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A$AP Rocky, Lil Baby and Lil Uzi Vert are set to headline the upcoming three-day Summer Smash Festival, scheduled to take place in Douglas Park in Chicago from August 20 to 22. While A$AP will be headlining on the first day, Lil Baby and Uzi will be the headliners on days 2 and 3, respectively.…

The Citi Music Series On “Today” summer lineup of performers has been announced. The lineup includes Blake Shelton, Maroon 5, H.E.R., Coldplay, Cynthia Erivo and more. There will be in-person concerts on the “Today” Plaza, complying with COVID protocols, in addition to virtual performances, exclusive artist interviews and surprises for viewers. The dates of performance…

The Weeknd and Ariana Grande’s “Save Your Tears” remix remains atop the Billboard Hot 100 for a second week. The track earned 22.4 million streams, down 26%, and 9,600 downloads, down 47%, in the week ending May 6, according to MRC Data. It also generated 68.5 million radio airplay audience impressions, up 1%, in the…

The Weeknd is set to perform at the upcoming Billboard Music Awards, which will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on May 23. The Weeknd, who is the top finalist at this year’s show, has earned nominations in 16 categories, including top artist, top male artist and top Hot 100 artist.…

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced the names of its 2021 inductees. The 2021 list celebrates the most diverse list of inductees in the history of the organization. Tina Turner, Carole King, The Go-Go’s, JAY-Z, Foo Fighters and Todd Rundgren are the inductees in the Performer category. With this, Tina Turner and…

Dua Lipa won two major awards at this year’s Brit Awards – British Female Solo Artist and British Album of the Year. Lipa was adjudged the best Female Solo Artist for her incredible work throughout the past year. She beat Arlo Parks, Celeste, Jessie Ware and Lianne La Havas to take home the coveted award.…

Halsey was named Songwriter Of The Year at the 69th annual BMI Pop Awards. The alt-pop star won the award for having written four of the previous year’s most performed songs – “Nightmare,” “Graveyard,” “Be Kind,” and “You Should Be Sad.” The haunting fan-favorite “Graveyard” and the biting country-tinged breakup anthem “You Should Be Sad,”…

Lil Nas X’s latest hit “Montero (Call Me by Your Name)” has returned to the top spot on the Billboard Global 200 chart. “Montero (Call Me By Your Name)” earned its fourth week at No. 1 on the Global 200 chart dated May 15. The track also scored its second week atop the Billboard Global…

Chance the Rapper has announced a brand-new concert film in honor of the 5th anniversary of his 2016 mixtape, Coloring Book. Titled Magnificent Coloring World, the concert film was directed by Jake Schreier and produced by Chano’s House of Kicks and Park Pictures. The film is slated for release via AMC Theaters this summer. “As…

DJ Khaled’s star-studded new album Khaled Khaled topped the Billboard 200 chart on its debut. Khaled Khaled debuted with 93,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending May 6, MRC Data shows. The equivalent album units consist of 76,000 SEA units, 14,000 album sales and 3,000 TEA units. The 13-track album,…