Olivia Rodrigo says pressure of making ‘GUTS’ felt “insurmountable”

Olivia Rodrigo says pressure of making ‘GUTS’ felt “insurmountable”

Geffen RecordsIf your debut album turned you into a global superstar and won you some Grammys, you’d feel like you needed to do as well or better with your second album, right? That’s how Olivia Rodrigo was feeling when she was making her upcoming album GUTS. Speaking on the U.K.’s Hits Radio Breakfast show, Olivia revealed, “Making this album definitely had its…Read More…

Madonna reschedules North American leg of The Celebration Tour

Madonna reschedules North American leg of The Celebration Tour

courtesy of Live NationMadonna fans rejoice. She has finally announced the rescheduled dates for the North American leg of The Celebration Tour. North American dates will kick off right after she wraps her U.K. and European leg, with the first U.S. shows happening December 13, 14 and 16 at the Barclay’s Center in Brooklyn, New York. The…Read More…

Why Chris Daughtry turned down the chance to replace Steven Tyler in Aerosmith

Why Chris Daughtry turned down the chance to replace Steven Tyler in Aerosmith

Lorne Thomson/RedfernsAs you probably know, Chris Daughtry and Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler were both on American Idol as a contestant and a judge, respectively. It turns out, they almost had something else in common, as Chris could’ve had Tyler’s Aerosmith job. Apparently, back in 2009, Aerosmith had a falling out with Tyler because he left to do American Idol and almost went on without him. Who would sing?…Read More…

Belgian university is first European school to offer Taylor Swift course

Belgian university is first European school to offer Taylor Swift course

Kevin Winter/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementA number of universities have started to offer courses on Taylor Swift. But a university in Belgium has earned the title of the first European school to add Taylor to its syllabus. The English paper The Guardian reports that professor Elly McCausland at Ghent University will start offering a course called Literature: Taylor’s Version this fall. Rather…Read More…

Music notes: Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and more

Music notes: Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and more

Britney Spears has shared an Instagram video of her pole dancing while Nine Inch Nails’ “Closer” plays in the background. In the caption, she writes, “Got this pole two days ago and last night was my first time on it!!!”Jennifer Lopez showed off her karaoke skills in Italy over the weekend. The singer was spotted…Read More…

Miley Cyrus seemingly announces new single with posters of her hit lyrics

Miley Cyrus seemingly announces new single with posters of her hit lyrics

ANGELA WEISS/AFP via Getty ImagesWhen Miley Cyrus announced a 10th anniversary vinyl edition of her album Bangerz the week of August 7, the promotional copy said, “Reflect back on when Miley Used to Be Young.” Now those words, as well as the lyrics of Miley’s past hits, are being used to promote what appears to be a new song. Fans…Read More…