“Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest” will add a historic first for its 55th year by featuring a live Central Time countdown from Chicago. The Windy City will join New York’s Times Square broadcast with its own host, performances, and fireworks, marking its first time in the spotlight alongside past countdown locations like Los Angeles and Nashville.

Sydney Sweeney is brushing off the poor $1.3 million opening of “Christy,” her biographical boxing drama about Christy Martin. In an Instagram post, she wrote that the film’s value isn’t in its box-office numbers but in its impact, calling it the most meaningful project of her career.

Taylor Swift has set another Billboard chart record. ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ is #1 on the Hot 100 for a fifth week. With “The Life of a Showgirl” also at #1 for a fifth week on the albums chart, she is now the only artist to debut at #1 on both charts simultaneously and hold those top spots for 5 weeks.

Tate McRae will release “SO CLOSE TO WHAT??? (deluxe)” on November 21. She posted, “we had a few more songs that i wanted to share with y’all to close out the SC2W era.” It’ll include her latest single, ‘Tit for Tat’, plus other new songs, though those haven’t been announced yet.

Listen up KISS fans! Paul Stanley’s son Evan and Gene Simmon’s son Nick have announced that they will release the new song ‘”Body Down’ on December 5. It’ll be the debut release from their collaborative group Stanley Simmons.

Jon Bon Jovi is a grandpa of 2. His son Jesse Bongiovi and his wife Jesse Light posted Monday that they have welcomed their first baby together, daughter Blair Lucy. Jon became a first-time grandpa in August when his son Jake Bongiovi and daughter-in-law Millie Bobby Brown announced their new arrival.

Starbucks has issued an apology for the rollout of its viral “Bearista” cup. Their holiday menu and merch rolled out, and people went nuts for the “Bearista” cup. Some even slept outside to be first in line to get one. Others weren’t that lucky. Several customers jumped on social media to complain about how the company handled the drop and how stores barely had any in stock to begin with.

Eagles have added four more shows to their Las Vegas Sphere residency. The new dates are coming up on March 20, 21, 27 and 28. Eagles now hold the record for the longest residency at The Sphere at 56 shows. Don Henley has joked that they are the venue’s “house band.”

Three Days Grace has announced the 2026 “Alienation” tour, kicking off in Fort Wayne, Indiana in February with Finger Eleven and Royal Tusk opening on select North American dates. The band’s latest album, ‘Alienation’ features both original vocalist Adam Gontier and Matt Walsh on vocals.

Morgan Wallen will be the first Country artist to be featured on an upcoming episode of Spotify’s “Billions Club” series. He’s also the first Country artist to have three songs hit the billion streams mark.

Brandy and Monica’s co-headlining “The Boy Is Mine Tour” made a standout stop at the sold-out Kia Forum in Inglewood, California, where the star-studded audience included Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Rihanna, Queen Latifah, and Jenifer Lewis. The set featured surprise guests appearances by LL Cool J, O.T. Genasis, Blxst, and Mario, while Kehlani, Ty Dolla $ign, 50 Cent, and Miguel took part in the duo’s first L.A. show.

Sabrina Carpenter will headline her first major studio movie in an untitled musical inspired by Lewis Carroll’s “Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland”. Lorene Scafaria will write and direct the project, which Sabrina will also produce.

The first trailer for “Grand Theft Auto 6” has surpassed “Avengers: Infinity War” to claim the title of most-viewed trailer in YouTube history. Released in December 2023, “Trailer One” now has more than 268 million views compared to “Infinity War”’s 267 million.

Andy Garcia confirmed he will reprise his role as casino owner Terry Benedict in “Ocean’s 14”. He said the film was scheduled to shoot in January 2026 but was delayed avoiding scheduling conflicts. The sequel, directed by Steven Soderbergh, will again star George Clooney as Danny Ocean along with Brad Pitt, Matt Damon, Don Cheadle, and Julia Roberts.

Mattel announced that writer and filmmaker Phil Johnston will create the script for a live-action “View-Master” movie with Sony Pictures. The film is based on the classic 3D image toy first introduced in 1939. Johnston, known for his work on “Wreck-It Ralph”, “Ralph Breaks the Internet”, and “Zootopia”, said the toy inspired his imagination as a child.

Cleto Escobedo III, longtime bandleader on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, has died at 59. Jimmy called him “a great friend, father, son, musician and man.” The two had been close since childhood. Cleto led the show’s house band since its 2003 debut, performing alongside his father, Cleto Escobedo Sr. He previously toured with Earth, Wind and Fire and Paula Abdul.