BMGAdam Lambert just released his covers album, High Drama, which he says is something he put out to “entertain people with” while he works on his next big project: an original musical. “The process of putting a musical together is a longer timeline,” Adam told USA Today. “I said to my team, ‘I wish I had new music…… Read More…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording AcademyMadonna is mourning her older brother Anthony Ciccone, who has passed away at age 66. The sad news was announced by Madonna’s brother-in-law, musician Joe Henry, who’s married to Madonna’s sister Melanie. On Instagram, he wrote, “My brother-in-law, Anthony Gerard Ciccone, exited this earthly plane last evening. I’ve known…… Read More…
ABCRihanna will be performing “Lift Me Up” at the Academy Awards next month, and one of the artists she’s going head-to-head with in the Best Original Song category says he’s dying to meet her. M.M. Keeravani co-wrote the Oscar-nominated song “Naatu Naatu,” which won the Golden Globe in January. At age 61, he’s been making music…… Read More…
Ellie Goulding said she was traumatized by the rumors she cheated on Ed Sheeran with Niall Horan after people suggested Ed wrote “Don’t” about her. Daily Mail posted her interview with YOU Magazine, in which she says the backlash “caused me a lot of trauma … I was made to feel like a terrible person and I really struggled with that because I know I’m…… Read More…
Joseph Okpako/WireImageThe copyright case against Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” is heating up, with both sides battling over a YouTube clip. Ed is being sued for allegedly stealing elements of Marvin Gaye’s “Let’s Get It On” to make his 2014 hit. Billboard reports the case was brought on by the heirs of singer Ed Townsend, who co-wrote “Let’s Get It On”…… Read More…
Moon Projects/Republic Records”Numb Little Bug” singer Em Beihold is back with a new single, which was, coincidentally, inspired by the huge success of “Numb Little Bug.” The song’s called “Roller Coasters Make Me Sad” and it, Em sings, “First they take you up the track/ Build you up then take it back/ Everybody else/ will…… Read More…
Universal MusicNiall Horan seemingly marches to the beat of his own drum — or guitar — based on what he did after One Direction split up. “When the band was finished, I just kind of picked up the guitar and do what I think I naturally do best, which is acoustic guitar, or simple piano, and just started…… Read More…
Erskine/Columbia RecordsThe International Federation of the Phonographic Industry crowned Harry Styles’ “As It Was” its Global Single Award winner for 2022. The honor is given to the best-selling song of the year, which is based off its collective global streams, downloads and sales. IFPI, which represents the global recording industry, did not disclose the song’s worldwide sales numbers for 2022. This marks…… Read More…
It’s Friday! Let’s see who’s out with new tunes … Halsey unleashed the solo version of “Die 4 Me,” which they performed over the summer during their tour. The song was originally a collab with Post Malone and Future, released in 2019, called “Die for Me.” Halsey released the solo version because many fans requested it. The Weeknd and Ariana Grande dropped their remix of “Die For…… Read More…
RCAPink has long considered herself “label-less” when it comes to her sexuality, but the singer says she still faces homophobic vitriol. The hitmaker told Gay Times she doesn’t understand why people think calling her the d-word is an insult. “You see me as a strong woman, therefore I must be a lesbian, or I must be a guy? Really, that’s the best you’ve…… Read More…