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Mary J. Blige is surely feeling more than “Just Fine” — after the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul was announced as one of the 2024 inductees into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on Sunday night.But for the Yonkers, New York native, the enshrinement into musical immortality may be coming at the end of an illustrious career that began with her groundbreaking debut album, 1992’s “What’s the 411?”“I’m actually in the studio right now recording more music, and I’m having fun,” Blige, 53, told People.“This is another album,” she added, “and it’s probably my last studio album.”Say what now?“Everybody says that,” she added with a laugh.

Taylor Swift released her eleventh studio album “The Tortured Poets Department.”“An anthology of new works that reflect events, opinions and sentiments from a fleeting and fatalistic moment in time – one that was both sensational and sorrowful in equal measure,” Swift wrote on Instagram, describing the ambitious record.Two hours later, she surprised even the most devout Swifties announcing that “The Tortured Poets Department” is a 31-track (!) double album.“I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology. 15 extra songs.

on Friday — but just as Swifties got their fix of her melancholic tracks, the singer revealed even more songs as part of the project in the middle of the night.Titled “The Anthology,” Swift’s late-night surprise, announced at 2 a.m., includes 15 bonus tracks, bringing the total song count to a whopping 31.“It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album. ✌️ I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology.

Chappell Roan is set to strike out on her own nationwide ‘The Midwest Princess Tour’ at festivals, theaters, music halls, distilleries, islands and harbors all over North America this spring.That includes a headlining gig at Buffalo, NY’s Outer Harbor on Friday, May 24 and an appearance at Flushing’s Governors Ball on Sunday, June 9.As expected, demand to see the campy 26-year-old pop star live is high.According to Roan’s Instagram, so many shows were sold out they had to upgrade to larger venues.“I can’t believe this it’s gonna b so much fun omg,” she added.There’s just one downside- it won’t be cheap to see the “Red Wine Supernova” singer live this year.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $112 before fees on Vivid Seats.Other shows — excluding seven of her eight festival appearances — have tickets starting anywhere from $123 to $327 before fees.Want a few more details about how much it will cost to catch Roan live at the venue closest to you?You’re in the right place, “Pink Pony Club” members.We’ve got everything you need to know and more about ‘The Midwest Princess Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

“The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday.The Grammy winner, 34, has apparently added an actual clock to her website to help speed up time for a possible separate surprise.The “For a Fortnight” page contains a countdown timer that is reeling off to 2 p.m. on Thursday.The background of the site shows the singer’s favorite number, 13, as well as the letters “ttpd” — the initials of the record’s title — designed with typewriter font.

“The Tortured Poets Department,” is about to turn us all into wannabe bards when it is dropped from the pop heavens.The LP got the grandest of announcements on the Grammy stage in February — after Swift won Best Pop Vocal Album for 2022’s “Midnights.”“I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand-new album comes out April 19,” Swift, 34, said while cradling her lucky 13th gramophone. “It’s called ‘The Tortured Poets Department.’ I’m gonna go post the cover backstage.”Of course, Swift would go on to win a record fourth Album of the Year Grammy — her 14th gramophone overall — for “Midnights.” But ever the marketing boss that she is, she went right into launching her next era — and Swifties all over are here for it.While no singles or videos have been released from “The Tortured Poets Department,” here’s everything you need to know before the latest Taylor takeover.

“SHE MD” podcast Tuesday. “I was ashamed. Especially being a performer.

Céline Dion’s upcoming documentary officially has a premiere date. “I Am: Céline Dion” will drop on Amazon Prime Video June 25, and the Canadian singer, 56, shared the first look of the project on Instagram Tuesday.The feature is set to take a look at her music career and her struggles with the autoimmune neurological disorder, stiff person syndrome.The image shows Dion thrusting her fist in the air as she appears to shout.

vocal cord surgery put a halt on live singing in 2022.Jon, whose full name is John Francis Bongiovi Jr., is on the road to recovery after suffering an atrophied vocal cord which required throat surgery and rehabilitation. He’s realizing, though, that performing live may be more challenging on his instrument.“There is a big difference between being in a studio and going out on the road,” he told the Sunday Times. “We have just recorded a new album.

