It’s (almost) a wrap on 2023, so it’s time to look back at the pop albums that made their mark on PopCrush this year. Pop music offered a little something for everyone in 2023, whether it was a legendary pop veteran’s grand return or a shining debut from a future pop star. Taylor Swift shattered
Month: December 2023
While Star Trek: Picard Season 3 was airing on the 2023 TV schedule, Todd Stashwick’s Captain Liam Shaw developed a big following amongst the show’s fans. He was primarily appreciated ‘we love to hate him’ sort of way because of this gruff personality and the sharp one-liners he directed towards Jean-Luc Picard and the other
Ah, it’s good to be back in the Southside, where family dynamics are more fractured than ever, the cops are swarming, and Kanan Stark has finally begun to look like THE Kanan Stark. Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 3 Episode 1 was a stellar start to another season of a series that has exceeded
The last year and a half hasn’t been easy on Amy Grant after a bicycling accident left her hospitalized. Now, she’s entered into a new era of her music career and will be making a triumphant return to the Ryman Auditorium in 2024. The “Baby, Baby” singer will perform two solo shows at the Mother
R&B superstar Usher has teamed with K-pop artist Jung Kook for a remix of his song “Standing Next to You.” The updated version, which includes writing support from Johntá Austin, features the R&B icon’s harmonious vocals skating over the synth-funk production. “The universe approves when you and I dance / So elegant and heaven sent
Kendrick Lamar closed a deal to buy a Brooklyn penthouse in November. According to the New York Times, K. Dot paid $8.6 million for his new duplex at Pierhouse at Brooklyn Bridge Park. Reports of Kendrick Lamar’s bid to purchase the property first surfaced in August. Lamar’s New York pad includes four bedrooms with three
Polaris just announced an EU/UK run that will spread their gospel across the region alongside Silent Planet, Thornhill, and Paledusk. The tour will be peak metalcore goodness, and will be in support of Polaris’ Fatalism release, which dropped last September. The tour is in support of the band’s latest record, Fatalism, released last September. The
DaBaby has said that losing $200million (£160,780,000) after a homophobic rant he made in 2021 was “a blessing in disguise”. Back in February 2021, DaBaby got on stage and made homophobic comments and misleading statements about HIV/AIDS. “If you didn’t show up today with HIV/AIDS, or any of them deadly sexually transmitted diseases that’ll make
Interview and Photos by Jordan Edwards Late last year, Isabel LaRosa scored a massive hit on TikTok with “i’m yours.” The song crossed over onto other platforms, leading to her first Gold Record. The dreamy, late night atmosphere stood out against the Barbie-friendly pop that’s saturated social media recently. To date, the original and sped
There are few movie monsters as iconic as Godzilla, despite the kaiju seeing its share of ups and downs since the original 1954 Toho film. The latest addition to the canon is Godzilla Minus One, which was announced in 2022, from Takashi Yamazaki (who pulls triple duty with the writing directing and VFX) and critics
Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Friday, December 1, 2023. Netflix has been teasing the final episodes of The Crown for months, and we’re this close to delving into the last six episodes of the royal drama. Today, the streamer gave us another look, thanks to a full-length
Chase Bryant shares his much-anticipated return with his rock-influenced new single, “I Still Do.” Co-written by Bryant, Ryan Beaver (Ashley Monroe, Blake Shelton) and Joe Clemmons (Gabby Barrett, Ryan Hurd), the track showcases his “hard-edged voice and significant guitar chops” (Billboard Country Update) that encapsulated fans and critics alike on his 2021 return to country
Rising singer Tyla is set to release her self-titled debut album on March 1, 2024, via Epic Records. Regarding the album’s title, she told Zane Lowe of Apple Music, “For now, my introduction to the world, I just wanted to be clean, Tyla. I want people to get to know my name and get to
Bhad Bhabie unveiled a baby bump in an Instagram post on Friday (December 1). She unexpectedly announced her pregnancy by posting two photos on her account. The 20-year-old social media personality/rapper did not reveal the baby’s gender or expected due date. It will be her first child. PEOPLE reported the father is Bhad Bhabie’s boyfriend
Germany’s Praise the Plague plays an entrancing blend of doom metal and black metal. This allows them to cover a lot of territory — from the haunted and desolate shores of doom, to the raging torrents and blazing fires of black metal. And this sprawling sonic heritage is all well-represented on the band’s latest video
Chicago bands Horsegirl and Lifeguard have teamed up to perform a version of The Stone Roses’ ‘I Wanna Be Adored’ – watch the video below. Horsegirl guitarist and vocalist Penelope Lowenstein is the sister of Lifeguard drummer Isaac Lowenstein, and the two bands combined for the cover version for the online music show Unacceptable Color.
In 2010, Matthew Handley and Andrew Stanley came together over their love for multi-cultural music and sounds, combined it with their disc jockey prowess, and delivered us perhaps one of the most iconic debut tracks of all time: “We No Speak Americano.” It was an instantaneous smash hit, selling over 5 million copies and topping
While comic book movies are everywhere, few have had the unprecedented life of Justice League. After Justice League’s theatrical cut failed to perform at the box office, some fans immediately began campaigning for the Snyder Cut to be brought to life. Years later it finally happened, with Zack Snyder’s Justice League being released on HBO
With Hallmark’s Countdown to Christmas slate well underway, the company is looking ahead to 2024 by scheduling some movies in January. Four new movies are set to hit Hallmark, with one also set to premiere on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. The flicks feature Erica Durance, Katherine McNamara, and more Hallmark favorites, so we’re definitely excited
Toby Keith says it’s time to get busy living. The country music icon has taken most of the last two years off since being diagnosed with stomach cancer in late 2021, and while he’s still receiving treatment, he says it won’t define him any longer. Talking to Taste of Country, Keith reveals what two events heightened his