Usher goes missing before halftime show in ‘Where’s Usher?’ Super Bowl film + new tour dates announced

Usher goes missing before halftime show in ‘Where’s Usher?’ Super Bowl film + new tour dates announced

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…

Taylor Swift, Pink, Beyoncé win Pollstar Awards for touring

Taylor Swift, Pink, Beyoncé win Pollstar Awards for touring

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…

Maroon 5’s “Memories” hits 1 billion views; “Sugar” passes 4 billion

Maroon 5’s “Memories” hits 1 billion views; “Sugar” passes 4 billion

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…

Music notes: Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and more

Music notes: Taylor Swift, Justin Timberlake and more

How would Taylor Swift have announced her upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, if she hadn’t won an award at the Grammys on Sunday? It seems as though she was going to reveal the new record onstage at her first Eras Tour show in Tokyo. “I had this plan in my head, and I told my friends — I told Jack…Read More…