December 1, 2023

The Weeknd Directs $2.5 Million for Emergency Meals in Gaza

The Weeknd has directed $2.5 million, via his XO Humanitarian Fund, to pay for four million emergency meals for Gazans facing food shortages and starvation due to the Israel-Hamas war. The United Nations World Food Program (WFP) announced the news today, stating that the donation will fund 820 metric tons of food parcels that is […]

Doja Cat Apologizes to Fans After New Jersey Concert – Billboard

Doja Cat isn’t too happy with her performance at her Thursday night (Nov. 30) concert. After leaving the stage in Newark, N.J., the 28-year-old rapper posted an apology to fans on her Instagram Story. “I’m so f–kin sorry New Jersey,” Doja wrote, placing text over a seemingly random photo of a crushed-up chip. “I don’t […]

What’s Your Favorite New Music Release of the Week? – Billboard

December is officially here, and some of today’s biggest music stars are kicking off the month with hot new music releases. Beyoncé surprised fans with a new single, “My House,” which comes in correspondence to the release of her concert documentary Renaissance: A Film By Beyoncé. Tyla is riding the wave of her “Water” single’s success […]

Selena Gomez Celebrates Taylor Swift’s Artist of the Year Achievement – Billboard

Like always, Selena Gomez is cheering on her best friend. A few days after Taylor Swift earned this year’s Apple Music Artist of the Year title, the Only Murders in the Building star joined in with a handful of Swift’s other famous friends to praise the “Anti-Hero” singer in a celebratory video. “I think it’s […]

The Weeknd, UN Sending $2.5 Million in Food to Gaza

“We hope others will follow Abel’s example and support our efforts,” a director for the UN’s World Food Programme says The Weeknd‘s XO Humanitarian Fund is directing $2.5 million to Gaza, which will pay for the equivalent of more than four million emergency meals for affected civilians. The UN’s World Food Programme (WFP) reports that […]

Lana Del Rey Covers John Denver’s ‘Take Me Home, Country Roads’ – Billboard

Lana Del Rey is once again paying tribute to John Denver, this time surprise-dropping a cover of the late folk singer’s classic 1971 hit “Take Me Home, Country Roads.” Released without notice on Friday (Dec. 1), the cover finds the singer-songwriter fully embracing her Americana musical influences. She and producer Zachary Dawes keep the instrumentation […]

Keane Unearth 20-Year-Old ‘Love Actually’ Song They Wrote for Rom-Com

British rockers Keane have unearthed their previously unreleased song “Love Actually,” which, as the title suggests, was written for the beloved 2003 rom-com of the same name but ultimately unused by the film’s director. In defense of Love Actually director Richard Curtis, Keane wrote the song before the then-unknown band even released their debut album, […]

Teni, Minz, Victony & More – Billboard

As the year winds down to a close, the hits keep coming, as big singles from Victony, Oxlade and P Prime, Minz and Young Jonn have kept the worlds of Afrobeats, Afropop, Afrofusion and genres beyond moving through November. And that’s before even mentioning the new album from Teni, Tears of the Sun, which might […]

Holly Humberstone and MUNA Share Updated ‘Into Your Room’ Recording

The original record appeared on Holly Humberstone’s recently released debut album, Paint My Bedroom Black Holly Humberstone‘s toxic devotion on “Into Your Room” gets a stamp of validation from Muna on an updated, collaborative recording of the Paint My Bedroom Black single. The British singer and songwriter recruited the three-piece band to bring the weight […]

‘Glee’ Cast Shares Unreleased Naya Rivera Song ‘Prayers for the Broken’ – Billboard

The cast of Glee has the best early Christmas gift for fans this year: a previously unreleased song sung by the late Naya Rivera, out now on streaming services. Titled “Prayer for the Broken,” the posthumous record – which Rivera recorded in 2012 – arrived Friday (Dec. 1) as a special bonus for this year’s […]

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