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Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images When Taylor Swift forged her path to global acclaim, there was no prewritten playbook for replicating her ascent. Now, former NASA engineer Sinéad O’Sullivan has crafted that very guide: Good Ideas and Power Moves delves into the deliberate strategies Swift employed to construct her career from the ground up. Set for publication...

Shareif Ziyadat/Getty Images Sean “Diddy” Combs’s legal team has formally initiated discussions with the White House regarding a potential presidential pardon. Convicted last month on two felony counts related to transporting individuals for prostitution, Combs remains detained at the Brooklyn Metropolitan Detention Center ahead of his October 3 sentencing, where he faces up to 20...

Adesope Olajide (Shopsydoo), Sheniece Charway, and Abdul Abdullah Courtesy of Martell Martell, one of the oldest and most revered cognac maisons, embarks on a fresh cultural odyssey by naming three visionary Cultural Ambassadors: Adesope Olajide (Shopsydoo), Sheniece Charway and Abdul Abdullah. Celebrated for its ethos of liberty, audacity and unparalleled quality, Martell now deepens its...

Joan Baez onstage at the 37th Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert, February 26, 2024, Carnegie Hall, New York City. Noam Galai/Getty Images A diverse coalition of cultural luminaries—including Joan Baez, Graham Nash, Sean Ono Lennon, Allison Russell, Auli’i Cravalho and Josh Gad—has endorsed an open letter cautioning against the escalating nuclear peril. This statement...

Ozzy Osbourne and Jack Osbourne at the 23rd Annual Elton John AIDS Foundation Academy Awards Viewing Party, February 22, 2015, in Los Angeles. Photo by Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for EJAF One week after the passing of heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne, his son Jack Osbourne took to Instagram to express his profound grief, tender reminiscences...

Todd Owyoung/NBC On August 5, Lin-Manuel Miranda resurrected Hamilton in the most playful setting imaginable: a classroom. On The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, he joined Fallon and The Roots for a spirited medley of the musical’s defining numbers—performed entirely with toy instruments. To commemorate Hamilton’s tenth anniversary, Miranda donned period attire and, alongside Fallon...

Trae Patton/NBC Avalon Penrose delivered what may go down as the most dramatically messy audition in America’s Got Talent history. On the August 5th episode, Penrose—once a promising child opera vocalist—recounted how panic attacks drove her from the stage at age fourteen. “After fourteen years away, I’m ready to reclaim my voice and show other...

Col Joye, a trailblazing architect of Australian rock & roll and ARIA Hall of Fame inductee, passed away on August 6, 2025, at the age of 89. Born Colin Jacobsen in Sydney in 1936, he embarked on his musical journey in 1957 alongside his brother Kevin’s ensemble, the KJ Quintet. When invited to play at...

Charli XCX performing on The Other Stage during day four of Glastonbury Festival 2025 at Worthy Farm, Pilton on June 28, 2025, in Glastonbury, England. Harry Durrant/Getty Images With Sweden’s Way Out West festival looming and tickets completely sold out, organizers have introduced a cheeky incentive: free passes for those who register as organ donors....

Rosé, Jennie Kim and Jisoo of BLACKPINK attend the pink carpet event for the ‘Born Pink’ concert film screening in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, on August 9, 2024. The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images As daylight gives way to night, Rosé can rest assured knowing that Tuesday’s announcement of the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards nominations brought...