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Rihanna to headline Super Bowl LVII Halftime Show

The Umbrella hitmaker took to Instagram on Sunday to share a photo of her holding a National Football League (NFL) football.

Sam Smith & Kim Petras enter race for UK’s Number 1 single

The Official Chart: First Look offers a first glance of the Top 20 ahead of Friday’s Official Singles Chart Top 100. The chart is based

Luke from 5SOS reveals his wedding plans and proposal

BBC Studios and BBC Music presents Later… with Jools Holland at 30

Celebrating a landmark birthday, BBC Two’s Later… with Jools Holland at 30 is to be recorded before 3,000 fans at one of Britain’s

Post Malone hospitalised amid breathing issues and 'stabbing' pains

The Rockstar hitmaker is next scheduled to perform in Cleveland on Tuesday.

Britney Spears might collaborate with Circus producer once again

Britney Spears is "trying" to collaborate on new music with the producer behind her hit record 'Circus.'

Slipknot credit longevity to dropping egos early on

Slipknot still love what they do and have never let their egos get in the way.

Post Malone postpones tour after struggling to breathe

Post Malone was forced to postpone his show in Boston after struggling to breathe, just days after crashing through the stage in another show and cracking his ribs.

Graham Coxon wanted Blur to 'miss' him

Graham Coxon didn't want Blur to do well without him when he took a temporary hiatus to recover from alcoholism.

Mariah Carey open to providing vocals for TV series about her life

The Believe hitmaker is developing a project inspired by her 2020 memoir The Meaning of Mariah Carey with director Lee Daniels.

Moneybagg Yo: 'I feel like I’m just getting better and better with time'

Elton John honored by President Joe Biden at White House

Sir Elton John, multiple-Grammy award winning artist and Founder of the Elton John AIDS Foundation and his husband

Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding donate to Ukraine fundraiser

Harry Styles, Ed Sheeran and Ellie Goulding have donated items to a raffle raising money for Ukraine's health care system, following the invasion of the country by Russia.

Nick Cave changed Ghosteen song into ballad on advice of Chris Martin

Chris Martin is the reason Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds turned 'Waiting For You' into a ballad.

Arctic Monkeys announce UK and Ireland tour

Arctic Monkeys have announced a UK and Ireland tour for 2023, which will kick off at Bristol’s Ashton Gate Stadium on May 29, with dates in Manchester, Middlesbrough, Norwich, Swansea, Southampton, Dublin and Glasgow.

John Legend bet on himself by using 'presumptuous' stage name

John Legend has been trying to live up to his "lofty" stage name ever since.

BLACKPINK make history as first K-pop girl group to bag a Number 1 UK album

BLACKPINK today become the first-ever K-pop girl group to achieve a Number 1 on the UK’s Official Albums Chart with BORN PINK.

David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s 'I’m Good (Blue)' surges to the singles summit

Summer 2022’s dance music domination continues this week, as David Guetta and Bebe Rexha’s collaboration I’m Good (Blue) surges to the summit.

Royal Albert Hall undergoes improvements to host 'bigger and better' Cirque du Soleil shows

New Cirque du Soleil show 'KURIOS' to be "bigger and better" thanks to new technology installed at The Royal Albert Hall.

John Mayer and Jimmy Kimmel pay tribute to late friend Bob Saget at fundraising event

At a Wednesday fundraising event for the Scleroderma Research Foundation, John Mayer, Jimmy Kimmel, and Jeff Ross paid tribute to the late comedian Bob Saget.

Halsey often wonders if they 'chose the wrong life'

Halsey admitted they felt "a deep sadness" and wondered if they had made the right choice in pursuing a music career.

Baz Luhrmann hoping to release Britney Spears' Elvis Presley song

Moviemaker Baz Luhrmann has revealed he's hoping to release a mash-up of Elvis Presley's hit Viva Las Vegas and Britney Spears' song Toxic which featured in his biopic of The King.

Taylor Swift confirms first song with sweary title

Taylor Swift has confirmed she's written her first song with a swear word in the title as she reveals the tracklisting for her new album 'Midnights'.

Harry Styles honoured for historic 15 shows at Madison Square Garden

Former One Direction star Harry Styles was presented with a special banner as he concluded his historic run of 15 sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden in New York.

Beyonce 'to tour in 2023'

Pop superstar Beyonce is reportedly planning to hit the road in 2023 for a world tour on the back of her latest album Renaissance.

