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In an episode filled with stunning acts, it was police officer Mervin Mayo from Richmond, VA., who truly stole the spotlight on America’s Got Talent. His heartfelt rendition of Ed Sheeran’s “Thinking Out Loud” left the judges and audience alike in awe, earning him four enthusiastic yeses and a standing ovation. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Mayo, who has dedicated his […]

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Ahead of Adele’s Munich residency, she dropped the bombshell that she wants to take a “big break” from music. Keep watching for the details! Tetris Kelly:Adele says she’s taking a break from music, but what’s next for the chart-topper? Ahead of her 10-day residency in Munich, Germany, Adele sat down with German outlet, ZDF, to talk about her upcoming shows. During the interview, according to NME, Adele said she has […]

Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have been singing each other’s praises since first getting together more than eight years ago. But in a recent Instagram Live chat with fans to celebrate her new single, “Woman’s World,” Perry got super candid about one of the reasons the couple have managed to stay together for so long. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Tell us […]

WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque announced on July 16 that chart-topping country artist Jelly Roll will provide the official theme songs for this year’s SummerSlam event. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The prestigious annual wrestling spectacle, scheduled for Aug. 3 in Cleveland, will showcase two of Jelly Roll’s tracks: “Dead End Road” from his album Twisters and his […]

Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene soars to No. 1 on multiple Billboard charts dated July 20 following the set’s first full tracking week, including the nearly nine-month-old Top Streaming Albums tally, where it vaults to the top spot from No. 18. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The set was released on July 4, the final day of the tracking week reflected […]

Taylor Swift’s Lover logs its 52nd week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Catalog Albums chart this week (dated July 20), extending its record for the longest run by a woman solo artist in the chart’s history. Lover eclipsed Adele’s debut album, 19, in May. Lover didn’t get all that much love (at least by Swift’s sky-high standards) when it was released. The album spent just one week at No. 1 […]

Radiohead off-shoot group The Smile was forced to cancel its European tour last week after guitarist Jonny Greenwood was hospitalized for a serious infection. “A few days ago, Jonny became seriously ill from an infection that needed emergency hospital treatment, some of it in intensive care,” read a statement from the group on Friday about the unspecified ailment that struck the guitarist and Oscar-nominated composer (The Phantom Thread, There Will […]

Kasabian is back on top! The Leicester rockers have claimed their seventh Official U.K. No. 1 album with their latest release, Happenings. The eighth studio album sees Sergio Pizzorno, Chris Edwards, Ian Matthews, and Tim Carter displace Taylor Swift to clinch the chart-topping spot. Happenings joins an illustrious lineup of previous U.K. No. 1 albums, including Empire (2006), West Ryder Pauper Lunatic Asylum (2009), Velociraptor! (2011), 48:13 (2014), For Crying […]