Taylor Swift has once again set a new streaming milestone. Spotify announced Monday that The Life of a Showgirl, the singer’s upcoming 12th studio album, has already surpassed five million pre-saves on the platform, the highest total ever recorded. The achievement breaks the previous record, also held by Swift, for... Read More »
Abbey Road Studios will present British photographer David Bailey with a Lifetime Achievement Award during its annual Music Photography Awards this week. The award, created as a one-off recognition, highlights Bailey’s six decades of work documenting musicians across genres and generations. Bailey, 86, is regarded as one of the most... Read More »
Cardi B has returned to the top of the Billboard 200 with her long-awaited sophomore album Am I the Drama?, debuting at Number One with 200,000 equivalent album units in its first week, according to Luminate. The total includes 146 million on-demand streams, along with traditional sales, bundles, and physical... Read More »
Mariah Carey has shed new light on one of the most intriguing chapters of her career: the secret grunge album she recorded during the 1990s but never officially released. Appearing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Monday, the singer not only discussed the project openly but also allowed... Read More »
Bad Bunny will headline the Super Bowl LX halftime show, marking the first time in the event’s history that the performance will be delivered entirely in Spanish. The NFL confirmed the news this week, setting up a milestone moment for both the Puerto Rican artist and the league’s growing Latino... Read More »
Los Angeles police have confirmed new details in the ongoing investigation into the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose body was discovered earlier this month in a Tesla registered to platinum-selling musician D4vd. Authorities said the vehicle, a black 2023 Model Y, had been parked for weeks in the... Read More »
Snoop Dogg is heading back to the Olympics. NBCUniversal announced that the rapper and cultural icon will reprise his role as a special correspondent for the network’s coverage of the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, which run February 6–22, 2026. The 52-year-old entertainer, who became a breakout personality during the... Read More »
Dolly Parton has postponed her upcoming Las Vegas concerts, citing health challenges that have interfered with her ability to prepare for the shows. The six performances were scheduled for December at Caesars Palace, marking what would have been her first Vegas appearance in more than 30 years. In a statement... Read More »
As Madonna nears the first anniversary of her brother Christopher Ciccone’s death, the pop icon is opening up about how a life-threatening illness brought her family back together after years of estrangement. Ciccone, who passed away in October 2023 at age 63, had a complicated and at times distant relationship... Read More »
Music producer and Bleachers frontman Jack Antonoff has voiced strong criticism of recent remarks made by Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino, who suggested that concert tickets remain “underpriced” and have significant room for price increases. Antonoff, who has long been outspoken about the live music economy and its impact on... Read More »
British singer-songwriter Lola Young was carried offstage after collapsing during her set at the All Things Go Festival in New York City on Saturday. The 23-year-old artist, who had been performing her song “Conceited,” experienced a sudden medical emergency mid-performance, prompting immediate intervention from onsite medics. Audience members watched as... Read More »
Florence Welch, frontwoman of Florence and the Machine, has shared harrowing details of a miscarriage and life-threatening ectopic pregnancy she suffered in 2023. Speaking with The Guardian, Welch described the ordeal as the moment she came “closest to death,” just days after experiencing the devastating loss of her first pregnancy.... Read More »
Ticketmaster has agreed to overhaul how it presents ticket prices in the United Kingdom following widespread outrage over last year’s Oasis reunion tour sales. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced Wednesday that it had secured “formal commitments” from the ticketing giant to provide customers with clearer and earlier information... Read More »
More than five decades into their career, Queen are weighing a new chapter in their live legacy: a residency at the Sphere in Las Vegas. Guitarist Brian May revealed in a recent interview that the band has begun “conversations” about staging a show at the high-tech venue, with longtime collaborator... Read More »
A Missouri woman who hatched an audacious plan to sell Elvis Presley’s Graceland estate has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison. Lisa Jeanine Findley, 54, received a four-year, nine-month sentence on Tuesday, Sept. 23, in a Memphis federal courtroom after pleading guilty earlier this year to mail... Read More »
