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Bruno Mars and Sexyy Red pull off the ultimate crossover in the music video for their new single, “Fat, Juicy and Wet,” also starring Lady Gaga and Rosé. Both Gaga and Rosé share Top 10 hits with Mars on the latest Billboard Hot 100 — “Die With a Smile,” currently at No. 1 for a

As complaints stack up every year about the atmosphere at many high-profile music festivals, If anyone ever wants to go to one that is nearly 100% free from toxic masculinity, one candidate comes closest to being able to meet that guarantee, and it’s Brandi Carlile’s annual Girls Just Wanna Weekend gathering in Mexico. It’s also

The rise and fall of Sean “Diddy” Combs is dissected by over 15 of his alleged victims and former employees in a new docuseries from “Quiet on Set” producer Investigation Discovery. “The Fall of Diddy,” a four-part special, features lengthy interviews in nearly hour-long episodes that build up to the first recorded allegations against Combs

Billy Ray Cyrus’ son has written a pleading open letter to his father after the musician took part in Donald Trump’s Liberty Ball following the inauguration on Monday. Trace Cyrus, also a musician who played in the band Metro Station, said in an Instagram post that Billy Ray is “not healthy” and “everyone is noticing

Kendrick Lamar is bringing along an old friend for his Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show performance with the announcement that his frequent collaborator and former label mate SZA will join him on stage. In a promotional clip shared on his social media accounts, Lamar is shown chatting on his cell on a football

Offset has signed with Independent Artist Group for representation in all areas. The Grammy-nominated rapper, and one-third of the multi-platinum rap trio Migos, recently released a pair of solo singles, “Antisocial” and “Swing My Way.” They serve as follow-up efforts to his 2023 sophomore album, a 21-song set dubbed “Set It Off” that included collaborations

Charli xcx‘s “Brat” continues to dominate awards season, earning the Essex-bred singer the most Brit nominations for any artist this year: artist of the year, album of the year, song of the year and dance and pop act. Seven-time Brit winner Dua Lipa follows with four nominations, including pop act which she won in 2024,

Anyma has announced four final additional shows to his “The End of Genesys” residency at Las Vegas’ Sphere. Matteo Milleri, who launched his Anyma project in 2021, will return to the venue on Feb. 27-28 and March 1-2. He staged the first run of his residency with eight nights at Sphere, starting on Dec. 27

Axel Rudakubana, an 18-year-old man who pleaded guilty to killing three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class in the U.K. over the summer, has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years in jail. In July, Rudakubana carried out a knife attack at a dance and yoga studio in Southport, England, killing 7-year-old Elsie

Prime Video has set a streaming debut for veteran Bollywood actor Boman Irani‘s first directorial venture “The Mehta Boys,” following its acclaimed festival run. The family drama, which nabbed Best Feature Film at the 2024 Chicago South Asian Film Festival, explores the volatile dynamics between a father and son forced to spend 48 hours together.

Barry Goldberg, a blues-rock keyboard player whose work with the Paul Butterfield Blues Band led to playing with Bob Dylan in the 1960s, including the notorious 1965 Newport Folk Festival concert dramatized in “A Complete Unknown,” died Wednesday at 83. Bob Merlis, a representative, said that Goldberg died in hospice care after a 10-year struggle

Sean “Diddy” Combs has filed a $50 million defamation lawsuit against a man who publicly claimed to have videos depicting the mogul sexually assaulting inebriated celebrities and minors, which his lawyers say could negatively influence his upcoming trial. The suit, filed today in New York, names Courtney Burgess, who was subpoenaed for grand jury testimony

Lady Gaga will be honored with the innovator award at the 12th annual iHeartRadio Music Awards on March 17 at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. Mariah Carey is also set to be crowned icon of the year for her decades-long career as singer-songwriter and producer. Taylor Swift and Morgan Wallen lead the nominations list

On “Do You Have a Destination?” a track from Mac Miller’s “Balloonerism,” his second posthumous release, the rapper muses on one of his most frequently explored topics: life and death. “I went to sleep faded, then I woke up invisible,” he states, later adding, “Pray this life reciprocal and I’ma come back an eagle.” These themes are

Nine Inch Nails have announced the “Peel It Back Tour 2025,” marking the band’s first live outing since 2022. Produced by Live Nation, the headline run will kick off on Sunday, June 15, in Dublin, Ireland, at 3Arena, and take the band across Europe, including stops in the UK, Germany, Switzerland, and more. The European leg will