@CBS wtf is this?! You cut off @billyjoel during Pianoman of all songs?! And then didn’t come back to it?!?! Now wonder network TV is a mess. Not ballin, not ballin at all,” one fan posted on X, formerly Twitter. Annoyed that “Billy Joel: The 100th Live at Madison Square Garden” got cut short during “Piano Man” last night? We get it.

Mariah Carey and Las Vegas belong together.The inimitable pop star just added an additional eight concerts to her 2024 ‘The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas’ residency at the Dolby Theater at Park MGM.New dates run from July 26 to Aug. 10.Previously announced shows start on Friday, April 12 and go until April 27.At all gigs, Carey 55, will pay tribute to her chart-topping 2005 album “The Emancipation of Mimi” which included smash hits like “Shake It Off,” “It’s Like That” and “We Belong Together.”She’ll also play other hits from her storied career as well; as of now, no word on whether or not “All I Want For Christmas Is You” will make the cut.For fans that can’t wait to witness the incomparable Carey live, you can grab tickets as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, April 19, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar of all shows at Dolby Live at Park MGM including dates, start times and links to buy tickets can be found below.Note: new dates are in bold.Although we imagine she’ll likely stick to tracks from “The Emancipation of Mimi,” our team dug up Carey’s most recent non-Christmas concert set list.Here’s what she performed in Abu Dhabi on Jan.

Ben Platt is going all out to bring his new album “Honeymind” to fans.In March, the “Dear Evan Hansen” star announced an 18-concert, three-week residency at New York City’s Palace Theatre from May 28 through June 15 where he’ll debut the forthcoming record.Now, the 30-year-old Tony winner has unveiled tour dates sending him to theaters, auditoriums and performing arts centers all over North America as part of his 24-concert ‘Honeymind Tour’ with special guest Brandy Clark starting June 23 in Boston.“I can’t wait to sing my a– off for you in these gorgeous venues,” Platt shared on Instagram.Fans that can’t wait to catch the actor, singer and songwriter live can grab tickets for all concerts as soon as today.Although inventory for the newly announced tour dates isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Thursday, April 18, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all residency/tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.Ahead of “Honeymind’s” May 31 release, Platt has released a pair of singles.The poppy anthem “Cherry On Top” and sensitive, dreamy “Andrew” can be found here.On the road, Platt will be joined by country icon Brandy Clark.If you’re not familiar with her sound, you can check out her hits like “Who You Thought I Was” and “Stripes” as well as deep cuts from her storied catalog here.A slew of pop icons will be out and about all year

Ariana Grande kicked off the season atop the Billboard 200 with “Eternal Sunshine” — scoring what was then the biggest opening week of any album in 2024 — while simultaneously notching a No. 1 debut on the Hot 100 with her current single “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love),” it’s been one boss lady after another running the music game.Indeed, before we even got to April Fool’s Day, we were also flipping our lace-front wigs over new albums by Kacey Musgraves (“Deeper Well”) and, of course, Beyoncé (“Cowboy Carter”).

been married four times, and shares Emilio and Francesco with his third ex-wife, Randy Clohessy. (The exes are also parents of Emilio’s twin brother, Brando.)Frankie and Clohessy married in 1984 and divorced in 2004.

Rihanna about her five-year relationship with rapper A$AP Rocky, with whom she has two children: sons RZA, who turns 2 next month, and Riot, 8 months.“He grabbed my ass!” Rihanna, 36, told Interview magazine about their first meeting at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards.“That was the day that we thought we met. At rehearsal, so it was, like, manager to manager, client to client … My team was worried that I wanted to have his head on a f—king mantle.”However, the “Disturbia” singer was not at all disturbed.“I was like, ‘Ah, nah,’” said Rihanna. “That’s why everybody was like, ‘Oh my god.

JoJo Siwa has spent a whopping $50,000 on cosmetic surgery after admitting that she is “a very insecure person.”The 20-year-old singer made the shocking reveal during the GLAAD Awards in March after BuzzFeed posted a TikTok asking celebrities what was the most expensive thing they were wearing. “My teeth” Siwa bluntly replied at the time. “These motherf–kers cost me 50 grand.”Since being posted, the video has been viewed more than 4 million times and has several fans praising the singer’s honesty.

is reacting to rumors that she’s splitting from husband Blake Shelton.The “Don’t Speak” songstress, 54, who tied the knot with the country star, 47, in 2021, opened up about their relationship in a new interview for NYLON.Despite Stefani having no doubt in her mind that she loves Shelton, she confessed that sometimes she feels vulnerable in her marriage.The feeling even led to her writing a duet titled “Purple Irises” with her partner.“I had been going through those times where you’re questioning: ‘Oh my gosh, am I just getting older? Am I cute?'” Stefani noted. “In my own relationship, even though I know the truth of what’s happening today, you still create drama in your own mind about your insecurities and what might happen.

