London Alley/The Lucky Bastards Inc/Republic RecordsAriana 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 memories of…

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,…

Kelly Clarkson wins ‘American Idol’ in 2002; Kevin Winter/Getty Images Kelly Clarkson has never been shy about speaking her mind. During a new podcast interview, she called out the hypocrisy of artists who were critical of American Idol when it first started, but then ended up participating in reality singing competitions themselves. Appearing on Not…

Hugo Comte When Dua Lipa performed in Melbourne, Australia, on March 22, she brought Australian singer Troye Sivan — who she once opened for — onstage to join her for a duet. Now she’s celebrating the fifth anniversary of her album Future Nostalgia by releasing a duet with Troye. Future Nostalgia came out March 27, 2020…

Kesha Records/ADA Kesha has released a new single from her upcoming album — and now we know when that album will arrive. The single is called “YIPPEE-KI-YAY.” and features T-Pain. As for the album, it’s called . (PERIOD). Technically the title is just a period mark, Ed Sheeran style. It’s available for preorder now. Following a…

Todd Owyoung/NBC Ed Sheeran has not only confirmed that his new album is indeed called Play — represented by a right-facing triangle that looks like the “play” button on a stereo — but that it’ll be followed by another string of albums depicted by symbols for Pause, Rewind, Fast-Forward and Stop. Appearing on The Tonight Show…

Live Nation How will Katy Perry prepare for the April 23 kickoff of her Lifetimes Tour? By going to space. As previously reported, Katy is part of an all-female crew for the latest Blue Origin flight, mission NS-31, but now we know when she’ll be blasting off: April 14.  The launch window starts at 8:30…