Rihanna’s ‘Anti’ Becomes First Album By A Black Female Artist To Spend 500 Weeks On Billboard 200 Chart
On Sunday (November 30), Rihanna celebrated a historic milestone as her album, Anti, became the first record by a Black female solo artist to spend 500 nonconsecutive weeks on the Billboard 200, ranking No. 134 on the Dec. 6 chart. Despite not putting out a full album since Anti was released in January 2016, the… ...
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Nick Jonas Announces His First Solo Album In Five Years, ‘Sunday Best’
On Monday (December 1), Nick Jonas announced the details of his first solo album in five years, Sunday Best, which is set for release on February 6. The 11-track LP serves as the follow-up to 2021’s Spaceman, and was inspired by his life as a husband to Priyanka Chopra and father to their daughter Malti.… ...
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Charlie Puth, Brandi Carlile, And Coco Jones Set To Perform During 2026 Super Bowl Pregame
Brandi Carlile, Charlie Puth, and Coco Jones will provide the pregame entertainment before Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium on February 8, 2026. Carlile will perform “America the Beautiful,” while Puth will sing the National Anthem, and Jones will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” “Super Bowl Sunday is the world’s biggest entertainment stage, and… ...
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Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” Claims Eighth Week At No. 1 On Hot 100, Tying “Anti-Hero” As Her Longest-Leading Hit
Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia" tops the Billboard Hot 100 chart for an eighth consecutive week, tying her 2022 hit, "Anti-Hero," as her longest-leading No. 1. The song – which debuted at No. 1 in mid-October and has maintained the top spot ever since – earned 21.6 million streams, 62.1 million radio impressions, and… ...
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Kelly Clarkson’s “Since U Been Gone” Joins Spotify’s Billions Club
Kelly Clarkson has joined Spotify’s Billions Club as her 2004 hit, “Since U Been Gone,” officially surpassed 1 billion streams, marking her first song to reach this milestone on the platform. The Grammy-winning pop-rock anthem, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2005, was produced by Max Martin and Dr. Luke… ...
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Jack White Joined By Eminem During Halftime Performance At Detroit Lions’ 86th Annual Thanksgiving Day Game
Detroit music legends Eminem and Jack White shared the stage for the first time during the Detroit Lions' Thanksgiving Day halftime show at Ford Field, an event co-executive produced by the rap superstar and his longtime manager Paul Rosenberg. White performed a seven-minute set that included the arena anthem, “Seven Nation Army,” and “That’s How… ...
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Dua Lipa Featured In New Commercial For NBC Winter Olympics
Dua Lipa stars in a new NBC Sports ad promoting the upcoming 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan. The commercial is set to Lipa’s Radical Optimism standout, “Training Season,” and features the pop superstar strolling through the city’s iconic Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II as it transforms into a winter wonderland, while she proclaims, “Milan, such a… ...
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Ticketmaster Caps Olivia Dean Resale Ticket Prices And Refunds Fans After She Criticized Their Policies
Following Olivia Dean’s public criticism of Ticketmaster and Live Nation for allowing excessive resale prices on her upcoming The Art of Loving Tour, Ticketmaster announced it will cap future resale ticket prices with no added fees and refund fans for any previous markups paid on their platform. In an Instagram Story on November 21, Dean… ...
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Stray Kids Dethrone Taylor Swift To Claim Eighth No. 1 On Billboard 200 Chart With ‘DO IT’
Stray Kids secured their record eighth consecutive No. 1 debut on the Billboard 200 with their new album, DO IT, which earned 295,000 equivalent album units – including 286,000 from traditional sales – in the week ending November 27. Continuing their historic streak that began with ODDINARY in 2022, the K-pop group remains the first… ...
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HUNTR/X Performs ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Hit, “Golden” At 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
HUNTR/X, the chart-topping vocal trio featuring EJAE, Audrey Nuna, and Rei Ami from KPop Demon Hunters, energized the 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City with a performance of their smash hit song, “Golden.” This festive holiday appearance follows the group’s live debut on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon back in October,… ...
