D’Angelo, the pioneering soul and R&B artist known for his critically acclaimed albums “Brown Sugar”, “Voodoo”, and “Black Messiah”, died on Tuesday at 51 after a prolonged battle with pancreatic cancer.

After pictures of Katy Perry kissing former Canadian PM Justin Trudeau on a yacht in Santa Barbara surfaced, she seemingly addressed the burgeoning romance during her “Lifetimes Tour” stop in London on Monday. During the show, she received a surprise marriage proposal from an audience member. Her response, 24 hours after her and Justin’s pictures together made the news, she said, “I wish you’d asked me 48 hours ago.”

Following the record-breaking debut of “The Life of a Showgirl”, selling more than 4 million copies in its first week, Sabrina Carpenter congratulated Taylor Swift. Sharing Taylor’s post that said she has “4 million reasons to feel even more proud of this album than I already was”, Sabrina shared her comment and wrote “Of. All. Time.” alongside a series of heart emojis.

Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong made a surprise appearance at Dua Lipa’s show in San Francisco. During her current tour, she’s been inviting up or covering artists related to the city she’s playing. In introducing Billie Joe, Dua told the crowd, “I love this band for so many different reasons.” He joined her for a rendition of ‘Wake Me Up When September Ends’.

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts are returning to Vegas. After a run of dates at the House of Blues Las Vegas in June, they’ll return to the venue, inside the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, for 5 dates in February. Joan also paid tribute to former Blackhearts drummer Thommy Price, who recently died at 68. She wrote, “Thommy was a legendary drummer who was a Blackheart for 4 decades.”

Morgan Wallen’s ‘I Got Better’ is at the top of Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart with 13.2 million official streams. It’s his 12th #1, dating back to ‘Whiskey Glasses’, which was his first chart-topper in May 2019. No other artist has more than 4 during that stretch.

NBC has debuted the official trailer for the new cheerleading comedy series “Stumble”! The series focuses on “the ridiculously high stakes and competitive world of junior college cheer,” and stars Jenn Lyon, Taran Killam, and Kristin Chenoweth. It premieres on November 7 on NBC.

This week on “Hot Ones”, Jeremy Allen White will take on The Wings of Death! The YouTube show hosted by Sean Evans will drop its latest episode this Thursday. “The Bear” star is transforming into “The Boss” in “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere” in theaters on October 24.

Netflix and Spotify announced a partnership bringing select video podcasts to Netflix’s streaming platform. The collaboration will feature shows from Spotify Studios and The Ringer, including “The Bill Simmons Podcast”, “The Zach Lowe Show”, “The McShay Show”, “The Rewatchables”, and “Conspiracy Theories”. Could “The Hot Tub Podcast” be next??

Billie Eilish sent gifts to 18-year-old fan Aniyah, who defended the singer during an aggressive encounter at her Miami concert last week in which an attendee grabbed Billie’s arm and slammed her into the barricade at the Kaseya Center performance. Aniyah, wearing a red bandana, chased the person as security removed him and scolded the aggressor. Billie thanked Aniyah with a sweatshirt and other items, prompting the fan to post on Instagram Sunday saying “thank you so much for the gifts billie!!!”

The creator of Netflix’s animated hit “KPop Demon Hunters” says the film should not be turned into live action. Released on August 23, the movie follows global pop stars who secretly fight demons. Director Maggie Kang told the BBC she opposes a live-action version, saying, “There’s so many elements of the tone and the comedy that are so suited for animation.”

“Abbott Elementary” star Lisa Ann Walter will debut her first stand-up comedy special on Hulu in 2026. She directed the project herself, which will stream on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers. The show joins Hulu’s Hularious-branded comedy lineup alongside Bill Burr, Jim Gaffigan, Zarna Garg and Ilana Glazer.

Ego Nwodim is officially moving on from “Saturday Night Live”. The 37-year-old comedian left SNL just before Season 51 premiered. Ego will be performing in a comedy show at Lincoln Center Theater’s Claire Tow Theater in New York City. She will be acting in “The Comedy Series”, marking her Off-Broadway debut. The show will run from November 19 to November 23.