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Taylor Swift at the 55th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Gala held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026, in New York. John Nacion/Variety Todd Rundgren called Taylor Swift the apotheosis of mediocrity and suggested she ruined music in a new interview. Speaking to Vulture, the veteran producer was asked...
Rihanna at the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards held at The American Museum of Natural History on November 03, 2025 in New York, New York. John Nacion/Variety Rihanna shared photos and videos of her 1-year-old daughter, Rocki Irish Mayers, on Instagram on Saturday (Sept. 26). The 38-year-old Fenty mogul and mother of three posted the gallery...
Ed Sheeran performs onstage at iHeartRadio Z100’s Jingle Ball 2025 Presented by Capital One held at Madison Square Garden on Dec. 12, 2025, in New York. John Nacion/Billboard Saturday Night Live UK targeted Ed Sheeran again amid ongoing controversy regarding his Loop Tour. During her opening monologue on the Sept. 26 episode of the British...
KATSEYE in the “Dream Academy” sketch on “Saturday Night Live,” Saturday, September 26, 2026. Cayden Reich/NBC KATSEYE returned to Dream Academy for a second season on Saturday Night Live. During the NBC sketch comedy show’s season 52 premiere on Sept. 26, the global girl group made a cameo in the “Dream Academy” sketch, which spoofed...
KATSEYE KATSEYEVEVO KATSEYE made their Saturday Night Live debut on Saturday (Sept. 26), performing two songs from their latest EP Wild on the NBC sketch series. The global girl group delivered “Animal” and “Hootie Frutti,” both from the five-track EP released in August. Four of the group’s six members performed, as Manon Bannerman and Sophia...
Ella Langley attends the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on May 17, 2026, in Las Vegas. David Becker/Getty Images Ella Langley had a sharp response after a fan asked her out on a date in public. The 27-year-old country star—whose “Choosin’ Texas” recently made history on the Billboard Hot...
Soft Cell Andrew Whitton/Courtesy of Reybee Inc. Marc Almond calls Danceteria bittersweet. The sixth and final Soft Cell album arrives Friday (Sept. 25), 11 months after his longtime partner David Ball died at the age of 66. “It wasn’t a complete surprise, but I thought we still would’ve had more time together to see through...
Taylor Swift TAS Rights Management Taylor Swift leads the final New Music Friday of September with “Patient Zero,” a new single from The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore. The release adds four new tracks to her LP. Produced by Max Martin and Shellback, “Patient Zero” combines a country-teasing intro with standard pop production. Madonna...
MUNA performs at the All Things Go Music Festival held at Forest Hills Stadium on Sept. 28, 2024, in New York. Nina Westervelt/Variety Two festivals in New York were canceled due to severe weather conditions as All Things Go and Global Citizen announced Friday, Sept. 25, that their 2026 events would not continue as planned....
Harry Connick Jr. as a baby with his mother, Anita-Francis Livingston Connick Harry Connick Archives Harry Connick Jr. released Babe: Elaboratio on Friday, Sept. 25. The recording captures a three-part orchestral work performed this past spring during a three-night run at Carnegie Hall on what would have been the 100th birthday of his late mother,...
