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BTS teams with UNICEF for new #OnMyMind initiative

Photo Courtesy of UNICEF In 2017, BTS and UNICEF started working together on the Love Myself charity campaign. Now, they've renewed the partnership and launched a new initiative called #OnMyMind. In the launch video, BTS member RM talks about the importance of loving yourself, and the…


Subjects of some of Taylor Swift's many 'TTPD' shout-outs react

Beth Garrabrant Taylor Swift's new album, The Tortured Poets Department, name-checks quite a few people, places and things, from a song by the Scottish band The Blue Nile to Stevie Nicks. Many of those entities are now reacting to being mentioned on the biggest album of the…


Madonna sued by fans for starting DC show late, allegedly lip-synching

Live Nation Madonna's already been sued by fans over the fact that she started her Brooklyn, New York, show in December 2023 two hours late. Fans in Washington, D.C., have now filed a similar complaint. In the complaint, obtained by ABC News, three fans who attended…


Jennifer Hudson shares inspiring message 20 years after 'American Idol' elimination

Disney/Randy Holmes Jennifer Hudson is sharing a reminder to "never give up on your dreams" on the 20th anniversary of her American Idol elimination. The 42-year-old singer, who has gone on to be one of the most celebrated voices of her generation, came in seventh on season 3 of the…


Hozier's first Hot 100 #1 hit is "Too Sweet"

ABC/Paula Lobo If your church is the top of the Billboard Hot 100, there's no need to take Hozier to it — he's already there. The Irish artist's viral single "Too Sweet" has hit #1 on the all-genre chart, the first time that's happened in his career. He previously peaked at #2 in 2014…


Imagine Dragons announces new album + US tour

KIDinaKORNER/Interscope You no longer have to imagine a new Imagine Dragons album. The sixth studio effort from the "Radioactive" outfit is called Loom and will arrive June 28. It's the follow-up to the two-part Mercury, which was released over 2021 and 2022. Loom includes the lead single "Eyes…


Taylor Swift explains meaning behind 'TTPD' songs in Amazon Music's track-by-track experience

Courtesy Amazon Music You don't have to wonder what Taylor Swift's new songs are about anymore: She's telling us, as part of a new feature on Amazon Music. Taylor's recorded what's being described as a "track-by-track experience," in which she explains the meaning behind a…


Taylor Swift's 'The Tortured Poets Department' sells 1.6 million units in one day

Beth Garrabrant Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department has only been available for a few days, but it's already the bestselling album of 2024. Billboard reports that after one day on sale, the album sold the equivalent of 1.6 million units, including…


Jon Bon Jovi to be a guest mentor on 'American Idol' "grand finale"

Emily Schur Before the winner of this season of American Idol is crowned, they'll be getting advice from a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. Jon Bon Jovi will serve as a guest mentor for the contestants during the show's "grand finale" on May 19 on ABC. He'll be the second Rock &…


Spice Girls rock out to hit song during Victoria Beckham's 50th birthday bash

Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Victoria Beckham celebrated her 50th birthday over the weekend, including having the "best night ever" alongside her former bandmates. "Posh Spice" could be seen singing and dancing to the Spice Girls' smash hit "Stop" alongside former bandmates…