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Mariah Carey — these 10 yule tunes never fail to turn up the holiday spirit.If you’re going to anoint a song as the Christmas song, you better be able to bring all the holiday feels. And whether or not you’ve ever roasted a chestnut in your life — really, who has? — this is the definitive version of the definitive Christmas song.When it comes to hanging under the mistletoe, nothing beats the old-school R&B romance of Hathaway’s 1970 classic.

Taylor Swift has donated $250,000 (£200,000) to a children’s poverty charity in Kansas City, Missouri.The pop megastar made the donation to Operation Breakthrough just days before Christmas (December 21), with the organisation sharing a video on social media to send their thanks to her.Operation Breakthrough was founded in 1971 by Sister Corita Bussanmas and Sister Berta Sailer and strives to “provide a safe, loving and educational environment for children in poverty and to empower their families through advocacy, emergency aid and education.”In a post on Instagram, a number of children thanked Swift personally, while the group wrote in a caption: “Thank you, @taylorswift, for making our holiday season shine even brighter! Your kindness and thoughtful 250K donation means the world to our children and families.”A post shared by Operation Breakthrough (@operationbreakthrough)Swift recently wrapped her all-conquering ‘Eras’ World Tour with the final show in Vancouver on December 8, the highest-grossing tour of 2024 – beating off competition from Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and more.She then attended an ‘Eras’ tour-themed party thrown for her by her boyfriend and NFL star Travis Kelce, in which guests dressed as the different ‘Eras’ of her career.Kelce wore the costume he donned on stage when he made a cameo appearance in her ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ set during one of her Wembley Stadium shows.The tour ran for a combined total of 21 months across 149 shows, and broke the record for the highest-grossing tour of all time, bringing in a reported $2.2billion (£1.73b) in total.Last December, at the tour’s midpoint, it became the first to gross $1billion (£796million).

Two signed Oasis guitars are being put up for sale by a Falkirk councillor who hopes the cash will definitely maybe help to fund a very special project.

Sarah Michelle Gellar has revealed that she once asked for a day off work so she could attend Taylor Swift‘s ‘Eras’ tour.The actress is currently promoting the Dexter prequel series Dexter: Original Sin alongside her co-star Christian Slater.During an interview on The Drew Barrymore Show, she revealed that she’d been to Miami in October to see one of Swift’s final ‘Eras’ shows, and called the performance “incredible”.She then added that in order to get the opportunity to go, she’d continuously asked for time off from filming. “He knew it was the only thing I cared about at work,” she said, referring to Slater.

Guitarist and songwriter for the band Replacements, Bob “Slim” Dunlap tragically died on Wednesday at the age of 73, after ‘complications from a stroke’.The Rockstar suffered a stroke 12 years ago, in 2012, however, created years of health complications for the star. Minneapolis Star Tribune published a message from the guitarist's family on Wednesday, December 18 confirming the star’s death. In the heartfelt message, the family revealed they played his Live at The Turf Club CD during his final moments, as he passed shortly after listening to one of his tracks.The statement read: “Bob passed at home today at 12:48 p.m.

Bruce Springsteen has teased a jam-packed 2025 with extended tour dates and the release of “never-before-released” material.It has been announced via a press release that the 75-year-old rock icon will be kicking off 2025 with an extension of his global tour with The E Street Band, and will hit the road on May 14 with a show in Manchester’s Co-Op Live followed by stops in various cities across the UK and Europe throughout July. Check out a full list of dates below and visit here to purchase tickets.MAY17 – Manchester, England – Co-op Live20 – Manchester, England – Co-op Live24 – Lille, France – Stade Pierre Mauroy31 – Marseille, France – Orange VelodromeJUNE4 – Liverpool, England – Anfield Stadium11 – Berlin, Germany – Olympiastadion15 – Prague, Czech Republic – Airport Letnany18 – Frankfurt, Germany – Deutsche Bank Park21 – San Sebastian, Spain – Estadio Reale Arena (Anoeta)27 – Gelsenkirchen, Germany – Veltins Arena30 – Milan, Italy – San Siro StadiumJULY3 – Milan, Italy – San Siro StadiumElsewhere in the press release, it was revealed that 2025 will also include a “look back at Springsteen’s storied recording career, featuring never-before-heard material.” However, the release did not share what era the songs are from or the formats in which they will be released.Back in 1998, Springsteen released ‘Tracks’, a four-disc box set that featured 66 songs with the majority being never-before-released tracks as well as b-sides, demons and alternate versions of his previously released songs.Next year marks the 50th anniversary of Springsteen’s seminal album ‘Born To Run’.

