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Diana Ross on ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026′ (Courtesy DCP) Diana Ross has made her New Year’s plans. The 81-year-old singing icon has been announced as the 2026 headliner for Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, where she’ll perform live in New York’s Times Square. “Together we […]
‘Mariah Carey’s Here for It All Holiday Special’ (TikTok/Apple Music/gamma ) Mariah Carey is bringing Christmas cheer to fans who can’t make it to her show in Las Vegas. Dec. 13 will mark the final show of her Vegas Christmas residency — Mariah Carey’s Christmastime in Las Vegas — at Dolby Live at Park MGM. It will stream on […]
The Weeknd performs on After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour (Matthew Swensen)) The Weeknd is now the $1 billion man. The singer’s ongoing After Hours Til Dawn Tour just put tickets on sale for 2026 dates in Mexico, Brazil, Europe and the U.K., bringing the trek’s overall gross to more than $1 billion across 153 shows since […]
Mariah Carey, London, 1990 (Neil Libbert/Getty Images) This year, all you want for Christmas is the ultimate Mariah Carey collectible — and if you have deep pockets, you may just have a shot at buying it. A rare early demo recording of Mariah’s is going on the auction block starting Dec. 2 at 3 p.m. […]
Jaafar Jackson as Michael Jackson in the upcoming film ‘Michael.’ (Lionsgate) The first glimpse of the big-screen Michael Jackson biopic Michael has been released, starring his nephew Jaafar Jackson, the son of his brother Jermaine Jackson. The trailer captures Jafaar as the King of Pop, complete with MJ’s iconic looks. He’s seen executing choreography onstage, shooting […]
In this Nov. 6, 2024, file photo, Mariah Carey performs onstage during Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time Tour Kick Off at Yaamava’ Resort & Casino at San Manuel, in Highland, Calif. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Mariah Carey, FILE) The holiday season has officially begun, at least according to Mariah Carey. Right at midnight on November 1, the […]
Mariah Carey performs onstage, November, 2024 in Highland, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Mariah Carey) It seems that Christmas season comes earlier and earlier each year, but it doesn’t officially start until Mariah Carey says it’s time. And as she made sure to point out on Tuesday, it’s not. Mariah posted a montage of herself […]
Mariah Carey ‘Here for It All’ (Ethan James Green) All I want for Christmas is … to get a buzz on at Mariah Carey‘s Holiday Bar. For the second year in a row, Mariah will be offering some Christmas cheer — the alcoholic kind — in pop-up bars in select cities: LA, New York, Miami and […]
Mariah Carey appears on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon,’ Sept,emTodd Owyoung/NBC Many Mariah Carey fans know that back in the day, she recorded a grunge album called Someone’s Ugly Daughter under the name Chick. The record was never officially released, and has gained somewhat mythical status among Marah fans — but Tonight Show viewers got […]
Mariah Carey appears on ‘Live with Kelly & Mark’ (DISNEY/Jose Alvarado, Jr.) Mariah Carey has a house full of pets, but it’s her son’s newest furry friend that is “flipping her out.” While appearing on Live with Kelly & Mark, Mariah was asked what her kids, Moroccan Cannon and Monroe Cannon aka Roc and Roe, are into now […]
Lionel Richie‘s new memoir Truly is out Sept. 30 and he sat down with ABC’s Robin Roberts on Good Morning America on Thursday to talk about the book, his life and career. Sharing a story he said he has never spoken aloud until now, Lionel Richie revealed that he “grew up totally in fear.” Raised in […]
Mariah Carey, ‘Here for It All’ (Ethan James Green) Mariah Carey‘s kids, Moroccan Cannon and Monroe Cannon, enjoy their mom’s music, but Mariah says that doesn’t necessarily mean she wants their opinions on it — at least not while she’s in the process of creating it. Asked by GQ if she ever “run[s] musical ideas by them or […]
Mariah Carey (Live Nation Las Vegas) All we want for Christmas is a trip to Las Vegas to see Mariah Carey. Mariah is bringing holiday cheer to Sin City with Mariah Carey’s Christmastime in Las Vegas, a show at Dolby Live at Park MGM that will run from Nov. 28 through Dec. 13. The 10 shows will […]
Whitney Houston & Calum Turner, ‘I Wanna Dance with Somebody’ (Capitol Records) Whitney Houston‘s “I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)” is one of the late legend’s signature hits, and now it’s been reimagined as a ballad — and also a duet. British singer Calum Turner has added his vocals to a stripped-down, piano […]
