Music & Culture

All I want for Christmas is ... help getting this song out of my head

11:46am November 29, 2024

The Earworm Eraser is a 40-second audio track specifically designed to banish "Jingle Bells," "All I Want For Christmas Is You" and other much-too-catchy seasonal tunes.

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Music & Culture

Sean Combs is denied bail for a third time

10:14pm November 27, 2024

A federal judge has once again ruled against Combs, who has been imprisoned since being charged with sex trafficking and racketeering in September.

K-pop surges on the album chart, and Shaboozey ties an all-time record

3:00am November 27, 2024

The pop charts this week are full of milestones, from a trio of K-pop acts crashing the top of the album chart to the year's biggest hit matching the longest-ever run atop the singles chart.

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Drake accuses Universal Music Group and Spotify of unfairly promoting Kendrick Lamar's 'Not Like Us'

6:04am November 26, 2024

Drake claims Universal Music Group charged Spotify significantly less to license "Not Like Us," in exchange to feature the song prominently on the app.

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Kendrick Lamar releases new album, 'GNX,' capping a year of wins

2:07pm November 22, 2024

The Compton, Calif. rapper has been in the spotlight all year, first for his beef with Drake, which led to a pop hit and Grammy nominations, all without releasing an album ... until today.

In a year of blockbuster crossovers, the CMAs double down on country continuity

4:14am November 21, 2024

by A Martínez

The three-hour show was an ode to the robustness and stability of country music. But the genre dominated charts and discourse this year thanks to pop superstars Beyoncé, Post Malone and Shaboozey.

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How a Sabrina Carpenter song led to a priest's demotion for mishandling church funds

11:34am November 20, 2024

Officials say Monsignor Jamie Gigantiello was disciplined for mishandling $1.9 million in parish funds. He faced scrutiny last year for letting Carpenter film a music video at his Brooklyn church.

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He's been nominated 32 times for CMA Musician of the Year — but never won

5:15am November 20, 2024

by Neda Ulaby

Steel pedal guitarist Paul Franklin set a CMA record as a 32-time nominee for Musician of the Year. Will this year be different?

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You're Invited, I'm Sorry, An Evening with Gracie Abrams

Shaboozey nears an all-time chart record, and Gracie Abrams builds momentum

4:10am November 20, 2024

by Stephen Thompson

In recent months, the list of the nation's top songs has been remarkably unchanging — Shaboozey has had the No. 1 song for 18 weeks — but this week, a brand new name makes a splash in the Top 10.

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Selena Gomez plays the wife of a Mexican drug lord in Emilia Pérez.

Selena Gomez says 'Emilia Pérez' won't be her last Spanish language project

2:34pm November 19, 2024

Gomez grew up speaking Spanish, but lost her fluency around the same time she began her Hollywood career as a kid. She spent months relearning the language for her latest role as the wife of a Mexican cartel boss.

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