IHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour Reveals Star-Studded Lineup
iHeartRadio has revealed a star-studded line-up for this year's Jingle Ball Tour. The performing stars at the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour include Olivia Rodrigo, Usher, Nicki Minaj, SZA, Niall Horan, OneRepublic, AJR, Sabrina Carpenter, Miguel, Jelly Roll, Big Time Rush, NCT DREAM, Marshmello, Ludacris, LANY, David Kushner, Kaliii, Paul Russell and Flo Rida. The… ...
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Doja Cat's 'Paint The Town Red' Earns Fourth Week Atop U.K. Singles Chart
Doja Cat's "Paint The Town Red" has topped the U.K. Singles Chart for the fourth straight week. "Paint The Town Red," a song from Doja's latest album Scarlet, racked up 6 million U.K. streams in the latest charting week, according to the Official Charts Company. The track became Doja Cat's first-ever U.K. No. 1 single… ...
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Sexyy Red Drops 'No Panties' From 'Rap Sh!t' Season 2 Soundtrack
Sexyy Red recently dropped "No Panties," a single from the upcoming Rap Sh!t Season 2 soundtrack Rap Sh!t: The Mixtape. "I'm happy that I got to work on 'No Panties' for Rap Sh!t," Sexyy Red said in a press release. "It's just me having fun on the beat and talking my sh*t. It's just like… ...
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Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame To Livestream 2023 Induction Ceremony
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame's 2023 induction ceremony will be streamed live for the first time, as Disney+ has picked up rights for the live broadcast. Disney+ will livestream the event from Brooklyn's Barclays Center on November 3 at 8 p.m. ET/5 PT and be available for streaming on-demand following the ceremony. Last… ...
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YoungBoy Never Broke Again Drops New Single 'Testimony'
YoungBoy Never Broke Again recently released a new single, "Testimony," and an accompanying music video via Never Broke Again/Motown Records. "Mama, I wanna tell you that I'm sorry for them hard times/ I know I'm selfish, but behind you, I stay on my grind/ Wish you can help me, but I'm sinnin', I need more… ...
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Ice Spice Opens Up About Matty Healy's Controversial Remarks
Ice Spice has revealed that she is still on good terms with The 1975 frontman Matty Healy despite his recent controversial remarks about her. In a recent interview with Variety, Ice Spice opened up about her interaction with Healy and revealed that he apologized to her "a bunch of times." "When I had heard that… ...
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Megan Thee Stallion Featured In PSA For 'Seize The Awkward' Campaign
A public service advertisement featuring Grammy-winning superstar Megan Thee Stallion was launched earlier this week. The PSA, "Check In On Your Friends," is part of Seize the Awkward, a national campaign that inspires young adults to talk about mental health with their friends. In the latest PSA from the award-winning campaign from the American Foundation… ...
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SZA's 'SOS' Earns Record 41st Week At No. 1 On Billboard's Top R&B Albums Chart
SZA's SOS has broken the record for most weeks atop Billboard's Top R&B Albums Chart. When the blockbuster album was ranked at No. 1 for the 41st week on the chart dated September 30, SOS broke the 40 weeks tie with The Weeknd's After Hours. After Hours reigned the R&B Albums Chart for 40 weeks… ...
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Doja Cat's 'Paint The Town Red' Tops U.K. Singles Chart For Third Straight Week
Doja Cat's "Paint The Town Red" has topped the U.K.'s Official Singles Chart for the third straight week. "Paint The Town Red," a song from Doja's just-released fourth album Scarlet, racked up 6.2 million U.K. streams in the latest charting week, according to U.K. Official Charts. Earlier this month, "Paint The Town Red" became Doja… ...
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Rod Wave's 'Nostalgia' Debuts At No. 1 On Billboard 200
Rod Wave's Nostalgia has debuted atop the all-genre Billboard 200 albums chart, earning the rapper his third No. 1. Nostalgia bowed with 137,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending September 21, according to Luminate. Wave has previously topped the Billboard 200 with his last two full-length projects, Beautiful Mind (2022)… ...
