Katy Perry has sold her music rights to Litmus Music, a venture co-founded by Capitol Records president Dan McCarroll and financed by The Carlyle Group, for $225 million. The deal covers the master royalty income and publishing rights for Perry’s five studio albums released by Capitol Records, including One of the Boys, Teenage Dream, PRISM,…… MORE
“The Jennifer Hudson Show” is delaying the start of its sophomore season, as the writers remain on strike. According to Deadline, after much discussion and at Hudson’s urging, “The Jennifer Hudson Show” is pausing production and its season two premiere. The show was set to air on Monday, September 18. “The Jennifer Hudson Show” is…… MORE
Ariana Grande and her estranged husband, Dalton Gomez have officially filed for divorce, according to TMZ. According to the report, Grande filed first in Los Angeles County court on Monday, September 18, citing “irreconcilable differences.” Gomez filed shortly after with the date of separation logged as February 20, 2023. In July, news broke that Grande…… MORE
Doja Cat’s “Paint The Town Red” has topped the Billboard Global 200 chart for the second week. The song from Doja’s fourth album, Scarlet, earned 88.7 million streams and 11,000 sold worldwide during the September 8-14 charting week. Last week, “Paint The Town Red” became Doja Cat’s first-ever U.K. No. 1 single, and she continued…… MORE
SZA’s manager Terence “Punch” Henderson said in a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter that the singer skipped last week’s MTV Video Music Awards as she was hurt by MTV’s decision not to nominate her in the Artist of the Year category. Anderson said it was “disrespectful” not to nominate SZA for the award despite…… MORE
Jack Harlow was awarded Songwriter of the Year for the third consecutive year at the 2023 SESAC Music Awards. Harlow also took home the Song of the Year award for his smash hit “First Class”. “We are honored to celebrate our songwriters and publishers across multiple genres,” shared Sam Kling, Chief Creative Officer, SESAC Performing…… MORE
Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry has claimed Drake used a photo of her being “slimed” without her permission. The Canadian rapper teamed up with SZA for their first in-studio collaboration, “Slime You Out.” The track’s artwork featured a photo of Berry getting “slimed” at the 2012 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards. On Instagram, Berry explained that Drake’s…… MORE
Global superstar Olivia Rodrigo’s sophomore album Guts has debuted at No. 1 in Australia. Rodrigo’s Guts launched atop the ARIA Albums Chart, published Friday, September 15. Guts, the follow-up to 2021’s Sour, is the only new release to appear in this week’s top 50. Sour had scored eight non-consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the…… MORE
*NSYNC have announced they will release a new song, titled “Better Place,” their first new track in 20 years, on September 29th via RCA Records. The song will feature in the new Trolls movie Trolls Band Together. A preview of the song is available in the trailer for the movie. The five-member boy band, consisting…… MORE
Justin Bieber recently took to Instagram Stories to share a behind-the-scenes look at the recording of his part in SZA collab “Snooze.” Bieber posted the clip soon after SZA released the stripped-back version of the S.O.S. hit. Bieber’s clips show him running through different vocal takes and moving the microphone in what looks like a…… MORE
