On Monday (June 9), the 2025 BET Awards celebrated their 25th anniversary, while also paying tribute to the past, present, and future of Black culture. The ceremony took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, and was hosted by Kevin Hart. In addition to the multiple awards presented and the memorable live performances, the…… READ MORE
Eric Church revealed in a Rolling Stone interview that he was inadvertently dragged into Taylor Swift’s lengthy legal battle over a lyric from her 2014 hit, “Shake It Off.” “In her deposition, when [talking about the line] ‘players gonna play, haters gonna hate,’ she says, ‘The first time I heard that phrase was in Eric…… READ MORE
During Charli XCX’s headlining set at Primavera Sound in Barcelona on Thursday (June 5), Chappell Roan surprised fans by performing the viral “Apple” dance as Charli sang the fan favorite Brat track. Chappell was wearing a gray pleated skirt, black shirt, and oversized shades as she nailed the choreographed dance moment, which was captured by…… READ MORE
Charli XCX fulfilled a career dream by joining French duo Air on stage on Saturday (June 7) at the We Love Green festival in Paris, performing their 2004 track “Cherry Blossom Girl.” That same day, Charli also celebrated the one-year anniversary of her trendsetting album, Brat, with Air fittingly lighting their stage in Brat green…… READ MORE
During her headlining set on Saturday night (June 7) at New York’s Governors Ball festival, Olivia Rodrigo surprised the audience by bringing out David Byrne for a performance of the Talking Heads classic, “Burning Down the House.” Rodrigo’s set was initially delayed due to severe weather that plagued the festival that day, but the three-time…… READ MORE
Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem sits at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart for a third consecutive week, following its chart-topping debut back in May. According to Luminate figures, Wallen’s fourth studio album also claims the largest third week for an album in over a year, since Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department…… READ MORE
During the film premiere of Something Beautiful on Friday (June 6), Miley Cyrus faced heckling from fans who mistook the event at the Tribeca Festival for a concert performance. The unhappy fans demanded that Cyrus sing during a Q&A session with the film’s producers and directors following the screening at New York’s Beacon Theatre. “We…… READ MORE
SZA’s sophomore studio album, SOS, has made history by breaking Michael Jackson’s record for the most total weeks at No. 1 in the 60-year history of Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart. The album’s 38th nonconsecutive week at the top spot surpasses the previous record set by Jackson’s Thriller in 1983-84. SOS has maintained a consistent…… READ MORE
Ahead of the tip-off of Game 1 of the NBA Finals from Oklahoma City on Thursday (June 5), ESPN used a previously unheard Lil Wayne collaboration with U2’s Bono, “The Days,” in a promotional clip for the series. The track is featured on Wayne’s highly-anticipated new album, Tha Carter VI, which dropped at midnight on…… READ MORE
On Thursday (June 5), Madonna announced that she is finally going to release Veronica Electronica, a long-awaited project featuring rare and unreleased remixes from her iconic 1998 album, Ray of Light. The album will be part of her “Silver Collection,” a series of limited-edition silver vinyl reissues, and is scheduled for release on July 25.…… READ MORE
