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Calvin Harris performs onstage at the 2022 Life Is Beautiful Music & Art Festival on September 18, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada. Christopher Polk/Variety Calvin Harris will return to Australia early next year for his first-ever headline tour. The Scottish DJ and producer will perform across four cities next February for his first trek as...

Ed Sheeran performs onstage at iHeartRadio Z100’s Jingle Ball 2025 Presented by Capital One held at Madison Square Garden on December 12, 2025 in New York, New York. John Nacion/Billboard Finneas and Lukas Graham have left their supporting slots on Ed Sheeran’s tour following Macklemore’s dismissal from the trek. On Tuesday, Sept. 15, shortly after...

Aaron Rowe performs at Spark Arena on Dec. 2, 2025, in Auckland, New Zealand. Dave Simpson/WireImage Aaron Rowe, an opening act on Ed Sheeran‘s U.S. tour, has left the trek in solidarity with Macklemore — who was removed from the tour over his stage messaging about Palestine — and the people suffering in Gaza. In...

Jay-Z, Beyoncé, Blue Ivy Carter at the “Mufasa: The Lion King” premiere at Dolby Theatre on December 09, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. Gilbert Flores/Variety Jay-Z discussed his admiration for Beyoncé and his nervousness about watching his daughter, Blue Ivy, perform during an interview with Extra at the New York City premiere of his Jay-Z...

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 Ed Sheeran addressed the removal of Macklemore from his tour in an Instagram post on Tuesday (Sept. 15), clarifying his views on the conflict in Gaza and...

Tahoe Live Reilly Cann Northern California electronic festival Tahoe Live returns to the Sierra Nevada mountains from Dec. 11 to 13 with a lineup led by festival favorite GRiZ, bass artist Knock2, house act Chris Lake, and T-Pain performing under his dance alter ego Teddy Pain. Organizers are expanding the previously bass-focused event for 2026,...

JoJo Ogata Singer-songwriter-actress JoJo is marking the 20th anniversary of her album The High Road with a tour of the same name. Formally billed The High Road Tour: 20 Years Unplugged, the run begins in Boston on Nov. 13 and concludes in Chicago on Nov. 24. JoJo stated in a press release announcing the tour,...

Rihanna at the 35th Annual Gotham Film Awards held at Cipriani Wall Street on Dec. 1, 2025, in New York. John Nacion/Variety Rihanna and her daughter, Rocki, wore matching pink baby-doll dresses to celebrate the little girl’s first birthday, as shown in an Instagram photo shared Sunday (Sept. 13) by family friend Melissa Forde. “Happyyy...

Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in Baz Luhrmann’s ‘William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet’ Courtesy 20th Century Studios Baz Luhrmann’s 1996 film William Shakespeare’s Romeo + Juliet, starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes, will celebrate its 30th anniversary with live orchestra screenings across the United States, the United Kingdom, France, Belgium, Denmark, The Netherlands, and other...

Ariana Grande at the 83rd Annual Golden Globes held at The Beverly Hilton on Jan. 11, 2026, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Christopher Polk/2026GG/Penske Media Producers have canceled the West End revival of Sunday in the Park With George two weeks after Wicked star Jonathan Bailey withdrew from the production. The musical reboot suffered a major...