Christina Aguilera to rerelease ‘Stripped’ to mark album’s 20th anniversary

Christina Aguilera to rerelease ‘Stripped’ to mark album’s 20th anniversary

Courtesy RCA RecordsChristina Aguilera is rolling out the red carpet for her fourth studio album, Stripped, which celebrates its 20th anniversary next week. Not only is the powerhouse singer releasing a new version of her standout music video for “Beautiful,” she’s also rereleasing the landmark album and filling it up with goodies. Coming October 21, Christina will reissue Stripped,…Read More…

New music Friday: Sam Smith, Marshmello, Louis Tomlinson, Leah Kate and Backstreet Boys

New music Friday: Sam Smith, Marshmello, Louis Tomlinson, Leah Kate and Backstreet Boys

It’s Friday! Let’s see who’s out with new tunes … Sam Smith and Kim Petras have teamed up with Disclosure — yes, the same duo behind Sam’s breakthrough single “Latch” — for an “Unholy” remix. The EDM duo gives the hit song a high octane Eurobeat transformation. Marshmello released “Bye Bye,” which features vocals from late rapper Juice WRLD. “I made this song the…Read More…

How The Weeknd’s haunted house at Universal Studios Hollywood was turned into a “surreal nightmare”

How The Weeknd’s haunted house at Universal Studios Hollywood was turned into a “surreal nightmare”

XO RecordsYou can finally check out The Weeknd’s haunted house at Universal Studios, and now we know how much thought and care was put into making the horrifying display. The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare opened last month and pays homage to his After Hours album. It’s part of Universal Studios’ Halloween Horror Nights. Halloween Horror Nights executive producer John Murdy chatted with Entertainment Tonight about the…Read More…

Adam Levine to release “Ojalá,” his first Spanish-speaking song

Adam Levine to release “Ojalá,” his first Spanish-speaking song

Gabe Ginsberg/Getty Images for The Shaquille O’Neal FoundationAdam Levine is putting his cheating scandal behind him by focusing on new music.   Adam has been working on a new song, called “Ojalá,” that has him singing in Spanish. The track is expected to arrive next Thursday, October 20. This isn’t a solo effort, as the Maroon 5 singer has teamed…Read More…

“I felt like I was the freest”: Ellie Goulding breaks down her “Easy Lover” music video

“I felt like I was the freest”: Ellie Goulding breaks down her “Easy Lover” music video

David M. Benett/Jed Cullen/Dave Benett/Getty ImagesEllie Goulding walked down memory lane to reflect on her most iconic music videos and how much she’s grown as an artist. Speaking with Allure, the singer reflected on her offerings, beginning with “Lights” and ending with her recent entry, “Easy Lover.” Ellie said her first video, which was released in 2011, was “one of the…Read More…

Meghan Trainor to debut new music video exclusively on ‘Candy Crush Saga’

Meghan Trainor to debut new music video exclusively on ‘Candy Crush Saga’

Courtesy Candy Crush SagaHard to believe the popular mobile game Candy Crush Saga is turning 10. To celebrate, they teamed up with Meghan Trainor to go big during their birthday celebration. Meghan has a new music video out for “Made You Look,” but you can only watch it on the Candy Crush app when it drops. The clip will remain exclusive on Candy Crush Saga for 24 hours…Read More…

Taylor Swift releases curated “pen” Apple Music playlists, books ‘Fallon’ appearance

Taylor Swift releases curated “pen” Apple Music playlists, books ‘Fallon’ appearance

Courtesy Apple MusicA few weeks ago, while accepting the Songwriter of the Decade award from the Nashville Songwriters Association International, Taylor Swift revealed that she likes to think of her lyrics as falling into three separate categories: Fountain Pen Songs, Quill Pen Songs and Glitter Gel Pen Songs.  Now, she’s personally curated three Apple Music Playlists illustrating…Read More…