Universal Music GroupThe 2023 BRIT Awards, which are essentially the United Kingdom’s version of the Grammys, landed in hot water after the Artist of the Year nominations were announced — and didn’t include a single female singer. Sam Smith spoke to the Sunday Times about the controversy, as well as the ceremony’s recent decision to combine the best…… Read More…
Courtesy Live NationMadonna celebrated the success of her upcoming Celebration Tour by thanking fans in a video message. After the tickets went on sale Friday, 98% of the dates sold out as 600,000 tickets were snapped up in a few hours, Billboard reported. Presales for the dates in Denver, Phoenix, Atlanta and a few other…… Read More…
Alexandra GavilletLewis Capaldi assured fans he’s “absolutely fine” after a video of him twitching onstage went viral on TikTok. The singer took to TikTok to speak about living with Tourette syndrome after followers expressed concern for his health. “I see a lot of people in the comments concerned because I’m twitching quite a lot,” he said in reference to his…… Read More…
Will Heath/NBCSam Smith was the musical guest on this weekend’s episode of Saturday Night Live and they brought two blonde guest stars with them: Kim Petras and, surprisingly, actress Sharon Stone. During their performance of “Unholy,” Sam started the song enveloped in an enormous ruffled pink gown that trailed down to the floor and spread…… Read More…
Sofia Coppola, Scoot McNairy, Emilia Jones, Cody Fern and Adam Lambert at the Variety Sundance Studio, Presented by Audible ; Katie Jones/Variety via Getty ImagesAdam Lambert made headlines last week for a comment he made about straight actors playing gay characters. But now Variety reports the singer claims he was “mostly being sarcastic” at the…… Read More…
Fans can’t get enough of Miley Cyrus’ “Flowers” — it beat the record BTS’ “Butter” previously held for being the fastest song to clock 100 million streams. She hit the mark in the song’s first six days whereas BTS needed a week. FINNEAS brought the big brother energy by ratting out a recent thought from Billie Eilish. He tweeted out a line that made…… Read More…
Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for LUTBOn Thursday, two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer David Crosby, solo artist and founding member of the Byrds; Crosby, Stills and Nash; and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young died at the age of 81. John Mayer, who was hugely influenced by Crosby, has shared several tributes to the late legend on Instagram. John…… Read More…
Interscope/ A&M RecordsThe Poopsie Slime Surprise toys, otherwise known as the pooping toys, are somewhat of a phenomenon with kids. But, it appears the toymaker met its match after messing with a Black Eyed Peas song. BMG Rights Management is going after the makers of Poopsie Slime Surprise, claiming they ripped off “My Humps” for a commercial. The ad in question, which is over…… Read More…
ROBYN BECK/AFP via Getty ImagesTrue, Ariana Grande has been putting a lot of focus on her R.E.M. Beauty line and her work on the Wicked movie musicals — but that doesn’t mean she’s hung up the microphone for good. The singer shut down comments accusing her of turning her back on her music career the best way she knows how:…… Read More…
ABCTaylor Swift was the inspiration for the names of several adorable four-legged friends up for adoption in Tennessee. The Williamson County Animal Center received a “generous donation” from the singer, so they named four mixed-breed puppies after her music. The Franklin, Tennessee, rescue shared photos of the four black-and-white puppies, who are 3 months old, and revealed they were named Carolina, Bejeweled, Midnight…… Read More…