In preparation for Paramount Global’s major merger, MTV and CMT will be pausing several significant awards shows in 2025, including the CMT Music Awards, the MTV Europe Music Awards (EMAs), and MTV Latin America’s MIAW Awards. Nickelodeon’s Kids’ Choice Awards in Mexico will also be on hold. This decision, announced in a memo by Paramount…… MORE
Charli XCX and Noah Kahan joined Chappell Roan in making significant donations to help support artists struggling with healthcare expenses. During Roan’s Best New Artist acceptance speech at the 2025 Grammy Awards, she called out the lack of healthcare coverage for artists dropped by record labels. “If my label would have prioritized artists’ health, I…… MORE
The Weeknd scores his fifth No. 1 album of his career as Hurry Up Tomorrow debuts atop the Billboard 200 chart this week. Hurry Up Tomorrow garnered the largest sales week for any album since Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department debuted at No. 1 on the May 4, 2024, while also marking the biggest…… MORE
Netflix has announced the cancellation of the release of a planned six-part Prince documentary directed by Ezra Edelman. The streaming service reached a mutual agreement with the Prince Estate allowing the estate to produce a new film using exclusive content from Prince’s archive. This decision stems from Prince’s estate expressing concerns over inaccuracies and sensationalized…… MORE