“Texas Hold ’Em” singer made a last-minute pitch to country upstart Willie Jones to appear on her new “Cowboy Carter” opus — with the album deadline fast approaching to make her March 29 release date — it was either go big or stay home.“It was literally in the fourth quarter,” Jones, 29, told The Post of recording his “Just for Fun” duet with Beyoncé in the final stages of “Cowboy Carter.” “It was literally … end of February, February 20-something.”Jones got the call that would change his life from Alex Vickery, who produced his vocals on “Just for Fun” — which, despite its title, is a decidedly moody meditation.“She’s like, ‘Are you sitting down?’ I was like, ‘Yeah.’ And she’s like, ‘You know Beyoncé is working on a country album … [and] she loves your voice.’ I was like, ‘Are you serious?’ She was like, ‘Can you come out here tomorrow?’ I was like, ‘Send the car.’ ”And now the Shreveport, Louisiana native is galloping into history as one of the Black country artists spotlighted by Beyoncé Knowles Carter on “Cowboy Carter” — the undisputed event record of 2024 — which just scored the biggest sales week of the year in its chart-topping debut on the Billboard 200. Released to rave reviews (including mine), the LP also made Queen B the first Black woman to reign over the Billboard Top Country Albums chart, while simultaneously holding the top three spots on the Hot Country Songs chart led by her No.

Alec Benjamin served as the opening act on John Mayer’s ‘Solo Tour.’This year, he’s taking over headlining duties.Starting in September, the 29-year-old singer-songwriter will kick off his nationwide ’12 Notes Tour’ with special guest Matt Hansen joining him on select dates.Midway through the run, he’ll stop into New York’s Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, Sept.

allegedly hurled a chair off the rooftop of a Nashville bar Sunday night, narrowly missing cops on the ground. The blurry clip, obtained by TMZ, shows an unidentifiable object fly over the side of the roof of the Chief’s Bar and quickly plummet to the ground below on the busy downtown street. Wallen, 30, was arrested for allegedly tossing the chair over the edge of the sixth-floor rooftop of the Broadway bar, owned by fellow country singer Erich Church, just after 10:45 p.m.

fellow “American Idol” judge Katy Perry plans to exit the singing competition after this season.“I had heard whispers that she was thinking about it — it wasn’t like a huge shock,” the country star, 47, told Taste of Country. “I think she kinda just got caught up in the moment with Kimmel and maybe announced that she was done.”Bryan said that he and the “I Kissed a Girl” singer, who has been a judge since 2018, developed a very close friendship during their years on the show.

Olivia Rodrigo took the piano to sing her smash debut single “Drivers License” on Friday night — during the first of four sold-out shows at Madison Square Garden on her “Guts” World Tour — it was almost as if she had outgrown the song.Just three years ago — when the breakup ballad floored it to No. 1 in 2021, putting the pop ingenue on the fast track to three Grammys — Rodrigo had yet to graduate from Disney’s “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series.” So singing about the rite of passage of getting your driver’s license made her feel just like the 17-year-old that she was when she wrote, recorded and released her first of three chart-toppers.Flash forward to April 2024, and Rodrigo has made Disney a distant memory, leaving “High School Musical” in 2022, graduating from playing Radio City Music Hall on 2022’s “Sour” Tour to making her headlining debut at the big daddy of New York arenas.

solar eclipse. Over four decades after its release, the power ballad, the biggest career hit for Welsh singer Bonnie Tyler, is the No.

