Irish rock favorites Fontaines D.C. are back with their first new song of 2025, “It’s Amazing to Be Young.” The track captures the confusion and frustration of youth, but also the euphoria and overwhelming sense of possibility it can instill, even in the face of a cruel world. On the …
Read More »Sean Combs' Lawyer Abruptly Quits Sex Trafficking Case
One of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ defense attorneys has abruptly requested to withdraw from the Bad Boy music executive’s criminal case, writing that “under no circumstances can I continue to effectively serve as counsel for Sean Combs, consistent with the ABA Standards for Criminal Justice.” Anthony Ricco filed the motion on …
Read More »Jennie and Doechii Trade Their Worries for Funds and Foreign Cars in 'ExtraL' Video
Jennie and Doechii have more than enough to brag about. The Blackpink singer is gearing up for the release of her debut solo album Ruby on March 7, and the Florida rapper is fresh off of her Best Rap Album win at the 2025 Grammy Awards. On their new collaboration …
Read More »Natti Natasha Connected With Her Roots — and Romeo Santos — to Make a Bachata Album
When Romeo Santos tells you he wants you on his bachata record, you say yes. At least that’s what Natti Natasha thought when the king of bachata reached out about working together. “I remember him telling me, ‘Listen, I’ve had this song for this and this time, and I feel …
Read More »Jerry Butler, Iconic R&B Singer and Longtime Chicago Politician, Dead at 85
Jerry Butler, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and original lead singer of the Impressions who later embarked on a successful career as a solo artist and a Chicago politician, has died at the age of 85. Butler’s niece confirmed her uncle’s death to the Chicago Sun-Times, adding …
Read More »Selena Gomez, Rico Nasty, Tate McRae, and All the Songs You Need to Know
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the best new music — featuring big singles, key tracks from our favorite albums, and more. This week, a post-breakup bop from Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco, and Gracie Abrams, a sleek, moody highlight from Tate McRae‘s new album, and a scorched-earth rager from Rico …
Read More »Lady Gaga Will Finally Return to Brazil to Headline Free Concert at Copacabana Beach in Rio
Lady Gaga is going to Brazil. On May 3, the musician will headline a performance at Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro as part of the Todo Mundo no Rio initiative, which aims to highlight economic benefits of entertainment in the city. The event will be free and open to …
Read More »Cardi B and DJ Khaled Search for 'Higher Love' on Desi Trill 'Smurfs' Single
DJ Khaled and Cardi B have joined Natania and Subhi for Desi Trill’s Belinda Carlisle-sampling single “Higher Love.” The record, which will appear on the soundtrack to the new Smurfs movie, flips “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” into a multilingual love song. “Think about me, I’m on your mental/Give …
Read More »See Djo Tackle Haim's 'Gasoline' for Triple J's 'Like a Version'
Djo’s tour in support of their upcoming album The Crux has taken Joe Keery and company to Australia, where they visited the talk show Triple J and, as per tradition, performed a cover of another artist’s music for “Like a Version,” in this case Haim’s hit “Gasoline.” Keery said of …
Read More »Remembering Voletta Wallace, the Guardian of Biggie's Legacy
On the outro to Christopher Wallace’s second posthumous album, Born Again, his mother, Voletta Wallace, says, “The thing that my son loved most about life was the fact that he was in a position to help, position to share, position to give to others who needed, to others who wanted …
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