Disney/Gizelle HernandezFor the first time ever, American Idol will be airing an Easter-themed special episode. The three-hour episode, called “Songs of Faith,” will air April 20 — Easter Sunday — on ABC. It’ll feature performances from Jelly Roll, who is American Idol’s artist in residence this season, as well as gospel star CeCe Winans, Christian…… Read More…
Samir Hussein/Getty Images for LIVE NationOlivia Rodrigo spent her Wednesday in Mexico City, playing the biggest solo show of her entire career — no big deal.Olivia played the Estadio GNP Seguros, which has a capacity of 65,000 people, according to Billboard. In a social media post by a local paper, Olivia is seen onstage telling the audience, “Holy…… Read More…
DoveIf you didn’t get tickets to Charli XCX’s upcoming BRAT 2025 ARENA TOUR, you’ve got another shot at it starting April 5.As part of a new campaign called Hot Seats, sponsored by Dove Whole Body Deo Spray, a scavenger hunt in select tour cities is kicking off on Reddit. If you go to the DoveHotSeats…… Read More…
Raymond Hall/GC ImagesFans have been puzzled by Justin Bieber’s many cryptic Instagram postings recently, but it appears that at least some of them are teasing a new clothing brand.Per the Instagram posts, the brand seems to be called “skylrk” and includes sweatshirts, sunglasses, beanies and phone cases, as well as some kind of footwear that looks like…… Read More…
Disney/Eric McCandlessKesha knows what we need in these crazy times: more sex.She’s announced her biggest headlining trek yet, the T*** Out Tour, with support from Scissor Sisters, who haven’t toured North America in 10 years.”The most political thing we can do right now is love. Love ourselves and love each other,” says Kesha in a statement. “Americans…… Read More…
Hopeless RecordsIt’s been a minute since we heard from 5 Seconds of Summer — their most recent album came out in 2022 — but members Ashton Irwin and Luke Hemmings have released solo material as recently as last year. Now, it’s guitarist Michael Clifford’s turn.Michael’s debut solo single, “cool,” is out now, and it’ll be…… Read More…
Sophie JonesLola Young’s “Messy” is her breakthrough hit in the U.S., but back in her home country of the U.K., it’s massive. According to new data from the U.K.’s Official Charts, the song is the biggest song of 2025 to date. Originally released in June 2024, it hit #1 earlier this year and stayed there for an…… Read More…
Dua Lipa, currently on her Radical Optimism tour, is continuing her tradition of paying tribute to the country in which she’s performing by singing a song by an artist from that country. At her April 2 show in Auckland, New Zealand, she performed “Royals” by New Zealand’s Lorde. You can find fan-shot video of the performance online. While…… Read More…
Abby WaislerGracie Abrams hasn’t scored a #1 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 — yet — but she’s just topped another one of the publication’s charts.”That’s So True” has risen to #1 on Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay. It’s her second #1 on a Billboard chart, following it reaching the top of the Pop Airplay tally for two weeks…… Read More…
ABC/Paula LoboA few years ago, Ed Sheeran won a lawsuit that had accused him of plagiarizing his hit “Thinking Out Loud.” As a result, he now scrupulously documents every song he writes — which is lucky for us fans.”I film every studio session i do now since the lawsuit, just to show my writing process…… Read More…