Kiss, Sylvester Stallone, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, and English actor Michael Crawford will receive the Kennedy Center Honors at a Donald Trump-hosted ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 8. This is the first Kennedy Center Honors since President Donald Trump took over as chairman of the prestigious Kennedy Center earlier …
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Ed Sheeran‘s drummer got a brief break during the singer-songwriter’s sold-out concert in Bucharest, Romania last year. For the duration of “Thinking Out Loud,” he found a replacement in actor Chris Hemsworth, who admittedly had no prior drumming experience just a few months prior when he first agreed to play …
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Sheila Jordan, the jazz vocalist who tugged at the boundaries of music whether she was scat-singing or freshly interpreting songs by Kurt Weill, Rodgers and Hart, or Jimmy Webb, died on Monday. She was 96. Jordan’s death was confirmed by her daughter Tracey Jordan, a music executive, who said her …
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Daryl Hall and John Oates have privately resolved the legal dispute involving the very public breakdown in their business partnership, court filings confirm. “The claims have been adjudicated in arbitration. Given the entry of final judgment in arbitration, plaintiffs will be contemporaneously filing a notice of voluntary dismissal with the …
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Raekwon and Havoc of Mobb Deep are headed on tour. Weeks after RZA teased the two hitting the road at Wu-Tang Clan’s Madison Square Garden farewell show, they announced a 19-city national tour starting in November in Portland, Oregon, and ending a month later in Miami Beach. The tour marks …
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A “deeply remorseful” Sean Kingston is asking for no prison time when he’s sentenced Friday for his role in a $1 million wire fraud scheme that scammed vendors out of a bulletproof Cadillac Escalade, jewelry, and other luxury merchandise, according to a new court filing. The “Beautiful Girls” singer is …
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Chappell Roan may have dropped “The Subway” and “The Giver” in the last few months, but her next era may still be a ways away. In a new interview with Zane Lowe for Apple Music, the pop star shared that she wants to start music for her new era once …
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In a brief but powerful letter, Madonna asked Pope Leo XIV to visit the Gaza Strip “before it’s too late.” In a Monday Instagram post, the pop icon called on the religious leader as attacks from Israel continue amid its war with Hamas. “Most Holy Father, please go to Gaza …
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Efforts to resolve allegations that hip-hop producer Metro Boomin raped a woman in a Beverly Hills hotel nine years ago have broken down, setting the stage for a trial to begin next month. A new court filing signed by lawyers on both sides and obtained by Rolling Stone says a …
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Taylor Swift isn’t letting August slip away without a little surprise. The musician will appear on the New Heights podcast hosted by her boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, and his brother Jason Kelce on Wednesday, Aug. 13. The brothers shared the announcement on Instagram Monday evening, with …
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