The National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) issued a press release on Monday attacking Democratic Tennessee Senate candidate Phil Bredesen.

On Sunday (Aug. 19), the numbers officially came in: for the second week in a row, Travis Scott's Astroworld was the No. 1 album on the Billboard 200, with 205,000 equivalent album units for the week ending Aug. 16, according to Nielsen Music, with Nicki Minaj's fourth album Queen coming in at No. 2, with 185,000 equivalent album units in its first week of release.

After nabbing the No. 1 slot on the Billboard 200 for a second consecutive week with his amusement park-themed album Astroworld, Travis Scott unveiled the dates for his forthcoming Astroworld Tour on Monday (Aug. 20).

Spotify has its own podcasts, sure, but Monday marks the launch of the streaming leader's first foray into branded originals.

One of Franklin's many talents was covering songs originally written and performed by other artists, subsequently reinventing prior recordings by adding her own inimitable soulful spin.

Nashville-based promotion company National Shows 2 (NS2) has promoted Sarah Madalinski to director of marketing for theatres and digital.