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From New Kids on the Block to Kendrick Lamar: A modern Super Bowl halftime historyFrom New Kids on the Block to Kendrick Lamar: A modern Super Bowl halftime history
Steve Granitz/WireImage When Kendrick Lamar takes the stage for the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday, he’ll become the first solo hip-hop artist to headline the show, proving that the event has come a long way since its humble beginnings. The idea of having current big-name pop, rock or country stars perform during halftime only…
Read MoreTaylor Swift and Selena Gomez have a girls night out, complete with ‘London Boy’ cocktailTaylor Swift and Selena Gomez have a girls night out, complete with ‘London Boy’ cocktail
Todd Williamson/CBS via Getty Images Selena Gomez has been caught up in all the awards show buzz for her film Emilia Pérez and Taylor Swift has been busy, well, being Taylor Swift, but the longtime BFFs still made time to see each other in LA recently. Page Six reports that on Feb. 4 Taylor and Selena had…
Read MoreWill the Oscars open with an Ariana Grande-led ‘Wicked’ medley?Will the Oscars open with an Ariana Grande-led ‘Wicked’ medley?
Frank Micelotta/Disney via Getty Images The Oscars have already announced that the nominees for best original song won’t be performed on the telecast this year, but that doesn’t mean there won’t be any performances at all. According to Matthew Belloni of the industry insider newsletter Puck, the Academy Awards telecast will open with a medley…
Read MoreNew Music Friday: LISA, Ava Max, Alex Warren, Tommy Richman and moreNew Music Friday: LISA, Ava Max, Alex Warren, Tommy Richman and more
It’s a big day for new music. Here’s a roundup: BLACKPINK star LISA has released a new single called “Born Again,” a collaboration with RAYE and Doja Cat, along with a cinematic video that plays with religious imagery. The song is from LISA’s solo album, Alter Ego, coming Feb. 28. She’ll make her acting debut…
Read MoreStick season isn’t over yet: Get ready for Noah Kahan ‘Live From Fenway Park’ vinylStick season isn’t over yet: Get ready for Noah Kahan ‘Live From Fenway Park’ vinyl
Mercury Records/Republic Records Just when you thought it was safe to go back to Vermont … Noah Kahan has announced that in fact stick season isn’t over yet. The artist will be releasing a two-LP vinyl version of his album Live From Fenway Park on March 7. It’s available for preorder now and comes in a number…
Read MoreChappell Roan challenges author of critical op-ed to put his money where his mouth isChappell Roan challenges author of critical op-ed to put his money where his mouth is
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) In an op-ed for The Hollywood Reporter, music business insider Jeff Rabhan criticized Chappell Roan for asking record labels to provide salaries and health care for their artists in her Grammy acceptance speech. He called her speech “wildly misinformed” and wrote, “She should do something about it — rather…
Read MoreAhead of Super Bowl, Travis Kelce says he could ‘take notes’ from Taylor Swift’s work ethicAhead of Super Bowl, Travis Kelce says he could ‘take notes’ from Taylor Swift’s work ethic
Jamie Squire/Getty Images Getting to the Super Bowl, and then preparing for it, takes a lot of work, but Travis Kelce says when it comes to that topic, he definitely learned something from watching his girlfriend Taylor Swift on her global Eras Tour. At a press conference on Thursday in New Orleans about Taylor’s work…
Read MoreHalsey posts furious response to column suggesting Chappell Roan’s Grammy speech was “uninformed”Halsey posts furious response to column suggesting Chappell Roan’s Grammy speech was “uninformed”
Francis Specker/CBS Chappell Roan made headlines at the Grammys by calling for record labels to provide their artists with a livable wage and health care. On Thursday, music biz insider Jeff Rabhan wrote an op-ed for The Hollywood Reporter saying that Chappell was “far too green and uninformed” to be calling for such a thing —…
Read MoreMusic notes: Ariana Grande, G-Eazy and moreMusic notes: Ariana Grande, G-Eazy and more
Ariana Grande appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday night and took part in one of the show’s comedy bits, “Wing It and Sing It.” On it, she was required to sing a song with lyrics composed by the show’s writers, which she’d never heard or seen before. As a piano player played a generic…
Read MoreKendrick Lamar says it means everything to be first hip-hop act to headline a Super Bowl halftime showKendrick Lamar says it means everything to be first hip-hop act to headline a Super Bowl halftime show
Photo by Astrida Valigorsky/Getty Images All eyes will be on Kendrick Lamar when he takes the field for his Super Bowl halftime show Sunday, but in an interview with Apple Music, he admits the Super Bowl stage was not something he had his sights set on. “I wasn’t thinking about no Super Bowl … we was thinking the…
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