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Drake & SZA's 'Slime You Out' Debuts Atop Billboard Hot 100
Drake's "Slime You Out," featuring SZA, has debuted atop the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart. "Slime You Out," Drake's first in-studio collaboration with SZA, is from the Canadian rapper's upcoming album, For All the Dogs, due October 6. With the track, Drake earned his 12th Hot 100 leader, tying him for the fifth-most in the… ...
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Doja Cat's 'Paint The Town Red' Earns Third Week Atop Billboard Global 200
Doja Cat's "Paint the Town Red" has earned a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200. "Paint the Town Red," which was Doja's first No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200, earned 89.8 million streams, up 1%, and 12,000 sold, up 5%, worldwide September 15-21. Meanwhile, Jung Kook's "Seven," featuring Latto, remains… ...
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Megan Thee Stallion Joins Beyonce On 'Savage Remix' At Houston Renaissance Show
Megan Thee Stallion joined Beyonce to perform "Savage" live together for the first time on the Renaissance World Tour. The pair performed the song on Saturday night, September 23, at NRG Stadium in Megan's hometown Houston. "Do we have any savage ladies and gentlemen in the house tonight?" Beyonce asked the crowd at NRG Stadium… ...
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Lauryn Hill Reunites With Fugees At 2023 Global Citizen Festival
Lauryn Hill reunited with her Fugees bandmates at the 2023 Global Citizen Festival in New York City's Central Park on Saturday (September 23), surprising fans and captivating them amidst incessant rain. Hill took the stage to join her mates to raise awareness for world hunger. Hill blazed through some of her own classics including "Doo… ...
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SZA Duets With Jean Dawson On New Song 'No SZNs'
SZA recently teamed up with experimental pop musician Jean Dawson for a new duet, "No Szns." Dawson co-produced "No Szns" with Austin Corona, Elliott Kozel, Jesse Schuster, Wyatt Bernard, and Zach Fogarty. The song features trumpet from yMusic co-founder CJ Camerieri. Dawson co-wrote the song with SZA and co-directed the video for the track with… ...
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Doja Cat Drops Video For New Single 'Agora Hills'
Doja Cat recently released a music video for "Agora Hills," the latest single from her fourth studio album, Scarlet, which arrived last Friday (September 22). Hanna Lux Davis and Doja co-directed the visual, which was shot in Pomona, California, and Koreatown in Los Angeles. Doja's "estranged dreams come to life in a home-movie style video… ...
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Moneybagg Yo, Sexyy Red Join Forces On New Single 'Big Dawg'
Moneybagg Yo has teamed up with rising hip-hop star Sexyy Red on a new single, "Big Dawg." "I want a big dawg, a big dawg," Red raps at the start of the track. "You ain't got no bag, you can't even look at me, n***a." Later, Bagg chips in and also lists his favorite brands,… ...
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FKA Twigs, Shia LaBeouf Trial Postponed To October 2024
FKA Twigs' lawsuit against ex-boyfriend Shia LaBeouf will now go to trial in 2024. Twigs had filed a lawsuit against LaBeouf at the end of 2020, accusing him of sexual battery, assault and infliction of emotional distress. The trial was previously scheduled for November 6, 2023. However, on August 29, both parties agreed to a… ...
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Usher To Headline Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show
Usher will perform during the Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas, Nevada, on February 11, 2024. The Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show will be telecast on CBS. "It's an honor of a lifetime to finally check a Super Bowl performance off my bucket list. I can't… ...
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Lizzo Facing Another Lawsuit From Former Tour Employee
Hip-hop superstar Lizzo is facing another lawsuit from a former tour employee, wardrobe stylist Asha Daniels. The new lawsuit comes over a month after three dancers filed a lawsuit against Lizzo for alleged sexual, religious and racial harassment. Daniels, a professional clothing designer, designed the wardrobe for the dancers on Lizzo's 2023 tour. Daniels alleges… ...
