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Afropop star Ayra Starr has announced that she will release her sophomore album The Year I Turned 21 on May 31. Ayra also revealed the album artwork, which features the singer sticking out of a red car in a floral dress. She also shared the tracklist for the 14-track project, which features collaborations with Asake,… ... Continue Reading

The City of West Hollywood has announced that Kesha and Adam Lambert will headline the free WeHo Pride Concert at Outloud Fest. The three-day free outdoor concert will begin on May 31 at West Hollywood Park. Friday night's lineup of performers also includes Monet X Change, Laganja Estranja & Morphine Love Dion, Nina Dioz, Jessica… ... Continue Reading

Beyonce's first name is among the new words included in the new edition of the French encyclopedic dictionary Le Petit Larousse. According to Sky News, "Beyonce" will appear as an entry alongside about 40 celebrities such as Cate Blanchett, French actor Omar Sy, Oppenheimer director Christopher Nolan, and French rugby captain Antoine Dupont. Bey is… ... Continue Reading

Missy Elliott has expanded her 2024 North America summer tour, "Out of This World - The Missy Elliott Experience." Elliot has added four new dates to her debut headline run. The shows include one in Orlando on July 30th, Cleveland on August 14th, Toronto on August 20th, and a second date in Rosemont, Illinois on… ... Continue Reading

To celebrate the 10th anniversary of his sophomore album, x, Ed Sheeran has announced a one-off show at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, on May 22. The concert set-list will purportedly include the 24-track special "Wembley Edition." The LP was originally released on June 20, 2014. Ten years later, Sheeran will drop x (10th… ... Continue Reading

Usher is set to close out the third edition of the Lovers & Friends Festival at the Las Vegas Festival Grounds on Saturday (May 4) by performing his 14-time platinum album Confessions in its entirety for the first time ever. This year marks the record's 20th anniversary. The seminal album sold 1.1 million copies in… ... Continue Reading

Nicki Minaj surprised her fans at a recent live show by bringing out Drake as a surprise guest and performing the live debut of "Needle." On April 30, Minaj performed at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto as part of her ongoing world tour celebrating the release of 2023's Pink Friday 2. On stage, she told… ... Continue Reading

Taylor Swift dominates the latest edition of the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 chart, claiming an unprecedented top 14 spots on the tally. Swift claims the top 14 positions on the Hot 100 survey dated May 4, led by "Fortnight," featuring Post Malone. All 14 songs are from Swift's latest album, The Tortured Poets Department, which… ... Continue Reading

Kendrick Lamar has escalated his beef with Drake by dropping a new diss track, "Euphoria," in response to the Canadian rapper's latest diss track. Last week, Drake released "Taylor Made Freestyle," asking why Kendrick hadn't gotten in the booth to respond to him yet. The song was Drake's second diss track after Kendrick came at… ... Continue Reading

Twenty One Pilots recently released a video for "Backslide," the third single from their upcoming album Clancy. The video, which marks the directorial debut of drummer Josh Dun, shows Tyler Joseph, dressed in black pants and a bomber jacket and t-shirt, riding around town on his red and black BMX bike. In the visual, Joseph… ... Continue Reading

6LACK has announced he will be heading back on the road this summer after the success of his recently-wrapped Since I Have A Lover Tour. The new 6LACK: No More Lonely Nights Tour dates, produced by Live Nation, will be a limited run of shows visiting seven U.S. cities. The intimate performances will capture the… ... Continue Reading

Andra Day, The War And Treaty, Ravyn Lenae and Shinedown will perform at the Recording Academy and Grammy Museum's inaugural Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala. The Academy said the names of more performers will be announced at a later date. The Grammy Hall Of Fame Gala will take place on May 21 at the Novo… ... Continue Reading

The Weeknd has promised to donate $2 million to provide food to starving families in Gaza. The United Nations' World Food Program Goodwill Ambassador, whose original name is Abel Tesfaye, is allocating another $2 million from his XO Humanitarian Fund toward the WFP's humanitarian response efforts in Gaza. This support will provide more than 1,500… ... Continue Reading

Coldplay are planning to reissue their debut single, "Brothers & Sisters," in celebration of the song's 25th anniversary. "Brothers & Sisters" was released as their debut single by Fierce Panda Records on April 26, 1999, following the extended play Safety. The single peaked at No. 92 on the U.K. Singles Chart and 1,500 copies of… ... Continue Reading

Coi Leray recently dropped her first single of 2024, "Can't Come Back." The single comes along with an official music video that pays tribute to the iconic Janet Jackson. "Can't Come Back" was produced by Mike WiLL Made-It alongside Melz & True Beats. Dragan Andic directed the video, joined by Alondra Costa for creative direction… ... Continue Reading

Billie Eilish has announced a World Tour in support of her upcoming album, Hit Me Hard and Soft. Produced by Live Nation, the Hit Me Hard And Soft: The Tour is starting in September. The North American leg of the tour runs through to the end of December. The tour will continue in Australia starting… ... Continue Reading

Saweetie and Cynthia Erivo are among the honorees at the upcoming 2024 Gold Gala. Other honorees include Lucy Liu, Bang Si-Hyuk, Hoa Xuande, Hello Kitty, Karan Johar, Padma Lakshmi, Valkyrae, the creator and cast of Beef, Maui first responders, and Olympic gold medalists. Multi-platinum-selling recording artist and entrepreneur Saweetie will receive the first-ever Billboard Gold… ... Continue Reading

Taylor Swift has scored her 14th No. 1 on the Billboard 200, with her new album, The Tortured Poets Department, making its debut on top of the chart dated May 4. The surprise double album launches with 2.61 million equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the April 19-25 tracking week, according to Luminate.… ... Continue Reading

Tems recently shared a new song, "Love Me Jeje," which is the first single from her upcoming debut album, Born in the Wild. "If not you, then I don't wanna know, I don't want no story/Day and night, it's unconditional, got m? living softly/Love me JeJe, love me tender," Tems sings. Tems wrote "Love Me… ... Continue Reading

Normani recently dropped a new single, "1:59," featuring rapper Gunna. "Back on that vibe again / It's hard to fight again / Sh*t, we can't hide again / When I get you alone / Boy, what you gon' do with it?" Normani sings. Gunna appears in the second verse, rapping, "F**k it, we made love… ... Continue Reading