Beth GarrabrantTaylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Shaboozey are getting some precious metal for Christmas this year.The Recording Industry Association of America, which certifies music Gold, Platinum and Diamond, has announced that Taylor received the highest certification level for 2024: Her album The Tortured Poets Department was certified six-times Platinum for sales of 6 million units.Shaboozey…… Read More…
Courtesy AppleTV+The first-ever holiday edition of Carpool Karaoke, A Carpool Karaoke Christmas, is now streaming on AppleTV+ and on Apple Music — but the show looks a little different this time. First of all, instead of James Corden behind the wheel, it’s Apple Music’s Zane Lowe. And he “picks up” his guests in three cities: Lady…… Read More…
The Tyler Twins for iHeartRadioThis past year, Benson Boone put out his debut album Fireworks & Rollerblades. And it looks as though we won’t have to wait long for more music from the “Beautiful Things” artist.At the star-studded Jingle Ball concert at New York’s Madison Square Garden on Dec. 13, Benson debuted an unreleased song…… Read More…
Big Machine AgencyAkon, who dominated radio in the mid-2000s with hits like “Lonely,” “Smack That” and “Don’t Matter,” has his first hit in minute with the track “Akon’s Beautiful Day.” But in the world of pop music, a few years is forever, so a lot of people who are currently enjoying the song actually think…… Read More…
The Queen of Christmas is currently the queen of sickness. After canceling her Dec. 11 performance in Pittsburgh due to the flu, Mariah Carey has now scrapped two additional shows: Friday, Dec. 13, in Newark, New Jersey, and Sunday, Dec. 15, in Belmont, New York. “Newark and Belmont – I wish I had better news…… Read More…
Republic RecordsIt’s Taylor Swift’s birthday, but we get the presents.Sharp-eyed fans noticed that on Dec. 13, the singer’s 35th birthday, her YouTube channel suddenly became stocked with a series of behind-the-scenes videos documenting the making of many of her most recent visuals. The behind-the-scenes footage includes “Karma,” “Bejeweled,” “Fortnight,” “I Can See You,” “Anti-Hero” and,…… Read More…
Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty ImagesMariah Carey’s festive hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” appears to be the gift that keeps on giving. The song has garnered over 2 billion streams on Spotify, an accomplishment Mariah says is “beyond incredible.””I’m honored to have ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ be the first…… Read More…
© Estate of Jean-Michel Basquiat. Licensed by Artestar, New York. @basquiatofficial @artestarnyc The Weeknd has pulled off a marketing coup with his new album, Hurry Up Tomorrow.He’s partnered with the estate of the late, acclaimed artist Jean-Michel Basquiat for The Weeknd X Basquiat collection, which includes vinyls, autographed CDs and a box including a T-shirt and album.…… Read More…
RepublicIf you spent Black Friday flipping through vinyls at your local indie record store, chances are you went home with albums by Noah Kahan and Billie Eilish.Noah had the top-selling Record Store Day Black Friday 2024 release, according to Billboard. His Town Hall (Stick Season Collaborations) on tiger eye brown vinyl collected all eight duets from…… Read More…
Disney/Randy HolmesColdplay has premiered a new version of their “ALL MY LOVE” video in honor of entertainment legend Dick Van Dyke’s 99th birthday.As previously reported, Chris Martin and company put out a seven-minute directors’ cut of the clip on Dec. 6, which featured behind-the-scenes footage of Van Dyke along with his family. The new, streamlined…… Read More…