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A.D. Amorosi Ariana Grande in “Wicked,” Timothée Chalamet in “A Complete Unknown” and Angelina Jolie in “Maria”: What these performances have in common – besides a strong shot at Oscar nominations – is the man who coached each of their voices to their highest highs: esteemed Los Angeles vocal coach Eric Vetro.

Taylor Swift celebrated her 35th birthday with an ‘Eras’ tour-themed party earlier this week. Check out the photos below.The singer’s birthday on December 13 came just days after she wrapped up the colossal tour with the very last scheduled show taking place in Vancouver, Canada on December 8.Yesterday (December 18), it was revealed that the tour was the highest-grossing of 2024 – beating off competition from Coldplay, Bruce Springsteen, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and more.So, appropriately, Swift’s subsequent birthday celebrations were a homage to the shows, with guests dressed as the different ‘Eras’ of her career celebrated during the global trek.Swift’s boyfriend, Travis Kelce, wore the costume he donned on stage when he made a cameo appearance in her ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ set during one of her Wembley Stadium shows.Elsewhere, Brittany Mahomes, former football player and wife of Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs teammate Patrick Mahomes, wore a costume reminiscent of Swift’s tour wardrobe during her ‘Fearless’ era – her second studio album released in 2006.Other guests nodded to Swift’s ‘Reputation‘ album with snake-themed costumes.

Pollstar, and confirmed which 10 artists were behind the biggest tours.Unsurprisingly, it was Taylor Swift‘s massive ‘Eras Tour’ which took the top spot – breaking the record as the highest-grossing tour of all time, bringing in a reported $2.2billion (£1.73b) since it began. Running for a combined total of 21 months across 149 shows, the stadium tour marked a new high for the global pop star, and ended on December 8 at Vancouver, British Columbia’s BC Place Stadium.Last December, at the tour’s midpoint, Swift made history when the tour became the first to gross $1billion (£796million).

Bruce Springsteen.The state’s Democratic representative Josh Gottheimer took his eagerness to support New Jersey legend Springsteen to the next level – posting his results from Spotify Wrapped 2024 online and showcasing his commitment to listening to The Boss.“No surprises here… Fun fact: My first ever concert was at Meadowlands to see The Boss!” he shared on social media, alongside an image which showed his top five songs of the past 12 months being the singer’s hits ‘Thunder Road’, ‘Because the Night’, ‘Glory Days’, ‘Badlands’, and ‘The Rising’.No surprises here…Fun fact: My first ever concert was at Meadowlands to see The Boss! pic.twitter.com/xuAcNn8si8— Josh Gottheimer (@Josh4Jersey) December 6, 2024Upon the results being shared, however, some viewers were quick to notice slight discrepancies between the politician’s results and the Wrapped results shared online by other Spotify users.In the screenshot Gottheimer shared on X/Twitter, there seemed to be a slightly different font choice for the song titles, and the spacing between the letters seemed slightly askew – leading to it being deemed a fake.After outlets like the New Jersey Monitor weighed in and asked him for comment, Gottheimer went on to reveal he had doctored the results to avoid including his children’s choice in music in the list.“This would be my Spotify Wrapped if I didn’t share my account with my 12 and 15-year-old kids,” Gottheimer said in a statement. “While it’s Springsteen all day for me — don’t get me wrong, I still love listening to Taylor Swift!”He continued: “To paraphrase the Boss: I wasn’t here for business baby, I was only here for fun.

