Category Archives: Pop/CHR Music News
2025 Oscars Will Cut Best Original Songs Performances To Focus On Honoring L.A. After Devastating Wildfires
On Thursday (January 23), the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced that the 2025 Oscars won't feature the standard live performances of the Best Original Songs nominees. A statement f...
Jan 23, 2025
Post Malone Named 2025 Record Store Day Ambassador
On Tuesday (January 21), Record Store Day event organizers announced that Post Malone is the official 2025 Record Store Day Ambassador. Posty's Billboard No. 1 album, F-1 Trillion, was a big seller in...
Jan 22, 2025
Doobie Brothers, George Clinton, Ashley Gorley, Mike Love Lead 2025 Inductees Into Songwriters Hall of Fame
On Wednesday (January 22), the Songwriters Hall of Fame revealed their inductee class of 2025. This year's distinguished inductees feature the leader of Parliament/Funkadelic, George Clinton; award-wi...
Jan 22, 2025
Seventeen And Pharrell Williams Join Forces For New Collaboration, “Bad Influence”
Seventeen has teamed up with Pharrell Williams on their new collaborative track, "Bad Influence." The vibrant tune initially made its premiere on Tuesday (January 21) during the Paris runway show for ...
Jan 22, 2025
Blackpink’s Jennie Announces Debut Solo LP, ‘Ruby,’ Featuring Guest Appearances By Dua Lipa, Childish Gambino, And More
Jennie from Blackpink has revealed that she will release her first solo album, Ruby, on March 7. The record is being released by Jennie's own record label Odd Atelier and Columbia Records. Ruby featur...
Jan 22, 2025
Bruno Mars Celebrates ‘Die With A Smile’s Third Week At No. 1 By Claiming He’s Going To “Make A Strip Club Anthem”
Bruno Mars took to Instagram on Tuesday (January 20) to celebrate his hit collaboration with Lady Gaga, "Die With a Smile," spending its third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 single...
Jan 22, 2025
Ed Sheeran Blasts False Claims That He Attended J.K. Rowling’s New Year’s Eve Party As “Divisive And Damaging”
On Tuesday (January 21), Ed Sheeran posted an Instagram Story to discredit an inflammatory article from The Sun that falsely claimed that the singer attended a New Year's Eve party at J.K. Rowling's S...
Jan 22, 2025
Chris Brown Files $500 Million Lawsuit Against Warner Bros. Over Sexual Assault Claims In Documentary
In a lawsuit filed on Tuesday (January 21) in Los Angeles Superior Court, Chris Brown is suing Warner Bros. Discovery for $500 million. The musician accuses the company and its producers of making def...
Jan 22, 2025
Brandi Carlile And Shania Twain Reflect On The Charm Of The All-Female-Headliner Music Festival, Girls Just Wanna Weekend
In a new interview with Variety during the recent Girls Just Wanna Weekend annual music festival outside of Cancun, Shania Twain and Brandi Carlile opened up about how important it is for women to sup...
Jan 21, 2025
Travis Scott Premieres New Song “4×4” Live During College Football National Championship Halftime Show
On Monday (January 20), Travis Scott performed a live debut of his new song, "4x4," from atop Atlanta's Mercedes-Benz Stadium during the halftime show of the College Football Playoff National Champion...
Jan 21, 2025
