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Taylor Swift can’t catch a break. First she was slammed by her ex Calvin Harris publicly last week for making him look as “the bad guy” in their relationship and for implying to the world that he didn’t clarify her writing credit on “This Is What You Came For” on purpose to hurt her, and now…

Nelly Furtado’s sixth studio album is indeed going to happen and the anticipation and anxiety are real. A recap on what we know about it so far: The Canadian singer did an impromptu Q&A with fans on Twitter back in April where she confirmed a new album was a go. She revealed then what the title of…

I don’t know what M.I.A’s saying in this new song. All I know is that it is a BANGER! Earlier this month a new track by the English recording artist called “Go Off”, produced by Skrillex, was uploaded by mistake on Beatport. M.I.A’s label of Interscope took almost-immediate action and removed it a…

Gavin DeGraw returned to the music scene by surprise today, July 15th, with the release of brand new music. And I’m not talking about a random one-off single for the summer, this right here is the official lead single from Gavin’s forthcoming much-anticipated fifth studio album! FINALLY! Titled…

It is happening! The Pretty Reckless are about to bless us with a new album - their third! The Taylor Momsen-led badass rock band released a new single called “Take Me Down” today (July 15), and it is confirmed to be the first official offering from TPR’s much-anticipated third studio album - the…

Want to forget about heartbreak? Go to Las Vegas! This seems to be the message that Olly Murs wants to convey in the music video for his new single, the one that is making me excited about him again, “You Don’t Know Love” - which got premiered on VEVO today, July 15th. Many are comparing Olly’s…

I almost had a little heart attack when I saw this new Katy Perry song “Rise” up on iTunes. Let’s do some clarification first: This is NOT the lead single from Katy’s much-anticipated fifth studio album - a set that is definitely coming later this year. It is not. It is just an appetizer, and an…

Pop emergency indeed. In view tons of clips of her “Make Me” music video were being leaked online, Britney Spears and RCA had no choice but to rush the release date of the princess of pop’s brand new single. “Make Me” got premiered on radio at Thursday midnight (July 14) and immediately after it…

British electronic production duo Snakehips (very famous these days for their amazing collaboration with Tinashe “All My Friends”) released today, July 15th, the full version of their new song featuring Zayn Malik titled “Cruel” - which they teased earlier this week by way of a Facebook clip…

They had been teasing it for a while on social media but here finally is in its full and high-quality version. “Starving” is the first collaboration between Hailee Steinfeld and Zedd. The track, which is believed to be the lead single from Hailee’s upcmoming much-anticipated full-length debut…

Yes! She’s back! Tinashe’s got new music for us! And this time it’s “official” music. The R&B songstress dropped today, July 15th, a new single of hers titled “Super Love”. Produced by The Dream and Tricky Stewart, the track is confirmed to be the new lead single from Tinashe’s much-anticipated…

VH1’s 2016 “Hip Hop Honors” (aired earlier this week) is going to be one to remember. Missy Elliott was one of the honorees (alongside Lil’ Kim, Queen Latifah, Salt-N-Pepa) this year, and the tribute show VH1 put together for her was EPIC. During the first Missy tribute performance, Remy Ma…

Is it wrong that I like this version better than the official music video? Ariana Grande was featured in a segment on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” yesterday, July 13th, where the two, Ari and Jimmy, showed the world something they had created with much love. They basically shot a…

Here it is finally. Miss Britney Spears’ full brand new commercial for her upcoming new fragrance “Private Show” featuring a few seconds of a brand new song of hers taken from her forthcoming much-anticipated ninth studio album. YES! The new song featured in the commercial is called as Britney’s…

Elle King just dropped the music video for her anthemic rock and soul song “Good Girls” - included on the “Ghostbusters” remake soundtrack that will arrive in stores this Friday, July 15th (the same day the movie hits theaters!). As expected, the Dano Cerny-directed video for the badasss “Good…

Calvin Harris just lost it on Twitter over Taylor Swift (DRAMA ALERT). Today (July 13) TMZ broke the news that Taylor Swift was the writer of Calvin’s most-recent smash hit with Rihanna “This Is What You Came For”. Taylor used a pseudonym (Nils Sjöberg) so her real name wouldn’t be added to the…

If you’re a big fan of Sia’s “Unstoppable” song from her “This Is Acting” album, you are in for a treat today. Sia dropped Wednesday morning (July 13) a remix to this song done by Ariel Rechtshaid. The new version now features a verse from rapper Pusha T and a revamped, edgier production.…

Jennifer Lopez’ Orlando charity single “Love Make The World Go Round” keeps rising on iTunes (as of this post sits at #5) and you know what that means, right? More TV promo! Jennifer and her journey companion of these days Lin-Manuel Miranda made an appearance on NBC’s “The Tonight Show Starring…

The Fifth Harmony-mania continues in Australia. “The biggest girl group in the world” appeared live this Wednesday morning on Australian TV show “Sunrise” to perform two songs off their “7/27” album; these being the LP’s only two official singles to date “Work From Home” and “All In My Head…

Shawn Mendes took to VEVO today (July 12) to world premiere the music video “Treat You Better”, the official lead single from the Canadian singer’s second studio album “Illuminate” - which is due in stores on September 23rd via Island Records. Directed by Ryan Pallotta, the music video for the…

Barbados superstar Rihanna performed an “Anti World Tour” concert at the Pala Alpitour Arena in Turin, Italy last night, July 11. During an intermission between songs the “Work” chanteuse approached her first-row fans to receive their love, but instead she received something else: a royal present!…

RCA better release the audio and premiere the music video for Britney Spears’ brand new single “Make Me (Oooh)” ASAP. The thing is starting to leak! Last week screen captures of the music video were posted online and now clips of the video are being leaked! In Lady Gaga’s words: THIS IS A POP…

Ty Dolla $ign had his new single “Campaign”, featuring fellow rapper Future, world premiered on Zane Lowe’s Beats 1 radio show earlier today (July 11). The LIT hip-hop track, where Ty and Future boast about the incredible lives they both have, is confirmed to be the first single from an upcoming…

I knew this was going to be the route Alessia Cara was going to take for her “Scars To Your Beautiful” music video. It’s just perfect! The pint-sized Canadian singer debuted the official visual for her new single - third offering overall from Alessia’s “Know-It-All” album - on VEVO today, July…

There have been many charity singles supporting the Orlando shooting victims released in the latest days but one in particular has made a bigger impact than the rest, and that’s Jennifer Lopez and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s collaboration “Love Make The World Go Round” - which is not only a song with a…

Huh. Who new Caleb Prior of the ‘Divergent’ movie series had a decent voice? Actor Ansel Elgort has become a member of the music industry. He is now a singer and a DJ. With the help of Island Records (already getting the support of a major label so early!), Ansel, who wants be known now as Ansolo,…

Just massive. That is the best way to describe Dizzee Rascal’s new single “Hype”. It had been a long time I liked a song from this British rapper and all of the credit goes to the producer of “Hype” - Mr. Calvin Harris. The EDM beat the Scottish DJ created for Dizzee Rascal’s new single is just…

Fresh from doing “7/27” album promo in Japan, the ladies of Fifth Harmony caught a flight to Sydney, Australia to continue spreading the word about their catchy music in that part of the planet. On Sunday night (July 10), Normani, Camila, Ally, Dinah and Lauren appeared live on “The Voice…