Music notes: Shakira, BLACKPINK & moreMusic notes: Shakira, BLACKPINK & more

Music notes: Shakira, BLACKPINK & moreMusic notes: Shakira, BLACKPINK & more

Shakira had a good night at the 20th anniversary of Premios Juventud aka Univision’s Youth Awards, celebrating Spanish-speaking celebrities. Shakira took home the Agent of Change award, recognizing her commitment to social causes, including her creation of the Pies Descalzos Foundation, which helps low-income children. She also took home eight other honors, including Best Female Artist and Best Pop/Urban…

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New Music Friday: charlieonnafriday, The Weeknd and moreNew Music Friday: charlieonnafriday, The Weeknd and more

New Music Friday: charlieonnafriday, The Weeknd and moreNew Music Friday: charlieonnafriday, The Weeknd and more

Believe it or not, there are some songs out this week that don’t involve Barbie, Britney or former members of One Direction. Charlieonnafriday, who broke out last year with his song “Enough,” is back with a new track called “I’m Not Crazy.” If that sentence sounds familiar, that’s because it’s taken from the lyrics of the…

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Taylor Swift scores another chart milestone; video of fans singing on a plane goes viralTaylor Swift scores another chart milestone; video of fans singing on a plane goes viral

Taylor Swift scores another chart milestone; video of fans singing on a plane goes viralTaylor Swift scores another chart milestone; video of fans singing on a plane goes viral

TAS Rights Management Another day, another Billboard chart achievement for Taylor Swift.  This time, she pulls even with Pink, tying for the most number-ones among solo artists on Billboard‘s Adult Pop Airplay chart, as “Karma” takes its place on top. This is Taylor’s tenth number-one on that chart. Pink scored her tenth in 2019 with…

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‘Barbie’ has arrived: Listen to new songs by Sam Smith, Lizzo, The Kid LAROI, Ava Max and more’Barbie’ has arrived: Listen to new songs by Sam Smith, Lizzo, The Kid LAROI, Ava Max and more

‘Barbie’ has arrived: Listen to new songs by Sam Smith, Lizzo, The Kid LAROI, Ava Max and more’Barbie’ has arrived: Listen to new songs by Sam Smith, Lizzo, The Kid LAROI, Ava Max and more

Atlantic Records This Barbie is ready to rock. The soundtrack to the much-anticipated Barbie film is out now, and in addition to previously released tracks by Dua Lipa, Billie Eilish, FIFTY FIFTY and Nicki Minaj and Ice Spice, the album is full of tracks by other top stars. Sam Smith‘s “Man I Am,” written from the…

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Watch ZAYN and a girl make out in midair in new video for “Love Like This”Watch ZAYN and a girl make out in midair in new video for “Love Like This”

Watch ZAYN and a girl make out in midair in new video for “Love Like This”Watch ZAYN and a girl make out in midair in new video for “Love Like This”

Mercury Records ZAYN has returned with “Love Like This,” an upbeat pop jam that describes how it feels to fall madly in love with someone. “Everything is on the line, but I would rather be dead/If it’s gonna mean a life that’s lived without you, baby,” he sings. “I guess that’s love like this/Usually, I…

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Lady Gaga insisted on being called a different name while on set of ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’Lady Gaga insisted on being called a different name while on set of ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

Lady Gaga insisted on being called a different name while on set of ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’Lady Gaga insisted on being called a different name while on set of ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

Gotham/GC Images Lady Gaga takes her acting very seriously, but according to the cinematographer of her upcoming film Joker: Folie à Deux, she was so serious that she didn’t even respond to her own name while on set. In the podcast The Trenches TALK, the film’s cinematographer, Lawrence Sher, recalls how, when he called Gaga…

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Legendary crooner Tony Bennett dead at 96Legendary crooner Tony Bennett dead at 96

Legendary crooner Tony Bennett dead at 96Legendary crooner Tony Bennett dead at 96

Mark Seliger Legendary crooner Tony Bennett, who made teenyboppers scream in the 1950s and toured with Lady Gaga in the 2000s, has died at age 96. Bennett, who passed away in his hometown of New York City on Friday, July 21, was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016, but he didn’t reveal it until February 2021.…

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Will.i.am and Britney Spears release new single “Mind Your Business”Will.i.am and Britney Spears release new single “Mind Your Business”

Will.i.am and Britney Spears release new single “Mind Your Business”Will.i.am and Britney Spears release new single “Mind Your Business”

Will.i.am and Britney Spears have released their new track, “Mind Your Business.” After teasing the song earlier in the week, the duo dropped the tune Friday at midnight. Britney kicks off the song by singing, “Mind your business, b****,” several times before going into the pre-chorus with the Black Eyed Peas singer. Throughout the song, the artists take turns singing about how people…

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Music notes: Mariah Carey, BTS and moreMusic notes: Mariah Carey, BTS and more

Music notes: Mariah Carey, BTS and moreMusic notes: Mariah Carey, BTS and more

Mariah Carey isn’t like a regular mom — she’s a cool mom. The Grammy winner shared a video to her TikTok page in which she and her twins, son Moroccan and daughter Monroe, dance along to her 2008 hit “Touch My Body” off her E=MC² album. “Why not?” she captioned the video. “Jumping on the…

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‘Barbie’ star Ryan Gosing offers his guitar to BTS member Jimin for his “Ken-ergy”‘Barbie’ star Ryan Gosing offers his guitar to BTS member Jimin for his “Ken-ergy”

‘Barbie’ star Ryan Gosing offers his guitar to BTS member Jimin for his “Ken-ergy”‘Barbie’ star Ryan Gosing offers his guitar to BTS member Jimin for his “Ken-ergy”

Warner Bros. Pictures Before the Barbie movie opens, star Ryan Gosling, who plays Ken, apparently wants to head off any criticism about one of the outfits he wears in the film. The official Barbie movie Twitter account posted a video of Gosling apologizing for supposedly stealing the look worn by BTS member Jimin in one of their most popular videos. “Hi, Jimin. It’s Ryan Gosling…

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