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Doja Cat has tested positive for Covid-19, forcing her to pull out of the remainder of the iHeartRadio Jingle Ball Tour. Doja Cat announced the bad news on Instagram, saying, “As most of you probably heard earlier, a few members on my production team tested positive for Covid 19 and I had to cancel a…

Billie Eilish delivered songs from her latest album, Happier Than Ever, during her appearance on “Saturday Night Live” on December 11. Eilish, who pulled double-duty that night, serving as the host as well as the musical guest, performed “Happier Than Ever” and “Male Fantasy.” After an introduction from her parents, Eilish sang the title track…

Coldplay and Lil Nas X were forced to pull out of the U.K.’s annual Jingle Bell Ball all-star concert last weekend after team members tested positive for COVID-19. “Sadly we have to announce that Coldplay and Lil Nas X have had to pull out of performing at this weekend’s Jingle Bell Ball with Barclaycard,” read…

Travis Scott and Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” were among the leaders on Google’s 2021 Year in Search list. Google released its annual “Year in Search” review for 2021 that provides an overview of trends and rankings of the most-searched items of the year. Scott landed on top of Google’s top trending searches for musicians in…

Mary J. Blige, H.E.R., Rick Ross and the Isley Brothers are set to headline Miami Gardens’ mega jazz and R&B music festival Jazz in the Gardens in March 2022. Miami Gardens mayor Rodney Harris unveiled the official star-studded lineup for the festival that returns to Hard Rock Stadium after a COVID-caused hiatus last year. “We’re…

Pop superstar Ariana Grande and Kid Cudi recently shared a performance video for their latest collaborative track “Just Look Up” from the film Don’t Look Up. The song was produced by Nicholas Britell and co-written by Grande, Kid Cudi, Britell, and Taura Stinson. The single is featured on the soundtrack of Netflix film Don’t Look…

Hip-hop artist Travis Scott has finally opened up about the Astroworld tragedy that took place on November 5, as fans surged toward the stage during his performance, killing 10 people, including a 9-year-old, and leaving hundreds injured. On Thursday, radio and talk show host, Charlamagne tha God, released a nearly hour-long interview with the rapper…

A U.S. federal judge has ruled that pop superstar Taylor Swift will have to face a jury trial over allegations that she stole the lyrics to “Shake It Off.” U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald refused Swift’s request to dismiss the case. According to the judge, a jury might find that her 2014 chart-topping hit…

Chlöe Bailey, one half of the musical duo Chloe x Halle, recently shared a passionate cover of Adele’s latest hit “Easy On Me” from her blockbuster album 30. “There ain’t no gold in this river/ That I’ve been washin’ my hands in forever/ I know there is hope in these waters/ But I can’t bring…

Time magazine has named Olivia Rodrigo as its 2021 Entertainer of the Year. In an article on the 18-year-old singer-songwriter, Time’s Lucy Feldman writes, “Her rise to pop stardom was swift and definitive. It started on Jan. 8, when Rodrigo, already a Disney actor with an audience, released her first single, ‘Drivers License,’ a torch…