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Nipsey Hussle's Murder Explored In First Episode Of New 'Behind The Crime' Series
The newly launched "Behind the Crime" series, which premiered last Wednesday (September 20) on Fox's Tubi network, explored the murder of rapper Nipsey Hussle in its first episode. The show, which is a collaboration between Tubi and Dan Abrams' Law & Crime, "dives deep into the inner workings of the justice system with gripping cases… ...
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Nicki Minaj's Husband Kenneth Petty Sentenced To House Arrest For Threatening Offset
Kenneth Petty, the husband of superstar rapper Nicki Minaj, has been sentenced to 120 days of house arrest for threatening rapper Offset. The sentence comes after Petty violated the terms of his probation by posting threatening video clips on social media, specifically targeting the Migos rapper. According to The Hollywood Reporter, in a court order… ...
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Shakira Drops Fuerza Regida Collab 'El Jefe'
Shakira recently released a new song "El Jefe," a collaboration with Furerza Régida. The Colombian superstar teased the collab early last week by sharing a short clip of an interview with ET in which she said, "I'm not the boss in this song, but wait and see." She also shared a snippet of "El Jefe… ...
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Adidas CEO Doesn't Think Kanye West Meant Anti-Semitic Remarks
Adidas CEO Bjørn Gulden said in a recent "In Good Company" podcast that he doesn't think Kanye West "meant what he said" when the rapper spewed anti-semitic comments last year. Gulden complimented West, calling him "one of the most creative people in the world." He added that the fact that Ye made the statements, which… ...
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Quavo Discusses Gun Violence With Vice President Kamala Harris, Members Of Congress
Migos rapper Quavo spoke about combating the issue of gun violence during the Congressional Black Caucus legislative conference in Washington last Wednesday (September 20). The rapper, who had previously met some big and powerful politicians including Vice President Kamala Harris to voice his concerns about gun violence, said during his speech at the conference that… ...
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Megan Thee Stallion Eager To Release Joint EP, Tour With Cardi B
Megan Thee Stallion has revealed that she is eager to release a joint album with fellow hip-hop superstar Cardi B and tour together. Asked about the possibility of collaborating on an album in an interview with Complex, Megan replied, "I literally think that's the route that we're going." "So I've done two songs for her.… ...
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Norah Jones Teams Up With Questlove, Christian McBride On 'Why Am I Treated So Bad' Cover
Norah Jones recently teamed up with Questlove and Christian McBride for a cover of The Staple Singers' "Why Am I Treated So Bad." The pair joined Jones as guests while recording the latest episode of her podcast "Playing Along." The episode also features the trio's collaborative covers of D'Angelo, Pops Staples, and Kris Kristofferson, among… ...
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Erykah Badu, Herbie Hancock To Headline 2023 LA3C Festival
Erykah Badu and Herbie Hancock are set to headline the second annual LA3C festival. The three-day event will take place from November 10 to November 12 at multiple venues across downtown L.A. LA3C, known in full as Los Angeles, Capital of Culture & Creativity, held its inaugural event last year. The festival featured acts like… ...
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'The Jennifer Hudson Show' Delays Season 2 Premiere Amid Writers' Strike
"The Jennifer Hudson Show" is delaying the start of its sophomore season, as the writers remain on strike. According to Deadline, after much discussion and at Hudson's urging, "The Jennifer Hudson Show" is pausing production and its season two premiere. The show was set to air on Monday, September 18. "The Jennifer Hudson Show" is… ...
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Chris Stapleton, Snoop Dogg Reimagine Phil Collins' 'In The Air Tonight' For 'MNF'
ESPN's "Monday Night Football" broadcast opened with a new music video featuring eight-time Grammy Award winner Chris Stapleton, entertainment icon Snoop Dogg, and world renowned-drummer Cindy Blackman Santana reimagining Phil Collins' megahit "In the Air Tonight." Monday night's premiere of "In the Air Tonight" cover by Snoop and Stapleton ahead of "Monday Night Football" adds… ...
