Legendary singer-songwriter Donna Summer was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame during a private ceremony in Los Angeles on Monday (December 15). Summer, who passed away in 2012 at age 63, was honored as a defining voice of…
During his recent Spilt Milk festival performance in Australia, Kendrick Lamar paused his show to sing “Happy Birthday” to 9-year-old fan Kalina Fowler, who had been shouting about her birthday from atop her grandfather’s shoulders. The heartfelt moment was captured…
Wham!’s 1984 holiday classic, “Last Christmas,” has reached No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 for the very first time, rising three spots to top the chart on the strength of 95.3 million streams and 5,000 sales worldwide. This marks…
Trey Songz was charged with assault for allegedly punching a nightclub employee at Dramma Night Club in Times Square on December 4, and was also charged with second-degree mischief for causing about $1,500 in damage at Mira restaurant and hookah…
Billboard's 2025 year-end Boxscore charts named Kendrick Lamar’s Grand National Tour as the highest-grossing rap tour of 2025. Lamar earned $369.6 million from 42 shows across North America, Europe, and South America, while selling 1.9 million tickets. Following Lamar is…
Billboard's 2025 year-end Boxscore charts reveal that Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour was the highest-grossing country tour ever, earning $407.6 million from 32 shows across North America and Europe, while selling 1.6 million tickets. Following Beyoncé are Post Malone's Big Ass…
Mariah Carey’s 1994 holiday classic, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” has set a record with its 20th total week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest reign in the chart’s 67-year history. Carey’s Christmas chart-topper…
On Monday (December 15), Mariah Carey announced that she will be performing at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan and Cortina d’Ampezzo, taking place on February 6 at the San Siro Stadium. The Queen of Christmas…
Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” was the most-played song on TouchTunes jukeboxes for the second consecutive year in 2025, continuing its 2024 reign that coincided with its record-tying run as the longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart…
At a star-studded private holiday party for Todd Boehly's Eldridge Industries held at Port Chester's Capitol Theatre on Thursday night (December 11), the house band for the festivities was the rock supergroup dubbed the Dirty Bats – featuring Slash, Duff…
Beyoncé’s 32-show Cowboy Carter Tour was the highest-grossing solo artist tour of 2025, after earning $407.6 million from 1.6 million tickets sold. The jaunt also set the record as the highest-grossing country tour ever, despite playing a total of only…
After a year largely spent out of the public eye, Harry Styles surprised a fan named Sydney with a heartfelt video message that went viral on social media after it was shared on Saturday (December 12). The former One Direction…
During her Mayhem Ball Tour stop at Sydney’s Accor Stadium on Saturday night (December 13), Lady Gaga abruptly stopped her performance after dancer Michael Dameski slipped off the stage, made slick by a heavy rainstorm at the outdoor venue. In…
Taylor Swift’s album The Life of a Showgirl secures its ninth nonconsecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 chart dated December 20, earning 89,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. for the week ending December 11. Of Swift’s…
Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani remain "solid" in their marriage despite recent speculation about a possible divorce. A source tells People that there is "no truth to the split rumors," and that the couple is simply managing their demanding careers.…
On Thursday (December 11), Guns N’ Roses officially announced the support acts for their Summer 2026 North American tour. Public Enemy will be opening the first eight dates of the tour from July 23 to August 16, while The Black…
At the 22nd show of Sam Smith’s intimate "To Be Free" 24-date residency at Warsaw in Brooklyn on Wednesday night (December 10), the Grammy and Oscar-winning artist surprised fans by bringing out special guests Brandi Carlile and Ed Sheeran. Carlile…
In the new trailer for Aidan Zamiri’s film, The Moment, Charli XCX grapples with the overwhelming commercialization and overexposure of her "Brat Summer" concept, originally a creative idea tied to her Grammy-winning 2024 album, Brat. The semi-fictionalized narrative explores her…
During an interview on UK radio on Thursday (December 11), Timothée Chalamet addressed the viral conspiracy theory that he is secretly Liverpool rapper EsDeeKid. The Oscar-nominated actor initially responded, “I’ve got no comment,” to the playful prodding from the show’s…
During her appearance on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on Wednesday (December 10), Taylor Swift was asked by the host to name her top five favorite songs from her catalog, a question he previously asked famous past guests like…
The 2026 Sundance Film Festival will feature the premiere of Antiheroine, an “unfiltered and unapologetic” documentary about Courtney Love. The film is co-directed by Edward Lovelace and James Hall, and includes a tagline describing the project as, “Now sober and…
Coldplay rules the 2025 year-end Billboard Boxscore charts with their record-setting Music of the Spheres World Tour, which grossed $464.9 million between October 2024 and September 2025. This marks the band’s second consecutive year at No. 1 and fourth straight…
Billie Eilish and Oscar-winning director James Cameron are teaming up to reinvent concert films with Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), which is set to debut in theaters on March 20. The 3-minute trailer for the…
During an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show on Tuesday (December 9), Christina Aguilera revealed that she is planning to release a deeply personal new album alongside a career-spanning documentary produced by Time Studios and Roc Nation. The documentary, which…
