Music notes: Mariah Carey, Lady Gaga and more

Mariah Carey is continuing to celebrate her 55th birthday — or anniversary, as she says. She posted several more photos to her Instagram of her wearing sparkly dresses to mark the occasion. “327 vibes,” she captioned photos
Maroon 5 approves of Mick Jagger’s dance to their hit song
Christopher Polk/Getty Images for A&M/Octone On March 27, Rolling Stones legend Mick Jagger posted a video of himself at an outdoor bar where the local band was playing — you guessed it — “Moves Like Jagger.” Maroon 5
In “Hell Together,” David Archuleta expresses his “joy” at leaving his religion — with his family
Irvin Rivera David Archuleta, who came out as queer in 2021, announced in 2023 that he was leaving the Mormon church after being unable to reconcile his religion’s view of homosexuality with his own journey. He’s just
Noah Kahan reflects on “surreal” first show of North American We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour

John Medina/Getty Images The North American leg of Noah Kahan‘s We’ll All Be Here Forever Tour kicked off Tuesday, March 26, in Vancouver. In a Facebook post, the “Stick Season” artist reflects on what the show meant
Miley Cyrus, Post Malone, Dolly Parton, Willie Nelson feature on Beyoncé’s new album ‘Cowboy Carter’

Parkwood/Columbia Beyoncé‘s new album, Cowboy Carter, is already out in some parts of the world, so the featured artists on the album have now been revealed. Sorry, there are no Taylor Swift or Lady Gaga duets to be found,
Billie Eilish takes issue with the “biggest artists in the world” selling “wasteful” vinyl variants

Disney/Chris Willard When Billie Eilish‘s most recent album, Happier Than Ever, came out, she offered it in eight different vinyl versions, but all the vinyl was recycled, and the shrink wrap was made from sugarcane. That’s why
Taylor Swift sold more vinyl than any artist in the world last year

Beth Garrabrant Not only was Taylor Swift the bestselling artist in the world in 2023, she also sold the most vinyl. That’s according to the IFPI, the organization that represents the recorded music industry worldwide. In February, it
Lorde takes you to the river in latest cover off ’Stop Making Sense’ tribute
A24 Music Lorde has premiered her take on “Take Me to the River” for the upcoming tribute to Talking Heads‘ classic 1984 concert film and live album, Stop Making Sense. “Take Me to the River” was originally recorded
Nelly Furtado thinks it’s “so cool” that she inspired Dua Lipa: “It makes me proud and happy”

Sami Drasin for ‘Euphoria’ Though Nelly Furtado hasn’t released an album in quite some time, her impact on other musicians is undeniable: Dua Lipa has said that discovering Nelly’s music when she was 6 years old made her
Camila Cabello says her new album is exploring her “hyper-femme villain arc”

Dimitrious Giannoudis Camila Cabello just dropped her new single, “I LUV IT,” featuring Playboi Carti, but hasn’t yet released any details about her upcoming album. However, she tells Apple Music’s Zane Lowe that it’ll have one very