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Trump Presents 2025 Kennedy Center Honorees in Oval Office Ceremony December 6, 2025 — Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump presents Gene Simmons of KISS with a Kennedy Center medallion during a ceremony in the Oval Office on December 6, 2025. Aaron Schwartz/Getty Images On Saturday, December 6, 2025, President Donald Trump presented the Kennedy Center...

Phil Upchurch, Celebrated Guitarist and In-Demand Session Musician, Dies at 84 Reported by family sources Phil Upchurch onstage at the North Sea Jazz Festival, July 9, 1983. Frans Schellekens / Redferns Phil Upchurch, the esteemed guitarist and prolific session musician whose playing enriched recordings by Donny Hathaway, Michael Jackson and a long list of other...

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Share Photos Together from Japan Trip Published December 6, 2025 Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau — Photo credit: Harry How/Getty Images; Amy Sussman/Getty Images Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau have gone Instagram-official. On December 6, 2025, the pop star posted a sequence of photos and short videos documenting her visit...

XG’s Cocona Announces They Are Transmasculine Non‑Binary Posted December 6 Clockwise from top left: Juria, Maya, Harvey, Chisa, Cocona, Jurin, and Hinata of XG. — Ssam Kim Cocona, the rapper, vocalist and performer from the international pop group XG, has publicly come out as transmasculine non‑binary in an open letter shared with fans to mark...

Halsey Surprises MGK on Stage for Emotional Duet, Receives Public Tribute Over Health Struggles Rosemont, Illinois — Machine Gun Kelly’s Lost Americana stop turned especially poignant when longtime friend Halsey joined him for a surprise rendition of “Bad Things.” Halsey and Machine Gun Kelly at the 2017 Billboard Music Awards; photo credit: Kevin Mazur/BBMA2017/Getty Images....

Katy Perry and Justin Trudeau Share Lunch with Former Japanese Prime Minister Published Dec. 4, 2025 Katy Perry performs during The Lifetimes Tour at CDMX Arena on April 23, 2025, in Mexico City. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Katy Perry Katy Perry — who juggles motherhood with a global pop career and a past stint as...

Riyadh Music Week Expands into the City with Fringe Shows and Public Activations Riyadh Music Week. Courtesy Billboard Arabia. Riyadh Music Week is a dynamic celebration of sound that gathers artists, industry professionals and music lovers for a series of immersive experiences. This year’s edition places special emphasis on Fringe events that uplift emerging talent...

Jessie J Shares a Tender Moment with the Princess of Wales at the Royal Variety Performance Published December 5, 2025 Catherine, Princess of Wales, speaks with Jessie J at the Royal Variety Performance at the Royal Albert Hall on November 19, 2025 in London. Jonathan Buckmaster/WPA Pool/Getty Images Although they occupy very different public roles,...

How Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars Resurrected a Shelved Ballad That Became a Global Hit Published: Thursday, December 4, 2025 Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars — John Esparza “Die With a Smile,” the duet by Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars, dominated the Billboard Hot 100 for five weeks this year and earned a Grammy for...