Six months in and 2021 is already proving itself to be an unforgettable year for pop music — not to mention a return to form following an undeniably challenging year for the music industry and beyond. Between Olivia Rodrigo‘s breakout debut album, which not only gave us the chart-smashing relatable heartache of “drivers license” but
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Adam Lambert has nothing by praise for Lil Nas X‘s viral, controversial BET Awards kiss. The “Old Town Road” singer/rapper performed at the BET Awards on Sunday (June 27). Lil Nas donned an Egyptian pharaoh costume while he performed “Remember the Time” by Michael Jackson in honor of the late King of Pop, before transitioning
If you’re an Orbit or know anything about LOONA, you can probably guess that doing an hour-long interview with all 12 members of the Korean girl group can only mean chaos in the greatest way possible — but the “chaos” extends far beyond LOONA’s quirky and unique personalities off stage. LOONA’s epic narrative dates back
Miley Cyrus dusted off her 2009 hit “The Climb” last week for her Pride 2021 concert special, Stand By You, and it got us thinking about the iconic song. In fact, there’s one thing about “The Climb” that many Hannah Montana fans may not even realize: Did you know that the song was once briefly
Halsey is back and apparently ready to rock. On Monday morning (June 28), a mysterious billboard popped up on Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles announcing the title of the pop star’s next album. “IF I CANT HAVE LOVE I WANT POWER,” the cryptic advert reads, according to fan-captured photos going viral on social media, along
Tyler The Creator’s new song features an apology to Selena Gomez. On Friday (June 25), the 30-year-old music mogul released his latest record, Call Me If You Get Lost. On the track “Manifesto,” he apologizes to Gomez for his past negative comments and tweets about her. “I was canceled before canceled was with Twitter fingers / Protestin’
Courtney Love accused Olivia Rodrigo of ripping off her former band’s album cover. On Thursday (June 24), Love posted a screenshot of a promotional photo of the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star posing as a crying beauty queen for her debut album, Sour. “Spot the difference! #twinning,” Love captioned the photo comparing it
Olivia Rodrigo‘s team has been accused of taking inspiration — perhaps a little too much inspiration, if you catch our drift — from an independent rock band’s visuals. On Wednesday (June 23), Twitter user @HoneyCuttBand posted a thread sharing some striking similarities between the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star’s music visuals and
Scooter Braun broke his silence about the controversy surrounding Taylor Swift‘s album masters catalog. On Wednesday (June 23), Variety published an interview with Braun to honor him as their “Music Mogul of the Year.” In the feature, Braun shared his perspective in regards to the drama surrounding his purchase of Swift’s music. Big Machine Label Group, which Braun’s
Metallica have announced a massive reissue of the Black Album featuring covers from a total of 53 artists. Bands including Ghost, Weezer, Royal Blood, Volbeat and more will share their take on classic Metallica tracks, along with solo artists such as Elton John, Corey Taylor and Miley Cyrus. The new Blacklist album, along with a remastered
Britney Spears admitted that she doesn’t know if she will perform in concert again. On Thursday (June 17), the 39-year-old pop star shared a video on Instagram of her answering fan questions. When asked if she is ”ready to take the stage again,” Spears had an insightful answer. “Am I going to take the stage? Will I
Miley Cyrus celebrated the thirteenth anniversary of her hit “7 Things” by having her fans track down her music video co-stars. On Thursday (June 17), the “Prisoner” singer asked her fans to find the girls that were featured in the video. Years later, some of the girls are now in the entertainment industry and famous. Maiara
Taylor Swift announced that Red (Taylor’s Version) is coming this winter! On Friday (June 18), the “I Knew You Were Trouble” singer revealed the second re-recorded album that will be released. This comes just two months after the release of Fearless (Taylor’s Version). Earlier this week, Swifties speculated that she would be releasing 1989 as the next record but
Snowblood is feeling a little freaky these days. The former Millionaires singer-rapper (real name Dani Artaud) has been experimenting more and more with her sound ever since going solo with her self-titled debut album in 2017. What started as an ’80s-hued synth-pop and dark-pop project eventually transformed into something more weird and, dare we say,
What songs have been streamed more than a billion times? Thanks to Spotify’s new Billions Club playlist, it’s easy to find out! The new Billions Club playlist contains155 songs that have reached over a billion streams the music platform. In addition, any artist who reaches the billion streams milestone receives their very own custom, commemorative
Having already scored two No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned the biggest opening week for an album by a female artist in global Spotify history, Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album SOUR has clearly taken the world by storm. But is it also ushering in a new era for teen pop-punk and pop-rock?
Zig-a-zig ah! On Monday (June 14), the Spice Girls marked their 25th anniversary and to celebrate, the iconic girl group announced that they’re dropping a new song. “It’s official! It’s been 25 years of the Spice Girls. We believe there is a Spice Girl in all of us, and we want you to join us
Whatever happened to Brooke Hogan’s music career? The daughter of WWE superstar and wrestling icon Hulk Hogan, Brooke was first introduced to the world as part of VH1’s hit reality show Hogan Knows Best, which premiered in 2005 and ran for four seasons. Prior to making her reality TV debut, Brooke, an aspiring singer at
As almost any witchcraft-related film will tell you (*cough* Hocus Pocus, The Craft, Teen Witch *cough*), magick and spells can sometimes backfire. It’s a lesson Los Angeles-based singer-songwriter and artist BIIANCO learns the hard way in their new music video for “checkmate,” premiering exclusively on PopCrush today. In the video, BIIANCO is a witch of
Which top artist sings the most about sex? The research team at Delamere Health conducted a study to find out which musical artists have the most sexual references in their lyrics. Perhaps no surprise to fans, Nicki Minaj claims the top title with the most sexual lyrics as of 2021. In total, her most recent