Stereogum — Rihanna continues to insist that she’s not retired, and it appears that she’s not lying. But the first new Rihanna music in years will probably take a form that her fans presumably did not expect or, let’s be honest here, want. In 2023, Riha... more info

New York Post — Fatone also sings Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and Ariana Grande’s “Break Free” in "& Juliet," the musical set to the tunes of Swedish hitmaker Max Martin. more info

New York Post — One former "American Idol" contestant is not a fan of Katy Perry's new song "OK." more info

Antimusic Rock — With holiday celebrations at hand, Katy Perry has a special gift for her fans - 1432, the deluxe edition of her new album more info

New York Post — Katy Perry's years-long legal battle with an Australian designer is over. more info

Stereogum — A few years ago, Sam Smith shared a cover of Cyndi Lauper’s “Time After Time,” filmed at Abbey Road Studios. Lauper is currently on her Girls Just Wanna Have Fun Farewell Tour, which promises a slew of “special guests.” One of those gues... more info

Stereogum — We last heard from the heavy North Carolina shoegazers Clearbody when they released their 2023 EP Bend Into A Blur . Today, they’ve followed it with a new standalone single. Their song “In Another Life” is an urgent churn with some big hook... more info

Stereogum — Olivia Rodrigo’s excellent sophomore album GUTS  came out just a little over a year ago, and she’s still on tour in support of it. She’s been all over the globe this go around, and she crossed Australia off her tour bucket list over the we... more info

Stereogum — Atlanta rapper JID released his excellent album The Forever Story two years ago, and it continued to linger when one of its singles, the 21 Savage/Baby Tate collab “Surround Sound,” became a random but welcome TikTok hit. In the past few mon... more info

Stereogum — The cursed rollout of Katy Perry’s new album 143 is finally complete, and the record is out in the world. Most of the reactions to Perry’s attempted comeback have been virulently negative, but fortunately Perry was too busy to spend Friday ref... more info