On Thursday (January 23), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the 2025 Oscars won’t feature the standard live performances of the Best Original Songs nominees. A statement from Academy CEO Bill Kramer and President Janet Yang said the ceremony will instead “honor Los Angeles as a city of dreams, showcasing its…
On Tuesday (January 21), Record Store Day event organizers announced that Post Malone is the official 2025 Record Store Day Ambassador. Posty’s Billboard No. 1 album, F-1 Trillion, was a big seller in record stores since it was released back in August, with the breakout country star also making a guest appearance on “Fortnight,” the…
On Wednesday (January 22), the Songwriters Hall of Fame revealed their inductee class of 2025. This year’s distinguished inductees feature the leader of Parliament/Funkadelic, George Clinton; award-winning country music songwriter, Ashley Gorley; Destiny’s Child, Beyoncé, and Lady Gaga collaborator, Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins; Beach Boys vocalist and songwriter, Mike Love; nine time Ivor Novello Award-winning British…
Seventeen has teamed up with Pharrell Williams on their new collaborative track, “Bad Influence.” The vibrant tune initially made its premiere on Tuesday (January 21) during the Paris runway show for Louis Vuitton’s Men’s Fall/Winter 2025 collection, where Williams serves as creative director. Williams wrote and produced “Bad Influence,” which features vocals by Seventeen members…
Jennie from Blackpink has revealed that she will release her first solo album, Ruby, on March 7. The record is being released by Jennie’s own record label Odd Atelier and Columbia Records. Ruby features a series of high-profile collaborations with music superstars like Dua Lipa, Childish Gambino, Doechii, Dominic Fike, FKJ, and Kali Uchis. The…
Bruno Mars took to Instagram on Tuesday (January 20) to celebrate his hit collaboration with Lady Gaga, “Die With a Smile,” spending its third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. The achievement clearly had Mars in a party mood, as the 15-time Grammy-winning musician playfully captioned a post featuring…
On Tuesday (January 21), Ed Sheeran posted an Instagram Story to discredit an inflammatory article from The Sun that falsely claimed that the singer attended a New Year’s Eve party at J.K. Rowling’s Scottish home. In Sheeran’s post, he shared a screenshot from X by British journalist India Willoughby, where she wrote, “Ed Sheeran reportedly…
In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday (January 21) in Los Angeles Superior Court, Chris Brown is suing Warner Bros. Discovery for $500 million. The musician accuses the company and its producers of making defamatory and libelous claims against him in the recent documentary, Chris Brown: A History of Violence. The film, which was released in…
In a new interview with Variety during the recent Girls Just Wanna Weekend annual music festival outside of Cancun, Shania Twain and Brandi Carlile opened up about how important it is for women to support women in the music industry and everywhere else. The 6th annual iGirls Just Wanna Weekend took place from January 16-20,…
On Monday (January 20), Travis Scott performed a live debut of his new song, “4×4,” from atop Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium during the halftime show of the College Football Playoff National Championship game. The new track represents Scott’s first solo release since 2023’s Billboard No. 1 album, Utopia, giving fans a taste of what is on…