Music Notes: Taylor Swift, Tate McRae and more

As she gets ready to release her new album The Tortured Poets Department, Taylor Swift is launching her own channel on SiriusXM. Called Channel 13 (Taylor’s Version), it starts April 7. The channel will play Taylor’s catalog,
Lizzo lets fans know she is not quitting music

ABC We have apparently not heard the last of Lizzo. On Friday, March 29, Lizzo shared a post on social media in which she appeared to tell fans that she was quitting the music business, but now,
Beyoncé’s “Blackbiird” uses original Beatles backing track

Blair Caldwell One of the standout songs on Beyoncé‘s new album, Cowboy Carter, is a cover of The Beatles‘ 1968 classic song “Blackbird.” Bey has changed the title to “Blackbiird” with two “i”s, but she literally hasn’t changed much else
Taylor Swift’s a new addition to ‘Forbes’ list of the world’s billionaires

Rich Polk/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images In October, Taylor Swift technically became a billionaire, and now her newfound status has been cemented with an appearance on Forbes‘ 2024 World’s Billionaires List. Forbes notes that there
Adele reschedules postponed ‘Weekends with Adele’ dates

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for AD At the end of February, Adele put her Weekends with Adele residency in Las Vegas on hold after doctors advised her to rest her voice. She has now rescheduled the final five
Trailer for Lady Gaga’s new movie ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’ coming April 9

Warner Bros. Pictures Lady Gaga has temporarily switched from teasing her new music to teasing her new movie. On Instagram, she’s given us a look at the first poster for Joker: Folie à Deux, the movie sequel that will
Noah Kahan, Billie Eilish, Jonas Brothers & more sign open letter denouncing “irresponsible” use of AI

Burak Cingi/Redferns Jonas Brothers, Billie Eilish, Noah Kahan, Sam Smith, Katy Perry and Camila Cabello are among the more than 200 artists who’ve signed an open letter decrying the “irresponsible” and “predatory” use of artificial intelligence in
Are these billboards teasing a new Billie Eilish album?

Disney/Randy Holmes We might be closer than ever to a new Billie Eilish album announcement. As reported by Variety, people on social media have been sharing photos of billboards featuring phrases including “She’s the headlights I’m the
AJ McLean is upset “Paradise” isn’t a Backstreet Boys song

ABC/Paula Lobo During his and Joey Fatone‘s A Legendary Night tour, AJ McLean sings a number of *NSYNC songs, while Joey sings Backstreet Boys tunes. But AJ admits there’s one song by the *NSYNC guys that he really wishes
Taylor Swift and boyfriend Travis Kelce will face off against each other for Webby Awards

Patrick Smith/Getty Images There aren’t many awards that both Taylor Swift and her football star boyfriend Travis Kelce could be nominated for, but the Webby Awards is one of ’em. In fact, they’re nominated against each other