Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo are among the 2025 Pride Award nominees, while “Wicked” co-star Bowen Yang landed 3 nominations. The Pride Awards is an annual celebration of excellence within the community and its allies. The event, taking place on June 29 at New York’s Lincoln Center.

Marc Maron has announced that he and producer Brendan McDonald have decided to end “WTF With Marc Maron,” the groundbreaking podcast that helped define the medium. It launched in 2009. Marc broke the news to guest John Mulaney during the podcast’s latest episode. He indicated that the final episode would debut “sometime in the fall.”

Kelly Clarkson reportedly had a “moment of clarity” following her brief break from her talk show due to personal matters. In March, she abruptly stepped away from her show for 2 weeks. Now, sources say she faced “very painful” personal issues, and that she might leave her show, as she “knows her limits.”

Bono told Jimmy Kimmel that the new music U2 is currently working on is “the sound of 4 men, who feel like their lives depend on it… Nobody needs a new U2 album unless it’s an extraordinary one. And I’m feeling very strong about it.”

Kenny Chesney has been named the #1 country act in Billboard’s list of the Top Country Artists of the 21st Century, so far. The ranking is based on performance on the weekly Top Country Albums and Hot Country Songs charts from the start of 2000 through the end of 2024. The rest of the top 5, in order, are Tim McGraw, Taylor Swift, Toby Keith, and Keith Urban.

Monday morning came with a major new music teaser from Mariah Carey! “What’s your type?” she captioned the video teaser. In the clip, Mariah gets into the car, turns the engine on, and radio up. Her song “It’s Like That” plays before a voiceover from Mariah says, “To show my appreciation for your support, thank you, DJs.” Then MC16 appears.

We have an update on the upcoming second season of Netflix’s breakout comedy “Nobody Wants This”. The show’s executive producers and cast which included star Kristen Bell and Adam Brody, made the announcement live on stage at Netflix’s Emmy event celebrating Season 1. The new episodes of the show are set to premiere on October 23.

The start of Chris Stapleton’s All-American Roadshow Tour had to be rescheduled due to damaged equipment. It was supposed to kick off tomorrow in Greenville, South Carolina, but that show was rescheduled for July 9. The tour will now begin on Friday in Charlottesville, Virginia.

Alex Warren’s “Ordinary” climbs to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, becoming the singer-songwriter’s first leader on the chart. The track rises three spots this week to claim the top spot, after reaching a previous peak of No. 2. Alex becomes the first male solo artist to earn an initial Hot 100 No. 1 so far this year.

Amazon has announced the cast for Mike Flanagan’s TV series adaptation of Stephen King’s “Carrie”, with Samantha Sloyan as the religiously zealous mother Margaret White. The series will star Summer H. Howell as the titular misfit teen with telekinetic powers and is set to begin filming an 8-episode first season this summer.

Amazon MGM Studios has acquired the rights to adapt the hit video game “Split Fiction” into a film. The movie will be directed by Jon M. Chu and star Sydney Sweeney. The game, which blends fantasy and science fiction, follows a pair of authors trapped in the worlds they created and has been a critical and commercial success.

Cardi B and NFL player Stefon Diggs have made their relationship Instagram official, sharing photos of themselves on a yacht. Cardi B, who recently filed for divorce from her husband Offset, received an outpouring of support from fans over her new relationship with Diggs.

Benny Blanco surprised students at Fairfax High School’s prom by showing up and getting behind the DJ booth. Benny, an alumnus of a nearby Virginia high school, rushed to the venue and received an enthusiastic reception from the students. Benny also recently organized a prom-themed photoshoot for his fiancée Selena Gomez.