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Prince performs at half time during Super Bowl XLI between the Indianapolis Colts and Chicago Bears at Dolphins Stadium in Miami, Florida on February 4, 2007
Prince documentary filmmaker Ezra Edelman seethes over the scrapped Netflix project: 'It's a joke'
Dolly Parton & Husband Carl Thomas Dean
Dolly Parton's longtime husband Carl Dean, whose flirting inspired 'Jolene,' dies at 82
Billie Eilish performs onstage during the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. , Kendrick Lamar performs onstage during Apple Music Super Bowl LIX Halftime Show at Caesars Superdome on February 09, 2025 in New Orleans, Louisiana. Hozier performs on day 3 of the 10th Anniversary of Shaky Knees 2023 at Central Park on May 07, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia.
Your guide to 2025's biggest music tours and festivals
Diane Warren at the 97th Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California
Diane Warren reacts to losing 16th Oscar in a row at 2025 Academy Awards: 'I'm consistent as f‑‑‑'
Diane Warren attends the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025
Diane Warren extends Oscars losing streak for Best Original Song after 16th nomination
Elton John and Chappell Roan perform onstage at Elton John AIDS Foundation's 33rd Annual Academy Awards Viewing Party on March 02, 2025 in West Hollywood, California.
Watch as Elton John joins Chappell Roan for 'Pink Pony Club' duet at epic Oscars night jam session
Sunny Hostin on The View; Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande at the 97th Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California
The View star Sunny Hostin praises Ariana Grande for allowing Cynthia Erivo 'space to shine' at Oscars: 'Something the world needs'
Kieran Culkin, Zoe Saldana and Mikey Madison at the 97th Oscars held at the Dolby Theatre on March 2, 2025 in Hollywood, California,
2025 Oscars winners announced: See the full list, from Mikey Madison's huge Best Actress win to Anora domination
Cynthia Erivo attends the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on February 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Wicked star Cynthia Erivo misses shot at being youngest to EGOT with Oscars loss
Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Jeff Goldblum, and Michelle Yeoh in 'Wicked'
See Wicked cast hit the Oscars: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jeff Goldblum, and more
Mick Jagger speaks onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California.
Surprise Oscars guest Mick Jagger says he replaced Bob Dylan to present Best Original Song
Doja Cat, Raye, Lisa
James Bond Oscars tribute brings out Doja Cat, Raye, and Lisa of Blackpink for theme song medley
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande perform onstage during the 97th Annual Oscars at Dolby Theatre on March 02, 2025 in Hollywood, California.
Wicked stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo open 2025 Oscars with gravity-defying Wizard of Oz medley
SPRINGFIELD, USA - 1st AUGUST: guitarist Joey Molland from Natural Gas (and ex Badfinger) tunes his guitar backstage in Springfield, Massachusetts in August 1976.
Joey Molland, guitarist and last surviving member of rock group Badfinger, dies at 77
Awardist collage of Demi Moore in The Substance and Timothee Chalamet in Complete Unknown
2025 Oscar predictions: Who will win Best Picture, Best Actress, and more?
Angie Stone performs onstage during The 6th Annual URBAN ONE HONORS: Best In Black presented by TV at Coca Cola Roxy on January 20, 2024
Angie Stone, Grammy-nominated soul singer, dies in car crash at 63
David Johansen
David Johansen, trailblazing singer for the proto-punk band New York Dolls, dies at 75
Golden Globes are seen during the 79th Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on January 09, 2022 in Beverly Hills, California, Oscar statue at "Meet the Oscars" at the Time Warner Center on February 25, 2010 in New York City., Grammy trophies sit in the press room during the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards at MGM Grand Garden Arena on April 03, 2022 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Awards season calendar 2025: Important show dates for Oscars, Tonys, Cannes, more
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - MAY 06: Ariana Grande attends The 2024 Met Gala Celebrating "Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion" at The Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 06, 2024 in New York City. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 23: Cynthia Erivo attends the 31st Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at Shrine Auditorium and Expo Hall on February 23, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images) CAP D'ANTIBES, FRANCE - MAY 25: CAP D'ANTIBES, FRANCE - MAY 25: Queen Latifah attends the amfAR Cannes Gala 2023 at Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc on May 25, 2023 in Cap d'Antibes, France. (Photo by Mike Marsland/WireImage)
Everyone performing at the 2025 Oscars: Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Doja Cat, and more
Cynthia Erivo as Holly Gibney in THE OUTSIDER; Cynthia Erivo as Aretha Franklin in GENIUS: ARETHA; Cynthia Erivo is Elphaba in WICKED
The 10 best Cynthia Erivo movies and TV shows ranked, from her big-screen debut in Widows to her Oscar-nominated turn in Wicked
AMERICAN IDOL – RYAN SEACREST, LUKE BRYAN, CARRIE UNDERWOOD, LIONEL RICHIE
Inside Carrie Underwood's return to American Idol as a judge for season 23: 'Our kids go on to be stars' (exclusive)
ALL CROPS: 621802622 Kelsea Ballerini performs on stage during the CMA 2016 Country Christmas on November 8, 2016 in Nashville, Tennessee. (Photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images)
