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Tate McRae’s ‘So Close To What’ leads at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 this week, and we’re breaking down all of the Canadian women who have gotten to No. 1 with their albums. Which album is your favorite from a Canadian woman? Let us know in the comments below! Tate McRae: This is my […]
King Charles is taking on a new role in addition to monarch of the United Kingdom: DJ.
As announced Thursday (March 6), the British ruler is set to premiere a new radio show on Apple Music titled The King’s Music Room. Recorded in his personal office at Buckingham Palace, the show will showcase Charles’ favorite artists, from “1930s crooners to Afrobeats stars as well as disco divas and reggae icons,” according to a description.
In a trailer released Thursday, Charles personally introduces the show while seated behind his desk. “Throughout my life, music has meant a great deal to me,” he says. “It has that remarkable ability to bring happy memories, comfort us in times of sadness and take us to distant places. But perhaps, above all, it can lift our spirits to such a degree, and all the more so when it brings us together in celebration.
“In other words, it brings us joy,” the king continues. “This is what I particularly wanted to share with you: songs which have brought me joy. This seemed such an interesting and innovative way to celebrate this year’s Commonwealth Day.”
A press release adds that Charles’ show will be “shaped by his extraordinary experiences from around the world” and find the monarch sharing personal stories about the artists he features. Bob Marley, Kylie Minogue, Grace Jones, Davido and RAYE make up just a few of the musicians he’ll highlight.
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“Human curation has always been a key pillar of our unique editorial approach,” said Rachel Newman, Apple Music’s global head of content and editorial, in a statement. “Apple Music Radio is where culture is happening worldwide, and we are honored that King Charles III chose to share his personal playlist with us, and with music fans around the world.”
The King’s Music Room will premiere on Apple Music 1 and Apple Music Hits at 6 a.m. GMT on Monday (March 10), with additional broadcasts throughout the day and Tuesday (March 11).
Watch the trailer below.
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Fresh off his 2024 “Quittin’ Time” tour, country star Zach Bryan is hitting the road for a string of big dates this summer.
Bryan is only playing a handful of shows in the U.S. in 2025, but the “I Remember Everything” singer is making it count, with one of them being the inaugural concert at the University of Michigan’s recently-built Michigan Stadium. Bryan will also perform at Notre-Dame Stadium, with comedian Shane Gillis and Irish singer-songwriter Dermot Kennedy tapped as openers, and play a string of dates with Kings of Leon. First though, the Grammy winner is kicking off his summer by appearing at Stagecoach, where he’s booked in as a headliner.
Tickets to Bryan’s shows initially went on sale through Ticketmaster, but many of the dates have either sold out or are close to selling out. Your best bet to find Zach Bryan tickets online is through a third-party site, all of which guarantee authentic tickets in time for your event. We also like that tickets are all delivered digitally, so you can get them sent instantly to your phone or email (with no awkward in-person hand-offs necessary). Prices may be also be above or below face value.
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Bryan’s tour is expected to include all his hit singles and songs from his 2024 album, The Great American Bar Scene, which debuted at number two on the Billboard 200. The country star has teased new music and a possible new album later this year.
Zach Bryan Tour Dates 2025
April 25 – Indio, CA (Stagecoach)
June 20 – Dublin, Ireland
June 21 – Dublin, Ireland
June 22 – Dublin, Ireland
June 28 – London, England (BST Hyde Park)
June 29 – London, England (BST Hyde Park)
July 18 – East Rutherford, NJ
July 19 – East Rutherford, NJ
July 20 – East Rutherford, NJ
August 15 – San Francisco, CA
September 6 – Notre Dame, IN
September 27 – Ann Arbor, MI
Charli XCX created a clubland dream world with her Brat revolution, and now it seems she may be stepping further into the realm of fantasy. As first reported by Deadline, the pop star is being considered for a role in Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Narnia film, which the revered director is creating for Netflix. Deadline reports […]
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The UFC returns back home to “The Entertainment Capital of the World” for UFC 313. Two premier fighters face off against each other as the main event. Brazilian fighter Alex “Stone Hands” Pereira (12-2-0) defends his UFC Light Heavyweight Championship belt against Russian Magomed “Alibulatovich” Ankalaev (20-1-1) in a title fight rematch on Saturday (March 8).
