Nearly 6 million viewers tuned into Saturday Night Live on Oct. 12 to watch Ariana Grande impersonate Celine Dion and Jennifer Coolidge, remix Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” into an unhinged bridesmaid speech, and a trauma-ridden Italian boy with a bowl cut. Full of music and chaos, it marked the most-viewed SNL …
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Fat Joe returned as host of this year’s BET Hip-Hop Awards, where Megan Thee Stallion, Kendrick Lamar, and Drake dominated the nominations. Kendrick Lamar, capping off a historic year, received 11 nominations and eight awards, including hip-hop artist of the year. Future and Metro Boomin received the award for best …
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Grammy award-winning songwriter Evan “Kidd” Bogart recently revealed Rihanna‘s 2006 massive hit track “SOS” hides several Eighties references in plain sight. During an Oct. 11 interview with Daniel Wall on theBehind the Wallpodcast, Bogart discussed the success of the A Girl Like Me lead single, which he said was one …
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Immersive concert venue the Sphere is expanding into new markets. Sphere Entertainment, founded by Madison Square Garden executive James L. Dolan, opened its first location in September 2023. Now, the entertainment company has its sights set on launching a second Sphere in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The 20,000-capacity venue …
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The TikTok audio “In da clurb, we all fam” couldn’t have started trending at a better time for 50 Cent. The rapper has announced his first-ever Las Vegas residency, fittingly titled In Da Club, set to span six shows at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino. “I always …
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Panda Bear has announced his new album, Sinister Drift, the Animal Collective member’s first solo album in six years. The singer born Noah Lennox has also shared the LP’s first single and closing track, “Defense,” featuring the guitar work of guest Cindy Lee, a.k.a. Patrick Flegel, whose stellar Diamond Jubilee …
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An album containing Whitney Houston‘s first live performances in South Africa will mark three decades since the late singer’s visit there. The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) will come out on Nov. 8, 30 years to the day since she performed at that city’s Kings Park Stadium. The …
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Rufus Wainwright spoke out against Donald Trump playing his cover of Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah” at a campaign event last night the “height of blasphemy,” in a statement shared with Rolling Stone. “The song ‘Hallelujah’ by Leonard Cohen has become an anthem dedicated to peace, love and acceptance of the truth,” …
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Gracie Abrams is giving a second life to The Secret of Us. On Tuesday, the musician announced that she’ll be releasing a deluxe version of the album, featuring four new songs and three live versions of tracks. It arrives Friday. Along with the original 13 tracks on the album, Abrams …
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It’s been an “extremely heavy week” for Deryck Whibley after he alleged that Sum 41‘s former manager Greig Nori sexually abused and groomed him. On Tuesday, the Sum 41 frontman shared a video slamming Nori’s response that claimed that Whibley, a 16-year-old when he met Nori who was in his …
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