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Beyoncé’s BeyGood Foundation donated $2.5 million to L.A. Fire Relief Fund, and after Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt los their home in the fire, Montag’s Superficial album hit No. 1 on iTunes. Keep watching for all the details! Tetris Kelly:Beyoncé provides aid in the wake of L.A.’s wildfires as reality couple Heidi and Spencer see […]

The Weeknd reflected on retiring his The Weeknd persona, and Ferg — formerly ASAP Ferg — explains why he’s changed his name. Keep watching to see what both singers had to say about making the changes to their name! Tetris Kelly:Are The Weeknd and ASAP Ferg calling it quits? During a recent interview with Variety, […]

Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga’s “Die With a Smile” holds strong at No. 1. Tetris Kelly:This is the Billboard. Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated Jan. 18th. Down to 10 is “Espresso,” as is “I Had Some Help” to No. 9, and “That’s So True” to eight, Kendrick and SZA are still at […]

J-Hope teased new music, ‘The Beginning of a New Dream,’ and also announced his solo tour, ‘Hope on the Stage,’ for this year. Keep watching for all the updates! Tetris Kelly: He’s our hope. He’s J-Hope and he’s back. And you’re going to want to get those wallets ready. We’re talking about J-Hope’s music and […]

Billboard reveals the Top Hot 100 Songs of the 21st Century, and we’re sharing the top three that dominated the Hot 100 from January 1, 2000, through December 28, 2024.  What’s your favorite song of all time? Let us know in the comments! Tetris Kelly: Billboard has ranked the top 100 songs of the 21st […]

Megan Thee Stallion was granted a civil restraining order against Tory Lanez that will bar him from any harassing conduct over the next five years. Keep watching for both of their testimonies, and for the full story. Tetris Kelly: Megan Thee Stallion has been granted a restraining order against Tory Lanez a month after Meg’s […]

Ringo Starr is back with a fresh sound! The Beatles star tackled country music in his new album, Look Up, and he’s sharing the details on how he returned to the genre. 

What do you think of Ringo Starr’s new country sound? Let us know in the comments!

Ringo Starr:

They knew they just wanted to like rock. He didn’t want to hear his country sh*t, yeah. 

Melinda Newman:

But people want to hear your country sh*t. 

They do!  This sounds like me, and I love it.

Tetris Kelly:

Ringo Starr is back, and he’s got a brand new country album. The Beatles star talked with our very own Melinda Newman all about it, like, where his country roots began. 

I did a little country from before I was in the band. And we got plenty of it in Liverpool because of the lads who were in the merchant navy would bring, not only Rock and Roll over, but country. And when the country bands went on tour in England, they always played Liverpool. We always used to say, Liverpool is the capital of country music, you know, in England. 

Tetris Kelly:

And with his new single, he captured the country spirit. 

The wife’s left, the dog’s dead, and I don’t have any money for the Jukebox. 

A truck won’t start.

You know, well, if you listen to a lot of my songs, not only the country, the pop songs. The last verse is always an up, you know, just for me, that’s what I want to present. So, you know, there’s a break in the clouds and the light comes through. 

Tetris Kelly:

And he trusted producer T Bone Burnett to get it done.

Keep watching for more!

Billboard is ranking the Top 200 Albums of the 21st Century, and we’re sharing our some albums in the top five and how they broke records on the Billboard 200. What’s your favorite album of all time? Let us know in the comments! Tetris Kelly: Billboard has ranked the Top 200 albums of the 21st […]