Ellie Goulding’s ‘Hate Me’ Hits One Billion Streams On Spotify

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Ellie Goulding’s 2019 hit “Hate Me,” the English pop star’s collaboration with U.S. rapper Juice Wrld, has reached one billion streams on Spotify. “Hate Me” is the third song featuring Goulding to reach this prestigious […]

How Adam Blackstone turned West Hollywood hotel the Sun Rose into a musical ‘playground’

Inside the lobby at the Sun Rose West Hollywood

L.A. has a long, storied history of hotels with deep musical connections. From the Hyatt House (now the Andaz) on Sunset Boulevard, known as the infamous “Riot House” as remembered in Cameron Crowe’s Oscar-winning “Almost […]

Did Taylor Swift Single-Handedly Save Vinyl in the UK in 2025?

Taylor Swift UK vinyl sales

Photo Credit: Taylor Swift (TAS Rights Management) Taylor Swift led the charge in 2025 as sales of vinyl LPs increased for the 18th consecutive year in the UK, with growth also witnessed in long-declining CDs. […]

Hackers Stole $5.3 Billion in 2025 by Impersonating Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter: Report

Hackers Stole $5.3 Billion in 2025 by Impersonating Taylor Swift, Sabrina Carpenter: Report

AI-powered scams are hijacking the identities of major artists to steal money from fans, according to a new report (via Billboard). The social media security company Spikerz says platforms like TikTok, Instagram, and X—vital for […]

Rose Gray, Jacob Alon Shortlisted For BRITs Critics’ Choice Award

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Rose Gray, Jacob Alon, and Sienna Spiro have been announced as the three artists in the running for the 2026’s Brits Critics’ Choice Award. The prize, previously called the Brits Rising Star Award, was introduced […]

Ed Sheeran on his new one-shot Netflix concert special

Ed Sheeran on his new one-shot Netflix concert special

The idea of a concert special didn’t exactly light up Ed Sheeran’s mind. “Every time it was pitched to me, I just wasn’t excited,” says the English singer and songwriter who’s spent the last decade […]

2026 Grammy nominations: Kendrick Lamar leads with nine nods

2026 Grammy nominations: Kendrick Lamar leads with nine nods

Kendrick Lamar and Lady Gaga will face off for album of the year at the 68th Grammy Awards, a first-time showdown between two megastars of modern music who’ve separately been nominated four previous times without […]

Swifties Raise $2 Million for Monterey Bay Aquarium After Taylor Swift Wears Vintage Otter T-Shirt

Swifties Raise $2 Million for Monterey Bay Aquarium After Taylor Swift Wears Vintage Otter T-Shirt

After Taylor Swift was spotted wearing a vintage Monterey Bay Aquarium otter t-shirt in the official release party film for her new album, The Life of a Showgirl, Swifties naturally wanted one of their own. […]

The Music Industry’s New Superfan Strategy: Release Tons of Crap

Swifites adorned in Swiftie stuff.

The front page of Taylor Swift’s very stuff-heavy merch store. Maybe it’s a bit more complicated than that. But Taylor Swift’s four million-plus first-week album sales cements the playbook on releasing endless format variations for […]

Taylor Tops 4M+ First-Week Album Sales of ‘The Life of a Showgirl’

Taylor Swift The Life of a Showgirl album sales for first week sales data

Photo Credit: Taylor Swift (Instagram) / TAS Rights Management The numbers are out, and it’s official—Taylor Swift tops 4 million equivalent album units in the first week of her new album’s release. The Life of […]

Why Wolf Alice’s L.A.-recorded album ‘The Clearing’ could mark its American breakthrough

Why Wolf Alice's L.A.-recorded album 'The Clearing' could mark its American breakthrough

After 15 years, four records and a buzz-making barrage of shows, tours and festivals, the moody, multifaceted music of north London’s Wolf Alice is huge in the U.K., thanks to uniquely seductive soundscapes, visceral live […]

Cannibal and the Headhunters founder and L.A. Chicano rock pioneer dies

East LA group Cannibal and The Headhunters perform on the NBC TV music show 'Hullabaloo' in March 1965 in New York City.

In 1965, Robert “Rabbit” Jaramillo and his friends were on the cusp of becoming rock ‘n’ roll royalty. Their Eastside quartet, Cannibal and the Headhunters, had a spring smash with “Land of 1,000 Dances.” The […]

Rockabye Baby Gives Linkin Park the Lullaby Treatment

Thirteen songs from Linkin Park’s catalog have received the lullaby treatment via Rockabye Baby. The full album, titled Lullaby Renditions of Linkin Park, arrives Friday (September 26th), with a clip of “In the End” available […]

Mindy Sterling Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth

Mindy Sterling Net Worth | Celebrity Net Worth

What Is Mindy Sterling’s Net Worth? Mindy Sterling is an American actress who has a net worth of $4 million. Mindy Sterling is most famous for her work as Frau Farbissina in the Austin Powers […]

Kate Gosselin Reacts to Son Collin’s Claim Kids Were ‘Forced Apart, Pitted Against Each Other’

Kate Gosselin Reacts to Son Collin's Claim Kids Were 'Forced Apart, Pitted Against Each Other'

She shared her thoughts on Collin’s viral post after revealing she has been forced to return to nursing after “sickening” financial downfall. Kate Gosselin is calling out her son Collin Gosselin. After Collin posted a […]