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Joni Mitchell Will Receive Lifetime Achievement Award At 2026 Juno Awards, While Nelly Furtado Will Be inducted Into Canadian Music Hall Of Fame
Legendary Canadian singer-songwriter Joni Mitchell will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2026 Juno Awards on March 29 in Hamilton, Ontario, becoming only the third recipient of this honor, following executive Pierre Juneau (1989) and Anne Murray (2025). “The distinction recognizes Joni Mitchell’s outstanding artistic contributions and enduring impact on global music culture,” the… ...
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FKA Twigs And Sturgill Simpson Set To Star In Upcoming Film, ‘The Lonely Woman’
FKA Twigs and Sturgill Simpson have been cast in the upcoming thriller, The Lonely Woman, written and directed by electronic duo Boy Harsher – Augustus Muller and Jae Matthews – marking their feature film debut. The film will be set in rural New England, and it will also star Chloë Sevigny and Bonnie “Prince” Billy.… ...
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Los Angeles Police Department Have Begun “Investigation Into Murder” Over Dead Teen Found In D4vd’s Tesla
The LAPD has classified the investigation into the death of 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez, whose decomposed body was found in the trunk of singer D4vd’s Tesla in Hollywood Hills, as a murder probe. Detective Joshua Byers categorized the case as an “investigation into murder,” with Rivas’ autopsy findings now sealed due to a court order,… ...
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Sabrina Carpenter Gets Emotional During Final Show Of Her ‘Short N’ Sweet Tour’
On Sunday night (November 23), Sabrina Carpenter wrapped up her year-long Short n’ Sweet Tour with the final show of an epic six-night stand at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena, marking the end of a journey that included two North American legs and European dates supporting her Billboard 200-topping albums, Short n’ Sweet and Man’s Best… ...
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50 Cent Produced New Netflix Documentary Series About Longtime Nemesis Sean “Diddy” Combs
50 Cent, a longtime nemesis of Sean “Diddy” Combs, serves as executive producer on the new four-part Netflix documentary, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, which is set to premiere on December 2. The series will explore Combs’ life, career, and recent criminal trial stemming from abuse allegations by his ex, Cassie Ventura, leading to his current… ...
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Jimmy Cliff, Reggae Legend Behind ‘The Harder They Come,’ Dead At 81
Reggae legend Jimmy Cliff, known as the original “rude boy” and a key figure in bringing Jamaican reggae to the global stage, has died at the age of 81. Cliff’s wife, Latifa Chambers, confirmed the musician’s death on Instagram on Monday (November 24), revealing that he “crossed over due to a seizure followed by pneumonia.”… ...
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Travis Scott’s ‘Circus Maximus Tour’ Becomes Highest Grossing Solo Rap Tour Of All Time
Travis Scott’s Circus Maximus Tour, which spanned six continents, over 20 countries, and more than 80 shows, has grossed a record-breaking $265.1 million with 2.1 million tickets sold, making it the highest-grossing solo rap tour ever. Kicking off in North America in October 2023 and just concluding in Mumbai, India on November 19, the tour… ...
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Billie Eilish Announces Upcoming Release Of ‘Hit Me Hard And Soft’ 3D Tour Documentary Co-Directed With James Cameron
After finishing her final scheduled show on Sunday night (November 23) in San Francisco, Billie Eilish took to Instagram to announce that a live 3D concert documentary of her sold-out Hit Me Hard and Soft Tour, co-directed with Oscar-winner James Cameron, will be released in theaters on March 20, 2026. Filmed during Eilish’s massive 14-month… ...
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Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ Claims No. 1 On Billboard 200 Chart For Seventh Consecutive Week
Taylor Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl tops the Billboard 200 chart for a seventh consecutive week (ending Nov. 20), earning 93,000 equivalent album units on the strength of 75,000 streaming equivalent albums, with nearly 98.5 million on-demand streams. It is the second album in 2025 to spend its first seven weeks at No.… ...
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Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” Tops Billboard Hot 100 For Seventh Straight Week, While Mariah Carey Surges Back Into Top 10
Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” leads the Billboard Hot 100 for a seventh consecutive week, becoming her third song to rule the chart for at least seven weeks, and the first track to spend its first seven weeks at No. 1 since BTS’ “Butter” in 2021. The single logged 23.4 million streams (down 11%),… ...
