Disney/Eric McCandlessKaty Perry announced earlier this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live! that this season will be her final one judging American Idol. When Jimmy asked how her fellow judges, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, felt about her departure, she claimed she hadn’t told them yet. Now Lionel has confirmed that’s true. Appearing on Jimmy Kimmel Live…… Read More…
Warner RecordsDua Lipa’s new single “Training Season” is inspired by bad boyfriends, and that idea comes to life in her new video for the track. The clip starts with multiple men leaving messages on Dua’s voicemail, apologizing and asking for a second chance. Then we see Dua drinking tea alone in a cafe, while men…… Read More…
Disney/Eric McCandlessThe new season of American Idol — which is technically its 22nd — gets underway February 18 on ABC, and host Ryan Seacrest says this time around, the show is going home. Or at least, back to Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan and Katy Perry’s homes. “We’re taking all of the judges back to their roots, back to their hometowns, and doing auditions…… Read More…
Laura LewisThanks to its inclusion in the movie Saltburn, Sophie Ellis-Bextor’s 2002 song “Murder on the Dance Floor” — a hit in Europe and the U.K. when it was first released — is being played on the radio in the U.S. And Sophie wishes she could go back in time and tell her younger self what’s coming.…… Read More…
Shakira will release her first album in seven years on March 22. It’s called Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, which means, “Women don’t cry anymore.” That’s a lyric from her smash single with Bizarrap, “Music Sessions Vol. 53,” in which she sang, “Women don’t cry anymore/ women cash in.” Shakira says of the album, “While…… Read More…
ABC/Eric McCandlessMusic manager Martin Kirkup died February 4 at age 75, and one of his clients, Katy Perry, has now taken to Instagram to pay tribute to him — and to reveal that he approved of her new music. “It’s taken me a little while to make this post…something about posting it makes it all feel, final,” she writes. “I must…… Read More…
ABC/John ArguetaThe first Record Store Day of 2024 will take place on April 20, and some of your favorite artists have exclusive vinyl releases coming to an independent record store near you. Sabrina Carpenter is releasing a 7-inch single of her hit “feather,” pressed on baby pink vinyl. Side one is the regular song; the flip side is the sped-up…… Read More…
Columbia RecordsMaren Morris, who brought us hits like “The Middle” and “The Bones,” is now putting a new spin on a classic song from the ’80s: Billy Idol’s “Dancing with Myself.” Maren has released a video for the song, which shows her going into the legendary Nashville record store Grimey’s, picking the song out of the racks and…… Read More…
InterscopeLast year, Selena Gomez was celebrating being “Single Soon.” This year, she’s singing about love. The star has announced a new single, “Love On,” dropping February 22 at 6 p.m. ET. It’s her first release of 2024, ahead of her upcoming album. Selena co-wrote the “fun and flirty” song with Julia Michaels, and according to her record label,…… Read More…
Kanye West and Taylor Swift in 2015; Kevin Winter/MTV1415/Getty Images For MTVAfter mentioning Taylor Swift in one of the songs on his new album, Vultures, Kanye West has taken to Instagram to address the perceptions of his relationship with Taylor. In the song “Carnival,” Ye raps, “I mean since Taylor Swift/ since I had the Rollie on the wrist/ I’m…… Read More…