Credit Terence O’ConnorTurns out Barack Obama is having a Brat summer.The former president has released his summer playlist, and while it doesn’t include Chappell Roan, it does include two other pop girlies of the moment: Charli XCX and Billie Eilish. Charli is represented by her song “365,” while Billie makes the list with “Chihiro.” Also on the list are Paul…

TAS Rights Management/Republic This year, in addition to all the country duets he’s recorded, Post Malone has also sung with Taylor Swift on the #1 hit “Fortnight” and Beyoncé on her Cowboy Carter track “Levii’s Jeans.” And while Posty is happy to collaborate with superstars like that, he’s really happy that he’s not as famous…

Gregory Harris for ELLE LISA may be stepping out on her own with her solo hit “Rockstar,” but she has no plans to leave her BLACKPINK bandmates behind. Speaking to ELLE, the Thai-born K-pop superstar says, “Of course we’re continuing, for sure. We’re so proud of BLACKPINK, and I love BLACKPINK. It is not just…

When Taylor Swift‘s album The Tortured Poets Department remained at #1 this week — its 14th nonconsecutive week on top of the Billboard Top 200 — she also delivered a chart beatdown to her nemesis Ye, formerly known as Kanye West. The rapper’s new album, a collaboration with Ty Dolla $ign called Vultures 2, debuted at…

Ryan Lee Clemens This year’s MTV Video Music Awards have moved to a different day. The show will now air live Sept. 11 at 8 p.m. ET from UBS Arena in Queens, New York. In addition to announcing a new date, the show has revealed its first performers: Sabrina Carpenter, Chappell Roan, Camila Cabello, Rauw…

Iwi Onodera/Redferns The Backstreet Boys haven’t announced a return to Las Vegas, but one of them is returning to Sin City on his own. As part of the North American leg of his Who I Am World Tour, Nick Carter will do two concerts at The Summit Showroom at the Venetian Resort, Nov. 16 and Nov.…

Harry Langer/DeFodi Images via Getty Images Adele is a big Olympics fan: She paused one of her shows in Munich, Germany, so she could watch the women’s 100m sprint final. But at her Munich show on Aug. 11, she declared that her favorite moment of all during this year’s Games was the performance by a female breakdancer…

Steve Jennings/FilmMagic Sabrina Carpenter headlined San Francisco’s Outside Lands festival on Aug. 11 — her first-ever festival headlining slot — and had some help from a special guest: Kacey Musgraves. The country/pop singer joined Sabrina for a duet version of the classic Nancy Sinatra song “These Boots Are Made for Walkin’.” Sabrina posted multiple photos…

Didier Messens/Getty Images Whether she meant to or not, Lorde has given the “Green Light” to intense new album speculation. The “Royals” artist has deleted all of her posts on Instagram, often recognized as the international sign among musicians for “something big is about to be announced.” The profile’s bio remains, which reads, “THE THEMES…

Beth Garrabrant Taylor Swift‘s The Tortured Poets Department is on top once again. The album has racked up a 14th non-consecutive week at #1 on the Billboard Top 200. The last time an album by a female artist spent at least that many weeks on top was Adele‘s 21, which was #1 for 24 weeks…