Capitol RecordsWhen Katy Perry released her latest album 143, she faced criticism from fans who were dismayed that she’d reunited with producer Dr. Luke for the project — but now it appears she wasn’t entirely to blame for that.The issue was that, while Dr. Luke co-wrote and produced many of Katy’s biggest hits in the…

Lola Young has topped the charts in her native U.K., and now she’s got a #1 hit in the U.S.: “Messy” has hit #1 on Billboard‘s Alternative Airplay ranking. And on the other side of the pond, Alex Warren, who has yet to top a chart in the U.S., is #1 for a second week on the…

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty Images Ed Sheeran is opening his pop-up experience, The Old Phone Pub, in Ipswich, Massachusetts, on Friday. In honor of the occasion, he appeared on a local TV station to deliver the weather forecast for the town, which is the sister city of his hometown of Ipswich, England. Standing in front…

Larry Busacca/Getty Images Yolanda Saldivar, the woman who murdered singer Selena Quintanilla in 1995, has been denied parole by the Texas Board of Pardons and Parole. Saldivar was convinced and sentenced to life in prison in 1995. She was required to serve 30 years before becoming eligible for parole. Her official eligibility date was March…

Legacy Recordings When it first came out in January 2015, Meghan Trainor‘s debut album, TITLE, had a mere 11 songs on it. But the new 10th anniversary edition, out now, includes a whopping 28 tracks. Of those songs, two are new: A remastered version of “All About That Bass” and a version of “Better When I’m Dancin’”…

London Alley/The Lucky Bastards Inc/Republic Records Ariana Grande‘s short film brighter days ahead is out now, and it’s a trippy yet touching sci-fi tale set 70 years after the initial events of her video for “we can’t be friends.” In that video, Ariana played Peaches, who goes to the Brighter Days Inc. clinic to erase her…

Hugo Comte In what is either a cosmic coincidence or a cleverly planned publicity stunt, Dua Lipa won her copyright infringement case over the biggest hit on her album Future Nostalgia on Thursday — the fifth anniversary of the album’s release. The case, first filed in 2022, was over “Levitating,” which two songwriters claimed was…

Phoebe Bridgers, Julien Baker, Lucy Dacus, Taylor Swift and Jack Antonoff;Jason Armond / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Taylor Swift rarely goes on record as to who her songs are about, and even if the subjects of those songs know they’re about them, they keep quiet about it as well. But finally, there’s an…

Gracie Abrams has landed a beauty campaign. Posting photos from the new photoshoot, she wrote on Instagram, “I’ve loved and used @hourglasscosmetics for years and I am so excited to be the face of their new campaign ! Thank you for having me.” BTS is the latest act to have their music adapted for the youngest fans of…

Grand Central Publishing Before he became an Oscar-winning songwriter and producer, Mark Ronson was a staple of New York City  nightlife, spinning records in all the hottest clubs. The “Uptown Funk” artist is reminiscing about those days in a new memoir called Night People: How to Be a DJ in ’90s New York City. The book,…