With Labor Day behind us, Billboard can now reveal what its official song of the summer for 2025 was, based on its performance on the publication’s annual Songs of the Summer chart.To the surprise of no one, the title goes to Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” which was #1 on the Songs of the Summer chart every…… Read More…
Katy Perry’s Lifetimes tour (Live Nation)Katy Perry has defied the haters with her Lifetimes tour.According to Billboard, the high-tech, butterfly-themed tour, which features songs from throughout Katy’s career, has sold more than 1.1 million tickets so far. It’s also grossed more than $80 million, and that’s only for her shows in the U.S., Canada and…… Read More…
Halsey bids at the amfAR Gala Venezia 2025, August 2025 (Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for amfAR)Lots of famous musicians have art collections, but Halsey just dropped some serious cash on a painting that has yet to be created.Halsey attended AmfAR Venezia, an annual fundraiser for The Foundation for AIDS Research, on Aug. 31. According to Variety, as…… Read More…
Taylor Swift, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ cover image (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot)Taylor Swift and The Weeknd are the queen and king of Spotify.Taylor’s upcoming album The Life of a Showgirl has become the most pre-saved album Countdown Page in Spotify history. The page shows how many days, hours, minutes and seconds until the Oct. 3 release…… Read More…
Alex Warren (Jack Dytrych)After setting a chart record in the U.K. earlier this year, Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” spent 10 weeks at #1 on the U.S. Hot 100 and 20 weeks on the Canadian Hot 100 — making it the North American song of the summer, for all intents and purposes. The fact that “Ordinary” is such…… Read More…
Fifth Harmony performs in San Jose, CA, December, 2017 (Tim Mosenfelder/Getty Images) Fans have wanted a Fifth Harmony reunion for years, and Sunday night, they got one — at a Jonas Brothers concert.Jonas Brothers have been bringing guests onstage to join them throughout their current tour, and at their stop in Dallas on Aug. 31,…… Read More…
Goodbye “Espresso,” hello Scotch. As part of her Man’s Best Friend rollout, Sabrina Carpenter has partnered with Johnnie Walker Scotch whisky in a multiyear deal. Sabrina is part of the brand’s campaign imagery, and at select stops on her Short N’ Sweet tour, fans who are 21 and over will be able to enjoy Sabrina’s signature…… Read More…
Cover of Rihanna’s ‘Music of the Sun’/ (Def Jam Recordings)Twenty years ago Friday — Aug. 29, 2005 — Rihanna released her debut album, Music of the Sun, featuring her first hit, “Pon de Replay.” To celebrate her two-decade music career, she’s put some special merch up for sale and also announced a vinyl box set.The items include…… Read More…
‘CBS Mornings’ co-host Gayle King spoke with Sabrina Carpenter about her new album ‘Man’s Best Friend’ (CBS News)Sabrina Carpenter’s album cover for Man’s Best Friend has raised quite a bit of controversy — but according to Sabrina, people just don’t get it.Speaking to Gayle King on CBS Mornings Friday, Sabrina said she was “shocked” by the…… Read More…
Courtesy MTVTwo new MTV VMAs social categories have been unveiled ahead of the awards show on Sept. 7: best group and song of the summer.Round one of song of the summer voting runs from Sept. 6 at 11 a.m. ET on MTV’s Instagram Story through Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. ET. Thanks to these nominations, Tate McRae adds two nods…… Read More…