit concert, it featured a surprise Nirvana reunion, only this time, it was fronted by Post Malone.Posty, who covered multiple Nirvana songs for a livestream he did in April 2020, took on the role of the late Kurt…… Read More…
NBC UniversalFriday night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Miley Cyrus is scheduled to perform at SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, which is streaming live on Peacock. But it turns out she’ll be pulling double duty this weekend.Miley was scheduled to appear on SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which is airing live on NBC Feb. 16, but…… Read More…
Myles Smith is saying “‘Nice to Meet You,’ Lainey Wilson.” The “Stargazing” singer has released a new version of his recent single “Nice to Meet You” as a duet with the country music superstar. He says in a statement, “I have been a fan of [Lainey] for a long time! She has such a distinctive voice and an unreal…… Read More…