Tyla caught up with Jerah Milligan on the red carpet of the 57th NAACP Image Awards.
Marshall has announced an initiative to support independent music venues worldwide.
On Monday (March 2), the audio and technology company launched a new membership program, Amplify, with the long-term goal of creating a more sustainable music industry. Through Amplify, Marshall commits an amount equal to 1% of member purchases on marshall.com to support local music communities, starting with independent venues.
Amplify is free to join via marshall.com and offers members benefits including early access to products, free shipping and priority support. Every eligible member purchase made through marshall.com will go toward the initiative.
“For over 60 years, Marshall amplified live music, from local independent venues to the world’s biggest stages,” said Marshall CEO Jeremy de Maillard in a statement. “Small venues are where the next generation of musicians turn first time listeners into lifelong fans. Through Amplify, Marshall is building a long-term model to support the future of live music.”
The Amplify initiative will initially focus on independent venues globally that are selected “for their role in supporting emerging artists and local music communities,” according to a press release. Support can come in the form of backline equipment, funded live events and longer-term partnerships.
“It is a real pleasure to work with a brand that truly respects our DNA and places full trust in us when it comes to both the actions we lead and the programming we curate,” said Cecilia Sparano, communication director at independent Paris rock venue Supersonic, in a statement. “This partnership represents genuine support for the fragile economy of small concert venues, and it plays a key role in allowing festivals such as Supersonic’s Block Party and They’re Gonna Be Big to continue to exist.”
The Amplify initiative is now live. Head here for more information.
Halle Bailey & Regé-Jean Page caught up with Jerah Milligan on the red carpet of the 57th NAACP Image Awards.
Tyriq Withers caught up with Jerah Milligan on the red carpet of the 57th NAACP Image Awards.
Ella Langley leads this week’s all-genre Billboard Hot 100, marking her second nonconsecutive week at the chart’s summit with her hit “Choosin’ Texas.” The song also spends its 14th week at the pinnacle of the multimetric Hot Country Songs chart, and previously topped the Country Airplay chart.
The song previews Langley’s upcoming sophomore album Dandelion, set to release April 10 on SAWGOD/Columbia Records. “Choosin’ Texas” is Langley’s first song to top the all-genre Hot 100, after she previously saw her song “Weren’t for the Wind” climb into the chart’s top 20.
The single is the latest to scale the pinnacle of both the Hot 100 and the Hot Country Songs charts, following Morgan Wallen‘s hits “What I Want” (with Tate McRae), which topped both charts in May 2025, and “Love Somebody,” which topped both tallies in November 2024. In May of that same year, Wallen’s Post Malone collaboration “I Had Some Help” launched at No. 1 on the Hot 100 and the Hot Country Songs chart. That year also saw Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” and Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” top both the Hot 100 and Hot Country Songs charts. 2023 also saw four songs reach the pinnacle of both charts, then marking the most songs to top both charts since 1975-76, when six songs doubled up.
Below, we look at each mass-appeal hit that has topped both the all-genre Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot Country Songs chart.
Salt-N-Pepa caught up with Jerah Milligan on the red carpet of the 57th NAACP Image Awards.
In honor of Women’s History Month, let’s look at records that women have set at awards shows. These aren’t simply instances of the first woman to do this or that; these are cases where a woman holds a record that isn’t gender-specific.
In some cases, women are absolutely crushing it in a particular category. Billie Eilish set a record in 2020 as the youngest person to win the Grammy for album of the year. She was just 18 when she won for When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? The old record was held by Taylor Swift, who was 20 when she won for Fearless. Before that, it was held by Alanis Morissette, who was 21 when she won for Jagged Little Pill. And before that it was held by Barbra Streisand who was 22 when she won for The Barbra Streisand Album. Between them, these four women have held this record continuously since Streisand first set it in May 1964.
The all-time youngest winners in the three other Big Four Grammy categories are also women. Eilish is the youngest winner for record of the year, for “Bad Guy,” also in 2020. Lorde, 17 at the time, was the youngest winner for song of the year, for “Royals.” LeAnn Rimes, just 14 at the time, was the youngest winner for best new artist.
A total of 16 artists have received Grammy nominations in each of the Big Four categories — album, record and song of the year, plus best new artist — in the same calendar year. A whopping 12 of those artists have been women, from Bobbie Gentry (1968) to Chappell Roan and Sabrina Carpenter (both 2025).
Women solo artists have won the Grammy for best new artist at each of the last nine ceremonies, from Alessia Cara in 2018 to Olivia Dean in 2026.
Women also rule at the MTV Video Music Awards. The four artists who have won the most Moon Persons (it still doesn’t roll off the tongue as easily as Moonman, does it?) are all women. Swift and Beyoncé are tied for the lead with 30 wins each, followed by Lady Gaga (22) and Madonna (20).
In the history of the Academy Awards, just four people have been nominated for Oscars for acting and songwriting in the same year. Three are women: Mary J. Blige, Lady Gaga and Cynthia Erivo.
Here are 20 more awards show records held by women:
Megan Moroney‘s album title says it all. After reaching No. 1 on the Billboard 200 with Cloud 9, the country singer/songwriter said she’s absolutely elated about the chart news.
