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Beyoncé closed out the final night of her Cowboy Carter tour’s six-show run at London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Monday (June 16) with a heartfelt message to fans and a tribute to one of England’s most iconic songwriters. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Thank you, Sir Paul McCartney, for writing one of the best songs ever made. Every time I sing […]

Robin Thicke is the latest music industry figure to face a copyright infringement lawsuit for supposedly posting paparazzi pictures of himself on Instagram without paying to license the images. Thicke is the target of a federal lawsuit filed on Monday (June 16) by celebrity photo agency BackGrid USA Inc., which claims to own the rights to two paparazzi shots that the singer and music producer posted to Instagram in 2022. […]

Wiz Khalifa has become one of the faces of weed rap since his debut in 2005. The rapper’s also built up a tolerance for the smoke, according to a new interview between Khalifa and late night host Jimmy Kimmel. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Khalifa appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Friday (June 13), where he confirmed that he smokes about […]

The judge in Sean “Diddy” Combs‘ sex trafficking trial has formally dismissed a juror for giving inconsistent answers about where he lives, rejecting warnings by the rapper’s defense attorneys about a “thinly veiled effort to dismiss a Black juror.” Prosecutors moved to remove the juror last week, citing a “lack of candor” in his answers before he was picked for the trial. The defense blasted the move, arguing in a […]

Katy Perry has taken time out of her current Australian tour to appear at a Melbourne nightclub celebrating her music. Perry’s onstage appearance occurred at Chasers Nightclub on Saturday (June 14) following the final Melbourne date of her Lifetimes Tour at Rod Laver Arena. As part of the club’s LGBTQIA+ Poof Doof night, that evening also featured its Katy Club event, where attendees celebrated the music of the pop icon. […]

Nezza, a Latin pop singer of Colombian-Dominican origin who grew up in the Bay Area of California, was invited to perform the U.S. national anthem at this weekend’s Dodgers vs. Giants game at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. Instead of singing in English, as she was apparently instructed to do, Nezza performed a Spanish-language rendition of the national anthem — “para mi gente [for my people],” she said on Sunday […]

J-hope and GloRilla‘s “Killin It Girl” tops this week’s new music poll. In a poll published Friday (June 13) on Billboard, music fans chose the collaboration between the BTS member and the Memphis MC as their favorite new release of the past week. “Killin It Girl” brought in 87% of the vote, beating out new releases from artists like Lil Tecca (Dopamine), Mark Ronson and RAYE (“Suzanne”), Zara Larsson (“Midnight […]

Thirty years on from Britpop’s commercial zenith, the U.K. still can’t get enough of the scene’s so-called big three. In 2023, Blur scored a hard-won victory lap with their plaintive eighth album, The Ballad of Darren, and followed that up with two shows at London’s Wembley Stadium, their biggest ever performances. Oasis, meanwhile, will swagger back on stage in early July for the summer’s most-anticipated live shows. And then there’s […]

Roger Daltrey was among the notable figures recognized in King Charles III’s Birthday Honours list. The Who frontman, 81, was celebrated for his outstanding contributions to music and his long-standing charitable work — particularly with the Teenage Cancer Trust, where he has served as a patron since 2000. “It is a wonderful honour for me and especially for Teenage Cancer Trust,” Daltrey said in a statement shared in Instagram. “I […]