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Taylor Swift Returns To ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ With Four New Songs On ‘The Encore’

Taylor Swift has released “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore,” expanding her record-breaking 12th studio album with four newly recorded songs. “Patient Zero,”......

Madonna And Charli XCX Trade Club Memories On ‘Danceteria Afterhours’

Madonna and Charli xcx meet across two generations of nightlife on “Danceteria Afterhours,” a new version of “Danceteria” from Madonna’s “Confessions II.” The track keeps Madonna’s memories of early New York club culture while giving Charli space to trace her own path from teenage DJ sets in London to the experimental pop circles that shaped her years later in Los Angeles. Madonna and Charli xcx have turned “Danceteria” into a conversation between two very different eras of club culture. Their new collaboration, “Danceteria Afterhours,” revisits one of the standout tracks from Madonna’s July album......

Harry Styles Joins YouTube’s Billion Views Club Again With ‘As It Was’

Harry Styles has reached another major YouTube milestone as the music video for “As It Was” surpasses one billion views. The 2022 single, which opened the “Harry’s House” era, becomes his second video to enter YouTube’s Billion Views Club after “Sign of the Times.” More than four years after its release, the song remains one of the defining hits of his solo career. Harry Styles has another billion-view video to his name. “As It Was,” the lead single from his third studio album “Harry’s House,” has officially passed one billion views on YouTube, becoming the second music video of his solo career to reach the......

Taylor Swift Expands ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ With Four New Songs On ‘The Encore’

Taylor Swift is extending “The Life of a Showgirl” with a surprise deluxe edition titled “The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore.” Arriving September 25, the expanded album adds four newly recorded songs: “Patient Zero,” “Pink Clouding,” “Babylon” and “Cleveland!” The tracks were written in Sweden with Max Martin and Shellback after Swift returned to the studio to celebrate the extraordinary response to the original album. Taylor Swift is not quite finished with “The Life of a Showgirl.” Nearly a year after the album became one of the biggest commercial releases of her career, she is opening the project again......

Calvin Harris Sets Guinness World Record With DJ Set For 1.6 Million People

Calvin Harris has officially entered the Guinness World Records after his massive São Paulo performance drew an estimated 1.6 million people. The February 8, 2026 DJ set at Bloco Skol was recognized as the largest attendance for a DJ set by a single artist. Staged on Rua da Consolação during the city’s pre-Carnival celebrations, the free event became one of the year’s biggest live music moments in Brazil. Calvin Harris has turned one of the biggest nights of his career into an official Guinness World Record. His February 8 performance in São Paulo has now been recognized as the largest attendance for a DJ set by a single artist, with an estimated 1.6......

Ella Langley Breaks Mariah Carey’s All-Time Billboard Hot 100 Record With ‘Choosin’ Texas’

Ella Langley has set a new all-time Billboard Hot 100 record after “Choosin’ Texas” reached 23 total weeks at No. 1. The song moves past Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” which had held the benchmark at 22 weeks. Billboard announced the achievement on September 22 for the chart dated September 26, 2026, giving Langley a historic milestone in her breakout run. Ella Langley has moved into territory no artist had reached before on the Billboard Hot 100. “Choosin’ Texas” has now spent 23 total weeks at No. 1, breaking the all-time record previously held by Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is......

The Weeknd Debuts Unreleased Song ‘Tokyo’ With Yoko Takahashi At His Asia Tour Opener

The Weeknd opened the Asian leg of his After Hours Til Dawn Tour with an unexpected musical collaboration in Japan. During his September 19 concert at Belluna Dome, he debuted an unreleased song known as “Tokyo” alongside Yoko Takahashi, the singer behind the opening theme of Neon Genesis Evangelion. The performance featured visuals created by Yoko Taro, bringing together the worlds of music, anime and video games. The Weeknd introduced an unreleased song during his September 19 concert at Belluna Dome in Saitama, Japan, but the surprise went considerably further than a new addition to his setlist. Japanese singer Yoko Takahashi joined him onstage for the track, currently known......

Tom Cruise Says Taylor Swift Schooled Him On Football At The Chiefs Game

Tom Cruise has revealed what he and Taylor Swift were discussing when cameras caught them together at a Kansas City Chiefs game. Appearing on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” on September 17, the actor said Swift was teaching him about football as they watched the Chiefs face the Denver Broncos. Their conversation also covered music and movies, with Cruise praising the singer’s humor and creative work. Tom Cruise and Taylor Swift gave NFL viewers an unexpected celebrity pairing when they were spotted talking inside a private suite at Arrowhead Stadium on September 14. Three days later, Cruise appeared on Jimmy Fallon’s late-night show and revealed what had......

Miley Cyrus Turns Every Emotion Into A Reason To Dance On ‘Bass Persuades’

Miley Cyrus has released “Bass Persuades,” her tenth studio album and first full-length project with Atlantic Records. Arriving on September 18, the 10-track record brings together dance-driven pop, emotional honesty and collaborations with Model/Actriz and Andrew Wyatt. After introducing the title track earlier this month, Miley is giving fans the complete album, along with a new video for “Let’s Get Married.” Miley Cyrus has released her tenth studio album, “Bass Persuades,” bringing a month of teasing and anticipation to an end. Available from September 18 through Atlantic Records, the 10-track project places dance music at the center of a......

Charli XCX Brings ‘Playboy Bunny’ To Life For Her Playboy Cover

Charli XCX has landed the Fall 2026 cover of Playboy, bringing the provocative spirit of her song “Playboy Bunny” into a London photoshoot by longtime collaborator Aidan Zamiri. The singer also sits down with Kylie Jenner for a candid conversation about sexuality, confidence, marriage and attraction. From a hotel room to a boat on the River Thames, the feature offers another striking look at Charli’s creative world. Charli XCX has made her Playboy cover debut, appearing in the magazine’s Fall 2026 issue in a photoshoot that takes the title of her song “Playboy Bunny” into an entirely different setting. Photographed by Aidan Zamiri around London, the......