As Pride Month 2025 comes to a close, it’s become more clear than ever that LGBTQ+ individuals need the support of their surrounding community more than ever. When K-pop star Bain took the courageous — and mostly unheard of — move of coming out in the midst of his boy band’s Los Angeles concert, the

The Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame has revealed the 12 songcrafters who are the nominees for the class of 2025. In the contemporary songwriters category, this year’s nominees are Steve Bogard, Shawn Camp, Don Henry, Gordon Kennedy, Tony Martin, Aimee Mayo, Jim Rushing and Darrell Scott. The nominees for the contemporary songwriter/artists category are Jim

On Monday (June 30), a judge halted criminal proceedings for six months against Los Alegres del Barranco, a Mexican group facing accusations of glorifying organized crime during a Jalisco concert where they performed a narcocorrido and displayed imagery of a notorious cartel leader. The suspension comes as part of an agreement requiring the band members

Karol G has much to revel in this week as her fifth studio album, Tropicoqueta, storms in atop Billboard’s Top Latin Albums chart (dated July 5). The set as also enters at No. 3 on the overall Billboard 200. Plus, she shatters her own record among female artists, landing 20 simultaneous songs on the Hot

PARTYNEXTDOOR celebrates his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Rhythmic Airplay chart as “Somebody Loves Me,” a collaboration with Drake from the pair’s $ome $exy $ongs 4 U album, jumps from No. 3 to lead the list dated July 5. With the new leader, Drake achieves his record-extending 41st chart-topper on the radio ranking. Related Drake

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