Social Color Club / Noah TaherAlly Brooke recently said she was trying to reunite Fifth Harmony. Well, she’s successfully reunited two-fifths of the bestselling girl group. Ally and Dinah Jane — with whom she reconnected earlier this year at a party — have recorded their take on the holiday standard “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas.” It’ll be out on December 1,…… read more »
Live NationThe details of Billboard’s Top Tours of 2023, based on how much each act’s trek earned at the box office, have been revealed, and Taylor Swift is nowhere to be found. That’s not because her Eras Tour wasn’t successful. Rather, as Billboard explains, figures for the Eras Tour have not yet been reported to Billboard, which disqualifies Taylor from appearing on the year-end…… read more »
Disney/Frank MicelottaWhile performing in Sydney, Australia, Post Malone thrilled fans by bringing a local hero onstage to duet with him: The Kid LAROI. According to the Townsville Bulletin, during Posty’s outdoor show on Wednesday night, LAROI popped in to join him on a rendition of “Wasting Angels,” their collab from Posty’s 2022 album, Twelve Carat Toothache. They also performed an…… read more »
Valerie Macon/AFPLil Nas X goes gospel? Possibly. When the singer/rapper dropped a snippet of a song about angels and faith, asking if fans might appreciate the new sound, his followers weren’t sure if he was just joking. “Yall mind if i enter my christian era?” he captioned an Instagram video of himself singing along to the new track. While some of…… read more »
Top Dawg/RCAAlbums by SZA and Olivia Rodrigo are on top of Rolling Stone’s list of the 100 Best Albums of 2023. SZA’s SOS tops the magazine’s list as the #1 album of 2023. Rolling Stone says SZA is “a key voice in her generation” and that the album dominated “the cultural conversation on a level no 2023 release could compare with.” Olivia’s GUTS is #5 on…… read more »
Disney/Randy HolmesLooking for the perfect gift for the pop music fan in your life? You may be able to find something special at the ASCAP Foundation’s newly launched 2023 Holiday Auction, which features items and experiences from Olivia Rodrigo, Selena Gomez and “Lil Boo Thang” singer Paul Russell. Olivia has donated a pair of Sony headphones, and she’s autographed the case. Its value…… read more »
Beth Garrabrant/RepublicTaylor Swift’s album Midnights features the song “Sweet Nothing,” which was co-written by her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn, using the pseudonym William Bowery. Many fans believed the song was about Taylor and Joe’s relationship, but Taylor just dropped a clue that the inspiration may have been an 81-year-old music legend: Paul McCartney. At least one eagle-eyed Swifty noticed that on…… read more »
John Sciulli/Getty Images for GucciMiley Cyrus told fans a week ago that she’d celebrated her 31st birthday on November 23 with an intimate performance of her “favorite songs, including my own” for “an audience full of my friends and family.” During that performance, she delivered the first-ever live rendition of “Flowers” — and now, she’s posted it for…… read more »
Raymond Hall/GC ImagesOn November 29 in New York City, Jessica Simpson was honored with the Icon Award at the Footwear News Achievement Awards — aka the “Shoe Oscars” — for her billion-dollar Jessica Simpson Footwear line. But next year, the former reality star is getting back to her original job: music. Speaking to Footwear News,…… read more »
Sabrina Carpenter has commented on the controversy over her “Feather” music video, which was partially filmed inside of a Catholic church. In response to backlash she’s received, Sabrina shook off the haters with a clever joke. “We got approval in advance,” Sabrina told Variety, “and Jesus was a carpenter.” Our first look at the eight-part docuseries all…… read more »
