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Pearl Jam has announced tour dates for 2025. Ten shows have been scheduled starting April 24 in Hollywood FL. They play 2 shows in each city, also hitting Atlanta, Nashville, and Raleigh, before wrapping up in Pittsburgh on May 16 and 18. Expect more dates to be announced later.
BTS member V’s new single, a revamped collab with the late Bing Crosby on the holiday classic ‘White Christmas’, dropped on Friday. Billboard said, “V has made his own mark on a timeless recording, honoring its spirit while bringing “White Christmas” to a new generation.”
After 42 years, Iron Maiden drummer Nicko McBrain has announced his retirement from touring. Saturday’s show in Brazil was his final gig with the band. The 72-year-old, who suffered a stroke last year, indicated that he’ll “remain a part of the Iron Maiden family working on a variety of projects.” The band has a Netflix documentary coming in March to celebrate its 50th anniversary.
The War and Treaty have announced their 4th album “Plus One” will arrive February 14. Tanya Trotter says, “It came from wanting to be the hope we believe people need right now, as well as the hope that we need for ourselves.” A new song from the project, ‘Carried Away’, was released with the announcement on Friday.
Jeremy Allen White will voice Jabba the Hutt’s son Rotta the Hutt in the upcoming “Star Wars” film “The Mandalorian & Grogu”. This marks his first major franchise after his Emmy-winning role in the FX series “The Bear”.
Chris Evans may return in “Avengers: Doomsday”, but his role remains a mystery, as old man Steve Rogers passed on the shield in “Avengers: Endgame”. Plot details are secret, but Robert Downey Jr. will appear as the Doctor Doom.
Billboard’s staff picked Kendrick Lamar’s “Not Like Us” as the song of 2024. Billboard said Kendrick “dropped a diss track for the ages, equal parts scathing and entertaining.” The top five songs of the year include: 2 – Chappell Roan, “Good Luck, Babe!” 3 – Sabrina Carpenter, “Espresso” 4 – Billie Eilish, “Birds of a Feather” 5 – Shaboozey, “A Bar Song (Tipsy)”.
“Wicked” has been named the best movie of the year by National Board of Review The blockbuster Broadway adaptation’s director Jon M. Chu also scooped the best director award and the movie’s stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande will be presented with the NBR Spotlight Award.
Rolling Stones have unveiled their first-ever fragrance, “RS No. 9”, described as “a unique scent that summons the spirit of a scene that made history, the place where it all began.” It will be limited to 999 numbered bottles and will cost $99.99 for a 100ml bottle. They are available to preorder online, with bottles shipping January 31.
If you can’t wait until Christmas Day to see the new Bob Dylan biopic “A Complete Unknown” starring Timothée Chalamet, there is a way to catch it earlier — and bigger. The film will play in in select IMAX theaters starting December 18. All screenings will be followed by a prerecorded Q&A with the cast.
Zach Bryan and Shaboozey both earned spots on Forbes 30 Under 30 List for 2025, a round-up of the most influential young changemakers across several industries. Both had standout years in 2024, releasing some of country’s most high-profile albums, and expanding their reach through massive chart hits and boundary-pushing musical styles.
Jacques Audiard’s Spanish-language musical “Emilia Pérez” came away with the most Golden Globes nominations yesterday. It received 10 nods, one shy of the record set by Robert Altman’s “Nashville” in 1976. The Netflix flick scored a best best motion picture nod, as well as nominations for director Audiard, actress Karla Sofía Gascón, supporting actresses Selena Gomez and Zoe Saldaña, and 2 original songs.
Charli XCX has been declared “Mother of the Year” by the LGBTQ+ social networking app Grindr. For its 2024 Grindr Unwrapped: Gay Year In Review, the app surveyed users on pop culture topics and trends, and she came first. #2 was Lady Gaga, followed by Beyoncé, Céline Dion, and Chappell Roan.
The surviving members of Soundgarden will reunite for a Seattle Children’s Hospital benefit show this Saturday at the 1100-capacity Showbox in Seattle WA. Billed as Nudedragons, the name Soundgarden reunited under in 2010, the December 14 show will feature Kim Thayil, Ben Shepherd, and Matt Cameron, with singer Shaina Shepherd.
The official trailer for “Becoming Led Zeppelin” has arrived. What looks to be the definitive document of the group from director Bernard MacMahon features a wealth of archival and rare interview and live footage. It will receive an exclusive theatrical release in IMAX on February 7.
Blake Shelton says he and Gwen Stefani are not Starbucks regulars. When asked what their go-to order is, he responded, “Starbucks is a little too hardcore for both of us. I just like regular coffee that we drink at the house.” And when they DO drink Starbucks coffee? “It’s like, ‘Oh my God, are we about to…like, stay awake for a week?’”
Morgan Wallen’s felony chair-throwing case is going to a Grand Jury in the state of Tennessee. His lawyers are waiving the preliminary hearing, which was set for Thursday. Now a jury will decide if there’s enough evidence to proceed to trial.
Mariah Carey‘s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” returns to the top of the Billboard Hot 100 this week after jumping up nine spots to reach No. 1. This is the festive classic’s 15th total week topping the singles chart, spread out over six holiday seasons. Christmas tunes dominate this week’s Billboard Hot 100, as Brenda Lee’s “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” jumps up 13 places to No. 2, and Wham!’s “Last Christmas” leaps 15 spots to No. 3.
Warner Bros. made some changes to its film release schedule, moving “Final Destination: Bloodlines” to May 2025, replacing the J.J. Abrams-produced mystery thriller “Flowervale Street”. That movie will now arrive in March 2026. “Final Destination: Bloodlines” will now be the only major studio release on its date at the start of a busy summer.
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