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Sean “Diddy” Combs Returns Key to New York City Following Video of Singer Attacking Cassie
Sean “Diddy” Combs returned his key to New York City last week following a request from Mayor Eric Adams after the release of a 2016 video that showed the music mogul attacking his ex-girlfriend, Cassie. Adam’s office requested the key’s return on June 4, following the video’s release in May. A letter from the mayor […]
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Billie Eilish Becomes the 3rd and Youngest Artist to Reach 100M Monthly Spotify Listeners
Billie Eilish has set another record! The Grammy and Oscar winner has become only the third artist to surpass 100 million monthly listeners on Spotify, the audio streamer confirmed to Billboard Saturday. And she did it with just 82 songs in her music catalog. Eilish follows The Weeknd, who has 107 million monthly listeners, and Taylor […]
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Angela Bofill, “I Try” and “I’m On Your Side” Singer, Dies at 70
Angela Bofill, the singer-songwriter behind hits “I Try,” “This Time I’ll Be Sweeter” and “I’m On Your Side,” has died. She was 70. The Cuban-Puerto Rican musician died on Thursday at her daughter’s home in Vallejo, California, her friend and rep Rich Engel told People. A cause of death was not immediately available. Engel also […]
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From ‘Bad Boys’ to “Baby Boy”: Sean Paul on Collaborating With Will Smith and Beyoncé
Sean Paul says he usually writes songs for women, but when Will Smith called him to collaborate on a song for Bad Boys: Ride or Die, he needed him to turn up his inner bad boy. “He sent me the song with him on it already and basically asked me to do a verse, and […]
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Twice’s Nayeon Wants to Show You a New Side of Herself
Nayeon has been on a whirlwind journey for the past few years. In 2021, her K-Pop girl group, Twice, reached a new level of international success. Landing their first entries on the Billboard 200 Top 10 (Taste of Love) and Billboard Hot 100 (“The Feels”), the nine-piece act cemented their spot as global superstars. The […]
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R.E.M., Timbaland Inducted Into Songwriters Hall of Fame; SZA, Diane Warren Earn Special Honors
Kevin Bacon reprised his role in Footloose to honor the title track’s songwriter, R.E.M. reunited after calling it quits 13 years ago and SZA said winning an honor for her songwriting “validates my entire career.” All this and more occurred at a jam-packed and starry Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards gala Tuesday night, […]
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Hulu’s ‘Under the Bridge’ Tells the Story of Reena Virk — and The Notorious B.I.G.
In the first episode of Hulu’s Under the Bridge, Reena Virk is trying to fit in with a new group of friends. Her way of bonding? Playing The Notorious B.I.G.’s 1997 opus Life After Death. That album — his second — was released 16 days after the rap icon was gunned down to death. Virk, […]
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Taylor Swift’s Fans at Edinburgh Concerts Danced So Hard, Seismic Activity Was Recorded
To say Taylor Swift is shaking up the music industry is no metaphor. Last weekend, fans at her Edinburgh Eras Tour concerts danced so much that the British Geological Survey recorded seismic activity. That’s right. And Friday’s 73,000-person crowd shook the earth the most, with monitoring stations detecting activity from 6 kilometers (3.73 miles) away. […]
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Chris Brown Gets Stuck Suspended in Air During Concert
Chris Brown was technically over the influence during a concert on Tuesday night, after the R&B star got caught suspended in the air mid-song after his wires malfunctioned. The Grammy-winning star glided across the stage on wires at the Prudential Center in Newark, New Jersey, while performing his song “Under the Influence.” Brown seemed to […]
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Mark James, Grammy-Winning “Always on My Mind” and “Hooked on a Feeling” Songwriter, Dies at 83
Mark James, the Grammy-winning Songwriters Hall of Fame member behind hits like “Hooked on a Feeling, “Suspicious Minds” and “Always on My Mind,” has died. He was 83. James died Saturday in his Nashville home in news reported by the Houston Chronicle. “Mark’s legacy and zest for life will live on in the hearts of […]
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Françoise Hardy, French Singing Legend and Pop Icon, Dies at 80
Françoise Hardy, a French singing legend and pop icon since the 1960s, died Tuesday. She was 80. Her son, musician Thomas Dutronc, announced her death on social media, sharing a poignant photo of himself as a child with his mother. Hardy, who had been battling lymphatic cancer since 2004, faced her illness with remarkable candor. […]
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Kevin Jonas Shares Experience Removing Cancerous Mole: “Time to Heal”
Kevin Jonas revealed on Tuesday he recently had a cancerous mole removed from his face, and encouraged fans to stay vigilant about their own skin health. “So today,” Jonas explained in a video on Instagram. “I am getting a basal cell carcinoma removed from my head.” Per the Mayo Clinic, Basal Cell carcinoma is a […]
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Jin Is Back: First Member of Global Sensation BTS Completes Military Service
After 18 months, BTS’ eldest member, Jin, has officially returned from his mandatory military service. The 31-year-old is the first from the powerhouse K-pop group to complete his military duties after enlisting in December 2022. BTS’ agency, Big Hit Music, released a statement to fans via Weverse officially announcing Jin’s military discharge. “Jin is close […]
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Rihanna on Why She’s “Starting Over” With Her Next Album
Rihanna is continuing to keep fans looped in on the status of her highly-anticipated next album, dubbed R9, but they shouldn’t expect anything soon. At her Fenty Hair launch party in Los Angeles on Monday, the Grammy-winning singer gave Entertainment Tonight an update on new music and shut down retirement rumors. “I think that music, for […]
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Celine Dion Had to Adjust Her Songs as She First Experienced Stiff-Person Syndrome Symptoms
Celine Dion is opening up about when she first started experiencing symptoms of what would later be diagnosed as the rare neurological condition stiff-person syndrome and how it affected her performances. “I could say, ‘it’s a little cold starting’ or ‘it’s the third show in a row, you’re working too hard.’ But the thing is, […]
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Critic’s Notebook: The J. Lo Bubble Burst — How (Un)Likability Ruined Her Tour
Five years ago, Jennifer Lopez was on a white-hot tour, selling out arenas like Madison Square Garden and performing her popular hits from the late ‘90s and early 2000s. Lopez is a multifaceted entertainer, but the stage is where she truly shines. She will give you slick choreography, dazzling costumes and bright, beaming lights. For her, being onstage […]
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