Mariah Carey performs during Rock in Rio festival in Brazil, September 2024 (Wagner Meier/Getty Images) Mariah Carey has performed on stages all over the world, but on Sept. 17 she’ll be singing a very unusual place: the Amazon rainforest. Mariah is part of a concert called Amazônia Live – Today and Always, which is set to […]
The 2025 MTV VMAs, hosted by LL Cool J, aired Sunday night live from the UBS Arena in Long Island, New York. Here’s a list of the winners: VIDEO OF THE YEARAriana Grande – “brighter days ahead” ARTIST OF THE YEARLady Gaga SONG OF THE YEARROSÉ & Bruno Mars – “APT.” BEST NEW ARTISTAlex Warren BEST […]
Cover of Lionel Richie’s memoir ‘Truly’/(Harper One) Lionel Richie has lined up an A-list actor to voice the audiobook for his upcoming memoir, Truly. Emmy Award-winning actor Blair Underwood is set to read the audiobook, with Richie reading the introduction. “It is an absolute honor to share Lionel Richie’s extraordinary and meteoric rise within the music industry but most importantly to […]
The Weeknd performs in Atlanta, August, 2025 (Prince Williams/WireImage) The Weeknd, who has more songs that have reached 1 billion streams on Spotify than any other artist, is reportedly hoping someone is willing to give him a billion dollars for a share of those songs. Bloomberg reports that the singer is in talks to raise […]
MTV Video Vanguard Recipient Mariah Carey (Ethan James Green) Mariah Carey will return to the MTV VMA stage for the first time in two decades to accept the show’s Video Vanguard Award in September. In winning the award, Mariah joins past honorees Katy Perry, Janet Jackson, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Madonna and Beyoncé. Mariah will perform […]
Alicia Keys ‘Unplugged 20th Anniversary’ (Legacy Recordings) It’s been 20 years since Alicia Keys released her #1 album documenting her 2005 MTV Unplugged performance, so she’s celebrating the milestone with a special vinyl release. Unplugged 20th Anniversary will arrive Oct. 3 as a two-LP black vinyl set, now available for preorder. The special edition includes two […]
The Weeknd performs in May 24, 2025 in Detroit, Michigan (Aaron J. Thornton/Getty Images) The Weeknd‘s current After Hours Til Dawn tour isn’t just successful — it’s historic. According to Billboard, the global trek, which started back in 2022, has now grossed $635.5 million and sold just over 5 million tickets, making it the biggest R&B […]
Auction included Whitney Houston’s 1993/1994 tour outfit (Chris Grieve/Mirrorpix via Getty Images) Items owned by the late Whitney Houston brought in more than $200,000 at a Monday charity auction. The auction included clothing and jewelry worn by the late singer, as well as Platinum sales plaques and other personal items. Among the highlights were the […]
Disney/Randy Holmes Mariah Carey has a storied past that includes her marriage to Columbia Records exec Tommy Mottola. In the past she has discussed her feelings about their troubled marriage, and alleged he was controlling and emotionally abusive, among other things. In a new interview with Harper’s Bazaar UK, she opened up about how she’s dealt with her feelings […]
Dennis Leupold After releasing her single “Type Dangerous,” Mariah Carey has now officially announced her new album. Called Here For It All, the album will drop Sept. 26. It’s available for preorder now. Mariah announced it with a video of herself strutting in a black outfit with black high-heeled boots; you can hear a brief snippet […]
Dennis Leupold Mariah Carey has reached a “Dangerous” milestone: Her 50th entry on Billboard‘s Hot 100 chart. The song that did it for her is “Type Dangerous,” her new single and our first taste of her upcoming 16th studio album. The song enters the Hot 100 at #95. This is Mariah’s first new song on […]
Dennis Leupold In Mariah Carey‘s video for her new song “Type Dangerous,” she goes up against various shady men — and one very famous YouTuber. In the clip, a glammed-up Mariah arrives at a casino and encounters “Mr. Player,” who approaches her with a knife hidden behind his back — but she disarms him with […]
Rafael Deprost The Weeknd performed sold-out shows at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on June 5, 6 and 7 — and set a new record in the process. After performing for more than 163,000 fans over three days, the “Blinding Lights” singer is now the top-grossing Black male artist ever to perform at the venue. The […]
COPYRIGHT ©2025 American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. ABC’s Good Morning America has released its lineup for its annual Summer Concert Series. New Kids on the Block, Gloria Estefan, Teyana Taylor and rockers Good Charlotte are among the artists booked to perform both in the GMA studio and elsewhere throughout the summer. For example, rappers G-Eazy and BIA […]