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Jellybean Johnson, The Time Drummer And Cornerstone Of The Minneapolis Sound, Dead At 69
Jellybean Johnson, the acclaimed drummer for The Time and a renowned producer behind hits like Janet Jackson’s 1990 No. 1 single “Black Cat,” died suddenly on Friday (November 21) at the age of 69. Known for his work with Prince protégés The Time on their first three studio albums – The Time (1980), What Time… ...
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Hilary Duff Shares Details Of ‘Luck… or Something,’ Her First Album In Over A Decade
Hilary Duff is set to release her sixth studio album, Luck… or Something, on February 20, via her new label, Atlantic Records. This marks the actress/singer’s first record in over a decade, dating back to 2015’s Breathe In. Breathe Out. The album was officially announced by Duff on Instagram on Friday (November 21), along with… ...
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Donald Glover Reveals That He Suffered A Stroke Last Year That Caused Him To Cancel Childish Gambino Tour
During his appearance at Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival at Dodger Stadium on Saturday night (November 22), Donald Glover revealed publicly for the first time that he suffered a stroke during his 2024 New World Tour which caused him to cancel the remainder of his Childish Gambino dates. “I had a really bad… ...
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Fugees Co-Founder Pras Michel Gets 14-Year Prison Term
Pras Michel, co-founding member of the Fugees, received a 14-year prison sentence for participating in a billion-dollar Malaysian money laundering scheme. The 53-year-old was convicted in April 2023 on 10 federal charges including campaign finance violations, money laundering, illegal lobbying, witness tampering, and lying to banks. Michel must also serve three years probation and forfeit… ...
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The Chainsmokers Extend Their Las Vegas Residency Until 2029
The Chainsmokers have extended their Las Vegas residency at Wynn Nightlife’s XS Nightclub and Encore Beach Club through 2029, continuing a partnership that began in 2017. “Performing at Wynn these past few years has been such an incredible experience,” the electronic duo, Alex Pall and Drew Taggart, said in a joint statement. “Wynn continues to… ...
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Lily Allen Says Making New Album ‘West End Girl’ Was An “Act Of Desperation” Following Divorce From David Harbour
During a new interview on CBS Mornings that aired on Thursday (November 20), Lily Allen revealed that writing her new album, West End Girl, which chronicles her divorce from Stranger Things actor David Harbour, as an "act of desperation." She credits making her new batch of songs as being a crucial part of her healing… ...
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Charli XCX Shares Official Trailer For Her New Film, ‘The Moment’
Charli XCX stars as a pop star resembling herself in the new trailer for A24’s upcoming film, The Moment, which is directed by Aidan Zamiri and is set to open in theaters on January 26, 2026. The scripted drama follows a rising artist grappling with the pressures of stardom before her first arena tour. “When… ...
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Grandmaster Flash Announces Upcoming Publication Of His New Memoir, ‘Birth Of A Culture’
Hip-hop pioneer Grandmaster Flash will chronicle his influential career and the genre's origins in his upcoming memoir, Birth of a Culture, which is set for release in fall 2026 by HarperCollins’ Amistad imprint. Co-written with journalist Robert “Scoop” Jackson and personally narrated by Flash for the audiobook, the book offers a fresh perspective distinct from… ...
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The Weeknd’s ‘After Hours Til Dawn’ Tour Has Grossed Over $1 Billion, Becoming Top-Earning Male Solo Tour Of All-Time
The Weeknd’s After Hours Til Dawn tour has become the highest-grossing solo male tour ever, surpassing $1 billion in revenue and selling over 7.5 million tickets since it began in 2022, with live shows stretching across North America (twice), Europe, Latin America, and Australia. The $1 billion milestone was surpassed after The Weeknd sold-out upcoming 2026… ...
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Ozzy Osbourne And Madonna Duetted On Discarded ‘80s Was (Not Was) Track, “Shake Your Head”
An obscure remix of Was (Not Was)’s 1983 track, “Shake Your Head,” features a rare duet between Ozzy Osbourne and a pre-fame Madonna, whose vocals were initially recorded but then withheld from the official release, replaced by Kim Basinger’s instead. Ozzy’s son Louis Osbourne (from the metal legend’s first wife, Thelma Riley), revealed on his… ...
