Frank LebonWhen most artists do a “fan edit” of one of their videos, they just have fans submit clips of themselves dancing to their song and edit them together. But Lady Gaga isn’t most artists.Gaga teamed with Mastercard to create an “Abracadabra” fan edit, directed by Parris Goebel, the same person who choreographed the original…… Read More…
Christopher Polk/Penske MediaGracie Abrams, Doechii, Tyla and Meghan Trainor were among the honorees at this year’s Billboard Women in Music event, a gala hosted by Laverne Cox that was held March 29 in LA.Gracie performed her song “I Love You, I’m Sorry,” and then received her Songwriter of the Year award from Grammy winner Victoria Monét. In…… Read More…
Petra CollinsSelena Gomez and Benny Blanco have received a nice engagement present: a number-two debut for their first joint album, I Said I Love You First.The album debuts at #2 on the Billboard 200, giving Selena her seventh top 10 album and Benny’s first. The album sold 120,000 units in its first week, marking both…… Read More…
Disney/Ben HiderTate McRae was a big winner at the Juno Awards — the Canadian equivalent of the Grammys — Sunday night in Vancouver, but she wasn’t there to accept her honors.Tate headlined Lollapalooza Brazil on March 29, so she couldn’t attend the untelevised Junos gala that night, nor the show on Sunday night in Vancouver.…… Read More…
Disney/Randy HolmesBefore Myles Smith was an award-winning, chart-topping musician, the “Stargazing” artist owned a successful business management company. He says that experience has taught him a valuable lesson: He should never complain about how hard he has to work now.On Monday night in Vancouver, Myles starts the nearly sold-out North American leg of his current…… Read More…
Lola Young has topped the charts in her native U.K., and now she’s got a #1 hit in the U.S.: “Messy” has hit #1 on Billboard’s Alternative Airplay ranking. And on the other side of the pond, Alex Warren, who has yet to top a chart in the U.S., is #1 for a second week on the…… Read More…
Capitol RecordsWhen Katy Perry released her latest album 143, she faced criticism from fans who were dismayed that she’d reunited with producer Dr. Luke for the project — but now it appears she wasn’t entirely to blame for that.The issue was that, while Dr. Luke co-wrote and produced many of Katy’s biggest hits in the…… Read More…
Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty ImagesEd Sheeran is opening his pop-up experience, The Old Phone Pub, in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on Friday. In honor of the occasion, he appeared on a local TV station to deliver the weather forecast for the town, which is the sister city of his hometown of Ipswich, England.Standing in front of one…… Read More…
Legacy RecordingsWhen it first came out in January 2015, Meghan Trainor’s debut album, TITLE, had a mere 11 songs on it. But the new 10th anniversary edition, out now, includes a whopping 28 tracks.Of those songs, two are new: A remastered version of “All About That Bass” and a version of “Better When I’m Dancin'” that Meghan’s…… Read More…
London Alley/The Lucky Bastards Inc/Republic RecordsAriana Grande’s short film brighter days ahead is out now, and it’s a trippy yet touching sci-fi tale set 70 years after the initial events of her video for “we can’t be friends.”In that video, Ariana played Peaches, who goes to the Brighter Days Inc. clinic to erase her memories of…… Read More…