SZA’s Grammy-winning 2022 album, SOS, scores a 12th nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the current Billboard 200 albums chart. SOS surged back to the top of the charts following the release of a deluxe version on December 20 – dubbed SOS Deluxe: LANA – featuring 15 additional tracks. SOS now has the most weeks…… MORE
Lupe Fiasco announced on Instagram on Wednesday (January 1) that he will be joining the faculty at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute as a visiting professor beginning in the fall of 2025. Lupe will be teaching a rap course as part of the distinguished Baltimore university’s new four-year hip-hop program that is set to begin…… MORE
During a new episode of her Miss Me? podcast, Lily Allen revealed that she is hoping to release a new album in 2025. The 39-year-old pop star hasn’t put out a record since 2018’s No Shame, which reached No. 8 on the U.K.’s Official Album Charts. Speaking with her co-host, TV presenter and longtime friend…… MORE
As the clock struck midnight on New Year’s Eve, Rihanna posted a celebratory video on Instagram where the music superstar proudly revealed that, “Y’all, I didn’t drink all year.” Riri captioned her post, “New Year, New Me.” While the Fenti fashion mogul received plenty of comments voicing support and encouragement for her sobriety, one online…… MORE
At the end of December, SZA posted a since-deleted video on X where she opened up about her mental health struggles during the COVID pandemic, and how she reached her lowest point while living at her mom’s house during quarantine. “Covid was hard … my granny had just died … I was hella depressed. Not…… MORE
Billie Eilish capped off a successful year by adding another milestone to her growing list of achievements, as “Birds of a Feather” became the most-streamed song on Spotify in 2024. Eilish’s hit single is already nominated for Song of the Year, Record of the Year, and Best Pop Solo Performance at the upcoming Grammy Awards.…… MORE
Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart for the 27th week, matching the longest chart-topping run of the 2020s, a mark previously set by Gabby Barrett’s rookie smash hit from 2020-21, “I Hope.” The two songs are tied for the third longest reign at No. 1 since Hot…… MORE
During his headlining set at Wild Horses Festival in San Diego on Monday (December 30), Post Malone revealed to the audience the two artists he listened to the most throughout 2024. Post disclosed that Apple Music is his streaming service of choice, and the two musicians who he listened to the most this year were…… MORE
For fans who missed Beyoncé’s epic Christmas Day halftime show performance, or those who want to relive the musical and visual spectacle, Netflix has made the Beyoncé Bowl available for streaming. On Friday (November 27), Netflix made the announcement on Instagram, captioning their post: “we’re screaming YA YA YA YA YA because BEYONCÉ BOWL, a…… MORE
Twenty-two months after its initial release, SZA’s Grammy-winning album, SOS, returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart. The jump back to the top of the charts was aided by the December 20 release of the album’s expanded reissue, SOS Deluxe: LANA, which features the inclusion of 15 additional songs. This marks the 11th…… MORE
Philadelphia singer-songwriter Shamir has announced the upcoming release of his final solo album, Ten, which is due out this spring via Kill Rock Stars. Shamir also shared the collection’s lead single, “Neverwannago,” which was written by the Portland, Oregon, musician Andrew Harmon, and is accompanied by a Matthew Ober–directed music video co-starring musician August Nandé.…
In a new interview with Barbra Streisand‘s A&R rep, Jay Landers, he revealed that during the making of Babs’ 1993 Back to Broadway album, a remarkable collaboration with Madonna and Bette Midler was planned. The diva-filled trio were going to take part in an updated rendition of the Annie Get Your Gun classic, “Anything You…
Filming has commenced in London for Charli XCX’s new A24 film, The Moment, with four new actors joining the project including Rish Shah, Isaac Cole Powell, Kate Berlant, and Jamie Demetriou. They join previously-announced cast members Alexander Skarsgård, Rosanna Arquette, and Trew Mullen. The movie is based on Charli’s original idea and features the Brat…
In Billboard’s current Women In Music feature, it’s revealed that Erykah Badu is currently working on a new album, which would be her first since 2010’s New Amerykah Part Two (Return of the Ankh). Not much else is known about the unnamed project other than the fact that it is being produced by the Alchemist,…