Blair CaldwellBeyoncé is officially postponing a major announcement she had planned to release today, Jan. 14.”The January 14th announcement will be postponed to a later date due to the devastation caused by the ongoing wildfires around areas of Los Angeles,” the singer wrote in a message shared on Instagram late Monday.”I continue to pray for…… Read More…
Photo by Johnny Nunez/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyThough Lana, the deluxe edition of SZA’s SOS, is all the rage right now, her debut album, Ctrl, featured a song inspired by and named after Drew Barrymore. On Monday’s episode of Barrymore’ talk show, SZA sang the actress’ praises while describing just how much of an inspiration the E.T. star has…… Read More…
XO/RepublicWhile there have been many events canceled in LA due to the deadly wildfires, there haven’t been any album releases delayed — until now.The Weeknd has announced that his upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow, due out Jan. 24, has been postponed for a week, and the one-night-only show he was set to perform on Jan.…… Read More…
Doja Cat is helping those affected by the LA wildfires in an artistic way. She posted photos on Instagram of her designs and wrote, “Please help me and @americanredcross support my beautiful state of California. I teamed up with artist @pini and designed a small collection of hoodies and tees on sale now – 100% of proceeds go to…… Read More…
The Hapa Blonde/GC ImagesLA used to be her playground — and now Madonna is sending to love to everyone there affected by the deadly wildfires.On her Instagram Story, Madonna posted footage of the destruction and wrote, “L.A. Has been my Home-off and on for the last 40 years. Even though I don’t reside there any…… Read More…
Lars Niki/Corbis via Getty ImagesIn the wake of Liam Payne’s death last year, One Direction’s concert film This Is Us is returning to select theaters — for a good cause.The film will screen throughout the U.K. on Jan. 14, and 100% of the ticket profits will be donated to various mental health awareness charities in…… Read More…
Photo by Leon Bennett/Getty Images for EBONYUsher continues to celebrate 30 years of his music career with The Last Showman, the latest installment of Audible’s Words + Music series.The episode will find Usher discussing the “inspirations, heartache and personal growth” that led to his 2004 album, Confessions, breaking down some of its popular tracks, and sharing the…… Read More…
InterscopeLady Gaga and Bruno Mars are still alive on the Billboard Hot 100.Their Grammy-nominated duet “Die With a Smile” is #1 for a second week on the tally. Billboard notes that this makes Gaga only the second artist ever to have two #1 hits featuring a male and a female solo artist singing together without…… Read More…
CBS/Recording AcademyAfter much speculation, the Grammys, scheduled for Feb. 2, will proceed as scheduled despite the deadly LA wildfires.In a letter sent out to Recording Academy members on Jan. 13, Academy executives confirmed that the awards show telecast on CBS will “proceed as planned.” However, the letter notes that the telecast will “carry a renewed sense…… Read More…
4 Non Blondes circa 1990; Paul Natkin/WireImageHey-yay, what’s going on? Well, 4 Non Blondes are reuniting to appear at this year’s installment of BottleRock Napa Valley music festival, scheduled for May 23-25 in California.The lineup for the festival was announced on Jan. 13 and headliners include Justin Timberlake, Noah Kahan and Green Day; Benson Boone is also…… Read More…