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Category Archives: Starsplash Music News

First Trailer For Michael Jackson Biopic Captures Singer Becoming The King Of Pop

First Trailer For Michael Jackson Biopic Captures Singer Becoming The King Of Pop

On Thursday (November 6), Lionsgate released the first trailer for Michael, Antoine Fuqua’s upcoming biopic chronicling Michael Jackson’s rise to becoming the King of Pop, starring his nephew Jaafar Jackson as the legendary singer. The teaser features Jackson in the studio with Quincy Jones (Kendrick Sampson), at the dinner table with his young siblings, and…… Continue Reading

Bizarrap And Daddy Yankee Set To Headline Halftime Show During NFL’s First Game In Spain

Bizarrap And Daddy Yankee Set To Headline Halftime Show During NFL’s First Game In Spain

The NFL will host its first game in Spain on Sunday, November 16, at Madrid’s Bernabéu Stadium, where the Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins will face off. The halftime show will be headlined by Argentine DJ/producer Bizarrap and Puerto Rican rapper and singer Daddy Yankee, with the duo set to perform their new joint track,…… Continue Reading

Daniel Caesar Claims First No. 1 On Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart With ‘Son Of Spergy’

Daniel Caesar Claims First No. 1 On Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums Chart With ‘Son Of Spergy’

Daniel Caesar notched his first No. 1 on Billboard’s Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart with his fourth album, Son of Spergy, which debuted October 24 and earned 43,000 equivalent album units in its first week, including 34.1 million streams. The album also gives Caesar his first-ever leader on the Top R&B Albums chart, while also debuting…… Continue Reading

SZA Says She’s Working On New Album, Addresses “Strange” Beef With Nicki Minaj

SZA Says She’s Working On New Album, Addresses “Strange” Beef With Nicki Minaj

In a new GQ interview, SZA expressed confusion over Nicki Minaj’s recent social media attacks on her, saying they have no personal association and she doesn’t understand the motive behind the criticism. “I don’t know her,” SZA said. “We have no connection to each other. There’s no backstory. There was no through-line narrative… I don’t…… Continue Reading

Snoop Dogg Shelves New Year’s Eve Special To Focus On Winter Olympics Coverage

Snoop Dogg Shelves New Year’s Eve Special To Focus On Winter Olympics Coverage

Snoop Dogg has canceled his planned New Year’s Eve special with NBC in order to focus on his correspondent role with the network for the 2026 Milano Cortina Winter Olympics. “Sometimes the calendar gets in the way of the celebration, which is why my NBC family and I decided this winter was time for us…… Continue Reading

The 1975 Removes “Human Too” From Last Album Because Matty Healy Doesn’t Like The Song Anymore

The 1975 Removes “Human Too” From Last Album Because Matty Healy Doesn’t Like The Song Anymore

The 1975’s Matty Healy removed the track “Human Too” from their 2022 album, Being Funny in a Foreign Language, on streaming services because he no longer liked how it fit with the album. Healy acknowledged the change on Reddit by commenting on a thread about the song’s disappearance: “Hey! Human Too was removed from the…… Continue Reading

Chris Brown Claims Top Two Spots On R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart, With “It Depends” Reaching No. 1

Chris Brown Claims Top Two Spots On R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay Chart, With “It Depends” Reaching No. 1

Chris Brown dominates Billboard’s R&B/Hip-Hop Airplay chart this week, as he secures the top two spots with “It Depends” featuring Bryson Tiller rising to No. 1, and his previous chart-topping hit, “Residuals,” rebounding to No. 2. “It Depends” marks Brown’s 12th career chart-topper, tying Lil Wayne for third-most No. 1s since 1992, while earning the…… Continue Reading

Ed Sheeran Praises Changes Made To U.K. Music Education, Says It Will “Give Young People Hope”

Ed Sheeran Praises Changes Made To U.K. Music Education, Says It Will “Give Young People Hope”

On Wednesday (November 5), Ed Sheeran took to social media to praise the U.K. government’s recent changes to the National Curriculum that improves music education. These upgrades reflect recommendations from an open letter he and the Ed Sheeran Foundation sent over the summer advocating for more diverse music education and accessible arts study in schools.…… Continue Reading

Sabrina Carpenter Pays Tribute To Nicole Kidman’s Iconic AMC Ad Before “Arresting” Actress At Nashville Show

Sabrina Carpenter Pays Tribute To Nicole Kidman’s Iconic AMC Ad Before “Arresting” Actress At Nashville Show

During Tuesday’s (November 4) Short n’ Sweet Tour stop at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Sabrina Carpenter continued her tour tradition by playfully “arresting” actress Nicole Kidman, after referencing her famous AMC ad. “We come to this arena for magic, right?” Carpenter said from the stage, quoting Kidman’s memorable line while the cameras focused in on the…… Continue Reading

Benson Boone Partners With Queen’s Brian May Again For Surprise Collaboration At London Show

Benson Boone Partners With Queen’s Brian May Again For Surprise Collaboration At London Show

During his American Heart World Tour stop at London’s O2 Arena on Tuesday night (November 4), Benson Boone reunited with Queen guitarist Brian May for a surprise encore. The duo performed “Bohemian Rhapsody” together, alongside Boone’s hit “Beautiful Things,” continuing a collaboration that began at Coachella earlier this year. Boone and May also took part…… Continue Reading

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