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Dave Grohl Reveals Birth of Daughter Born Outside Marriage, Says He’s Working to Regain Family’s Trust
Foo Fighters musician Dave Grohl announced Tuesday he recently welcomed a new daughter born outside of his marriage. “I plan to be a loving and supportive parent to her,” Grohl wrote in a statement on social media. Grohl married his second wife, Jordyn Blum, in 2003. They share three daughters. “I love my wife and […]
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Halsey Wrote Britney Spears a Letter Before Using “Lucky” in New Album (Exclusive)
Halsey asked for permission the old-fashioned way when sampling Britney Spears’ “Lucky” for her new album: She wrote the ’90s pop star a letter. “She was so supportive out the gate,” Halsey says in The Hollywood Reporter‘s exclusive preview of the newest episode of the Sauce on the Side with Gandhi podcast, out Wednesday. Halsey adds […]
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Beyoncé Confirms ‘Cowboy Carter’ and ‘Renaissance’ Will Not Get Visual Albums
Beyoncé fans won’t get to see Cowboy Carter and Renaissance music videos anytime soon. In a rare interview with GQ, Beyoncé explained that following her various visual albums, including for her self-titled LP and Lemonade, she decided to not accompany her latest releases with visual components. “I thought it was important that during a time […]
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Chappell Roan Explains Experiences With Stalker, Aggressive Fans After Calling Out “Predatory Behavior”
Chappell Roan is opening up about her experiences with a stalker and other aggressive fans following her strong message asking people to respect her boundaries. In a Rolling Stone profile, the pop star shared she has a stalker, who she had met in her home state of Missouri. The situation had grown severe, as the […]
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Civil Rights Group Color of Change Calls Out CMA Awards for Beyoncé Snub (Exclusive)
Racial justice nonprofit Color of Change is calling out the Country Music Association for snubbing Beyoncé at its 2024 awards show. Despite having an uber-successful No. 1 album and single on both the country and pop charts — with Cowboy Carter and “Texas Hold ‘Em” — the Grammy-winning star was completely shut out of the […]
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Hitmaker for Ariana Grande, The Weeknd Launches Company to Support Songwriters in India (Exclusive)
Grammy- and Oscar-nominated songwriter Savan Kotecha, who has crafted hits for Ariana Grande, The Weeknd and Britney Spears, is launching a platform to help songwriters in India reach global audiences. Kotecha, who is Indian, is partnering with A&R executive and songwriter Murtuza Gadiwala and talent management company REPRESENT to launch Outwrite. Kotecha’s mission with the […]
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Prince’s Music Companies Are “Working to Resolve Matters” Regarding Unreleased Doc Accusing Musician of Abuse
Primary Wave Music and Prince Legacy, two companies with ties to Prince’s assets, released a statement Monday afternoon in response to reports of an unreleased documentary accusing the late musician of physical and emotional abuse. “Those with the responsibility of carrying out Prince’s wishes shall honor his creativity and genius,” the statement reads. “We are working […]
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Donald Glover Postpones Childish Gambino Shows to “Focus on My Physical Health”
Donald Glover postponed the remainder of his North American Childish Gambino tour on Monday, citing physical health concerns and promising that all tickets will eventually be honored. Glover, who performs under the Childish Gambino moniker, wrote on social media he needed to cancel all remaining dates of his New World tour “to focus on my […]
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Eminem to Open 2024 MTV VMAs
Eminem is set to open the 2024 MTV VMAs with the first TV show performance from his latest album, The Death of Slim Shady. The rapper is nominated for eight VMAs this year, including video of the year, best hip-hop, song of the summer and VMAs’ most iconic performance for his 2000 medley of “Real […]
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CMA Awards: Beyoncé Snubbed; Morgan Wallen, Post Malone Earn Multiple Nominations
The 2024 CMA Awards have showered Morgan Wallen and Post Malone with multiple nominations but heavily snubbed Beyoncé, though she had one of the year’s biggest country albums with Cowboy Carter and biggest country songs with “Texas Hold ‘Em.” Wallen leads the way at the CMAs with seven nominations. He’s followed by Chris Stapleton and […]
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Hollywood Bowl Cancels Sunday Night’s Vance Joy Concert Due to a Power Outage
The Hollywood Bowl was forced to cancel its Sept. 8 show due to a power outage. The venue posted on its website that the concert, headlined by Vance Joy, had been called off. “Tonight’s Vance Joy concert is cancelled due to a power outage affecting the Hollywood Bowl and vicinity,” the website read. “We apologize […]
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Kendrick Lamar to Headline 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show
Kendrick Lamar is set to headline the 2025 Apple Music Super Bowl LIX halftime show. Roc Nation, NFL and Apple Music made the announcement on Sunday, and the big game will take place on Feb. 9, 2025, at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. It will air on Fox. Lamar previously performed at the hip-hop […]
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LL Cool J on the Challenges of Finding the “Right Balance” Between His Acting and Music Careers
LL Cool J is opening up about learning how to balance his acting career with his passion for music. The Grammy-winning rapper got candid in a recent interview with The Independent about feeling conflicted once his acting career took off in the 1990s. “The more successful I became in acting, the less I wanted to […]
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Megan Thee Stallion Wants to Collab With Taylor Swift
Megan Thee Stallion is looking to add to her long list of collabs with none other than Taylor Swift. The rapper spoke to People magazine about her hopes for working with The Tortured Poets Department singer-songwriter. “I love Taylor Swift, and I would like to collab with her one day,” Megan said. “She’s a stallion […]
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Will Jennings, Oscar Winner for “My Heart Will Go On” and “Up Where We Belong,” Dies at 80
Will Jennings, the Oscar-winning co-writer behind such hits as “My Heart Will Go On” and “Tears in Heaven,” has died. He was 80. Jennings died Friday morning at his home in Tyler, Texas, his caregiver, Martha Sherrod, told The Hollywood Reporter. He had been in declining health for the past five or six years, she […]
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Screamin’ Scott Simon, Longtime Sha Na Na Performer, Dies at 75
Screamin’ Scott Simon, who spent 52 years as the pianist of the energetic rock ’n’ roll and doo-wop group Sha Na Na, died Thursday in Ojai after a long battle with sinus cancer, his daughter Nina Simon announced. He was 75. A member of Sha Na Na from 1970 until they quit touring in 2022, […]
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