Courtesy Carnival Cruise LineGwen Stefani is a mother of three, but now she’s the godmother of one … extremely big ship. Gwen has been named the godmother of Carnival’s new flagship, Carnival Jubilee, which holds 6,500 guests and 1,750 crew members. Gwen will take part in the ship’s naming ceremony in Galveston, Texas, on February 24.…… Read More…
ABC/John ArguetaShe’s not talking “Nonsense” about this. Sabrina Carpenter has confirmed she is working on a new album. In conversation with Maya Hawke for Interview, Sabrina opened up about her songwriting process before she revealed that she is currently working on her next project. “I feel a lot freer and more excited about what I’m making now because I’ve…… Read More…
Usher: Ethan Miller/Getty Images; Post Malone: Candice Ward/Getty ImagesWhile trying to decide which of his many iconic hits he’ll try to jam into his halftime at the Super Bowl Sunday, Usher’s criteria can be summed up in one word: celebration. “What I did is, I was very mindful of my past, celebrating my present, which is here…… Read More…
Francis Specker/CBS When Taylor Swift won the Album of the Year Grammy at the Grammy Awards Sunday, she became the only person ever to win that category four times, pulling out a tie with three other artists, including the late Frank Sinatra, who died in 1998. Taking to X, formerly Twitter, Sinatra’s daughters, Nancy and Tina, posted a message to Taylor, saying, “Congratulations @taylorswift13 on…… Read More…
Courtesy of Mercury RecordsHaving one of your singles be RIAA-certified Diamond? That’s so 2023. Post Malone has made history with his song “Sunflower (Spider-Man: Into The Spider Verse),” recorded with Swae Lee: It’s the first single ever to be RIAA-certified Double-Diamond, with 20 million streams and/or downloads and streams. Regular Diamond awards mark streams and/or downloads of…… Read More…
Apple MusicIt’s a mission to find the man of the hour in the new Apple Music short film, Where’s Usher? A group of Usher’s close friends, Taraji P. Henson, Ludacris and Lil Jon, search for Usher high and low in key areas around Las Vegas and find him right before it’s time to perform the Super Bowl halftime show. Clues take the group to a magician,…… Read More…
Steven Meisel The March issue of British Vogue is the last to be overseen by editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, the first Black person to hold that title. Since he wanted to go out with a bang, he assembled 40 legendary women, including Miley Cyrus and Dua Lipa, to pose together for the cover of his final issue. On the cover, shot in December in New York…… Read More…
TAS Rights ManagementIt may be no surprise that Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour was named Major Tour of the Year at the 35th annual Pollstar Awards, held February 7 in LA. After all, it’s the highest-grossing tour of all time and the first ever to earn more than $1 billion. But other tours were honored as well.…… Read More…
Alexander Tamargo/Getty Images for Atlantis Paradise IslandMaroon 5 has been quiet on the music front lately, but that hasn’t stopped their older hits from racking up views on YouTube. The band’s video for 2019’s “Memories,” directed by Wedding Crashers director David Dobkin, has just passed 1 billion views, making it their fourth entry in YouTube’s Billion…… Read More…
Courtesy Apple MusicBy necessity, most Super Bowl halftime shows clock in at about 13 or 13 1/2 minutes, though some past shows have pushed it a bit. Well, you can count Usher in the “pushing it a bit” camp: He says he managed to convince the powers that be to let him have a whole 15…… Read More…