Pop

“Fred’s fans are the best in the world,” said Leif Vollebeck, the opener for Fred Again..’s 3-show run at Stanford’s Frost Amphitheater. “They love music so much.” Undoubtedly, that was the energy at Frost. Even in the heat, music fans came in droves to watch Gen Z’s favorite DJ spin songs about loneliness and love

LOOK WHAT WE FOUND IN THE POPDUST ARCHIVES! Originally published April 25th 2021, this is one of Popdust’s top-performing queer content . . . After a lot of uncertainty surrounding the future of the app, it seems that the United States government will not ban TikTok. If you were born before 2000 this may mean

Foo Fighters lead singer Dave Grohl seemingly took a swipe at Taylor Swift by alleging that she doesn’t perform live. On Saturday (June 22), the band performed at London Stadium on their Everything Or Nothing At All UK Tour. Moments before performing their hit, “Statues,” Grohl took the opportunity to speak to the crowd about

Travis Kelce is a Super Bowl winner and now a Taylor Swift backup dancer! On Sunday (June 23), the Kansas City Chiefs tight end made a surprise appearance on stage during Swift’s third concert at Wembley Stadium in London. During the new The Tortured Poets Department era portion of her concert, Kelce joined the backup

Post Malone just dropped details of his next album, believed to be a country album. The “I Had Some Help” singer took a photo of a sign with the album’s title on it and shared the release date on Instagram. Related: Jelly Roll Has Something To Say About Post Malone Going Country When Does Post

Have you been pronouncing Chappell Roan‘s name correctly? The singer made sure to clarify the correct pronunciation during a recent concert in a clip posted to TikTok by a fan. “If you’ve been saying ‘Shappell Rowe-Anne,’ this is your final warning,” she announced. “It’s Chappell Roan, babe,” she said. Her name is pronounced exactly as

Beyoncé has declared “music industry gatekeepers” aren’t happy with her experimenting with different genres. The 42-year-old has gone from R&B sensation to having astonishing success with her country album Cowboy Carter, with the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer reaching the top of Billboard’s Hot country songs chart, but she has now spoken out about how she

Ashton Irwin bursts into our scheduled Zoom meeting like a ray of light. You can tell he’s every bit as happy-go-lucky as he seems, simply introducing himself in a lighthearted manner, “Hi, I’m Ashton!” Of course I already know who he is…I’m interviewing him today for his single, “Straight To Your Heart”, and subsequently his

The world’s biggest record label, Universal Music Group, announced plans to offer its artists AI models of their own voices. The corporation’s deal with digital startup firm SoundLabs will create software called MicDrop, designed to replicate an individual voice via machine learning techniques. The artist will retain full control of the model – it won’t

Not just anyone can earn the title “People’s Princess.” I mean, the moniker was first used to describe Princess Diana, so the bar is high. It describes someone who isn’t just iconic but feels relatable. But this is a tough balance to reach — especially for celebrities who are, by definition, not relatable. And many

Fans are convinced Kesha is throwing shade at Katy Perry after it was revealed that Perry reportedly worked with Dr. Luke on her upcoming album. On Monday (June 17), Kesha tweeted, “lol.” Fans immediately responded to the tweet with assumptions about Kesha and Katy’s friendship. “Yall are laughing like this is some dumb celebrity drama but

Ever since Juneteenth became a national holiday, corporations have been trying to do to it what they’ve done with Pride: strip it of its roots and turn it into a commercialized holiday to sell more stuff. There’s a scene in American Fiction in which Jefferey Wright’s character is appalled at the suggestion that his book

For this week’s Loud List, we compiled clips of metal bands covering pop songs. You don’t typically think you’ll hear pop songs when you’re going to a metal show, but music is music, and a lot of artists don’t discriminate by genre. Plus, you’d be lying if you said there isn’t a single pop song in

Do you remember a few years ago when everyone was wearing their colossal Anthropologie initial necklaces? You could see the emboldened Scarlet Letter from a mile away. Everyone who was anyone had one…but quickly, they cycled out of style. Mine still remains in my archives, collecting dust as a relic in my jewelry cabinet. Every

Scooter Braun is officially retiring from music management. Braun unofficially began stepping back from managing his biggest clients like Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande over the last couple of years, but now, he’s done for good. The controversial manager, who was responsible for discovering Bieber in the late ’00s, announced the news with a lengthy statement

Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” may be THE song of the summer, and now fans get a chance to enjoy true pop synaesthesia as the singer has teamed up with an ice cream company to release a limited-edition flavor inspired by her hit. What Flavor is Sabrina Carpenter’s New Ice Cream? Van Leeuwen Ice Cream announced its flavor

Enrique Iglesias dropped his emotional “Hero” music video in 2001, which also starred Jennifer Love Hewitt and Mickey Rourke, but it turns out that his tears were more real than fans knew. Hewitt told Entertainment Tonight about the real-life tragedy that inspired Iglesias’ sobs. “The craziest thing about that video shoot that I don’t know if people

It’s been just over a year since the release of Morgan Wallen‘s latest album, One Thing At a Time. Off of that album is the eighth single, “Cowgirls,” which was released in April of 2024. Imagine singing along to a song for months only to find out you’ve been singing the wrong lyrics. That appears to

Cyndi Lauper doesn’t think Madonna “liked” her when they both rose to fame. The “Girls Just Wanna Have Fun” singer reflected on the way she and the “Like a Prayer” singer, who both released their debut albums in 1983, were pitted against each other when they were starting out, and admitted she thought it was

Martin Shkreli is being sued by the company that owns the one-of-a-kind Wu-Tang Clan album Once Upon a Time in Shaolin for copying and playing the album without prior permission. “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli Faces New Lawsuit On Monday (June 10), digital art collective PleasrDAO filed a lawsuit against “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli in New York Eastern District Court,