Meghan Trainor Announces New Album 'Takin' It Back'
Meghan Trainor has announced that her next album Takin' It Back will be released on October 21. Speaking about her latest music project, Trainor said it will feel like a return to the form of her 2015 debut album, Title. "It's like Title 2.0. It's my old school. It's true to myself in all the… ...
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Silk Sonic, Kendrick Lamar & Jazmine Sullivan Among Winners At BET Awards
Jazmine Sullivan won the Best Female R&B/Pop Artist award and The Weeknd won the Best Male R&B/Pop Artist award at the BET Awards on Sunday, June 26. This is the first win for The Weeknd in the category after being nominated six previous times. Megan Thee Stallion and Kendrick Lamar were named best female and… ...
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Drake Earns 11th No. 1 On Billboard 200 Chart With 'Honestly, Nevermind'
Drake has earned his 11th No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with Honestly, Nevermind. The album, released on June 17, made its debut on top of the Billboard 200 chart dated July 2. Honestly, Nevermind earned 204,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending June 23, according to Luminate. Almost… ...
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Chris Brown & Normani Share Steamy "WE (Warm Embrace)" Video
The music video for Chris Brown's latest single, "WE (Warm Embrace)," shows the singer getting very intimate with Normani. The visual, directed by Arrad, shot at the Invisible House in Joshua Tree, California, begins with a sneak peak snippet of Brown's track "Sleep At night." It shows the R&B superstar abruptly waking up after a… ...
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BTS Surge Back To No. 1 On Billboard Artist 100
BTS have returned to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart, driven by the strong debut of the Korean band's compilation album Proof. BTS jumped from No. 50 to No. 1 on the Artist 100 chart dated June 25, returning as the top musical act in the U.S. for a 21st total week on… ...
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Post Malone & 21 Savage's 'Rockstar' Reaches 1 Billion Views On YouTube
Post Malone and 21 Savage's 2017 music video for their hit single "Rockstar" has scored 1 billion views on YouTube within 5 years of its release. It marks the third music video by Post Malone and the first by 21 Savage to reach the milestone. The video, directed by Emil Nava, features Post Malone in… ...
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Lorde Shares 'The Path' Video In Celebration Of Summer Solstice
Pop star Lorde dropped a music video for "The Path" on Tuesday, June 21, in celebration of the summer solstice. The video of the opening track of 2021's Solar Power was directed by Lorde along with her frequent collaborator Joel Kefali. In the video, which is set in the beachside community featured in the "Solar… ...
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Billie Eilish Announces Asian 'Happier Than Ever' Tour Dates
Billie Eilish has added another leg to her "Happier Than Ever" world tour, announcing six dates in Asia this August. This will be the Grammy-winning singer's first-ever headlining shows on the continent. The singer had previously performed in Singapore, Tokyo and Osaka in 2018 as part of the Laneway and Summer Sonic festivals respectively. The… ...
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Kid Cudi Announces 2022 'To The Moon' World Tour
Kid Cudi has announced the dates for his upcoming "To the Moon" World Tour 2022. The tour, which will have stops in 27 cities across North America, Asia and Europe, will commence on August 16 with a show at Rogers Arena in Vancouver. The final concert will be at the Fabrique in Milan, Italy, on… ...
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Kelly Clarkson Performs Emotional Cover Of Demi Lovato's 'Anyone'
Kelly Clarkson performed an emotional cover of Demi Lovato's "Anyone" during the "Kellyoke" segment of "The Kelly Clarkson Show" on Wednesday, June 22. Clarkson, who is usually backed by her band Y'all, was only accompanied by a solo piano player for the rendition of "Anyone." "Nobody's listening to me, nobody's listening," she sang. "Anyone, please… ...
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Shinedown Launch 'Planet Zero Observer' App
Shinedown have launched a new interactive app called the Planet Zero Observer, in promotion of their upcoming new studio album Planet Zero, due July 1. Fans need to install the app on their smartphone and give access to location and gyroscope, then they can "discover Planet Zero in orbit, plus other secrets in the sky."… ...
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Drake Shares Wedding-Themed Video For 'Falling Back'
Drake recently released a music video for "Falling Back," a song from his seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind. The 10-minute wedding themed video, directed by Director X, and executive-produced by Taj Critchlow & Fuliane Petikyan, features cameos from Tristan Thompson and Drizzy's mom, Sandi Graham. The visual shows Drake marrying 23 women, and includes a… ...
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BTS' New Compilation Album 'Proof' Debuts Atop Billboard 200
BTS' new compilation album Proof has bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, earning the Korean boy band their sixth chart-topper. Proof debuted with 314,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending June 16, according to Luminate. The major part of the unit figure was driven by CD album… ...
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Black Eyed Peas Return With New Single 'Don't You Worry'
Black Eyed Peas have returned with a new single, titled "Don't You Worry," featuring Shakira and David Guetta. The single is accompanied by a music video that shows the three rappers - will.i.am, apl.de.ap, and Taboo - as aliens who visit Shakira's home planet, where the Latino singer greets them. This is the second time… ...