Kelsea Ballerini stops singing mid-concert to scold fans for slamming ex-husband Morgan Evans: 'You've gotta stop'
Will Smith raising some eyebrows for his steamy performance with singer India Martinez at the Premio Lo Nuestro Awards
Will Smith gets tongues wagging after fake kiss, steamy performance with Spanish singer India Martínez
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande; Quincy Jones
Oscars music director teases Wicked performance, Quincy Jones tribute: 'You have to expect something' 
2025 Oscars Secret Ballot collage with an Oscar statue surrounded by Timothée Chalamet in A Complete Unknown; Demi Moore in The Substance; Karla Sofia Gascon in Emilia Perez; Isabella Rossellini in Conclave; Ariana Grande in Wicked
4 Oscar voters reveal their juicy secret ballot picks: Karla Sofía Gascón 'toast' in Best Actress, Brutalist is 'poverty porn'
kelly ripa and mark consuelos wicked
See Kelly Ripa transform into Glinda for Live With Kelly and Mark's 'After the Oscars Show' episode opener
Roberta Flack attends 2nd annual Fashion 4 Development First Ladies luncheon at The Pierre Hotel on September 25, 2012 in New York City
Why Roberta Flack's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame still hasn't been unveiled 25 years later
Woody Harrelson attends HBO Special Screening of 'White House Plumbers' at U.S. Navy Memorial Theater on April 19, 2023 in Washington, DC; Phil Lesh, on bass guitar, Bob Weir, on electric guitar, Jerry Garcia (1942 - 1995), on electric guitar, and Vince Welnick (1951 - 2006), on keyboards as Grateful Dead perform onstage at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, New York, February 21, 1991
Woody Harrelson accidentally sat on keyboard while high on mushrooms at a Grateful Dead gig: 'I jammed with the Dead'
Chris Jasper attends the GRAMMY Foundation's Special Merit Awards ceremony at the Wilshire Ebell Theatre on January 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California
Chris Jasper, Isley Brothers member and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, dies at 73
Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande at the Variety's 10 Directors To Watch and Creative Impact Awards at the Palm Springs International Film Festival 2025 at The Parker Palm Springs on January 04, 2025 in Palm Springs, California
Wicked stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande to perform at 2025 Oscars
American singer Roberta Flack, 1971.
Roberta Flack, soulful R&B vocalist known for 'Killing Me Softly With His Song,' dies at 88
Tina Knowles attends the Black Excellence Brunch Proudly Supported by Disney on February 08, 2025 in Glendale, California. Beyonce attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Tina Knowles was 'shocked' by daughter Beyoncé’s Grammy wins: 'I couldn’t believe it'
Kelly Clarkson; Lenny Kravitz; Mariah Carey
Your guide to the biggest Las Vegas residencies of 2025: Kelly Clarkson, Backstreet Boys, Lenny Kravitz, and more
Timothee Chalamet as Bob Dylan and Ariana Grande as Glinda
Timothée Chalamet used Ariana Grande's Wicked vocal coach to play Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown
Demi Moore in The Substance, Karla Sofia Gascon in Emilia Perez, Cynthia Erivo in Wicked
2025 awards tracker: From Demi Moore to Wicked and Anora, see who's winning (and losing) in the Oscars race so far
Keke Palmer at the 56th NAACP Image Awards held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on February 22, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Wicked Poster Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba
Watch Keke Palmer belt Wicked's 'Defying Gravity' riff after beating Cynthia Erivo for Entertainer of the Year
Pharrell Williams Rihanna
Rihanna reveals Pharrell Williams named her son 'thinking it was going to be a girl'
Chantal Kreviazuk sings at the 4 Nations Face-Off
Canadian singer changes lyrics to national anthem at U.S. vs. Canada hockey game to protest Trump's 51st state remarks
Pop Smoke
Pop Smoke's killer apologizes to the rapper's family, sentenced to 29 years in prison
American R&B, Soul, and Funk musician Jerry Butler (also known as the Iceman) co-hosts the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's 13th annual Pioneer Award ceremony at the Manhattan Center, New York, New York, February 20, 2003
Jerry Butler, soul singer known as the Iceman and former politician, dies at 85
The Must List composite with Theo James and Elijah Wood in The Monkey; A recent image of singer Marina; Tamera Tunie from CBS soap Beyond the Gates
The Monkey, Marina's latest single, and new daytime soap Beyond the Gates top this week's Must List
Notorious B.I.G. and his mother, Voletta Wallace
Voletta Wallace, Notorious B.I.G.'s mom, dies at 78
Ronnie Platt of Kansas performs at St. George Theatre
Kansas frontman Ronnie Platt reveals thyroid cancer diagnosis: 'Just a bump in the road'
A$AP Rocky
A$AP Rocky found not guilty in felony shooting trial
Cynthia Erivo and Ted Neeley in JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR
Cynthia Erivo will play Jesus in Jesus Christ Superstar musical
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Michael Keaton; John Mulaney; Ariana Grande
Every Saturday Night Live season 50 host and musical guest
Pedro Pascal appears in Freaky Tales
Pedro Pascal holds a baby and wields an axe in bloody, trippy trailer for Freaky Tales
Doechii performs onstage during the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California
Doechii denies 'stupid as hell' rumors that she was lip-syncing at Grammys: 'That entire performance was live'
Miley Cyrus performs on SNL 50.
