Month: August 2025
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It’s a testament to Taylor Swift‘s culture-shifting powers that within a day of announcing her upcoming 12th studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, it felt like the entire internet was bathed in a tangerine and mint green glow. Related What Are Our Predictions for Taylor Swift’s ‘Life of a Showgirl’ Based on What She’s […]
The young cast members of Stranger Things are all grown up — so much so that star Millie Bobby Brown has welcomed her first child with husband Jake Bongiovi. Related Millie Bobby Brown Defends Taylor Swift’s Album-Making Skills to Chris Pratt: ‘You Don’t Understand’ Jon Bon Jovi to Trace Band’s History in New Anthology, ‘Bon […]
Brent Hinds, heavy metal guitarist and former member of Mastodon, died on Wednesday (Aug. 20) after suffering a fatal motorcycle accident in Atlanta. He was 51. Related Mastodon Co-Founder Brent Hinds Leaving the Band After 25 Years Gone But Not Forgotten: Musicians We Lost in 2025 Paul Weller Takes Legal Action Against Accountants for ‘Discrimination’ Over Gaza […]
Artists, musicians and industry executives who have made indelible contributions to the country music genre were celebrated on Wednesday night (Aug. 20) during the ACM Honors. This year, the ACM Honors was held at recently opened Nashville music venue The Pinnacle. Carly Pearce returned to host the awards show for a fifth consecutive year and […]
Adele, Drake and Sam Smith collaborator Fraser T. Smith will collect the BMI President’s Award at the 2025 BMI London Awards, which will be held at The Dorchester in London on Sept. 29. The award is presented by the collection society to recognise Smith’s extensive body of work as a songwriter and producer. Previous recipients […]
Lil Nas X went on a song spree earlier this year when he surprise-dropped the eight-track Days Before Dreamboy EP, a mini album that collected a clutch of singles he’d released in late 2024 and early 2025. And then… well, things got quiet. The rapper revealed that he was hospitalized in April with what he […]
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Ariana Grande may have gotten her start on Nickelodeon, but she just proved that she’s also a Disney Channel fan by singing a classic Hilary Duff hit in a video for R.E.M. Beauty posted Tuesday (Aug. 19). Related Ariana Grande Sends a ‘Wicked’ Care Package to Young Fan Battling Cancer: ‘I Hope It Makes You Smile’ […]
BABYMETAL has a big week on the Billboard charts (dated Aug. 23), as the band’s new album, Metal Forth, debuts in the top 10 across multiple rankings — including the act’s first-ever top 10 on the overall Billboard 200. On that tally, the set enters at No. 9 with 36,000 equivalent album units earned in […]
When Freddie Gibbs dropped off Alfredo 2 with The Alchemist last month, there were a few antagonistic bars that fans believe were directly aimed at Benny The Butcher. On the album’s fifth track, “Empanadas,” Gangsta Gibbs broke down some of the chaos that transpired as part of long-running feud he’s had with Benny. Those lyrics […]