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ONE Musicfest To Feature Lil Baby, Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan & More
The lineup for ONE Musicfest 2022 has been announced and includes Lil Baby, Lauryn Hill, Jazmine Sullivan, Ashanti & Ja Rule, Beenie Man, City Girls, Gucci Mane, Jeezy, Rick Ross, and Tems. ONE Musicfest, the Southeast's premier urban progressive music and arts festival, will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, on October 8 and 9. J.… ...
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Billie Eilish Reveals Use Of Body Double At Coachella
Grammy-winning superstar Billie Eilish has revealed that she used one of her dancers as a body double at Coachella this year. "At Coachella, I actually did it, because the beginning of Coachella, I had a body double - one of my dancers that was one of my dancers for the show," Eilish said during an… ...
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Beyoncé Releases New Single 'Break My Soul' From Upcoming Album
Beyoncé recently released a new song, "Break My Soul," the first single from her upcoming album, Renaissance. "Imma let down my hair/'Cause I lost my mind," she sings. "Bey is back and I'm sleeping real good at night/The queens in the front and the doms in the back/Ain't takin' no flicks but the whole clique… ...
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John Legend Shares New Muni Long Collab 'Honey'
John Legend recently released "Honey," featuring Muni Long. The track, which arrived via Republic Records, is the second single from Legend's upcoming new album. Ryan Tedder, Steven Franks, Lindgren and Tommy Brown produced the jazzy, R&B infused "Honey." Legend and Long co-wrote the song along with Melanie Joy Fontana, HARV, Gregory Heinn, Lindgren, Franks, Tedder… ...
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Hollywood Walk Of Fame Reveals 2023 Honorees
The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce has announced the list of artists who will be receive stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2023. Half of the 24 honorees are from the music industry. Marc Anthony, Irving Azoff, Jonas Brothers, Sheila E., Lenny Kravitz, Jenni Rivera, Blake Shelton and Charlie Wilson have been named in… ...
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Chlöe Shares Steamy Video For New Single 'Surprise'
Chlöe Bailey recently released a new single, "Surprise," along with a steamy video for the track. The video, directed by Diana Kunst, shows Bailey getting very up close and personal with her male partner, laughing with him in the kitchen, singing shirtless on a bed laying on her stomach, and dancing in a Balenciaga underwear… ...
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Lil Baby Crowned ASCAP Songwriter Of The Year For Second Straight Year
Lil Baby has been crowned ASCAP Songwriter Of The Year for the second straight year. The prolific, Grammy-winning songwriter and artist had a hand in writing the lyrics for several chart-topping hits, including "Every Chance I Get," "Girls Want Girls," "On Me," "Rags2Riches 2" and "Wants and Needs." The eagerly awaited solo follow-up to his… ...
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Post Malone Adds Dates To 'Twelve Carat Tour'
Post Malone has added five new dates to his "Twelve Carat Tour" in North America. The rapper will perform additional concerts in Toronto, Boston, New York and Los Angeles. The 38-date tour, produced by Live Nation, is set to kick off on September 10 with a concert at the Chi Health Center in Omaha, Nebraska,… ...
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Chris Brown Drops 'Call Me Every Day' Featuring WizKid
Chris Brown recently dropped a new single, "Call Me Every Day", featuring WizKid. The song will feature on Brown's upcoming album Breezy, out Friday, June 24, via RCA Records. "Call Me Every Day" was co-produced by DJ Tunez, Blaise Beatz and Leon Youngblood. "Girl, I love you, plus I'll never make you minus / If… ...
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Lil Baby Drops New Single 'U-Digg' Featuring 42 Dugg, Veeze
Lil Baby recently dropped a new single "U-Digg," featuring Detroit rappers 42 Dugg and Veeze. "U-Digg" comes along with a music video directed by Lil Baby himself. The video follows Baby, Veeze, and 42 Dugg as they flash cash and take turns drifting in Maybachs and T-Rexes. Meanwhile, Lil Baby's new documentary Untrapped: The Story… ...
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Diddy Teams Up With Bryson Tiller For 'Gotta Move On'
Sean "Diddy" Combs teamed up with Bryson Tiller for "Gotta Move On," his first single since 2017. "She don't want my love, I guess I gotta move on," Tiller sings in the chorus, while Diddy adds, "Get in your bag, stay in your bag." The pair had first debuted the song live at the 2022… ...
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Harry Styles' 'As It Was' Earns Seventh Week At No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100
Harry Styles' "As It Was" has earned the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a seventh week. "As It Was" is a song from Styles' new album, Harry's House. The song earned 77 million radio airplay audience impressions, 22.4 million streams and 6,000 downloads sold in the June 10-16 tracking… ...
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Yungblud Teaming Up With Z2 Comics For Third Installment In Graphic Novel Series
Yungblud has announced the third installment in his graphic novel series, "The Twisted Tales Of The Ritalin Club." The third volume, titled "The Twisted Tales Of The Ritalin Club 3: The Funeral," is co-written by Yungblud and Ryan O'Sullivan. "These powerful graphic novels serve as a mirror to my own journey as an artist through… ...
