Music notes: Taylor Swift, Pink and more

Music notes: Taylor Swift, Pink and more

TIME’s 2023 Person of the Year, Taylor Swift, was offered some advice by the publication’s 2021 Person of the Year: Elon Musk. On his social media platform X, formerly Twitter, the mogul responded to Taylor’s post about her achievement by congratulating her and noting, “Some risk of popularity decline after this award. I speak from experience lol.” In other…Read More…

What the Jonas Brothers’ parents think when they watch their sons onstage

What the Jonas Brothers’ parents think when they watch their sons onstage

Jonas Brothers with their parents and brother Frankie; FREDERIC J. BROWN/AFP via Getty ImagesThink about what it must be like to have your kid become a stadium-filling pop superstar. Now think about what it must be like to have three out of four of your kids become stadium-filling pop superstars. That’s what the parents of the Jonas Brothers, Denise and Kevin…Read More…

New Music Friday: Paul Russell, Tate McRae and more

New Music Friday: Paul Russell, Tate McRae and more

Paul Russell has released a new version of his viral hit “Lil Boo Thing.” You can listen to the Luca Schreiner remix now. This past week, Paul made his late night debut on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! As previously reported, he’ll be performing on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2024. Not only is Tate McRae’s new album, Think Later,…Read More…

Is Selena Gomez really dating Benny Blanco?

Is Selena Gomez really dating Benny Blanco?

Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images for Rare Impact FundJust days after fans speculated Selena Gomez was dating producer/songwriter Benny Blanco, the singer seemingly confirmed the two are a couple in a series of responses to Instagram comments. First, Selena commented “Facts” under a celebrity gossip account with a headline that read, “Selena Gomez is rumored to be dating producer Benny Blanco.” Then,…Read More…

Tate McRae and Miley Cyrus celebrate latest chart milestones

Tate McRae and Miley Cyrus celebrate latest chart milestones

Disney/Randy HolmesTate McRae is “greedy” and Miley Cyrus “Used to Be Young,” but both are currently on top of the charts. Tate’s single “greedy” has just ascended to the top of Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart, becoming her first #1 on that tally.  Her breakthrough hit, “You Broke Me First,” reached #2 in 2021. This milestone follows “greedy” becoming Tate’s first top 10…Read More…

‘Pollstar’: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is first to gross more than $1 billion

‘Pollstar’: Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour is first to gross more than $1 billion

TAS Rights ManagementIt’s probably a no-brainer that Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour would be the #1 tour of 2023, but according to Pollstar, it’s more than that: It’s the first tour to cross the billion-dollar threshold. Pollstar estimates that the Eras Tour has grossed $1.04 billion and sold 4.35 million tickets over the 60 shows that Taylor performed in 2023. The…Read More…

Sugar, Butter, Popcorn: Sara Bareilles on her Broadway musical ‘Waitress’ coming to movie theaters

Sugar, Butter, Popcorn: Sara Bareilles on her Broadway musical ‘Waitress’ coming to movie theaters

Bleecker StreetSara Bareilles’ Broadway hit Waitress: The Musical is now available to watch in movie theaters nationwide for a limited engagement December 7 through December 11. Sara, the show’s composer, lyricist and star, told ABC Audio it’s great that the musical, which is based on the eponymous 2007 film starring Keri Russell, is now accessible to so many more people.…Read More…

Meghan Trainor chooses The Grinch over husband Daryl Sabara

Meghan Trainor chooses The Grinch over husband Daryl Sabara

WonderyMeghan Trainor’s had several Christmas hits over the past few years, including her current one, “Wrap Me Up.” So she’s the perfect guest for the new podcast series ‘Tis the Grinch Holiday Podcast, hosted by the Mean, Green One himself. In Thursday’s episode, Meghan chats with The Grinch — portrayed by SNL’s James Austin Johnson —…Read More…