Mariah Carey is continuing to celebrate her 55th birthday — or anniversary, as she says. She posted several more photos to her Instagram of her wearing sparkly dresses to mark the occasion. "327 vibes," she captioned photos of her lying on a sandy beach, while she also wrote "3.27 at dusk" to caption a photo of her lounging on a boat.
Speaking of birthdays, Lady Gaga celebrates another year around the sun on Thursday. She was photographed getting dinner with her boyfriend, Michael Polansky, on Wednesday night. The singer also dined with several friends and her manager, Bobby Campbell.
While promoting his new film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, which releases the same day Taylor Swift's THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT drops on April 19, Henry Cavill talked to E! News about his appreciation for the pop star. "I was never not a Swiftie. She's magnificent," Cavill said.
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On March 27, Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger posted a video of himself at an outdoor bar where the local band was playing -- you guessed it -- "Moves Like Jagger." Maroon 5 has now reacted to the video.
In his post, Jagger, 80, busts some moves while laughing and smiling. He wrote in the caption, "Moves like who!" It appears the video was taken at one of the rock icon's favorite island destinations, Mustique.
Maroon 5 has reposted Jagger's video to their Instagram Story and captioned it with an animated "GOAT" -- "Greatest of All Time" -- graphic.
"Moves Like Jagger," featuring Christina Aguilera, came out in 2011 and became Maroon 5's second #1 hit, as well as one of the bestselling singles of all time. The video features footage of Mick as a young man, showing off his signature dance style.
Mick and the Rolling Stones will kick off their Hackney Diamonds tour April 28 in Houston, Texas. Maroon 5 resumes their Las Vegas residency at Park MGM on May 17.
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David Archuleta, who came out as queer in 2021, announced in 2023 that he was leaving the Mormon church after being unable to reconcile his religion's view of homosexuality with his own journey. He's just released a song about it, but specifically, about how his family has supported him through his decision.
"It was a scary place to leave something that was all I knew and that gave me my purpose to live, but it was something I knew I needed to do," David says in a statement about the song, which is called "Hell Together."
A few days after he announced he was leaving, David's mom told him she was leaving, too. She told him, "If you go to Hell, we’re all going to Hell with you. We’re a family and we’ll always be there for each other, in good or in bad!"
"I was really moved by that," David notes.
In the song, David sings, "All I want is to make you proud/ If I would run, would I let you down?/ You said
'If I have to live without you/ I don't wanna live forever/ in someone else's heaven ... if they don't like the way you're made, then they're not any better/ If Paradise is pressurе, oh/ We'll go to hell togethеr.'"
David says the song's gospel vibe is "meant to show the joy and how by leaving my religion is how I found a greater light. And, more importantly, how much it meant to still have a support system of family still there for me."
"Most people within the church would think you feel dark and lost leaving your faith, but that was not the case for me. I felt like I found myself!"
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The North American leg of Noah Kahan's We'll All Be Here Forever Tour kicked off Tuesday, March 26, in Vancouver. In a Facebook post, the "Stick Season" artist reflects on what the show meant to him.
"It is something so surreal to open your eyes and see an arena filled with fans of your music in front of you," Kahan writes. "It takes your breath away, every single time."
"Vancouver thank you for stealing my breath and my heart as we opened the tour," he adds. "I wish I could perform for you every night."
The We'll All Be Here Forever Tour comes to the U.S. in May.
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Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson feature on Beyoncé's new album 'Cowboy Carter'
Beyoncé's new album, Cowboy Carter, is already out in some parts of the world, so the featured artists on the album have now been revealed.
Sorry, there are no Taylor Swift or Lady Gaga duets to be found, but Miley Cyrus sings on a song called "II Most Wanted." Meanwhile, Post Malone is on the track "Levii's Jeans."
The album also includes several interludes, which see additional guest stars serving as DJs on a fictional radio station called KNTRY. Country music icon Dolly Parton is included on an interlude called "Dolly P," and she introduces Bey's version of her classic song "Jolene" -- for which Beyoncé has changed the lyrics. She also briefly appears in the intro of the song "Tyrant."
Fellow country music icon Willie Nelson is also featured on two interludes: "Smoke Hour Willie Nelson" and "Smoke Hour II."
Also of note: Beyoncé has recorded a version of The Beatles' 1968 classic "Blackbird," and in the song "Ya Ya," she interpolates The Beach Boys' classic song "Good Vibrations." That song is introduced by the voice of Linda Martell, a major Black female country star.