The Songwriters Hall of Fame has unveiled its class of 2025: Parliament-Funkadelic founder George Clinton; Tom Johnston, Michael McDonald and Patrick Simmons of the Doobie Brothers; country hitmaker (and Variety‘s 2023 Hitmakers Songwriter of the Year) Ashley Gorley; veteran pop and R&B songwriter-producer Rodney “Darkchild” Jerkins; the Beach Boys’ Mike Love; and ‘60s hitmaker Tony Macaulay. The

Jennie, a member of K-pop powerhouse Blackpink, is poised to make her mark as a solo artist with the announcement of her debut studio album, “Ruby.” Due to release on March 7, the album will be distributed through her self-established label, Odd Atelier, in partnership with Columbia Records. The 15-track album features collaborations with artists

Singer Chris Brown is suing Warner Bros. for $500 million over sexual assault allegations posed in its Investigation Discovery docuseries “Chris Brown: A History of Violence.” In the lawsuit obtained by Variety, Brown accuses the producers behind the docuseries, which includes Warner Bros. and Ample, of libel and intentional infliction of emotional distress through defamatory

Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, MusiCares — the Recording Academy’s charitable wing — distributed more than $25 million in relief funds for people in the music community. And less than two weeks after wildfires began ravaging Los Angeles, it already has raised $3.2 million in wildfire relief, and has distributed some $2.2 million of

A lot of music fans will be hanging up the Gone Phishin’ sign this spring, as the band Phish has announced plans to hit four west coast cities, climaxing with three nights at the Hollywood Bowl. Following last April’s short engagement at Las Vegas’ Sphere, the group will go further west in the same month

Karol G and her Con Cora Foundation are hosting a benefit charity gala, “Con Cora Land,” set to take place on Feb. 22 in Miami. The fundraising event will support the foundation’s Casa Con Cora initiative, which provides a range of tools — from financial aid to psychological and legal support — to empower women

There’s a scene in “The Devil Wears Prada” where Meryl Streep’s Miranda Priestly is fighting to keep her top fashion magazine job. Over coffee in Paris, Priestly slips a piece of paper to her boss containing the names of “designers, photographers, editors, writers, models — all of whom found by me, nurtured by me and

MusiCares has revealed the lineup for the 2025 Persons of the Year Gala honoring the Grateful Dead, taking place in Los Angeles on Jan. 31. Performers at the event include Dave Matthews, Noah Kahan, John Mayer, Zac Brown, Stewart Copeland, Mick Fleetwood, Sammy Hagar, Bruce Hornsby, Norah Jones, Wynonna Judd, Maren Morris, Lukas Nelson, Billy

Garth Hudson, whose fantastical approach to the organ and virtuosity on a panoply of other instruments lent a distinctive touch to the roots-rock of the Canadian-American group the Band, has died, according to the Toronto Star. Hudson “passed away peacefully in his sleep” Tuesday morning at a nursing home in the Band’s longtime home base

Emmy-winning comedian Trevor Noah will return as master of ceremonies of the 67th annual Grammy Awards, for the fifth consecutive year. Noah will also serve as a producer on the show. As previously announced, the 67th annual Grammy Awards telecast on CBS will continue to be held on Feb. 2 at the Crypto.com Arena in

Lola Young has been teetering on the brink for years. Since at least 2021, the South Londoner was bubbling under when she jockeyed for the Rising Star Award at the BRITS and landed on the BBC’s prestigious “Sound Of” survey. While list alumni like Pink Pantheress and Central Cee have already made their mark, Young’s

John Sykes, a veteran hard-rock guitarist who was a member of Whitesnake, Thin Lizzy and the Tygers of Pan Tang, has died, according to a post on his official Facebook page. He had battled cancer for several years; he was 65. A fiery guitarist and strong singer with a mane of wavy blond hair, Sykes

Shania Twain‘s “Man! I Feel Like a Woman!” wasn’t literally written to be sung along with by a nearly all-female audience, but the ’90s smash might have received its ultimate culmination when Twain brought it out as the climax of her set at Brandi Carlile‘s Girls Just Wanna Weekend festival. Twain is one of the

Black Eyed Peas has canceled its Las Vegas residency, scheduled to kick off on Feb. 15 at Planet Hollywood’s PH Live. Online speculation that the residency was underselling has been circulating for months, though the group, which consists of Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap and Taboo, explained on social media that the cancelation was due to “current circumstances.”

Carrie Underwood‘s performance of “America the Beautiful” at Donald Trump‘s Monday inauguration was awkwardly interrupted by an audio error, prompting the Grammy winner and accompanying chorus to sing the patriotic tune a cappella. After Trump delivered his inauguration speech, Underwood and the Armed Force Chorus were introduced into the rotunda. “America the Beautiful” began to