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David LaChapelle Except for a pair of thigh-highs and a long blond wig, Sabrina Carpenter is nude on the cover of Rolling Stone — and inside, she bares her soul about her new album, online criticism and more.Sabrina's new album, Man's Best Friend, will arrive Aug. 29, a year after her 2024 smash Short n' Sweet, which she's still touring behind. She tells Rolling Stone, "If I really wanted to, I could have […]

Dave Kotinsky/NBC Jonas Brothers and Ava Max will be providing the vocal fireworks during the 49th annual Macy's 4th of July Fireworks special, airing July 4 on NBC and streaming on Peacock.The special, which starts at 8 p.m. ET, will also feature performances by country stars Eric Church and Trisha Yearwood, rocker Lenny Kravitz and singer/actress Keke Palmer.The fireworks, including more than 80,000 shells and 30 colors, will be set […]

Backstreet Boys perform at 2005 Brian Wilson MusiCares tribute; Ron Wolfson/WireImage for The Recording Academy Brian Wilson, the driving creative force behind The Beach Boys, has died at age 82, his family announced on Wednesday. Among the many artists paying tribute to the late music legend are Backstreet Boys.The group posted footage of themselves performing The Beach Boys' 1965 top 10 hit "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" […]

After posting numerous photos of herself rocking a diamond ring on that finger, Dua Lipa has officially confirmed that she's engaged to actor Callum Turner.Speaking to British Vogue for its new issue, on stands July 17, Dua says, "Yeah, we’re engaged. It’s very exciting.” Of her ring, which Turner had made for her, she says, "I’m obsessed with it. It’s so me."Dua and Callum were first introduced at a London restaurant, […]

Island Records Sabrina Carpenter fans probably didn't expect that they'd get a new album from the singer just a year after  her world-beating release Short n' Sweet. But she surprised everyone on Wednesday by announcing that a brand-new LP, Man's Best Friend, will be out Aug. 29. And as it turns out, she surprised herself, too. In a message to fans on her mailing list, Sabrina wrote, "I didn't plan on […]

M. Caulfield/WireImage Brian Wilson, the creative force behind The Beach Boys, has died at age 82. Elton John, who inducted The Beach Boys into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1988, has posted a tribute to Wilson on Instagram.Sharing a photo of them together, Elton wrote, "Brian Wilson was always so kind to me from the day I met him. He sang ‘Someone Saved My Life Tonight’ at […]

Rocky Pond Books "Put Your Records On," the 2006 hit by Corinne Bailey Rae that became a hit all over again almost 15 years later thanks to a cover version, is now a children's book.Corinne wrote the book, which tells the story of a young girl named Bea whose Great Aunt Portia introduces her to her record collection. According to a press release, the two "listen, dance, and laugh through a […]

Courtesy Netflix/Tudum The final project from late One Direction member Liam Payne has a release date.The musical competition series Building the Band, which features Liam as a guest judge, will debut on Netflix July 9. The show is hosted by Backstreet Boys' AJ McLean, while former Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger serves as judge and mentor. Kelly Rowland of Destiny's Child is also a guest judge.According to Netflix, Liam's family reviewed the show […]

Spotify Hosts an Evening with Miley Cyrus in New York; Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Spotify After teasing it on socials, Spotify has has confirmed that Miley Cyrus is indeed teaming up with the streaming platform to do a concert in Paris.Miley will take the stage in the City of Lights on June 18 to perform all her songs that have reached or surpassed 1 billion streams on Spotify. The audience […]