While closing out the North American leg of her Radical Optimism Tour in Seattle on Thursday night (October 16), Dua Lipa was joined by Ben Gibbard for an acoustic duet of Death Cab for Cutie’s “I Will Follow You Into the Dark.” This performance continued Lipa’s tradition of performing city-specific covers and collaborating with iconic…… MORE
On the October 18 episode of Saturday Night Live, Sabrina Carpenter, serving as the show’s host and musical guest, delivered an uncensored version of “Nobody’s Son” during her second song of the evening. The Grammy-winning pop superstar sang the explicit phrase, “He sure fu**ed me up” twice without being muted or bleeped during the live…… MORE
At the Los Angeles stop of her Ultrasound World Tour at the Kia Forum on Saturday night (October 18), Lorde closed her electrifying set by bringing out surprise guest Charli XCX to perform their confessional Brat remix of “Girl, So Confusing.” Lorde shimmied around on the b-stage while Charli delivered her potent verse, with the…… MORE
Taylor Swift sparked a surge of support for otter conservation after wearing a Monterey Bay Aquarium T-shirt in a clip from her box-office topping film, The Release Party of a Showgirl, inspiring fans to buy shirts with the reissued 1990s design which raised over $2.2 million for sea otter habitat restoration in California. The aquarium…… MORE
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl spends its second consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, earning 338,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. for the week ending October 16, a 92% drop from its record-breaking 4 million debut. Despite the significant decline in sales from its historic opening week, this…… MORE
On Thursday (October 9), Kid Harpoon was officially named the first-ever Producer in Residence at Abbey Road Studios. This position grants him “complete access to Abbey Road as his creative playground and studio home in the UK, as well as its collection of vintage gear, microphones and instruments”, while he mentors emerging UK talent through…… MORE
Variety has named Sabrina Carpenter as their 2025 Hitmaker of the Year, and will honor her at the ninth annual Hitmakers celebration on December 6 in Los Angeles. Carpenter’s recognition comes amid the success of her seventh studio album, Man’s Best Friend, which debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and amassed over 180…… MORE
During her sold-out Radical Optimism Tour stop at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles on Wednesday night (October 8), Dua Lipa was joined by local music legend Gwen Stefani to perform a duet of No Doubt’s Grammy-nominated 1995 hit, “Don’t Speak.” Lipa introduced Stefani to the crowd by describing her as “one of my personal…… MORE
Madonna will belatedly celebrate the 30th anniversary of her 1994 album, Bedtime Stories, with a new EP, Bedtime Stories – The Untold Chapter, which is set to be released on November 28. The EP features eight tracks including remixes, alternate mixes, and unreleased demos such as “Right on Time” (which is available to stream now),…… MORE
NBC has announced that they will air a special episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Friday (October 10) that will feature an extended interview with Taylor Swift, including previously unaired segments from her Monday appearance promoting her new album, The Life of a Showgirl. Those previously unaired portions of Swift’s interview were…… MORE