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Mariah Carey and Rihanna in 2009; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for VEVO The final show of Mariah Carey's holiday Christmas Time tour took place Dec. 17 in Brooklyn, New York, and one of the people in the audience was none other than Rihanna -- who had an unusual request for the diva.In a video posted to TikTok, Mariah is about to climb some stairs onto the stage when she notices Rihanna. […]

Decca Records Brenda Lee's "Rockin' Around the Christmas Tree" hit #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time ever in 2023. This year it's sitting at #2. But there's a lot more to Brenda Lee than just that one song, which you'll find out by watching her PBS American Masters documentary, Brenda Lee: Rockin' Around, which is streaming now.Lee, 80, signed a record deal at age 11 and scored dozens of […]

Alasdair McLellan A judge in Brazil had ordered that a song from Adele's album 25 be pulled from streaming services because of a copyright claim.AFP reports that the song, "Million Years Ago," is the subject of a claim by a Brazilian composer named Toninho Geraes, which has been ongoing since 2021. He claims the song plagiarized the music of his song "Mulheres (Women)," recorded in 1995 by singer Martinho da […]

American Idol has been on for so many years that if you can't remember who won, say, season 14, it's forgivable. But if you were actually on the show and you can't remember who won season 2 — well, then you'd be Kelly Clarkson.Welcoming Clay Aiken to her talk show on Dec. 16, Kelly reminisced about the time they toured together. "I won the season before you, but we toured […]

Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Live Nation In September, Madonna shared on Instagram that she was working with producer Stuart Price, with whom she co-produced her Grammy-winning 2005 album, Confessions on a Dance Floor. Now she says we might get some new music from her by next year.Madonna wrote on Instagram, "Working on new music with Stuart Price. these past few months has been medicine for my SOUL."Then, apparently referring to the battles she's had […]

dick clark productions 2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the Jonas Brothers -- yes, we're old -- and they're going to start off the year in a major way.The group will perform a medley of their hits just after midnight in New York City's Times Square, as part of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest.As previously reported, Carrie Underwood will also be performing live in Times Square […]

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for iHeartRadio Jimmy Fallon's collaboration with the Jonas Brothers, "Holiday," has topped Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart, making it the talk show host's first #1 on that tally. Speaking to ABC Audio on Dec. 13, when he got the news that the song had reached the top, Jimmy joked that the JoBros were dying to work with him on his album Holiday Seasoning."The Jonas Brothers have just been begging […]

Warner Records Dua Lipa had a great year: She released a new album, launched a world tour, headlined the Glastonbury Festival and got her own CBS-TV special. That's why she says she doesn't mind that her new album, Radical Optimism, was snubbed by the Grammys.Speaking to Billboard, Dua says, "I’m so proud of Radical Optimism and where it’s brought me. I love that album and I’m having the time of […]

Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas Is You" tops the Billboard Hot 100 again, and that puts her within striking distance of breaking her own record.The song has now been #1 on that chart for a total of 16 weeks. That matches the record she set in 1996 with "One Sweet Day," her collab with Boyz II Men. For years it held the record for the longest-running #1 […]