Dennis Leupold Mariah Carey is officially back. The singer has just released the new single she’s been teasing online for several days — “Type Dangerous” — and it is indeed the lead single off her 16th studio album, which she also teased. The song samples the hip-hop classic “Eric B Is President” by Eric B. & […]
Markus Klinko And Indrani/DEF JAM RECORDS/UMe Mariah Carey will celebrate the new 20th anniversary edition of her album The Emancipation of Mimi by listening to it with her fans. Mariah is hosting a Spotify Listening Party on June 2 starting at 5 p.m. ET. During the deep dive into the project, Mariah will talk about the […]
The 2025 American Music Awards, hosted by Jennifer Lopez, took place Monday night in Las Vegas. Billie Eilish was the top winner, taking home seven awards. Here’s the complete list of winners: Artist of the year: Billie Eilish New artist of the year: Gracie Abrams Album of the year: Billie Eilish, HIT ME HARD AND […]
Jamie McCarthy/WireImage The Weeknd appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon May 15 and spoke about what a huge Tom Cruise fan he was, but said he’d never met the actor. Well, that changed just days later, when the singer met Cruise at the premiere of Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning. While on Fallon, The […]
The psychological thriller Hurry Up Tomorrow, starring Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye, is in theaters now. While Abel starred in the 2023 HBO series The Idol, this marks the first time that he’s carried an entire film by himself. But as director Trey Edward Shults revealed, he didn’t see the series before he started working with Abel. “When we shot […]
Lionsgate As far back as 2023, The Weeknd has talked about retiring his stage persona, and many believed that his new movie, Hurry Up Tomorrow, would be its last hurrah. In it, he plays a character named Abel, which is his actual birth name. But now the singer says he’s not so sure. Asked by Entertainment […]
Courtesy CBS/Solaiman Fazel Janet Jackson will be honored with the ICON award at this year’s American Music Awards, which will air live from Las Vegas on May 26 and stream on Paramount+. The ICON award is given to artists “whose music has had undeniable cultural and global influence over the music industry.” Miss Jackson will […]
Harper One Lionel Richie is going on tour, but not to play music. The R&B star has announced on social media that he’ll be going on a book tour to promote his upcoming memoir, Truly, which will be released Sept. 30. “My highly anticipated memoir is here this fall, and I can’t wait to celebrate it with […]
Markus Klinko & Indrani April 12, 2005, marks the 20th anniversary of Mariah Carey‘s hit album The Emancipation of Mimi, and she’s just announced several releases to celebrate the milestone. First up is a five-LP vinyl box set, due out May 30. Personally compiled by Mariah, it includes the original album, the tracks from the […]
Lionsgate The Weeknd performed in Las Vegas on Tuesday — not as part of a residency or headlining show, but in front of a bunch of movie theater owners. The occasion was the annual CinemaCon, where The Weeknd made an appearance to promote his new movie, Hurry Up Tomorrow. Deadline reports the singer, who is billed under […]
Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey may not have her Christmas tree up anymore, but she’s just gotten a nice present: A federal judge has ruled in her favor in an ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit involving her holiday smash “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The lawsuit, which has been ongoing since 2022, accuses Mariah of copying her […]
Harper One Lionel Richie‘s memoir, which he first announced last year, now has a title: Truly, named after his 1982 debut solo single. The memoir, due out Sept. 30, is described by publisher Harper One as “intimate” and “deeply candid,” detailing “turbulence, loss, and near-calamity.” People further reports that the book is a “no-holds-barred” telling […]
Disney/Art Streiber Lionel Richie usually plays for thousands and thousands of people in arenas worldwide, but he’s giving fans a chance to see him in more intimate surroundings in March. On March 29, Lionel will perform at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer Club, which holds 1,200 people. The catch is that the only people who can buy […]
