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Paul Mescal stars as William Shakespeare in 'Hamnet.' (Agata Grzybowska) If you're wondering which acclaimed, likely Oscar-nominated film to see this weekend, Gracie Abrams has a recommendation.Gracie's boyfriend, Paul Mescal, stars in Hamnet, which just won the Golden Globe for best motion picture, drama. He plays William Shakespeare in the film opposite Jessie Buckley as his wife. Buckley also took home a Golden Globe for her performance. The film was directed by Chloé Zhao, who […]

Cyndi Lauper performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Los Angeles, Nov. 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Cyndi Lauper's wardrobe is one of the most unique in pop music, and now a select group of shoppers have a chance to own a piece of it.Cyndi is holding a Closet Clean Out in New York's Lower East Side on Jan. 20 and 21. According to her […]

Bruno Mars, The Romantic Tour (Live Nation) When Bruno Mars first put tickets for his upcoming The Romantic Tour on sale, he broke his concert promoter Live Nation's record for the biggest single-day ticket sales in North America ever. Now he's broken even more records.After adding 32 new dates to the tour, Bruno has set a record for the largest single-day ticket sales ever across North America, Europe and the […]

Richard Marx (Brandon Marx) If you miss hearing Rod Stewart sing the Great American Songbook, Richard Marx has got you.Richard's just released his new album, After Hours, which is half standards and half originals written by him and inspired by standards. One of the guests on the record is Rod; they duet on the classic "Young at Heart," which was Rod's pick.Richard says in a statement, "This time last year my […]

Dolly Parton and Miley Cyrus perform on NBC's 'Miley's New Year's Eve Party,' December, 2022 (Vijat Mohindra/NBC via Getty Images) Country icon and beloved entertainer Dolly Parton turns 80 on Jan. 19, and she's marking the milestone with a gift for fans: a new version of her 1977 hit "Light of a Clear Blue Morning," released Friday and featuring her goddaughter Miley Cyrus.Miley is one of several stars who join Dolly […]

Hilary Duff 'Roommates' single art. (Aaron Idleson) What happens when your significant other starts to feel more like a roommate? Hilary Duff explores the pitfalls of long-term love on her new song, “Roommates,” out now.The song is the second single off her upcoming album, luck … or something, and was co-written by Hilary and her husband, Matthew Koma.“Roommates is a song about when life is life-ing, babe,” Hilary says in a […]

Fleetwood Mac, 'Rumours' (Warner Records) Luminate, whose data powers the Billboard charts, has revealed 2025's top-10 bestselling vinyl albums, with Fleetwood Mac's 1977 album Rumours landing at #6. The project also placed at #16 on the Billboard 200 for the week of Jan. 17. In his new book Don't Stop, Alan Light explores why Rumours resonates with new generations of fans."I think if you had sat down the music establishment on Dec. 31, 1979, and said, 'Here are the five biggest […]

Dua Lipa starred in an ad and recorded a new version of George Michael's song "Freedom" for YSL Beauty's LIBRE fragrance a few years ago. Now, she's covered another classic for LIBRE's new campaign — Aretha Franklin's "Think" — to promote the Berry Crush fragrance. In the chorus, Aretha sings, "Freedom, freedom, freedom," and "libre" is French for "free."After announcing his new album, Harry Styles teamed with Apple Music on two new playlists: "Kiss […]

Nate Ruess and Pink perform onstage during the 56th GRAMMY Awards, Jan. 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Michael Tran/FilmMagic) Pink celebrated her hit "Try" hitting 1 billion streams on Spotify in early January. Now she's celebrating an even more impressive milestone.The video for "Just Give Me a Reason," her duet with Nate Ruess of Fun., has just reached 2 billion views on YouTube. "I can’t quite wrap my head around how […]