Dan + Shay Join ‘The Voice’ as First-Ever Coaching Duo for Season 25

It’s been years since One Direction went on an indefinite hiatus with Harry Styles, Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik pursuing solo careers. However, anticipation for a reunion is at an all-time high in 2023.

Gwen Stefani might need to release a new version of her comeback single because husband Blake Shelton has some ideas for it.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are “biding their time to fight back” after a series of crushing blows have left their media empire in tatters.

Gwen Stefani has just dropped her new single, “True Babe”.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Who wouldn’t want to sing Kelly-oke to a brand new Kelly Clarkson album? But just be prepared to go to a few darker places, as some of the deeply confessional songs on “Chemistry” come up, many of them prompted by her 2020 divorce from Brandon Blackstock and the events that led up to it. Even if she insists that she put some of the most baldly personal songs she wrote away in a drawer, what’s left is still altogether autobiographical, having been written during some of her darkest days roughly three years ago. Not that it’s entirely daunting stuff; Clarkson made sure to include some songs harking further back in her relationship, before the chemistry went sour, to cover the heat generated in the early stages of a relationship, too. She joined Variety via Zoom to discuss the full arc of what “Chemistry” covers.

Despite their divorce drama, Kelly Clarkson briefly spoke to ex-husband Brandon Blackstock about her new album, Chemistry.

Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton are more loved-up than ever.

Gwen Stefani is back with her first new single in two years!

The Voice reeling, NBC made an unexpected announcement that promises a thrilling twist for the singing competition's upcoming 25th season.  Chart-topping country duo, Dan + Shay, known individually as Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney, are slated to step into the spotlight as the series' first-ever coaching pair, in a bold departure from the traditional single coach format. This Grammy-winning team, known for their hit You, are ready to bring their unique perspective and immense talent to the next generation of singing sensations.

Niall Horan opens up about One Direction’s immediate success after forming the band on “The X Factor” in 2010. 

Kelly Clarkson is opening up about her idea for Taylor Swift to re-record her music and how Scooter Braun reacted to her publicly sharing that idea.

Elizabeth Wagmeister Senior Correspondent Dermot Mulroney is showing his support for the writers on strike — in somewhat dramatic fashion. Mulroney walked off “The View” during a segment that is scheduled to air on Friday, a source tells Variety, explaining to the hosts that he was going to “symbolically walk off in support of the writers” as he left the stage toward the end of his interview. Before leaving the stage, the actor asked the hosts if they were getting ready to go to commercial break and then thanked them before walking off mid-segment, according to an individual who was on-set, who adds that Mulroney’s interview was friendly and went smoothly, covering topics of his upcoming Disney+ series “Secret Invasion,” his past roles, his career, family and work ethic and longevity in Hollywood. When Mulroney left the stage, Variety is told the hosts remained professional and Joy Behar plugged his Disney+ series as she tossed to break.

Kelly Clarkson has plans to change how work is done at her talk show after some staffers said it was a «toxic» environment.In a expose published in May, one current and 10 former employees of spoke out about their time working on the NBC program.«Kelly has no clue how unhappy her staff is,» one former employee told . Among the allegations lobbied against the production, the employees told that they were overworked, underpaid, and that their mental health suffered as a result of working on the show. Now, in a new interview with, Clarkson says she was «blindsided» by the comments from the anonymous staffers. And while the claims were shocking for her, Clarkson wants to learn from this. «I think the important thing is, I think we get into this mindset of canceling everything or everyone.

NBC’s musical competition series The Voice revealed Grammy winners Dan + Shay will be the show’s first-coaching duo for Season 25. The show is set to air in Spring 2024.

season 25 will feature the first-ever double coaches' chair on the American version of the singing competition, and on Thursday, we learned who will be filling those seats!Country duo Dan + Shay will be joining the show for the first time as coaches, sitting alongside Reba McEntire — who is stepping in for longtime coach Blake Shelton in the upcoming 24th season — and returning coaches John Legend and Chance the Rapper.The coaches lineup for this fall's season 24 has already been set — with Reba taking over Blake's spinning chair, alongside Legend and fellow returning coaches Niall Horan and Gwen Stefani  -- so Dan + Shay's double chair won't be making its debut until 2024. But thankfully the duo are already familiar with, having served as Team Blake's Battle Round Advisors in season 20 back in 2021.ET spoke with Reba at 'slive season 23 semifinals earlier this year, where the country music legend shared why now was the «perfect» time for her to join the show — after turning it down when  was first in development in 2011.«The first time I ever heard of  I saw the tape from Holland's [version of the show],» she recalled.

