Michael Jackson’s iconic 1988 “Smooth Criminal” video has joined the Billion Views Club on YouTube, celebrated for its legendary “anti-gravity lean” and 1930s gangster theme. This milestone marks Jackson’s fifth video to reach 1 billion views, alongside “Beat It,” “Billie Jean,” “They Don’t Care About Us,” and “Thriller.” With Halloween approaching, “Thriller” surges to #46 on the US Top Songs …

Snoop Dogg posed in front of Death Row, Aftermath, and Interscope logos to inform fans: Missionary will arrive in December. “Missionary. December,” The Doggfather wrote. View this post on Instagram A post shared by snoopdogg (@snoopdogg) According to Dr. Dre, the last update on the album is being mixed. However, he also said a November release date. “I wanted 14 …

Primus have a lot of exciting gigs coming up, including a second leg of their Sessanta tour and a slot at Tool’s Destination Festival. However, drummer Tim “Herb” Alexander, who joined the band in 1989, unexpectedly exited, citing that he “lost his passion for playing.”

Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour put a whole lot of people on to Sabrina Carpenter, who’s been the opening act on quite a few of those shows. Now, Carpenter is on a stadium tour of her own, but she had a night off in New Orleans Saturday night, where Swift was performing. Swift brought Carpenter out to do a mashup of …

Jon Schaffer of the Florida metal band Iced Earth has been sentenced to three years of probation for his role in the Jan. 6 attack on the US Capitol. Schaffer, who is also a lifetime member of the far-right anti-government militia Oath Keepers, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of an official proceeding and entering and remaining in …

Def Jam/UMe has announced the Dec. 13, 2024, release of Let Us Pray: Chapter X, a posthumous DMX album that reveals the spiritual side of the legendary rapper Earl Simmons. The album will be available on all digital platforms and in physical formats, including CD, standard LP, and a limited-edition color vinyl available online. Let Us Pray: Chapter X pairs …

Arriving with her deluxe album, MEGAN: ACT II, Megan Thee Stallion has dropped the “Bigger in Texas” video. The single brings the southern sound reminiscent of classic UGK anthems, paired with a stunning Stallion at the jewelry store, and kicks it with Houston legends Paul Wall and Slim Thug. Today, Grammy-winning artist and Houston powerhouse Megan Thee Stallion has released …

GRAMMY Award-winning and Academy Award®-nominated musician Pharrell Williams has unveiled the official music video for his new original song, “Piece By Piece.” Directed by Academy Award-winner Morgan Neville, the video blends footage from the animated biopic Piece By Piece and new LEGO® animation. The music video follows the release of the full soundtrack for the major motion picture Piece By …

With each new release, onetime TikToker Addison Rae gets this much closer to household name pop star status. (Jumping on bestie Charli XCX’s Brat remix album — and the Sweat tour — doesn’t hurt either.) As for individual tracks, Rae’s last one was “Diet Pepsi,” which came out in August. Then there was 2023’s AR EP, which I highly recommend …

Between starring in Joker: Folie À Deux and releasing its companion album Harlequin, Lady Gaga has somehow found time to record more new music. (Harlequin is not the follow-up to 2020’s Chromatica; she has said that #7 is officially arriving in February. And considering how badly Joker flopped at the box office, some new, hopefully banger-filled pop from Gaga could …