LONDON — Chicken Kiev, AI-generated press releases and the annoyance of fan selfies while performing — there was a lot on the minds of the Pet Shop Boys as the iconic British duo prepared to release a new album. Their 15th studio album, “Nonetheless,” comes Friday — 40 years (and 50 million record sales) after … Read more
Taylor Swift accepts the Best Pop Vocal Album award for “Midnights” onstage during the 66th Grammy Awards at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Feb. 4, 2024. Kevin Mazur | Getty Images When Taylor Swift surprised the world with “The Tortured Poets Department” last week, a double album complete with 31 self-composed songs, there was … Read more
The Hybe Co. headquarters in Seoul, South Korea on Feb. 19, 2023. SeongJoon Cho | Bloomberg | Getty Images South Korea’s largest entertainment agency Hybe is set to file an official police complaint against executives of its sublabel ADOR on charges of breach of trust and other offenses. The move comes after Hybe, which manages … Read more
NEW ORLEANS — It looks like the third time is the charm as the 2024 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage festival prepares, again, for The Rolling Stones to perform. The festival, which spans two weekends, is set to open Thursday with dozens of acts playing daily on 14 stages spread throughout the historic Fair Grounds … Read more
St. Vincent is on fire. On her seventh full-length studio album, Annie Clark, who performs as St. Vincent, unleashes her broad range of art-rock gifts, from the crackling ember of her textured vocals to the raging infernos of swirling, epic orchestration. St. Vincent canonized her name in the 2010s with twitchy, dense compositions. On the … Read more
Singer Celine Dion has made a heartbreaking admission as she battles a rare health condition. Speaking to Vogue France, the Canadian-born star admitted she wondered, “Why me? What have I done?” when she was diagnosed with Stiff Person Syndrome. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Taylor Swift ‘snubs’ Celine Dion at the Grammys. Stream the world’s best … Read more
PASADENA, Calif. — When Jon Bon Jovi agreed to let director Gotham Chopra follow him with a documentary camera to delve into the history of his band, Bon Jovi, he didn’t anticipate it would catch him at a major low point in his career. The band was launching a tour, and despite doing all he … Read more
LONDON — It’s springtime in Europe — time for the annual blossoming of spectacle and sound known as the Eurovision Song Contest. Taking place in May in Malmö, Sweden, the 68th annual competition will see acts from 37 countries vie for the continent’s pop crown in a feelgood extravaganza that strives — not always successfully … Read more
An Australian music festival has been hit by a major data breach, in what is a second blow to the festival after several headline acts pulled out of the lineup, prompting refund demands. The Pandemonium Rocks music festival, which included acts such as Blondie, Alice Cooper and Wolfmother, was made aware of the data breach … Read more
The moment a US country singer and American Idol judge stacks it on stage has gone viral on social media, with the international star taking the blunder in his stride. Luke Bryan was performing at the Coast City Country festival in the Canadian city of Vancouver on Saturday night local time when he slipped on … Read more
