Month: February 2025

Rihanna makes her official debut as Smurfette in the trailer for the upcoming Smurfs film. Rihanna, 36, not only lends her voice to the new Smurfs film, she is writing music and serves a producer on the film.

Rihanna introduced the first official trailer, stating: “I can’t wait for you all to see it this summer.”  Rihanna’s track “Don’t Stop the Music” (which appeared on her 2007 Good Girl Gone Bad album), plays as she introduces Smurf Village, where “every day is a party.”

An official synopsis reads: “With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.”  James Corden, Nick Offerman, Natasha Lyonne, JP Karliak, Daniel Levy, Amy Sedaris, Nick Kroll, James Corden, Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Sandra Oh, Alex Winter, Billie Lourd, Xolo Mariduena, Kurt Russell and John Goodman will also voice characters in the film, which opens in theaters July 18.

See the trailer for Smurfs movie – HERE.

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South Korean girl group Blackpink have revealed details of their previously-teased 2025 world tour.

The K-pop group – comprised of members Lisa, Rosé, Jennie and Jisoo —  had initially posted on social media to tease their return to the live stage with a promotional clip featuring an aerial view of their show The screen then goes black before gradually showing the silhouette of the quartet with the text reading: “2025 World Tour”.

The supergroup later announced details of their summer 2025 world tour, with a limited run to stadiums in 10 global cities. The tour will kick off in Seoul, South Korea, with two nights at Goyang Stadium before heading to a night a L.A.’s SoFi Stadium, followed by nights at Chicago’s Soldier Field, Toronto’s Rogers Stadium and New York’s Citi Field. BLACKPINK will then head to Paris, Milan and Barcelona before wrapping their stadium run at London’s Wembley Stadium (making them the first K-Pop girl group to perform at the venue) and a three-night stand at the Tokyo Dome next January 2026.

The Blackpink tour news follows word that member Jennie will be releasing her first solo album, Ruby, in March. Rosé, meanwhile, released her solo album, Rosie, in December; while Lisa’s sophomore solo album, Alter Ego, will drop Feb. 28 (Lisa also stars in The White Lotus Season 3).  Finally Jisoo just dropped her solo mini-album ‘Amortage’, along with the music video for her song ‘Earthquake.’

Tickets go on sale Feb. 27; for information, head to Ticketmaster.

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BottleRock Napa Valley has revealed has revealed its 2025 lineup, headlined by Green Day,Justin Timberlake and  Noah Kahan.

The annual three-day festival, taking place in the heart of California’s Wine Country, is scheduled to return to the Napa Valley Expo on Memorial Day weekend – May 23-25.

Other artists on the lineup include: Benson Boone, Khruangbin, Cage the Elephant, Ice Cube, Sublime, Kaskade, Goose, Public Enemy, 4 Non Blondes, Remi Wolf, E-40, Flo Rida, Lauren Mayberry, Robby Krieger of The Doors, Kate Hudson, and more.

Visit the official BottleRock website for ticket and other details.

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BLACKPINK’s Jisoo has dropped her debut solo mini-album, titled ‘Amortage,’ along with the music video for her song “Earthquake.”

Jisoo and her label Blissoo announced the K-pop star’s project would drop on Valentin’s Day, and included on the four-song mini-album are the tracks “Earthquake,” “Your Love,” “Tears” and “Hugs & Kisses.” Blissoo and The Wavys produced all the songs, while JISOO co-wrote all four tracks alonside Jordan Roman and a series of collaborators.

Amortage is Jisoo’s first solo material since she dropper her single album ‘Me’ in March 2023, which included the title track ‘Flower’ and one B-side, ‘All Eyes On Me’.  She will also star in Coupang Play and Prime Video’s original K-drama Newtopia, which will also feature ‘The 8 Show’ actor Park Jeong-min. The apocalyptic romantic-comedy series marks the singer-actress’ second leading role, following 2021’s Snowdrop.

Stream Amortage – HERE.

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Bruno Mars has announced seven additional 2025 performances for his Dolby Live at Park MGM residency in Las Vegas.

Mars has also teamed up with Bellagio Resort & Casino to introduce ‘The Pinky Ring’, a one-of-a-kind cocktail lounge and jazz bar in the heart of the Las Vegas Strip. The club is a phone-free venue with moody lighting, live music, DJs spinning vinyl, a specialty bar program, and best-in-class audio.

Mars just became the first artist in Spotify history to reach 150 million monthly listeners, and was the No. 1 artist on Spotify after last week’s release of “Fat Juicy & Wet,” with Sexyy Red.

The new residency dates are as follows: May 21, 24, 25, 28, 30, 31, and June 2nd.  Tickets are on sale via Ticketmaster.

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Tina Turner’s Grammy-winning comeback album Private Dancer will celebrate the 40th anniversary of its debut with a new box set, set for release on March 21. Turner died in 2023 at the age of 83.

Private Dancer was Turner’s fifth solo album, released in May 1984 after leaving husband and musical partner Ike Turner in the late ’70s. Her abusive marriage to Ike led to one of music’s greatest comeback stories, as Tina reinvented her career in her 40s – and became one of the biggest acts of the 1980’s. Private Dancer went to No. 1 worldwide and won several Grammy Awards, and was followed by sold-out world tours and other hit albums over the next couple of decades.

The five CD and one Blu-ray box set will include B-sides, live tracks and previously unreleased songs from the era. In addition to the music included on the upcoming set, Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition) features a Blu-ray with 4K versions of the album’s videos for the hit singles “What’s Love Got to Do With It,” “Better Be Good to Me,” the title track  — all U.S. Top 10 hits. There are also discs of B-sides, single edits and extended versions of the singles, and previously unreleased tracks and non-album singles, such as Turner’s cover of the Temptations’ “Ball of Confusion” that helped launch her comeback.

In addition, an unreleased cuts from Private Dancer, titled “Hot for You Baby,” dropped alongside the announcement of the box set. You can listen to the song – HERE.

To preorder Private Dancer (40th Anniversary Edition) head HERE.

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