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Janet Jackson Reveals Mortifying Wardrobe Malfunction in Front of Queen Elizabeth II: ‘I Couldn’t Believe It Happened’

Janet Jackson is opening up about another wardrobe malfunction. In an interview with British Vogue in which the 58-year-old pop icon flipped through a look book of some of her most iconic costumes, Jackson stopped on one of the military-inspired looks from her 1989 Rhythm Nation album. Related Janet Jackson Announces Las Vegas Residency: ‘This […]

Miranda Lambert’s ‘Postcards From Texas’: All 14 Tracks Ranked

Miranda Lambert returns with her 10th studio album today (Friday, Sept. 13), and in the process, she’s revisiting and celebrating her Lone Star State roots even as her career propels forward, as her new album is her first since signing with Republic Records, in conjunction with Big Loud, earlier this year. For more than two […]

How Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’ ‘Die With a Smile’ Became a Global Smash

In the middle of August, with precious little warning, two of the biggest artists in the world decided to take hold of the pop-music narrative. On the night of Aug. 15, Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars unleashed their collaborative ballad “Die With a Smile,” complete with a Dolly Parton-inspired music video released the same evening, […]

How U.S. Construction Workers Fueled Luis R Conriquez’s Rise

There’s a uniqueness to Luis R Conriquez’s humble beginnings. The gas station worker-turned-hitmaker, now known as the king of corridos bélicos, began writing songs for an unlikely group of early listeners who turned into some of his first clients. Soon after writing his first corridos in his early 20s, the Sonora-born artist started getting direct […]

Chart Rewind: In 2014, Charli XCX Thundered to No. 1 With ‘Boom Clap’

A decade before Brat summer, Charli XCX roared to No. 1 on Billboard’s Pop Airplay chart with “Boom Clap.” The song began a three-week reign on the list dated Sept. 13, 2014, and marked her first No. 1 on her own and second overall. She first led as featured on Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy” for three […]

How Reggaetón and Regional Mexican Music Found Surprising Common Ground

Back in October 2019, Bad Bunny, already a huge star, posted a video of himself on Instagram, drinking tequila and singing along to a song in Spanish set to strumming guitars. It was “Soy el Diablo” by Natanael Cano, the then-18-year-old making waves in regional Mexican music with his corridos tumbados, a subgenre blending hip-hop swagger […]