The Juno Awards are reversing course on their plan to shelve three awards after strong blowback from the music community. Junos head Allan Reid posted a message on his Instagram Tuesday saying that given the feedback the organization has decided to reinstate the categories for the 2025 show. He said the children’s album, reggae recording … Read more
WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. Sean (Diddy) Combs was arrested late Monday in New York, where he faces a sealed criminal indictment, prosecutors announced late Monday. Details of the charges weren’t immediately announced by prosecutors, but the hip-hop mogul has, in recent months, faced a stream of allegations by women who … Read more
South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT after being accused of an unspecified sexual crime, his label said on Wednesday. His agency, SM Entertainment, released a statement on X, saying the member will depart from the boy band after learning he has been “accused in a criminal case related to a sexual crime.” … Read more
After captivating her fans with ‘Blood Tonic’, her sophomore release for 2024, Afropop sensation Guchi returns in style. Launching into the latter part of the year, Guchi teams up with Afrobeats producer Tuzi for her latest track, ‘No Touching’. ‘No Touching’ celebrates women’s experiences of navigating attraction towards potential long-term partners while choosing abstinence. The … Read more
WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. Sean (Diddy) Combs admitted that he beat his ex-girlfriend Cassie in a hotel hallway in 2016 after CNN released video of the attack, saying in a video apology he was “truly sorry” and his actions were “inexcusable.” “I take full responsibility for my actions in that video. … Read more
It’s only April, but it’s hard to imagine any album will be heard more this year than Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department. The album took less than 12 hours to break this year’s record for most single-day Spotify streams, and is projected to sell two million units in its first week. On Thursday, Spotify … Read more
Singer-songwriter Toby Keith, who twice won the Academy of Country Music’s entertainer of the year award, has died. He was 62. Keith, who had stomach cancer, died peacefully on Monday surrounded by his family, according to a statement posted on the country singer’s website. “He fought his fight with grace and courage,” the statement said. He … Read more
Universal Music Group, which represents artists including Taylor Swift, Drake, Adele, Bad Bunny and Billie Eilish, says that it will no longer allow its music on TikTok now that a licensing deal between the two parties has expired. UMG said it had not agreed to terms of a new deal with TikTok, and plans to … Read more
