Lance Bass doesn’t have to sing “Tell Me, Tell Me” anymore. Justin Timberlake finally explained why he didn’t take his fellow *NSYNC member’s phone call the other day. JT’s unavailability wasn’t anything personal, and it came as Bass was in a celebratory mood. In an Instagram video he shared Sunday (July 25), Bass was calling […]

Ed Sheeran claims the biggest song in the world, as the English singer-songwriter’s “Bad Habits” spends its first week at No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 chart and rebounds for a third week atop the Billboard Global Excl. U.S. tally. Billboard’s two global charts (the latest of which are dated July 31) began last

The third and final day of Rolling Loud 2021 in Miami (July 25) didn’t skimp out on the fiery performances and major league appearances. Not only were fans treated to the crafty showmanship of hometown hero Rick Ross, but T-Pain’s flair and zany personality kept the party rocking too. And it wasn’t only the veterans

BTS’ “Butter” rebounds to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart, from No. 7, adding an eighth week on top and tying for the chart’s longest command of 2021, first logged by Olivia Rodrigo’s “Drivers License” in January-March. “Butter” replaces BTS’ own “Permission to Dance,” which launched at No. 1 on the Hot

“Unprecedented” has been a perhaps overused term since the beginning of the pandemic, but really, few other words properly describe the terrain that the live events industry found itself in as COVID-19 shut down the sector. The dance scene was no exception to these closures and their extenuating (and often existential) challenges. While many artists

As the short-form video space heats up, Universal Music Group (UMG) just became the first major music company to globally license its catalog to Lomotif, a TikTok rival app founded in Singapore. Through a new deal between the two companies announced today (July 26), Lomotif’s claimed 31 million monthly active users will be able to

Permission to dance, because BTS’ video for the “MIC Drop” remix by Steve Aoki has just reached a major milestone — it has surpassed the one billion views mark on YouTube. The song was originally released as a B-side on Love Yourself: Her in September 2017, with the DJ’s remix arriving two months later in

When Spotify releases second-quarter earnings on Wednesday morning, the disclosure will arrive with the usual high expectations. The results could be surprising: while COVID-19 has led to greater-than-normal uncertainty, its revenue and subscription growth for 2020 were actually in line with pre-pandemic expectations. Spotify’s guidance for Q2 of 2021 is as follows: Revenue: €2.16 to €2.36 billion euros

It took a hella mega long time to happen, but on Saturday (July 24) the eagerly anticipated, twice-postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic three-headed Hella Mega Tour featuring Green Day, Weezer and Fall Out Boy finally launched. The first show of the summer stadium tour kicked off in Arlington, Texas, in front of a sold-out

Colombian star Maluma isn’t the only one who’s announced that he’s touring in 2021. Injecting a much-needed boost of confidence in the live market — which has been significantly impacted by the pandemic-imposed shutdown — other artists who are hitting the road include Banda MS and Mike Bahía, among others. The global coronavirus pandemic is