Category Archives: Pop/CHR Music News
Will Jennings, Co-writer of “My Heart Will Go On” And “Tears in Heaven,” Has Died At 80
Will Jennings, a distinguished Grammy and Oscar-winning songwriter and lyricist, has died at the age of 80. No cause of death was publicly announced, although Jennings had apparently been ill for quit...
Erik Thompson Sep 08, 2024
Jennifer Hudson Set To Release A Holiday Album, Her First Record In 10 Years
On Friday (September 6), Jennifer Hudson revealed the details of her first-ever holiday album, The Gift of Love, which will be released on October 18. The 42-year-old EGOT winner made the announcement...
Erik Thompson Sep 08, 2024
Travis Scott’s Team Questions “Integrity” And “Questionable Tactics” Of Billboard 200 Album Chart
Travis Scott's team is publicly disputing the overall chart placement of the rapper's mixtape Days Before Rodeo, which came in at No. 2 behind Sabrina Carpenter's No. 1 album Short 'n Sweet on last we...
Erik Thompson Sep 08, 2024
Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Short N’ Sweet’ Remains No. 1 For Second Straight Week
Sabrina Carpenter's Short n' Sweet remains on top of the Billboard 200 chart for a second week, after debuting at No. 1 a week ago. Short n' Sweet had a big second week, with the album earning 159,000...
Erik Thompson Sep 08, 2024
Kendrick Lamar Announced As Headliner Of 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show
Following his guest appearance during Dr. Dre's Super Bowl halftime performance in Los Angeles in 2022, Kendrick Lamar will now headline his own halftime show during Super Bowl LIX at the Superdome in...
Erik Thompson Sep 08, 2024
Jelly Roll, Zach Bryan, And Luke Combs Named As Headliners Of 2025 Stagecoach Festival
The 2025 Stagecoach Festival is set to take place from April 25-27 at the Empire Polo Club in Indio, California, with headliners Luke Combs, Jelly Roll, and Zach Bryan. This will be the first time tha...
Erik Thompson Sep 05, 2024
Keith Urban Pays Miley Cyrus An Unusual Compliment, “She Sounds Like An Ashtray”
During a recent episode of Nova 96.9's Fitzy and Wippa with Kate Ritchie in Sydney, Australia, Keith Urban was busy praising Miley Cyrus when he paid the Grammy-winning singer a strange compliment. Ur...
Erik Thompson Sep 05, 2024
Shoes Designed By “The Surgeon” Rescued Usher’s Super Bowl Halftime Show
One week before Usher was set to give one of the biggest performances of his life at the Super Bowl Halftime Show at Allegiant Stadium on February 11, the R&B superstar found out that the custom m...
Erik Thompson Sep 05, 2024
Chappell Roan Cancels Scalper Tickets To Her Upcoming Show In Tennessee
Chappell Roan noticed that tickets for her upcoming concert at FirstBank Amphitheater in Franklin, Tennessee sold out suspiciously quickly, and the breakout pop superstar decided to do something about...
Erik Thompson Sep 05, 2024
Spotify Wins Copyright Infringement Lawsuit Regarding Eminem Royalties
Spotify has won a prolonged lawsuit claiming that Eminem's music was streamed illegally "billions" of times on the platform. Eminem's publisher, Eight Mile Style, had initially sued Spotify back in 20...
Erik Thompson Sep 05, 2024