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Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic Mariah Carey will celebrate the 30th anniversary of her “Merry Christmas” album — and the classic single that came wrapped up inside it, “All I Want for Christmas Is You” — with a 20-city Christmas tour this fall, under the banner of “Mariah Carey’s Christmas Time.” The Live Nation-produced tour will kick off in early November with three shows in southern California and wrap up with a trio of concerts in the New York/New Jersey area in mid-December. In the Los Angeles region and environs, she’ll be doing a tour premiere Nov. 6 at Highland’s Yaamava Theater, an intimate teaser for a much bigger show she’ll be doing Nov.

Bargeddie powerlifter Catherine Gordon has earned a place at the World Masters Championships in South Africa later this year – but needs backing.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief A year after winning a bitter corporate battle for control of pioneering K-pop agency SM Entertainment, South Korean tech firm Kakao Entertainment says it is accelerating its expansion in music. Kakao already has a controlling stake in Melon, Korea’s leading subscription-based music streamer. It defeated BTS-backer Hybe Corp.

Ashley Longshore claimed she’d been “abused” by United Airlines staff — because a flight attendant told her to keep her pup inside its carrier during a jaunt to New Orleans.Longshore, a favorite of stars like Blake Lively and Salma Hayek whose art goes for up to $10 million, took to Instagram with tears streaming from her puffy eyes after she was chided for taking her Brussels Griffon dog out to give it water. “@United your flight attendant just made me shove and smash my dog under the seat and threatened me if I removed her or gave her water during a 3 hour flight! This is abusive!!!! I am so upset! I am sobbing!” she wrote in a since-deleted July 1 post.

IU aka Lee Ji-eun will kick off the six-concert North American leg of the ‘HER World Tour.’Notable stops on the brief run include Newark, NJ (July 15), Atlanta, GA (July 19), Washington, D.C. (July 22) and Los Angeles, CA (Aug.

“Together Again” concert at Prudential Center in Newark, NJ on Tuesday night where I could see strangers indeed “smiling back at me.”There was “When I Think of You,” the first of Miss Jackson’s 10 No. 1 singles way back in 1986.Then there was “Love Will Never Do (Without You),” that Minneapolis pop-funk perfection that topped the charts in 1990.And then there was the back-to-back bliss of “Escapade” and “Miss You Much,” both No.

Renauld White, who helped forge greater diversity on designer runways and later spent two years on soap opera “The Guiding Light,” died June 26 at age 80.

Renauld White has sadly died.

One Piece Season 2 is in the works after receiving a speedy renewal from Netflix after Season 1’s arrival last year. The live-action series is based on Eiichiro Oda’s best-selling manga.

Jelly Roll.The crossover country/Hip-Hop headliner just announced he’s added 15 concerts to his North American arena ‘The Beautifully Broken Tour’ with special guests Warren Zeiders, Alexandra Kay, Ernest, Shaboozey and Allie Colleen joining him on select dates.None of the new gigs will take the 39-year-old Grammy nominee to New York or New Jersey; that’s likely because he already booked six huge gigs in the Tri-State.First, Jelly Roll will headline at Albany’s MVP Arena on Sept. 24.

On the latest episode of BBC's Escape to the Country, house-hunter Susan was visibly moved to tears after viewing her dream home.

Justin Timberlake will headline back-to-back nights at New York City’s Madison Square Garden as part of his ongoing ‘Forget Tomorrow World Tour.’And, if you want to see the man with the most meme’d mugshot of the year live, ticket prices are cheaper than ever.At the time of publication, last-minute seats are going for as low as $112 before fees on Vivid Seats.When our team last reported on Timberlake ticket prices back on June 3, they started at $176 before fees.For those keeping score, that’s a cool $64 in savings.Curious to see if JT will address the most-talked about DWI of the year live? Hoping to hear “Cry Me A River” and “Mirrors” live? Here’s your chance, TN Kids.For more information about Justin Timberlake’s Madison Square Garden ‘Forget Tomorrow World Tour,’ we’ve got everything you need to know and more below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A comparison of what tickets cost to see Timberlake at MSG at the time of publication versus on June 3 can be found below.(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Matchbox Twenty has just five gigs lined up for the rest of this year.Thankfully, one of them will be in New Jersey.On Thursday, June 27, Rob Thomas and co. will bring their post-grunge alt rock to Newark’s Prudential Center along with special guest Andy Grammer.And, yes, based on our findings, they play the hits.

