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Erskine/Columbia Another day, another Rolling Stone list guaranteed to get fans up in arms. This time around, the publication is pointing out what it calls 50 Terrible Songs on Great Albums, noting, "There’s always one. It’s that single track on a great record that sucks to such a profound degree that it almost feels like a sick joke." Among the artists whose albums allegedly contain such songs: Harry Styles, Taylor Swift, […]

Live Nation Las Vegas Backstreet Boys' long-awaited return to Las Vegas will come in July, as they launch their new Into the Millennium residency at Sphere, the state-of-the-art globe-shaped venue that has already hosted U2, Phish, the Eagles and Dead & Company. In fact, Backstreet's Kevin Richardson tells People they did a "scouting trip" to one of the Eagles' shows to get some inspo for their own production."Hearing 'Hotel California' live […]

Oscar nominees Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Brandi Carlile & Andrew Watt; Disney/Frank Micelotta Elton John and Brandi Carlile's duet "Never Too Late," from Elton's Disney+ documentary of the same name, is Oscar-nominated for best original song. It was co-written by Elton, Bernie Taupin, Brandi and producer Andrew Watt, and as Watt tells ABC Audio, it was no small thing for Brandi to join Elton and Bernie's 55-year songwriting partnership.According to Watt, the […]

Republic Records Taylor Swift has only been releasing albums since 2006, as opposed to Madonna, who's been doing it since 1982 -- but Taylor just passed the Queen of Pop to secure a major chart record in the U.K.Taylor's latest release -- the archival concert album Lover (Live From Paris) -- has debuted at #1 on the U.K.'s album chart. It's her 13th chart topper, which officially makes her the female artist with […]

Peacock Media LLC The SNL50 Homecoming Concert special streamed live on Peacock Friday from New York City's Radio City Music Hall, and, like January's FireAid benefit concert, it featured a surprise Nirvana reunion, only this time, it was fronted by Post Malone.Posty, who covered multiple Nirvana songs for a livestream he did in April 2020, took on the role of the late Kurt Cobain while backed by surviving Nirvana members Dave Grohl, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear and ripped through "Smells Like Teen […]

NBC Universal Friday night at New York's Radio City Music Hall, Miley Cyrus is scheduled to perform at SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, which is streaming live on Peacock. But it turns out she'll be pulling double duty this weekend.Miley was scheduled to appear on SNL50: The Anniversary Special, which is airing live on NBC Feb. 16, but it wasn't clear what she was going to do on the special. Now, SNL […]

RCA Records Myles Smith is saying "'Nice to Meet You,' Lainey Wilson."The "Stargazing" singer has released a new version of his recent single "Nice to Meet You" as a duet with the country music superstar. He says in a statement, "I have been a fan of [Lainey] for a long time! She has such a distinctive voice and an unreal ability to tell a story through it! Having her jump […]

Anoush Abrar If you've recovered from seeing Seal's face on the body of an actual seal in that Mountain Dew commercial, there's good news from the singer: He's just put out his first new song in over a decade.Called "All I Know Is Now," it's described as a "bold anthem and powerful reflection on navigating life's challenges, embracing the present, and finding strength in moments of uncertainty." The upbeat track […]

Collier Schorr Happy Valentine's Day! Here's your present: Sam Smith has dropped a brand-new single, "Love Is a Stillness." The romantic piano ballad finds Sam singing, "Love is a stillness I never knew/ you are the ground when I'm not strong/ even the silence remembers you /you're like the rock in a rolling song/ for all my mistakes, you’re there to share the weight/ When every morning breaks, it’s like spring […]