South Korean entertainment agency HYBE — home to K-pop superstars BTS — is teaming with the Universal Music Group for the first-ever HYBE x Geffen Global Girl Group Audition challenge. The alliance, announced on Thursday (Nov. 4) will find the two powerhouses launching a “global, diverse, and multi-talented girl pop group made up of artists […]

ABBA dropped the first look at the slick digital avatars who will take the stage for their 2022 “Voyage” concert series on Thursday (Nov. 4) and released more tickets for the events. The high-energy 20-second trailer finds the Swedish pop uberstars — Agnetha Faltskog, Bjorn Ulvaeus, and Benny Andersson and Anni-Frid (Frida) Lyngstad — rocking the

Ed Sheeran, Imagine Dragons, Yungblud, Griff and girl in red have been added to the performer lineup for the 2021 MTV Europe Music Awards on Nov. 14 in Budapest.   Following the release of his album = on Oct. 29, Sheeran is in the running for five awards. The “Shape of You” singer is nominated for best artist, best pop, best U.K. and Ireland act, and both

And just like that, Jay-Z has deactivated his Instagram account. Hov’s latest dalliance with Insta was brief, and built around promoting his latest project, the Netflix film The Harder They Fall. The billionaire Brooklyn rapper and businessman opened an account, pushed a poster for the Western, and shared a countdown for the Western’s premiere. Now

Hollywood’s annual awards season is officially underway with the Nov. 3 announcement of the nominations for The Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMAs). The awards honor composers, songwriters, and music supervisors for their work in music for film, television, and videogames. Kid Cudi has two songs in the running for song — feature film. He

Beach Ball felt flat during Wednesday night’s (Nov. 3) episode of The Masked Singer, when not one but two guests were revealed to hiding behind that massive orb. Tonight, for it was the “Giving Thanks” episode, it was the turn of Group B’s Mallard, Queen of Hearts, Caterpillar, and Banana Split and a Wildcard entry,

Promotion executive John Fagot died Tuesday at the age of 78 following complications from a stroke. Fagot was a beloved executive who worked for Columbia, Capitol and Hollywood Records over the course of his more than 40 years in the industry.   “John was the consummate record man, beloved by everyone in the industry. But he was so much

U2 are back. The Irish rockers are lending their talents to the animated sequel Sing 2, with the release of their new track “Your Song Saved My Life” on Wednesday (Nov. 3). The piano-and-strings-driven pop track sees frontman Bono singing about the transformative nature that music holds and pushing through life even in difficult times. “You

Bizarrap has recruited Anuel AA for a new collaboration marking the Argentine producer’s 46th music session on YouTube. It’s the first time Biza and the Puerto Rican artist team up for a track, which, like his other sessions, spotlights the artist’s rapping and freestyle skills. For this one, Anuel raps about the struggles of living in

Hip-hop’s lasting influence on American culture will be recognized for years to come. Congress will observe its inaugural National Hip Hop History Month in November with the passage of Resolution 331, a bill co-sponsored by Congresswoman Maxine Waters (D-CA) and Congressman Jamaal Bowman (D-NY) and passed through the Senate under Chuck Schumer’s (D-NY) direction. The