New Music Friday: Reneé Rapp, Jessie Murph and more

New Music Friday: Reneé Rapp, Jessie Murph and more

Reneé Rapp has released the new single “Why is She Still Here?” off her upcoming album, BITE ME, out Aug. 1. She also released a lyric video to go with it.Jessie Murph’s new album, Sex Hysteria, has arrived. The 15-track collection features the songs “Blue Strips” and “Touch Me Like a Gangster.” Jessie is set to make her solo late-night TV performance debut…Read More…

Simon Cowell searches for the next boy band in new Netflix show

Simon Cowell searches for the next boy band in new Netflix show

Dave M. Benett/WireImageSimon Cowell is hoping to recreate the magic of One Direction.The music mogul has a new show with Netflix, Simon Cowell: The Next Act, where he’ll try to find the next boy band superstars.Simon helped launch the careers of One Direction and girl groups Little Mix and Fifth Harmony. He’s served as judge on a variety of music competition…Read More…

Carly Rae Jepsen performing LA show for 10th anniversary of ‘Emotion’

Carly Rae Jepsen performing LA show for 10th anniversary of ‘Emotion’

Josh Brasted/FilmMagicCarly Rae Jepsen is celebrating the 10th anniversary of her album Emotion with a one-night-only show in Los Angeles in August.The plan for the evening, as she details on social media, is to play the album front to back. She also promises “some extra special guests and surprises,” and says fans will “leave sweating and satisfied cause we…Read More…

Miley Cyrus struts through Hollywood in ‘Walk of Fame’ video

Miley Cyrus struts through Hollywood in ‘Walk of Fame’ video

Columbia RecordsMiley Cyrus has debuted the new video for her Something Beautiful track “Walk of Fame.”In the clip, out Thursday, the singer sports a silver mini dress and high-heeled boots as she steps out onto Hollywood’s Walk of Fame. She struts, dances and writhes on the stars that line the streets as she sings, “I walk the concrete like it’s…Read More…

Ed Sheeran challenges Chris Hemsworth to play the drums in ‘Limitless: Live Better Now’

Ed Sheeran challenges Chris Hemsworth to play the drums in ‘Limitless: Live Better Now’

National Geographic/Evan PaterakisEd Sheeran is helping Chris Hemsworth face his fears in a new season of Limitless: Live Better Now.In a new trailer for the show, we see Ed challenge the Thor actor to play drums for a crowd of thousands of people on Ed’s stadium tour.The clip then shows Chris learning to play the instrument and admitting that he’s “struggling.” We also see shots of him…Read More…

Music notes: Taylor Swift, Noah Kahan and more

Music notes: Taylor Swift, Noah Kahan and more

A new book about Taylor Swift and her evolution as a songwriter is coming this fall. Taylor Swift: Album by Album by Kase Wickman, Joanna Weiss and Moira McAvoy will be released on Oct. 7. Noah Kahan is bringing his Out of the Blue Festival back to Riviera Cancún, Mexico, next year. The festival will take place Jan. 8-11, 2026, which tickets going on sale July 23. “Honored…Read More…