Nelly took to Instagram on Monday (December 9) to announce dates and details of his worldwide 2025 Where The Party At Tour. The St. Louis rapper’s sprawling 56-date international tour is in celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of his diamond-certified, chart-topping debut studio album, 2000’s Country Grammar. Nelly will be joined by…… read more »
Gracie Abrams just finished her run as opening act for Taylor Swift’s historic The Eras Tour, and is capitalizing on that newfound level of superstardom by announcing a headlining arena tour of her own in 2025. Abrams made the tour reveal on Instagram on Monday (December 9), which includes the biggest headlining shows of the…… read more »
On Monday (December 9), Sean “Jay-Z” Carter responded to the recent sexual assault allegations made against him. A woman, identified as Jane Doe, claims that Carter and Sean “Diddy” Combs drugged and raped her at an after party following the Video Music Awards in 2000 when she was 13-years-old. Carter released a public statement on…… read more »
Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returns to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week after jumping up nine spots to reach No. 1. This is the festive classic’s 15th total week topping the singles chart, spread out over six holiday seasons. Christmas tunes dominate this week’s Billboard Hot 100,…… read more »
On Sunday night (December 8), Taylor Swift performed her final show on her record-setting Eras Tour, which grossed more than $2 billion over the course of its 21-month, 149-show run. During that time, Swift handed out $197 million in bonuses to the cast and crew of The Eras Tour. These bonuses were issued to everyone…… read more »
During Variety’s 8th annual Hitmakers Brunch in Los Angeles on Saturday (December 7), industry insiders responsible for the biggest songs of the year were celebrated. Charli XCX was awarded Hitmaker of the Year, with the Brat star taking time to praise The Velvet Underground & Nico during her speech. “This record is one of the…… read more »
On a recent appearance on the Politickin podcast, Lance Bass revealed that after he came out as gay in 2006, creative opportunities that were once available to him started to be taken away. Bass was in talks at the time to film a pilot episode of a new sitcom for the CW, but once the…… read more »
Sabrina Carpenter’s A Nonsense Christmas premiered on December 7 on Netflix. One of the highlights of the holiday special is Carpenter’s duet with Chappell Roan on the Wham! classic, “Last Christmas.” The retro-themed performance was set in the aftermath of a rowdy holiday party, with wine bottles and empty red solo cups discarded on the…… read more »
Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department returns to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, boosted by the first physical release of the album’s Anthology edition sold exclusively at Target beginning on Black Friday. TTPD jumps from No. 8 to No. 1, topping the charts for the 16th week overall. TTPD Anthology sold 405,000…… read more »
JAY-Z has dismissed a newly-filed lawsuit alleging he raped a 13-year-old girl in 2000 as a “blackmail” attempt by attorney Tony Buzbee, citing a “terrible error in judgment.” The lawsuit, originally against Sean “Diddy” Combs, was refiled to include JAY-Z as a co-defendant, accusing both musicians of the assault at an MTV afterparty. JAY-Z preempted…… read more »
