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White House Fires Back After SZA Condemns “Rage‑Baiting” Social Posts Published December 10, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump on January 30, 2025, in Washington, D.C. Chen Mengtong / China News Service / VCG via Getty Images The White House responded Wednesday after R&B star SZA criticized the administration for what she called “rage‑baiting” — the...

Sam Smith’s Warsaw Residency: Intimate Night with Brandi Carlile & Ed Sheeran (Dec. 10, 2025) Published Dec. 10, 2025 — Warsaw, Brooklyn Brandi Carlile, Sam Smith and Ed Sheeran onstage during Sam Smith’s To Be Free: New York City residency at Warsaw on December 10, 2025. Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Capitol Records Warsaw — a...

Rihanna — “Only Girl (In The World)” Courtesy Trending on Billboard Even without a studio album in nearly ten years, Rihanna continues to be a dominant figure in popular music. The music video for her 2010 hit “Only Girl (In The World),” directed by Anthony Mandler, has recently surpassed one billion views on YouTube. That...

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office August 22, 2025 in Washington, DC. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images The Trump administration has taken a decidedly casual tone while publicizing its contentious strikes against suspected drug-smuggling vessels in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific. The Department of Homeland Security recently published footage of those operations set to...

Taylor Swift Tops RIAA’s 2025 Year-End Album List; Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” Named Top Single Published December 11, 2025 Taylor Swift performing during The Eras Tour at BC Place in Vancouver on December 6, 2024. — Kevin Winter/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management On December 11, 2025, the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) published its...

Kelly Clarkson to Open Netflix’s NFL Christmas Game Day with “Underneath the Tree” Kelly Clarkson — December 11, 2025 Kelly Clarkson — Netflix This holiday season, Netflix is adding musical sparkle to its Christmas Day football coverage: Kelly Clarkson will open the streamer’s NFL Christmas Game Day broadcast with a festive performance of her holiday...

Sharon Osbourne Describes Ozzy’s Last Night: “Kiss Me… Hug Me Tight” Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne at the Pre‑Grammy Gala, The Beverly Hilton Hotel, January 25, 2020. Photo: Axelle/Bauer‑Griffin/FilmMagic. Sharon Osbourne has opened up about the final hours she spent with her husband, rock icon Ozzy Osbourne, recalling a night marked by tenderness and the sharp-witted...

SZA Accuses White House of “Rage-Baiting” Artists for Free Publicity December 10, 2025 SZA performing at the 2025 LACMA Art+Film Gala on November 1, 2025. Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images SZA criticized recent White House social media tactics as manipulative and uninspired. In a post on X on Wednesday, Dec. 10, the R&B artist said the Trump...

Charlie Puth Appeals to Elon Musk After Early-Morning SpaceX Launch Shook His Home Published December 10, 2025 Charlie Puth and Brooke Sansone at the 2025 Baby2Baby Gala on November 8, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. — Michael Buckner Charlie Puth questioned Elon Musk on X after an early-morning SpaceX rocket launch in Southern California rattled...

Billy Strings Makes NPR Tiny Desk Debut Published: Wednesday, December 10, 2025 Billy Strings: Tiny Desk Concert Courtesy Photo On Wednesday, December 10, 2025, Billy Strings stepped into the intimate NPR Tiny Desk studio for his first-ever Tiny Desk performance — a milestone he described as the realization of a long-held dream. Between songs, Strings...