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Category Archives: Starsplash Music News

Ken Carson Notches First Career No. 1 Album On Billboard 200 With ‘More Chaos’

Ken Carson Notches First Career No. 1 Album On Billboard 200 With ‘More Chaos’

Ken Carson claims his first ever No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, as More Chaos debuts atop this week’s chart. More Chaos marks the first Top 10 of the Atlanta rapper’s career as well, following two previous charting albums, A Great Chaos (which peaked at No. 11 in 2023) and X (No. 115 in…… Continue Reading

Jin From BTS Announces His First-Ever Solo Tour

Jin From BTS Announces His First-Ever Solo Tour

Only days after announcing his forthcoming new album, Echo, BTS member Jin has unveiled plans for his debut solo world tour, the  #RUNSEOKJIN_EP.TOUR, named after his YouTube variety show Run Jin. The tour will hit nine cities throughout the summer, including a series of eight shows in the U.S. in late July at arenas in…… Continue Reading

Drake Claims Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance Was “Orchestrated To Assassinate” His Character

Drake Claims Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Performance Was “Orchestrated To Assassinate” His Character

Drake has just filed an amended complaint in his defamation lawsuit against Universal Music Group, citing Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl Halftime Show performance of “Not Like Us” as broadening the audience for the diss track and causing “even more people to be duped into believing that Drake was a pedophile.” The artist’s legal team claimed…… Continue Reading

Gracie Abrams Is Inspired To Headline Stadiums After Touring With Taylor Swift

Gracie Abrams Is Inspired To Headline Stadiums After Touring With Taylor Swift

After opening for Taylor Swift on her Eras Tour at major venues throughout the world, Gracie Abrams has revealed her desire to headline her own stadium shows in a recent Billboard cover story. The 25-year-old singer-songwriter stated that witnessing Swift’s massive performances inspired her desire to achieve the same level of success. “Hell yeah,”Abrams said…… Continue Reading

Liam Payne’s Sister Writes Touching Tribute To Her Brother 6 Months After His Death

Liam Payne’s Sister Writes Touching Tribute To Her Brother 6 Months After His Death

Six months after the tragic death of singer Liam Payne, his sister Ruth Gibbins penned an emotional tribute to her late brother, expressing her ongoing pain over his loss. In a heartfelt Instagram post on Wednesday (April 16), Gibbins described the daily struggle of living without her brother, while reminiscing about their shared memories and…… Continue Reading

Lil Wayne Declares That He’ll Never Play The Super Bowl After Being Snubbed This Year

Lil Wayne Declares That He’ll Never Play The Super Bowl After Being Snubbed This Year

In the new Rolling Stone cover story feature, Lil Wayne opened up about his disappointment in being passed over for the 2025 Super Bowl halftime show in his hometown of New Orleans. Wayne felt snubbed when Kendrick Lamar was ultimately chosen for the slot, and vowed never to perform at the event in the future.…… Continue Reading

Luke Bryan “Got Roped Into” Watching Katy Perry’s Spaceflight, “Wanted It To Not” Blow Up

Luke Bryan “Got Roped Into” Watching Katy Perry’s Spaceflight, “Wanted It To Not” Blow Up

During an interview on Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday (April 15), Luke Bryan shared that he unexpectedly found himself intrigued by the livestream featuring fellow American Idol judge Katy Perry’s all-female space flight on Monday (April 14). The country star’s interest was piqued while scrolling through Instagram on his morning farm walk, leading him to…… Continue Reading

Mass Appeal Confirms That New Albums Are On The Way From Nas, De La Soul, Mobb Deep, And More

Mass Appeal Confirms That New Albums Are On The Way From Nas, De La Soul, Mobb Deep, And More

Nas’ Mass Appeal Records has unveiled seven forthcoming records as part of their “Legend Has It…” series, featuring new records on the way from New York hip-hop pioneers like Nas & DJ Premier, De La Soul, and Mobb Deep. The venerable rap label is also releasing highly anticipated projects from Ghostface Killah – who will…… Continue Reading

Ed Sheeran, ROSÉ, Snoop Dogg, Hozier Named TIME100 Most Influential People Of 2025

Ed Sheeran, ROSÉ, Snoop Dogg, Hozier Named TIME100 Most Influential People Of 2025

Ed Sheeran, ROSÉ of BLACKPINK, Snoop Dogg, and Hozier have been recognized as some of the Most Influential People of 2025 by TIME100. Those music icons are honored alongside singers Myles Smith and Nicole Scherzinger, actors Adam Scott, Rashida Jones, Kristen Bell, Demi Moore, Adrien Brody, and Blake Lively, and athletes including Serena Williams and…… Continue Reading

Selena Gomez To Receive 2025 Woman Of The Year Award At Billboard Latin Women In Music

Selena Gomez To Receive 2025 Woman Of The Year Award At Billboard Latin Women In Music

Selena Gomez will be honored with the 2025 Woman of the Year award at the third annual Billboard Latin Women in Music event on April 24. The accolade “is presented to a female artist who has demonstrated exceptional success, leadership and cultural influence in the music industry and beyond,” with Gomez set to join previous…… Continue Reading

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