ABCAlthough Taylor Swift wasn’t on Capitol Hill on Tuesday, she was there in spirit when several lawmakers cited her lyrics during the congressional hearing over Ticketmaster’s alleged monopoly in the live entertainment industry. The hearing was organized following the meltdown in ticketing sales for Taylor’s Eras Tour. Many senators primed to criticize the Ticketmaster-Live Nation conglomerate came poised with sharp…… Read More…
MEGA / GC ImagesMarisa Abela recently starting filming the Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black and opened up about the “Amy boot camp” she went through to transform into the late singer. The British actress spoke to the Before the Lights podcast about losing weight in a healthy manner in order to portray Winehouse at her lowest point. “For my own mental health, it’s…… Read More…
Richard Rodriguez/Getty ImagesThe Jonas Brothers will receive their star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on January 30. The star, the 2,745th one on the famous walk, will be dedicated at 7060 Hollywood Blvd. If you can’t attend the ceremony, to be held at 11:30 a.m. PT, it’ll be streamed live at WalkofFame.com. In a statement, Walk…… Read More…
ABC/John ArguetaJax knows “Victoria’s Secret,” but now she knows and is friends with Chad Kroeger. After the Nickelback singer learned of Jax’s wedding plans, especially the part about her wanting “Far Away” to be the song for their first dance, he grabbed his bandmates to make her wish come true. Jax, who recently announced her engagement to editor Braverijah Greg, revealed on TikTok how the…… Read More…
Columbia RecordsMiley Cyrus better be buying herself flowers after learning she scored her second #1 song on the Billboard Hot 100. Her new song “Flowers” bloomed at #1 after amassing over 52.6 million streams and selling over 70,000 copies in its first week. In the first five hours of release, fans purchased 2,000 copies and blasted it across streaming platforms…… Read More…
RBMG/Def Jam RecordingsIn December, The Wall Street Journal reported that Justin Bieber was close to a deal to sell his music rights for big bucks. Well, the deal is done. Variety reports that Justin has sold his shares of his publishing and recorded music catalog to Hipgnosis Songs Capital for more than $200 million. The deal includes his entire recording history of…… Read More…
ABCWhile Republicans and Democrats can’t seem to agree on much these days, they are on the same page about one thing: Ticketmaster’s Taylor Swift presale didn’t go “All Too Well.” The Senate Judiciary Committee will hold a Congressional hearing Tuesday to question Ticketmaster officials and address the “Bad Blood” between the company, music artists, fans and the industry. Sen. Amy Klobuchar,…… Read More…
InterscopeTaylor Swift didn’t make the cut, but Lady Gaga and Rihanna did. Both superstars are up for the Academy Award for Best Original Song: Lady Gaga for co-writing “Hold My Hand,” from Top Gun: Maverick, and Rihanna for co-writing “Life Me Up,” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. They’re up against “Applause,” written by Diane Warren for the film Tell It Like a Woman, “Naatu Naatu”…… Read More…
ABCGetting a line from one of your favorite songs tattooed on yourself isn’t that unusual — but one guy is going viral for covering his entire leg with all of the lines from one particular song: the 10-minute “Taylor’s Version” of Taylor Swift’s “All Too Well.” Alejo Ospina, an adult film star, has documented his new…… Read More…
AJ McLean and Aaron Carter in 2006; Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesLast week, a benefit concert held in memory of the late Aaron Carter raised more than $150,000. Among the performers were *NSYNC’s Lance Bass and Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean. In a new episode of Lance’s podcast, Frosted Tips, AJ tells Lance that Aaron’s death didn’t come…… Read More…