‘Pure light and soul’: Paula Abdul mourns former band member & ‘Kimmel’ bandleader Cleto Escobedo III

‘Pure light and soul’: Paula Abdul mourns former band member & ‘Kimmel’ bandleader Cleto Escobedo III

Jimmy Kimmel and Cleto Escobedo III (Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images)Jimmy Kimmel isn’t the only celebrity mourning bandleader and saxophonist Cleto Escobedo III. Before Cleto became the leader of Cleto and the Cletones on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he toured the world with Paula Abdul. She shared a clip on Instagram that showed her performing her hit “Forever…Read More…

Ariana Grande just landed her 20th Grammy nomination

Ariana Grande just landed her 20th Grammy nomination

‘Wicked: The Soundtrack’ ( Universal Pictures / Republic Records / Verve Records)Grammy nominations were announced Nov. 7, but now the Recording Academy has amended its initial list of nominees to add additional people — including Ariana Grande.Ariana and her Wicked co-star Cynthia Erivo were nominated on Nov. 7 for best pop duo/group performance for “Defying Gravity”…Read More…

Music notes: KATSEYE, Katy Perry and more

Music notes: KATSEYE, Katy Perry and more

KATSEYE has teamed with Riot Games to reimagine their song “M.I.A.” for this year’s VALORANT Game Changers Championship. Taking place Nov. 28-30 in Seoul, South Korea, the event features 10 elite teams of gamers from around the world. Megan of KATSEYE, a gamer herself, says, “That song has always been about confidence and showing up…Read More…

Olivia Rodrigo releasing live Lollapalooza collab with Weezer on vinyl

Olivia Rodrigo releasing live Lollapalooza collab with Weezer on vinyl

Olivia Rodrigo performs at the 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony in Los Angeles, Nov. 8, 2025 (Disney/Frank Micelotta)Olivia Rodrigo’s collaboration with Weezer at Lollapalooza this past August has been immortalized in vinyl.Liv is releasing a 7-inch single featuring the two songs she played with the ’90s alt-rock icons at the Chicago festival. It’s available…Read More…