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Olivia Rodrigo's debut hit is one of the "25 Most American Songs of All Time," according to Esquire magazine.In celebration of America's 250th birthday, Esquire has put together a list of what it describes as "songs that are distinctly American, addressing protest and leisure, joy and pain, wisdom and silliness, nostalgia and experimentation."Olivia's "Drivers License" made the cut, with Esquire writing that it "demonstrated the eternal power of two of American […]

Nick Jonas is booked for a July Fourth gig performing during the ABC special Disney Celebrates America: Nashville's Star-Spangled Bash. But he's also booked a similarly patriotic gig in his home state of New Jersey for July 2. He'll be performing at Rev, White & Blue at Rutgers University, a concert celebrating the 250th anniversary of New Jersey's adoption of its first constitution. Tickets are free and available on a limited basis on […]

Cher attends the 2024 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony in Cleveland (Courtesy of Disney+ & Rock & Roll Hall of Fame) Cher is in talks for her first film role since 2018's Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again.Deadline reports that the Oscar-winning entertainer may provide the voice for an animated Australian film called Fly Squad -- First Strike! The movie is about three insects who team up to […]

Alicia Keys performs at the 'Alicia Keys: Girl From Hell's Kitchen' after party presented by 10 Lives Studios during the closing night of Tribeca Festiva on June 13, 2026 in New York City. (John Nacion/Getty Images for Tribeca Festival) Since the Empire State is in celebration mode following the New York Knicks' championship, who better to perform at the parade than Alicia Keys? The singer has been tapped to take […]

Gemma Chan, Harry Styles, Sydney Chandler and director Olivia Wilde attend the 'Don't Worry Darling' red carpet at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on Sept. 5, 2022 in Venice, Italy. (Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) Over three years after their breakup, Harry Styles' former girlfriend Olivia Wilde is addressing the fact that their relationship really made fans angry.While appearing on the Call Her Daddy podcast, host Alex Cooper asked the director […]

'Macy's Fourth of July Fireworks' key art. (NBCUniversal) This year isn't just the 250th birthday of America, it's also the 50th anniversary of NBC's Macy's 4th of July Fireworks special.Performers at this year's event include Noah Kahan, Post Malone, Salt-N-Pepa, Bebe Rexha, Shaboozey and Blake Shelton. This year's fireworks display will feature more than 85,000 shells exploding over the lower parts of New York's East River and Hudson River, paired with a laser show from […]

Sia and Maddie Ziegler perform onstage at the 2016 Coachella Valley Music And Arts Festival on April 17, 2016 in Indio, California. (Kevin Winter/Getty Images for Coachella) Sia's new concert film isn't really "new," which may be why it's called Sia: Nostalgic for the Present.The film captures Sia's performance at Coachella a decade ago and will screen in cinemas worldwide for a limited time starting July 23. Tickets are available […]

Harry Styles (Johnny Dufort) Part of Harry Styles' role as curator of this summer's Meltdown Festival in London was his intimate gig on Tuesday night at the Royal Festival Hall, where he performed alongside an orchestra and gospel choir.“Thank you so much for being here tonight," he told the crowd, as per the London Evening Standard. "It feels both present and incredibly not present to be so aware that you’re in the […]

Brontë Fall, 'Invited to the Party' (Photo: Sammy Hearn/Single Art Design: Anna Torres) The first thing you should know about Brontë Fall's hit song "Invited to the Party" is that Brontë Fall isn't an actual person — it's the musical project of singer/songwriter Teri Bracken O'Brien.Teri came up with the name by combining the surname of England's famous literary Brontë sisters with the title of an Emily Brontë poem called […]