Drake has added another milestone to an already record-heavy career, becoming the first artist in Billboard history to simultaneously occupy the top three positions on the Billboard 200 chart following the release of his surprise album trilogy Iceman, Habibti, and Maid of Honour. The chart feat marks a historic first... Read More »

Kate Bush has won her first film award, with the British music icon taking home the animation prize at the Carmarthen Bay Film Festival for her directorial debut, Little Shrew. The recognition marks a rare public career milestone for Bush, whose artistic output has long extended beyond music into highly... Read More »

Live Nation has reached settlements with the families of two women killed in the 2023 mass shooting at Washington’s Beyond Wonderland music festival, resolving wrongful death claims just weeks before the case was set to go to trial. According to a notice filed in King County Superior Court, the estates... Read More »

Niall Horan is using his latest single to say the goodbye he never got to say. “End of an Era,” the newest release from the former One Direction member, began as a song about nostalgia, reflection, and the strange emotional disorientation that comes with growing older and leaving major chapters... Read More »

Ricky Martin briefly halted a concert in Montenegro on Thursday night after an individual discharged tear gas toward the stage, forcing the singer and his team to leave the performance while security and local authorities responded. The incident took place during the opening night of the European leg of Martin’s... Read More »

Stephen Colbert signed off from The Late Show with the largest audience the franchise has seen during his tenure, as viewers turned out in massive numbers for the end of one of late-night television’s defining modern runs. According to preliminary Nielsen data, Thursday night’s final episode of The Late Show... Read More »

Rob Base, the Harlem rapper whose 1988 hit “It Takes Two” became one of the most recognizable crossover records in hip-hop history, has died at 59. The artist, born Robert Ginyard, died May 22 following a private battle with cancer, according to a statement shared through his official social media... Read More »

Spotify is moving deeper into the live music business with a new ticketing initiative aimed at solving one of the most persistent frustrations in modern concert culture: fans losing out on tickets despite being among an artist’s most engaged listeners. The streaming platform announced Thursday that it will begin rolling... Read More »

TikTok influencer Gabbie Gonzalez has been charged in Los Angeles in an alleged murder-for-hire plot targeting former Why Don’t We member Jack Avery. Gonzalez, 24, was arrested last week in Northern California before appearing in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Tuesday. Prosecutors allege she conspired to arrange the killing of... Read More »

Busta Rhymes will be recognized for a part of his artistry that has often sat just beneath the surface of his larger-than-life performance persona: songwriting. The rap veteran is set to receive the annual ICON Award at this year’s Anti Social Camp, the New York-based songwriting event that brings together... Read More »

A decade after Dangerous Woman helped redefine Ariana Grande’s career, the pop star is marking the milestone by officially reviving a fan-favorite deep cut from that era. Grande released “Knew Better Part Two” this week in celebration of the album’s 10th anniversary, formally bringing a track long familiar to dedicated... Read More »

Netflix offered Los Angeles audiences an early look at The Boroughs on May 20, screening the supernatural drama’s first episode at the Egyptian Theatre one day before the full series arrived on the streaming service. The sneak preview was followed by a conversation with series creators Jeffrey Addiss and Will... Read More »

After three years of waiting for Euphoria to return, Nika King discovered her long-awaited comeback in the HBO drama amounted to a single line, and she was just as surprised as everyone else. King, who plays Leslie Bennett, the mother of Zendaya’s character Rue, reacted publicly this week after finally... Read More »

HBO’s upcoming Harry Potter series is making its first notable cast change before the show has even fully launched, with the actress cast as Ginny Weasley stepping away from the project after completing only the first season. Gracie Cochrane, who was announced last year as the new face of the... Read More »

A new Netflix documentary series is set to revisit one of the most scrutinized celebrity trials of the 21st century, returning to the criminal case that placed Michael Jackson at the center of a global media firestorm. Titled Michael Jackson: The Verdict, the three-part docuseries will premiere June 3 and... Read More »