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Britney Spears is back with a bang, as the pop star has released a new collaboration with the legendary Elton John. Last month, reports said the artists had recorded a new version of the rocketman’s 1972 classic “Tiny Dancer.” The new rendition, now titled “Hold Me Closer,” dropped on Friday, August 26. John had announced…

Yungblud has announced plans to embark on an arena tour of the U.K. as part of his world tour. Yungblud is set to drop his upcoming self-titled record on September 2 via Locomotion/Geffen. He has already released three singles, including “Don’t Feel Like Feeling Sad Today,” “The Funeral” and the Willow-assisted “Memories.” The short trek…

The Shaquille O’Neal Foundation has announced that multiple Grammy award-winning artists Maroon 5, CMA’s 2020 Female Artist of the Year Maren Morris, and Emmy award-winning comedian John Mulaney will headline “The Event,” its second annual fundraising gala to be held at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on October 1. “The Event” serves…

Jack Harlow has announced the dates for the U.K. leg of his Come Home The Kids Miss You World Tour. The rapper said he will perform five dates in the U.K. The first show will be at O2 Academy in Birmingham on November 2. There will also be concerts in London, Manchester, Leeds and Nottingham.…

Nicki Minaj’s new single, “Super Freaky Girl” has debuted at the top of Billboard Hot 100. This marks the rapper’s first Hot 100 No. 1 as an unaccompanied artist. Two other collaborations featuring Minaj also previously reached No. 1 on the chart – “Trollz,” with 6ix9ine, and Doja Cat’s “Say So,” both released in 2020.…

Rod Wave’s Beautiful Mind has become his second No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 chart. The album topped the chart with 115,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending August 18, according to Luminate. SEA units comprise 113,000 (equaling 157.73 million on-demand official streams of the set’s 24 tracks), album…

K-pop band BLACKPINK’s highly anticipated comeback single, “Pink Venom” dropped on Friday, August 19. The track is a preview to the band’s second studio album, Born Pink, which is set to arrive on September 16. Corresponding to the release of “Pink Venom,” BLACKPINK also rolled out the #PinkVenomChallenge on YouTube, encouraging fans to post their…

R&B megastar Usher has announced that he is extending his Las Vegas Residency well into 2023, adding as many as 25 new dates. “The Usher: My Way” Vegas Residency is now set to run till July 15, 2023. According to a release, all the shows in the current residency to date have been sold out.…

MTV has revealed an exciting line-up of performers for the 2022 VMAs Pre-Show. Dove Cameron, Saucy Santana, and Yung Gravy will take the stage during the 90-minute event. Cameron, who will be making her Pre-Show debut, has been nominated this year in the Best New Artist category. Santana, the current MTV Global PUSH Artist for…

Coldplay’s video for their song “Humankind” sees the band performing at the Foro Sol stadium in Mexico City during the course of their four sold-out shows in April. The energetic visual, directed by Stevie Rae Gibbs and James Marcus Haney, shows Chris Martin and his crew performing the track from their Music of the Spheres…