Laura Coulson Lizzo is better known for playing the flute than the guitar, but she’ll have to brush up on her six-string skills for her upcoming movie role. Deadline reports that Lizzo will star as Sister Rosetta Tharpe in an upcoming biopic. Tharpe, who died in 1973, was a Black gospel singer, songwriter and guitarist…
Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey may not have her Christmas tree up anymore, but she’s just gotten a nice present: A federal judge has ruled in her favor in an ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit involving her holiday smash “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The lawsuit, which has been ongoing since 2022, accuses Mariah of copying her…
Parkwood Entertainment BeyoncĂ©, her cowgirl hat and her illustrious white horse are taking their talents to Vegas. Bey announced March 17 she’s adding a Las Vegas stop to her Cowboy Carter tour, with a performance slated for July 25 at Allegiant Stadium. The news comes after BeyoncĂ©’s initial tour announcement back in February, when she revealed she’ll be…
Laura Coulson Welcome to the Lizzo Cinematic Universe. The singer’s dropped a video for her new song, “Still Bad,” and it’s a sequel to her video for “Love in Real Life.” At the end of that video it’s nighttime and Lizzo is dancing in the street with some zombies when a big white car pulls…
Billboard Doechii has been added to the list of honorees at Billboard‘s Women in Music event for 2025. She’ll be honored as the publication’s Woman of the Year, awarded to women who have made “significant contributions to the business” and are inspiring “generations of women to take on increasing responsibilities within the field.” She’s set to…
Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic Records Lizzo is back — and it’s about damn time. The Grammy-winning singer has dropped a new song and video, “Love in Real Life,” to launch her next era. In the upbeat track, Lizzo sings about finally deciding to leave her house, go out on the town and discover “love in…
Kara Durrette/Getty Images Kendrick Lamar has replaced himself at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 â with some help from SZA. The artists’ duet “Luther,” which samples Luther Vandross and Cheryl Lynn‘s 1982 version of “If This World Were Mine,” has ascended to the top of the Hot 100, replacing Kendrick’s solo hit “Not Like…
Luis Alberto Rodriguez Despite appearances, Rihanna has been working on new music for quite a while now, but she says she’s finally reached a place where she’s happy with what she’s created. Speaking to Harper’s Bazaar for its March 2025 issue, Rihanna says, âI think music is my freedom. I just came to that realization. I…
Kara Durrette/Getty Images Super Bowl halftime performers don’t get paid — directly —Â but usually, the exposure gives a boost to their entire catalog. That’s what SZA and Kendrick Lamar are finding out now. As Billboard notes, Kendrick’s album GNX has returned to #1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart, and SZA’s album SOS has…
XO/Republic It seems as though The Weeknd‘s album Hurry Up Tomorrow was, indeed, highly anticipated. The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart with first-week sales of 490,500 units — more than any album since Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department debuted with 2.6 million in 2024. It’s also The Weeknd’s largest sales…