Live Nation will require all attendees at their festivals and venues to show proof of full vaccination or a negative coronavirus test. The concert organizers had previously announced it would be up to performers whether to enforce the mandate, but they have now declared all artists, crew and attendees must submit to the checks beginning Oct. 4.

Stop me if you’ve heard this one, but Kanye West’s much anticipated and oft-delayed “Donda” album has a new release date. According to Apple music, the project will drop on Aug. 20. That’s after earlier release dates of July 23, Aug. 6 & 15 were missed. Oh, also July 24, 2020.

Usher plans to release a new album this year, his first since 2016’s “Hard II Love”. He wouldn’t confirm rumors that he is developing a ‘sequel’ to his hit 2004 album “Confessions”, but says fans won’t have to wait long for some “unique” songs.

During Billy Joel’s Saturday night show in Buffalo, he served up a surprise guest. Buffalo native and Goo Dolls frontman John Rzeznik joined Billy and his band for a performance of the Dolls’ 1998 hit ‘Iris’.

Jennifer Lopez was Madonna’s first choice to perform with and, of course, kiss at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards. Britney Spears eventually got the gig.

Carrie Ann Inaba will not return to “The Talk’. The show wants to replace her with a male co-host.

The Cubs and Reds are going to play the next Field of Dreams game on August 11, 2022.

The Atlanta Falcons have become the first NFL team to have 100% of its players vaccinated.

Jennifer Lopez bought jewelry for Ben Affleck’s daughters while celebrating his 49th birthday. JLo picked out several “birth flower necklaces” for Ben’s girls.

The Weeknd’s “Blinding Lights” has set the record for the longest run on the Billboard Hot 100. The track has charted for 88 consecutive weeks, surpassing Imagine Dragons’ “Radioactive” which held on for 87 consecutive weeks between 2012 and 2014.

SIMU LIU, the star of “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” did some stock photo modeling in the past. He said, quote, “Got paid 120 bucks and signed away all my rights to them because I was in credit card debt.”

IRELAND BALDWIN would like you to know that her new tattoo is not KENDALL JENNER, even though it looks like her. It is a nude pin-up girl inspired by a vintage advertisement.

NAOMI OSAKA got emotional during a press conference after a reporter asked her about her supposed aversion to dealing with the press. She handled the question, but had to take a quick break from the press conference.

That was fast. DAN + SHAY’s new album, “Good Things”, went Gold on Friday . . . which was the SAME DAY it came out. It’s the first country album in the streaming era to go Gold on its release day.

Justin Bieber and Skrillex will drop their latest collaboration on Friday. According to Bieber’s Instagram post, the track will also feature Don Toliver.

The music video for Lorde’s single, “Mood Ring”, is scheduled to premiere at 2:00pm today. The singer made the announcement on her website and linked to a pre-premiere livestream of the forthcoming “Solar Power” track.

The BBC will pay $2 million to a charity in a bid to make amends for the “deceitful” interview Martin Bashir conducted with the late Princess Diana in 1995. Her sons, Princes William and Harry, will reportedly help decide which charities earn the sum.

Pete Davidson and Phoebe Dynevor have reportedly split after five months together. The ‘SNL’ and ‘Bridgerton’ stars are calling it quits over distance—he’s in NYC, and she’s based in England, and their busy schedules. They were last seen in PDA mode at Wimbledon in July.