Musicians Who Died in 2026
January 2026 started off with a cold, hard fact: Death is inevitable. The first major musician death to make the news this year was that of Jim McBride, the Nashville Songwriter Hall of Fame artist known for penning country hits alongside Alan Jackson; he died days into the new year on Jan. 6 at age […]
BTS’s “Come Over” was chosen as this week’s best new song
BTS’ ARIRANG bonus track “Come Over”, which has just made its streaming debut, topped this week’s new song poll. Listeners voted in a survey published Friday (June 12) on Billboard to choose the K-pop superstar’s latest digital release as their favorite new song. “Come Over” stormed to the top spot, beating out new releases from […]
Cardi B, Fat Joe and other musicians react
Musicians celebrate the New York Knicks’ first NBA championship in 53 years. On Saturday (June 13), the Knicks won the title with a 94-90 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 5 at Frostbank Center in San Antonio, Texas. Following the historic win, music stars including Cardi B, Fat Joe, Alicia Keys and Jennifer […]
Singer and producer dies in helicopter crash
Oliver Tree reportedly died in a helicopter crash in Brazil. He was 32 years old. The genre-blending singer, songwriter and producer was one of six people killed when two helicopters collided over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday (June 14), according to CNN Brazil and the Associated Press. Tree, whose full name is Oliver Tree Nickell, […]
Jalen Brunson defends Monica McNutt after backlash from Taylor Swift
Jalen Brunson has come to the defense of New York Knicks radio analyst Monica McNutt after she received backlash for her comments about Taylor Swift. After the Knicks won Game 5 of the championship game on Saturday (June 13), the NBA Finals MVP addressed the controversy surrounding McNutt’s comments during the Game 4 broadcast that […]
Tullamarines cover Fleetwood Mac with ‘Like a Version’
Australian indie-pop quartet The Tullamarines took on Fleetwood Mac’s ‘The Chains’ in their first appearance at Triple J Studios, performing one of the year’s most anticipated covers of Like a Version. explore Check out the latest videos, charts and news The band of Angus Purvis, Lucinda Machin, Josh and Benny leaned into the song’s dynamics, […]
Bruce Springsteen apologizes to Bono, sings with Patti Smith
On the final day of the eventful Tribeca Festival (June 13), Bono, Patti Smith, Tribeca co-founder Robert De Niro and Jane Rosenthal gathered in lower Manhattan to honor Bruce Springsteen with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award. Springsteen, who dedicated the award to the people of Minneapolis, Portland and Los Angeles who “opposed […]
Trump’s name disappears from Kennedy Center facade
The curtain may have come down on President Donald Trump’s Kennedy Center, but for now the tarp remains up. Matt Floca, the performing arts venue’s executive director and chief operating officer, said in federal court on Saturday (June 13) that the venue complied with an order to remove Trump’s name from its facade. Floca said […]
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘You Seem Pretty Sad’ breaks streaming records
Olivia Rodrigo’s new release ‘You Seem Pretty Sad for a Girl So in Love’ is off to a record start. The 23-year-old singer-songwriter’s third studio album, released by Geffen Records on Friday (June 12), has already broken streaming records on major platforms. On Friday, Spotify announced on X that the 13-song set became the most […]
Northwest to hold first solo music festival at Summer Smash 2026
North West has reached a new milestone in his budding musical career by performing his first solo set at a music festival. On Friday (June 12), Ye (ex-Kanye West) and Kim Kardashian’s 12-year-old daughter took to the stage at Lyrical Lemonade’s Summer Smash 2026 in Chicago. Wearing a black Balenciaga ensemble, dark sunglasses, pointy jewelry, […]