October is starting with a crowded release schedule as some of music’s biggest names deliver new singles, albums and expanded projects across pop, R&B, hip-hop, country and alternative music. Noah Kahan is among the week’s standouts with “Draw You Out,” a new song connected to The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping. The track serves […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs is reportedly back in restrictive housing at FCI Fort Dix as questions swirl around allegations that the music mogul had access to contraband and an unusually comfortable setup inside the New Jersey federal prison. Combs was moved from his dormitory-style housing into the prison’s Special Housing Unit following reports about his life […]
Macklemore is turning a turbulent chapter on one of the world’s biggest concert tours into a new series of shows built around his support for Palestinians and humanitarian relief. The Grammy-winning rapper has announced the Free Palestine Tour, beginning with concerts in Dublin, Paris and London in October. Additional dates in the United States are […]
Music’s biggest names converged on Los Angeles for the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards, and the Moon Persons were spread across generations, genres and continents. Snoop Dogg hosted the Sept. 27 ceremony at the Peacock Theater, where Taylor Swift and Madonna emerged among the evening’s most prominent honorees. Swift claimed Video of the Year for […]
Cardi B found an unexpected way to put her own stamp on one of 50 Cent’s biggest hits, and 50 was more than willing to join the fun. During a recent nightclub appearance, Cardi was caught on video reacting as 50 Cent’s 2003 hit “21 Questions” played. Instead of embracing the song’s romantic tests of […]
Ye returned to Chicago for a hometown tribute that put the spotlight on the woman whose influence reached far beyond her famous son. The artist formerly known as Kanye West attended an honorary street-naming ceremony Tuesday, September 22, celebrating his late mother, educator and scholar Dr. Donda West. The ceremony was held at 78th Street […]
The Weeknd brought an unexpected collision of pop music and anime culture to Japan, unveiling an unreleased song built around one of the most recognizable themes in anime history. Abel Tesfaye debuted the track during the September 19 opening of the Asian leg of his After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour at Belluna Dome in […]
More than 14 years after Maroon 5 and Wiz Khalifa teamed up for one of the biggest pop hits of 2012, “Payphone” has reached another major milestone. The song’s official music video has surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube, becoming the sixth Maroon 5 video to enter the platform’s Billion Views Club. “Payphone” arrived in […]
J. Cole’s return to Fayetteville is shaping up to be much more than another stop on a concert tour. For the North Carolina city that helped shape him, the performance represents a homecoming more than a decade in the making. The Grammy-winning rapper is returning to perform at the Crown Coliseum, marking his first Fayetteville […]
The 2026 MTV Video Music Awards are filling out their performance roster, bringing together global pop stars, rising talent and some intriguing collaborations for this year’s ceremony. LISA, RAYE, Sienna Spiro, Shaboozey, Gunna, GENER8ION and Yung Lean have joined the lineup, adding even more variety to a show that will already feature Madonna as its […]