Music

On Thursday (Feb. 5), Best Coast frontwoman Bethany Cosentino was the first artist signed to the powerful Wasserman agency to speak out over revelations that its founder and CEO, Casey Wasserman, had carried on a flirtatious relationship with convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell — the main accomplice of convicted child sex predator Jeffrey Epstein — […]

Karnivool stages a comeback to remember with Versus (via Cymatic Records/Sony Music), which blasts to No. 1 on the ARIA Albums Chart. Versus is the hard rock outfit’s fourth studio album, and first in 13 years. Hailing from Perth, Western Australia, and led by Birds of Tokyo singer Ian Kenny, Karnivool has three acclaimed and […]

Fuma Kikuchi 1st Photo Book “Latido” debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Japan’s Book Hot 100 chart, for the list released Feb. 12. The Japan Book Hot 100 is a comprehensive chart combining physical sales, e-books, library loans, subscription data, and social media activity. This week, timelesz member Fuma Kikuchi’s first photo book opens atop […]

For one achy breaky contestant, The Masked Singer came to an abrupt end on Wednesday night, Feb. 11 when Owl was eliminated. The latest episode of Fox’s quirky singing series celebrated Twilight and Valentine’s Day. Christina Perri opened with a performance of “A Thousand Year,” her song from the vampire romance franchise. As the competition […]

The European Union is expected to approve Universal Music Group’s $775 million acquisition of Downtown Music Holdings as soon as this week, following a remedy UMG submitted in December that it says addresses regulators’ concerns over its access to commercially sensitive data. The European Commission’s probe, launched last year, centered on concerns that the deal […]

Guns N’ Roses will rock Australia’s City of Churches this November for a one-off show. The rock legends are booked to headline the 2026 bp Adelaide Grand Final Sunday Concert on Sunday, Nov. 29, a show that waves the checkered flag on the Supercars season. GN’R follow AC/DC, who in 2025 had the honors of wrapping the […]

Baby Keem is back. Keem announced plans for his upcoming album, Ca$ino, on Tuesday (Feb. 10), and the sophomore LP is slated to arrive on Feb. 20. “Ca$ino Feb 20, 2026 Limited Edition Vinyl Available Now,” Keem wrote on Instagram. The 25-year-old revealed the LP’s cover art, which features a photo of a young Baby […]

Australian artist John Butler will part ways with long-time manager Philip Stevens in February, bringing to a close a 27-year management relationship. Stevens has managed Butler since the late 1990s, overseeing his career from early independent releases through international touring and the establishment of Butler’s independent operations. In the statement issued on Feb. 9, Stevens […]

This Super Bowl Sunday, viewers had not one, but two choices for mid-game entertainment: Bad Bunny‘s official halftime show and Turning Point USA’s “All-American Halftime Show.” And while the former is expected to garner well over 100 million views — keeping in pattern with Super Bowl halftimes past, with Kendrick Lamar’s 2025 showing attracting a […]

The Paul brothers offered sharply different reactions to Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime performance, taking to X on Sunday night (Feb. 8) as debate over the show continued to dominate social media. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Taking over Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, Calif., the Puerto Rican superstar commanded the stage with […]