Beth GarrabrantTaylor Swift rang in 2024 by kissing boyfriend Travis Kelce at a party after his Kansas City Chiefs beat the Cincinnati Bengals in a New Year’s Eve day match-up. But she also saw out the year by setting one more record on the Billboard charts. When her album 1989 (Taylor’s Version) racked up a…… Read More…
Anna Barclay/Getty ImagesLewis Capaldi has shared an update on his health since announcing his break from touring back in June 2023. The “Before You Go” singer said at the time that he would be taking a break from touring “for the foreseeable future” to focus on his mental and physical health. In a note shared…… Read More…
Disney/Frank MicelottaIn 2023, Paul Russell broke out with his viral hit “Lil Boo Thang.” Now that it’s 2024, Paul says we can expect new music from him very, very soon — and he’s also got a bold prediction about a pop superstar’s plans. Paul tells ABC Audio that he’s putting out “new music, January, February-ish,”…… Read More…
AJ McLean and family; Bennett Raglin/Getty Images for Rookie USAIt’s not a good start to the New Year for Backstreet Boy AJ McLean: He and his wife Rochelle have officially split up. On Instagram on January 1, AJ posted a statement that read, “As you all know we have been separated for over a year…… Read More…
Believe it or not, there were things that happened in 2023 that didn’t involve Taylor Swift. Here’s a roundup of some of the other music stories that made headlines this year: Jonas Brothers released the long-awaited follow-up to their comeback album, Happiness Begins. Called The Album, it was influenced by the sounds of 1970s soft rock.…… Read More…
ABC/Jeff NeiraFor this year’s edition of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, Ryan welcomes a new co-host in Times Square: Rita Ora. But this isn’t Rita’s first rodeo. She revealed to ABC Audio she spent New Year’s Eve in Times Square when she was 13 — something even Ryan didn’t know. “Oh, I was out there. It…… Read More…
Beth GarrabrantTaylor Swift couldn’t say goodbye to 2023 without setting one more Billboard chart record, right? Taylor’s albums dominate the top four spots on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart. It’s the first time any act has done this since the chart was created in 1991. Overall, she has six out of the top 10 titles on the chart, with 1989…… Read More…
DAMEBK/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesAriana Grande has posted a lengthy Instagram Story in which she reflects on 2023 — a year which saw her film Wicked, celebrate the 10th anniversary of her debut album, split with her husband and find new love with her co-star, Ethan Slater. “One of the most transformative, most challenging, and yet happiest and most special years of my life,”…… Read More…
They weren’t trolling us — *NSYNC banded together for a reunion this year, and we have the Trolls Band Together movie to thank for making it happen. – Rumblings of a reunion started in August, after Justin Timberlake posted a photo with JC Chasez in the studio. About a week later, sources started spilling to publications…… Read More…
Disney/Jennifer PottheiserA special featuring highlights from the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony will air Monday, January 1, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. The star-studded event took place in November in Brooklyn, New York. Among the inductees were Sheryl Crow, Elton John’s songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, Chaka Khan, R&B group The…… Read More…