Before her ninth studio album, “Something Beautiful,” arrived on Friday, Miley Cyrus had finally got her “Flowers.” Seventeen years after “Meet Miley Cyrus” was coupled with the “Hannah Montana 2” soundtrack to introduce her as a teen-pop princess distinct from her Disney Channel character, the 32-year-old singer had won respect along with her first two … Read more
Are you ready for it? Taylor Swift’s 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” is about to turn us all into wannabe bards when it is dropped from the pop heavens. The LP got the grandest of announcements on the Grammy stage in February — after Swift won Best Pop Vocal Album for 2022’s “Midnights.” … Read more
Folk singer Joni Mitchell honored Elton John and Bernie Taupin with a jazzy rendition of their 1983 hit “I’m Still Standing” at the Library of Congress’ Gershwin Prize ceremony on Monday. Mitchell, 80, was introduced at last month’s ceremony — which later aired on PBS — by Brandi Carlile. Folk singer Joni Mitchell (second from … Read more
Beyoncé responded to her Grammys Album of the Year snubs the best way she knows how: through music. The record-breaking 32-time Grammy winner cleverly addressed never winning one of the Academy’s most coveted trophies in her new song “Sweet Honey Buckin’” included on Friday’s “Cowboy Carter” album release. “AOTY [Artist of the Year], I ain’t … Read more
“Barbie” — the summer blockbuster that none other than Meryl Streep said “saved the movies” in 2023 – may have been snubbed in some of the major categories at the 2024 Academy Awards. (Shout-out to Margot Robbie and Greta Gerwig!) But there is no stopping that arch-footed doll in at least one category — Best … Read more
It took eight months to plan Tracy Chapman and Luke Combs’ surprise performance of “Fast Car” at the 66th Grammy Awards. The idea to have the duo sing Chapman’s 1988 hit was first floated in May 2023 by Grammys executive producers Raj Kapoor and Patrick Mention, Kapoor told Rolling Stone. To reach Chapman, who keeps … Read more
Usher is all for it when Jay-Z has got the nerves bad. In fact, the 45-year-old pop superstar — who was recruited by Jay-Z and his Roc Nation company to headline the Super Bowl LVIII halftime show on Sunday — defended the 54-year-old rapper for his tense takedown of the Grammys on music’s biggest night … Read more
She can buy herself flowers — and whip herself into shape. Miley Cyrus, 31, wowed the crowd with her performance and many outfit changes Sunday night at the Grammys, showing off her toned body through it all. From stepping onto the red carpet in her revealing custom metal Maison Margiela look, which appeared to be made … Read more
She looked blindsided by the loss. Kelsea Ballerini has opened up about the now-viral reaction she had during Sunday’s 2024 Grammy Awards when country star Lainey Wilson won the Best Country Album category. “Ohhhh yall,” Ballerini, 30, said in an Instagram Story on Monday. “You can be bummed for your loss and happy for somebody … Read more
Howard Stern says he “felt so bad” for Grammys 2024 host Trevor Noah for having a squeaky-clean opening monologue after Jo Koy ruffled a few feathers at the Golden Globes. The legendary shock jock and his “Howard Stern Show” co-host Robin Quivers reviewed the South African comedian’s joke-less Grammys opening in which Noah praised the … Read more
“The View” host Alyssa Farah Griffin was not too keen with Jay-Z channeling his inner Kanye West and “taking away” from Taylor Swift’s moment Sunday night at the 66th annual Grammy Awards. Griffin, a self-proclaimed Swiftie, knocked the 54-year-old “American Gangsta” rapper for using his acceptance speech for the second annual Dr. Dre Global Impact … Read more
Bijou Phillips is leaving her marriage to convicted rapist Danny Masterson behind. Phillips, 43, made a rare appearance Sunday at a Grammys 2024 viewing party days after Masterson was transferred to a California prison that once housed Charles Manson. When asked by E! News about her wellbeing at a Janie’s Fund charity event, the “Almost … Read more
Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” rocketed up the iTunes charts after she sang her hit from 1988 on Sunday night’s Grammy Awards with country music star Luke Combs, who recorded the song last year. Just moments after Chapman, 49, and Combs, 33, finished singing the song, “Fast Car” shot to No. 1 on the iTunes Top … Read more
Everybody’s watching her, but she’s walking right past you, ooh, ooh. Taylor Swift narrowly escaped an awkward run-in with her ex-boyfriend, DJ and producer Calvin Harris at the Grammys 2024. Swift, 34, who made history Sunday as the first artist to win Album of the Year four times, was late getting to her seat inside … Read more
Meet B.Lo. With a heroic sense of humor, actor Ben Affleck poked fun at his unimpressed look at last year’s Grammy Awards … in a new commercial for Dunkin’ Donuts. In 2023, when wife Jennifer Lopez clarified that his mug of misery that became a social-media meme was actually Affleck’s “happy face,” fans joked online … Read more
She’s not being cool about it. Phoebe Bridgers slammed former Grammys CEO Neil Portnow after her band Boygenius won three out of six awards at the 66th annual ceremony Sunday. “I have something to say about women,” Bridgers, 29, told reporters backstage, according to a video posted on X. “The ex-president of the Recording Academy, Neil … Read more
She came in like a wrecking ball. Miley Cyrus sparked rumors of a feud with her dad, Billy Ray Cyrus, at the 2024 Grammy Awards — after snubbing him while onstage. The singer, 31, gave an acceptance speech on Sunday night after her song “Flowers” won the award for record of the year, but her … Read more
Look what you made her do. Conspiracy theories are running wild as some fans speculate that Taylor Swift is slamming her ex-boyfriend Joe Alwyn — all due to naming her 11th studio album “The Tortured Poets Department.” It turns out, the British actor, 32, and his famous pals Paul Mescal and Andrew Scott have a group … Read more
Much like Swifties everywhere, Kylie Kelce celebrated Sunday’s surprising news that Taylor Swift will release her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” on April 19. Moments after Swift, 34, dropped the album bombshell at the 2024 Grammy Awards while accepting the prize for Best Pop Vocal Album for “Midnights,” Kylie — who is married … Read more
It definitely was not a Nashville party. Miley Cyrus was poked fun at several times during the 2024 Grammy Awards after several internet trolls compared her to actor Kurt Russell. The country-turned-pop star sent viewers scrambling to X (formerly Twitter) to weigh in after the “Party in the USA” songstress arrived on the red carpet … Read more