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Taylor Swift, 'Elizabeth Taylor' (TAS Rights Management) Taylor Swift first referenced late screen icon Elizabeth Taylor and her great love, Richard Burton, in her Reputation song "...Ready For It...?" singing, "He can be my jailer / Burton to this Taylor." Her new single, "Elizabeth Taylor," talks more about the actress' life and legacy and is paired with a video made entirely from scenes from her famous movies.In an audio commentary track about the song, […]

Barry Manilow, 'What A Time.' (STILETTO Entertainment) Barry Manilow may be 83 years old, but he's aware of what's going on in today's music — and he just doesn't get it. He even tried to write songs like one of today's biggest pop stars, but couldn't pull it off.Speaking to The Times of London, Barry, who's going to release what he says is his final album in June, said, "The […]

Justin Bieber performs on the 68th GRAMMY Awards, Feb. 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Justin Bieber skipped Canada's Juno Awards Sunday to play an intimate, fans-only show at LA's The Roxy Theatre. On Tuesday, the "Daisies" singer posted footage of the show on his Instagram.One post sees a shirtless Justin, wearing a wool hat, singing "Better Man" from his album SWAG II while smoking what looks like […]

Charlie Puth, 'Whatever's Clever!' (Atlantic); Meghan Trainor, 'Toy With Me' (Epic Records) Back in 2015, Charlie Puth released his debut single, "Marvin Gaye," featuring Meghan Trainor. On Tuesday, both artists dropped new videos. Charlie's is another duet with a female artist, while Meghan's is an all-girl extravaganza.Charlie's video is for "Sideways," his duet with singer/actress Coco Jones from his new album, Whatever's Clever! Both artists performed during the Super Bowl pregame […]

Keyboard player Christopher North of Ambrosia performs onstage on May 23, 2015 in Bakersfield, California. (Photo by Scott Dudelson/Getty Images) Christopher North, keyboardist and founding member of the soft rock group Ambrosia, has passed away at the age of 75. The news was confirmed by the band in a post on Facebook.“Fans of Ambrosia, we honor the legendary life and career of our dearest family member Christopher North, the 'Hammond […]

Taylor Swift, 'Elizabeth Taylor' (TAS Rights Management) Taylor Swift's new music video stars Taylor -- Elizabeth Taylor, that is.The visual for the song from The Life of a Showgirl is made entirely of clips of the late screen icon, with Taylor Swift herself nowhere to be found. It features archival footage of the actress, interspersed with scenes from her movies, both legendary and lesser known. Among them: Cat on a […]

RAYE performs during the first of a six-night residency at London's O2 Arena as part of her This Tour May Contain New Music tour on Feb. 26, 2026. (Jim Dyson/Getty Images) RAYE kicks off the U.S. leg of her tour Tuesday night in Sacramento, California. She's been performing on the trek with a full band, horn section, backing vocalists and occasional string section, a far cry from what her live shows were […]

Teddy Swims has new music coming. He's posted a link to presave a track called "Mr. Know It All," and you can hear a snippet of it now on Instagram. He's completely wiped his Instagram as well, so there may be more than just a song coming. Since releasing his Grammy-nominated album I've Tried Everything but Therapy (Part 2) in January 2025, Teddy has released a collaboration called "Gone, Gone, Gone" […]

Taylor Swift, 'The Life of a Showgirl' cover image (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot) Taylor Swift has run into some potential legal trouble over the title of her latest album, The Life of a Showgirl. Specifically, Taylor and her various business partners are being accused of trademark infringement and of knowingly ignoring a similar phrase that had been trademarked in 2015 by Maren Flagg, known professionally as Maren Wade.In her complaint, obtained […]