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XO/Republic The Weeknd has hinted in the past that he doesn't want to record as The Weeknd anymore, and now the artist born Abel Tesfaye is saying straight up that he wants to eradicate his alter ego for good.Speaking to Variety, Weeknd is asked what he means when he says "closing this chapter." He clarifies that he means closing this chapter on "my existence as the Weeknd.”He adds, "It’s a […]

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images In 2018, the home that Miley Cyrus shared with her then-husband Liam Hemsworth burned down in the Woolsey wildfires in Los Angeles. On Saturday, she took to Instagram to share her feelings as the current LA wildfires cause widespread destruction and loss of life.Miley posted an image on her Instagam Story of the remains of her home, with four letter-shaped cushions placed on top of […]

C Brandon/Redferns Sam Moore, the tenor half of the iconic soul duo Sam & Dave, has died. He was 89.A statement from Moore's rep shares that he passed away on Friday in his Florida home due to complications recovering from surgery.Born Oct. 12, 1935, Moore began recording music in the '50s. After meeting baritone Dave Prater, they formed Sam & Dave, and put out their first music in the early '60s.Upon […]

Ian and Chad LLC As A Great Big World once sang, "This is the new year," and a new year means new music.The duo, who released a Christmas single with Pentatonix over the holidays, has now put out a song called "then there were sparks." It'll be included on an EP of the same name, due out Feb. 21. The five-song collection will also feature another new song, "Go On," as […]

Myrna M. Suarez/Getty Images After a stellar 2024, Billy Joel's 2025 is starting off a little bumpy: He's had to reschedule his first concert of the year — not counting New Year's Eve — for medical reasons.Billy was set to perform Jan. 17 at Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, Florida, but the show has now been postponed to Nov. 1 due to "a medical procedure," according to a statement on […]

Elton John and Rod Stewart in 1974; Graham Wiltshire/Redferns Elton John and Rod Stewart haven't been that close in recent years, but Elton still made it a point to wish his old pal a happy 80th birthday on Friday.On his Instagram Story, Elton posted a slideshow of pictures of the two of them through the decades. One picture shows Elton in drag, sitting in Rod's lap; another shows them side […]

XO/Republic As part of its new survey of the first 25 years of the 2000s, Billboard has compiled a list of the Top Hot 100 Songs of the 21st Century, based on performance on the Hot 100 from 2000 through the end of 2024, and the #1 song belongs to The Weeknd.The Canadian star's "Blinding Lights" tops the list thanks to the fact that from February 2020 to April 2021 it […]

Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Britney Spears is just one of many celebrities who've been affected by the deadly LA wildfires.She wrote on Instagram Thursday, "I hope you are all doing OK !!! I had to evacuate my home and I’m driving 4 hours to a hotel !!!" She added, "Most people may not even be on their phones !!! I wasn’t the past two days because I had no […]

From blues and folk, to rock and pop, to standards and swing, it seems like Rod Stewart has done it all, and as he turns 80 on Jan. 10, he has no plans to slow down.While his 2025 tour is called One Last Time, the two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer said in November he'll be making some changes to his schedule, but he's not going to hang up […]