Olivia Rodrigo

The English singer also performed his 1987 classic “Never Gonna Give You Up" Rick Astley offered a surprisingly poignant cover of Olivia Rodrigo‘s hit “Drivers License” for BBC Radio 2’s Piano Room over the weekend. Performing with the BBC Concert Orchestra and a pair of back-up singers, Astley showcased the 2021 single with some serious emotional gravity. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6V8luIR9zFo Astley also performed his own 1987 mega-hit “Never Gonna Give You Up,” which he and the…

While six-time Grammy nominees Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and Miley Cyrus won multiple awards and, in the case of Swift, made history, at the 2024 Grammys, fellow six-time nominees and past Grammy winners Olivia Rodrigo and Jon Batiste each went home empty-handed despite their half-dozen nominations apiece. Batiste even won album of the year in 2022 and some prognosticators thought he could emerge victorious for the top prize despite the strong female presence among this year’s nominees and winners.…

Miley Cyrus won the most prestigious Grammy of her career when her hit “Flowers” was recognized as Record of the Year at the 2024 Grammys. Earlier in the night, the song took the Best Pop Solo Performance category, which meant Cyrus scored her first-ever Grammy. Mark Ronson and his mother-in-law Meryl Streep presented the award, bantering back and forth about what the Record of the Year award really means. Streep joked about being confused between the difference between Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and…

The pop singer-songwriter took the Guts track to the Los Angeles stage The last time Olivia Rodrigo performed at the Grammys, she was chilling in a vintage white Mercedes Benz belting “Drivers License.” Now the pop star has returned, this time for a gushing version of “Vampire.” Performing the Guts track at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Rodrigo arrived onstage in a deep red silk gown, tearing through the track as streaks of blood slowly appeared on her arms and face.…

Fans of Universal Music Group’s artists, including Taylor Swift, Nicki Minaj, and Olivia Rodrigo, are not pleased that the record label group has ceased to license its music to TikTok. The day after UMG threatened to stop licensing its music to the social media platform amid a breakdown in deal negotiations, songs from UMG‘s unparalleled stable of artists began vanishing from the social media platform. The removals started gradually late Wednesday evening as official versions of UMG-owned recordings, such as …

A day after Universal Music Group threatened to stop licensing its music to TikTok amid a breakdown in deal negotiations, songs from UMG‘s unparalleled stable of artists have started to get removed from the social media platform late Wednesday. The removals started gradually late Wednesday evening; The official versions of UMG-owned recordings like Taylor Swift‘s “Cruel Summer,” Olivia Rodrigo‘s “Get Him Back,” and Lana Del Rey’s “Let the Light In” are no longer appearing in search results, while some videos…

Universal Music Group is expected to remove its entire library of songs from TikTok on Wednesday night, according to Reuters, as the record label has failed to renew its contract with the social media platform. The label condemns TikTok for unfairly paying artists and doing little to protect them from AI, in an open letter dated Jan. 30. It’s a shocking condemnation from the world’s largest record label since the music industry is notorious for exploiting artists itself.Mourning the Loss of Addison Rae’s Debut Album | The…

Rolling Stone has brought together its most memorable magazine covers, feature articles, quotes, photos, and videos from the Eighties to today ahead of this year’s Grammy Awards. “We are delighted to showcase our deep archives to a new audience,” said Gus Wenner, CEO of Rolling Stone. “It’s incredible to revisit the icons that have graced our pages over the decades in one place.”  The showcase offers a retrospective look of “Album of the Year” winners and current nominees through the publication’s lens,…

Taylor Swift, Jelly Roll, 21 Savage, SZA and Olivia Rodrigo lead the nominations at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards. The ceremony will air live on Fox on April 1 from the Dolby Theater in Los Angeles. Swift leads the group with nine nominations, followed by Jelly Roll, 21 Savage and SZA, each with eight. Rodrigo comes in fourth with seven. This year’s show will include several new categories, including pop artist of the year, pop song of the year, K-pop artist of the year, K-pop song of the…

From the looks of it, 2024 is going to be another year full of memorable performances from some of the biggest artists in the industry. However, it’s following a record-breaking year for several top performers, including Taylor Swift, who embarked on the first U.S. leg and Latin America leg of her Eras Tour, as well as Beyoncé, who performed across the globe for her Renaissance World Tour. Harry Styles’ massive Love on Tour also wrapped last year, as well as tours from Karol G, Doja Cat,…