Singer Roberta Flack, whose signature voice and soulful interpretations of songs such as “Killing Me Softly with His Song” catapulted her to the top of the charts and influenced generations, has died. She was 88. The legendary singer died “peacefully surrounded by her family” on Monday, according to a statement from her representative provided to ABC […]
Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic Singer Dionne Warwick has paid tribute to her good friend, singer Roberta Flack, who passed away Monday at the age of 88. “We now say Rest In Peace and receive the loving award the Heavenly Father has for her,” Warwick shared in a statement. “I’ll miss our conversation about the journey through music […]
courtesy of Dolby Cinemas/Warner Motion Picture Group Purple Rain is coming back to theaters. Prince’s iconic movie is celebrating its 40th anniversary this year, and to mark the occasion the film will return to theaters for one day only, on March 5. It will be released exclusively to Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres locations in the U.S. […]
Theo Wargo/WireImage Looks like we won’t be seeing that long-in-the-works Prince docuseries. A post on Prince’s Instagram account has confirmed that the planned six-part series has been canceled. “The Prince estate and Netflix have come to a mutual agreement that will allow the estate to develop and produce a new documentary featuring exclusive content from Prince’s archive,” read […]
Parkwood Entertainment Fresh off her Grammy win for album of the year, Beyoncé has announced the details of her Cowboy Carter Tour. The global trek features multiple dates in major cities, starting with four dates at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium beginning April 28. She’ll then do two dates at Chicago’s Soldier Field on May 15 and […]
CBS The 67th annual Grammy Awards, hosted by Trevor Noah, aired live from the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on CBS Sunday, Feb. 2. Here are the winners in the major categories announced during the broadcast: Album of the yearCOWBOY CARTER, Beyoncé Song of the year“Not Like Us,” Kendrick Lamar Record of the year“Not Like Us,” […]
Phil McCarten/CBS The 67th annual Grammy Awards opened Sunday with a salute to Los Angeles, with host Trevor Noah talking about the devastation of the California wildfires and the heroic efforts of the firefighters who have now contained them. He also talked about the resilience of the city. “Neighbors who had never spoken before are helping […]
XO/Republic After pushing back its release by a week, The Weeknd has dropped his long-awaited album Hurry Up Tomorrow and announced a tour to go with it. The tour is called The Weekend: After Hours Til Dawn 2025 to reflect the fact that the new album is the third part of a trilogy of albums that […]
John Esparza Bruno Mars currently has the #1 single in the country, so maybe it’s not surprising that he’s just set a new record on Spotify. The artist — whose duet with Lady Gaga, “Die With a Smile,” has just racked up a fourth week at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 — is the […]
Courtesy Janet Jackson / AEG Presents Las Vegas Janet Jackson is giving fans more opportunity to see her perform with the extension of her residency, JANET JACKSON: LAS VEGAS. She’s added six new dates to her schedule, bringing her to a total of 16 shows. She will now have shows through the end of May, taking place at the […]
XO/Republic While there have been many events canceled in LA due to the deadly wildfires, there haven’t been any album releases delayed — until now. The Weeknd has announced that his upcoming album Hurry Up Tomorrow, due out Jan. 24, has been postponed for a week, and the one-night-only show he was set to perform […]
XO/Republic The Weeknd has hinted in the past that he doesn’t want to record as The Weeknd anymore, and now the artist born Abel Tesfaye is saying straight up that he wants to eradicate his alter ego for good. Speaking to Variety, Weeknd is asked what he means when he says “closing this chapter.” He […]
C Brandon/Redferns Sam Moore, the tenor half of the iconic soul duo Sam & Dave, has died. He was 89. A statement from Moore’s rep shares that he passed away on Friday in his Florida home due to complications recovering from surgery. Born Oct. 12, 1935, Moore began recording music in the ’50s. After meeting […]
Nesrin Danan Spotify isn’t normally the place you’d go to watch a movie, but the digital platform has just exclusively premiered its very first concert film, starring The Weeknd. Last year the singer did a special Billions Club concert with Spotify, celebrating the fact that he has more billion-streamed songs than any other artist: 25 […]
Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey is spending another week at #1. The singer’s holiday classic “All I Want For Christmas Is You” tops the Billboard Hot 100 single chart for an 18th nonconsecutive week, putting her one step closer to a new chart record. Just a week ago, Mariah’s Christmas track surpassed “One Sweet Day,” her collab […]
Mariah Carey and Rihanna in 2009; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for VEVO The final show of Mariah Carey’s holiday Christmas Time tour took place Dec. 17 in Brooklyn, New York, and one of the people in the audience was none other than Rihanna — who had an unusual request for the diva. In a video posted […]
Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” tops the Billboard Hot 100 again, and that puts her within striking distance of breaking her own record. The song has now been #1 on that chart for a total of 16 weeks. That matches the record she set in 1996 with “One Sweet Day,” […]
Karen Warren/Houston Chronicle via Getty Images Mariah Carey‘s festive hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” appears to be the gift that keeps on giving. The song has garnered over 2 billion streams on Spotify, an accomplishment Mariah says is “beyond incredible.” “I’m honored to have ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’ be […]
The 2024 Billboard Music Awards aired Thursday night on Fox and Fire TV Channels, and on-demand on Paramount+. Taylor Swift was the night’s big winner with 10 awards, giving her the most career wins of any artist with a total of 49. Here is the complete list of winners: ARTIST AWARDS Top ArtistTaylor Swift Top New ArtistChappell Roan Top […]
Courtesy Tudum/Netflix Well, this isn’t very festive: Mariah Carey was forced to cancel her concert in Pittsburgh on Dec. 11 just hours before showtime because she’s sick. She wrote on social platform X, “Pittsburgh, I’m sorry to say I’ve come down with the flu. It breaks my heart that I unfortunately have to cancel tonight’s show. […]
Columbia Records Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” made its annual return to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 on Monday. Mariah found out the news that night in the best way possible: while she was performing a concert on her current Christmas tour. On Instagram, Mariah posted footage of the […]
Columbia Records Mariah Carey fans won’t have to keep on waiting — under the mistletoe or otherwise — for her to reclaim her annual position on top of the Billboard Hot 100. “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has ascended to #1 on the tally, marking its 15th week on top since its release. The 1994 […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Mariah Carey If you’re one of Mariah Carey‘s top fans on Spotify, you received a special video message from her on your Spotify Wrapped this year. But she wants you to know that that video is all her — and not AI. Mariah says in the clip, “Your support through the […]
MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty Images Back in 2020, Mariah Carey said she was “talking about” turning her memoir, The Meaning of Mariah Carey, into a biopic, telling Jimmy Fallon, “I really feel like it should [be a movie]; that was always my goal.” Now it seems she may have found a director. Lee Daniels, who directed […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Mariah Carey Mariah Carey is bringing Christmas cheer — the alcoholic kind — to select cities via a series of pop-up bars in Virgin Hotels locations nationwide. From Nov. 15 to Dec. 29, Mariah Carey’s Black Irish Holiday Bar will offer fans custom cocktails, photo ops and the opportunity to sing […]
Phil Walter/Getty Images) Michael, the biopic about King of Pop Michael Jackson, will now arrive in theaters next fall — about six months after its initial release date. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film, which has the support of MJ’s estate, will now open on Oct. 3, 2025. Its initial release date was April 18, […]
Amazon Music Mariah Carey wants you to know it’s time to celebrate Christmas. The singer has teamed up with Amazon Music to release brand-new holiday decor and tour merchandise in support of her 2024 Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time tour and the 30-year anniversary of her classic hit, “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” You […]
Tyka Nelson in 2017; Greg Doherty/Patrick McMullan via Getty Images Tyka Nelson, the only full sibling of Prince, has died, ABC News has confirmed. She was 64. A musician, songwriter and author, Nelson died Nov. 4 at North Memorial Hospital in Robbinsdale, Minnesota. She’s survived by her two sons, Sir and President, as well as […]
