Republic RecordsNoah Kahan fans sure love their vinyl.Billboard reports that the “Stick Season” artist had both the bestselling album and the bestselling single of 2024 Record Store Day, held in April. The event’s top-selling single was Kahan’s split 7-inch with Olivia Rodrigo, featuring the pair’s covers of each other’s song, recorded during performances on BBC Radio 1’s…… Read More…
Disney/Randy HolmesOlivia Rodrigo just learned the hard way that playing in a brand-new concert venue can have its challenges.Olivia’s GUTS World Tour was scheduled to play the Co-op Live arena in Manchester, England on May 3. But the brand-new venue, which was scheduled to open on April 23, missed that date due to power supply…… Read More…
Michael Becker / FOXOn May 1, American Idol season two winner Ruben Studdard and runner-up Clay Aiken were revealed as “The Beets” on FOX’s The Masked Singer. But even though they had to wear crazy costumes that limited their movements, the two told Billboard that competing on Idol was much scarier.”The interesting thing about Idol for me was obviously…… Read More…
Courtesy Apple MusicDua Lipa is a global pop superstar and says the criticism she got early in her career “fueled” her into showing people they were wrong about her.Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1, Dua says, “There can be a moment where people really love you and you feel so supported and you’re like,…… Read More…
Olivia Rodrigo might just be in lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-lo-love. At the Tuesday, April 30, performance of her Guts World Tour in Dublin, Ireland, Olivia changed a lyric in her song “so american.” Many fans took this as a nod to her boyfriend, Louis Partridge, who was in the crowd. Olivia changed “I don’t wanna assume this stuff/…… Read More…
Mercury/RepublicNoah Kahan released a vinyl version of his 2020 EP Cape Elizabeth for Record Store Day last year. This year, he’s marking the EP’s four-year anniversary with a post about the record that he says “woke me up.””Cape Elizabeth isn’t just an EP to me,” he writes on his Instagram Story. “It’s a line in…… Read More…
PeacockKaty Perry is supportive of her fiancé Orlando Bloom’s new show, To the Edge, in which he participates in death-defying activities like skydiving and rock climbing. She just wishes he’d be as disciplined when it comes to keeping the house tidy.Katy posted photos of herself and Orlando, along with video clips of the crazy stunts he does…… Read More…
Courtesy Dua LipaIt may be hard to imagine that Dua Lipa has time to read, given all that she’s doing to promote her new album, Radical Optimism, but she’s officially announced the May pick for her Service95 Book Club.The book is Swimming in the Dark by Tomasz Jedrowski, about two young men who fall in love…… Read More…
Disney/Randy HolmesLenny Kravitz recently went viral with an Instagram post that showed him lifting weights in boots and leather pants. While you may have thought he was doing it just for the social media post, it turns out that’s actually his normal workout attire. “I’m always working out in leather pants or jeans and boots and whatever —…… Read More…
Courtesy Live Nation Las VegasLive Nation Concert Week has returned to save your summer — and your wallet.Once again, the concert promoter is offering the chance to purchase $25 all-in tickets to more than 5,000 shows from 900 artists. The promotion runs from May 8 at 10 a.m. ET through May 14 at 11:59 p.m.…… Read More…