On Tuesday (December 17), Pharrell Williams received the honor of being named UNESCO’s Goodwill Ambassador for Artistic Education and Entrepreneurship during a ceremony in Paris. Williams’ new role for the United Nations cultural agency involves promoting initiatives dedicated to protecting indigenous cultures, advancing education and health care for women around the world, and raising awareness…… MORE
Mariah Carey finished off her Christmas Time holiday tour in style on Tuesday night (December 17). Following her cancellation of three recent shows due to the flu, the Queen of Christmas made a triumphant return to the stage at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, marking the final concert of Carey’s 2024 holiday tour. The show brought out…… MORE
According to a new report from Business Insider, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, Alice in Chains, Marshmello, and other artists apparently spent massive amounts of COVID relief grant money on luxury items, travel, and themselves. Senator Gary Peters called it “an abuse of federal resources.” Brown’s CBE Touring company received $10 million from the Shuttered Venue…… MORE
On Sunday (December 15), Michael Bublé made his celebrated debut at the Grand Ole Opry, and he has country star Carly Pearce to thank for the memorable experience. The pair of singers recently collaborated on the soulful holiday hit, “Maybe This Christmas,” and they performed the track together at the Opry in Nashville over the…… MORE
Olivia Rodrigo is donating more than $2 million from the proceeds of her 2024 GUTS World Tour to 10 global women’s charities. The donations are a part of Rodrigo’s Fund 4 Good initiative, which is focused on “building an equitable and just future for all women and girls through direct support of community based non-profits…… MORE
SZA shared a teaser video starring Ben Stiller on Instagram on Tuesday (December 17) to reveal that her long-awaited new album, Lana, is set to drop this Friday (Dec. 20). In the clip, Stiller is singing along to a new SZA song, “Drive,” which is presumably the lead single from the new project. The release…… MORE
The shortlist for Best Original Song at the 2025 Academy Awards is filled with A-list music superstars. Elton John and Brandi Carlile are shortlisted for co-writing “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late; Lainey Wilson for co-writing “Out of Oklahoma” from Twisters; Pharrell Williams for writing “Piece by Piece” from his Netflix biopic…… MORE
John Legend has just been announced as the headliner of the 2025 Move Afrika tour that is set to get underway in February. This Global Citizen-affiliated tour of Africa is a creative partnership with Kendrick Lamar’s entertainment company pgLang, and aims to bring additional economic opportunities to the youth in the area through live music.…… MORE
A holiday special hosted by Andrea Bocelli is set to air on CBS on Christmas Eve (December 24). Christmas with Andrea Bocelli and Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special will feature the legendary Italian tenor singing alongside pop superstars Dua Lipa, Jennifer Hudson, Josh Groban, and Sofia Carson. Bocelli’s wife Veronica and his daughter Virginia will…… MORE
Madonna took to Instagram on Monday (December 16) to share a video clip of her working on new music in the recording studio. The Queen of Pop captioned her post: “Working on new music with Stuart Price. these past few months has been medicine for my SOUL. Songwriting and making music is the one area…… MORE
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