Lana Del Rey promotes new album with one billboard — in ex’s hometown

Lana Del Rey promotes new album with one billboard — in ex’s hometown

She’s not playing “[Video] Games.” Singer/songwriter Lana Del Rey, 37, has posted one billboard — and one billboard only — to promote her album, “Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd,” due out March 10. But instead of targeting popular marketing areas like New York City or Los Angeles, the billboard sits … Read more

SZA’s new album ‘SOS’: 7 reasons why it was worth the wait

SZA’s new album ‘SOS’: 7 reasons why it was worth the wait

It’s been five long years since SZA released “Ctrl,” a debut album that instantly made her R&B’s It girl. Since then, she’s had hit collabs with Kendrick Lamar (2018’s “Black Panther” single “All the Stars”) and Doja Cat (2021’s Grammy-winning “Kiss Me More”), but the wait is finally over for her sophomore set with “SOS,” … Read more

Emilio Estefan sings ‘for first and last time’ on Gloria Estefan holiday album

Emilio Estefan sings ‘for first and last time’ on Gloria Estefan holiday album

Mariah Carey may be the self-proclaimed Queen of Christmas, but Gloria Estefan wants to rule the whole holiday season. The legendary Latina singer has just released her second Christmas album, “Estefan Family Christmas,” performed at the 98th annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade and will appear at the “National Christmas Lighting Ceremony: Celebrating 100 Years,” airing … Read more

Rihanna squashes new album rumors despite Super Bowl 2023 performance

Rihanna squashes new album rumors despite Super Bowl 2023 performance

Rihanna may be putting in the “Work” for her Super Bowl halftime show performance but that doesn’t mean her fans are getting a new album, too. The 34-year-old new mom spoke about her upcoming performance on the carpet for her Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 4 lingerie show, telling the Associated Press, “If I’m going to … Read more

Spotify crashes as Taylor Swift’s hotly-anticipated ‘Midnights’ album launches

Spotify crashes as Taylor Swift’s hotly-anticipated ‘Midnights’ album launches

It wouldn’t be a Taylor Swift album release without a grand entrance. The 11-time Grammy winner’s hotly-anticipated tenth studio album, “Midnights,” dropped Thursday night, but it wasn’t without its fair share of chaos. Millions of so-called “Swifties” stayed up until midnight to hear the record, but fans were left scrambling after streaming giant Spotify crashed … Read more

Taylor Swift goes dark on new album ‘Midnights’

Taylor Swift goes dark on new album ‘Midnights’

If you thought Taylor Swift was going to shake off the moody melancholy of “Folklore” and “Evermore” — the double dose of alluring alt-folkiness that she gave us in 2020 — think again. “Midnights” — the pop superstar’s much-anticipated new album that, after arriving at the stroke of midnight on Friday, will be keeping Swifties … Read more

Charlie Puth’s New Album Is What Happens When You Don’t Log Off

Charlie Puth’s New Album Is What Happens When You Don’t Log Off

Charlie Puth is a living, frustrating conundrum. Here we have an undeniably gifted, sharp-minded musician with a handful of hit songs and Grammy nominations to his name. He’s funny, even if his inclination for shock chortles induces more eye rolls than legit laughs. He’s charismatic, typically oversharing in interviews instead of sticking to boring, PR-approved … Read more

Hayley Williams admits to being ‘introverted’

Hayley Williams admits to being ‘introverted’

Hayley Williams thinks she’s “introverted”. The Paramore singer is coming off a four-year break from the band, and the time away has given Hayley an opportunity to reflect. She shared: “We all really needed it to find our identity apart from Paramore and all the public projection we get in our life. “I learned how … Read more

Rina Sawayama – ‘Hold the Girl’ review: the best British pop album of the year

Rina Sawayama – ‘Hold the Girl’ review: the best British pop album of the year

Rina Sawayama is something of a genre mixologist. Over the course of her second record ‘Hold The Girl,’ we’re witness to trance, British indie, ‘90s alt-rock, ‘00s Avril Lavigne-style soft-rock and beyond, with these wide-spanning sonics shot through with her razor-sharp musical vision. It’s a sound reflective of the way that we’re able to consume … Read more

BLACKPINK’s Second Album ‘Born Pink’ Has Arrived: Stream It Now

BLACKPINK’s Second Album ‘Born Pink’ Has Arrived: Stream It Now

Blinks, the wait is finally over. After several months of teasers, tour announcements and tantalizing campaigns, BLACKPINK‘s highly anticipated second album, Born Pink, officially arrived on streaming on Friday (Sept. 16). In addition to the album, fans were also treated to the vibrant, neon-colored visual to accompany “Shut Down,” the lead single (also known as … Read more

‘Born Pink’ Is the Landmark Pop Album Blackpink Were Born To Make

‘Born Pink’ Is the Landmark Pop Album Blackpink Were Born To Make

Blackpink are the world’s biggest K-pop girl group, the essence of swagger in human form: a four-woman swirl of glam energy. Jisoo, Rosé, Lisa, and Jennie have blown up into a global pop sensation, even invading America—without the slightest hint of watering down what they do. Their hotly awaited new Born Pink is Blackpink’s first … Read more