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Taylor Swift, tortured poet, exorcises demons with new double album

by Maggy Donaldson - April 20, 2024 - 9:10am

"Tortured Poets" is Taylor Swift's ninth LP in five years — five original studio albums and four re-records — and with it, she will almost certainly, like all the others, strike chart-topping gold.

Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' drops

by Maggy Donaldson - April 19, 2024 - 2:33pm

Taylor Swift released her highly anticipated record "The Tortured Poets Department" — the 11th studio album from the megastar who is already having a blockbuster year.

Shakira cameo: Lana Del Rey with guest Billie Eilish open Coachella 2024

by Maggy Donaldson - April 14, 2024 - 10:31am

Shakira dropped in Friday night for a surprise Coachella cameo with Argentina's superstar producer Bizarrap, a highlight on day one of the festival that saw a diverse slate of Latino artists command the convers...

Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat headline Coachella where Taylor Swift rumored to appear

by Maggy Donaldson - April 12, 2024 - 11:41am

Hordes of music fans are arriving in California's Coachella Valley for the premier arts festival that features headliners Lana Del Rey, Doja Cat, and Tyler, the Creator.

Taylor Swift officially declared a billionaire by Forbes

by Maggy Donaldson - April 3, 2024 - 3:39pm

Taylor Swift is the first artist to achieve billionaire status solely on the basis of her music.

Sean 'Diddy' Combs, the rap mogul facing a web of sex crime allegations

by Maggy Donaldson - March 30, 2024 - 12:01pm

Once hip hop's flashy impresario credited with commercializing the genre, Sean "Diddy" Combs has seen his star plunge as federal authorities raid his homes amid sex trafficking accusations and assault lawsuits.

Welcome to the Beyonce rodeo: new country album drops to praise

by Maggy Donaldson - March 30, 2024 - 9:08am

A rowdy, wide-ranging homage to her southern heritage, Beyonce's 27-track second act to her "Renaissance" trilogy is a genre-bending triumph that vaunts Black country culture.

More songs come down as Universal-TikTok feud escalates

by Maggy Donaldson - March 3, 2024 - 2:42pm

Universal Music Group has lambasted TikTok's approach to artificial intelligence (AI) as the feud between the two companies over song royalties escalates and popular music is expunged from the social media plat...

The Super Bowl (Taylor's Version): Top Chiefs fan takes spotlight

by Maggy Donaldson - February 12, 2024 - 10:21am

The Super Bowl, already a spectacle of American football, music and advertising, kicks off Sunday with yet one more attention-grabbing lure: megastar Taylor Swift cheering from the VIP suites.

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi honored at pre-Grammy gala

by Maggy Donaldson - February 4, 2024 - 11:08am

Bruce Springsteen played a blistering duet with Jon Bon Jovi to honor the latter artist at a pre-Grammy gala Friday, as superstars including Paul McCartney danced along to an event heavy on New Jersey pride.

Who run the world? Women dominate Grammy 2024 nominations, SZA leads with 9

by Maggy Donaldson - November 11, 2023 - 9:26am

It will be a woman's world at the upcoming Grammys, with SZA scooping the most chances for gold ahead of the star-studded music gala with nine, as pop's superstars including Taylor Swift and Billie Eilish dominated...

'Ceasefire!': Tom Morello, Dave Matthews get political at Rock Hall party

by Maggy Donaldson - November 5, 2023 - 11:18am

Morello did not directly comment on Israel's ongoing bombing campaign of Gaza but he did pose for photographers backstage holding a piece of paper scrawled with the words "CEASEFIRE!"

George Michael, Missy Elliott, Kate Bush enter Rock Hall of Fame

by Maggy Donaldson - November 4, 2023 - 9:21am

Agitators Rage Against the Machine, country icon Willie Nelson, heartland rocker Sheryl Crow, and R&B group The Spinners round out the 2023 class of inductees.

Taylor Swift and the political needle

by Maggy Donaldson - October 8, 2023 - 12:16pm

With hundreds of millions of social media followers and a staunchly loyal fan base, she can move any dial with the tiniest of efforts: late last month, Swift encouraged her fans to register to vote. The Swifties...

Nas, Run-DMC, Snoop Dogg helm marathon birthday party for hip-hop

by Maggy Donaldson - August 13, 2023 - 3:08pm

Thousands of people partied deep into the night Friday as part of an all-star Bronx bash celebrating 50 years of hip-hop, featuring trailblazers including Run-DMC, Nas, Lauryn Hill and Snoop Dogg.

Tony Bennett, last of classic American crooners, dead at 96

by Maggy Donaldson - July 22, 2023 - 9:37am

Tony Bennett, the last in a generation of classic American crooners whose ceaselessly cheery spirit bridged generations to make him a hitmaker across seven decades, died Friday in New York. He was 96.

Oscar-winning actor Alan Arkin dies at 89

by Maggy Donaldson - July 1, 2023 - 10:18am

Alan Arkin, the Oscar-winning "Little Miss Sunshine" and "Argo" actor known for his wry wit and improvisation skills, has died at the age of 89.

US literary icon Cormac McCarthy, chronicler of a dark America, dies at 89

by Maggy Donaldson - June 14, 2023 - 7:48am

Cormac McCarthy, whose unflinching depictions of America's bleak frontiers and grim underbelly earned him global acclaim, died on Tuesday aged 89.

Bad Bunny makes history with sweeping Coachella set

by Maggy Donaldson - April 16, 2023 - 9:58am

The megastar was the first Spanish-language and first Latin American act to headline the major festival, which takes place over two three-day weekends and traditionally kicks off the summer touring circuit.

Bad Bunny, Blackpink, Frank Ocean headlining historic Coachella

by Maggy Donaldson - April 15, 2023 - 9:32am

Hundreds of thousands of revelers descended on California's Coachella Valley for the premier desert arts festival that kicked off Friday, which for the first time won't feature a white headliner.

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