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Rosalía Makes History As ‘LUX’ Debuts At No. 1 On Five Billboard Album Charts
Rosalía’s newly released fourth studio album, LUX, makes history by debuting at No. 1 simultaneously on five Billboard charts – Top Latin Albums, Top Latin Pop Albums, Classical Albums, Classical Crossover, and World Albums – marking her first time topping the Latin Albums chart and achieving a Top 10 placement (No. 4) on the all-genre… ...
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Reselling Tickets For Profit Will Soon Be Banned In The U.K.
The U.K. government is set to ban reselling concert tickets above face value following pressure from artists including Dua Lipa, Coldplay, the Cure, Radiohead, and Sam Fender, who signed an open letter to Prime Minister Keir Starmer urging action against ticket touting. The musicians asked government officials to take action to “restore faith in the… ...
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Eminem Takes Legal Action To Cancel Trademark Of Beach Umbrella Company ‘Swim Shady’
Eminem has filed a petition to cancel the trademark of Australian beach brand Swim Shady, citing a "likelihood of confusion" that could cause "damage and injury" by falsely suggesting an association with his music brand. The Sydney-based company, which sells beach products, faces allegations of infringing Eminem’s Australian trademarks, including those for Shady and Shady… ...
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Busta Rhymes, Lil Jon, Teyana Taylor, And Ciara Lead Lineup Of Performers At Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade
The 2025 Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on November 27 will feature a series of hip-hop and R&B stars including Busta Rhymes, who will appear on Nickelodeon’s Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles float, and Lil Jon, making his parade debut on the Toys R Us float. Teyana Taylor will also be making her Macy’s parade debut on… ...
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Tate McRae Shares Track List For ‘So Close To What’ Deluxe Edition, Featuring Five New Songs
On Monday (November 17), Tate McRae took to Instagram to reveal the full 21-song tracklist for the deluxe edition of So Close to What???. The expanded version of McRae’s recent Billboard No. 1 album is set to be released on Friday (Nov. 21), and will feature the addition of five new songs: her recent Hot… ...
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Ariana Grande Reveals That Her 2026 ‘Eternal Sunshine Tour Will Be Her “Last Hurrah”
In a conversation with Amy Poehler on a new episode of the Good Hang podcast, Ariana Grande announced that her upcoming Eternal Sunshine Tour will likely be her final run of shows for the foreseeable future. “The last 10 or 15 years will look very different to the ones that are coming up,” she revealed.… ...
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Sabrina Carpenter And Selena Gomez Lead List Of Honorees At Fifth Annual Anthem Awards
Sabrina Carpenter, Selena Gomez, and Andrew Garfield were honored with Gold Anthem Awards at the 5th annual Anthem Awards, recognizing their impactful work with PLUS1, Rare Beauty, and Sesame Workshop, respectively. Presented by the Webby Awards, the Anthem Awards recognizes social impact leaders who spark positive change around the world. The ceremony also celebrated the… ...
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Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” Tops Billboard Hot 100 Chart For Sixth Straight Week
Taylor Swift's "The Fate of Ophelia" continues its dominant run atop the Billboard Hot 100, holding the No. 1 spot for a sixth consecutive week, and joining her previous hits "Anti-Hero" (eight weeks) and "Blank Space" (seven) as her only singles to lead for six or more weeks. Swift now has two singles that have… ...
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Lil Nas X Makes Court Appearance For Police Battery Case
Grammy-winning artist Lil Nas X, born Montero Hill, appeared in a California courtroom on Monday (November 17) regarding charges of battery on a police officer following his August arrest after allegedly assaulting officers while naked and resisting arrest. In a video clip outside the courtroom, Hill’s defense attorney, Drew Findling, said, “As you can see,… ...
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Lil Jon Announced As Halftime Show Headliner For Ravens-Bengals Thanksgiving Day Game
Grammy-winning rapper and producer Lil Jon has been officially announced as the headliner for the halftime show of the Baltimore Ravens' Thanksgiving Day game against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. The Atlanta hip-hop superstar is known for hits like "Turn Down for What," with DJ Snake, "Yeah!" with Usher – which earned the… ...
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