Starsplash Music News

On Tuesday (September 17), Cher was announced as the music headliner for the upcoming Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show on October 15. This will be VS’s first major runway showcase in six years. To mark the grand occasion, they also revealed that for the first time ever the event will feature a lineup of all-women artists…

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” spends its 10th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, extending its run of the most weeks spent at the top of the singles chart in 2024. “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” also becomes one of only 45 No. 1 hits in the 66-year history of the Hot…

During an interview with Anderson Cooper on Sunday’s (September 15) episode of 60 Minutes, Dua Lipa distanced herself from contemporary pop stars who are “ruthless” about sharing their private lives in their music. The British pop superstar disclosed that her lyrics intentionally don’t reveal much about her past relationships and personal life. “It’s something that…

Tito Jackson, a founding member of the Jackson 5, died of a heart attack on Sunday at the age of 70. Tito was joined by his brothers Michael, Jermaine, Jackie, and Marlon in the chart-topping soul and R&B group, which was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. Tito played guitar…

During Shakira’s appearance at the Miami nightclub LIV on Sunday (September 15) to celebrate her forthcoming single, “Soltera,” the singer left the stage early after a fan appeared to be filming up her skirt. Shakira was in the club making a music video with a star-studded lineup featuring Winnie Harlow, Anitta, Lele Pons, and Danna…

In the current cover story of The Face, Chappell Roan shares specific incidents of invasive fan behavior that have caused her to question if wants to be in the public spotlight in the future. “I told myself, if this ever gets dangerous, I might quit,” Roan said. “It’s dangerous now, and I’m still going. But…

During the first show of the Killers two-night stand at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, New York, on Saturday night (September 14), the Vegas group honored another famous band that played the same venue almost exactly 60 years earlier. “Some of you might know the history of the place,” frontman Brandon Flowers told the crowd.…

Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet notches its third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Short n’ Sweet is only the second album to spend its first three weeks atop the Billboard 200 chart in 2024, joining Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department, which also spent its first three weeks at…

Pharrell Williams announced that the Something in the Water festival set to take place in his hometown of Virginia Beach is postponed until April 2025. The festival had originally been pushed from April of 2024 to this October. Pre-sale tickets started selling on Friday (September 13) ahead of a planned lineup reveal that ultimately never…

LL Cool J released, The Force, his first new studio album in 11 years, on September 6, and was part of a star-studded 40th anniversary tribute to Def Jam Records that closed down the VMAs on Wednesday night (Sept. 11). While rap fans enjoy his Q-Tip produced new album, the music in LL’s vault is…