this epic power ballad, which hit No. 1 in 1983, the Welsh belter nailed the galactic pain of when the heart goes totally dark.If you don’t have some Ziggy Stardust up in your eclipse mix, then really, we can’t help you.This jazz- and falsetto-kissed bliss from “Rave Un2 the Joy Fantastic” — the late, great Purple One’s underappreciated 1999 album — is a cosmic chill-out.Of course, Harrison has kept us basking in the eternal glow of “Here Comes the Sun,” off The Beatles’ 1969 classic “Abbey Road.” But 10 years later, he flipped the script with this ethereal dreaminess from his 1979 self-titled album.Going from Policeman to jazzman in his early solo years, Sting worked all of his tantric sexiness on this moonlit serenade from 1987’s “…Nothing Like the Sun.”The “Uptown Funk”-ster breaks out his best street-corner croon on this swoonworthy tune — from “Doo-Wops & Hooligans,” his 2010 debut album — that is all the starry-eyed feels.The sunshine-pop quartet radiate peace, love and celestial on this song, which as part of a chart-topping medley with “Aquarius” won them the Record of the Year Grammy in 1970.On his breakout 1971 hit, Brother Bill captures the pitch blackness — and bleakness — when both his house and heart turn cold “anytime she goes away.”Chris Cornell — one of rock’s all-time greatest voices — left a black hole in the music world when he died in 2017.

Beyoncé and Paul McCartney.The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer covers the 1968 Beatles beauty “Blackbird” — written by Macca, although credited to both McCartney and John Lennon — on her countrified new album “Cowboy Carter” that was released last Friday to rave reviews (including mine) and record-shattering streams.Bey’s honey- and harmony-coated rendition of “The White Album” classic — featuring African-American female country singers Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts making like Destiny’s Southern Child — is a revelation that repurposes the song from a black female perspective.And Sir Paul has given Beyonce’s “Blackbird” — which is styled as “Blackbiird” on “Cowboy Carter” — the most royal of blessings.“I am so happy with @beyonce’s version of my song ‘Blackbird,” he wrote in an Instagram post. “I think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me to write the song in the first place.

Andrea Bocelli just announced the dates for his annual Christmas tour from Dec. 8-23.This time around, the iconic tenor will perform back-to-back nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, Dec.

made a controversial speech at the 2024 Grammys — while accepting the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award with eldest daughter Blue Ivy, 12, by daddy’s side — in which he called out the Recording Academy for wife Beyoncé’s failure to win the most prestigious of prizes: Album of the Year.This, despite Mrs.

Olivia Rodrigo is about to sink her teeth into the Big Apple.Starting on Friday, April 5, the “Vampire” singer kicks off her four-concert residency with The Breeders at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.After that, she’ll continue her headlining run at the Knicks’ home court on Saturday, April 6, Monday, April 8 and Tuesday, April 9.As of now, tickets appear pricey to catch the 21-year-old superstar live on the NYC leg of her ‘GUTS World Tour.’At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on tickets was $302 before fees on Vivid Seats.For those hoping to get closer to the action, general admission floor seats start at $494 before fees.While that may sound pricey, Rodrigo makes sure audiences get their money’s worth. Based on our findings at Set List FM and Instagram, it appears that she delivers an expansive three-act set at all shows complete with audience interaction and impressive set design.Still on the fence?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Olivia Rodrigo’s 2024 Madison Square Garden concerts below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete breakdown of all the best prices on tickets by Madison Square Garden sections can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Ajii Hafeez, who credits his keyboard teacher at Ditmas Junior High School for inspiring him.“Shout out to Mr. Kass.

cover of her certified classic “Jolene,” which recently turned 50.“Hey Miss Honey B, it’s Dolly P,” says Parton, 79, with all her familiar, down-home warmth.“You know that hussy with the good hair you sing about?” she continues, referencing the infamous, man-stealing “Becky” from “Lemonade” standout “Sorry.”“Reminding me of someone I knew back when/Except she has flamin’ locks of auburn hair … Just a hair of a different color, but it hurts just the same.”Then Bey takes the mic to deliver a soulful, acoustic-guitar-strumming rendition of Parton’s seminal hit — which, after being released in October 1973, went on to top the country chart as the title track of the singer’s 1974 album.Although it is as country as country gets, there is a bit of a hip-hop thump behind the propulsive beat to let you know that this is still very much a Beyoncé album.And after all the ballroom house beats of the first act of “Renaissance” — which came out in July 2022 — this is Bey unplugged, raw and rootsy, breaking down how betrayal knows no color before a whoop-ass choir backs her up at the end.But Parton isn’t the only country legend who — after Beyoncé hinted that she was not “welcomed” when she performed “Daddy Lessons” with the Chicks at the CMA Awards in 2016 — co-signs on “Cowboy Carter.”O.G. outlaw Willie Nelson appears in two interludes — “Smoke Hour” and “Smoke Hour II” — as the host of a radio show on KNTRY in Beyoncé’s native Texas.

