Category Archives: Pop/CHR Music News
Kendrick Lamar And SZA’s ‘Luther’ Tops Billboard Hot 100 For Second Straight Week
Kendrick Lamar and SZA's "Luther" leads the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for a second consecutive week. The song's title is a tribute to late R&B icon, Luther Vandross, who is prominently sampled...
Erik Thompson Mar 03, 2025
Chappell Roan And Elton John Perform Series Of Duets At His AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party
Shortly after the 97th Academy Awards ended, Elton John's AIDS Foundation Academy Award Party hosted a performance by Grammy-winning artist Chappell Roan at West Hollywood Park. The event drew a mix o...
Erik Thompson Mar 03, 2025
Angie Stone, Co-Founder Of The Sequence And Grammy-Nominated R&B Singer, Dies In Car Crash At 63
Angie Stone, co-founder of hip-hop trio The Sequence and singer of R&B hits like "Wish I Didn't Miss You," has died at the age of 63. A representative for the Grammy-nominated singer confirms that...
Erik Thompson Mar 02, 2025
BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ Continues 28th Birthday Celebration With LISA, Bruno Mars, And Olivia Rodrigo
ROS celebrated her 28th birthday with a star-studded party recently, where she was joined by her BLACKPINK bandmate LISA, her "APT." collaborator Bruno Mars, Olivia Rodrigo, Jaden Smith, and more famo...
Erik Thompson Mar 02, 2025
Lizzo Set To Preview New Album, ‘Love In Real Life,’ During Three Intimate Live Shows
Lizzo is set to give fans a taste of her upcoming album, Love in Real Life, with three intimate live performances in March. Lizzo's brief run of shows kicks off on March 12 at the Wiltern in Los Angel...
Erik Thompson Mar 02, 2025
Charli XCX Wins Big At 2025 BRIT Awards, Which Featured Moving Liam Payne Tribute
Charli XCX dominated the 2025 BRIT Awards on Sunday night (March 1), taking home four top prizes including Artist of the Year, Album of the Year for Brat, Song of the Year for her Billie Eilish collab...
Erik Thompson Mar 02, 2025
Tate McRae Scores Her First No. 1 Album On Billboard 200 With ‘So Close To What’
Following her high-profile appearance as the musical guest on Saturday Night Live on March 1, Tate McRae has earned her first No. 1 album of her career with So Close To What, which debuts atop the Bil...
Erik Thompson Mar 02, 2025
Bob Dylan Randomly Shares Old Machine Gun Kelly Performance On Instagram, And Even MGK Is Confused
In recent months, Bob Dylan's social media presence has been as eccentric and inscrutable as the music icon is in real life. But the 83-year-old Nobel Prize winner outdid himself on Wednesday (Februar...
Erik Thompson Feb 27, 2025
Usher Set To Deliver Commencement Address At Emory University And Receive Honorary Degree
Usher will deliver the keynote address at Emory University's 180th commencement on May 12. The Grammy-winning R&B legend will also receive an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters degree from the univ...
Erik Thompson Feb 27, 2025
Queen Latifah Will Perform A Tribute To Quincy Jones At The Oscars
At the 97th Academy Awards on Sunday night (March 2), Queen Latifah will lead a special tribute to the late Quincy Jones during the ceremony. "One of the most exciting things that we've worked on this...
Erik Thompson Feb 27, 2025