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Eddy Chen/HBO It hasn’t even premiered yet, but The Weeknd‘s much anticipated HBO series The Idol has been the target of some negative press courtesy of Rolling Stone. The artist says he doesn’t really care what people say about him, but he’s upset on behalf of the hundreds of people who are working on the show with him. “I’ve […]
ABC Rihanna leads, and everyone else just follows — literally. According to SocialBlade, Rihanna is now the most-followed woman on Twitter, with Katy Perry just about 20,000 followers behind. At press time, Rihanna had 108,278,326 followers, while Katy has 108,258,344. As far as the most-followed musician on Twitter, that’s Justin Bieber: With 113,153,027 followers at […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS After making headlines by claiming that the amount of royalties Sting gets from Diddy‘s song “I’ll Be Missing You” is $5,000 a day, Diddy now claims it was a big joke. Earlier this week, Diddy replied to a clip of Sting confirming that he makes $2,000 per day in royalties […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for NARAS Diddy‘s 1997 number-one hit “I’ll Be Missing You” is based on the 1983 number-one hit “Every Breath You Take” by The Police, written by the band’s frontman, Sting. On Wednesday, Diddy revealed just how much money Sting makes from the use of that sample. After Diddy sampled “Every Breath You Take” without […]
ABC/Gavin Bond Lionel Richie wrote Kenny Rogers‘ classic song “Lady,” and he just revealed on The Drew Barrymore Show that he finished the tune in a very unlikely place — the bathroom. “I’m working with Kenny Rogers — this is back in the day — and so Kenny calls and says, ‘I want you to write a song for me,’” Richie shared […]
ABC Just weeks after slaying at the Super Bowl, Rihanna, who’s expecting her second child, cut a gorgeous and glamorous figure at the Academy Awards, performing her Best Original Song nominee “Lift Me Up,” from Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Rihanna wore her hair down and combed back from her face, and her ears and neck were […]
XO/Republic The Weeknd Live at Sofi Stadium is now streaming on HBO Max, but it’s also available as an album — the artist’s first-ever live release. The 31-track album was recorded during The Weeknd’s two-night stand at SoFi Stadium in LA last November as part of his After Hours Til Dawn tour. It features live renditions […]
Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic On Wednesday, Rolling Stone published a story about The Weeknd‘s upcoming series, The Idol, with the headline: “How HBO’s Next Euphoria Became Twisted ‘Torture Porn.’” The subheading trumpets that “thirteen sources” told the publication the show has gone “wildly, disgustingly off the rails.” Now it seems The Weeknd has responded. Rolling Stone‘s article claims that […]
ABC Rihanna will be performing “Lift Me Up” at the Academy Awards next month, and one of the artists she’s going head-to-head with in the Best Original Song category says he’s dying to meet her. M.M. Keeravani co-wrote the Oscar-nominated song “Naatu Naatu,” which won the Golden Globe in January. At age 61, he’s been making […]
Courtesy Apple Music Rihanna‘s Super Bowl halftime show earned mixed reviews, with some fans loving it and others deeming it lackluster. Another group of viewers shared their thoughts by filing complaints with the Federal Communications Commission. Billboard reports more than 100 complaints from across the country said Rih’s performance was overtly sexual and far from family […]