Music
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Kelsea Ballerini to Host the 2024 CMT Music Awards Solo
In addition to hosting for the 4th consecutive year, the “Subject to Change” country singer is also set to perform this April
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Netflix Scraps iTunes Payments for Longtime Subscribers
Customers must switch to paying the streamer directly or get cut off; some say the change comes with hefty price hike
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Diddy Accused of Sexually Assaulting, Harassing and Drugging Former Producer in 5th Lawsuit Since November
Rodney “Lil Rod” Jones also says he recorded “hundreds of hours” of audio and video documenting “illegal activity”
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Taylor Swift’s Father Under Investigation for Assaulting Photographer in Australia
The incident is alleged to have happened early Tuesday morning, local time
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Katy Perry Tells Loretta Lynn’s Granddaughter She’s ‘Got the Gift’ After Breathtaking ‘American Idol’ Audition | Video
Emmy Russell seems to have inherited the country icon’s musicality, auditioning with original song “Skinny”
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Eagles Cofounder Don Henley to Testify in Criminal Trial Over Allegedly Stolen ‘Hotel California’ Lyrics
The drummer says defendants Glenn Horowitz, Craig Inciardi and Edward Kosinski were not programmed to receive the handwritten songs
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Studios Reach Deal With Musicians’ Union, Including Streaming Residuals, AI Guardrails
The labor group says it’s “secured historic breakthroughs” and “gained meaningful wage increases”
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Dolly Parton Congratulates Beyoncé on Billboard Hot Country Number 1 Single: ‘Can’t Wait to Hear the Full Album!’
This week the singer became the first Black woman to hit that milestone with her song “Texas Hold ‘Em”
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Kid Rock Admits His Viral Bud Light Boycott Was a ‘Tantrum With a Machine Gun’ | Video
The musician boycotted the beer company in 2023 over its decision to partner with a transgender influencer
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BuzzFeed Sells Complex to Commerce Platform Ntwrk for $108.6 Million
The merger, an all-cash deal that includes a partnership with Universal Music Group, comes two years after BuzzFeed initially acquired Complex for nearly $300 million
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How ‘American Fiction’ Composer Laura Karpman’s Fight for Diversity Led to Her First Oscar Nomination
TheWrap magazine: “I have benefited from my own advocacy, but that was never the intent,” she says
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Kelly Rowland Walked Off ‘Today’ Over Awkward Beyoncé Questions, Not Dressing Room Demands | Exclusive
The former Destiny’s Child singer was “offended” by anchor Savannah Guthrie’s prying, TheWrap has learned
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Dr. Todd Boyd Wants People to ‘Understand the Magnitude’ of Hip-Hop Over 50 Years
The author of “Rapper’s Deluxe: How Hip Hop Made the World” reacts to Jay-Z’s Grammys speech and traces the genre’s roots back to DJ Kool Herc’s party in the Bronx
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Universal Music Group Acquires 25% Minority Stake in Chord, Owner of Catalogs Including The Weeknd, John Legend
UMG pays $240 million for a piece of more than 60,000 songs owned by the company
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Beatles Biopic Series From Sam Mendes in the Works at Sony
Each of the four films will follow the perspective of a different band member
