ABC/Paula LoboWhen you win an award and you don’t attend the ceremony, they mail you your trophy. Well, Ed Sheeran just received a special delivery.At the Creative Arts Emmys in January, Ed won his first Emmy for Outstanding Music and Lyrics for “A Beautiful Game,” the song he co-wrote for the show Ted Lasso. On his…… Read More…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Beth GarrabrantTaylor Swift’s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, is here and it’s a double album.The singer’s 11th studio album arrived at midnight on April 19, and it was swiftly followed up two hours later with a drop of 15 additional songs.”It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album,” the…… Read More…
Beth GarrabrantThe board meeting has begun: Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department has arrived.A post on the official Taylor Nation Instagram includes the “agenda” for the board meeting: “Department members will stream The Chairman’s manuscript … press play simultaneously so all members can review the evidence together. Relaxed poets, consult your tortured muse before attending.”The agenda…… Read More…
InterscopeBillie Eilish has released the track list for her new album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, which is coming out May 17.Billie had already given us a sneak peek of one of the tracks, “CHIHIRO,” during an interview with Zane Lowe on Apple Music. It’s named after the main character in the anime film Spirited Away. Billie also revealed another track…… Read More…
Billie Eilish has declared her 2024 Coachella experience “the greatest weekend of my life” in an Instagram post. She shared photos and video from the weekend, which included duets with Lana Del Rey of her song “ocean eyes” and Lana’s song “Video Games.” In her Instagram Story, Billie posted video of Lana singing “ocean eyes” and wrote, “this…… Read More…
Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty ImagesTaylor Swift isn’t in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — yet — but the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and Museum in Cleveland is celebrating the release of her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, on April 19 with a day full of activities.Taylor…… Read More…