XO/Republic For most artists, hearing that one of their songs has hit 1 billion streams on Spotify is a big deal. For The Weeknd, it’s just another Monday. It was announced Oct. 14 that the Canadian superstar has become the first artist to have 20 individual songs on Spotify exceed the 1Read More →
Carter B. Smith Sting‘s on the road with his latest musical project, Sting 3.0: a “power trio” with himself on bass, Dominic Miller on guitar and Chris Maas on drums. If that lineup sounds familiar, it should: Sting’s former band The Police was also a bass/guitar/drums combo. Sting says touringRead More →
Disney/Lorenzo Bevilaqua Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson are both singers, as well as actors, and they’ll be able to show off both talents in an upcoming movie inspired by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Neil Diamond. The two are co-starring in a new film called Song Sung Blue, afterRead More →
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for NYFW: The Shows On Madonna‘s acclaimed album Ray of Light, she included the song “Little Star,” inspired by her then-toddler daughter, Lourdes. On Monday she took to Instagram to celebrate her star as she turned 28. Madonna posted a montage of Lourdes in a variety of videos,Read More →
Anthony Wilson Shawn Mendes has realized that there’s more to life than working 24/7, so he says he’s left some space in there for a possible significant other. Shawn’s buddy and mentor John Mayer spoke to Shawn for Interview magazine, and John cleverly asked Shawn the question we all wantRead More →
Will Heath/NBC While she was hosting Saturday Night Live on Oct. 12, Ariana Grande appeared in a sketch singing a parody of Sabrina Carpenter‘s smash hit “Espresso” — and now Sabrina has responded. In the sketch, Ariana played the half-sister of a bride at a wedding reception, leading the bridesmaidsRead More →
Billy Joel’s mansion MiddleSea; David L. Pokress/Newsday RM via Getty Images Billy Joel‘s Long Island mansion, nicknamed MiddleSea, is on the market for just under $50 million. But one reason why the Piano Man says he’s unloading the 26-acre property is because he feels the real estate taxes are justRead More →
The Hapa Blonde/GC Images Mariah Carey is famous for having a preferred “side” when she’s being photographed or filmed, but in an upcoming episode of Bowen Yang and Matt Rogers‘ Las Culturistas podcast, she goes into great detail about what kind of lighting she prefers — or rather, doesn’t prefer. “IRead More →
David Jon for Magnolia Network/Max Jordin Sparks is the host of Roller Jam, a new reality competition series on Max that pits roller-skating crews from across the country against each other for a chance to win $150,000 and a $10,000 donation to their local rink. As an American Idol champRead More →
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images Billy Joel played the brand-new venue in the LA area — Intuit Dome in Inglewood, California — on Oct. 12, and welcomed two special guests to the stage. When Billy closed out his residency at New York’s Madison Square Garden in July, Guns n’ Roses singer AxlRead More →
