Beth Garrabrant The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry represents the recording music industry worldwide and just handed its biggest annual title to Taylor Swift for the fifth time. Taylor has officially been named the IFPI’s Global Recording Artist of the Year 2024. Not only is it the fifth time she’sRead More →
Photo credit: Rick Diamond Paul Simon is headed back out on the road. The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer has just announced dates for the A Quiet Celebration tour, marking his first full tour since 2018 and his first tour since releasing his 2023 album Seven Psalms. The new tourRead More →
Erskine/Columbia Another day, another Rolling Stone list guaranteed to get fans up in arms. This time around, the publication is pointing out what it calls 50 Terrible Songs on Great Albums, noting, “There’s always one. It’s that single track on a great record that sucks to such a profound degreeRead More →
Live Nation Las Vegas Backstreet Boys‘ long-awaited return to Las Vegas will come in July, as they launch their new Into the Millennium residency at Sphere, the state-of-the-art globe-shaped venue that has already hosted U2, Phish, the Eagles and Dead & Company. In fact, Backstreet’s Kevin Richardson tells People they didRead More →
Republic Records Taylor Swift has only been releasing albums since 2006, as opposed to Madonna, who’s been doing it since 1982 — but Taylor just passed the Queen of Pop to secure a major chart record in the U.K. Taylor’s latest release — the archival concert album Lover (Live From Paris) — hasRead More →
Oscar nominees Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brandi Carlile & Andrew Watt; Disney/Frank Micelotta Elton John and Brandi Carlile‘s duet “Never Too Late,” from Elton’s Disney+ documentary of the same name, is Oscar-nominated for best original song. It was co-written by Elton, Bernie Taupin, Brandi and producer Andrew Watt, and as Watt tellsRead More →
Peacock Media LLC The SNL50 Homecoming Concert special streamed live on Peacock Friday from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, and, like January’s FireAid benefit concert, it featured a surprise Nirvana reunion, only this time, it was fronted by Post Malone. Posty, who covered multiple Nirvana songs for a livestream he did in AprilRead More →
RCA Records Myles Smith is saying “‘Nice to Meet You,’ Lainey Wilson.” The “Stargazing” singer has released a new version of his recent single “Nice to Meet You” as a duet with the country music superstar. He says in a statement, “I have been a fan of [Lainey] for aRead More →
NBC Universal Friday night at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Miley Cyrus is scheduled to perform at SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, which is streaming live on Peacock. But it turns out she’ll be pulling double duty this weekend. Miley was scheduled to appear on SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which isRead More →
Anoush Abrar If you’ve recovered from seeing Seal‘s face on the body of an actual seal in that Mountain Dew commercial, there’s good news from the singer: He’s just put out his first new song in over a decade. Called “All I Know Is Now,” it’s described as a “boldRead More →
