Tom Parker, who sang with the British-Irish boy band the Wanted, has died at 33 after battling a brain tumor. “It is with the heaviest of hearts that we confirm Tom passed away peacefully earlier today with all of his family by his side,” Parker’s wife, Kelsey, wrote in an Instagram post. “Our hearts are […]
This year’s Summerfest lineup was just announced, including some of the biggest names in music. With three weekends’ worth of performances, the Milwaukee festival invites artists from nearly all genres to come together to celebrate the summer, live music, and the fact that the festival has finally returned after two years of pandemic-related changes. Kicking […]
With her recent Academy Award win for her and Finneas’ “No Time to Die” song, written for the James Bond film of the same name, Billie Eilish has become the youngest artist to win three major awards for one song. The brother-sister duo was approached by James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli to write the newest […]
At last night’s 2022 Oscars, the cast of Encanto took “We Don’t Talk About Bruno” to the stage for the first time ever. Introduced by John Leguizamo, Adassa, Stephanie Beatriz, Mauro Castillo, Carolina Gaitán, and Diane Guerrero sang and danced to the film’s most popular song when, completely unexpectedly, Megan Thee Stallion appeared in a stunning gold dress […]
The second round of performers for this year’s Grammys has just been revealed. Set to take the stage, in addition to Brothers Osborne, BTS, Brandi Carlile, Billie Eilish, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, and Olivia Rodrigo, are nominees Jon Batiste, Foo Fighters, H.E.R., Nas, and Chris Stapleton. There will also be a special In Memoriam performance highlighting […]
Harry Styles has just announced his third album, Harry’s House, set to release on May 20th. Following his 2019’s album Fine Line, this new record will contain 13 brand new songs from the British artist. An avid fan of Joni Mitchell, Styles borrows his new album’s title from her 1975 track “Harry’s House/Centerpiece” featured on The Hissing of Summer […]
According to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, the organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide, has just reported that the total revenue for 2021 was $25.9 billion. “Today’s music market is the most competitive in memory,” IFPI CEO Frances Moore said during a press conference held to announce the report. “Fans are […]
Ed Sheeran, Camila Cabello, Emeli Sandé, Snow Patrol, and Gregory Porter will be performing at a televised concert for Ukraine from the Birmingham Resorts World Arena on March 29th. “My heart is breaking for the people of Ukraine,” said Cabello. “As refugees from Ukraine join millions of other displaced people around the globe, we all have […]
Despite being nominated in five categories, Kanye West has been barred from performing at the 2022 Grammy Awards. According to a spokesperson for West, the ban is due to his “concerning online behavior,” including threats, harassment aimed at his ex-wife Kim Kardashian, and, most recently, for calling Daily Show host Trever Noah a racist name, which resulted […]
Justin Bieber’s recent Denver concert was forced to a halt after an electrical fire at the Ball Arena venue caused an unexpected power outage during the singer’s performance of “Yummy.” According to videos and anecdotes from the evening, the stage lights, video monitors, sound equipment, lasers, and other special effects went out. Only the pyrotechnics […]