On Monday (March 2) — the same day Billboard announced that Cloud 9 had dethroned J. Cole’s The Fall-Off for the top spot on the U.S. albums chart — Moroney gushed in a statement, “Not to be cliche but I’m on cloud 9!”
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“I have to give credit to my fans, they’re the best in the world,” she continued of the feat. “To have them embrace an album like this is a dream come true. I can’t wait till we’re screaming these songs together on THE CLOUD 9 TOUR!”
Shortly afterward, Moroney posted another thank-you message on Instagram. “CLOUD 9 IS NO. 1!!!?! THANK YOU SO MUCH” she wrote. “BEST FANS IN THE WORLD THANK YOU FOR STREAMING & LISTENING & CONNECTING & CARING I CANT WAIT TO SCREAM THESE SONGS WITH YOU ON TOUR AHHH :,)))”
Featuring collaborations with Kacey Musgraves and Ed Sheeran, Cloud 9 dropped Feb. 20, marking the Georgia native’s third studio album. It succeeds 2023’s Lucky and 2024’s Am I Okay?, which reached Nos. 38 and 9 on the Billboard 200, respectively.
With Cloud 9 ruling the album tally the same week Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” shoots back up to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the two charts are topped by two female country musicians for the first time in history. Langley celebrated her feat by sharing Billboard‘s article on her single’s second week at No. 1 with sobbing and mind-blown emojis on her Instagram Story.
Moroney is now gearing up to embark on an arena tour in support of Cloud 9. The trek kicks off in May and runs through early October, with stops scheduled for the United States, Canada and Europe.
Halsey has been a loyal Tumblr user for well over a decade, as the social media platform was a key ingredient in helping fuel their rise in the 2010s while connecting with fans.
Tumblr celebrated its 19th anniversary on Friday (Feb. 27) and served up a heavy dose of nostalgia with a highlight reel featuring cameos from 2010s favorites like The Weeknd, A$AP Rocky, Lana Del Rey and One Direction, to name a few.
However, there was one notable omission, as Halsey was absent from the clip. “I keep your lights on for years and this is the thanks I get,” she quipped in response.
Halsey’s reply on Sunday swept social media and went viral to the tune of more than 300,000 likes on X. “They’re trying to erase you queen,” one person wrote in Halsey’s defense.
“And during the 10 year anniversary of badlands too, the disrespect is INSANE,” another fan added, while pointing to the 10th-anniversary tour Halsey wrapped up in February in support of their 2015 debut, Badlands.
Feeling the heat from the playful backlash, Tumblr released a statement apologizing for its mistake on Monday (March 2). “Halsey, we are deeply sorry you were not included in our 19th birthday edit. you are and have forever been a pillar of our platform and yes for lack of better words ‘keeping our lights on for years.’ we would never, as you once put it, intentionally swerve you,” Tumblr wrote.
The blogging network continued: “At just 19, we’re still learning and growing. we promise this will never happen again. we hope you can find it in your heart to forgive us. with love, tumblr.”
Fans are patiently awaiting Halsey to kick off their next era, with the singer’s last album, The Great Impersonator, arriving in October 2024. Halsey claimed their label was keeping them from releasing a new project during an interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe.
“I can’t make an album right now — I’m not allowed to,” she said in September. “That’s the reality, because The Great Impersonator didn’t perform the way they thought it was going to.”
Find Halsey’s response and Tumblr’s apology below.
Global concert staging and live events company TAIT acquired longtime production studio and creative agency partner, Silent House Productions, the two companies announced Monday (March 2).
TAIT, which stages events for the Olympics, Disney, Cirque du Soleil, Beyoncé and more, is bringing Silent House’s Emmy-award-winning production team, touring and studio operations under its umbrella. The combined companies, which recently teamed up on Taylor Swift‘s The Eras Tour, Tyler, the Creator’s Chromakopia tour and Backstreet Boys’ Into The Millennium residency at Sphere, can offer “creative, technical, and delivery expertise to build productions at any scale,” according to a press release.
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“By unifying two trusted industry experts, our goal is to help our partners to collectively align the creative, technical, financial, and logistical reality of their projects and ideally unlock new opportunities beyond the show,” said Adam Davis, CEO of TAIT, in a statement.
Though terms of the deal were not disclosed, this is the first big acquisition this year for the global events industry, which is expected to be worth $2.5 trillion within the next 10 years, according to a report by Allied Market Research.
In 2024, European music festivals operator Superstruct was acquired by KKR, with support from CVC Capital Partners, for 1.3 billion euros ($1.39 billion). In May 2025, Providence Equity Partners bought a controlling stake in GCL, owner of Rock-It Cargo, the official logistics provider for the FIFA World Cup 2026 and the new FIFA Club World Cup.
“By formally aligning, we’re expanding what we can do together and streamlining the creative and technical process — allowing us to bring our clients’ ideas to life faster and more economically, without compromising the artistic vision,” said Baz Halpin, founder and CEO of Silent House Group, in a statement.
Nishen Radia at B. Riley Securities served as Silent House’s exclusive financial advisor, while its legal counsel was Willkie Farr & Gallagher. Dechert LLP served as legal counsel to TAIT.
