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The beef between Drizzy Drake and K-Dot dominated headlines in 2024 — and has done anything but abate ever since.Now, just days after winning five Grammys for his Drake diss track “Not Like Us,” including the coveted Record of the Year and Song of the Year trophies, the LA rapper is set to take the field at the 2025 Super Bowl Halftime Show. According to reports, Lamar plans to perform the song that dominated the Billboard Rap charts last summer. With more than 80,000 in attendance at the Superdome in New Orleans on Sunday and likely over 100 million watching at home, the stage is set for K-Dot and Champagne Papi’s feud to be broadcast to more people than ever before.

The commercial opens with Mountain Dew’s Mountain Dude offering singer Becky G the company’s Baja Blast flavored drink.After accepting and taking a sip, Seal’s transported to the ocean, landing in a boat driven by Mountain Dude.“Refreshing,” Becky G, 27, tells Mountain Dude.“It’s kissed by the perfect amount of tropical lime,” he replies.The scene then pans to multiple seals on a rock formation singing the beginning of what viewers might think is “Kiss From a Rose.”At the top of the rock formation, Seal is revealed, but not as his usual self. Instead, Seal has been transformed into, well, an actual seal.“Baby, I compare it to a kiss from a lime, on the bay,” Seal sings dramatically, altering a few lyrics from his hit song.

an Instagram post on Wednesday. A joint effort with Brandi Carlile, Andrew Watt and longtime collaborator Bernie Taupin, the LP was recorded in just 20 days back in October 2023 when John was fresh off the success of his Dodgers Stadium and Glastonbury performances.Wanting to create something unlike any of his past work, John made the unprecedented decision to welcome cameras into the studio to document the making of the album.

LiveNation.“The all-star event will celebrate the true creators of heavy metal and will see @OzzyOsbourne play his own short set before joining with Black Sabbath for his final bow,” read the announcement, shared on Osbourne’s X account. Osbourne himself said, “It’s my time to go Back to the Beginning….time for me to give back to the place where I was born. How blessed am I to do it with the help of people whom I love.

origins are much more innocent.Founding members Angus Young and his brother Malcolm – who died in 2017 from the effects of dementia – were brainstorming names for the band ahead of a New Year’s Eve show at a night club when their sister-in-law, Margaret, suggested the name AC/DC, which was inspired by her sewing machine’s AC adapter.She also suggested they use a lightning bolt as their logo.“Her sewing machine had AC/DC on the back of it,” Malcolm shared in a “Behind the Music” VH1 documentary. “We were tossing around names for weeks and she just said it one night and everyone went ‘That’s good.’”“I thought it’s an easy name to remember and it was on the side of a lot of electrical appliances,” original singer Dave Evans said during a recent interview on the Podpokas Podcast.

Hootie & the Blowfish singer took to Instagram to confirm that he had moved to the U.K., but it isn’t permanent. “I’ve been a traveling musician all my life.

Grammy Awards 2025 at Los Angeles’ Crypto.com Arena on Sunday night.The 25-year-old pop star, who is up for six awards, entertained the live audience by singing her 2024 hits “Espresso” and “Please Please Please.”Carpenter kicked off her performance wearing a black jacket and tie, giving Old Hollywood a nod while singing a slowed-down version of “Espresso.”She then ripped off the suit to reveal a blue ensemble and sang a faster version of her hit single — while tap dancing!Carpenter’s performance continued with “Please Please Please” before she transitioned back to “Espresso” while joined by her backup dancers, who were also dressed in blue.Carpenter joined Billie Eilish, Shakira, Chappell Roan, Charli xcx, Teddy Swims, Benson Boone and other stars in performing at this year’s Grammys, hosted by Trevor Noah.The Disney Channel alum also snagged six nominations, including for Record of the Year, Album of the Year, Song of the Year, Best New Artist, Best Pop Solo Performance and Best Pop Vocal Album.Shortly after her performance, she won for Best Pop Vocal Album — her first Grammy ever — and teared up as she walked on stage to accept her award.“This is so special to me and Short N’ Sweet means the world,” she told the audience. In the Best New Artist category, Carpenter is up against Roan, Boone, Swims, Doechii, Khruangbin, Raye and Shaboozey.In November, Carpenter shared a video of herself watching the Grammy nominations livestream and celebrating the news of her first-ever Grammy noms on her tour bus.“This is the first year I’ve watched the livestream where I heard my name!” Carpenter wrote.

Roll out the red carpet — it’s music’s biggest night.The 67th annual Grammy Awards ceremony kicks off at 8 p.m.

