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XO/Republic The Weeknd rang in 2023 with some unexpected news: He now has the most-streamed song ever on Spotify. On New Year’s Eve, The Weeknd replied to a tweet informing him that Spotify’s Daily Global Chart had been updated to show that “Blinding Lights” had overtaken Ed Sheeran‘s “The Shape of You,” long the title holder. Surpassing Sheeran by 918,000 streams, […]

Don Smith/Radio Times/Getty Images The late Nat King Cole has set a new chart record. The legendary crooner’s classic holiday tune “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas To You)” lands at nine on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart this week, giving him the record for the longest break between Top 10 hits. The new Top 10 single comes 59 years, six months […]

Naomi Rahim/WireImage TLC‘s Chilli is off the market, Page Six reports. According to the publication, the singer’s currently dating Boy Meets World alum Matthew Lawrence. The two reportedly made things official ahead of Thanksgiving and have since spent the holidays together in Atlanta, Chilli’s rep told TMZ. The singer introduced Lawrence to her family on Christmas, and the couple danced to A-ha’s “Take on Me” on New Year’s Eve. […]

HFPA It looks like celebrities are showing up to the Golden Globes after all. The controversial Hollywood Foreign Press Association revealed Tuesday its first round of presenters for the 80th annual event on January 10. Presenters will include Jamie Lee Curtis, Blonde‘s Ana De Armas, Billy Porter, Quentin Tarantino and Tracy Morgan. Also taking to […]

Paul Natkin/Getty Images Rolling Stone compiled its picks for the 200 Greatest Singers of All Time, and Aretha Franklin has the #1 spot. According to the magazine, the late singer was “[a] force of nature. A work of genius. A gift from the heavens.” It also praised her for having a voice that “is all that and more,” which it deemed one of the […]

Frank Hoensch/Redferns De La Soul‘s music catalog will finally be coming to streaming services. According to a statement released Tuesday, their music will be released digitally and on vinyl, CDs and cassettes starting in March. The statement says Reservoir Media and its label, Chrysalis, worked with De La Soul and their record label, AOI, to bring their music […]

Rob Verhorst/Redferns Fred White, a drummer for classic ’70s superband Earth, Wind & Fire, has died, according to an Instagram post from his older brother and former bandmate, Verdine White. As of Monday, the cause of Fred’s death was unknown. He was 67. Verdine wrote on Instagram on Sunday, “Our family is saddened today With the loss of an amazing and […]

Paul Archuleta/Getty Images Anita Pointer, founding member of the legendary sister act the Pointer Sisters, passed away Saturday at the age of 74, with her publicist noting she was “surrounded by family at the time of her death.” “While we are deeply saddened by the loss of Anita, we are comforted in knowing she is now […]

Charles Sykes/Bravo Exes Ashanti and Nelly have performed together in the past few years, but would they consider recording a “Body on Me Pt. 2”? According to the singer’s interview with The New Norm with Selena Hill, she’s not ruling out a collaboration with her former boyfriend.  “The majority of the questions I’ve been getting lately are, ‘Oh, are y’all getting back […]

Families in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, were gifted with food, bikes and toys this week, all courtesy of Boosie Badazz. The rapper hosted a Christmas giveaway in the city on Thursday, giving children a glimpse of the winter weather they rarely get to experience.  “CHRISTMAS GIVEAWAY BIKES TOYS TURKEYS EVERY YEAR WE GO CRAZY,” he wrote on social media. “MADE […]