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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in NYC on November 06, 2025 (Aeon/GC Images) If you feel like Taylor Swift is your friend despite the fact that you've never met her, then the Cambridge Dictionary's word of the year is for you.The word is "parasocial" and, according to the dictionary's publisher Cambridge University Press & Assessment, refers to "a connection that someone feels between themselves and a famous person they do not […]

Teddy Swims performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, November 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta) Teddy Swims is throwing his 12th annual hometown benefit in Atlanta in December — and if you happen to be a musician from that city, you could share the stage with him.The benefit is called The Nightmare Before Kegsmas and takes place Dec. 11 at Atlanta's Coca-Cola Roxy. Teddy is headlining, and […]

Josh Groban (Sami Drasin) For the first time in 10 years, Josh Groban will be circling the globe with his music.Josh has announced his 2026 GEMS World Tour, which begins in Honolulu, Hawaii, and will visit Asia, Australia, Europe and the U.K. before wrapping up in Amsterdam. Exact dates will be announced at a later time, but for more information, visit joshgroban.com."It is with the greatest excitement that I get to […]

Pentatonix, 'Christmas In the City' '(Thom Kerr) It's not even Thanksgiving yet, but some people have been bumping Christmas music since Halloween. Pentatonix have been out on their Christmas In the City tour since Nov. 8 so, as the Christmas experts, what do they think is the best time to start listening to holiday tunes?"You can start in the 'ber,' months," the groups Kirsten Maldonado tells ABC Audio. That's September, October, November […]

When you were writing letters to Santa, Olivia Rodrigo was writing Christmas songs. The singer has released the first holiday song she ever wrote, at the ripe old age of 5. The song, called “The Bels,” is up on TikTok now.And speaking of Christmas, Mariah Carey’s sophomore holiday album, 2010’s Merry Christmas II You, is now available on a special vinyl to celebrate its 15th anniversary. The vinyl, available exclusively […]

'Weird Al' Yankovic tour admat (courtesy of Live Nation) “Weird Al” Yankovic has added a new 2026 leg to his successful Bigger & Weirder tour.Originally launched in 2025, the tour had Weird Al playing 75 shows across 67 cities to over 500,000 fans. The new leg has him playing 90 North American cities, beginning May 26 in Hollywood, Florida, and wrapping Oct. 17 in Milwaukee.“We did 75 shows this year, and the fans […]

Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo attend the 'Wicked: For Good' Asia-Pacific premiere in Singapore on Nov. 13, 2025. (Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images) The red carpet attendee who accosted Ariana Grande at the Wicked: For Good premiere in Singapore has been sentenced to jail.After pleading guilty to public nuisance charges, Johnson Wen was sentenced to nine days in jail in a Singapore court on Monday.According to Singapore-based state-owned media outlet CNA, during […]

Jewel performs on the Main Stage during the first day of The Wellness Experience by Kroger at The Banks on August 20, 2021 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Duane Prokop/Getty Images for The Wellness Experience by Kroger) Jewel isn’t just a music artist, she’s a visual artist as well.The singer-songwriter is set to debut an art exhibition at the Salone Verde in Venice, Italy, called Matriclysm: An Archeology of Connections […]

Ariana Grande introduces musical guest Stevie Nicks on 'Saturday Night Live,' October, 2024 (Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images) Saturday Night Live is going out with a bang: Ariana Grande will host and Cher will perform on the last episode of 2025.Ari will host SNL for the third time on Dec. 20, a month after her movie Wicked: For Good hits theaters. Cher, meanwhile, will perform on the show for only […]