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Controversial musician Marilyn Manson, who received two nominations for Grammys this year as a co-writer on Kanye West’s Donda, lost one of the nominations after the Recording Academy revised its list of nominees. Manson, whose official name is Brian Warner, received Grammy nominations in both the Album of the Year and Best Rap Song categories…

Superstar Mariah Carey’s Christmas classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has received diamond certification from the Recording Industry Association of America, becoming the first and only holiday single to receive the Diamond Award. In a celebratory tweet, Carey wrote, “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend,” along with diamond and heart emoji. She also…

Shawn Mendes shared a new single, “It’ll Be Okay,” on Wednesday, December 1, just two week after his high-profile breakup with Camila Cabello, whom he dated for more than two years. The singer had first teased the single via Instagram on Tuesday with a 12-second snippet of him singing, “Are we gonna make it?/ Is…

Roddy Ricch has announced that his upcoming sophomore album Live Life Fast, will be released on December 17 via Atlantic. “livelifefast 12/17 spread the word,” Ricch shared on Instagram alongside the album’s cover art, which features him driving in a bright yellow jacket. The new album will follow the recently released single “Late At Night,”…

Glass Animals covered Lorde’s “Solar Power” during their recent BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge performance. In addition to playing their hits like “I Don’t Wanna Talk (I Just Wanna Dance)” and “Heat Waves,” the British rock band, which recently received their first Grammy nomination, performed the title track from Lorde’s most recent album. Glass Animals…

Beyoncé’s daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi are featured in the superstar singer’s new Ivy Park collection campaign. On Monday, Bey debuted the campaign for her label’s latest collaborative collection with Adidas, which also features guest appearances by James Harden, Jalen Green, and more. In the ad, nine-year-old Blue and four-year old Rumi wear matching black-and-white…

Christina Aguilera will be presented the first-ever Music Icon Award at the 2021 People’s Choice Awards next week. In the award ceremony to be held on December 7 at the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, Aguilera will perform a medley of her greatest hits. The performance will also feature music from her long-awaited second…

Men’s lifestyle and entertainment magazine Playboy has named Cardi B as its first-ever Creative Director In Residence. In her new role, Cardi will provide artistic direction across co-branded fashion and sexual wellness merchandise collections, digital editorial, experiential activations and more, the iconic lifestyle brand said in a press release. In addition, Cardi B will serve…

For the fifth straight year, a male artist is Billboard’s Top Artist of the Year. It’s Drake in 2021. The 35-year-old hip-hop superstar receives the honor for the second time; the first was in 2018. Drake’s sixth studio album Certified Lover Boy debuted atop the Billboard 200 on the chart dated September 18, 2021. Certified…

Olivia Rodrigo has been named Billboard’s Top New Artist and Top Female Artist Of 2021. The teenage music sensation has achieved the double honor based on the huge successes of her music on the weekly Billboard 200 albums and Billboard Hot 100 songs charts. Billboard’s year-end music recaps represent aggregated metrics for each artist, title,…