New Music Friday: Meghan Trainor, Backstreet Boys and more

New Music Friday: Meghan Trainor, Backstreet Boys and more

Meghan Trainor has teamed up with U.K. singer Mimi Webb for a dance track called “Mind Reader.” Meghan says, “Working with Mimi was an absolute dream!! My husband and I have been big fans of her for years so we were star struck when she came to the house to write this song.” Mimi adds, “Meghan…Read More…

Kelly Clarkson’s new song was inspired by *this* Emmy-winning TV show

Kelly Clarkson’s new song was inspired by *this* Emmy-winning TV show

Weiss Eubanks/NBC UniversalKelly Clarkson’s new single, “Where Have You Been,” is a torchy ballad in which she sings about finding the right person after waiting for a long time. But the song isn’t about her, it’s about two fictional characters.As she explained on her Sirius XM channel, “I’ve rarely done something like this, but I…Read More…

Ed Sheeran announces three hometown shows at his favorite soccer team’s stadium

Ed Sheeran announces three hometown shows at his favorite soccer team’s stadium

Petros StudioEd Sheeran’s unexpected promotional stunts to promote his new album, PLAY, continue: He’s just announced three shows in July that will take place at Portman Road Stadium in Suffolk, England, where his favorite soccer team, Ipswich Town FC football club, plays.The July 11-13 shows will feature special guests Myles Smith, Tori Kelly, James Blunt, Maisie…Read More…

Go to prom with Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco; deluxe album out now

Go to prom with Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco; deluxe album out now

Aiden CullenSelena Gomez didn’t get to go to prom when sAhe was in high school because she’s been a professional actor since she was a little girl. So her fiancé, Benny Blanco, decided to throw her her own private prom — and then turned it into a video for “Talk,” one of the songs on the newly released deluxe…Read More…

Jill Sobule, ‘I Kissed a Girl’ singer, dies in Minnesota house fire

Jill Sobule, ‘I Kissed a Girl’ singer, dies in Minnesota house fire

Frazer Harrison/Getty ImagesJill Sobule, a singer-songwriter best known for her 1995 single “I Kissed a Girl,” has died in a house fire in Minnesota at the age of 66.”I Kissed a Girl” was the first openly gay-themed song ever to crack the Billboard top 20. Sobule also wrote over a dozen albums spanning three decades of…Read More…

Maroon 5 return with new song and video, ‘Priceless’

Maroon 5 return with new song and video, ‘Priceless’

Travis SchneiderMaroon 5 is back with their first new song since 2023’s “Middle Ground.””Priceless,” from their upcoming eighth album, is a collaboration with LISA, a member of the K-pop group BLACKPINK and a White Lotus star. The video that goes along with it is a nod to the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith, where Adam…Read More…

Maroon 5 returns with new song and video, ‘Priceless’

Maroon 5 returns with new song and video, ‘Priceless’

Travis SchneiderMaroon 5 is back with their first new song since 2023’s “Middle Ground.””Priceless,” from their upcoming eighth album, is a collaboration with LISA, a member of the K-pop group BLACKPINK and a White Lotus star. The video that goes along with it is a nod to the movie Mr. & Mrs. Smith, where Adam…Read More…

See Myles Smith, one of ‘TIME”s 100 most influential people, perform on ABC special Sunday

See Myles Smith, one of ‘TIME”s 100 most influential people, perform on ABC special Sunday

Getty ImagesOn Sunday night ABC will air TIME100: The World’s Most Influential People, filmed at a star-studded gala in New York honoring those named to TIME’s annual list. During the special you’ll see honorees Ed Sheeran and Myles Smith perform. At the April 24 gala, Myles talked about using his influence to speak out about causes he’s passionate about: music education…Read More…