Disney/Randy HolmesMyles Smith was a breakout star of 2024, winning a prestigious award in his native U.K. and making former president Barack Obama’s list of favorite songs twice with “Stargazing.” But he says his biggest moment of 2024 is what led him to his New Year’s resolution for 2025.Looking back on last year, Myles says,…… Read More…
Count Justin Bieber among those fans who wish Rihanna would return to her first job: singing. On his Instagram Story Friday, he posted footage of Rihanna singing “Needed Me” during a surprise drop-in at a karaoke bar in New York. He captioned the footage, “Missed seein u sing Queen,” along with goat and crown emojis. Coincidentally,…… Read More…
Atlantic RecordsEd Sheeran has scored his eighth #1 album in his native U.K. — with a record that’s been out since September 2024.The album, +–=÷× [Mathematics] (Tour Collection), features Ed’s biggest hits from his “Mathematics” series of albums — Plus, Multiply, Divide, Equals and Subtract — as well as some of his singles from his…… Read More…
Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for MTV & DIRECTV NOWOne of the five suspects charged in connection to the death of One Direction’s Liam Payne presented himself to Argentinian police to be put in custody, as ordered by an Argentinian judge Dec. 27.Braian Nahuel Paiz, 24, is currently at the police station and will be transferred to…… Read More…
Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott for WMany fans would be starstruck if they met Ariana Grande, but Ari says she gets starstruck, too. In fact, when she was invited to meet her idol, she was convinced it was a plot to kill her.Speaking to W magazine, Ariana says, “Imogen Heap is my idol—my number one…… Read More…
TAS Rights ManagementThey both feature a chart-topping singer who changes clothes a lot, but other than that, the movie Wicked and the Eras Tour wouldn’t seem to have much in common. But Nikki Glaser, the Taylor Swift superfan who on Dec. 8 will become the first woman ever to host the Golden Globes solo, begs…… Read More…
Disney/Eric McCandlessKesha rang in 2025 on ABC, performing her smash “TiK ToK” on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest — and on Jan. 2 she took to social platform X to celebrate the song’s anniversary and the fact that her performance evidently caused people to rush to Spotify to stream the song.”It was…… Read More…
Jonathan WeinerFollowing the news that Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” was the most-streamed song on Spotify for 2024 comes this update: According to his record company, Benson Boone’s hit “Beautiful Things” was the #1 most-streamed song in the entire world in 2024.The song, from Benson’s debut album, Fireworks & Rollerblades, has racked up more than 3…… Read More…
Alex Warren at the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade; Peter Kramer/NBC via Getty ImagesIn 2024, Alex Warren released his debut album You’ll Be Alright, Kid (Chapter 1), scored radio hits with “Carry You Home” and “Burning Down,” got married and headlined a major tour. But he says there was one thing he got the opportunity to…… Read More…
John Shearer/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyEarly in 2024, Miley Cyrus won the first Grammy of her career. Could Sunday be the day she’ll be able to say that about the Golden Globes?The first time Miley was nominated for a Grammy was in 2015, so it took her almost a decade to finally win. The…… Read More…