Category Archives: Pop/CHR Music News
Bonnaroo Changes Course And Offers Full Refunds To Fans For Canceled Festival
Bonnaroo organizers are now offering full refunds to fans over the cancellation of three of the festival's four scheduled days of the 2025 event, which was ultimately cut short due to heavy rains and ...
Erik Thompson Jun 22, 2025
Morgan Wallen’s ‘I’m The Problem’ Is No. 1 On Billboard 200 For Fifth Consecutive Week
Morgan Wallen's I'm the Problem tops the Billboard 200 albums chart for a fifth straight week. This marks the first album by a man to spend five weeks at No. 1 since Wallen's last album, One Thing at ...
Erik Thompson Jun 22, 2025
Legendary Session Bassist Carol Kaye Declines Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame Induction Invitation
In a new Instagram post, renowned studio musician Carol Kaye announced that she has declined induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. "People have been asking: NO I won't be there," the 90-year-...
Erik Thompson Jun 19, 2025
Lorde Announces Release Of New Single, “Hammer,” Final Track Shared Before ‘Virgin’ Album Drop
On Wednesday (June 18), Lorde took to social media to announce the upcoming release of "Hammer," her final single shared in advance of her highly-anticipated Virgin album drop on June 27. The post inc...
Erik Thompson Jun 19, 2025
Bluebird Cafe Manager Responds To Rumor Olivia Rodrigo’s Team Asked Them To Remove Taylor Swift Photos
On Wednesday (June 18), Erica Nichols, the manager of The Bluebird Cafe, posted a video where she addressed rumors that Olivia Rodrigo's team requested the removal of Taylor Swift photos when she perf...
Erik Thompson Jun 19, 2025
Carly Simon Defends Sabrina Carpenter Over Criticism Of ‘Man’s Best Friend’ Artwork
In a new interview with Rolling Stone, Carly Simon defends Sabrina Carpenter's provocative and controversial artwork for her upcoming album, Man's Best Friend. Simon states that the image - which feat...
Erik Thompson Jun 19, 2025
Bad Bunny Tries To Lower Fans’ Expectations For His Tour By Claiming “I’m Not Taylor Swift”
Bad Bunny is gearing up for his upcoming world tour that will hit stadiums throughout Latin America, Europe, and Australia starting in November. The run of shows is in support of his chart-topping alb...
Erik Thompson Jun 19, 2025
Drake Publicly Discloses His Massive Sports Betting Losses In Order To “Share The Other Side Of Gambling”
In an Instagram Story posted on Wednesday (June 18), Drake shared the figures of the staggering amount of losses he's experienced through sports betting over the past month. According to the post, the...
Erik Thompson Jun 19, 2025
Burna Boy Announces 2025 North American Tour
On Wednesday (June 18), Burna Boy announced the dates and details of his upcoming No Sign of Weakness Tour. The Nigerian Afrobeat artist's 17-date, 16-city North American tour is in support of his upc...
Erik Thompson Jun 18, 2025
Lil Wayne’s ‘Tha Carter VI’ Debuts At No. 1 On Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart
Lil Wayne's Tha Carter VI debuts at No. 1 on Billboard's Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. This marks Weezy's 11th chart-topping album in this category, which includes the five most recent entries in ...
Erik Thompson Jun 18, 2025