Sony LegacyKelly Clarkson’s having a full-circle moment: She released two new songs from her upcoming album, Chemistry, 24 hours before she marks the 20th anniversary of her very first album, Thankful. Released on April 15, 2003 — six months after Kelly won the first season of American Idol — Thankful featured Kelly’s first non-Idol single, “Miss Independent.” It was co-written by Christina Aguilera, who…… Read More…
Lil Nas X has a message for his LGBTQ+ fans in Saudi Arabia. On Wednesday, he retweeted a post showing that his song “Sun Goes Down” is number one on iTunes in Saudi Arabia. In an accompanying message, he wrote, “to my gays fans from saudi arabia reading this, i hope this song is getting…… Read More…
ABCIf you’re a college or university and you don’t have a Taylor Swift class, are you even a school, bro? The Boston Globe reports that Boston’s Berklee College of Music is the latest institute of higher education to add a class on Taylor Swift to its curriculum. In this case, though, it makes a lot of sense, considering Berklee is…… Read More…
CBS 2022 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.The rumor sounded plausible: The final episode of The Late Late Show with James Corden would feature a reunion of One Direction for the first time in eight years. But sadly, it’s not to be. The rumor seemed to make sense because the co-executive producer of The Late Late Show, Ben Winston, has a close, personal relationship with…… Read More…
Justin Timberlake (center, in white cap) with 1500 Sound Academy co-founders, students and faculty; Courtesy 1500 Sound AcademyJustin Timberlake is honoring a late member of his band the Tennessee Kids in a special way. Justin visited the Inglewood, California, campus of 1500 Sound Academy, which provides mentorship and professional development to future music creatives, to announce the Nicole Hurst Scholarship.…… Read More…
Fueled by Ramen/WEA/RhinoGym Class Heroes are back … sort of. The group has just released a new “Club Mix” of their 2006 hit “Cupid’s Chokehold,” featuring Fall Out Boy singer Patrick Stump. In addition, this summer brings the vinyl release of the four albums the band recorded between 2005 and 2011: As Cruel as School Children, The Papercut Chronicles, The…… Read More…
TAS Rights ManagementTaylor Swift is set to take the stage at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa on Thursday night, and the local school superintendent has created a video warning students not to skip class on Friday because of it — though it doesn’t seem to be a very serious warning. In a letter and in the video, Hillsborough County Superintendent Addison…… Read More…
Photographs by Paola Kudacki for TIMEDoja Cat isn’t just a chart-topping artist: She’s one of the 100 most influential people in the world. That’s according to Time magazine, which includes the star on its annual list, joining the likes of President Joe Biden and Beyoncé. Doja also graces one of four Time 100 covers this year, along with Michael B. Jordan, Jennifer Coolidge and Disney CEO Bob Iger. In…… Read More…
Jack BridglandZara Larsson’s new era starts with “Can’t Tame Her,” the first single from her upcoming third album. The title, and the song’s subject — a woman who does what she wants — are reminiscent of Miley Cyrus’ 2010 hit “Can’t Be Tamed,” and Zara thinks Miley may have influenced the song “subconsciously.” “I mean,…… Read More…
The music video for Post Malone and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Psycho” just surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. The 2018 song is Posty’s fifth entry in the Billion Views Clubs and Ty Dolla’s third. After Millie Bobby Brown seemingly announced her engagement to Jake Bongiovi using a Taylor Swift “Lover” lyric, Taylor gave her stamp of…… Read More…