“Cowboy Carter” — the Beyoncé country album that is dropping at midnight — you don’t have to hold up before she brings some more of that “Texas Hold ‘Em” twang.Here are six other black country artists who will get your yeehaw up before Mrs. Carter takes us all the way to country town on “Act II” of her “Renaissance” trilogy — which will include a tribute to Linda Martell, the first African-American woman to play the Grand Ole Opry — at midnight.Coincidentally, Brown will be playing the New York area — bringing his In the Air Tour to Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Saturday — on the same weekend that “Cowboy Carter” drops.

St. Vincent just announced she’s swinging into venues all over North America for the ‘All Born Screaming Tour’ in support of her upcoming album with the same name.Along the way, the “Roslyn” singer who’s sometimes known as Annie Clark will stop into Brooklyn’s newly opened Paramount Theatre for a pair of back-to-back gigs on Tuesday, Sept.

Taylor Swift may be music’s boss bunny when it comes to burrowing those Easter eggs for us to dig out and dissect — a tunneling trend that will no doubt continue when she drops “The Tortured Poets Department” on April 19 — she isn’t the only superstar singer playing hide and seek with their fans.Indeed, heavy hitters such as Ariana Grande, Kacey Musgraves and Justin Timberlake have turned their new albums — “Eternal Sunshine,” “Deeper Well” and “Everything I Thought It Was,” respectively — into a veritable hunting ground for the pastel-colored dish as we head into Easter weekend.On “Eternal Sunshine” — her seventh studio album, which had the highest debut of 2024 and remained at No. 1 in its second week on the Billboard 200 — the perpetually ponytailed diva is on the divorce come-up after her split from real estate agent Dalton Gomez, who she married in 2021.And there are also lyrical clues about her “Thank U, Next” relationship with her “Wicked” co-star Ethan Slater.

Whole Lot of Love.”Singer Duffy made her first public statement in nearly four years with an Instagram video posted Tuesday.“One day you’re going to see it, that happiness was always about the discovery,” the voiceover in the video says. “The hope, the listening to your heart and following it wherever it chose to go. Happiness was always about being kinder to yourself.”“One day you will understand that happiness was always about learning how to live with yourself, that your happiness was never in the hands of others,” it continues.

Jhené Aiko announced ‘The Magic Hour Tour’ that will send her and special guests Coi Leray, Tink, Umi and Kiana Ledé to arenas all over North America from June through August.Along the way, the neo soul icon is set to swing into Newark’s Prudential Center on Saturday, June 29 and Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Monday, July 1.The 36-year-old “Sativa” songstress was scheduled to trek all over the U.S. and Canada in 2020 as part of her ‘Chilombo Tour’ in support of her album with the same name but had to cancel due to the COVID-19 pandemic.While we can’t say what the former B2K backup singer will bring to the stage this time around — although we’d guess “Chilombo” cuts and her latest single will make the set list — we do know the best way to find out is live.And if you want to be there to catch the six-time Grammy nominee live, you can grab tickets for all shows as soon as today.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, March 29, fans who want to ensure they have tickets ahead of time can purchase on sites like Vivid Seats before tickets are officially on sale.Vivid Seats is a secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.They have a 100% buyer guarantee that states your transaction will be safe and secure and will be delivered before the event.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to buy tickets can be found below.On Aug.

Diana Ross.I will never forget mini me waiting with my dad where she was expected to make her grand entrance through the audience and to the rotating stage at Valley Forge Music Fair in the Philadelphia suburbs.Seeing the Supreme One come out in a flurry of feathers and sequins to “I’m Coming Out” — the 1980 Chic-produced classic and enduring LGBTQ anthem that she recorded without realizing that “coming out” was a declaration of queer liberation — it was like witnessing a real-life goddess on earth. Right there in Devon, Pennsylvania.For me, the love for the artist, the legend born Diane Ross 80 years ago on March 26, 1944 — her birth certificate was mistakenly filled out with the name Diana — has been an endless one.She had me from the moment I got my little hands on my dad’s 8-track tape of her eponymous 1976 album, as her meticulously beat face stared out at me before enchanting me with her No.