The 67th annual Grammys show has packed this year’s Best New Artist category with an eclectic — and impressive — crop of musicians.Combine soulful crooners Benson Boone and Teddy Swims with female rapper Doechii, country/hip-hop artist Shaboozey, British singer-songwriter Raye and pop funk fusion trio Khruangbin, along with pop princess Sabrina Carpenter plus “Midwest Princess” Chappell Roan, and you get a Grammy graduating class of all-stars.Get to know all the Best New Artist contenders before the 2025 Grammys kick off Sunday night at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m.

scored the most nominations for the 67th annual Grammy Awards. 32 gramophone winner Beyoncé leads the list with 11 nominations, while Swift and Eilish scored 6 and 7 nods, respectively.All three pop divas are vying for Album of the Year: Beyoncé for “Cowboy Carter,” Swift for “The Tortured Poets Department” and Eilish for “Hit Me Hard and Soft,” but all eyes are on Queen Bey to see if she finally wins the highly sought-after honor.

announced on social media. He explained why he chose to keep the news close to his chest.“I waited this long to tell you about the diagnosis because I needed time to process the unsettling news myself,” he shared.Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder that attacks the nervous system and worsens over time, according to the Mayo Clinic.

Beatles drummer shared his shocking confession during his Tuesday appearance on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!“Kimmel, 57, asked Starr to clear up some rumors about him that exist out in the ether — the first of which is that the rock star has never eaten pizza.“I’ve never had a pizza,” Starr confirmed to stunned silence. “Never had a pizza.”“You hear all those people in the back going, ‘What?'” he added, prompting laughter from the audience.But it was another food confession that left them even more shocked.“Or a curry,” Starr said as people gasped, “Nooooo!”“I’m allergic to several items,” explained the drummer, who has shared before that he is a vegetarian.

Pete Davidson got candid on the “horrible” process of removing tattoos while on “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” Thursday.As for how many tats the comedian, 31, plans to keep?“Maybe, like, two or three,” Davidson admitted despite “trying to clean slate it.”The “Saturday Night Live” alum shared that he had “probably, like, 200” tattoos, most of which are “almost gone” now, as he rolled up his sleeves to show his bare arms.“I’ve been burning them off,” continued Davidson, as he told host Jimmy Fallon that the process was “worse” than getting tattooed in the first place.“They burn off a layer of your skin, then it has to heal for six to eight weeks,” he explained. “You can’t get in the sunlight.

he died of suicide at the age of 44, according to a police report.The couple fought moments before Maloney passed on Tuesday, January 28, the fiancée told law enforcement, per the report obtained by TMZ.Maloney was intoxicated, his fiancée claimed, saying they argued in the car after leaving the New York-New York Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, where he performed earlier that evening.While driving home, Maloney’s fiancée asked him if he had her jacket, the report stated. After the “Voice” crooner replied that he didn’t, he allegedly grew annoyed and eventually called her a “bitch.”Maloney proceeded to reach into the glove compartment of the car, grab a gun and exit the vehicle, the report added.

the Associated Press, per local media.“She clearly felt dizzy. She started moving backward and fell in a way — I think she tried to support herself on the microphone or the music stand.

Marianne Faithfull has died. She was 78.“It is with deep sadness that we announce the death of the singer, songwriter and actress Marianne Faithfull,” her spokesperson said in a statement on Thursday.“Marianne passed away peacefully in London today, in the company of her loving family.

People on Tuesday. The cause of death was listed as a gunshot wound to the head, per the report.Whyte Maloney was active on social media right before his tragic death.

Friday’s episode, before bowing and looking into the camera. “Does she know what she did?” host Ken Jennings asked about the 56-year-old singer. “Oh, she does,” Goins teased back.

Los Angeles Times on Monday.“It’s been a great quarter of a century,” the musician added, “and I had hoped to be able to finish out this year with the band, but I must now do what’s best for all concerned.”According to the Cleveland Clinic, Parkinsonism is an umbrella term that refers to several brain conditions — including Parkinson’s disease — that cause slowed movements, rigidity (stiffness) and tremors. Parkinson’s disease makes up about 80% of all Parkinsonism cases.Smith’s bandmate, Dan Henley, reacted to his retirement in his own statement.“The Eagles will be forever grateful for the extraordinary talents that he brought to both our recordings and live performances,” said Henley, 77.“Steuart will be greatly missed, but he will always be a part of our musical family.

performing during Donald Trump’s inauguration celebrations. In an Instagram live broadcast on Sunday, which he later posted to the main page of his account, the rapper and former Trump critic, 53, spoke about “all the hate” he’s been receiving lately. Though he didn’t mention the president by name, Snoop’s comments came a little over a week after performing in Washington, DC, on Jan.