Keep it short: ‘Steve’s Lava Chicken’ from ‘Minecraft’ is the tiniest tune ever on the Hot 100

Turns out what you get when you mix hot lava and chicken is actually a tiny little hit. Tiny as in short. Very short. The “Steve’s Lava Chicken” song from “A Minecraft Movie” has landed on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart, according to the music news outlet itself. At 34 seconds, the ditty is the shortest … Read more

j-hope of BTS on his Billboard success and becoming the first solo Korean artist to headline BMO Stadium

You would think most people would need a break after spending 18 months in the military. But most people aren’t international pop stars such as Jung Ho-seok, better known as j-hope of BTS. It seemed like the international pop icon had barely changed out of his uniform in October of last year before he was … Read more

Jerry Butler, R&B singer and early leader of the Impressions, dies at 85

Jerry Butler, who found R&B stardom in the late 1950s as the first lead singer of the Impressions before moving on to a solo career and a second life in Chicago politics, died Thursday. He was 85. His death was reported by the Chicago Sun-Times, which cited a family friend and said that Butler (who … Read more

Kennedy Center says J6 Prison Choir is not a ‘confirmed event,’ despite what Steve Bannon says

Longtime Trump ally Steve Bannon told a cheering CPAC crowd in Washington, D.C., this week that the J6 Prison Choir — composed of men jailed after the riot at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — would perform at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. “I talked to Ambassador Ric Grenell last … Read more

Blackpink announces world tour with July 12 stop at SoFi Stadium

Blackpink is back. The K-pop girl group announced Wednesday that it will tour this summer for the first time in two years, including a stop at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium. Blackpink is set to perform at SoFi on July 12, days after the group plays Seoul’s Goyang Stadium on July 5 and 6. From SoFi, the … Read more