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Bono’s audiobook Surrender, which the U2 frontman authored and narrated, was named Audiobook of the Year at the 2024 Audie Awards, which recognize distinction in audiobooks and spoken-word entertainment. The awards were presented at the Avalon Hollywood in Los Angeles on Monday (March 4). Bono’s audiobook, subtitled 40 Songs, One Story, was released by Penguin Random House Audio in November 2022. It runs 20 hours and 25 minutes. A companion […]

Co-op Live, the Oak View Group-owned and operated entertainment arena set to open next month in Manchester, U.K., announced Monday (March 4) that The Black Keys will perform at the arena on April 27, during its opening week. The acclaimed duo is preparing to release their 12th studio album, Ohio Players, on April 5 via Nonesuch Records, just two weeks before taking the stage at Co-op Live. The new record features […]

Turns out, Taylor Swift isn’t the only tortured poet in her family tree. According to a new genealogy study from the company , the 34-year-old pop star is distantly related to American literary icon Emily Dickinson, whom Swift can now call “cousin.” More precisely, the two women are sixth cousins, three times removed. Ancestry’s findings, which were announced Monday (March 4), show that both Swift and the poet — who […]

After cleaning up at the 2023 ARIA Awards, Troye Sivan is in the box seat heading into the 2024 Shure Rolling Stone Australia Awards, set for March 26 in central Sydney. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The Aussie pop singer Sivan is in the hunt for best record with Something to Give Each Other, his ARIA Chart-topping 2023 album, and the Rolling Stone […]

Stranger things are happening on the U.K. singles chart as Djo cracks the top five for the first time with “End of Beginning,” while Beyoncé lassos a second week at No. 1 with “Texas Hold ‘Em”. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Djo is the musical project of Joe Keery, the U.S. actor who portrays Steve Harrington in the popular Netflix sci-fi series […]

Morgan Wallen‘s Abbey Road Sessions project is here. On Sunday (March 3), the country singer surprised fans by releasing a digital collection of seven live song recordings from Studio Two at London’s Abbey Road Studios. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The release marks the one-year anniversary of his hit album One Thing at a Time, which has spent 18 non-consecutive weeks […]

Taylor Swift announced the fourth and final variant of her upcoming album, The Tortured Poets Department, during her second Eras Tour concert in Singapore on Sunday (March 3). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The reveal arrived during the surprise songs portion of the pop superstar’s set, where she performed a mashup of Evermore‘s “Long Story Short” and “The Story of Us” […]

“A message from the department” was livestreamed by Taylor Swift from Singapore. With no explanation, a mashup of “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” and “Dress” — both originally released during the pop star’s Reputation era — could be viewed directly from Swift’s official Instagram account by fans around the world on Saturday (March 2). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The stream […]

RAYE was the big winner at the 2024 Brit Awards, winning a record six awards – artist of the year, album of the year for My 21st Century Blues, song of the year for “Escapism” (featuring 070 Shake), R&B act, new artist and songwriter of the year. This breaks the old record of four awards in one night, held jointly by Harry Styles (2023), Adele (2016) and Blur (1995). Adele and […]