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Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic A year ago, Dua Lipa founded Service95, a newsletter and podcast featuring her recommendations; thought-provoking articles about culture, activism and social justice; and interviews with celebrities and newsmakers. Now she's scheduled an online event where she'll discuss what prompted her to branch out from music. The digital event will take place April 13, and tickets are on sale now via Fane.co.uk. Dua will be talking about the inspiration for Service95, […]

Britney Spears shared a photo of herself when she was 13 and revealed she "used to make music videos with my friends at their house." She wrote on Instagram, "We never had a real guy to play our love interest so we used our imaginations... Antonio Banderas was always my love interest and the video was the worst thing I have ever seen in my entire life." Rod Stewart, at least in spirit, encourages […]

Atlantic Records Ed Sheeran releases "Eyes Closed" Friday, March 24, which will officially launch his next music era. The track, as he previously revealed, is about grappling with the death of his friend Jamal Edwards. Ed explained the music video will further illustrate his grief by allowing it to physically manifest as a furry blue monster that follows him around. "When I was thinking of concepts for the Eyes Closed music video I […]

The Orchard John Oates is back with another new single: This time he’s shared a cover of the Timmy Thomas track "Why Can’t We Live Together," which some music fans may recognize as the tune sampled in Drake's 2015 hit "Hotline Bling." "When thinking about the state of our world today I was reminded of the brilliant, classic 1970's anti-war anthem by Timmy Thomas,” Oates shares. “The original was a stark and powerfully beautiful […]

ABC Lady Gaga made headlines for helping a photographer who fell on the red carpet, but now that photographer is being lambasted online. Page Six reports a clip of the incident that was taken at another angle surfaced online, and fans took issue with how the photographer seemingly thanked the pop star. After she helps the unidentified man to his feet, he's seen briefly patting her waist before rushing out of her way. […]

Meghan Trainor isn't a fan of women feeling pressure to choose between their careers and children. She recently told the Best Advice podcast moms can — and should — have both. "For anyone out there who wants to have a baby, and you're like, 'Oh no, my career isn't where I want it to be,' a baby won't ruin it, it'll make it better," she said. "Babies bring luck ... I promise everything will work out." […]

Atlantic Records Matchbox Twenty is Back ... 2 Good. Not only has the band released their first new music in over a decade, they've announced a new album and a new tour. The song, "Wild Dogs (Running in a Slow Dream)," is available now. The new album, titled Where The Light Goes, will be out May 26. It's their first album since 2012's North. MB20's summer tour, which was already […]

If watching Lady Gaga perform her nominated song "Hold My Hand" on the Oscars with no makeup, a t-shirt and ripped jeans was jarring for you, don't worry -- Gaga's got you. On Thursday, the star posted a video on TikTok captioned, "The rehearsal no one saw." It shows Gaga performing "Hold My Hand" on a piano in her hotel room in her full red carpet glam look: dramatic makeup, […]

TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift is kicking off her Eras era with four new songs, which she released at midnight on Friday. Of the four songs, three are rerecordings. Two of those three, are from The Hunger Games soundtrack, "Eyes Open (Taylor's Version)" and "Safe & Sound (Taylor's Version)." The Civil Wars singers Joy Williams and John Paul White join the pop star on the latter track.  The third rerecording is "If This Was A Movie (Taylor's Version)" and comes from the […]