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UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev takes place at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, Nevada, with a start time of 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT. The main card is expected to begin at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
Want to watch UFC 313 online? This event is streaming on ESPN+ with pay-per-view access, which goes for $79.99 for subscribers only.
If you’re not a subscriber, you can get PPV access and an ESPN+ monthly subscription — which is $11.99 per month — for $91.98 in total, or pick up an ESPN+ annual subscription for $134.98. The annual subscription bundle is the best deal because it saves you more than 30% overall instead of going month-to-month.
Subscribers to ESPN+ and Disney+ can livestream the early prelim and prelim portions of UFC 313 for free. In fact, the prelims card airs on the cable networks ESPNEWS, so it’s streamable on Fubo, as well as Hulu + Live TV — which comes with Hulu, ESPN+ and Disney+.
In addition, you can get the Disney Trio — which comes with ESPN+, Hulu and Disney+ — starting as low as $16.99 per month.
What Is Pereira and Ankalaev’s Walkout Music for UFC 313
Although the UFC has yet to announce each fighter’s walkout music for UFC 313, the pair usually go out to the octagon to the same songs during their matches. Alex Pereira walks out to “Itsári” by Sepultura, while Magomed Ankalaev prefers to walk out to the Russian song, “My Nanak (Мой Нанак)” by Tamila Sagaipova.
Check out the full UFC 313 fight card below, and PPV livestream here.
Main Card, 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT
Alex Pereira (Champion) vs. Magomed Ankalaev (Light Heavyweight) — Title Fight, Main Event
Justin Gaethje vs. Rafael Fiziev (Lightweight)
Jalin Turner vs. Ignacio Bahamondes (Lightweight)
Amanda Lemos vs. Iasmin Lucindo (Women’s Strawweight)
King Green vs. Maurício Ruffy (Lightweight)
Prelims Card, 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT
Curtis Blaydes vs. Rizvan Kuniev (Heavyweight)
Joshua Van vs. Rei Tsuruya (Flyweight)
Brunno Ferreira vs. Armen Petrosyan (Middleweight)
Alex Morono vs. Carlos Leal (Welterweight)
Early Prelims Card, 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT
Mairon Santos vs. Francis Marshall (Featherweight)
Chris Gutiérrez vs. John Castañeda (Featherweight)
Djorden Ribeiro dos Santos vs. Osman Diaz (Middleweight)
UFC 313: Pereira vs. Ankalaev is streamable on ESPN+ with PPV on Saturday, March 8, starting at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT, with the main card beginning at 10 p.m. ET/7 p.m. PT.
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Cam’ron has responded to former Terror Squad rapper Cuban Link alleging that Cam and Mase stole the chorus to Cam’s early hit song “Horse & Carriage.” Cuban Link told the story of how he originally came up with the hook in a resurfaced clip of his Link & Panda Show podcast. He explained that he […]
Ingrid Andress made headlines — and garnered considerable backlash — last summer after her botched performance of the national anthem at the MLB Home Run Derby in Arlington, Texas. Andress swiftly issued an apology on social media, saying, “I’m not gonna bullsh– y’all. I was drunk last night. I’m checking myself into a facility today to get the help I need. That was not me last night.”
The “More Hearts Than Mine” hitmaker sought treatment and, more recently, made a comeback, singing the national anthem at a Colorado Avalanche hockey game.
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She’s been making the media rounds, and during an appearance on the podcast The Viall Files, Andress opened up about the support she’s received from other artists — and she noted, in particular, how other women country music artists encouraged and championed Andress during her time in rehab.
“That was actually the other really meaningful thing that happened after the anthem. I was expecting no one to reach out,” she said. “But there was just so much outpouring of love from female country artists in Nashville. I actually felt so loved and seen going into rehab.”
She continued, “Elle King was like, ‘This is just all part of it, girl,’ and she’s obviously been there before, too, and you know, Kelsea Ballerini was like, ‘Welcome to the worst parts of this job.’ It was mostly women. Karen Fairchild from Little Big Town, and that really meant a lot to me, because I feel like women in country music have had to stick together based on very obvious things because it’s a very male-dominated genre, but for them to be like, ‘Hey, we’ve all been there,’ it was very meaningful.”
Country music’s female artists weren’t the only artists to reach out with love: Andress recalled how artist-guitar virtuoso Carlos Santana reached out with support.
