Legendary singer-songwriter Donna Summer was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame during a private ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday (December 15). Summer, who passed away in 2012 at age 63, was honored as a defining voice of the disco era and a prolific co-writer of classics like “Love to Love You Baby,”…… read more »
During his recent Spilt Milk festival performance in Australia, Kendrick Lamar paused his show to sing “Happy Birthday” to 9-year-old fan Kalina Fowler, who had been shouting about her birthday from atop her grandfather’s shoulders. The heartfelt moment was captured on fan-shot video, with Lamar leading the crowd in singing before gifting Kalina a signed…… read more »
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 the song’s most successful season yet, making it only the second holiday hit to top…… read more »
Trey Songz was charged with assault for allegedly punching a nightclub employee at Dramma Night Club in Times Square on December 4, and was also charged with second-degree mischief for causing about $1,500 in damage at Mira restaurant and hookah lounge during an unrelated incident a week later. Manhattan prosecutors allege the 41-year-old R&B singer,…… read more »
Billboard’s 2025 year-end Boxscore charts named Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Tour as the highest-grossing rap tour of 2025. Lamar earned $369.6 million from 42 shows across North America, Europe, and South America, while selling 1.9 million tickets. Following Lamar is Tyler, The Creator’s Chromakopia Tour, which grossed $174.5 million with 1.3 million tickets sold over…… read more »
Billboard’s 2025 year-end Boxscore charts reveal that Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour was the highest-grossing country tour ever, earning $407.6 million from 32 shows across North America and Europe, while selling 1.6 million tickets. Following Beyoncé are Post Malone’s Big Ass Stadium Tour with $231.1 million earned while selling 1.6 million tickets over 51 shows, while…… read more »
Carl Carlton, the funk, soul, and R&B singer best known for his 1981 hit “She’s a Bad Mama Jama (She’s Built, She’s Stacked)” and his Top 10 1974 cover of “Everlasting Love,” has died at 73. The news of his death was confirmed by his son on social media on Sunday (December 14), where he…… read more »
50 Cent, who stars as Balrog in the upcoming Street Fighter reboot set for October 2026, teased on Instagram over the weekend that he plans to recruit Eminem to create new music for the film’s soundtrack. “I’m gonna get @eminem on deck to make some music for this movie Street Fighter 🔥🎥,” 50 wrote, before…… read more »
Fergie recently reunited with the Black Eyed Peas members Will.i.am, Apl.de.Ap, and Taboo to celebrate their landmark 50th birthdays together, with the “London Bridge” singer sharing the heartfelt moment in an Instagram post on Saturday (December 13). “Finally got to break bread and celebrate our milestone birthdays together,” Fergie wrote in the caption alongside a…… read more »
Mariah Carey’s 1994 holiday classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” has set a record with its 20th total week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest reign in the chart’s 67-year history. Carey’s Christmas chart-topper surpasses the 19-week rule of Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Lil Nas X’s “Old…… read more »