Adult Contemporary

Concerts that take place in arenas typically have a clear bag policy, and pop icon Ariana Grande is no exception. Her upcoming tour kicks off on March 18 in Albany, New York, and has fully embraced this extra step to ensure the safety of her fans. Grande took to Instagram on Sunday, February 24th, to encourage ticket holders to pick up their own plastic bags. The photo attached to the post […]

Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper have had an incredible few months since 'A Star is Born' has been out. The duo is unstoppable throughout award season, and last night's Academy Awards is no exception. A Star Is Born officially won the film's first Oscar at the 91st Academy Awards. When it was announced that the film won, the pop star and leading lady promptly burst into tears. She embraced her […]

On Wednesday, February 20th, P!nk delivered her new single, “Walk Me Home". The track is accompanied by a lyric video to give listeners some visuals for the soaring pop track, “Walk Me Home” follows P!nk as she asks a friend to accompany her along the “dead of night” while she reminisces about simpler times, but worries about the "wrong" things happening around her. The chorus reads: “Walk me home in […]

Halsey becomes the first artist to rank at Nos. 1 and 2 simultaneously on Billboard's Pop Songs radio airplay chart in nearly five years, as "Without Me" spends a fourth week at No. 1 and "Eastside," with Benny Blanco and Khalid, rises 3-2. Halsey is the first act to claim the top two on Pop Songs in a week since Iggy Azalea in 2014. In the chart's 26-year history, Halsey […]

Some of the past year's most influential chart-topping, award-winning songwriters will be on hand to provide inspiration to the next generation of aspiring music creators at this year's ASCAP "I Create Music" EXPO, May 2 – 4 in Los Angeles. Panels and panelists for the 14th annual ASCAP EXPO will include Ariana Grande's Thank U, Next and Sweetener collaborators Victoria Monet, Tommy Brown and Charles "Scootie" Anderson, who will be […]

On Friday, February 15th, Sam Smith and Normani released an acoustic version of their hit song ‘Dancing With a Stranger’. The new arrangement of the breakup anthem trades the original’s sultry R&B for a dreamy, slowed-down vibe. Quiet piano and gorgeous strings replace pulsing bass and shimmering production while the two pop stars trade verses about rebounding from heartbreak by seeking solace in the arms of strangers on the dancefloor. “Dancing With […]

Ariana Grande’s smash hit, Thank U, Next, is crushing records is at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart. According to Nielsen Music, the track had 360,000 equivalent album units earned in the U.S. in the week ending February 14th. The set launches with the biggest week for a pop album in over a year and garners Grande her fourth No. 1, and second in less than six months. Of […]

On The Ellen DeGeneres Show international icon Jennifer Lopez revealed her highly anticipated return to the road with the "It's My Party: The Live Celebration" Tour, her first in over six years. To celebrate her birthday, the multi-hyphenate entertainer will bring an all new show to fans in 24 cities across North America this summer. Produced by Live Nation, "It's My Party: The Live Celebration" Tour will kick off June […]

Grammy Award-winning artist/producer duo The Chainsmokers have announced their massive "WORLD WAR JOY" North American headline arena tour for fall. Multi-platinum band 5 Seconds of Summer, who is featured on The Chainsmokers' latest single "Who Do You Love," will be joining all dates along with rising pop star Lennon Stella, who is opening the show. The 41-city tour, produced by Live Nation, will kick off on September 25 in Cincinnati, […]