Music notes: Selena Gomez, Noah Kahan and more

Music notes: Selena Gomez, Noah Kahan and more

Selena Gomez has been nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Food Network’s Selena + Chef: Home for the Holidays, a holiday-themed series of episodes that were spun off from her cooking show Selena + Chef. She’s nominated in the category of Culinary Series. Kelly Clarkson has been nominated for Daytime Talk Series Host for her…Read More…

Record Store Day co-founders: Be like Olivia Rodrigo

Record Store Day co-founders: Be like Olivia Rodrigo

Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABARecord Store Day 2024 takes place Saturday, April 20, and along with tons of releases from classic and alternative rock acts, there will be vinyls that appeal to younger fans, like 7-inch singles of Noah Kahan/Olivia Rodrigo singing each others’ songs and Sabrina Carpenter’s “Feather.” But if you want to find out…Read More…

Pink files suit against Pharrell Williams over plans to trademark “P.Inc”

Pink files suit against Pharrell Williams over plans to trademark “P.Inc”

Alexander Tamargo/Getty ImagesPink and Pharrell Williams are at legal odds over the use of a name.According to legal documents obtained by ABC News, Pink’s lawyers have filed suit against the “Happy” artist because he’s attempting to trademark “P.Inc.” Pink’s camp argues that would “likely cause confusion, mistake and/or deception” among consumers who see it.Pharrell’s request shows…Read More…

New Music Friday: Sia, Kelly Clarkson and more

New Music Friday: Sia, Kelly Clarkson and more

Believe it or not, there’s new music out today other than Taylor Swift. Here’s a roundup:Sia has released “Fame Won’t Love You,” a collaboration with Paris Hilton. It’s one of the tracks on Sia’s new album Reasonable Woman, due out May 3. Sia is executive-producing Paris’ upcoming album. Sia has also released other collaborative tracks from…Read More…

Taylor Swift’s new album breaks Spotify streaming record as fans ponder who each song is about

Taylor Swift’s new album breaks Spotify streaming record as fans ponder who each song is about

Beth GarrabrantThe album was a surprise, but the Spotify record isn’t. Taylor Swift’s double album, The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, has broken the streaming platform’s record for the most-streamed album in a single day, ABC Audio has confirmed.The 31-track album has taken the title from the previous most-streamed album of 2024, Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter.Meanwhile, fans have…Read More…

Dua Lipa’s new album includes a song thanking her boyfriend’s ex

Dua Lipa’s new album includes a song thanking her boyfriend’s ex

Tyrone Lebon/Warner RecordsMany artists have written songs about being jealous of their partner’s ex-lovers, but on Dua Lipa’s new album, Radical Optimism, she’s thanking the woman her boyfriend dated before her.Speaking to Zach Sang for the Amazon Music channel on Twitch, Dua explains that the song “Maria” is about expressing gratitude for whoever had your significant…Read More…

Grammy-winning ‘American Idol’ season 5 star Mandisa dead at 47

Grammy-winning ‘American Idol’ season 5 star Mandisa dead at 47

Fred Lee/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty ImagesSinger Mandisa, who reached the top 10 on American Idol season 5 and later became a Grammy-winning Christian artist, has died, ABC Audio has confirmed. She was 47.“We can confirm that yesterday [April 18] Mandisa was found in her home deceased,” her rep said in a statement to…Read More…

Stevie Nicks writes heartfelt poem for Taylor Swift’s new album

Stevie Nicks writes heartfelt poem for Taylor Swift’s new album

Beth GarrabrantIn one of her new songs, “Clara Bow,” Taylor Swift mentions Stevie Nicks, and the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has actually penned a poem that’s included in Taylor’s new album.The poem is titled, “For T – and me …” and it’s noted that it was written “September 13 at 8:50 p.m.” …Read More…