ColumbiaWe’re halfway through 2023, so Luminate, the company that provides sales data to Billboard for its countless charts, has issued its mid-year report. So far, it’s been a huge 2023 for Miley Cyrus, Morgan Wallen and Taylor Swift. Morgan’s “Last Night” and Miley’s “Flowers” have the top two spots on the Top Digital Songs chart…… Read More…
SpotifySitting with the Call Her Daddy podcast for his first major interview in six years, ZAYN explains to host Alex Cooper why he never directly addressed the 2021 incident in which he allegedly got physical with Yolanda Hadid, grandmother of his daughter, Khai. “I don’t tend to get involved when people say things online…because for me,…… Read More…
TAS Rights ManagementThe artists opening for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour are getting more than just the opportunity of a lifetime, they’re also getting a special gift. GAYLE, one of those opening acts, tells People that Taylor gave her and everyone on her team gold tag necklaces engraved with the words “The Eras Tour.”…… Read More…
Gallery BooksBritney Spears has posted two videos on Instagram addressing the two things that she’s done in the past week that have made headlines. First, the release of her memoir The Woman In Me. “Okay guys, so my book is coming out very, very soon. I worked my a** off for this book,” Britney says…… Read More…
Fernando Leon/TAS23/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementFollowing in the footsteps of a number of schools that have introduced Taylor Swift-focused classes to the curriculum, Indiana University Bloomington is going a step further: This fall, it’s hosting an entire academic conference dedicated to the superstar. The school’s Gayle Karch Cook Center for Public Arts and Humanities…… Read More…
Jimmy Fontaine Matchbox Twenty is giving fans a special look into their creative process — while honoring the memory of one of the people who helped get them where they are today. Terry Lippman discovered the band and served as their first manager. He died in 2021 after a two-year battle with Lou Gehrig’s disease, leaving behind his…… Read More…
Dennis LeupoldEven when he was in One Direction, ZAYN wasn’t really a fan of putting himself out there. That’s why it’s notable that he sat down with Alex Cooper on her Call Her Daddy podcast for what he says was his first in-depth interview in six years. The full interview arrives July 12, but in a teaser on Instagram, the former 1D member says, “I feel…… Read More…
Epic RecordsThe next chapter of Tori Kelly’s new era is an EP. Called tori, it’ll be out July 28. Tori’s first collection of original music since 2020, the EP includes “missin u,” the single she released last spring. That song, according to a press release, is an indication of what we can expect from the EP: “an ultra-modern…… Read More…
Beth GarrabrantWhile you might have expected some companies to try to piggyback on the mania around the release of Speak Now (Taylor’s Version), you probably didn’t expect the federal government to get in on the act. The FBI’s Washington, D.C. Field Office is calling all Swifties to drop a dime on their friends and neighbors if they’ve got…… Read More…
Lady Gaga has won a legal victory: She doesn’t have to give the reward money she offered for the return of her two stolen dogs to a woman who was involved in the theft. According to court documents obtained by People, a judge ruled that Jennifer McBride — who returned the pups after they were dognapped in 2021 but was…… Read More…