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Dawn Robinson
En Vogue singer Dawn Robinson reveals she's been living out of her car for 3 years
John Malkovich; Ayo Edebiri in Opus
Opus director says John Malkovich didn't think he could pull off the film's twisted pop star villain
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
Luke Combs performs on stage during day one of CMA Fest 2023 at Nissan Stadium on June 08, 2023 in Nashville, Tennessee.
'Fast Car' country singer Luke Combs reveals struggle with 'particularly wicked' form of OCD: 'Can be all-consuming'
Celine Dion in June 2024
Celine Dion warns fans about AI-generated songs masquerading as her music: 'Fake and not approved'
Rick Springfield attends the Engine Co. No. 28's 110th anniversary celebration at Engine Co. No. 28 on July 24, 2023 in Los Angeles, California
Rick Springfield just learned he has brain damage from 25-year-old fall: 'I thought I had just broken my wrist'
Kolbi Jordan on American Idol; Patti LaBelle visits SiriusXM at SiriusXM Studios on May 23, 2024 in New York City
American Idol judge Lionel Richie surprises platinum ticket winner with call to her favorite artist Patti LaBelle
Backstreet Boys member Brian Littrell with his son Baylee Littrell on American Idol
Backstreet Boys' Brian Littrell gets emotional over son's American Idol audition: 'I'm going to cry'
Cher performs during the ninth annual LOVE ROCKS NYC benefit concert For God's Love We Deliver at Beacon Theatre on March 06, 2025 in New York City.
Cher performs as Elvis Presley at Love Rocks NYC concert
Second-time host Lady Gaga talks about being a pop star in her 30s and showcasing her serious acting skills in Joker 2 before sharing the story of how she met her fiance
Lady Gaga mocks her controversial 2013 SNL performance with R. Kelly, jokes that it 'aged amazingly'
American Idol 2025 judges Lionel Riche, new addition Carrie Underwood and Luke Bryan.
American Idol judges reveal which audition songs they never want to hear again: 'Shakes and hives' (exclusive)
Dolly Parton, Lady Gaga, Donald Glover
All the Saturday Night Live hosts who've doubled as musical guests
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE -- Michael Keaton; John Mulaney; Ariana Grande
Every Saturday Night Live season 50 host and musical guest
D'Wayne Wiggins performs in 2013
D'Wayne Wiggins, guitarist and co-founder of R&B group Tony! Toni! Toné!, dies at 64
Must List collage of Emily Bett Rickards as Mildred Burke in QUEEN OF THE RING; Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh in Deli Boys; Kelsea Ballerini
Deli Boys, a Kelsea Ballerini Deluxe release, and Queen of the Ring top this week's Must List
Dolly Parton performs in 2023
Dolly Parton dedicates moving new song to her late husband: 'He will always be the star of my life story'
ROBERT PATTINSON and KRISTEN STEWART star in THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN-PART 1
Christina Perri explains how her Twilight song 'A Thousand Years' became a Twihard wedding anthem
Dolly Parton & Husband Carl Thomas Dean
Dolly Parton speaks out after husband Carl Dean's death: 'I will always love you'
Lady Gaga Mayhem art.
Lady Gaga stakes a firm claim on reheating her nachos with Mayhem: 'My nachos are mine, and I invented them'
SNL50: THE HOMECOMING CONCERT -- Pictured: (l-r) Joanna Newsom, Andy Samberg at Radio City Music Hall on Friday, February 14, 2025 -- (Photo by: Jamie McCarthy/Peacock via Getty Images) NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 09: (L-R) Kevin Richardson, AJ McLean, Nick Carter, Brian Littrell and Howie Dorough of the Backstreet Boys attend the iHeartRadio Z100’s Jingle Ball 2022 Presented by Capital One at Madison Square Garden on December 9, 2022 in New York, New York. (Photo by Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for iHeartRadio)
Andy Samberg apologizes to Backstreet Boy for bathroom incident at SNL50: 'He must think I'm a piece of s---'
Hans Zimmer; Iron Man
Hans Zimmer reveals why he turned down scoring a Marvel film: 'I'm looking for other things'
Halle Bailey as Ariel in Disney's live-action THE LITTLE MERMAID
Halle Bailey gets emotional after 14-month-old son recognizes her as Ariel in The Little Mermaid: 'I'm crying'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 02: (FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Lady Gaga attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)Wednesday. Jenna Ortega as Wednesday in episode 206 of Wednesday. Cr. Bernard Walsh/Netflix © 2024
Lady Gaga addresses Wednesday season 2 casting, teases 'amazing time' with Jenna Ortega
Lady Gaga in Boiling Points in 2005, Lady Gaga attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards at Crypto.com Arena on February 02, 2025 in Los Angeles, California.
Lady Gaga looks back on her 2005 Boiling Points episode 20 years later: 'That was not acting!'
Anthony Ramos is John Laurens, Lin-Manuel Miranda is Alexander Hamilton, Daveed Diggs is the Marquis de Lafayette, and Okieriete Onaodowan is Hercules Mulligan in HAMILTON, the filmed version of the original Broadway production.
Hamilton is throwing away the Kennedy Center's shot at hosting the production after Trump takeover
Gregory Maguire, author of ELPHIE (a prequel to Wicked)
Need more Wicked? Read an exclusive excerpt from Elphie, Gregory Maguire's upcoming prequel
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
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