Lauren Dunn Now that Katy Perry has announced that she’s leaving American Idol, the race is on to find a replacement. While Katy seemed to think guest mentor Jelly Roll would do a good job, Luke Bryan and Ryan Seacrest said they could also see another guest mentor this season,Read More →
TAS Rights Management Just call it “Swiftonomics.” While there have been numerous college courses based on Taylor Swift‘s songwriting or marketing prowess, a new one at American University in Washington, D.C., will focus on how much money she generates for local economies: an estimated $5 billion. The university held aRead More →
Huey Lewis and ‘The Heart of Rock and Roll’ cast; ABC/Paula Lobo The Heart of Rock and Roll, a new musical based on the songs of Huey Lewis & the News, officially opened on Broadway on April 22. It’s been in the works in one way or another since 2009,Read More →
Mariah Carey was joined by two surprise guests during her Saturday, April 20, performance of Mariah Carey: The Celebration of Mimi Live in Las Vegas. Supermodels Tyra Banks and Heidi Klum took the stage as Mariah performed her hit song “Say Something” and gave her mock glam touch-ups while donningRead More →
Live Nation Madonna‘s already been sued by fans over the fact that she started her Brooklyn, New York, show in December 2023 two hours late. Fans in Washington, D.C., have now filed a similar complaint. In the complaint, obtained by ABC News, three fans who attended Madonna’s show in December 2023Read More →
Beth Garrabrant Taylor Swift‘s new album, The Tortured Poets Department, name-checks quite a few people, places and things, from a song by the Scottish band The Blue Nile to Stevie Nicks. Many of those entities are now reacting to being mentioned on the biggest album of the year. As previously reported, PattiRead More →
Disney/Randy Holmes Jennifer Hudson is sharing a reminder to “never give up on your dreams” on the 20th anniversary of her American Idol elimination. The 42-year-old singer, who has gone on to be one of the most celebrated voices of her generation, came in seventh on season 3 of the singingRead More →
Courtesy Amazon Music You don’t have to wonder what Taylor Swift‘s new songs are about anymore: She’s telling us, as part of a new feature on Amazon Music. Taylor’s recorded what’s being described as a “track-by-track experience,” in which she explains the meaning behind a handful of songs. Amazon MusicRead More →
Kevin Winter/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) Céline Dion is one determined superstar. Though living with stiff-person syndrome has left her unable to perform, she’s not giving up on her dream of returning to the stage. In a cover story for Vogue France, the Canadian diva says, “Five days a weekRead More →
Emily Schur Before the winner of this season of American Idol is crowned, they’ll be getting advice from a Rock & Roll Hall of Famer. Jon Bon Jovi will serve as a guest mentor for the contestants during the show’s “grand finale” on May 19 on ABC. He’ll be theRead More →
