The 2016 American Music Awards, aka. the AMAs, were held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California last night (Nov. 20). Co-hosted by Gigi Hadid and Jay Pharoah, this year’s edition featured live performances from: Bruno Mars, Niall Horan, Fifth Harmony, The Chainsmokers, Haley, Shawn…
That’s amazing! The XX on “Saturday Night Live”!? I would have never imagined! The English indie-rock band was the musical guest on the Kristen Wiig-hosted Episode 7 of Season 42 of the legendary NBC show last night (Nov. 20). At “SNL”, The XX performed two tracks from their forthcoming third…
Newcomer Kiiara scored a massive hit with her debut single “Gold” this year. The electropop/trap track recently reached the Top 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and it has received a platinum certification in the US (for selling over 1 million downloads). Now, looking to expand the range of…
The Weekend revealed the full tracklist of his forthcoming much-anticipated third studio album “Starboy” this week. The LP, which will hit stores around the world on November 25th via Interscope Records/Universal, will feature 18 tracks in total. “Starboy” is to include 4 collaborations. One with…
Beware Gerard Piqué (Shakira’s boyfriend), because it seems “pretty boy” Maluma has laid eyes on the Colombian diva! Shakira premiered tonight (Nov. 18) the official music video for her new single “Chantaje”, which is a collaboration with handsome reggaeton star Maluma. The upbeat, reggaeton-ish…
Jennifer Lopez's new Spanish album is coming out in early 2017 and apparently this cover of Argentine pop duo Pimpinela's 1984 "Olvidame y Pega la Vuelta" ("Forget Me, Get Out of My Life Now") is the first single. Jennifer's cover features her former husband Marc Anthony. This revamped version of…
As scheduled, the Britney Spears music video for her new single "Slumber Party" officially world premiered at 3 AM today (Nov. 18) on VEVO. The version of the song used for this video was the new remix with Tinashe. Directed by Collin Tiley, the "Slumber Party" music video shows Britney getting…
Thursday was a good day for fans of The Weeknd. The Canadian singer not only revealed the full tracklisting of his upcoming album "Starboy" but also premiered two new songs: "Party Monster" and "I Feel It Coming". Both tracks can be streamed using Spotify or purchased using iTunes. "Starboy" isn't…
John Mayer premiered his new song “Love on the Weekend” tonight (Nov. 17). The tender guitar-driven mid-tempo number is the official lead single from the American singer-songwriter’s upcoming seventh studio album, which is expected to come out in early 2017 via Columbia Records. “Love on the…
He has been performing this song in the last few months on tour and now rapper Lupe Fiasco is finally unleashing the CDQ version of "Made in the USA" - a StreetRunner production. "Made in the USA" will appear on Lupe's long-awaited "Drogas Light" album, which after a few delays will arrive in…
Childish Gambino world premiered a new track called "Redbone" from his much-anticipated forthcoming album "Awaken, My Love!" (in stores December 2nd) tonight on Annie Mac's show on BBC Radio 1 in the UK. For those of who don't know, "Redbone" is a term for a light-skinned black woman. "Daylight, I…
In celebration of "Slumber Party Week" - both the Tinashe remix audio and music video premiering this week, Britney Spears added the sexy and fan-favorite "Glory" track to her Wednesday (Nov. 17) Las Vegas residency concert. Will she keep "Slumber Party" as part of the spectacle from now on? Let's…
A new song from Australian singer-songwriter Sia is here. Entitled “Never Give Up”, this emotional and powerful song is the official theme music of upcoming Australian-American-British film “Lion”, which will hit theaters on November 25th via The Weinstein Company. Directed by Garth Davis, this…
Jamaican star Sean Paul's still going strong after 16 years in the "business". After topping charts around the world with the "Cheap Thrills" remix earlier this year, your boy Sean is ready to add more hits to his extensive discography. The 43-year-old released two new singles today via Spotify:…
Wednesday November 9th was a tough day for many Americans. They had to wake up knowing the xenophobic and homophobic Donald Trump was going to be their next president. Rapper Macklemore was one of them. And this is what inspired this new song by the Seattle-born rap star titled "Wednesday…
The Chainsmokers premiered minutes ago the official music video for "All We Know" and there's unfortunate news: hottie Andrew Taggart does not STAR (only a tiny cameo) in it! *shuts downs laptop*. Instead, we get to see the crazy life of a crazy drunk man who I don't know why has the luck of…
Who's a nympho? Jhené Aiko is! The Californian R&B singer just released what possibly is the raunchiest song so far this year. It's called "Maniac", it became available on digital stores today, and it will be featured on Jhené's upcoming second studio album - which will be out next year. "Hop on a…
