South by Southwest London, which runs June 1-6, has unveiled its full music program, with special guests added to the lineup including K-Pop idol Yunjin, Italian pop superstar Gaia, Dallas rap collective Cure for Paranoia, and spoken-word and hip-hop fusion musician BrokenPen. Other additions include Afrobeats rising star Oxlade, London-based grime artist Jords, reggae-inspired singer-songwriter […]

After canceled gigs in the U.K., France, Switzerland and Poland, Kanye West’s upcoming concert in Italy is sparking an uproar due to the rapper’s antisemitic remarks. West, now known as Ye, is scheduled to headline the Hellwat Festival on July 18 at the RCF Arena in the Northern Italian city of Reggio Emilia. The venue has […]

Suki Waterhouse has revealed that her third album, titled “Loveland,” is set to release on July 10 via Island Records. After unveiling the record’s dreamy first single “Back in Love” last month, the indie-pop singer-songwriter will drop another song, “Tiny Raisin,” on Friday. In total, “Loveland” consists of 14 tracks co-written by Waterhouse with collaborators […]

Charli xcx is going full rock ‘n’ roll for her next album. In a new cover story with British Vogue, the pop singer revealed that she’s ditching the dance beats and Auto-Tune that made her last album, “Brat,” a lime-green phenomenon. Instead, her eighth record — which she made with “Brat” producers A. G. Cook […]

Madonna is returning to the dance floor. The pop icon has revealed that her new album, “Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II” — a follow-up to her critically acclaimed 2005 dance record — will release on July 3 via Warner Records. It marks her first full-length album in seven years and is a reunion […]

A police investigation is underway in Australia after Katy Perry was accused of sexual assault by “Batgirl” and “Orange Is the New Black” actor Ruby Rose. The pop star has denied the allegations, calling them “reckless lies.” The Victoria Police said in a statement to Variety: “Melbourne sexual offenses and child abuse investigation team (SOCIT) […]

Ye, the artist formerly known as Kanye West, took to X on Tuesday night to announce that he has postponed his upcoming concert in Marseille, after the office of French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez confirmed it was exploring paths to ban him from performing in France’s oldest city. “After much thought and consideration, it is […]

After being blocked from entering the U.K., Kanye West is now facing a potential ban from French authorities over his antisemitic remarks. French Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez is exploring legal options to officially ban the American rapper from performing at a June concert in Marseille, his office confirmed to the AFP news agency on Tuesday. […]