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Chase Stokes Pushes Back After Troubling Comments on Kelsea Ballerini’s TikTok Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini at Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event held at the Kia Forum on May 31, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. — Michael Buckner/Variety Chase Stokes publicly reacted to a string of comments beneath a TikTok shared by Kelsea Ballerini...

Uketsu’s Strange Pictures Shortlisted for Waterstones’ 2025 Book of the Year Uketsu — Courtesy photo Uketsu’s interactive horror-mystery novel Strange Pictures has been named to Waterstones’ shortlist for Book of the Year 2025. First published in Japan by Futabasha in 2022, Strange Pictures unfolds like a literary puzzle: readers decipher the plot from clues concealed...

Cambridge Dictionary Names “Parasocial” 2025 Word of the Year After Swift–Kelce Engagement Frenzy Published: 2025 Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce in NoHo on November 6, 2025. — Aeon/GC Images Few cultural moments defined 2025 more intensely than the public reaction to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement. The spike in online attention and emotional responses...

Paris Hilton at the 2025 Baby2Baby Gala on November 8, 2025, in Los Angeles, California. Michael Buckner Over time, Paris Hilton’s name has intermittently surfaced alongside several prominent figures — from Jeffrey Epstein to Michael Jackson and Donald Trump. In a new interview with The Times published on November 15, she responded to questions about...

Music News November 18, 2025 By Sophie Williams Sheffield’s Legendary Leadmill to Reopen as Electric Studios in Spring 2026 The refurbished venue will include a subsidised creative hub for local artists and substantial technical and accessibility upgrades following a multi-million-pound investment. Billboard Independent U.K. promoter Electric Group has confirmed plans to relaunch the former Leadmill...

Yungblud Pauses 2025 Touring; January 2026 Australian Dates Confirmed Updated: November 16, 2025 YUNGBLUD performs at the MTV Video Music Awards on September 7, 2025. — Christopher Polk Yungblud has been advised by medical professionals to stop performing for the remainder of 2025, but his headlining Australian run in January 2026 will proceed as planned,...

Chappell Roan Praises Mexico City Crowd After Corona Capital Headline By Billboard Published November 17, 2025 Music News Chappell Roan onstage at Corona Capital in Mexico City. Photo credit: Yuri Cortez/AFP via Getty Images. Missouri-born pop artist Chappell Roan says Mexico City embraced her warmly during her Corona Capital headline appearance. In an Instagram post...

Keith Urban Played an Intimate Set at Anthony Pratt’s Mar-a‑Lago Holiday Gathering By Monica Murray Keith Urban at Day 2 of the CMA Fest, June 9, 2023 — photo by Monica Murray. Over the weekend, Keith Urban delivered a low-key performance at a private holiday event hosted by Australian industrialist Anthony Pratt at the Mar-a‑Lago...

Puzzle Pieces CORTIS — Courtesy Billboard Brasil Being part of HYBE’s network gives new acts immediate exposure, but corporate backing cannot manufacture artistry or guarantee endurance. Two months into their career, CORTIS is earning attention on their own terms. The five-member group—James, Juhoon, Keonho, Martin and Seonghyeon—brings a confident, unconventional energy that sets them apart....

Charli XCX Defies Gravity in a Haunting New Video for “Chains of Love” Music • Video • Wuthering Heights adaptation Official music video — Charli XCX, “Chains of Love” Charli XCX reaches literal new heights in the monochrome music video for “Chains of Love,” delivering a striking blend of physical daring and gothic drama. The...