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- Lyndsey Parker
Everybody say love! How 'RuPaul's Drag Race' took over the planet in 2018
"Drag Race" made herstory this year -- infiltrating every area of pop culture, hitting all-time ratings highs and even ousting "Game of Thrones" as Reddit's most popular TV show.
Associated PressNancy Wilson, Grammy winning jazz singer, dies at 81
Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-winning "song stylist" and torch singer whose polished pop-jazz vocals made her a platinum artist and top concert performer, has died.
- Complex
Kanye and Drake's Latest Drama Brought Out Some Hilarious Fan Reactions
Kanye sent out a flurry of tweets directed at Drake on Thursday.
- People
Taylor Swift Uses Birthday Post to Announce Netflix Concert Film — See the Trailer
Taylor Swift Uses Birthday Post to Announce Netflix Concert Film
- Lyndsey Parker
Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Def Leppard, the Cure among 2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductees
The class of 2019 is a straight-A lineup, featuring luminaries of R&B, post-punk, metal, alternative and glam.
Associated PressJanet Jackson, Def Leppard, Nicks join Rock Hall of Fame
Janet Jackson joins her brother Michael and the Jackson 5 as members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, earning induction on Thursday along with Stevie Nicks and the top fan vote-getter, Def Leppard. Radiohead, the Cure, Roxy Music and the Zombies will also be ushered in next spring at the 34th induction ceremony. It will be held March 29 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn.
Associated PressChristina Aguilera headlines New Year's Eve in Times Square
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Christina Aguilera will perform live minutes before the ball drops to usher in 2019 in New York's Times Square.
- Lee Moran
'Thank U, Cats' Is The Most Purrfect Parody Of Ariana Grande’s ‘Thank U, Next’
This parody of Ariana Grande's hit song "thank u, next" is the cat's whiskers.
Rolling StoneAvril Lavigne Mourns Relationship in New ‘Tell Me It’s Over’ Video
Pop star also revealed the official release date, track list for her sixth LP 'Head Above Water'
- People
Florida Georgia Line and Maren Morris to Perform Live on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve
Florida Georgia Line and Maren Morris to Perform on 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve'
AFP Relax NewsAriana Grande teases new single 'Imagine'
Ariana Grande has alerted fans that she has a new track called "Imagine" coming on Thursday. The singer shared this message via Twitter, revealing no other details or visuals for the track, other than that it will be out on the night of Thursday, December 13. "Imagine" will be the second track to be heard from Grande's next album, "Thank U, Next," following its recently released title track.
- Lyndsey Parker
Adam Levine knocked out of 'The Voice' finale following backlash
“Your elegance has been truly remarkable -- better than mine,” Adam Levine told Reagan Strange. “That's a lot for a 14-year-old to deal with. I'm almost 40, and I can't do it as well as you can.”
- Lyndsey Parker
Beach Boy Mike Love’s Christmas album is ‘a message to Brian Wilson’
Is this a Christmas miracle? “I would love nothing more than to get together with Brian and do some music,” Love tells Yahoo Entertainment.
- Cosmopolitan
Netflix's Upcoming Avicii Documentary Gives a Heartbreaking and Chilling Look at the Late DJ's Life
"He's a shell of what he used to be."
- Lyndsey Parker
'The Voice' addresses last week's scandal; 'Voice' viewers still mad
Six days after the biggest scandal in "Voice" history, Adam Levine and Reagan Strange unsuccessfully attempted to address the fallout.
- People
Dolly Parton's Brother and Longtime Songwriting Partner Floyd Parton Dies at 61
Floyd Parton Dead: Dolly Parton's Brother Dies at 61
Reuters'Bohemian Rhapsody' now most-streamed 20th century song
Boosted by the new movie "Bohemian Rhapsody," the 1975 single and music video surpassed 1.6 billion streams globally, record company Universal Music Group said in a statement. The song overtook the likes of Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit," and Guns N' Roses' "Sweet Child O'Mine," and is now also the most streamed classic rock song of all time, Universal added. The "Bohemian Rhapsody" film, starring Rami Malek as late Queen frontman Freddie Mercury, has brought the music of the British rock band to a new generation.
Rolling StoneWatch Alessia Cara’s Stripped-Down Destiny’s Child Medley
Singer performed "Say My Name," "Bills, Bills, Bills", "Survivor", "Bootylicious," "Emotion" during live SiriusXM session
- Raechal Shewfelt
The Holderness Family rewrites 'Baby, It's Cold Outside' for 2018 in viral video
The Holderness Family has a simple solution to the debate over what to do with holiday classic "Baby, It's Cold Outside" in the age of #MeToo: tweak the lyrics.
- Consequence of Sound
Netflix to air Fyre Fest documentary in January, shares teaser trailer: Watch
The failed, influencer-driven "boutique music festival" makes for the kind of story that the average documentarian dreams about.
- Brides
Beyoncé Performs at Pre-Wedding Celebration for Daughter of India's Richest Man
Newlyweds Nick and Priyanka Chopra Jonas were also in attendance.
- Consequence of Sound
Watch Deadpool valiantly defend Nickelback in new teaser for 'Once Upon a Deadpool'
Witness the spectacle of Fred Savage and Deadpool headbanging to "How You Remind Me".
- Rolling Stone
Buju Banton Released From Prison After Serving Seven Years on Drug Charges
Jamaican dancehall singer was convicted in 2011 of illegal possession of a firearm and conspiracy to possess cocaine with intent to distribute
- Raechal Shewfelt
Cardi B found out about her 5 Grammy nominations after appearing in court for strip club brawl
Cardi B was nominated for five Grammys on Friday, and she heard the news while leaving a mandatory court appearance for an Aug. 29 incident at a strip club.
- Suzy Byrne
Demi Lovato is nominated for a Grammy, 4 months after overdose: 'Woke up filled with hope'
Demi Lovato's year is ending on a high note.
