InterscopeWhile 81 songs in all were eligible to be nominated for the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the upcoming Oscars, only 15 have made the short list in the category — including songs by Taylor Swift, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and Rihanna. The Academy’s Music Branch voted on the 81 songs to create…… Read More…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for SelvaReyBruno Mars is ringing in 2023 with his favorite rum in hand — his SelvaRey brand — at an intimate Las Vegas gathering. Travel + Leisure reports Bruno and his rum brand will take over the Mayfair Supper Club at the Bellagio Hotel & Casino on New Year’s Eve. DJ Pee .Wee, otherwise known as his Silk…… Read More…
Trafalgar Releasing/Apple MusicWe have our first look at Billie Eilish’s Live at the O2 movie, coming to theaters for one night only on January 27. The concert film is an extended theatrical cut of Eilish’s London concert from earlier this year, which includes unreleased footage of six songs. To excite fans further for the one-night-only show, Billie released a teaser clip of her…… Read More…
ABCCongress has called upon Ticketmaster’s executives to explain what caused the Taylor Swift ticketing fiasco. WLS reports U.S. Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, who chairs the Consumer Protection and Commerce Subcommittee of the Energy and Commerce Committee, is seeking answers into Ticketmaster’s sales process. Schakowsky reached out to Ticketmaster after the presale left fans complaining of hourslong waits, site crashes and exorbitant prices…… Read More…
Courtesy SpotifyIn a special holiday episode of Alex Cooper’s Call Her Daddy podcast, John Mayer opens up about relationships and reveals who really inspired his hit “Your Body Is a Wonderland.” When Cooper refers to the rumor that the song’s about a certain actress, John insists, “No, that was about my first girlfriend! … I…… Read More…
BMG2022 brought us the first Backstreet Boys Christmas album, and member Howie Dorough is thrilled that he can finally incorporate his own group’s music into one of his family’s holiday traditions. “One of the cool traditions I started with my wife was getting up in the morning, all wearing the same Christmas pajamas pretty much, going downstairs and I get…… Read More…
ABCSam Smith and Kim Petras weren’t able to get together and celebrate after they received their Grammy nomination for “Unholy” in November. The two have finally been able to connect in the past two weeks, since they’ve been making appearances at various holiday concerts — but Kim says full-on celebrating is going to have to wait for the “tornado” to…… Read More…
Courtesy Atlantic Records Ava Max unleashed “Dancing’s Done,” the latest single off of her soon-to-be-released sophomore effort, Diamonds & Dancefloors. Ava collaborated with some of the music industry’s biggest movers and shakers for her latest anthem. She tapped songwriter Henry Walter and producer Matthew James Burns, who’ve respectively worked with Maroon 5 and Lady Gaga, to perfect her new single. “Dancing’s Done” captures…… Read More…
Beth Garrabrant/TAS Rights ManagementWhen Taylor Swift’s “Anti-Hero” debuted at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, she became the first solo artist ever to have five songs enter the tally on top. Now the song has set another record for Taylor on yet another one of Billboard’s countless charts. “Anti-Hero” has topped the publication’s Pop Airplay chart, becoming her…… Read More…
Steve Jennings/WireImageJohn Mayer is going to appear on the Call Her Daddy podcast on Wednesday, and by the various excerpts posted on Instagram, it seems like he’s about to get real. In one excerpt from the interview, John tells host Alex Cooper, “It’s really scary to come off of that loop, when you’re in a news cycle, news cycle, news…… Read More…