Miley Cyrus performs Sinead O'Connor version of 'Nothing Compares 2 U' on SNL special, years after feud
Screen grab of Marcello, Pedro Pascal, and Bad Bunny from SNL 50.
Sabrina Carpenter and SNL alums join Domingo and his 2 hot brothers at 50th anniversary special
Musician Brian Setzer visits the SiriusXM Studios on November 20, 2017 in New York City
Stray Cats frontman Brian Setzer says he 'cannot play guitar' anymore due to autoimmune disease
Shakira performs onstage during Shakira: Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World Tour Kick Off - Rio de Janeiro at Estadio Olímpico Nilton Santos on February 11, 2025 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Shakira postpones concert after ER visit
Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, Paul Rudd -- Air Date 11/15/2008 -- Episode 1539 -- Pictured: (l-r) Justin Timberlake, Bobby Moynihan as dancer, Andy Samberg as dancer, Beyonce, Paul Rudd during the 'Beyonce Video Shoot' skit on November 15, 2008
Justin Timberlake says Beyoncé was 'very hesitant' to do SNL 'Single Ladies' sketch: 'She was not having it'
Watch the Backstreet Boys force Jerry Seinfeld to sing 'I Want It That Way' at SNL50
Watch Backstreet Boys force Jerry Seinfeld to sing 'I Want It That Way' at SNL50 concert: 'Good job'
Kid Rock attends the Kentucky Derby 150 at Churchill Downs on May 04, 2024 in Louisville, Kentucky. Kendrick Lamar performs in the halftime show during Super Bowl LIX on Sunday, Feb. 9, 2025, in New Orleans.
Kid Rock says Kendrick Lamar turned 'DEI into an IED' in Super Bowl halftime show: 'I'm laughing my ass off'
Nirvana reunites with Post Malone on vocals at 'SNL50: The Homecoming Concert'.
Nirvana reunite with Post Malone on vocals for electrifying SNL50 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' performance
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT -- Pictured: (l-r) Bad Bunny, Chris Parnell, Lady Gaga, Andy Samberg performing on Friday, February 14, 2025
Watch Andy Samberg and Lady Gaga offer their 'Dick in a Box' for SNL50's epic Lonely Island medley
Mariah Carey and Diane Warren attend Variety's 2019 Power Of Women: Los Angeles Presented By Lifetime at the Beverly Wilshire Four Seasons Hotel on October 11, 2019 in Beverly Hills, California.
Diane Warren on her viral Mariah Carey red carpet moment: 'That was the f---ing funniest thing'
Love is Blind Season 8 | Official Trailer | Netflix
Love Is Blind creator explains why season 8 uses real songs, teases live reunion performance
Pete Davidson attends the "All In: Comedy About Love By Simon Rich" Gala Performance at Hudson Theatre on December 16, 2024 in New York City., Ariana Grande in Wicked
Pete Davidson is rooting for Ariana Grande to win the Oscar for Wicked: 'I hope she takes the gold'
Jay-Z attends "The Harder They Fall" World Premiere during the 65th BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on October 6, 2021 in London, England
Jay-Z responds to dismissal of lawsuit accusing him and Sean Combs of rape: 'Today is a victory'
Selena Gomez, Benny Blanco
Benny Blanco gives Selena Gomez a bathtub full of cheese for Valentine’s Day — at what cost?
Diane Warren attends the 96th Annual Academy Awards on March 10, 2024 in Hollywood, California
Diane Warren says it's 'unfair' to Oscar nominees for there to be no Best Original Song performances
Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco
Selena Gomez announces surprise album with fiancé Benny Blanco: 'I always trick you guys'
The Lonely Island and Flight of the Conchords
Lonely Island members recall Flight of the Conchords duo's reaction to hearing 'Jizz in My Pants'
Ye and Bianca Censori
Ye and Bianca Censori's rep blasts 'unsourced rumor' that they're divorcing
Lainey Wilson, Devlin Hodges at The 58th Annual CMA Awards at Bridgestone Arena on November 20, 2024 in Nashville, Tennessee
Yellowstone star and country singer Lainey Wilson engaged to former NFL quarterback Devlin Hodges