Travis Kelce orchestrated his onstage debut during Taylor Swift‘s recent Eras tour performance in London himself. During a new episode of his podcast New Heights, the Kansas City Chiefs player revealed that he jokingly floated the idea of making an appearance during the 1989 portion of the show, which got …
Read More »Niall Horan Had to Walk to His Toronto Show Because of Traffic
The constant social (not to mention ecological) chaos wrought upon humanity by the automobile industry hit Niall Horan hard ahead of his show in Toronto last week. The musician found himself stuck in a traffic jam so brutal he decided to hop out of his car and walk to the …
Read More »The National Have Noticed Some 'Bewildered' Taylor Swift Fans (and Way More Women) at Their Shows
Taylor Swift‘s collaborative partnership with Aaron Dessner has led some Swifties from the Eras tour straight to the National‘s concerts. The pair first began collaborating on 2020’s Folklore, which featured the band’s instrumentalist and producer on nearly a dozen songs. They most recently teamed up on selections from The Tortured …
Read More »Rihanna Knew It Was 'Hypocritical,' But She Still Asked GloRilla When Her Album Was Dropping
Oh, how the proverbial tables have turned: About a year ago, Rihanna was in GloRilla’s DMs asking the question she’s been more or less dodging since 2016: When’s the album coming out? On Instagram yesterday, GloRilla posted a bunch of photos from a recent party held in her honor. But …
Read More »How Daddy Yankee's 'Gasolina' Fueled Reggaeton's Global Takeover
Daddy Yankee’s original plan was to become a baseball player. When a stray bullet hit him, he pivoted to focusing on his other passion: music. The Puerto Rican star ended up becoming an integral part of the creation and explosion of reggaeton, a Spanish-language genre that fuses elements of dancehall …
Read More »Lana Del Rey and Quavo Are Countryside-Living Lovers on 'Tough'
Lana Del Rey and Quavo are a country-loving, shotgun-shooting couple on their country-rap collaboration, “Tough.” The track dropped Wednesday afternoon. “Tough like the scuff on a pair of old leather boots/Like the blue-collar, red-dirt attitude,” sings Del Rey on the song’s chorus. “Like a .38 made out of brass/Tough like …
Read More »MTV News Is Back (Kind Of) Thanks to the Internet Archive
Late last month, more than two decades worth of music and entertainment journalism vanished when Paramount Global suddenly disabled the MTV News website. Just over a week later, the Internet Archive has responded by creating a searchable collection of the old MTV News site through the Wayback Machine. The collection …
Read More »Heart's Ann Wilson Undergoing Cancer Treatment as Band Postpones 2024 Tour
Heart have postponed their remaining North American tour dates after Ann Wilson revealed that she is undergoing cancer treatment. In a statement, Wilson said she recently “underwent an operation to remove something that, as it turns out, was cancerous.” The musician said she’s “feeling great” after the “successful” procedure, but …
Read More »Foster the People Build 'Houdini' Super Track With New Dua Lipa, Eminem Songs
Legend has it that if you stand in the mirror and say “Houdini” three times, Foster the People will appear out of thin air and play “Houdini x Houdini x Houdini,” their mashup of their own song “Houdini” with Dua Lipa‘s single “Houdini,” and Eminem‘s new single — also titled …
Read More »BTS Member Jin Will Be a Torchbearer at 2024 Paris Summer Olympics
BTS member Jin will be a torchbearer at the 2024 Paris Olympics this summer. He’s slated to take part in the Olympic torch relay to spread the message of “harmony” and “peace,” per a statement. The oldest member of BTS at age 31, Jin returned from his 18-month mandatory military …
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