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Doja Cat's 'Paint The Town Red' Tops Billboard Global 200 For Second Week
Doja Cat's "Paint The Town Red" has topped the Billboard Global 200 chart for the second week. The song from Doja's fourth album, Scarlet, earned 88.7 million streams and 11,000 sold worldwide during the September 8-14 charting week. Last week, "Paint The Town Red" became Doja Cat's first-ever U.K. No. 1 single, and she continued… ...
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SZA's Manager Says She Skipped MTV VMAs Due To 'Disrespectful' Artist Of The Year Snub
SZA's manager Terence "Punch" Henderson said in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the singer skipped last week's MTV Video Music Awards as she was hurt by MTV's decision not to nominate her in the Artist of the Year category. Anderson said it was "disrespectful" not to nominate SZA for the award despite… ...
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Jack Harlow Named Songwriter Of The Year For Third Straight Year At 2023 SESAC Music Awards
Jack Harlow was awarded Songwriter of the Year for the third consecutive year at the 2023 SESAC Music Awards. Harlow also took home the Song of the Year award for his smash hit "First Class". "We are honored to celebrate our songwriters and publishers across multiple genres," shared Sam Kling, Chief Creative Officer, SESAC Performing… ...
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Halle Berry Claims Drake Used 'Slime' Photo Without Her Permission
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry has claimed Drake used a photo of her being "slimed" without her permission. The Canadian rapper teamed up with SZA for their first in-studio collaboration, "Slime You Out." The track's artwork featured a photo of Berry getting "slimed" at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards. On Instagram, Berry explained that Drake's… ...
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Justin Bieber Shares Behind-the-Scenes Look At Recording SZA Collab 'Snooze'
Justin Bieber recently took to Instagram Stories to share a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of his part in SZA collab "Snooze." Bieber posted the clip soon after SZA released the stripped-back version of the S.O.S. hit. Bieber's clips show him running through different vocal takes and moving the microphone in what looks like a… ...
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Teyana Taylor Announces Separation From Former NBA Player Iman Shumpert
Teyana Taylor has announced her separation from former NBA player Iman Shumpert after seven years of marriage. "AHT AHT! Not too much on my bestie! In all fairness, Iman and I are separated and have been for a while," Taylor wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of the two dressed as Wayne and Garth from… ...
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Drake Delays Release Of 'For All The Dogs' Until October
Hip-hop superstar Drake has postponed the release of his upcoming album, For All the Dogs, to October 6 from September 22. Drake postponed the release of his eighth studio LP due to his ongoing It's All a Blur Tour with 21 Savage. "Okay my dilemma I am faced with is either cancel shows to finish… ...
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Jason Derulo Announces 2024 U.K., Ireland Arena Tour
Jason Derulo has announced that he will embark on an eight-stop U.K. and Ireland arena tour in 2024. Derulo will kick off his tour at Bournemouth's BIC on March 4, 2024. He will perform across Cardiff, London, Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, and Glasgow before concluding his trek at 3Arena in Dublin, Ireland, on March 14. Tickets… ...
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Rolling Stone Founder Jann Wenner Removed From Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Board
Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner has been removed from the Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Board of Directors over controversial comments he made in an interview last week. In the interview published by the New York Times last Friday, Wenner said, "In so far as the women, just none of them were as articulate… ...
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Doja Cat's 'Paint The Town Red' Earns Second Week Atop U.K. Singles Chart
Doja Cat has topped the U.K. singles chart for the second consecutive week with "Paint The Town Red." Last week, "Paint The Town Red" became Doja Cat's first-ever U.K. No. 1 single, and she continued her dominance this week despite strong competition from Olivia Rodrigo. "Paint The Town Red" is a song from Doja's upcoming… ...
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