ABC/Paula LoboHozier‘s “Too Sweet” chart success is almost too much for him to handle.Following news that the viral single hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — a career first for Hozier — the “Take Me to Church” artist has taken to Facebook to offer a “huge thank you for all the incredible support from around…

Lauren Dunn Now that Katy Perry has announced that she’s leaving American Idol, the race is on to find a replacement. While Katy seemed to think guest mentor Jelly Roll would do a good job, Luke Bryan and Ryan Seacrest said they could also see another guest mentor this season, Meghan Trainor, taking the job.…

Patrick Smith/Getty Images Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce went head-to-head for a Webby Award, and Taylor emerged triumphant — but Travis wasn’t completely shut out, either. Taylor was up against Travis, among others, in the category of Best Creator or Influencer Collaboration, Features (Social), and she won for her National Voter Registration Day collaboration with…

TAS Rights Management Just call it “Swiftonomics.” While there have been numerous college courses based on Taylor Swift‘s songwriting or marketing prowess, a new one at American University in Washington, D.C., will focus on how much money she generates for local economies: an estimated $5 billion. The university held a competition in which students were invited…

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 year. As previously reported, Patti Smith thanked Taylor for mentioning…

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 whole group delivers the message, “Life goes on. Let’s…

Neil Mockford/WireImage Rihanna’s “Diamonds” is living up to its name.  Roc Nation announced Monday that the song has officially reached Diamond status from the Recording Industry Association of America. That means it has sold 10 million equivalent song units since its release in 2012. “Diamonds” marks Rihanna’s third song to be certified Diamond, following 2010’s…

Soon, you’ll be able to wear Billie Eilish‘s skin as you play a bad guy in Fortnite. The video game collaboration goes live on April 23 when Billie takes the Fortnite Festival main stage. You’ll be able to stream her songs in that mode, while her character skin will be made available in the in-game…

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 Madonna’s show in December 2023 at D.C.’s Capital One Arena…

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 Closed,” which premiered April 3. The rest of…