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Happy birthday, Mariah Carey — or happy anniversary, rather. The elusive chanteuse took to Instagram to share the first glimpse of her 55th birthday celebrations on Wednesday (March 27) with a snap of herself lounging on a luxury boat, rocking a sparkling blue gown with her wavy blonde locks up in a ponytail. “Anniversary adventures commence,” she captioned the photo, which you can check out here. Last year, Carey shared […]

The RIAA’s release of 2023 revenue figures show U.S. record labels are increasingly reliant — possibly too much so — on paid subscriptions for both revenue and revenue growth. While consumers continue to pay for premium streaming services, ad-supported on-demand streaming is languishing and newer platforms like TikTok provide more promotion than they do royalties.    The top-line takeaway of the RIAA’s 2023 report is that the U.S. market grew […]

The 2024 edition of Splendour in the Grass won’t go ahead. “With a heavy heart,” reads a statement from organizers, issued late Wednesday (March 27), “we’re announcing the cancellation of Splendour in the Grass 2024, originally scheduled from Friday 19 July to Sunday 21 July in Ngarindjin / North Byron Parklands.”The surprise announcement comes less than a week after tickets to the three-day camping fest went on sale to the […]

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This Barbie loves Ken! Kristen Stewart appeared on the Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast recently, which was recorded one day after the 2024 Academy Awards, which she revealed that she watched from home. The Twilight actress added that Ryan Gosling’s standout “I’m Just Ken” performance particularly moved her. “I was, for some reason, crying and laughing while watching the Ken thing. It’s emotional, dude, watching Greta [Gerwig] watch it. When they did the […]

Willie Nelson’s famed 4th of July Picnic is moving to the City of Brotherly Love for the first time.  The concert, which he started in 1973, will be held at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion in Camden, N.J., just outside Philadelphia, the birthplace of America. In addition to Nelson, the lineup will include Bob Dylan, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Maren Morris, Mavis Staples and Celisse. “I am thrilled to bring the 4th of […]

Another beautiful week is unfolding for Benson Boone in the U.K., where his global hit “Beautiful Things” (via Warner Records) is on track for a second week at No. 1. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Washington-born singer-songwriter’s breakthrough song has led both of Billboard’s Global singles tallies and, for the first time, lifted to No. 1 in the U.K. last week. […]

It’s Monday, March 25th and we run down all the Taylor Swift news! Shakira reveals she wants to collaborate with the “Cruel Summer” singer, while The Eras Tour opener, Sabrina Carpenter, reflects on her tour experience with her. Taylor Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce is in talks to host ‘Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?’ Kendrick Lamar sparked a lot of conversation online after taking some pointed shots at Drake […]

From her splashy first hits as a soloist to her later experiments with house music and country, Beyoncé always sticks the landing — even upwards of three decades into her career. But before we dive into her biggest hits as the mononymous, standalone performer the world knows her as today, it’s important to note that Bey had already scored four No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 well before […]