Morgan Freeman surprised the patrons at his Mississippi bar Ground Zero on New Year’s Eve by joining music legend Al Green onstage for a rendition of “Let’s Stay Together.” The Oscar winner — dressed in a white turtle neck and black jacket — took the stage to sing a few …
Read More »'Something Is Not Right': Diddy's Inner Circle Speaks in New 'Making of a Bad Boy' Trailer
Members of Sean “Diddy” Combs’ inner circle discuss their experiences with the embattled music mogul and the harrowing abuse allegations against him in the new trailer for the upcoming documentary Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, premiering Jan. 14 on Peacock. The 90-minute film is set to dig into …
Read More »Lupe Fiasco Will Teach Rap at Johns Hopkins' Peabody Institute
Lupe Fiasco is headed to Johns Hopkins as a professor. On Wednesday, the rapper announced that he’ll be a visiting professor at Johns Hopkins University’s Peabody Institute this year. The rap star will teach a course for their four-year hip-hop program that starts in 2025. “Let’s hit the ground running …
Read More »Wayne Osmond, Member of the Osmonds Singing Family, Dead at 73
Wayne Osmond, an original member and second-oldest sibling in the Osmond family of singers, has died at the age of 73. The singer-guitarist’s death was confirmed by his brother and bandmate Merrill Osmond, who added that Wayne died Wednesday at a Salt Lake City, Utah, hospital following “a massive stroke.” …
Read More »New Year on the Dance Floor: Sophie Ellis-Bextor Rings in 2025 With Jessie Ware, Jake Shears
Sophie Ellis-Bextor rang in 2025 on the dancefloor, hosting her New Year’s Eve Disco special on the BBC, which featured duets with Jessie Ware and Jake Shears. A handful of clips from the special have been uploaded to YouTube, including Ellis-Bextor’s rendition of her own classic, “Murder on the Dancefloor.” …
Read More »Stormzy Gets Nine-Month Road Ban for Using Cellphone While Driving
U.K. grime star Stormzy was served a nine-month driving ban after pleading guilty to using his phone while driving, according to the BBC. The rapper (real name Michael Ebenazer Owuo Jr.) was originally stopped by an off-duty police officer, who claimed Owuo was using his phone while driving a Rolls-Royce …
Read More »Billie Eilish's 'Birds of a Feather' Is Spotify's Most-Streamed Song of 2024
Billie Eilish’s “Birds of a Feather” appears to have snuck past Sabrina Carpenter’s “Espresso” at the buzzer to become the most-streamed song on Spotify of 2024. According to Variety, the Hit Me Hard and Soft single finished out the year with 1,775,172,881 streams in 2024. That gave it about 650,000 …
Read More »Charli XCX Shares Her 'Highs in 2024' With Addison Rae, Billie Eilish, Troye Sivan
2024 was the year of Brat. No doubt. On Tuesday, Charli XCX celebrated the end of her monumental year by sharing behind-the-scenes moments of her “many highs,” including footage of herself with Addison Rae making the remix for “Von Dutch.” “So many highs in 2024 and I [can’t be arsed] …
Read More »Mickey Guyton Sings John Lennon's 'Imagine' for New Year's Eve in Times Square
Mickey Guyton took to the stage ahead of the the ball drop in New York’s Times Square. The country singer-songwriter performed “All American,” “House on Fire,” and “My Side of the Country” on the Planet Fitness Center Stage, closing out a phenomenal year. Singing to the crowd of thousands gathered …
Read More »Jonas Brothers Perform 'Sucker,' Camp Rock's 'Play My Music' for 'New Year's Rockin' Eve'
Jonas Brothers are ringing in 2025 and celebrating 20 years since their formation. Just after midnight, Nick, Joe, and Kevin took the stage for a medley of the group’s hits on Dick Clark’s New Year‘s Rockin’ Eve. During their highly-anticipated performance, the group sang 2019’s “Sucker,” “Play My Music” (the …
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