On Friday (February 21), Lady Gaga announced on Instagram that she will be performing a free concert at Rio de Janeiro’s legendary Copacabana Beach on May 3. The concert will be open to the public on a first-come, first-serve basis, and will be broadcast live on Multishow and TV Globo. Gaga returns to Rio following…… MORE
Drake and PARTYNEXTDOOR’s first collaborative album, $ome $exy $ongs 4 U, debuts at No. 1 on this week’sBillboard 200 chart. It’s the first chart-topper for PARTYNEXTDOOR, and the fourth Top 10 record of his career. $ome $exy $ongs 4 U is the 14th career No. 1 album for Drake, among 17 total Top 10s, as…… MORE
During his performance at Qudos Bank Arena in Sydney on Wednesday (February 19), Drake made generous offers to a pregnant concertgoer. After learning that there was a fan in the pit who was 20-weeks pregnant, Drake presented her with a VIP upgrade and offered the woman $30,000. The Canadian rapper’s kind gesture was captured in…… MORE
Travis Scott just unveiled his 11th Cactus Jack Garden, and the Grammy-nominated rapper honored both of his grandmothers by naming the space the Sealie Flood + Bernice Webster Corner garden. Alongside Highland Heights Elementary School students – who also planted a tree to pay tribute to Scott’s grandmothers – Scott unveiled the garden as part…… MORE
Benson Boone’s “Beautiful Things” has been named the 2024 top-selling single in the world by IFPI, the global recorded-music industry trade organization. In addition to earning the IFPI Global Single Award, Boone was also recognized as Variety’s Hitmakers Newcomer of the Year alongside Shaboozey, whose crossover smash hit, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” came in at…… MORE
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy, Kendrick Lamar, and Doechii were among the winners at the 56th annual NAACP Image Awards. Beyoncé won Outstanding Female Artist and Outstanding Album for Cowboy Carter, while Lamar received the award for Outstanding Song – Hip-Hop/Rap for “Not Like Us.” Doechii was named Outstanding New Artist, two weeks after winning a Grammy…… MORE
Liam Payne’s friend Roger Nores and two hotel workers at CasaSur Palermo have been acquitted of all charges in the former One Direction singer’s death investigation. Argentina’s Court of Appeals confirmed that the panel of judges ruled that Nores did not contribute to Payne’s alcohol consumption or have the ability to prevent his death. “Glad…… MORE
Sabrina Carpenter had a fangirl moment over Dolly Parton during the behind-the-scenes peek of their collaboration on Carpenter’s track “Please Please Please.” In a TikTok video shared by Parton, the two blonde singers bonded on set as they filmed the music video for their country version of Carpenter’s Billboard No. 1 hit. The footage captured…… MORE
Prince’s iconic 1984 film, Purple Rain, will return to select Dolby Cinema locations for one night only on March 5. The screenings will feature an enhanced viewing experience with Dolby Vision HDR and Dolby Atmos immersive audio, with the film digitally restored from an 8K scan of the original 35mm camera negative, and featuring a…… MORE
Sabrina Carpenter has confirmed a second performance at the BST Hyde Park concert series in London this summer, following her previously announced – and already sold-out – July 5 show. Carpenter’s additional show will take place on July 6 will feature openers Clairo and Olivia Dean, and will serve as a substitute for Hugh Jackman’s…… 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,…