Taylor Swift TTPD Target editions send her to top of the charts : NPR

A single Black Friday title — Taylor Swift’s Target-exclusive physical editions of The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology — has sent TTPD soaring back to the top of the Billboard 200.

A single Black Friday title — Taylor Swift’s Target-exclusive physical editions of The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology — has sent TTPD soaring back to the top of the Billboard 200. Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Images for […]

The 30 best songs of 2024: Chappell, Kendrick and Sabrina top the list

The 30 best songs of 2024: Chappell, Kendrick and Sabrina top the list

In a year of exuberance and dread, songs came from every which way to comfort, to amuse, to haunt, to tantalize. Here, in descending order of greatness, are the 30 best of the year. 1. […]

Beyoncé, Post Malone, Billie Eilish Lead 2025 Grammy Noms

Christmas Music 2024 Playlist

The Recording Academy announced the nominations for the 2025 Grammys this morning, with Beyoncé, Post Malone, Billie Eilish, and Kendrick Lamar leading the pack of potential winners. Beyoncé’s 11 nominations for COWBOY CARTER made her […]

Mariah Carey Addresses AI-Generated Spotify Wrapped Video

Mariah Carey AI Spotify wrapped

Photo Credit: Mariah Carey / Spotify Mariah Carey addresses rumors that her 2024 Spotify Wrapped video message to fans was AI-generated. Mariah Carey recently thanked her top listeners for Spotify Wrapped 2024 in a video […]

How to View, What’s New, Top Artists

How to View, What's New, Top Artists

It’s time to welcome the first big gift of the holiday season with the arrival of Spotify Wrapped 2024. The annual recap, looking back at the most-listened artists, albums, and genres for individuals and global […]

Fortnite’s Virtual Concert ‘Remix: The Finale’ Draws Record Audience

Fortnite’s Virtual Concert ‘Remix: The Finale’ Draws Record Audience

Fortnite Battle Royale wrapped up its popular monthlong Chapter 2 Remix campaign Nov. 30 with a live in-game event called “Remix: The Finale.” The virtual concert attracted 14.3 million concurrent players, the most ever for […]

K-pop surges on the album chart, and Shaboozey ties an all-time record : NPR

Members of the group ATEEZ pose in Los Angeles in April. In a little over two years, the K-pop group has released six new EPs that have reached the top 10 of Billboard's album chart. The group's latest, GOLDEN HOUR: Part.2, debuted at No. 1 this week.

Members of the group ATEEZ pose in Los Angeles in April. In a little over two years, the K-pop group has released six new EPs that have reached the top 10 of Billboard‘s album chart. […]

Cher reveals she was ‘shocked’ to find out her real name after birth certificate mix-up

Cher has revealed the name on her birth certificate was different to what she thought

CHER has revealed her “shock” after discovering she had a completely different name on her birth certificate to what she had always thought. The legendary Believe singer, 78, says she grew up thinking her legal […]

Taylor Swift, Shakira, Karol G, Sabrina Carpenter and more nominees

Taylor Swift and Sabrina Carpenter attend the 2023 Video Music Awards

The 2024 Billboard Music Awards are taking place on Thursday, December 12. The highly anticipated award show celebrates music and talent and is set to air at 8:00 pm ET/PT on Fox and Fire TV […]

Let the Year-End Accolades Begin—Who Stacked Up in 2024?

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Photo Credit: Billie Eilish by Lars Crommelinck Photography / CC by 2.0 It’s time for the year-end accolades, as Apple Music names Billie Eilish Artist of the Year, and SoundExchange names Shaboozey 2024’s Breakout Artist. […]

Shaboozey nears an all-time chart record, and Gracie Abrams builds momentum : NPR

Gracie Abrams performs in Los Angeles on November 12, 2024. Abrams, who released her album The Secret of Us in June, has been opening for Taylor Swift on the most recent leg of Swift's Eras Tour. "That's So True," a single included on the deluxe version of The Secret of Us last month, becomes her first top 10 hit this week.

Gracie Abrams performs in Los Angeles earlier this month. Abrams, who released her album The Secret of Us in June, has been opening for Taylor Swift on the most recent leg of Swift’s Eras Tour. […]

CelebMix Awards 2024: The Nominees

November 18th 2024, United Kingdom: Today we are delighted to announce the full list of nominees for the CelebMix Awards 2024! Celebrating the years biggest and most talked about talked about moments in pop culture, […]

OTEP SHAMAYA Says She Is ‘Retiring’ From Music: ‘My Reasons Will Be Given Before Year’s End’

OTEP SHAMAYA Says She Is 'Retiring' From Music: 'My Reasons Will Be Given Before Year's End'

OTEP frontwoman Otep Shamaya says that she is “retiring” from the music business. The 45-year-old musician, who is also known as an outspoken advocate of gay rights, poet, illustrator, author and activist, revealed her plans […]

TikTok Launches Full-Blown ‘Immersive Hub’ for BTS’ Jin

TikTok BTS Jin

Photo Credit: TikTok TikTok partners with K-pop superstar Jin of BTS to release an immersive hub in support of his first solo album, ‘Happy,’ out now. TikTok announces its latest artist partnership, with a new […]

Taylor Swift reacts to six Grammy nominations: ‘Blown my mind’

Taylor Swift reacts to six Grammy nominations: 'Blown my mind'

Taylor Swift is still living her wildest dreams with the Grammys. After becoming the first artist to win four Album of the Year gramophones when “Midnights” picked up the top prize in February, the 34-year-old […]

Mary J. Blige and Gwen Stefani, back with new albums, deserve ‘Real Love’ — no doubt!

Mary J. Blige and Gwen Stefani, back with new albums, deserve 'Real Love' — no doubt!

From Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish to Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan and Charli XCX, 2024 has been the year of the diva. And two of the biggest female pop stars of the ’90s — […]

Shoegaze rocker Wisp is Gen Z’s ambassador for the opaque and brutal—even at rap festivals

Shoegaze rocker Wisp is Gen Z's ambassador for the opaque and brutal—even at rap festivals

Within seconds of opening her computer, Natalie Lu was under attack. Just when the 20-year-old singer/guitarist, founder of the San Francisco shoegaze outfit Wisp, cracked open Zoom for an interview about her ferocious rise in […]

With 17 weeks at No. 1, Shaboozey hits a major milestone : NPR

Shaboozey, seen here performing in Las Vegas on Sept. 20, now holds the record for the longest-running No. 1 song on Billboard's Hot 100 chart in the 2020s. His

Shaboozey, seen here performing in Las Vegas on Sept. 20, now holds the record for the longest-running No. 1 song on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart in the 2020s. His “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” has held […]