Denise Truscello/Getty Images for Live Nation Mariah Carey has received many honors over her storied career, including six Grammys and induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. But she’s still salty that she didn’t get into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame — and that she hasn’t won even more Grammys. In an interview […]
Quincy Jones, a longtime music industry powerhouse and hitmaking producer of multi-platinum albums, including Michael Jackson‘s Thriller, the best-selling album of all time, died on Sunday. He was 91. His death was announced by his publicist, Arnold Robinson, who said Jones died at his home in Bel Air, California. Jones was surrounded by his family, […]
Disney Mariah Carey has spoken, and it is Christmas time. “It’s time,” the “All I Want for Christmas Is You” singer announced in a high pitched vibrato swapping out a glamorous Halloween look for a Santa-inspired suit in her annual video, declaring it is time for the Christmas festivities to begin. Mariah teased the announcement multiple times on social […]
Samir Hussein/Getty Images for ABA The Weeknd is celebrating Halloween with the release of his new song, “São Paulo.” A music video for the track, featuring Brazilian superstar Anitta, also dropped on Thursday. The video features a haunting storyline, where a pregnant Anitta eventually reveals a face emerging within her belly. In September The Weeknd […]
Legacy Recordings Another Michael Jackson video has reached 1 billion views on YouTube. The latest to reach the milestone is the 1988 Bad track “Smooth Criminal,” set in a 1930s gangster club. It’s most known for Jackson and his dancers performing a 45-degree lean, which seems physically impossible. This is the fifth Jackson video to surpass 1 […]
Recording Academy For the past 50 years, The Grammys have aired on CBS. But starting in 2027, they’ll have a new home. The award show, known as Music’s Biggest Night, is moving to ABC, Hulu and Disney+, where it will remain through 2036. The Recording Academy will produce multiple Grammy-branded music specials as part of […]
Mobile Fidelity/Columbia Records As we all know, we can’t start playing Christmas music until Mariah Carey says it’s OK. But now she’s offered a clue as to when that announcement might happen. On her Instagram Story, Mariah posted footage of Drew Barrymore wandering the halls of her talk show in a Halloween outfit. She hears […]
Photo by Paul Natkin/Getty Images The Grammy Museum in LA is placing a spotlight on Luther Vandross in a new exhibit called Luther Vandross: Artistry and Elegance. It will feature glimpses of his career, including hand-beaded suits and jumpsuits worn during his 1991 Power of Love tour; handwritten lyrics, studio notes and an exclusive recording of Luther […]
NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images It’s almost tiiiime. Mariah Carey is preparing for her annual Christmas Time tour with a new exclusive Apple Music set list playlist. The Christmas Time tour set list playlist includes 20 songs, complete with all of her holiday classics and several of her popular non-festive hits. “Sugar Plum Fairy,” […]
Scott Legato/Getty Images Miss Ross is heading to Las Vegas. Diana Ross will perform at amfAR’s first-ever Las Vegas gala on Nov. 22. amfAR, The Foundation for AIDS Research, was founded in 1985 with Elizabeth Taylor as its founding national chairman. Today it’s one of the world’s leading nonprofit organizations dedicated to the support of AIDS […]
XO/Republic For most artists, hearing that one of their songs has hit 1 billion streams on Spotify is a big deal. For The Weeknd, it’s just another Monday. It was announced Oct. 14 that the Canadian superstar has become the first artist to have 20 individual songs on Spotify exceed the 1 billion-stream mark. The songs are […]
The Hapa Blonde/GC Images Mariah Carey is famous for having a preferred “side” when she’s being photographed or filmed, but in an upcoming episode of Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers‘ Las Culturistas podcast, she goes into great detail about what kind of lighting she prefers — or rather, doesn’t prefer. “I can’t with the overhead lighting,” […]
ABC/Gavin Bond Lionel Richie is getting ready to open up about his life. The R&B star is set to add “author” to his resume with the release of his yet-to-be-titled memoir on Sept. 30, 2025. According to the description, the book will be an “intimate, deeply candid memoir,” with Lionel sharing “hilarious and harrowing events that seek […]
Columbia Mariah Carey‘s first holiday album, Merry Christmas — which includes her timeless hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — turns 30 this year, and she’s revealing some special releases she’s readying to mark the milestone. She wrote on Instagram, “While it is definitely not time to listen to Christmas music yet ‼️ I wanted […]
Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic The late Lisa Marie Presley‘s posthumously released memoir, From Here to the Great Unknown, reveals that Michael Jackson told her he was a virgin when they started dating. According to People, Presley says in the book that she was still married to first husband Danny Keough when Jackson professed his love to her. “Michael said, ‘I don’t know if you’ve noticed, […]
Wagner Meier/Getty Images for Live Nation The Weeknd just reached a record milestone on Spotify. The singer has become the first artist to have 18 individual songs surpass 1 billion streams. Among the songs are “Blinding Lights,” “Starboy,” “The Hills,” “I Can’t Feel My Face” and “Save Your Tears.” The latest song to join the […]
Frank Edwards/Fotos International/Getty Images It may be hard to believe that such an iconic video has taken this long to surpass 1 billion views on YouTube, but that’s what just happened with Michael Jackson‘s “Thriller.” What’s even more surprising is that this is only the King of Pop’s fourth visual to reach the 1-billion-view mark, after “Beat […]
Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Stevie Wonder is hitting the road this fall. The legendary performer just announced dates for the Sing Your Song! As We Fix Our Nation’s Broken Heart tour. The trek consists of 10 dates, kicking off Oct. 8 in Pittsburgh, hitting New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Atlanta, Detroit, Milwaukee and more, before wrapping Oct. […]
Following the loss of both her mother and her sister in August, Mariah Carey is “doing the best that she possibly can.” That’s according to her ex-husband Nick Cannon, the father of her twins, Monroe and Moroccan. On Aug. 27, Mariah revealed to People, “My heart is broken that I’ve lost my mother this past weekend. […]
Neal Preston In 1994, Whitney Houston played three shows in South Africa. Soon you’ll be able to see a movie documenting those performances at a theater near you. Whitney Houston — The Concert for a New South Africa (Durban) was filmed during Whitney’s show in Durban on Nov. 8, 1994. She also played Johannesburg and […]
Disney/Frank Micelotta) Lionel Richie is happening in Vegas, so of course he’s staying in Vegas. The American Idol judge has extended his Lionel Richie: King of Hearts residency at Wynn Las Vegas into 2025. A batch of new dates, starting with a run of shows in January, go on sale Sept. 20 at 10 a.m. […]
Tito Jackson, a member of Rock & Roll Hall of Famers The Jackson 5 and brother of Michael and Janet Jackson, has died, his children have confirmed in an Instagram post. He was 70. “It’s with heavy hearts that we announce that our beloved father, Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Tito Jackson is no […]
The 2024 MTV VMAs, hosted by Megan Thee Stallion, aired Wednesday night live from the UBS Arena in Long Island, New York. Here’s a list of the winners: VIDEO OF THE YEARTaylor Swift ft. Post Malone, “Fortnight” ARTIST OF THE YEARTaylor Swift SONG OF THE YEARSabrina Carpenter, “Espresso” BEST NEW ARTISTChappell Roan BEST COLLABORATIONTaylor Swift […]
Photo by Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Janet Jackson Janet Jackson had an early start in the entertainment industry, but right now she has Control over 7-year-old son Eissa‘s life. If he wants in, she says he not only needs to make the decision on his own, he has to meet her age requirement. “It’s about him. […]
Rhino The 50th anniversary of Tina Turner’s debut solo album is being celebrated with a new reissue. Tina Turns The Country On! is set to be reissued on half-speed mastered vinyl and CD on Nov. 15. Released in September 1974, when Tina was still a member of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue, the album has Tina reimagining […]
On Aug. 26, Mariah Carey confirmed that her mother, Patricia, and her sister, Alison, had died on the same day, but didn’t give any further details. Now we’re learning more about Alison’s death. In recent years, Alison, 63, had been living in Greene County, New York, and her friend David Baker told the local paper, The […]
Courtesy Janet Jackson / AEG Presents Las Vegas Janet Jackson is preparing to take on Sin City. After traveling across the world for her Together Again tour, she announced she’s playing at one location for a few shows. Her Las Vegas residency, Janet Jackson: Las Vegas, will see her perform 10 shows at Resorts World Theatre at […]
Live Nation The Weeknd will officially launch his new era with a huge concert on Sept. 7 in São Paulo, Brazil. But even if you can’t be there in person, you’ll be able to watch it. The show will stream live on YouTube starting at 8 p.m. ET on The Weeknd’s official YouTube channel. There will also […]
