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During the premiere of the fifth and final season of HBO’s Insecure on Sunday evening (Oct. 24), Issa Dee, played by the show’s creator and lead actress Issa Rae, calls it quits with her recently reignited old flame Lawrence Walker (Jay Ellis) while barely getting much of a word in. Walker takes a moment to collect...

It was the first song to lead both the live 24-hour and seven-day Hot Trending Songs charts, powered by Twitter, so it’s only natural that it’s also the first to lead the ranking’s inaugural weekly version. BTS’ “Permission to Dance,” released on HYBE/BigHit Music/Columbia Records, leads the first edition of the weekly Hot Trending Songs...

Ahead of the Oct. 29 release of =, singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran contributed a performance to the lauded NPR Tiny Desk Concert series on Tuesday (Oct. 26). Sheeran played multiple cuts off of the forthcoming record, with Billboard Hot 100 tops 10s “Shivers” and “Bad Habits” bookending the setlist. He also threw some curveballs in for his...

Ultra Music Festival is returning to Bayfront Park in Miami this March 25-27, and the marquee dance festival has today (Oct. 26) announced the event’s predictably massive phase one lineup. Included on the bill are David Guetta, Alison Wonderland, Carl Cox, DJ Snake, Alesso, Nina Kraviz, Martin Garrix, Kygo, Amelie Lens, Oliver Heldens, Timmy Trumpet, Knife Party, live...

The Waylon Jennings estate has inked a deal with WME to manage the country icon’s posthumous career. WME’s Legends group, which handles the estates of Notorious B.I.G., Donna Summer, Peter Tosh, Andy Kaufman and F. Scott Fitzgerald, among others, will partner with Jennings’ widow, Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Jessi Colter, and their son, producer/artist Shooter Jennings, on...

On Wale’s seventh studio album, Folarin II, the Grammy-nominated D.C. native spits fire across 15 tracks, alongside longtime collaborators Rick Ross, J. Cole, Chris Brown and Jamie Foxx, among others. Folarin II — released via Ross’ label imprint Maybach Music Group and Warner Records — comes as a follow-up to Wale’s 2012 hit mixtape, Folarin (both works...

Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriters Corinne Bailey Rae and Joss Stone have announced a 2022 North American tour. The intimate run of theatre dates, announced today (Oct. 26), will journey through both soulful British artists’ indelible music catalogs. The outing kicks off this coming January and will make stops in cities across the U.S., including Fort Lauderdale,...

The soundtrack to Halloween Kills scares up a top 10 debut on Billboard’s Top Album Sales chart, as the score album enters at No. 9 on the Oct. 30-dated chart. It’s the first soundtrack from the long-running Halloween film franchise to reach the top 10 on the 30-year-old Top Album Sales chart. The album sold...

Their new album I Don’t Live Here Anymore is out on Friday The War on Drugs, photo by Shawn Brackbill The War on Drugs’ new album I Don’t Live Here Anymore is out this Friday (October 29). Before the album arrives, the band has shared one more new song: “Change.” The new track follows the...

“I don’t know about you, but I feel good,” sings Pitbull as he pedals an Echelon stationary bicycle in the music video for his saxophone-infused EDM track, “I Feel Good.” It’s not just a product endorsement. The video is a piece of a partnership announced in June, in which Pitbull invested in the home-workout equipment...

Most people work out to music. But these days, fitness junkies with music obsessions can do far more: From boxing directly on the beat of a Drake hit to taking a cycling class with Christina Aguilera and slashing obstacles in virtual reality to the tune of classical symphony. Since Peloton settled its $370 million copyright...

Fans who have missed mixing simulated betting and cosmic horror can rejoice; Blaseball: Short Circuits will be ready to play ball November 1 at 8 AM PT. If you didn’t witness the realty-tearing chaos of The Grand Unslam or defy the Blaseball gods in the Snackrifice, don’t worry. Blaseball’s creator, The Game Band, characterizes Short Circuits...

Adele jumps from No. 16 to No. 1 on the Billboard Artist 100 chart (dated Oct. 30), reigning as the top musical act in the U.S. for the first time since 2016, thanks to the success of her new single “Easy on Me.” The ballad soars to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 after...

How already knownThe PC version of the “definitive edition” of The Trilogy will weigh 45 gigabytes. But in the case of the Nintendo Switch, a nuance will appear. The web drew attention to the cover of the collection, which was distributed thanks to the American retailer Target. It is marked with a mandatory download from...

A video game based on the hit horror film franchise, A Quiet Place, is in the works. The upcoming title comes from Saber Interactive and Illogika and is coming sometime in 2022. If you’re unfamiliar with the movies, they’re set in a post-apocalyptic Earth overtaken by blind yet powerful monsters that are highly sensitive to...

Ciara celebrated turning 36 on Monday (Oct. 25), and husband Russell Wilson publicly wished the love of his life a happy birthday on Instagram, where he let his poetic side shine through in a dedicated post to honor her. “Perfect in every way. God made you for me. He made you to fit perfectly in...