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Bruce Glikas/WireImage Neil Diamond made a surprise appearance during the matinee performance of A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical at the Hollywood Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles Saturday.The singer was introduced by the show’s star, Nick Fradiani, during the curtain call, and then Diamond led the audience in a rendition of “Sweet Caroline” from the middle of the orchestra section.This isn’t the first time Diamond's joined the cast of the […]

Sama Kai/Dave Benett/WireImage Ed Sheeran experienced one of his favorite moments on stage ever over the weekend.The singer was joined by James Blunt during the final show of his three-night stand at Portman Road stadium in his hometown of Suffolk, U.K., Sunday.“I rarely get nervous at gigs, I do this so often. I’m very nervous to sing this, because I’ve never sung this with him and this really is a dream come true,” Ed told […]

Def Jam Recordings Justin Bieber’s Swag is standing on business at the top of the streaming charts.The album debuted at #1 on both the Global and U.S. Apple Music and Spotify album charts following its release on Friday.The song “Daisies” took the top spot on Spotify’s U.S. and Global Song Debut charts, while the album opener “All I Can Take” topped the Apple Music Song Debut chart in the U.S. and globally.Justin […]

Def Jam Recordings Is it clocking to you now? Justin Bieber addresses his viral “standing on business” rant on his new album, Swag.In a voice memo interlude titled “Standing on Business,” we hear the sound play of Justin telling paparazzi, “You’re not getting it. It’s not clocking to you. It’s not clocking to you that I’m standing on business.”Then we hear comedian Druski poking fun at Justin for the way he pronounced “business.”In another spoken […]

Universal Records Rob Thomas has a new solo album on the way.The Matchbox Twenty frontman announced his sixth solo effort, All Night Days, and released two new tracks off the album Friday. The lead single “Hard to Be Happy” and the acoustic B-side “Thrill Me” are both out now.Of “Hard to Be Happy,” Rob says, “The song itself is very no-filler. It shows, ‘It’s alright to be unhappy,’ but it’s wrapped up in a happy tune. The message […]

Dave Hogan/Hulton Archive/Getty Images Forty years ago Sunday — July 13, 1985 — the all-star Live Aid charity concerts took place in London and Philadelphia. Bob Geldof, who put together the charity single "Do They Know It's Christmas" to raise money for African famine relief, organized Live Aid to raise even more money for the cause. Many of the acts featured on the single performed that day, including Sting, U2 and Duran Duran, but one glaring […]

Def Jam Recordings Justin Bieber is standing on business with new music.The singer released his new album, Swag, on Friday, which features 21 new songs."Inspired by his devotion as a husband and father, this new era of music has fueled a deeper perspective and more reflective sound, resulting in some of his most personal music yet," according to a press release from his label, Def Jam Recordings.The album is Bieber's seventh studio album. It […]

thecelebrityfinder/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images A new Justin Bieber album might be closer than we think.The singer began posting photos and video of billboards teasing the new project — seemingly titled Swag — Thursday. One of the billboards in New York City’s Times Square displayed what appears to be a track list and features a black-and-white photo of a shirtless Justin with his wife, Hailey Bieber, holding son Jack Blues in the background.Billboards also popped up in Los Angeles and in Reykjavik, Iceland, where Justin […]

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal Kelly Clarkson and Selena Gomez are among the nominees for the 52nd Daytime Emmy Awards.Kelly’s talk show, The Kelly Clarkson Show, scored eight nods this year, including outstanding daytime talk series and outstanding daytime talk series host.Selena’s Food Network show, Selena + Restaurant, was recognized in the outstanding culinary instructional series category.The Kelly Clarkson Show has earned 22 Daytime Emmys since 2020.The good news for Kelly comes almost a week after the singer was forced […]