Karwai Tang/WireImageEd Sheeran defended himself in London’s High Court on Tuesday in an attempt to prove he didn’t plagiarize his 2017 smash hit “Shape of You.” He is being sued by singer Sami Chokri, who claims Ed sampled his 2015 song “Oh Why” in his “Oh I, oh I” hook. The BBC reports the Grammy winner attempted to…… Read More…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for MCWay back in December 2019, Mariah Carey found out that she was going to be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. But now, after two postponements, she’ll finally be able to accept the honor this June. The Songwriters Hall of Fame announced Tuesday that their Induction and Awards Gala will…… Read More…
Photo by Karwai Tang/WireImageAfter a record 59 weeks, Glass Animals’ “Heat Waves” has finally topped the Billboard Hot 100, and it’s perfect timing, considering the band is about to officially launch their U.S. tour tonight. Frontman Dave Bayley says they’ll continue to promote their 2020 album Dreamland, because thanks to the pandemic, they haven’t brought…… Read More…
ABCOlivia Rodrigo is including something extra-special to her upcoming Driving Home 2 U (A Sour Film) documentary: new music. Olivia confirmed to Rolling Stone that her new Disney+ doc, which arrives later this month, will feature a never-before-heard song. She says the track, which is a “still-in-progress iPhone demo” that didn’t make it onto her SOUR album, will play…… Read More…
Amy Sussman/WireImageSelena Gomez has opened up the waiting list to her upcoming mental health service, Wondermind, which she says is “coming soon!” Selena told her Instagram fans to sign up now “so you can be the first to know the official launch date.” The platform aims to normalize conversations about mental health. Alanis Morissette is warning fans to get…… Read More…
Sonia Recchia/Getty Images / Mark Davis/Getty Images for Dick Clark ProductioAlessia Cara sang Alanis Morissette’s praises in a new Rolling Stone op-ed, and explained how the breakthrough Jagged Little Pill album was “really influential to me as a writer.” “I tend to be a very shy person, and especially when I was coming into being a songwriter, I held back a lot, just…… Read More…
Rich Fury/Getty Images for dcpGlass Animals finally topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time. After spending nearly 60 weeks on the chart — 59 to be precise — “Heat Waves” is finally the number-one song, and now claims the title of having the longest climb to the top. This shatters the previous record holder, Mariah Carey’s “All I…… Read More…
Ella DeGea/CBS via Getty ImagesThe Weeknd has a pretty big gig coming up…he’ll be appearing on The Simpsons! He confirmed his exciting new venture on Twitter, saying he is “proud of this one.” The Weeknd shared a link to a story from his fans’ watchdog account, The Weeknd Access, which reports that he will “voice the character of ‘Orion…… Read More…
Dan MacMedan/Getty ImagesPost Malone didn’t mince words over his pending lawsuit over his 2019 hit, “Circles.” The suit was filed by Canadian musician Tyler Armes, who claims he’s owed songwriting credit. According to Rolling Stone, Armes says he’s due partial ownership of the song because he contributed a guitar riff to it. The singer adds he was originally…… Read More…
Gerardo Mora/Getty Images for iHeartRadioSam Smith is the latest artist to be hit with a major lawsuit over alleged idea theft. He and his “Dancing With a Stranger” collaborator, Normani, have been accused of plagiarizing their 2019 hit. Billboard reports that songwriters Jordan Vincent, Christopher Miranda and Rosco Banlaoi filed suit against Sam and Normani on Friday, claiming the duo stole their 2015…… Read More…