44-year-old Puerto Rican stud Ricky Martin announced two fabulous news on “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” this week. * The father-of-two revealed that he is now ENGAGED to his conceptual artist boyfriend Jwan Yosef. This is Jwan (the envy is real, right? lol): #ÉchaleUnOjo El álbum de Ricky Martín y…
Only a year after releasing their debut EP “Swaay”, DNCE are ready to give fans their much-anticipated full-length debut. The eponymous project is scheduled for global release on November 18th, 2016 via Republic Records. Lead single of the “DNCE” album was the song “Body Moves”. “DNCE” will be…
“Glory Days” is the fourth studio album by British girl group Little Mix. The LP is scheduled for global release on November 18th, 2016 via Syco Music and Columbia Records. Lead single of the album was “Shout Out To My Ex - an angry anthem from band member Perrie Edwards dedicated to her ex Zayn…
It’s no good to harbor hate in your heart. You should learn to let go. That’s what country music hottie Kane Brown is singing about in his new song “Learning” - lifted from his upcoming self-titled debut studio album that is coming out on December 2nd. “Learning”, co-written by Sam Ellis, Blake…
Danish singer MØ just premiered the music video for her Charli XCX-written song “Drum” on VEVO. This electropop JAM (I’m addicted) will appear on MØ’s upcoming second studio album - which should be hitting stores at some point early next year. Directed by Quentin Jones, the “Drum” video really…
It was to expect. Cashmere Cat premiered the official music video for "Trust Nobody" minutes ago on VEVO and Selena Gomez is nowhere to be found in it. Instead, we get to see a talented black lady serving life with a choreography she will do alongside her troop of friends on a shaky platform on a…
Katy Perry had “Dark Horse” and Iggy Azalea had “Black Widow”. Now, Little Mix have “Down & Dirty”. I’m talking about here about that synth-urban bangers you get your life from when that epic post-chorus urban break kicks in. This is a bop! Little Mix released “Down & Dirty” today (Nov. 16) as yet…
Rapper G-Eazy just gave his year-old “Some Kind of Drug” song, taken from his fourth studio album “When It’s Dark Out” (2015), the music video treatment. The video was uploaded to G-Eazy’s VEVO channel on Wednesday morning (Nov. 16). “Some Kind of Drug” is one of G-Eazy’s most streamed songs,…
The “Cry Baby” era keeps on going… Melanie Martinez premiered last night (Nov. 15) the official music video for her song “Pacify Her”, lifted from her debut studio album “Cry Baby” - which arrived in stores worldwide in the the summer of 2015. With only two or three songs from “Cry Baby” not…
YES! YES! YES! The Tinashe-asissted remix of Britney Spears’ “Slumber Party” upcoming pop smash is finally here. It was serviced to Spotify and iTunes this Wednesday morning (Nov. 16). The “Slumber Party” remix version is the next official single from Brit Brit’s absolutely-flawless “Glory” album.…
It’s about quality and not quantity, right? Bruno Mars’ third studio album “24K Magic” is going to come with 9 tracks only. That’s it. Are we disappointed? A little bit. Both “Doo-Wops & Hooligans” and “Unorthodox Jukebox” featured 10 tracks. So where’s my tenth track in this new album, Bruno?…
Nick Jonas just made it onto the cover of “Men’s Fitness” magazine. The new issue should be coming out in the next few days to a newsstand near you. This is the first (long overdue!) “Men’s Fitness” cover for the “Close” singer. His cover headline reads: “Nick Jonas - How the teen idol got…
Of course Perrie had to sing the chorus of this one! This is getting crazy guys… Here’s ANOTHER song from Little Mix’s new album “Glory Days” (which is coming out this Friday!) released. “Nobody Like You” is the second brand new song from the album out THIS week. Yesterday we received “Touch”.…
What a sweet surprise fellow Barbz/Ken Barz! Our QUEEN Nicki Minaj released a brand new song called “Black Barbies” a few minutes ago and she did so via her official SoundCloud account. “Black Barbies” is basically Nicki’s version of Rae Sremmurd’s number one Billboard Hot 100 hit “Black Beatles”.…
Noah Cyrus, as in Miley Cyrus’ little sister, is making her grand entrance into the music scene. The 16-year-old released her debut single “Make Me (Cry)” online today (Nov. 15). The song was produced and features UK hitmaker Labrinth. Noah wrote the lyrics. * Sound: Sophisticated ballad. It has…
Unbelievable. Gucci Mane and Future just released a new mixtape called “Free Bricks 2K16: Zone 6 Edition” - which they recorded less than 24 hours ago! Now THAT’S hard work. The six-track project, the sequel to 2011’s “Free Bricks”, hears the Atlanta rappers spitting verses over productions from…
Surprise! Bruno Mars has officially announced his upcoming new world tour, and as expected, it is called “The 24K Magic World Tour”, just like the name of his late 2016 smash hit and like his third studio album - which is coming out in stores this Friday (November 18th). “The 24K Magic World Tour”…
Another new song released? But the album is coming out this Friday! Little Mix's strategy puzzles me somewhat. The British girl group just released another new song from their upcoming fourth studio album "Glory Days" online. Which one? The one that goes by the name of "Touch". It is available for…