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Rick Davies, co-founder and singer of Supertramp, dies at 81

Rick Davies, the co-founder, singer and songwriter of British band Supertramp, has died after a long battle with cancer, the band said Monday. He was 81.

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Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Lainey Wilson lead Country Music Association Awards noms with 6 each

Joining Lainey Wilson in competing for the night's highest honor — CMA entertainer of the year — will be Luke Combs, Cody Johnson, Chris Stapleton and Morgan Wallen, last year's winner in the category.

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This year's song of the summer is a ballad, not a banger. Here's what that says about us

For the past 14 weeks and counting, the top Billboard spot has been held by a love ballad: Alex Warren's "Ordinary." As Berklee College of Music professor and forensic musicologist Joe Bennett notes, the February release is "a fair bit slower than the mean average for the Hot 100, or for a historical song of the summer."

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Justin Bieber announces 'Swag ll' will arrive Friday

Never say never... again? In July, Justin Bieber surprised fans by releasing his seventh studio album, "Swag," hours after he teased it on billboards and social media posts. It turns out, he wasn't done yet. On Thursday morning, Bieber shared that "Swag II" will arrive on Friday.

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Doja Cat, Post Malone and Tate McRae will perform at MTV VMAs. Here's what to know about the show

Pop singers Conan Gray and Tate McRae will each make their performance debut on the MTV Video Music Awards stage next month, the VMAs announced Tuesday.

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Ciara reinforces her passion for music with 'CiCi.' The album is her first since 2019

Ciara will deliver a new bundle of joy on Friday, but it's not the fifth child her husband publicly flirts with her about. "It's time. Honestly, I've been working on this album for almost five years," said the R&B-pop superstar.

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New Beatles 'Anthology' projects will be released this fall

Beatles fans will be feeling some "real love" for this: New content from the iconic band is coming this fall on screen, in music and in print.

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Busta Rhymes and Ricky Martin will make history at 2025 MTV VMAs. Here's who is taking the stage

Rapper Busta Rhymes will receive the first ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award and Ricky Martin will be honored with the inaugural Latin Icon Award, the VMAs announced Monday.

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Rapper Sean Kingston to be sentenced for $1 million fraud scheme in South Florida

Rapper Sean Kingston is scheduled to be sentenced in South Florida on Friday after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme. Kingston, whose legal name is...

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Taylor Swift's chat with the Kelces on 'New Heights' marks a milestone moment for podcasts

Since nothing Taylor Swift ever does is small, her two-hour conversation with boyfriend Travis Kelce and his brother Jason Kelce on their "New Heights" podcast is...

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LL Cool J takes the mic for the 2025 MTV VMAs, where Lady Gaga rules nominations

LL Cool J has snagged wins, co-hosted and performed atop the MTV Video Music Awards stage. Now, the Grammy-winning rapper-actor-author is going...

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Taylor Swift announces 12th studio album, 'The Life of a Showgirl'

Look what you made her do — Taylor Swift has announced her 12th studio album, "The Life of a Showgirl." Swift announced the album on her website shortly after a countdown timer expired at 12:12 a.m. Tuesday.

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Emmylou Harris and Brad Paisley are headed for Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame

Country superstar Brad Paisley and Americana powerhouse Emmylou Harris will be inducted into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame, the organization announced Wednesday.

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Lady Gaga leads 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations, followed by Bruno Mars and Kendrick Lamar

Abracadabra, feel the beat under your feet — Lady Gaga is back on top. The "Mayhem" musician tops the 2025 the MTV Video Music Award nominations with 12, ending Taylor Swift's two-year run in the top spot.

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Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia has childhood street named for him in San Francisco

A few hundred people gathered Friday to name a tiny San Francisco street after legendary Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia on what would have been his 83rd birthday and as part of a citywide celebration to mark the band's 60th anniversary.

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As Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter tour draws to a close, Blue Ivy emerges as a star

"Who they came to see?" Beyoncé asks as she performs her 2023 single "My House" during the Cowboy Carter tour. For many, the answer has been Blue Ivy.

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'Buckingham Nicks' was a record store holy grail for decades. It's finally getting reissued

Four years before Fleetwood Mac's "Rumours" became one of the best breakup records of the 1970s — and, many might say, all time — Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham were relative unknowns, a young couple putting out their own album, posing nude on the cover like a Laurel Canyon version of Adam and Eve.

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Ozzy Osbourne, who led Black Sabbath and became the godfather of heavy metal, dies at 76

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A rap festival near the Arctic Ocean delights crowds under the midnight sun

It was well past midnight when Mihkku Laiti appeared on stage to perform at an open-air music festival in the Finnish village of Utsjoki, north of the Arctic circle...

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Singer Chris Brown pleads not guilty to 2 further charges over London nightclub assault case

Grammy-winning singer Chris Brown on Friday pleaded not guilty to two further charges related to the serious beating of a music producer with...