Aaron Dessner and Taylor Swift have climbed to the top spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 Producers and Hot 100 Songwriters charts (dated August 8), respectively, thanks to Swift’s new album, Folklore. According to Nielsen Music/MRC Data, Folklore rose to No. 1 on the Billboard 200, logging 846,000 equivalent album units and becoming 2020’s top-selling album…… Continue Reading
Megan Thee Stallion has revealed that she will be a new global brand ambassador for Revlon. “HOTTIES YOU ARE LOOKING AT REVLON’S NEW GLOBAL BRAND AMBASSADOR. We definitely have some hot thing’s coming soon for all my hotties and I’m so excited to for all of y’all to live bold with me #revlonxmeg @revlon,” she…… Continue Reading
Country music duo Maddie & Tae have teamed up with pop trio Avenue Beat to cover Harry Styles’ “Watermelon Sugar.” They transformed the song into country ballad laden with harmonies. “Strawberries on a summer evenin’/ Baby, you’re the end of June/ I want your belly and that summer feelin’/ Getting washed away in you,” sing…… Continue Reading
Christian “King” Combs had a miraculous escape from a car crash in Beverly Hills early Wednesday morning. The news was reported by the rapper and model himself on his Instagram page. “IM GOOD !!! Thank you GOD thank you to everybody who reached out! Last night was crazy seen my life flash before my eyes…… Continue Reading
My Chemical Romance’s Frank Iero, Hatebreed’s Jamey Jasta, The Dillinger Escape Plan’s Ben Weinman, Max Weinberg and Jordan Olds came together to cover The Misfits’ “Earth A.D.” during heavy metal talk show “Two Minutes To Late Night.” “We got three of New Jersey’s most talented hoagies plus a Connecticut Hatebreed in King Danzig’s Court to…… Continue Reading
DaBaby’s “Rockstar,” featuring Roddy Ricch, has extended its reign atop the Billboard’s Songs of the Summer chart to an eighth consecutive week, topping the list dated August 8. The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights,” Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage,” featuring Beyoncé, and Jack Harlow’s “Whats Poppin,” featuring DaBaby, Tory Lanez and Lil Wayne, remain at No. 2, 3…… Continue Reading
In a new interview, Chance The Rapper opened up about raising black children in the current racial climate in the United States. “My kids are young. Mainly, we’ve been teaching Kensli to love herself, to understand that her opinion is important, to understand that Black is beautiful and that Black power is her superpower,” the…… Continue Reading
A team of A-list artists gathered to celebrate the life of the late politician and civil-rights leader John Lewis, who passed away at the age of 70 on July 17, 2020. In a prime time CBS special titled “John Lewis: Celebrating a Hero,” which was hosted by Oprah Winfrey, celebrities of the likes of Brad…… Continue Reading
Queen + Adam Lambert announced that they will release limited edition CD and 7″ vinyl versions of their lockdown track “You Are The Champions” to raise funds and awareness of the Covid-19 pandemic. Both versions of the new formats are limited to 3,000 copies each and will be numbered. They will be available to order…… Continue Reading
Bruno Mars has opened up about his struggles with songwriting and asked Rihanna whether he could join her beauty brand Fenty Skin as a model. On Monday, August 3, Mars tweeted, “Sometimes I get so frustrated writing music I look in the mirror and say to myself ‘I should’ve been a model.'” He followed that…… Continue Reading