Cowboy Carter, which arrives Thursday at midnight, also includes Bey's #1 hit "Texas Hold 'Em."
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When Billie Eilish's most recent album, Happier Than Ever, came out, she offered it in eight different vinyl versions, but all the vinyl was recycled, and the shrink wrap was made from sugarcane. That's why Billie, who's all about sustainability, has a problem with artists who go crazy with vinyl variants without thinking about the environmental impact.
Speaking to Billboard, Billie says, "We live in this day and age where, for some reason, it’s very important to some artists to make all sorts of different vinyl and packaging… which ups the sales and ups the numbers and gets them more money ... I can’t even express to you how wasteful it is."
"It is right in front of our faces and people are just getting away with it left and right, and I find it really frustrating as somebody who really goes out of my way to be sustainable and do the best that I can and try to involve everybody in my team in being sustainable," she continues.
"And then it’s some of the biggest artists in the world making f****** 40 different vinyl packages that have a different unique thing just to get you to keep buying more," Billie adds. "It’s so wasteful, and it’s irritating to me that we’re still at a point where you care that much about your numbers and you care that much about making money — and it’s all your favorite artists doing that s***.
Billie's mom, Maggie Baird, even tells Billboard that she would like the publication to have "limits, like no more than four colors" of vinyl for each release.
Among the artists who most recently offered or are offering different vinyl versions of their albums: Taylor Swift, Ariana Grande, Shakira, Olivia Rodrigo, Pearl Jam and Justin Timberlake.
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Sheryl Crow brought her sons, Levi and Wyatt, with her when she was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in November, and she says Levi, who's 13, had an interesting way of trying to understand just what the honor meant for her.
"My 13-year-old was like, 'Is this like the NBA Hall of Fame?'” Sheryl tells USA Today. "Afterward, he asked me if I was the Taylor Swift of my time period."
Sheryl says comparing her career to Taylor's isn't exactly apples to apples, considering she came up in the '90s. Back then, she notes, "There was nothing – no machine or anything – that could make anyone that big."
Sheryl says the induction made her think that "there was a moment when [my boys] thought I was pretty cool," but she already knows that one of today's hottest pop stars — Olivia Rodrigo — thinks she is. At the ceremony, she performed with both Olivia and her own personal idol, Stevie Nicks.
"If not for (Stevie), I would not be doing what I’m doing. I’m still a child looking up to this rock star," Sheryl notes. "I feel that way with Olivia. I somewhat see myself in what she’s doing. She loves seeing herself get better as a songwriter and that was me when I was young."
Sheryl's new album, Evolution, is out on March 29.
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Tyla's goal is to become Africa's first pop star, and she's well on her way with a Grammy for Best African Music Performance, her global smash "Water" and her self-titled debut album. Though she had to postpone her planned tour due to an injury, she still has plans for world domination.
In addition to music, Tyla tells Billboardthat she'd like to branch out into fashion, beauty and acting. "People are going to see me everywhere,” she says. "So if you don’t like me, I’m sorry.”
Even her injury isn't going stop her from bringing her music to fans. "I’m really confident in what I’ve created. Now’s a time where I can showcase a performance style where I’m not really dancing as much," she tells Billboard. "Maybe I strip back a little bit more and I’m just serving vocals.”
"But there’s no way to stop me," she continues. "I’m always going to find a way.”
Right now, you can see Tyla showing off her dance moves in the spring campaign for GAP.
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Not only was Taylor Swift the bestselling artist in the world in 2023, she also sold the most vinyl.
That's according to the IFPI, the organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. In February, it declared Taylor the Global Recording Artist of the Year for 2023. Now, it's revealed three Global Album Charts, detailing top sales overall for 2023, top streaming albums of 2023 and top-selling vinyl of 2023.
Taylor holds the top three places on the vinyl chart, with 1989 (Taylor's Version) at #1, Speak Now (Taylor's Version) at #2 and Midnights at #3. Overall, she has seven albums in the top 20, the others being folklore, Lover, evermore and Red (Taylor's Version).
Taylor didn't top the Global Sales album chart, but she's the only non-K-pop artist to make the top 10. As for streaming, Morgan Wallen's One Thing at a Time was #1, followed by SZA's SOS and Taylor's Midnights.
Next year at this time, we may be talking about how Taylor's The Tortured Poets Department did globally in 2024. It's coming out April 19.
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