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 theRead More →
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 MastersRead More →
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 ongoingRead More →
Mercury Records Eighty-nine songs were eligible to be nominated for Best Original Song at the Academy Awards in 2025, but only 15 of them have made the short list — and one of them is by Elton John. “Never Too Late,” written by Elton, his friend Brandi Carlile, Bernie Taupin andRead More →
Weiss Eubanks/NBC Universal 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 AikenRead More →
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 newRead More →
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 ofRead More →
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, JimmyRead More →
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,Read More →
Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage for Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Steve Perry wants to help you get into the holiday spirit. The former Journey frontman has just launched his very own holiday yule log on YouTube, featuring songs from his latest holiday album, The Season 3, with video of a roaring fire, surroundedRead More →
