By BRIAN NIEMIETZ | bniemietz@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Hundreds of musicians including Billie Eilish, Dave Matthews, Duran Duran, Cyndi Lauper, the Pixies and Blue Oyster Cult petitioned Congress on Thursday to regulate concert ticket pricing. “We are joining together to say that the current system is broken,” reads a letter signed by nearly 300 performers and sent to lawmakers. “Predatory resellers and secondary platforms engage in deceptive ticketing practices to inflate ticket prices and deprive fans of the chance to see their favorite artists at a fair pric ..read more

By JAMI GANZ | jganz@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Matty Healy claims he’s yet to hear Taylor Swift’s biggest apparent dig at him from her latest album, “The Tortured Poet’s Department.” Asked about the “diss track” — presumably “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” — the 1975 frontman told paparazzi on Wednesday that he hasn’t “really listened to that much of it.” “But I’m sure it’s good,” continued the “About You” singer, who’s believed to have inspired many of the songs off the 34-year-old Grammy winner’s 11th studio album ..read more

By KARU F. DANIELS | kdaniels@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Barbra Streisand has released her first new song in six years, saying she aims to bring awareness to the recent “rise in antisemitism around the world today.” The 82-year-old Brooklyn native — and recent bestselling author — dropped “Love Will Survive” on Thursday. The melancholy ballad, composed by Hans Zimmer in collaboration with Kara Talve and Walter Afanasieff, serves as the end title song for the forthcoming Peacock series “The Tattooist of Auschwitz.” It’s Streisand ..read more

Coastal New England has so many seasons: Nor’easter season, boat season, cranberry season, foliage season and of course, whale season. With our impressive population of whales – including the annual pod of right whales – returning and whaling tours operating again, it’s the all about the cetacean. This year, Boston has a great way to celebrate them, thanks to the folks at Nantucket Crisps (nantucketcrisps.com). Whale Jam, a May 16 concert at Roadrunner in Boston (roadrunnerboston.com), brings together top musicians to perform in support of WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation (us.whales.org) ba ..read more

Vivian Kwarm | New York Daily News Kim Kardashian may not have clapped back after the release of Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department,” but she’s definitely making a bold statement about their “Bad Blood” amid a potential diss track directed at the Skims founder. In an Instagram story posted this week, Kardashian shared a series of posts wishing her friend Derek Blasberg a happy birthday. But what has social media in a frenzy is the group selfie with Blasberg, Khloé Kardashian, Sara Moonves and Swift’s ex-bestie, Karlie ..read more

Jami Ganz | New York Daily News Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s love story featured some fan favorite characters last week as the stars went on a double date with Swift’s longtime pal Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper. Donna Kelce, mom of the 34-year-old Kansas City Chiefs tight end, said Wednesday at QVC’s Age of Possibility summit in Las Vegas that the Super Bowl champ sent her a snap from the foursome’s beach day in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, People reports. It was during their time down the shore that Kelce realized Cooper, 49, would be in attendance at the event to serve lunch to the 50 w ..read more

By KARU F. DANIELS | kdaniels@nydailynews.com | New York Daily News Fans of Jelly Roll are no longer able to engage with the singer on social media after he was body shamed for his weight, according to his wife. Bunnie XO, who has been married to the hitmaking country music artist since 2016, reveals that he left the internet platforms because of bullies. “My husband got off the internet because he is so tired of being bullied about his f–king weight,” she said in an expletive-laden TikTok clip promoting the latest episode of her “Dumb Blonde” podcast ..read more

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce reportedly were invited to the Met Gala this year, but won’t attend, meaning that the celebrity world’s biggest night of fashion is losing some serious star power — as well as the potential to provide a setting for an A-list showdown between Swift and Kim Kardashian, her longtime nemesis who happens to be a regular at the event. TMZ reported Friday that Swift and Kelce have passed on walking the Met Gala red carpet together on May 6, with the Grammy winner and the NFL star each returning their RSVPs with “no.” TMZ said that Swift might be skipping what would have ..read more

By George Varga, The San Diego Union-Tribune After failing to even be nominated in previous years, Cher, Peter Frampton, Foreigner, Ozzy Osbourne and Kool & The Gang will all be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s class of 2024, alongside repeat nominees Mary J. Blige, Dave Matthews Band and hip-hop innovators A Tribe Called Quest. In a novel move, Frampton encouraged concertgoers to vote for him during his April 14 show at The Shell in San Diego by having the QR code for the ballot projected onto the large video screen behind him on stage. Five other artists who were also on ..read more

By MARK KENNEDY (AP Entertainment Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Mary J. Blige,Cher, Foreigner, A Tribe Called Quest, Kool & The Gang and Ozzy Osbourne have been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a class that also includes folk-rockers Dave Matthews Band and singer-guitarist Peter Frampton. Alexis Korner, John Mayall and Big Mama Thornton earned the Musical Influence Award, while the late Jimmy Buffett, MC5, Dionne Warwick and Norman Whitfield will get the Musical Excellence Award. Pioneering music executive Suzanne de Passe won the Ahmet Ertegun Award. “Rock ‘n’ roll is an ever-evo ..read more