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'Michael' (Courtesy of Lionsgate) A new trailer for a Michael Jackson biopic shows the late legend's transformation from child star to King of Pop.The trailer begins with scenes of Michael — played by Jaafar Jackson, MJ's real-life nephew — psyching himself up in the studio, telling himself, "You're the greatest of all time," intercut with footage of him headlining a massive stadium concert.It then flashes back to Colman Domingo as Michael's father, […]

Lady Gaga receives the award for best pop vocal album at The 68th annual Grammy Awards. (Stewart Cook/CBS) The biggest night in music took place on Sunday, as the 2026 Grammy Awards were hosted for the sixth time by Trevor Noah at the Crypto.com Arena in LA. This is the last year CBS will air the awards ceremony, as it moves to ABC in 2027.The Recording Academy spread the love […]

Mariah Carey attends 2026 MusiCares Person of the Year Honoring Mariah Carey on January 30, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Who would've thought Mariah Carey's never-released grunge album would be part of her tribute at this year's MusiCares Person of the Year gala?At the Friday night event in Los Angeles artists from multiple genres lined up to pay tribute to Mimi, who was […]

Harry Styles, 'Kiss All The Time, Disco Occasionally' (Columbia Records) The U.K. still loves One Direction: Two former members have topped the charts in their native country.Harry Styles has scored his third solo #1 hit wit "Aperture" on the U.K.'s Official Singles Chart, while Louis Tomlinson's How Did I Get Here? has topped the Official Albums Chart. "I’m so incredibly grateful for all the passion and dedication of the fans to […]

Rei Ami, EJAE and Audrey Nuna aka HUNTR/X perform on ABC's 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacreset' (Disney/Christopher Willard) The good news is that "Golden," the KPop Demon Hunters smash nominated for the best original song Oscar, will be performed at the Academy Awards telecast in March. The bad news is that it's one of only two nominated songs that will be performed — and at least […]

Catherine O'Hara arriving at the 76th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on Sunday, September 15, 2024 (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images) Michael Bublé has taken to Instagram to share his sorrow at the passing of Emmy-winning comedic actress Catherine O'Hara, best known for her roles in Beetlejuice, Home Alone and Schitt's Creek. Like Michael, Catherine was Canadian. She got her start on SCTV, the […]

Ariana Grande performs on the 97th Academy Awards, March 2, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Ariana Grande recently joked that she's so busy that she'd need "an extra brain and four more arms" to make another album. But it appears she'll settle for an additional finger.A fan reposted an image from the photoshoot Ari did for Vogue Japan, in which the singer appears to have an extra digit on her left hand. "who’s responsible for […]

Bruno Mars (John V. Esparza) It's hard to imagine a Grammy Awards ceremony without Bruno Mars — after all, he's won more than 30 Grammys in his career. So it's not surprising that he'll join his duet partners Lady Gaga and ROSÉ at the  ceremony Sunday night.The official Grammys Instagram account posted a photo of the "I Just Might" singer and wrote, "Guess who? You asked and we delivered. Bruno Mars is popping out […]

Charlie Puth, 'Whatever's Clever' (Atlantic) Charlie Puth has a healthy respect for the great musicians who came before him, which is why two of them appear on his new album, Whatever's Clever.Charlie says in an Instagram video that he loves Yacht Rock, the term for smooth-sounding, jazz-inflected, highly polished soft rock hits from the '70s and early '80s. As an example, he plays a snippet of the Doobie Brothers' "What a Fool Believes," sung by […]