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Drake Releases New Album 'Honestly, Nevermind'
Drake dropped his surprise seventh studio album Honestly, Nevermind on Friday, June 17. The superstar singer dropped his latest full-length project just a day after announcing to the world on his Instagram, "7th studio album 'HONESTLY, NEVERMIND' out at midnight." The 14-track album features songs titled "Currents," "Overdrive," and "Tie That Binds," but it only… ...
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Hulu Shares Trailer For Machine Gun Kelly Documentary 'Life In Pink'
Hulu recently shared a trailer for Machine Gun Kelly's documentary Life In Pink. "The documentary is an in-depth look at the dramatic highs and lows of an artist chasing music's top spot while tackling noise from the outside world, stardom, fatherhood," a statement said. Life In Pink is "an all-access pass, that goes beyond the… ...
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Eminem, CeeLo Green Share 'The King & I' From 'Elvis' Soundtrack
Eminem and CeeLo Green recently released "The King and I," a track from the soundtrack for Baz Luhrmann's upcoming Elvis Presley biopic, which is due out on June 24. Dr. Dre and Eminem co-produced "The King and I." "Me and Eminem have been friends for years, I've longed for an opportunity to work with him,"… ...
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FKA Twigs Drops New Single 'Killer'
FKA Twigs has shared a new single, "Killer," her first single since her 2022 mixtape Caprisongs. The song was written by Twigs, Jimmy Napes, Amanda Ghost and Jonny Coffer. The song was produced by Twigs, Coffer and El Guincho. The singer, whose real name is Tahliah Barnett, teased the release of the song earlier this… ...
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Justin Bieber Postpones Remaining U.S. Tour Dates
Pop superstar Justin Bieber, who earlier this month postponed a few of his shows after being diagnosed with Ramsay Hunt syndrome, has postponed the remaining U.S. dates on his Justice Tour as he recovers from the health problem. The tour's promoter, AEG Presents, announced in a statement that read, "In light of Justin's ongoing recovery,… ...
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John Legend Shares Video For New Single 'Dope'
John Legend recently released a video for "Dope," the first song from his upcoming album. The video, directed by Christian Breslauer, shows Legend performing the song and partying with friends, including rapper J.I.D., at a soulful, eclectic retro house party. Ian Kirkpatrick and Ryan Tedder produced the song, which Legend co-wrote with Charlie Puth, Tedder,… ...
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Beyoncé Reveals Release Date For New Album 'Renaissance'
Superstar Beyoncé recently revealed that her upcoming seventh studio album, Renaissance, will drop on July 29 via Columbia Records. Columbia Records shared an image of a black background with "act i" and "RENAISSANCE" written in white on each side. The record label captioned the post, "Beyoncé. RENAISSANCE. July 29." Beyoncé also updated the bios on… ...
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Mary J. Blige Announces 2022 'Good Morning Gorgeous' Tour Dates
Mary J. Blige has announced the "Good Morning Gorgeous Tour," her first headlining tour in five years. The "Good Morning Gorgeous Tour" kicks off on September 17 in Greensboro, North Carolina. She will make stops across Washington, D.C., Chicago, Atlanta, Las Vegas, New Orleans, and Cincinnati before concluding the trek on October29 in Atlantic City,… ...
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Chlöe, Giveon, Lizzo & More To Perform At BET Awards
Black Entertainment Television has announced the primary list of artists set to perform at the 2022 BET Awards 2022. The star-studded lineup includes Chlöe, Giveon, Lizzo, Babyface, Chance The Rapper, Doechii, Ella Mai, Fireboy DML, Jack Harlow, Joey Bada$$, Maverick City Music x Kirk Franklin, Latto, Muni Long and Roddy Ricch. Additionally, up-and-coming artists GoGo… ...
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Eddie Vedder's Ohana Festival Adds Second Weekend
Eddie Vedder has announced an additional weekend for his Ohana Festival this year, called Ohana Encore. The second weekend will take place October 8-9 at the same site as the original, Doheny State Beach in Dana Point, California. Vedder will headline the festivities on October 8, alongside Alanis Morissette, The Roots, Julieta Venegas, The Front… ...
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Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky And Future To Headline Rolling Loud New York
Nicki Minaj, A$AP Rocky and Future are set to headline the upcoming Rolling Loud festival scheduled to take place at Citi Field in Queens, New York, from September 23 to 25. Rolling Loud announced that the third annual festival will also feature performances by hip-hop heavyweights including Pusha T, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, BIA, Fat… ...
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Lady Gaga Reportedly In Talks To Play Harley Quinn In 'Joker' Sequel
Lady Gaga is reportedly in talks to play Harley Quinn in a musical sequel to director Todd Phillips' 2019 blockbuster Joker. The Hollywood Reporter reported that Gaga was in early talks to play the unhinged Quinn in a musical sequel to Joker, with Joaquin Phoenix in discussions on a return in the lead role. Citing… ...
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Post Malone Announces 2022 North American Tour With Roddy Ricch
Post Malone has announced the dates for a North American Tour, featuring Roddy Ricch as special guest. Malone is embarking on the tour this fall in support of his fourth studio album Twelve Carat Toothache. The 33-date tour, produced by Live Nation, will commence on September 10 with a concert at the Chi Health Center… ...
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