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Trump Campaign Accuses Critical Musicians of Trying to Keep ‘Half of the Country’ From Enjoying Their Songs

A day after Rufus Wainwright and Village People co-founder Victor Willis lashed out at Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump for playing their songs during a 39-minute musical interlude at one of his campaign events, the Republican National Committee has responded to the criticism. Related Donald Trump Plays GNR, Sinead O’Connor, Village People Songs During Town […]

Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century Podcast: Adele (No. 10)

On today’s (Oct. 16) episode of the Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century podcast, we kick off the top 10 of our list with a singer-songwriter who defied pretty much every trend that defined pop music at the outset of the 2010s — and still zoomed past everyone else to become the best-selling artist […]

Ae! Group’s ‘Gotta Be’ Shoots to No. 1 on the Japan Hot 100

Ae! Group’s “Gotta Be” blasts in at No. 1 on the Billboard Japan Hot 100, dated Oct. 16. The title track of the quintet’s second single launched with 411,052 CDs in its first week to rule sales and also came in at No. 4 for radio airplay. Though the figure didn’t match the previous release, […]

Cynthia Erivo Slams ‘Offensive’ & ‘Deeply Hurtful’ Fan Edits of ‘Wicked’ Poster With Ariana Grande

Cynthia Erivo has seen the internet’s Wicked memes, and she’s not a fan. Related ‘Wicked: The Soundtrack’ Has a Release Date: Here’s Where to Pre-Order 10/09/2024 On Wednesday (Oct. 16), the singer-actress blasted a few of the viral edits of the upcoming film’s new poster, which finds Erivo staring at the camera as costar Ariana Grande […]