Jon Hamm has revealed that he become a mentor to James Gandolfini’s son following the Sopranos star’s sudden death.Gandolfini died of a heart attack in 2013 at the age of 51. His son Michael was 14 years old at the time.Now, in a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter, Hamm has revealed that Michael “reached out” to him when the actor died, due to encouragement from his father.“He said, ‘My dad told me that you were a good guy,'” explained Hamm, noting that he was emotional about the interaction.

Thania Garcia Don Omar announced on Instagram that he is currently battling cancer. The 46-year-old reggaeton pioneer took to social media on Monday to reveal his ongoing medical struggle. He wrote in a message: “Today yes, but tomorrow I won’t have cancer.” The post included a photo of his hospital wristband from a specialty hospital in Orlando.

Todd Spangler NY Digital Editor Dana White, chief executive of UFC, is one of the stars of the new Roku original docuseries “Fight Inc.: Inside the UFC,” touted as an “unprecedented” insider’s look at the company, marking its 30th anniversary. Earlier this month, White — a well-known supporter of Donald Trump — played a starring role in different production: Trump’s first TikTok video. Following footage of the ex-president greeting fans at UFC 302 in Newark, N.J., on June 1, the video shows White with Trump backstage at the fight.

Chris Brown is working double time.The popular, controversial R&B singer just kicked off his ambitious, nationwide ’11:11′ arena tour — which includes four acts (!), audience requests (!) AND an encore (!) — and is also releasing music videos at a breakneck pace.Over the past few weeks, the 35-year-old dropped visuals for “Hmm,” “Feel Something” and “Press Me” on Instagram.If that’s not enough for you, it isn’t too late to catch Brown on the road; he currently has 36 shows remaining on his 2024 calendar from now until early August.That includes gigs at Newark, NJ’s Prudential Center on Wednesday, June 12, Elmont, NY’s UBS Arena on Friday, June 14, and then Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on Sunday, June 16 and Monday, June 17.At the time of publication, the lowest price we could find on ’11:11′ tickets was $38 before fees on Vivid Seats.To be fair, that’s for an afterparty show in Philly.All other shows start anywhere from $55 to $201 before fees.Want to see Brown “Poppin'” live?We’ve got everything you need to know and more about Chris Brown’s 2024 ’11:11 Tour’ below.All prices listed above are subject to fluctuation.A complete calendar including all tour dates, venues and links to the cheapest tickets available can be found here:(Note: The New York Post confirmed all above prices at the publication time. All prices are in US dollars, subject to fluctuation and include additional fees at checkout.)Vivid Seats is a verified secondary market ticketing platform, and prices may be higher or lower than face value, depending on demand.

Kevin Costner remembers his late The Bodyguard co-star Whitney Houston and recalled he refused to shorten his eulogy at her funeral.

Kevin Costner has opened up about Whitney Houston’s funeral, and explained why he refused to cut her eulogy short.The pair appeared together in the 1992 movie The Bodyguard, in which Costner played the bodyguard and love interest of Houston’s character.Costner spoke at the ‘I Wanna Dance With Somebody’ singer’s funeral following her death by drowning in 2012.The Waterworld star shared more details on his speech, which eventually ran to 17 minutes, during a recent episode of the Armchair Expert podcast with Dax Shepherd. He also explained how he disregarded advice to shorten the eulogy he’d written.“I had been working on this speech… and I tried to compile everything I wanted to do and finally crafted this speech,” Costner explained.He continued: “Somebody said, ‘CNN’s here, they wouldn’t mind if your remarks were kept shorter because they’re going to have commercials.’ And I said, ‘They can get over that.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Kevin Costner said during an interview on Dax Shepard’s ‘Armchair Expert’ podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) that he refused a request to shorten his eulogy for Whitney Houston just so television networks like CNN could air commercials during the live broadcast of Houston’s funeral. Costner and Houston became lifelong friends after starring together in the 1992 romance blockbuster “The Bodyguard.” Costner was one of eight people who spoke at Houston’s funeral in 2012. “I had been working on this speech…and I tried to compile everything I wanted to do and finally crafted this speech,” Costner said.

Kevin Costner is looking back at Whitney Houston‘s death.