Bob The Builder – has revealed that there were once some talks about involving Bruce Springsteen in a rendition of the theme tune.The actor, who is also recognised for roles in Men Behaving Badly, Waterloo Road and Line Of Duty, recalled the success of the theme song for the children’s show during a new interview with The Guardian.In the piece, he looked back at the time the show’s creators decided to release the theme as an official single, and how they were taken aback by the impressive mark it left on the UK charts.“The TV show was going bonkers all around the world. By the time it came to the end of 2000, someone said: ‘Why don’t we re-record the theme tune as a single?’ We didn’t think anything would come of it, even though it was a lot of fun,” Morrissey recalled.“Then Chris Evans kept playing it on the Virgin breakfast show, which gave it a massive push.

Brian Cox has expanded on criticism of “method acting” by his Succession co-star Jeremy Strong, saying: “He would be an even better actor if he just got rid of that.”It’s not the first time Cox has criticised his co-star’s use of method acting. Back in 2023, the actor described it as “fucking annoying” in an interview with Town and County.

Adam B. Vary Senior Entertainment Writer Jeremy Allen White has joined the “Star Wars” film “The Mandalorian & Grogu” as the voice of Jabba the Hutt’s son, Rotta the Hutt, Variety has confirmed.

ITV's I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here reached its climax on Saturday night with a new King of the Jungle crowned. On Saturday night, the British public voted Danny Jones this series' winner, beating rivals Coleen Rooney and the Rev Richard Coles into second and third place, respectively.

As Bob Dylan fans await Timothée Chalamet‘s portrayal of the folk music legend, Chloe Fineman has reprised her portrayal of Chalamet.

Timothée Chalamet for his role as Bob Dylan in upcoming biopic A Complete Unknown.In an interview with Rolling Stone published yesterday (December 7), Vetro – who previously worked with Austin Butler for Elvis, and is currently working with Jeremy Allen White for his upcoming role as Bruce Springsteen – spoke at length about Chalamet, with whom he also worked on Wonka.Vetro revealed that, in preparation for his job, the vocal coach listened to Dylan to analyse the “nasality of his voice” and “the way he pronounces his words”.“I find it so interesting that he sounds young and simultaneously old at the same time,” he said of Dylan. “Even when he was young, he has that energy of an old soul.”On beginning work with Chalamet for the Dylan movie, he said: “We would do normal exercises that I would give to anyone just to strengthen their voice, widen their range.

Anne McCarthy “Saturday Night Live” poked fun at one of the most anticipated films of the holiday season, the Timothée Chalamet-helmed Bob Dylan biopic, “A Complete Unknown,” out Christmas Day, with a sketch portraying the film’s red-carpet premiere. Chloe Fineman, as Timothée Chalamet, admitted to having a Brat Summer (a reference to the CharliXCX-inspired trend). “Oh, man it was crazy.

Pearl Jam have announced their 2025 US tour dates in support of new album ‘Dark Matter’.The alternative rock band launched Ten Days of Pearl Jam earlier this week (December 1), bringing fans a bevy of new footage and information until next Tuesday (December 10).On Thursday (December 5), Pearl Jam announced an extension of their ‘Dark Matter’ tour, which recently concluded in late-November with a trek through Australia.New dates will see the band perform two nights per venue in the states of Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania. Tickets are now available for Ten Club members, with a public presale alert available for sign-ups here.

Melvin Odoom has spilled some 'secrets' from inside the jungle about his fellow I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here campmates Danny Jones, Oti Mabuse, Alan Halsall and Reverend Richard.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music With no shade to anyone, there really is no other choice for Variety’s Hitmakers Producer of the Decade than Jack Antonoff. Yes, he’s won the Grammy producer of the year award for three consecutive trips around the sun, but that’s just one indication of his culture-shifting collaborations with Taylor Swift, Lana Del Rey, Kendrick Lamar, Lorde, St.