Acacia EvansGAYLE‘s breakthrough hit “abcdefu” is reaching new heights: Not only has it risen to number three on Billboard‘s Hot 100 — its best placing so far — but it’s also jumped to number one on the publication’s Pop Airplay chart. Obviously, the song is connecting with people all over the country, and the 17-year-old…

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation Billie Eilish and her brother and main musical collaborator FINNEAS will discuss their nominations for this year’s Best Original Song Oscar during a virtual event hosted by the Songwriters Hall of Fame. You can tune in to watch beginning March 3 at 8 p.m. ET. The event is free…

David Crotty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Ariana Grande and her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo are becoming great friends.  Cynthia, who plays Elphaba in the forthcoming movie version of the Broadway musical, told E! News, “Ariana and I have been meeting and chatting and talking and building our own relationship. Because we know that it’s a sisterhood. We both want to be ready…

Karwai Tang/WireImage Ed Sheeran is adding another big collaboration to his growing resume, this time with Latin superstar J Balvin.  The “Shivers” singer was spotted in Miami filming what appears to be a music video. British tabloid Daily Mail reports that Ed was photographed with J Balvin and the two were performing in front of the camera crew.  Ed…

John Shearer/Getty Images for Katy Perry Katy Perry has made a big splash with her Las Vegas residency show PLAY, but don’t expect her show to run for years and years like Celine Dion‘s did. Asked how long she’ll be performing in Sin City, Katy told Variety, “I’m doing 40 shows this year and next…

Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic The Weeknd‘s “Blinding Lights” was named “Global Digital Single of the Year” for 2020 by the Independent Federation of the Phonographic Industry, or IFPI, which represents the recorded music industry worldwide.  Now, he’s earned that title again for 2021, with his song “Save Your Tears.” That makes the Canadian superstar the only artist ever…

Courtesy RCA Records After a four-year wait, DNCE fans can finally watch an all-new music video from Joe Jonas‘ band.  They dropped their first new single “Dancing Feet” on Friday and, on Monday, followed up with its companion visual. “Dancing Feet,” which features DJ Kygo, adopts a retro-vibe with the fashion the band rocks throughout the music video.  The quartet…

Kevin Mazur/MTV VMAs 2021/Getty Images for MTV/ ViacomCBS Nick Lachey is looking forward to celebrating 98 Degrees‘ 25th anniversary this summer but, ahead of the milestone celebration, he entertained the possibility of doing a “massive” tour with the Backstreet Boys and *NSYNC. BSB first floated the idea in July, which Brian Littrell dubbed “the boys of summer” tour.  Does Nick see that happening? “If we’re able…

ABC/Eric McCandless American Idol is back! The show dedicated to finding the next singing superstar returned Sunday night on ABC with judges Katy Perry, Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie, along with host Ryan Seacrest. This isn’t just your average season of American Idol though: it’s the 20th season, and, as part of the milestone year, they’ve introduced the coveted Platinum ticket. “We…

Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for WarnerMedia At the Screen Actors Guild Awards Sunday night, Selena Gomez did what we’re sure many a female star has wanted to do over the years: walked up to the podium barefoot. On the red carpet, Selena wore black heels, but then tripped and fell to her knees, in full view…