Jung Kook’s “Seven” sets new record for reaching a billion streams

Jung Kook’s “Seven” sets new record for reaching a billion streams

BIGHIT MUSIC”Seven” has trumped “Flowers.” Jung Kook’s hit “Seven,” featuring Latto, has become the fastest song to reach a billion streams in Spotify history.  It accomplished that feat in 108 days. It’s now been added to the Spotify Billions official playlist. The previous record was held by Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers,” which crossed the one-billion-stream mark in 112 days earlier this year. “Seven”…Read More…

Music notes: Billie Eilish, Jennifer Lopez and more

Music notes: Billie Eilish, Jennifer Lopez and more

Billie Eilish is the face of Gucci’s newest campaign. The brand’s latest launch features the Gucci Horsebit 1955, its first bag made using Demetra, its vegan alternative to leather. Gucci posted a promotional video to its socials, which features Billie showing off the collection. Jessica Alba and Paris Hilton channeled the princess of pop this Halloweekend. Both ladies were inspired by Britney Spears in the “Toxic”…Read More…

Doja Cat releases new tour merchandise with Amazon Music

Doja Cat releases new tour merchandise with Amazon Music

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic via Getty ImagesPaint the town in new, exclusive Doja Cat tour merchandise, courtesy of Amazon Music. Fans can purchase The Scarlet Tour merchandise on Doja’s official Amazon store or the Amazon Music Artist Merch Shop before she kicks off her run of 24 sold-out shows this Halloween. The collection will be available to purchase inside the venue at…Read More…

SZA covers ‘WSJ. Magazine’s annual Innovator issue, talks her first job, Bieber in the “Snooze” video & more

SZA covers ‘WSJ. Magazine’s annual Innovator issue, talks her first job, Bieber in the “Snooze” video & more

Ethan James Green for WSJ. MagazineWSJ. Magazine has named SZA its 2023 Music Innovator of the Year.  In a wide-ranging cover story, part of a bigger Innovator issue that’ll hit newsstands on November 11, the R&B superstar opened up on a plethora of music and personal topics.  SZA said that zeroing in on fans in the audience when performing live helps with…Read More…

Taylor Swift celebrates ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ collaborators Jack Antonoff and Diane Warren

Taylor Swift celebrates ‘1989 (Taylor’s Version)’ collaborators Jack Antonoff and Diane Warren

MEGA/GC Images via Getty ImagesTaylor Swift is getting her collaborators in on celebrating 1989 (Taylor’s Version). In an Instagram post on Sunday, October 29, Taylor honored her longtime music producer and friend Jack Antonoff by commemorating the rerelease of “Sweeter Than Fiction.” “’There you’ll stand ten feet tall, I will say ‘I knew it all along,’” Taylor wrote in her caption, referencing…Read More…

Britney Spears says she wrote a new song

Britney Spears says she wrote a new song

Tim Mosenfelder/Getty ImagesIs Britney Spears returning to music after all? In her memoir, The Woman in Me, she wrote, “Pushing forward in my musical career is not my focus at the moment” — but in an Instagram post Sunday, she revealed she has composed a new song. “I wrote a new song !!!” she wrote. “Hate…Read More…