Dennis Leopold It’s almost tiiiiiime. The queen of Christmas is beginning to defrost. On Friday, she announced her upcoming 2024 tour called Mariah Carey‘s Christmas Time. The holiday event will celebrate the 30-year anniversary of Mariah’s Merry Christmas album and her iconic, festive track “All I Want For Christmas Is You.” This Live Nation-produced tour […]
Getty/Steve Granitz A planned auction of what has been described as hand-drawn artwork by the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is being called into question. The auction, featuring 76 pieces of what is reported to be Jackson’s art, including pieces hand-drawn with wax colored pencil, is supposed to take place Saturday through Kings Auctions, but now the […]
Kevin Winter/Getty Images Prince has finally been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The legendary singer was posthumously inducted into the prestigious organization on July 27 during a Prince celebration at Minneapolis’ Target Center marking the 40th anniversary of Prince’s film Purple Rain. “You will always remember his songs,” Prince’s sister Sharon L. Nelson said in […]
Getty/Steve Granitz Artwork created by the late King of Pop, Michael Jackson, is set to go up for auction in August. Kings Auctions will auction off 76 pieces of Jackson art, some of which are double-sided. The auction includes pieces hand drawn with wax colored pencil and others in watercolors. Some pieces are even drawn on presidential paper […]
Denise Truscello There’s more Mariah Carey coming to Las Vegas. The diva’s current engagement, Mariah Carey: The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas, has been extended into 2025 with eight new shows. They begin Jan. 31 and run through Feb. 15, with tickets going on sale Friday at 10 a.m. PT. That’s the same day the […]
George Holz Mariah Carey has released a deluxe edition of her album Rainbow in honor of its 25th anniversary. Just in time to celebrate Pride Month, Rainbow: 25th Anniversary Expanded Edition, is available now digitally. It’s filled with unreleased bonus tracks, as well as fan-favorite songs and live performances. This version of the album contains […]
Costner and Houston at ‘The Bodyguard’ premiere; Kypros/Getty Images Kevin Costner was one of only eight speakers at Whitney Houston‘s 2012 funeral, and he recently revealed that he refused to cut his eulogy short, despite being asked to do so. Appearing on Dax Shepard‘s podcast Armchair Expert, Costner says he was the one who decided […]
Samir Hussein/WireImage The Weeknd is once again pitching in with his XO Humanitarian Fund. The artist, born Abel Tesfaye, is donating $2 million from the charitable fund to the United Nations World Food Programme’s humanitarian response efforts in Gaza. That money will buy over 1,500 metric tons of wheat flour — enough for more than […]
Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Fantasia Barrino says she’d love to replace Katy Perry as a judge on American Idol. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight released Thursday, April 25, Fantasia said she wasn’t aware Katy was exiting the singing competition show at the end of this season, but she would be up to replace […]
Disney/Randy Holmes Jennifer Hudson is sharing a reminder to “never give up on your dreams” on the 20th anniversary of her American Idol elimination. The 42-year-old singer, who has gone on to be one of the most celebrated voices of her generation, came in seventh on season 3 of the singing competition series, which Fantasia Barrino […]
Singer Mandisa, who reached the top 10 on American Idol season 5 and later became a Grammy-winning Christian artist, has died, ABC Audio has confirmed. She was 47. “We can confirm that yesterday [April 18] Mandisa was found in her home deceased,” her rep said in a statement to ABC Audio. “At this time we […]
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy Beyoncé’s upcoming album has a name, and it’s Act II: Cowboy Carter. The singer revealed the name of her new country record, which arrives on March 29, via her website on Tuesday. The website’s homepage now features a horse saddle with a patriotic sash draped across it that […]
Jon Batiste and wife Suleika Jaouad; Disney/Scott Kirkland Grammy and Oscar-winning musician Jon Batiste performed his Best Original Song nominee “It Never Went Away” at the Academy Awards on March 10. The song is from the documentary American Symphony, which documents a year in Batiste’s life, during which he received 11 Grammy nominations, but also […]
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