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Ronnie Rondell Jr. during the 4th Annual Taurus World Stunt Awards arrivals at Paramount Studios in Los Angeles. SGranitz/WireImage Ronnie Rondell Jr., a veteran Hollywood stunt performer renowned for immersing himself in flames on the cover of Pink Floyd’s Wish You Were Here, has died at the age of 88. His family announced via Hedges...
Lisa, Jisoo, Rosé and Jennie of BLACKPINK performing at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 22, 2023, in Indio, California. Photo by Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Coachella BLACKPINK paid a heartfelt tribute to the Spice Girls as they wrapped up their two-night stint at London’s iconic Wembley Stadium. This past weekend, the...
Swedish producer and composer Max Martin at the “Julia” musical premiere at Stage Operettenhaus in Hamburg, Germany, October 30, 2024. — Getty Images During Saturday night’s performance at Sphere Las Vegas, the Backstreet Boys delighted the audience by spotlighting their longtime collaborator, producer Max Martin, who was seated among the fans. “He helped shape our...
Nipsey Hussle on stage at the Warner Music Pre-Grammy Party, NoMad Hotel, Los Angeles, Feb. 7, 2019. Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Warner Music On August 15, what would have marked his 40th birthday, the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (Metro) honored Nipsey Hussle by temporarily renaming Hyde Park station to Nipsey Hussle Station. In...
Morgan Wallen performing at the 16th Annual Darius and Friends St. Jude Benefit at Ryman Auditorium on June 2, 2025 in Nashville, Tennessee. Jason Kempin/Getty Images for ABA Morgan Wallen delighted concertgoers by inviting Kid Rock onstage during the opening night of his I’m the Problem Tour at Cleveland’s Huntington Bank Stadium. The 32-year-old country...
Liam Gallagher opens the Live ’25 tour at Principality Stadium in Cardiff, July 4, 2025. Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images Liam Gallagher has confirmed he will no longer fling his tambourine or maracas into the crowd during Oasis concerts, pointing to safety concerns after several fans sustained injuries. This announcement coincides with the band’s long-awaited Live ’25...
Charli XCX performing on August 6, 2025, at Sziget Festival in Budapest. Joseph Okpako/WireImage Charli XCX has officially brought her Brat era to a close. On Friday, August 15, the 33-year-old pop sensation delivered the final headline set in support of her blockbuster album Brat at the One Universe Festival in Gwacheon-si, South Korea. To...
Taylor Swift, the undisputed queen of pop, commanded one of YouTube’s most-viewed livestreams on Wednesday, marking her first-ever appearance on Travis and Jason Kelce’s New Heights podcast and shattering previous audience records. In a release dated August 15, YouTube confirmed the episode reached a peak of 1.3 million concurrent viewers—the highest-ever turnout for any podcast...
Halsey at the Los Angeles special screening of Americana, Desert 5 Spot, August 3, 2025. Emma McIntyre/Getty Images Calling all Halsey aficionados: dust off your signature blue wigs—she’s reviving two standout tracks from her inaugural Badlands era, unveiling a dual music-video project for “Drive” and “Gasoline.” In a moody teaser on Instagram, Halsey re-emerges with...
In this week’s dance music roundup, the maestro Kaytranada unveiled his fourth studio album Ain’t No Damn Way, a body of work he describes as crafted “purely for your gym sessions, dance routines, study playlists, and devoted beat enthusiasts.” We chatted with Sophie Ellis-Bextor about her forthcoming album and the unexpected resurgence of her 2001...
