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Jake Shears as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in ‘The Rocky Horror Show’ on Broadway Matthew Murphy/Courtesy Polk & Co Jake Shears says playing Dr. Frank-N-Furter in the Broadway revival of The Rocky Horror Show feels “like a living memorial” to Tim Curry, who died weeks before the Scissor Sisters singer’s debut in the role. Shears began performances...
Mariah Carey at the Tiffany Blue Book Gala held at the Park Avenue Armory on April 16, 2026, in New York. Lexie Moreland/WWD Mariah Carey marked the start of the holiday season with her annual “It’s time!” video on Sunday, Nov. 1, and followed it a day later with a Gucci holiday commercial. The video...
Olivia Rodrigo performs during The Unraveled Tour with the first of two sold-out shows at PeoplesBank Arena on Sept. 25, 2026, in Hartford, Conn. Christopher Polk/Billboard Olivia Rodrigo will release her first Christmas song, “Take Me Home (4 Christmas),” at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, Nov. 5, she announced Monday. The Grammy winner shared the...
Harry Styles at The BRIT Awards 2026 held at Co-op Live on Feb. 28, 2026, in Manchester, England. Zak Hussein/Billboard Harry Styles has marked the end of his 30-night Madison Square Garden residency with a special print edition of The Village Voice honoring New York City. Published Monday, Nov. 2, the issue includes a letter...
Taylor Swift at the 6th Annual Academy Museum Gala held at Academy Museum of Motion Pictures on Oct. 17, 2026, in Los Angeles. Gilbert Flores/Variety Taylor Swift said she wanted to write a song for Toy Story 5 as soon as she saw the film, but first wanted to make sure she wasn’t replacing another...
Harry Styles HeadCount Harry Styles’ partnership with HeadCount during his 30-date Madison Square Garden residency resulted in 33,284 new voter registrations and 108,061 voter actions ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections, the nonpartisan organization reports. HeadCount defines voter actions as activities such as checking registration status, signing up for election alerts or volunteering with...
Morgan Wallen performs onstage for the 16th Annual Darius and Friends St. Jude Benefit at Ryman Auditorium on June 2, 2025, in Nashville. Jason Kempin / Getty Images for ABA Morgan Wallen, Kings of Leon and Ella Langley will headline the Sand in My Boots Festival when it returns to Gulf Shores, Alabama, from May...
‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ artwork Courtesy MCA The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping (The Album) will arrive Nov. 13 on MCA with 29 songs inspired by the upcoming film. The album features artists across rock, country, Americana, pop and other genres. Ella Langley contributes “Here Then We’re Gone.” The lineup also...
RAYE Courtesy BST Hyde Park/Press RAYE has been announced as the second headliner for BST Hyde Park 2027. The south London-born singer-songwriter will perform on July 10, with British singer Sienna Spiro as a special guest. Additional acts are expected to be announced in the coming months. Tickets go on sale Nov. 10 at 10...
Juan Atkins performs at the Electronic Music Awards at Willow Studios on September 21, 2017 in Los Angeles. Michael Tullberg/Getty Images Juan Atkins, widely regarded as a founding father of techno music and a co-founder of the influential electronic group Cybotron, has died at the age of 64. Greensmith Artists, Atkins’ agency, announced his death...
