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In her new HBO documentary Jagged, music superstar Alanis Morissette says she was raped when she was 15 years old, the Washington Post reports.  In the film, which premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival on Monday, Morissette reportedly speaks on multiple alleged instances of rape during her teenage years, sharing that it took her “years in therapy to […]

Lil Nas X’s purple fit at the MTV Video Music Awards’ red carpet was bold and beautiful. But not everyone was a fan. During the VMAs pre-show, broadcast journalist Jamila Mustafa chatted with Lil Nas X about the special night, but not before she seemed to get a dig in about his Atelier Versace outfit. “Listen,” Mustafa says in […]

Montero single “Industry Baby,” boasting production from Take a Daytrip and Kanye West, was given the MTV Video Music Awards treatment on Sunday. Preceding the performance was a friendly reminder from Lil Nas X that fans were now less than 8,000 minutes away from the release of the new album, which marks the follow-up to the […]

The current No. 2 song in the country was among those VMAs-ified on Sunday night. The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber’s “Stay,” which previously peaked in the top Hot 100 spot, went down in the MTV performance canon as part of a Doja Cat-hosted ceremony that carries special significance for both artists. For Laroi, it’s another […]

The winners for the 2021 edition of the MTV Video Music Awards were announced Sunday, complete with a Doja Cat-hosted broadcast that saw the ceremony returning to New York City.  When nominees were first announced back in August, Justin Bieber led the 2021 class with nine total nominations. Megan Thee Stallion, BTS, and Giveon followed […]

Three excruciatingly long years after the release of her Album of the Year winner Golden Hour, Kacey Musgraves has returned with a vulnerability-centered new era, complete with an accompanying film from director Bardia Zeinali.  Described as a “a modern tragedy told in three acts,” Star-Crossed—the singer’s fifth studio album—sees Musgraves embracing an approach of “rebirth” in her work, […]

Ed Sheeran returns with another taste of his upcoming studio album = (Equals). On Thursday, the UK singer/songwriter released his “Shivers” track along with its official video directed by Dave Meyers. The visual follows a love-struck Sheeran as he attempts to woo a woman—played by actress AnnaSophia Robb—he met by chance in a diner. The video has a […]

Lil Nas X and Elton John, who both have new albums on the horizon, have linked up for a new Uber Eats campaign ahead of the unveiling of their upcoming collaboration. The two artists have been enlisted for the latest edition of the delivery app’s “Tonight I’ll Be Eating” campaign, the rollout for which kicks into […]

It seems Nicki Minaj has something special up her sleeve. On Tuesday night, the Queen rapper released a snippet of a slow-burning track in which she is heard repeatedly singing “yeah.” The clip eventually began circulating on Twitter, prompting Nicki to reveal she was working on new music, but needed some help from R&B stars. She called on her […]

Lana Del Rey announced today that her eighth studio album Blue Banisters will arrive on October 22nd, and along with a pre-order link for the album she also dropped off a video for the new song “Arcadia.” The new date comes after Lana originally slated Blue Banisters to arrive on July 4th, but bumped it days before […]