Music

Let's get one thing out of the way right up front, shall we?

Machine Gun Kelly was the big winner at the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards on Sunday night.

DaBaby is not here to make apologies.

Not even after going on a homophobic rant that left even some of the rapper's most loyal fans baffled and irate.

One of the most famous rappers of his generation appears to be on the verge of death.

According to numerous outlets and sources, DMX is facing significant health issues after he suffered a heart attack on Friday night -- allegedly due to a drug overdose -- and was admitted to White Plains Hospital in New York.

Taylor Dee, a Dallas-based musician whose real name was Taylor Dawn Carroll, died on March 14 in a Texas hospital after being involved in a car accident, according to multiple media reports.

She was 33 years old.

Silento, a rapper who struck it huge in 2015 with the track "Watch Me (Whip/Nae Nae)," was arrested and charged with murdering his cousin Frederick Rooks in Georgia on Monday, February 1.

The artist -- whose real name is Ricky Hawk -- was booked Sunday on suspicion of felony murder, DeKalb County jail records show.

Christmas has come early to music fans everywhere.

Courtesy of Taylor Swift.

Ann Marie, a Chicago-based R&B singer, has been arrested in Atlanta after allegedly shooting a man in the head.

According to local authorities, the incident took place on December 1 at the Intercontinental Buckhead Hotel.

Demi Lovato has said very little in the wake of her split from Max Ehrich.

While the actor has been dragging Lovato all over the Internet for allegedly being too much of a whimp to dump in face-to-face, the pop singer has remained mostly silent.

Tiger King star Carole Baskin's crusade for the rights of big cats isn't limited to her neck of the woods.

Like everyone else, she's talking about Cardi B's WAP video ... and argues that it could be harmful.

SUPRISE, music fans!

Taylor Swift is here with a rather monumental announcement.

Chris Trousdale, a singer best known for having been a part of the group Dream Street, died on Tuesday might after contracting coronavirus.

He was 34 years old.

Britney Spears has been making lockdown easier on us all, and was finally able to reunite with her hunky boyfriend.

Now, she has shocked and thrilled millions of fans by releasing her first new music in four years.

Little Richard, one of the best known rock and roll artists in music history, has died after a brave battle with bone cancer.

He was 87 years old.

Cady Groves, a popular singer and songwriter who mostly worked within the country music industry, died suddenly on Sunday.

She was 30 years old.

Fred the Godson, a popular rapper from The Bronx whose real name was Frederick Thomas, has died after contracting Covid-19 earlier this month.

He was 35 years old.

Chynna Rogers, a young rapper and model who went professionally by her first name only, died at her home in Philadelphia on Wednesday.

She was 25 years old.

John Prine -- a legendary singer-songwriter best known for penning hit songs that chronicled the struggles and stories of everyday people and changed the face of modern American roots music, died Tuesday at Nashville’s Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

He was 73 years old.

Adam Schlesinger, co-founder of the pop-rock band Fountains of Wayne and a songwriter largely known for his contributions to The CW's Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, has died.

The musician was 52 years old.

Joe Diffie, one of the most celebrated country musicians of the 1990s, died on Sunday from complications due to the novel coronavirus, his publicist confirmed to various outlets over the weekend.

He was 61 years old.

Kenny Rogers, a beloved singer and performer, passed away at his home on Friday.

He was 81 years old.

Duffy rose to international acclaim and then, almost overnight, put her musical career on hold and seemed to almost vanish from the industry.

In a heartbreaking social media post, she now explains that she has spent years recovering from a kidnapping and sexual assault.

Pop Smoke, an up-and-coming rapper who had recently collaborated with some of the biggest names in hip hop, was shot and killed early Wednesday morning in a home invasion.

He was 20 years old.