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Spotify Spotify announced a setting Tuesday (Sept. 15) that allows parents and guardians to stop music aimed at kids and families from influencing their personal taste profile. The option prevents animated-movie soundtracks, nursery rhymes, and children’s TV theme songs from skewing listening experiences for users whose accounts are shared with children. Spotify can now distinguish...

Macklemore at Rolling Stone Future of Music held at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on March 17, 2023 in Austin, Texas. Dusana Risovic/Rolling Stone Artists and public figures are speaking out following Macklemore’s removal from Ed Sheeran’s U.S. tour. Macklemore revealed Monday (Sept. 14) that he was dropped from the remainder of Sheeran’s Loop...

Cher and Bob Mackie at the world premiere of “Bob Mackie: Naked Illusion” hosted by The. Paley Center for Media and held at the Directors Guild of America on May 13, 2024, in Los Angeles. John Salangsang/Variety Cher is paying tribute to Bob Mackie following his death at age 87 alongside other superstars who wore...

Benny Blanco at TikTok GRAMMY Nominees Party at Gravitas Beverly Hills on Jan. 28, 2026, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Christopher Polk/Billboard Benny Blanco stated that the secret to winning over Selena Gomez was simply being nice, during an appearance on TODAY Sunday (Sept. 13) to promote his upcoming book, F–k Failure. “I didn’t use, like,...

LISA attends the premiere of “Always Lalisa” during the 2026 Toronto International Film Festival at Roy Thomson Hall on Sept. 11, 2026, in Toronto, Ontario. Jeremy Chan/Getty Images LISA addressed the backlash regarding pre-debut videos of BLACKPINK using the N-word in her new documentary, and she discussed the controversy in an interview with Variety published...

Macklemore performs at the Rolling Stone Future of Music Showcase at TEST Folder during the SXSW Conference & Festivals held at the Alamo Draft House on March 12, 2026 in Austin, Texas. Benedict Jones/SXSW Conference & Festivals Macklemore has addressed his removal from Ed Sheeran’s tour following his onstage remarks calling for a free Palestine....

Macklemore at Rolling Stone Future of Music held at ACL Live at the Moody Theater on March 17, 2023, in Austin, Texas. Dusana Risovic/Rolling Stone Macklemore has been dropped from the U.S. leg of Ed Sheeran’s tour following his free Palestine remarks during a concert. A Messina Touring Group spokesperson told Rolling Stone on Monday,...

Kevin Griffin of Better Than Ezra performs for day two of the 2024 Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival at The Park at Harlinsdale Farm on Sept. 29, 2024, in Franklin, Tenn. Jason Kempin / Getty Images for Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival The Pilgrimage Music & Cultural Festival in Franklin, Tenn., will return in 2027...

Celestina Harris as Doozie and Laila Lockhart Kraner as Gabby in ‘Gabby’s Dollhouse’ season 14 Courtesy of Netflix The Gabby Cats make room for the Doozie Dogs in the new season of Gabby’s Dollhouse. Season 14 of the preschool series arrives Tuesday on Netflix, introducing Gabby and her kid sister Doozie, who shares Gabby’s obsession...