“Have never spoken to him before in my life, and he asked my management, ‘Hey, can I get Ingrid’s number?’ … He was so kind and so supportive. He was like, ‘If you ever want to do a song, you know where to find me,’ and he sent me flowers.”
Andress continues to cement her return with the recent release of her new song “Footprints.”
“As I’ve gotten older and experienced more life, I think the most human thing on earth is failing. It’s getting kicked off, feeling the sting of it, but getting back on the same d**n horse anyway,” Andress wrote in an Instagram post revealing the song. “The sister, daughter, and human I want to be is resilient. Without the mistakes in my life, I would not be the person I am today, and I sure as hell wouldn’t have the stories to pass on about my journey. We have to talk about our mistakes in order for our success to make sense. ‘Footprints’ is a reminder to all the people I love the most, and also to myself, that I’m out here trying my best at this “life” thing, and if there’s any helpful guidance anyone can take from it, it’s all worth it. Here’s to making it worse, making it right, and making it.”
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iHeartMedia CEO Bob Pittman apparently believes his company’s stock is undervalued.
The executive sent a message to Wall Street on Tuesday (March 4) when he spent $320,000 to purchase 200,000 iHeartMedia shares, according to an SEC filing released Thursday (March 6). Investors took note, sending the company’s stock price up 23.2% to $1.86.
iHeartMedia shares had plummeted 27.7% in the four trading days following the company’s fourth quarter earnings release on Feb. 27. The stock fell 15.3% to $1.77 following the announcement and slipped an additional 14.8%, to $1.51, by Wednesday (March 5). But Thursday’s SEC filing reduced iHeartMedia’s year-to-date decline to 6.1% from 23.7%.
CEOs will occasionally buy shares of their companies when they believe the market is undervaluing the company. In March 2020, Live Nation CEO Michael Rapino bought approximately $1 million worth of shares as the price faltered at the pandemic’s onset; Live Nation’s share price has since risen 262% to $131.11. In May 2022, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek bought $50 million of Spotify shares a week after the stock hit an all-time low of $95.74. “I believe our best days are ahead,” Ek wrote on Twitter at the time. Spotify’s share price has since risen nearly six-fold to $543.51.
iHeartMedia, the country’s largest radio broadcaster, is trying to navigate the decline in broadcast radio while building a digital business. Although it ranks No. 1 in podcast market share, the company’s legacy business is still twice the size of its digital business. To shore up its financials, the company has laid off employees, sold tower sites and restructured its debt.
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Last week, iHeartMedia executives told investors that first-quarter revenue would decline in the low single-digits and full-year revenue would be flat. CFO Rich Bressler said that January revenue was up 5.5% but February revenue was on track for a 7% decline as consumer sentiment suffered its biggest one-month decline since August 2021.
“Although the year began with optimism, many companies are now focusing on how potential tariffs, inflation and higher interest rates may impact their businesses, introducing an element of uncertainty,” said Bressler.
Pittman remained optimistic and believed those uncertainties will “steady up a lot” as the year progresses. “If there’s a change, people take a beat and adjust to the change,” he said. “There’s a big change between this [presidential] administration and the last one, and I think people are digesting. I don’t think the uncertainty is totally unexpected, and it’s certainly understandable.”
Prakazrel “Pras” Michel was found guilty in his 2023 federal fraud case, and he’s looking for President Trump to grant him a pardon. The Fugees rapper is accused of participating in multimillion-dollar political conspiracies that have spanned the last two presidencies. TMZ caught up with Pras earlier this week while riding around in his Lamborghini, […]
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With classic hits like “Silent All These Years,” “Crucify” and “Strange Little Girl,” Tori Amos is a very accomplished singer-songwriter. While she’s known for her music, she’s also an author with a new children’s book — which is, as of this writing, No. 1 on Amazon’s new release children’s books on girls’ and women’s issues list.
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On sale for $17.99 (reg. $19.99) on Amazon, Tori and the Muses follows young Tori, a talent musician who plays a floating pink piano, while she finds inspiration for her music through her 11 muses. They are her fairy godmother–like beings who show her that inspiration can come from anywhere in the world around her. The children’s book is illustrated by Demelsa Haughton.
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The children’s book is also available at BookShop.org for $18.59 (reg. $19.99), while Tori and the Muses is buyable at Barnes & Noble priced at $19.99.
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During her career, Tori Amos has been nominated for eight Grammy Awards, including best alternative music album and best female rock performance.
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