Kelly Clarkson is open to love but is not actively looking for it right now. While speaking to 's Carson Daly and Hoda Kotb about her new album,, the 41-year-old singer opened up about her relationship with ex-husband Brandon Blackstock and her current dating life. «You must have every one of your friends trying to set you up,» said Carson, who's also Clarkson's co-worker over at ". «Where are you at with that?»«Not my friends, but people will,» the American Idol winner clarified.«Are you into that process?» Carson asked.«No, we've talked a little briefly on The Voice because (you'll tell me), 'Don't give up on people just because it didn't work out,'» she recalled.«I'm not that way at all,» she said. «I'm not in a bitter place.

Billy Joel‘s huge London gig next month as part of BST Hyde Park.The legendary singer-songwriter is set to appear at the festival on July 7. Tickets are available now.After Hall & Oates singer Daryl Hall was announced as the main support act for the show recently, new names have now been added to the bill.Leading the new list of names is Natasha Bedingfield, with the likes of Rumer, Remember Monday, Brad Heidi, Jon Muq and more also set to perform.See the full list of acts added to Billy Joel’s BST Hyde Park show below.We're thrilled to reveal that the iconic @natashabdnfield will be joining @billyjoel and @realdarylhall at @BSTHydePark; as well as so many more amazing names including @bowenyoung_, @Rumersongs, @remembermonday_, @BradHeidi, @JonMuq, @sophiaalexa and @alyssabonagura ⭐️ pic.twitter.com/FQFaFJapgl— BST Hyde Park (@BSTHydePark) June 22, 2023Elsewhere at BST Hyde Park 2023, BLACKPINK will make their UK festival debut headlining their own day at British Summer Time, as well as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band playing two nights, alongside headline appearances from Guns N’ Roses, Take That and P!nk, supported by Gwen Stefani.Joel’s show comes soon after he announced his long-running, monthly concert residency at Madison Square Garden in New York is drawing to a close after nearly a decade.Joel’s final concert as part of the series will take place in July 2024 with Joel’s 104th show as part of the residency, and 150th performance at the venue overall.Joel first performed at the iconic venue in 1978, playing three shows as part of his tour for sixth album ’52nd Street’.

First as the frontwoman of No Doubt and then as a solo artist, Gwen Stefani delivered some of the biggest hits of her era. Who can forget the band’s pleading break-up ballad Don't Speak – a Number 1 hit in 1997 – or 2001's dancehall bop Hey Baby, which peaked at Number 2?

Niall Horan has said that he believes One Direction are still close because the band “never believed the hype”.The Irish musician, who released his third solo studio album ‘The Show’ earlier this month, parted ways with One Direction when they split in 2016.However, the band members – Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson and Zayn Malik – remain close, according to Horan.“I just think we never believed the hype,” Horan said in a new interview with Sunday TODAY, after host Willie Geist noted how the boy band avoided the “fire” that has damaged other groups in the past.He went on: “As I said, the state of shock was always there. You have to remember, it was us, our team, our bubble around us, and we just went from place to place worldwide and kind of went along with it.

Kelly Clarkson admittedly did not handle her divorce from now-ex Brandon Blackstock in the best manner.

is preparing for some big changes in the coming seasons!The NBC singing competition is already gearing up for its first season without longtime coach Blake Shelton, but on Wednesday, the show revealed an even bigger surprise.«Incoming: 2024 Coaches!!! double chair!!! epic lineup!!! stay tuned!!!» read an announcement on the show's social media pages.The coaches lineup for this fall's season 24 has already been set — Reba McEntire will be taking over Blake's spinning chair, alongside returning coaches Niall Horan, Gwen Stefani and John Legend — which means that the double chair will likely make its debut in the show's 25th season, set to premiere in 2024.But which famous musical duo will fill 's first-ever double seat? incoming: 2024 Coaches!!! double chair!!! epic lineup!!! stay tuned!!! pic.twitter.com/7zR4Db58kDET spoke with Reba at 'slive season 23 semifinals, where the singer and actress shared why now was the «perfect» time for her to join the show — after turning it down when  was first in development in 2011.«The first time I ever heard of  I saw the tape from Holland's [version of the show],» she recalled. «They asked me to do it, and I turned it down.»«But I think timing is everything,» Reba added.