On March 10, Miley Cyrus returned with her eighth studio album, Endless Summer Vacation. It wasn’t the devastating divorce album she was expected to release, with her ruminations on the dissolution of her relationship with Liam Hemsworth tucked in between sweaty dance records and self-love anthems. All of the grit …
Read More »Jackson Wang Bares His Teeth in New 'Cheetah' Single
Jackson Wang, of the K-pop group GOT7, released his new single “Cheetah” alongside a music video on Monday. The visual features the singer surrounded by fanged dancers as he they sway across the screen, and wraps with a teaser for “Magic Man 2.” “She’s a cheetah, grown man-eater/Sink her teeth …
Read More »Ed Sheeran Takes the Stand in Marvin Gaye Copyright Trial
Ed Sheeran took the stand on Tuesday in a New York courtroom, denying accusations that his hit song “Thinking Out Loud,” copied Marvin Gaye’s soul classic “Let’s Get It On.” A lawyer defending the estate of a co-writer of Gaye’s 1973 song said he had “smoking gun” evidence that Ed …
Read More »Low Cut Connie Pops the Big Question: 'Are You Gonna Run?'
Low Cut Connie is back. “Are You Gonna Run?” is one of frontman Adam Weiner’s first new song in years, following his 2020 album Private Lives. “Why won’t you tell how it’s gonna go. Tell me now. Why won’t you say what I already know?” sings Weiner on the make-it …
Read More »Morgan Wallen's Label Responds to 'False' Claims by Security Guard
After Morgan Wallen canceled the second of two nights at Mississippi’s Vaught-Hemingway Stadium and the fifth American date of his sold-out One Night at a Time Tour, a video surfaced of a security guard claiming the country singer had been “too drunk,” and that “an ambulance took him off.”Despite a …
Read More »How Taeyang Transformed a Tough Time Into Tender Honesty on 'Down to Earth'
As soon as Taeyang dropped “Vibe,” his upbeat collaboration with Jimin of BTS, he left fans eagerly awaiting more. They got just what they wanted with Down to Earth, an action-packed, six-track EP that dropped Tuesday and has a little bit of everything: touches of R&B and soul, tons of …
Read More »Morgan Wallen's 'Doctor-Ordered Vocal Rest' Results in More Postponed Concerts
After abruptly canceling his concert in Oxford, Mississippi, moments before he was scheduled to take the stage on Sunday evening, Morgan Wallen has at least given more than a few minute’s notice that the next three stops on his One Night at a Time tour will not be held as …
Read More »Harry Belafonte, Legendary Entertainer and Activist, Dead at 96
Harry Belafonte, the legendary singer, actor, and civil rights activist, died Tuesday, April 25, Rolling Stone has confirmed. He was 96. Belafonte died at his home on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, with longtime spokesman Ken Sunshine adding the cause was congestive heart failure. Belafonte rose to prominence in …
Read More »Kesha Reveals Her New Album: 'I Really Dug Into My Uglier Emotions'
K esha was on the verge of a panic attack in the spring of 2020 when her aging cat Mr. Peeps brought over her headphones. She’d been spiraling a lot back then, like so many people, her anxiety mounting as the pandemic shut down the music industry — but she …
Read More »Shakira Named Woman of the Year for First-Ever Billboard<strong> </strong>Latin Women in Music Event
The first-ever Billboard Latin Women in Music event will present one of the night’s biggest honors, Woman of the Year, to Shakira when the ceremony takes place on May 7 in Miami, Florida. “Shakira is the ultimate Woman In Music. Thanks to her, Latin women all over the world were …
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