In preparation for Paramount Global’s major merger, MTV and CMT will be pausing several significant awards shows in 2025, including the CMT Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), and MTV Latin America’s MIAW Awards. Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards in Mexico will also be on hold. This decision, announced in a memo by Paramount…… read more »
Charli XCX and Noah Kahan joined Chappell Roan in making significant donations to help support artists struggling with healthcare expenses. During Roan’s Best New Artist acceptance speech at the 2025 Grammy Awards, she called out the lack of healthcare coverage for artists dropped by record labels. “If my label would have prioritized artists’ health, I…… read more »
The Weeknd scores his fifth No. 1 album of his career as Hurry Up Tomorrow debuts atop the Billboard 200 chart this week. Hurry Up Tomorrow garnered the largest sales week for any album since Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department debuted at No. 1 on the May 4, 2024, while also marking the biggest…… read more »
Netflix has announced the cancellation of the release of a planned six-part Prince documentary directed by Ezra Edelman. The streaming service reached a mutual agreement with the Prince Estate allowing the estate to produce a new film using exclusive content from Prince’s archive. This decision stems from Prince’s estate expressing concerns over inaccuracies and sensationalized…… read more »
Music played a major role in the Super Bowl festivities that took place in New Orleans over the weekend. Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show headlining performance was the clear highlight, with the multiple Grammy-winning Compton rapper delivering a medley of hits from his chart-topping album, GNX, including “Squabble Up,” “TV Off,” and his hit Drake diss…… read more »
In a new interview with People, breakout country superstar Shaboozey shared the one piece of advice that he received from Beyoncé. The 29-year-old “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” hitmaker made a guest appearance on Beyoncé’s Grammy-winning Best Country Album and Album of the Year, Cowboy Carter, and he reflects on what that memorable experience was like.…… read more »
In a new feature in The Sun on Wednesday (February 5), Liam Payne’s girlfriend Kate Cassidy gave her first interview since the singer’s tragic death in October. Cassidy was in tears as she expressed her regret about the incident, saying “If I could see into the future, I would never have left Argentina.” The social…… read more »
On Thursday (January 6), Kelly Clarkson announced on Instagram that she will be launching a “Studio Sessions” residency this summer at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas. Clarkson’s run of Vegas shows begins on July 4th, with a total of 18 performances scheduled through the final date of her residency on November 15th.…… read more »
Apple TV+ has greenlit an upcoming K-pop competition series titled “KPopped,” featuring Megan Thee Stallion and “Gangnam Style” singer Psy. According to the show’s description, “In each episode, western icons reimagine one of their biggest hits, collaborating with top-tier K-pop idols to deliver spectacular battle performances, with a live Seoul-based audience picking the winner of…… read more »
Kendrick Lamar took part in a rare public interview on Thursday (January 6) during Apple Music’s Super Bowl Press Conference. The Compton rapper, fresh off winning five Grammys for “Not Like Us,” promises a thought-provoking, storytelling-focused performance at his Super Bowl halftime show in New Orleans on Sunday. While Lamar didn’t directly address his ongoing…… read more »