On Saturday (October 25), Lana Del Rey opened her set at Neil Young’s ‘Harvest Moon’ charity concert with a heartfelt cover of his classic, “The Needle and the Damage Done,” at Painted Turtle Summer Camp in Lake Hughes, California. She told the audience as she strolled on stage, “I thought we’d get started with a…… more
Bad Bunny was honored as Billboard’s Top Latin Artist of the 21st Century at the 2025 Billboard Latin Music Awards in Miami on Thursday night (October 23). Bad Bunny was presented the honor by fellow Puerto Rican superstar – and EGOT winner – Rita Moreno, with the 93-year-old entertainment legend saying “it moves me from…… more
In a heartfelt Instagram post on Friday (October 24), Nelly Furtado revealed that she is taking a prolonged break from the stage, with the announcement coming on the 25th anniversary of the release of her multi-platinum debut album, Whoa, Nelly!. “I have decided to step away from performance for the foreseeable future and pursue some…… more
Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl notches a third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart, following 194,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States over the past seven days, down 43% from the previous week. The Life of a Showgirl becomes only the second album in 2025 to spend…… more
On Thursday (October 23), 5 Seconds of Summer announced the dates and details of their 2026 Everyone’s a Star! World Tour. 5SOS’ international jaunt kicks off in Europe in March 2026, with the North American leg of the tour launching on May 29 in Uncasville, Connecticut, before concluding on August 28 in Mountain View, California,…… more
David Ball, co-founder and multi-instrumentalist of the influential English synth-pop duo Soft Cell, has died at the age of 66. According to a tribute posted on the band’s official Instagram, Ball “passed away peacefully in his sleep at his London home on Wednesday 22nd October.” Best known for the 1981 global hit, “Tainted Love” (a…… more
During Wednesday night’s (October 22) show at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles, Addison Rae invited her friend and frequent collaborator, Charli XCX, to join her onstage. The pop superstars performed their collaborative hits, the “Von Dutch Remix” from Charli’s 2024 album Brat and It’s Completely Different but Also Still Brat, and Rae’s 2023 track,…… more
Alex Warren’s breakout hit, “Ordinary,” has reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Adult Contemporary chart, following its record-breaking 16-week run atop the Pop Airplay chart, the longest-ever reign on the tally. Additionally, “Ordinary” spent 21 weeks at No. 1 on Adult Pop Airplay, surpassing The Weeknd’s record for a lead male soloist, trailing only three songs…… more
Ms. Lauryn Hill has announced a 2025 “Artist in Residence” tour of Canada, featuring an intimate eight-city run from November 19 to December 19. The short jaunt begins in Winnipeg and concludes in Ottawa, with stops in Vancouver, Hamilton, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton, and Toronto in between. “With ‘Artist In Residence,’ Ms. Hill continues to push…… more
The 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame nominees include prominent artists such as Taylor Swift, LL Cool J, David Byrne, Kenny Loggins, Pink, Sarah McLachlan. Swift, who received the Hal David Starlight Award from the SHOF in 2010, is now nominated for full membership in the prestigious organization, and if inducted, she would be the first…… more