On Wednesday (January 15), Justin Bieber shared a brief 24-second video clip featuring what appeared to be a new song on his Instagram Story. It has been over two years since Bieber has released any new music, so even a snippet of potential new material has fans excited that more music is possibly on the…… MORE
Taylor Swift pledged her support for the victims of the ongoing Los Angeles wildfires in a handwritten note on her Instagram story on Thursday (January 16). “The fires in California have devastated so many families, and it’s been heartbreaking to see these stories unfold,” Swift wrote. “So much suffering, loss and destruction.” The 35-year-old pop…… MORE
On Wednesday (January 15), the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival revealed its stacked 2025 lineup. The celebrated music festival will feature high-profile headlining sets from Pearl Jam, Dave Matthews Band, hometown rap superstar Lil Wayne performing with The Roots, Lenny Kravitz, Kacey Musgraves, John Fogerty, Luke Combs, Santana, and Burna Boy. New Orleans Jazz…… MORE
On Wednesday (January 15), the Recording Academy announced significant changes to its annual Grammy Week festivities. The Academy canceled most industry events leading up to the awards show on Sunday, February 2, while shifting the focus of the remaining events towards raising relief efforts for the ongoing wildfires in Los Angeles. “We understand how devastating…… MORE
The music data tracking company Luminate announced on Wednesday (January 15) that Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department was the most popular album of 2024 in the U.S. This marks the third time in Swift’s career that she has topped Luminate’s year-end list, after previously claiming the top album in 2014 with 1989 and in…… MORE
An upcoming benefit show called L.A. Gives Back: Fire Relief was announced on Wednesday (January 15), supporting the ongoing relief efforts in the Los Angeles area. The benefit show is scheduled to take place on January 29 at The Bellwether, a 1,600-capacity independent music venue in downtown Los Angeles. The event – whose lineup will…… MORE
On Tuesday (January 14), Céline Dion took to Instagram to pay tribute to her late husband René Angélil on the ninth anniversary of his death. The Canadian singer shared a Christmastime photograph of herself surrounded by their three sons, while she affectionately remembered Angélil, who died of throat cancer in 2016 at the age of…… MORE
On Wednesday (January 15), Drake sued Universal Music Group over their role in releasing and publicizing Kendrick Lamar‘s diss track “Not Like Us.” The Canadian rap superstar filed a defamation and harassment lawsuit against UMG – the record company behind both rappers – claiming in an 81-page complaint that the media conglomerate “unleashed every weapon…… MORE
The Governors Ball announced their festival lineup on Tuesday (January 14), which features headlining sets from Tyler, the Creator, Olivia Rodrigo, and Hozier over the course of the three-day music fest in New York this summer. Governors Ball 2025 is scheduled to take place from Friday, June 6, through Sunday, June 8 at Flushing Meadows…… MORE
Doja Cat announced on Instagram on Monday (January 13) that she has teamed up with the American Red Cross to design a line of merchandise benefiting the charity’s fire relief efforts in L.A. The music superstar was born and raised in the L.A. area, and is doing her part to provide support for those affected…… MORE
