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“Spooky Scary Skeletons” has become the unofficial anthem for Halloween, and the backstory behind its creation is bittersweet. TikTok user @TheVictoriaGold uploaded a video singing along to the song and revealed that it was her father, the late Andrew Gold, who made the viral hit. “That time of year where my late dad’s song is

Is Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson a rapper now? On Friday (Oct. 8), the former wrestler-turned-movie star and Tech N9ne released their collaboration track, “Face Off.” “Pumped (& humbled) to drop MY 1ST RAP SONG with my brothers, the GOAT @TechN9ne @therealkingiso & #JoeyCool,” Johnson tweeted. “Honored to add some Rock gasoline to their FIRE …

Since its initial release this summer, Walker Hayes‘ ”Fancy Like” has been on quite a journey. The adventure grows more surreal with the recently-remixed version of the viral smash featuring Grammy-nominated superstar Kesha. The music video finds the two artists coming together for a no-frills parking lot party like no other. Filmed in Los Angeles and directed

Adele is back! After a week of rumbles that the “Rolling in the Deep” icon was planning a musical comeback, the hit-maker took to Instagram to confirm that her return is imminent. She broke the news with a black and white video, which sees her loading a cassette into the player of a truck and

Pitchfork would like a do-over on several previously published album reviews. Music fans across the world know that their own perception of an album can change based on the day. Sometimes a beloved release from a favored artist loses meaning over time. In other situations, you give an overlooked body of work a closer listen and discover

Billie Eilish officially has the coolest Halloween gig of the year. The Happier Than Ever hit-maker will play the role of Sally in a live-to-film rendition of Tim Burton’s 1993 Halloween/Christmas classic The Nightmare Before Christmas. That means lucky fans in attendance will get to hear her take on the character’s signature musical number: “Sally’s

Kacey Musgraves helped open Saturday Night Live‘s 47th season on Saturday night (Oct. 2). The singer-songwriter performed two songs, both from her recently released album Star-Crossed, during the sketch comedy TV show’s season premiere, but it was her first performance of the night that was particularly daring. During her song “Justified,” Musgraves appeared to be onstage completely naked.

Lil Nas X broke the internet with the release of “Montero (Call Me By Your Name).” The lead single to his debut album arrived alongside a viral video where he gives the devil a lap dance, which helped it secure the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100. Now the song is all but guaranteed a second life

Since dropping her 2008 hit, “I Kissed a Girl,” Katy Perry has become one of the world’s biggest pop stars. Along the way, she has sold over 48 million albums and garnered 50 billion song streams. However, even after more than a decade’s worth of work, including nine No. 1 singles and six LPs, she

Calling all ARMYs and Coldplayers: It’s finally here! It all started back in April when a fan, who happens to be a staff member at South Korea’s Incheon Airport, went viral for claiming he met Coldplay frontman Chris Martin. From there, rumors of a potential Coldplay and BTS collaboration spread across social media. Fast forward

A Stray Kids track a day keeps the stress away. Though one can argue the K-pop group’s energetic brand of “noise music” could possibly heighten tension, their bass-bumping, get-the-crowd-jumping songs are encouraging, vital points to Stray Kids’ calling: to be the voices of their generation. As showcased on their fiery 2019 hip-pop hit “MIROH,” or 2020’s

After years of hard work, Lizzo became a household name seemingly overnight when 2017’s “Truth Hurts” belatedly went viral in 2019. However, that fame came with unexpected side effects. The “Good as Hell” superstar recently tackled some of the drama on her Cardi B-assisted “Rumors,” but she delved deeper into one development in particular during

At some point this year we’ve likely all laid our souls bare while scream-singing to Olivia Rodrigo’s breakout hit, “drivers license.” The angsty chart-topper is an emotional powerhouse guaranteed to leave you feeling some sort of way. However, most people likely haven’t thrown hands while the dramatic ballad played in the background. But that’s exactly what happened during the star’s performance at iHeartRadio Music

The past year-plus of the pandemic has put even more emphasis on mental health, and while Miley Cyrus has performed thousands of shows over the years, she revealed during her Milwaukee Summerfest performance Friday night (Sept. 17) that she felt a panic attack coming on. The vocalist stopped her performance between songs to address the

“Gucci Gucci, Louis Louis, Fendi Fendi, Prada!” In the summer of 2011, one song was as inescapable as a trendy brand name: “Gucci Gucci,” by a then little-known rapper who went by the moniker Kreayshawn. However, like many a musical sensation before her, the artist never quite managed to capitalize on the name recognition the major hit

From meat dresses to purple pasties, the MTV Video Music Awards red carpet has delivered some of the most iconic, memorable and, at times, cringe-worthy sartorial statements of any red carpet since the event first kicked off in 1984. Bypassing the inherent formality of similar music award ceremonies such as the GRAMMYs, the more irreverent

Bretman Rock paid tribute to Aaliyah with his fashion at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards. The influencer walked the red carpet outside Barclays Center in New York City wearing archival Roberto Cavalli. The saffron yellow and black dress features a fringed, asymmetrical hem and was paired with a dramatic blowout and thigh-high black stilettos

Bonnie McKee hopped on TikTok to reveal how Katy Perry inadvertently helped her write “Hold It Against Me” for Britney Spears. The songwriter and “American Girl” singer has amassed an extensive portfolio crafting hits for the likes of Perry, Spears, Kesha, Adam Lambert and Christina Aguilera. She previously spilled tea about working with Perry on songs such as ”Teenage Dream”

Usually artists metaphorically duke it out to see who will go home with trophies at award shows like the MTV Video Music Awards. However it looks like the 2021 VMAs almost started off with a literal fist fight on the red carpet. Machine Gun Kelly and Conor McGregor allegedly had a heated exchange when they encountered one another ahead