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Whitney Houston Signature Barbie Doll (Courtesy Mattel Inc.) It's the greatest doll of all: The Whitney Houston Barbie is here.The Whitney Houston Barbie Signature Doll is modeled on Whitney's look in the video for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)": She's wearing a purple tank dress, drop earrings and colorful eye makeup and big curly hair, and she even comes with a microphone stand. It was created in […]

Ariana Grande, 'petal' (Katia Temkin) Ariana Grande's new album is a bloomin' success.Her eighth full-length release, petal, debuts at #1 on the Billboard 200 with sales of 295,000 units. It's her biggest sales week by units in the 2020s. Boosting the album's sales was its availability in more than 10 different digital and streaming versions, 10 vinyl variants, five CD variants and two cassettes.  Her vinyl sales amounted to 96,000, which […]

There's no reining in Olivia Dean and her pal Sam Fender. Their duet "Rein Me In" has topped the U.K.'s Official Singles Chart for an amazing 20th week. Last week, when the song notched its 19th week on top they set the record for the longest-running #1 single of all time on that chart. Elsewhere, Ariana Grande's new album petal debuts at #1 on the U.K. album chart, and two […]

Ariana Grande attends the 'Wicked: For Good' European Premiere on November 10, 2025 in London, England. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images) Fans got excited when they heard that Ariana Grande was reuniting with Ryan Murphy for a small role in the upcoming season 13 of American Horror Story, but then it was announced that she'd dropped out due to her tour.  Now Murphy, who first worked with Grande in Scream Queens, says the […]

Chappell Roan, The Super Graphic Spectacular (Ramisha Sattar) Chappell Roan hasn't been on a concert stage lately, but that will change in October when she plays two special charity shows at The Shrine in Los Angeles.The Super Graphic Spectacular — a twist on the title of her song "Super Graphic Ultra Modern Girl" — the Oct. 21 and 22 shows will raise money for Chappell's nonprofit, The Midwest Princess Project. […]

Alex Warren, 'Wildchild' (Atlantic Records) After weeks of teases on social media, Alex Warren has released his new single "Rescuer" which, like many of his songs, is a tribute to his wife, Kouvr Annon Warren."When I was at my absolute lowest, my now-wife Kouvr saved me," he says in a statement. "Nothing I have or have done is possible without her. This song is written to her as a way […]

It's the moment that dance music fans have been waiting for: Madonna and Kylie Minogue have teamed up for a record. "Love Sensation (Afterhours Mix)" puts the two divas together on a new version of a song from Madonna's current album, Confessions II. The two debuted the song live at World Pride Amsterdam on Aug. 1. The original version has already hit #1 on dance radio.Audrey Nuna, the singing voice of HUNTR/X's […]

If you've been to see Ed Sheeran's LOOP stadium tour this summer, you may have caught a set from Aaron Rowe, one of his opening acts. But if they ever made a movie about how Aaron ended up with that gig, you wouldn't believe it.Dublin native Aaron spent years playing cover songs in pubs. One night Lewis Capaldi just happened to stop into one of those pub with friends. A […]

Tour admat for Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire's Sing a Song All Night Long tour (courtesy of Live Nation) Lionel Richie and Earth, Wind & Fire’s show in San Francisco was canceled last minute Thursday night due to a “medical emergency” involving a member of the band.Earth, Wind & Fire announced the news in a social media post just minutes before the concert was set to begin at the Chase […]