Adult Contemporary
Cover of Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’/NPG Records/Warner Records (SPOILER ALERT) Music has always played a huge role in the Netflix series Stranger Things, and the series finale was no exception. In season 5, episode 8, which debuted on New Year’s Eve, two songs from Prince’s Purple Rain — “When Doves Cry” and the title track — played a pivotal […]
The Weeknd (Brian Ziff) The Weeknd performed at Spotify’s first-ever Billions Club concert in 2024, celebrating the fact that he had more billion-streamed songs than any other artist — 25 at the time. Now, he’s broken his own record. The artist, born Abel Tesfaye, is officially the first artist in history to have 30 songs surpass 1 billion […]
Mariah Carey ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ 30th anniversary (Sony Music Entertainment) The success of Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has allowed her to achieve something no artist has ever come close to. As the song remains at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the publication reports that Mariah […]
American Disco and R&B singer Donna Summer (born LaDonna Gaines, 1948 – 2012) performs onstage at the Poplar Creek Music Theater, Hoffman Estates, Illinois, July 12, 1983. (Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images) Disco queen Donna Summer has been posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Summer, who wrote her hits like “Love to Love You […]
Mariah Carey at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’ on July 24, 2025. (Disney/Randy Holmes) If all you want for Christmas is an item used by Mariah Carey, luck may be on your side. The singer, who is the MusiCares Person of the Year, has launched a charity auction in partnership with the nonprofit and Julien’s Auctions. Up for auction […]
Mariah Carey ‘All I Want for Christmas Is You’ 30th anniversary (Sony Music Entertainment) There was just one thing Mariah Carey needed for Christmas, and now she has it: an all-time Billboard chart record. Her 1994 holiday hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has just racked up its 20th overall week at #1 […]
Mariah Carey performs during opening night of Mariah Carey’s ‘Christmastime In Las Vegas’ at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 (Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) Mariah Carey is heading to Italy in February for the Winter Olympics. The diva, who just wrapped up her Christmas residency in Las Vegas, […]
Mariah Carey performs during opening night of ‘Mariah Carey’s Christmastime In Las Vegas’ at Dolby Live at Park MGM on November 28, 2025 (Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Las Vegas) When Mariah Carey released her first holiday album, Merry Christmas, in 1994, she probably never thought that one of the songs on that album would […]
‘Mariah Carey’s Here for It All Holiday Special’ (TikTok/Apple Music/gamma ) Mariah Carey is bringing Christmas cheer to fans who can’t make it to her show in Las Vegas. Dec. 13 will mark the final show of her Vegas Christmas residency — Mariah Carey’s Christmastime in Las Vegas — at Dolby Live at Park MGM. It will stream on […]
The Weeknd performs on After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour (Matthew Swensen)) The Weeknd is now the $1 billion man. The singer’s ongoing After Hours Til Dawn Tour just put tickets on sale for 2026 dates in Mexico, Brazil, Europe and the U.K., bringing the trek’s overall gross to more than $1 billion across 153 shows since […]
