For the third week in a row, Pitbull and Ke$ha are ruling the music scene with their party happy, genre-bending single "Timber." Read More »
It seemed impossible, but Bruce Springsteen has finally iced Frozen out of the top spot on the Billboard 200. Today (Jan. 22), Billboard announced that The Boss' new album High Hopes has debuted at No. 1 on the US album charts, breaking the five-week streak of Beyoncé and Frozen. Read More »
The top two spots of the Billboard 200 remain ice cold this week, as Frozen takes the No. 1 album spot for the second week in a row. Read More »
While this past year has seen huge success (and major backlash) for pop's teenage curmudgeon Lorde, I doubt many things could compare to being complimented by David Bowie. The "Royals" singer revealed in an interview with Rookie that the Thin White Duke raved about her music at Tilda Swinton's MOMA birthday bash. Read More »
It's a familiar week on the Billboard Hot 100. For the second week in a row, Eminem and Rihanna's second collaboration "The Monster" sits at the chart's peak, as Pitbull and Ke$ha's party-friendly anthem "Timber" comes up right behind them. Read More »
Lorde just continues to get better. While the teen Kiwi's smash debut Pure Heroine was full of hits and misses, her Hunger Games' contribution was on point and - if this preview snippet of new track "Hospitals" is any indication - she's definitely trending upward. Read More »
Rising pop superstar Lorde has arguably been the "Queen Bee" of 2013. With her debut single "Royals" launching to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for nine weeks in a row, besting singles from Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and even Eminem. Now, the "Pure Heroine" songstress is looking to bring that momentum into the new year. Today (Dec. 16), Lorde announced a string of North American tour dates in support of her debut album. Read More »
It's a big day for surprise music. Of course, most headlines are circling Beyoncé, who surprisingly dropped her fifth studio album (fittingly titled Beyoncé). However, she wasn't the only one. One of 2013's biggest breakout stars, Lorde, also dropped a new single on iTunes. An outcast from her debut album Pure Heroine, Lorde premiered "No Better" today (Dec. 13) right at the stroke of midnight. Read More »
There's a new No. 1 song in town. After nearly three months of nothing but Lorde's "Royals" and Miley Cyrus' "We Can't Stop," two record breakers have taken the top spot in the U.S. Yes, Eminem and Rihanna's latest collaboration "The Monster" from MMLP2 has topped the Billboard Hot 100 this week. Read More »
The Billboard Hot 100 got a major shake-up this week. After nine weeks on top, Lorde's debut hit "Royals" was finally knocked from the top spot. So, whose new single was enough to dethrone the "queen bee?" Was it Eminem and Rihanna's "The Monster," Pitbull and Ke$ha's "Timber?" Nope! The answer lies in Miley Cyrus. Read More »
There are few things Lorde will admit to liking, The Kiwi teen behind pop smash "Royals" has taken time out of her life to bash YMCMB, Selena Gomez, Miley Cyrus, the VMAs and other institutions of Top 40 radio. However, after watching her recent, VEVO-crashing music video for "Team," I think I've finally found something that the youngster is a fan of: 1981 trash-cinema classic Knightriders. Read More »
It's a familiar story by this point: Lorde's "Royals" has topped the Billboard Hot 100 for the ninth week in a row, marking an astonishing debut from the 17-year-old genre-bending New Zealander. This week, though, Lorde was barely able to hold off Eminem's monstrous new single, fittingly titled "The Monster" and featuring his trustworthy collaborator Rihanna. Read More »
New Zealand songstress Lorde definitely isn't shy when it comes to speaking her mind. At one point in time, the "Royals" cronner seemed to be a big fan of Young Money rapper, Nicki Minaj. But apparently, Lorde isn't a big fan of Minaj's actual music. Or Drake's. Read More »