Harry Styles and Florence Pugh release Don't Worry Darling track

Pop star-turned-actor Harry Styles has teamed up with his Don't Worry Darling co-star Florence Pugh on a song for the movie called With You All the Time - with the track being credited to their characters.

Ellen DeGeneres' protégé Greyson Chance claims 'manipulative' host 'abandoned' him

Greyson Chance turned down the opportunity to appear on the final season of Ellen DeGeneres'' talk show.

Maren Morris speaks out against 'cowardly' trolls amid Brittany Aldean feud

Maren Morris spoke on the unpleasant aspects of using social media amid her feud with Brittany Aldean.

Adam Levine's former yoga teacher was 'blindsided' by singer's alleged flirty text

Alanna Zabel allegedly worked with Adam Levine between 2007 and 2010.

Timbaland and Swizz Beatz settle $28 million lawsuit with Triller

Verzuz founders Timbaland and Swizz Beatz have reached a settlement in their $28 million (£24.89 million) lawsuit with Triller, the pair announced on Thursday.

Stormzy makes epic return to music with star-studded 11-minute video

Stormzy has made his music comeback by dropping his new single Mel Made Me Do It along with a star-studded video featuring cameos from Usain Bolt and LouisTheroux.

Red Hot Chili Peppers pay tribute to Eddie Van Halen with new single

Red Hot Chili Peppers have released their new single 'Eddie', which pays tribute to late rocker Eddie Van Halen, who passed away aged 66 in 2020.

Help Musicians launches new charity for Musician's Mental Health

Help Musicians has registered Music Minds Matter as a single-focus charity, set up and sustained by Help Musicians, to support

Bizarre once spent 'six hours doing one verse over' while recording with Eminem

In a new interview, D12 rapper Bizarre recounted his experiences of collaborating with Eminem in the late '90s.

Kanye West still has political ambitions

In July 2020, the Stronger rapper announced that he would be running in America's presidential election.

David Bowie honoured on the Music Walk of Fame

David Bowie has been honoured with a stone on the Music Walk of Fame on the eve of the release of a new documentary on the late superstar's life and career.

FIFA 23 soundtrack revealed with Bad Bunny, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and more

Bad Bunny and Yeah Yeah Yeahs among the big names on the official 'FIFA 23' soundtrack.

David Bowie honoured on Camden's Music Walk Of Fame

Universal Pictures, Warner Music and London’s prestigious Music Walk of Fame today honoured timeless icon David Bowie with a stone

Lorde planning to unveil new album 'sometime soon'

Lorde teased fans that her fourth album is almost ready to be shared with the world.

Bluwitched reunited!: B'Witched to open for Blue on Heart and Soul Tour

B'Witched and Megan McKenna are opening for Blue this December.

Sam Smith is entering their 'sexy villain' era

Sam Smith fans can expect some "sexy" tunes from the star's new record.

Kanye West apologises to Kim Kardashian for causing her 'any stress'

Kanye West and Kim Kardashian were declared legally single in March as part of ongoing divorce proceedings.

Gayle gushes over meeting Taylor Swift at Nashville Songwriter Awards

After performing at the Nashville Songwriter Awards on Tuesday night, ABCDEFU singer Gayle gushed over meeting Songwriter-Artist of the Decade honouree Taylor Swift.

Melanie C: Spice Girls have no shows booked yet

Spice Girls have no definite touring plans to mark the 25th anniversary of 'Spiceworld'.

Matty Healy doesn't want The 1975 to be as big as Foo Fighters

Matty Healy just wants The 1975 to be a "small emo band".

Diplo awarded $1.2 million in restraining order violation case

An arbitrator ruled in Diplo's favour following a hearing.

Neil Young teases 'unheard-of combinations of instruments' on new music

Neil Young has teased Crazy Horse's unique new album.

'I'm gonna eat this later': Florence Welch has 'bloody-severed hand' thrown at her on-stage

Florence Welch was made up to receive a fake bloody hand on-stage.

Shakira confident 'justice will prevail' in Spain tax evasion case

Shakira chose to fight the allegations in court rather than privately settle the case as "a matter of principle".

Blink-182's Mark Hoppus 'grateful' after cancer scan 'comes back clean'

The rocker revealed he was undergoing treatment for stage 4 diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in mid-2021.