Stray Kids claim their eighth No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with “DO IT”. All eight of the group’s Billboard 200 chart entries have debuted at No. 1, beginning with “ODDINARY” in 2022. The “Wicked: For Good” soundtrack debuts at No. 2. After seven straight weeks at No. 1, Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” falls to No. 3 in its eighth week.

 

The NFL has unveiled the lineup for the pregame entertainment at Super Bowl LX. Charlie Puth will perform the national anthem, Brandi Carlile will sing “America the Beautiful”, and Coco Jones will perform “Lift Every Voice and Sing”. Bad Bunny, of course, is the Super Bowl Halftime Show on February 8, at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California.

 

Don’t “believe” everything you hear about Cher. The superstar isn’t headed to Netflix anytime soon, despite reports she locked down a multimillion-dollar deal. A UK report circulated last week, claiming she had inked a $13 million deal with the streamer for a 7-episode tell-all series about the highs and lows of her life. TMZ reports sources as saying that the story is pure fantasy, and a Netflix series isn’t happening, and there is no deal in place.

 

Whitney Leavitt, best known for starring in the Hulu reality series “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” has set her Broadway debut. She’ll play Roxie Hart in “Chicago” at the Ambassador Theatre for 6 weeks beginning February 2. The news comes after her recent finish as a semifinalist on Season 34 of “Dancing With the Stars”.

 

Sarah Paulson will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame today. One of the defining icons of “American Horror Story” is finally getting the recognition after years of serving up terror, talent, and iconic characters. Her career achievements include including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Tony Award.

 

sombr initially thought that a compliment from Taylor Swift was fake. Taylor said in an interview in October, “sombr is amazing.” sombr said to Vanity Fair, “I just woke up and I opened my texts. ‘Taylor Swift mentioned you!’ I was like, No, no way. This is AI. But it wasn’t!”

 

Teddy Swims is facing backlash online after promoting the use of AI to create music. At SXSW Sydney, he spoke about how he and his team have used powerful AI systems to tweak parts of his music, helping save time, money, and energy. This comes amid other artists’ growing concerns about how AI could severely impact their industry.

 

Oasis member Liam Gallagher credits their reunion tour with helping him quit drinking and doing drugs but admits he recently broke his sobriety. When the “Oasis Live ’25 Tour” concluded in São Paulo, Brazil, he celebrated by “having a few” drinks. When a fan asked if he got “blitzed” after the show, he responded by saying he only “had 5 lagers.” He indicated that he is already back to being sober.

 

Lainey Wilson has scored her 9th career #1 song at country radio with ‘Somewhere Over Laredo’. The song appears on the deluxe edition of her 2024 album “Whirlwind”. Although she co-wrote the tune, Harold Arlen, and Yip Harburg, who wrote ‘Over the Rainbow’ for the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz”, also received co-writing credits, because Lainey’s song utilizes the same melody.

 

Meghan Trainor’s husband visited a psychic who told him she was using coffee like speed, causing her to crash, and affecting her adrenals and hormones. As a result, Megahan stopped drinking coffee cold turkey and experienced a tough first week but now has more energy than ever. She feels touring, parenting, and staying energized is easier now that she has eliminated coffee from her routine.

 

Radiohead have postponed two shows in Copenhagen on their European comeback tour due to frontman Thom Yorke’s “extreme throat infection.” The Grammy-winning British band have rescheduled their December 1 and 2 performances. The band revealed that “treatment is underway” and they remain “hopeful Thom will recover in time” for the remaining shows.

 

NBC will air an encore of “Wicked: One Wonderful Night” on New Year’s Eve. The two-hour special features stars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande with Jeff Goldblum, Ethan Slater, Bowen Yang, and Marissa Bode.

 

Paramount has scheduled two major franchise releases for 2028. An untitled “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” movie will open on November 17, 2028, followed by an untitled “Sonic Universe Event Film” on December 22, 2028. The TMNT project will blend live action and CG animation, marking the first live-action version since 2016’s “Out of the Shadows”.