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During a surprise appearance at Coachella this weekend, pop star Kesha performed her hit 2010 single “Tik Tok”–  but with one major alteration.

When you think rap music, you don’t often think of enthusiastic support for Republican politicians, but you can never underestimate former President Donald Trump’s ability to defy expectations.

Detroit rapper Boss, the first female rapper that Def Jams Records ever signed, has died at the age of 54.

Fans are bashing pop star Taylor Swift’s new merchandise for her Eras Tour, slamming the “ridiculous” and “insane” price of a t-shirt and expressing dismay over its poor design.

Recording artists Robyn, Fever Ray, Viagra Boys, and 1,000 more members of Sweden’s music community are demanding that Israel be excluded from Eurovision 2024.

Rick “Slick Rick” Buchanan, a once popular DJ in Memphis, was found dead in his home on Wednesday by his brother.

Rapper Yo Gotti’s brother, Anthony “Big Jook” Mims, was gunned down and killed Saturday outside a Memphis restaurant.

A state House of Representatives resolution is recognizing 2023 as the Taylor Swift era in her home state of Pennsylvania.

Cher is calling out the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Controversial rapper Kanye West wore a pointed black hood during a party to promote his new album Vultures in Miami on Monday, according to live video of the event.

Grammy winner Adele thinks she has been a success because she is white, according to what she said in an interview published on Thursday.

“Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” opened in first place with $21 million in North American ticket sales, according to estimates from AMC Theatres Sunday.

Pop singer Sabrina Carpenter’s use of a Roman Catholic church in Brooklyn as a backdrop for parts of a music video, with her dancing next to pastel-colored coffins, led to its pastor being stripped of his administrative duties after its release and officials holding a Mass to restore the church’s “sanctity.”

A stampede during a music festival at a university in southern India on Saturday killed at least four students and injured 60 others.

Daryl Hall has sued his longtime music partner John Oates, arguing that his plan to sell off his share of a joint venture would violate the terms of a business agreement the Hall & Oates duo had forged.

Music legend Dolly Parton donned the signature white short shorts, blue bra top, and white vest of the Dallas Cowboys cheerleaders when she performed at the 27th annual Red Kettle Kickoff halftime show of the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Commanders game Thursday.

A year after his career imploded, Kanye West still appears to be unrepentant about his antisemitism.

The hip-hop mogul Sean Combs, known more commonly as Diddy, has settled a lawsuit filed by his former longtime girlfriend and singer Cassie Ventura, who had accused him of rape and physical abuse.

A musician has filed a lawsuit against former Grammy Awards CEO Neil Portnow alleging that he sexually assaulted her in 2018.

Antonio “L.A.” Reid, the Grammy-winning music executive who influenced the career of artists including Pink, Usher, and Mariah Carey, was sued by a former music executive who says he sexually assaulted her and derailed her career.

“Now and Then,” the first and only original Beatles recording of the 21st century, is finally available to the public.

Oscar-winning “Indigenous” musician Buffy Sainte-Marie has responded to a long exposé concluding that she seems to have no native ancestry and is, instead, a white woman born in Massachusetts.

The hip hop group Death Grips cut its performance in Fayetteville, Arkansas, last week after fans wouldn’t stop throwing glow sticks at them.

Indie music sensation Sufjan Stevens reveals he has Guillain–Barré Syndrome and he has dedicated his new album to his deceased gay partner.

A Chinese pop singer named Li Ermeng scored a viral hit this week with a song about “lying flat,” a term meaning to give up on the job market.

Aerosmith will reschedule the rest of its Peace Out farewell tour dates to 2024 as frontman Steven Tyler, 75, continues to recover from a vocal injury.

Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards expressed his distaste for “cheap” pop music and rap, explaining, “I don’t really like to hear people yelling at me.”

Steve Harwell, the longtime frontman of the Grammy-nominated pop rock band Smash Mouth has died. He was 56.

Steve Harwell, the original lead singer for the beloved 1990s and early 2000s rock band Smash Mouth, is reportedly on his deathbed.

Singer and business mogul Jimmy Buffett passed away on September 1st at 76 years old in his Sag Harbor, New York, home. His cause of death has now been revealed.

R&B singer Akon is hyping his centrally planned community in Senegal, the country of his childhood, promising that every African American who invests with him will become a millionaire. In addition, he says if they collectively leave the U.S. for Africa, they could do real damage to the country that has oppressed them so much.

Pop star Lady Gaga shouted out the cause of “trans rights” before performing her 2011 hit “Born This Way” in Las Vegas on Thursday.

Prominent classical music conductor John Eliot Gardiner is pulling out of all engagements until next year after allegedly hitting a singer backstage following a concert.

Irish singer-songwriter Róisín Murphy apologized Tuesday to a woke mob hounding her for a Facebook comment expressing her opposition to puberty blockers for children.

Backstreet Boys singer Nick Carter has been accused in a lawsuit of sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl on a yacht multiple times. The pop star’s lawyers say the story is “meritless” — and she was previously warned she could be charged for filing a false police report.

Rapper Eminem has sent 2024 Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy a cease and desist letter asking him to quit performing his songs on the campaign trail.