Alice Ivy, Ninajirachi Win Big at 2026 MPEG Awards
Alice Ivy collected producer of the year and Ninajirachi snagged a brace at the 2026 MPEG Awards, presented Wednesday night (Feb. 25) in Sydney, ensuring female studio professionals dominated the annual ceremony. Ivy (real name: Annika Schmarsel) has been on a year-long hot streak, collecting multiple trophies at the 2025 MPEG Awards and cleaning up […]
Whitney Houston Lands a Second Music Video From ‘The Bodyguard’ Soundtrack in YouTube’s Billion Views Club
Whitney Houston‘s “I Have Nothing” is one of the greatest breakup songs of all time — and at least 1 billion people agree. Earlier this month, the music video for the powerhouse ballad — the third single from the soundtrack of The Bodyguard, Houston’s 1992 film debut — reached 1 billion views on YouTube. Released […]
Megan Thee Stallion Has One Question for Juvenile About Their Rumored ‘B.B.B.’ Remix: ‘When You Gonna Drop It?’
A Juvenile x Megan Thee Stallion collaboration might not have been on our 2026 bingo card, but it looks like it could be on the way soon. Related Juvenile Boasts He Got 50 Cent His Record Deal With Eminem: ‘Ask 50, He’ll Tell You’ Megan Thee Stallion Says She’s ‘Manifesting’ an Engagement to Klay Thompson Megan Thee […]
M!LK Earn First No. 1 With ‘Bakuretsu Aishiteru’ on Japan Hot 100
M!LK’s “Bakuretsu Aishiteru” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Feb. 25, marking the group’s first time atop the chart. The track appears on the five-man group’s new single “Bakuretsu Aishiteru / Sukisugite Metsu!” released Feb. 18. The single sold 615,808 copies — more than triple the first-week sales of the group’s […]
‘Maybe This Is It’: Mike Patton Hints at Split With Faith No More
Faith No More may very well be no more. While FNM last performed back in 2016 with Chuck Mosley, Mike Patton hasn’t fronted the group since the conclusion of their Sol Invictus Tour in 2015. The ‘90s alternative rock heavyweights touted a global live return in 2020, but those plans were crushed by pandemic. Then, the band was […]
American Eagle Aims for ‘Denim Domination’ With Stagecoach and Bailey Zimmerman Partnerships
American Eagle has gone country. Two weeks after debuting a Spring 2026 collection with Ella Langley, the clothing brand is going all in with partnerships with Bailey Zimmerman and Stagecoach, where it will be the exclusive denim and apparel sponsor. Zimmerman and Langley are both playing the April 24-26 festival on opening night. “Country music […]
Iron Maiden Gets Documentary Treatment With ‘Burning Ambition’
Don’t run to the hills. A new Iron Maiden documentary is coming to a theater near you. Universal Pictures International (UPI) unveils Iron Maiden: Burning Ambition, a feature film that’s said to trace the British heavy metal legends’ “remarkable five‑decade journey” with “unprecedented access” to the rockers’ official archives. The doc releases exclusively in cinemas […]
Keli Holiday Sets First North America Tour
Keli Holiday is coming to America. The award-winning Australia artist will embark on his debut tour of North America with a show May 1 at The Echo in Los Angeles, CA. Next up, performances at Schubas Tavern in Chicago, IL (on May 3); The Dance Cave in Toronto, ON (May 6); and Baby’s All Right in […]
Luke Combs Opens Up About Body Image Struggles & Why He Doesn’t Take Weight-Loss Drugs: ‘I’m Not Gonna Do It the Short Way’
Luke Combs is getting vulnerable, and his fans are happy to see it. On Tuesday (Feb. 24), the country singer joined music critic Jon Caramanica and reporter Joe Coscarelli on the latest installment of Popcast, the New York Times podcast on all things music. In the episode, the trio discuss a range of topics, including […]
Taylor Swift Toasts ‘Opalite’ Topping Billboard Hot 100: ‘Might Go Buy a Giant Pretzel at the Mall to Celebrate’
Taylor Swift has once again topped the Billboard Hot 100, and she’s celebrating the win. With a six-slide Instagram carousel posted Monday (Feb. 23), the megastar shared never-before-seen behind-the-scenes footage from the recording studio and “Opalite” music video set, paired with a lengthy caption. In one slide, a mirror selfie video taken on set, Swift […]