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Lil Nas X has announced his widely-anticipated full-length debut album Montero with a minute-long Marvel Cinematic Universe-inspired trailer. The clip features snippets from his previous music videos, including “Old Town Road” featuring Billy Ray Cyrus, “Panini,” “Holiday” and “Montero (Call Me By Your Name),” as well as his recent BET Awards performance. The trailer ends…

Maroon 5’s “Beautiful Mistakes,” featuring Megan Thee Stallion, has reached the top spot on Billboard’s Adult Pop Airplay chart, extending the band’s record to 15 No. 1s on the tally. Maroon 5 had first topped the chart with “This Love” in April 2004 and it most recently ruled the tally for 14 weeks from December…

Olivia Rodrigo’s debut album Sour has reclaimed the top spot on the Billboard 200 chart, which ranks the most popular albums of the week in the United States. Earning 105,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending June 24, the album ascended to No. 1 from third position on the list, MRC…

H.E.R., Lil Wayne and The Isley Brothers have been confirmed as headliners of Atlanta’s ONE Musicfest, the Southeast’s largest two-day urban progressive music festival. The 2021 event will take place October 9-10 at Centennial Olympic Park. Tickets are on sale now. Other acts in the lineup include Ari Lennox, Burna Boy, Ty Dolla $ign, Kirk…

Former My Chemical Romance drummer Bob Bryar has put his drum set up for auction for a charitable cause. Bryar is selling The Black Parade-era kit, consisting of the bass drum, rack tom, floor tom, and snare drum, along with the road case that carries the My Chemical Romance logo. The drum set was featured…

The long-awaited Primavera Sound Los Angeles festival it set to finally make its debut in 2022. The first edition of Primavera Sound Los Angeles, which was originally announced as a two-day festival, has been extended to three days. The music festival will take place on September 16, 17 and 18 next year at the Los…

Ariana Grande has pledged $1 million worth of free therapy to her fans in partnership with Better Help, an online portal offering counselling support. “Thrilled to be working with @betterhelp to give away $1,000,000 of free therapy,” Grande wrote on social media. “While acknowledging that therapy should not be for a privileged few but something…

Halsey has announced her fourth album, If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, which will be produced by Oscar and Grammy winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross of Nine Inch Nails. “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. The FOURTH album by Halsey. Produced by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross,” Halsey tweeted. She…

The Weeknd is reportedly set to star in and co-write a drama series for HBO titled “The Idol.” According to Variety, the series will follow a female pop singer who sparks a romance with an enigmatic L.A. club owner who doubles as a leader of a secret cult. The Weeknd will co-write and executive produce…

Bastille premiered their new single “Distorted Light Beam”, co-written and co-produced with Ryan Tedder alongside the band’s long-time collaborator Mark Crew, on Annie Mac’s BBC Radio 1 show on June 23. The song is from the band’s upcoming fourth studio album due out later this year. Through the song, the band reflects on how people…