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Taylor Swift, 'The Life of a Showgirl' cover image (Mert Alas & Marcus Piggot) If you’ve been playing Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” on repeat, you now have a whole new version to add to your rotation.Taylor has released “The Fate of Ophelia (Alone in My Tower Acoustic Version),” a stripped down, guitar-driven interpretation of the hit The Life of a Showgirl track.In addition to streaming, the acoustic recording […]

Billy Joel, Christie Brinkley and Alexa Ray Joel attend The Moscow Circus Opening Night Performance on September 15, 1988 at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. (Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images) It's nice when parents take their kids trick-or-treating, but what if those parents are super famous? Ask Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley.If you saw Billy's HBO documentary, you saw plenty […]

'KPop Demon Hunters' (Courtesy Netflix) Not only is the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack going strong on the charts, some of the most popular Halloween costumes this year are characters from the movie: specifically Rumi, Mira and Zoey, the three members of the movie's K-pop girl group HUNTR/X.Fans are of course waiting for a sequel, but so are the movie's stars. Arden Cho, who voices Rumi, says she'd love to see the […]

Sabrina Carpenter, Sam Smith and Chappell Roan will help announce the nominations for the 2026 Grammy Awards on Nov. 7 at 11 a.m. ET. They're among the many artists who'll be announcing nominees across 95 Grammy categories in a livestream on the Recording Academy's YouTube channel, along with Brandi Carlile, Doechii, Lizzo, Nicole Scherzinger, Karol G, Jon Batiste and Mumford and Sons.Myles Smith performed his hit "Nice to Meet You" […]

Michael Bublé attends City Of Hope's 2025 Spirit Of Life Gala at Pacific Design Center, West Hollywood, California, October, 2025 (Robin L Marshall/Getty Images) Michael Bublé has booked a very special appearance in Italy this December.As Rome continues to celebrate Jubilee 2025, Michael, who holds Italian citizenship, will be performing at the Vatican as part of an event called Concert with the Poor. He'll perform on Dec. 6 with a 70-piece orchestra […]

Avril Lavigne performs during the 2025 When We Were Young Music Festival on October 18, 2025 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Bryan Steffy/Getty Images for ABA) Avril Lavigne was announced Wednesday as a performer at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. Now we know what she'll be doing while she's there.Avril will be taking the stage with Cyndi Lauper, one of this year's inductees. It's not yet known […]

Jonas Brothers on ABC's 'New Year's Rockin' Eve' (ABC/Jose Alvarado) Jonas Brothers love a good collaboration — just look at the list of artists they've welcomed onstage during their current tour. But now they've recorded a song with one of those artists, which you'll be able to stream or download.The brothers have jumped on a new version of Russell Dickerson's viral smash "Happen to Me." Russell wrote on Instagram, "Happen […]

Billie Eilish speaks onstage during the WSJ. Magazine 2025 Innovator Awards at MoMA on October 29, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for WSJ. Magazine Innovators Awards) Billie Eilish was given the music innovator award at the WSJ. Magazine Innovator Awards in New York Wednesday, and from the podium, she suggested that billionaires be a bit more generous.In introducing Billie, Stephen Colbert noted that she raised […]

P!NK attends Apple's 'All of You' New York premiere, September, 2025 (Dia Dipasupil/Getty Images) Pink isn't just a stadium-filling pop star — she's also a philanthropist and activist. At the annual Action Against Hunger Gala in New York City Tuesday, she was honored with the Humanitarian Award for her work supporting food security and health for children.Speaking at the event, Pink said that to her, Action Against Hunger means "refusing to […]