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Category Archives: Starsplash Music News

Britney Spears Deactivates Her Instagram Account Following A Series Of Troubling Recent Posts

Britney Spears Deactivates Her Instagram Account Following A Series Of Troubling Recent Posts

Britney Spears has deactivated her 12-year-old Instagram account following a series of distressing posts. Many of those were responding to her ex-husband Kevin Federline’s recent memoir, You Thought You Knew, which accuses her of alarming behavior during their marriage and while parenting their two sons. Spears publicly denounced Federline’s claims as trying to profit off…… Continue Reading

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate Of Ophelia” Notches Fourth Consecutive Week At No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100 Chart

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate Of Ophelia” Notches Fourth Consecutive Week At No. 1 On Billboard Hot 100 Chart

Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” continues to dominate the Billboard Hot 100 chart, sitting at No. 1 for a fourth consecutive week, bolstered by the recent release of an alternate acoustic version and strong streaming, sales, and radio airplay. The four-week rule of “The Fate of Ophelia” extends Swift’s total to 40 cumulative weeks…… Continue Reading

Kelly Clarkson Adds Dates To Her 2026 Vegas Residency As She Prepares For First Show Since Brandon Blackstock’s Death

Kelly Clarkson Adds Dates To Her 2026 Vegas Residency As She Prepares For First Show Since Brandon Blackstock’s Death

On Monday (November 3), Kelly Clarkson announced that she has extended her Studio Sessions Las Vegas residency at the Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Clarkson has scheduled four additional shows in August 2026, adding to her six previously announced dates next year, for a run that now stretches from July 17 to August 15. This announcement…… Continue Reading

Hilary Duff Announces The Release Of Her First New Single In Ten Years, “Mature”

Hilary Duff Announces The Release Of Her First New Single In Ten Years, “Mature”

On Monday (November 3), Hilary Duff took to social media to officially announce her musical return after a decade-long hiatus with the release of her upcoming new single, “Mature.” The track is set to be released on Thursday (November 6), marking the 38-year-old actress/singer’s first new music since 2015. Newly signed to Atlantic Records, Duff…… Continue Reading

Katseye, Sombr, Laufey, Ravyn Lenae, And Alex Warren Lead Music Nominees At Inaugural TikTok Awards

Katseye, Sombr, Laufey, Ravyn Lenae, And Alex Warren Lead Music Nominees At Inaugural TikTok Awards

The first-ever U.S. TikTok Awards will be held on December 18 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles, featuring live performances and appearances by top TikTok creators. Fans can vote for their favorites via the TikTok app from November 18 to December 5, with nominees for Breakthrough Artist of the Year including Alex Warren, KATSEYE,…… Continue Reading

AI Artist Xania Monet Debuts On Adult R&B Airplay Chart With “How Was I Supposed to Know?”

AI Artist Xania Monet Debuts On Adult R&B Airplay Chart With “How Was I Supposed to Know?”

AI-driven artist Xania Monet, created by poet Telisha Jones, has made history by debuting on Billboard’s Adult R&B Airplay chart with her song, “How Was I Supposed to Know?,” the first known instance of an AI artist charting on a Billboard radio airplay list. The track – which reached No. 30 on this week’s chart…… Continue Reading

Sabrina Carpenter Covers “Barbie Girl,” Dresses Up As Wonder Woman And Fred Flintstone During Halloween MSG Show

Sabrina Carpenter Covers “Barbie Girl,” Dresses Up As Wonder Woman And Fred Flintstone During Halloween MSG Show

During Sabrina Carpenter’s Halloween show on her Short ‘N Sweet Tour at Madison Square Garden – which she dubbed Short ‘N Spooky for the holiday – the Grammy-winning pop superstar dressed up as Margot Robbie’s Barbie while performing a cover of Aqua’s 1997 worldwide chart-topper, “Barbie Girl.” Carpenter also donned two other playful costumes during…… Continue Reading

Megan Thee Stallion And Jennifer Hudson Keep Getting Mistaken For One Another

Megan Thee Stallion And Jennifer Hudson Keep Getting Mistaken For One Another

During a recent appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show, Megan Thee Stallion recalled being mistaken for Hudson at the 2021 Dolce & Gabbana Alta Moda show in Venice, Italy, where Hudson’s security repeatedly tried to escort Megan away, despite her protests. “Your security kept snatchin’ me up, and I was like, ‘Where is my security?’…… Continue Reading

Mariah Carey Officially Launches Holiday Season With “It’s Time” Video Featuring Billy Eichner

Mariah Carey Officially Launches Holiday Season With “It’s Time” Video Featuring Billy Eichner

Mariah Carey officially kicked off the 2025 holiday season with a playful new ad in partnership with Sephora. The spot was released on Halloween to signify the transition from Spooky Season to Christmas, and it co-stars Billy Eichner as an overworked elf who steals Carey’s new holiday line of beauty products while threatening to cancel…… Continue Reading

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ Spends Fourth Consecutive Week At No. 1 On Billboard 200

Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life Of A Showgirl’ Spends Fourth Consecutive Week At No. 1 On Billboard 200

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has spent its first month atop the Billboard 200 chart, marking its fourth consecutive week at No. 1 on the strength of 146,000 equivalent album units sold in the week ending October 30. It is the second 2025 album to achieve a month-long reign at No. 1, following…… Continue Reading

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