Usher, Billboard's 2025 Legend Of Live, has dominated concert stages from arenas to the Super Bowl Halftime Show over the last three decades.

Nicki Minaj took to X early Wednesday morning to let her fans, and Jay-Z in particular, know that she is pulling a forthcoming album. The rapper – who hasn’t released a record with or is known to have ...

Great artists who are the opposite of prolific are always a thorny subject. Many of our most romantic ideas about creativity tend to view “genius” as a kind of vessel state, from which beauty and ...

The first issue of Paste came out in July 2002. Since then, this site has catalogued the best and worst contemporary music the industry and the underground have had to offer. This week, we’re focusing ...

Last month, Nicki Minaj revealed the release date for her sixth studio album. The follow-up to 2023’s Pink Friday 2 would arrive on March 27, 2026, the rapper announced on social media. A few weeks ...

Penn State owes James Franklin the second-largest buyout in college football history. Isaiah Vazquez / Getty Images As the college sports world digests Penn State’s decision to pay upwards of $45 ...

Peaches is set to return with No Lube So Rude, her first new album in more than 10 years. It’s set for release in 2026. The album’s announcement arrives with lead single, “Not In Your Mouth None Of ...

NEW YORK, NEW YORK – MAY 01: Usher attends The 2023 Met Gala Celebrating “Karl Lagerfeld: A Line Of Beauty” at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 01, 2023 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Madonna’s “MDNA.” Bruce Springsteen’s “The Rising.” Mariah Carey’s “Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel.” According to ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. More than two decades after their peak, the music of Yellowcard is a pop punk message in a bottle. The note that ...

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