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Olivia Dean, sombr to make their ‘Saturday Night Live’ debuts in November

<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-17/M_OliviaDean_LolaMansell_100325.jpg” alt=””><figcaption>Olivia Dean (Lola Mansell)</figcaption></figure>On Saturday Sabrina Carpenter is hosting and performing on Saturday Night Live, and in November her new opening act will be making her own debut on the show.Olivia Dean, who’s opening for Sabrina on the new U.S. leg of her Short n’ Sweet tour starting Oct. 23, will be the musical…… Read More…

Ed Sheeran releases ‘Play – The Remixes’ EP, new video for ‘Symmetry’

<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-17/M_EdSheeraninIndia_MarkSurridge_101725.jpg” alt=””><figcaption>Ed Sheeran records in India (Mark Surridge)</figcaption></figure>Ed Sheeran’s album Play was heavily influenced by the global sounds he heard while traveling around the world on tour. Now he’s taken that one step further by releasing a remix album featuring collaborations with some of the South Asian artists he met during his travels.The EP…… Read More…

Gracie Abrams tells Cyndi Lauper about touring: ‘Constantly shocking’ but ‘fun’

Cyndi Lauper and Gracie Abrams for ‘Rolling Stone”s Musicians on Musicians series (Victoria Will for ‘Rolling Stone’))As part of Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians series, Gracie Abrams sat down for a chat with newly minted Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Cyndi Lauper, whose music she grew up with, courtesy of her mom.During their…… Read More…

Ben Gibbard & Dua Lipa follow each other into the dark with live collaboration in Seattle

Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie performs in concert at Poble Espanyol on August 27, 2024 in Barcelona, Spain. (Xavi Torrent/Redferns) Dua Lipa performs during the Radical Optimism Tour at Scotiabank Arena on September 01, 2025 in Toronto, Ontario. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for ABA)We’re guessing attendees of Dua Lipa’s concert at Seattle’s Climate Pledge…… Read More…

Watch Sabrina Carpenter reveal her ‘greatest fear’ in new ‘SNL’ promo

Host and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter during ‘SNL’ promos, October, 2025 (Rosalind O’Connor/NBC)Sabrina Carpenter isn’t scared of hosting Saturday Night Live this weekend — but she is scared of something else.Sabrina’s hosting and performing on the show on Oct. 18, and in a new set of promos, she and cast member Marcello Hernandez discuss whether or…… Read More…

Britney Spears continues to react to ex Kevin Federline: ‘why is HE SO ANGRY’

Kevin Federline’s book ‘You Thought You Knew’ (Listenin Books)Britney Spears has once again taken to social media to respond to claims that her ex-husband Kevin Federline makes about her in his new memoir You Thought You Knew — and is also accusing her family of neglect.On X and Instagram, Britney writes that she is “always…… Read More…

One glimpse of a Taylor Swift t-shirt leads to influx of cash for Monterey Bay Aquarium

Taylor Swift during an interview with host Seth Meyers in October, 2025 (Lloyd Bishop/NBC via Getty Images)See if you can follow this: California’s Monterey Bay Aquarium has recently gotten an influx of new donations — and it’s all due to Taylor Swift.About 10 minutes into her The Official Release Party of a Showgirl theatrical event,…… Read More…

Kim Kardashian says her Justin Bieber ‘ELLE’ photoshoot was ‘not the most appropriate thing’

Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber in New York City, December, 2010 (Kevin Mazur/WireImage for Clear Channel)Kim Kardashian has few regrets, but one of them is doing a photoshoot for ELLE magazine featuring a 16-year-old Justin Bieber — when she was 29.On the Call Her Daddy podcast, Kim was asked by host Alex Cooper, “What is something you…… Read More…

Dua Lipa on inspiration for Radical Optimism tour cover songs, whether she’ll ever release them

Dua Lipa performs at New York’s Madison Square Garden, September, 2025 (Arturo Holmes/Getty Images for ABA)At each stop of her Radical Optimism tour, Dua Lipa has performed a cover of a song by an artist associated with the city or country where she’s performing, sometimes joined by a local artist. According to Variety, she’s done 56…… Read More…

Man accused of stealing Beyonce’s music charged with criminal trespass

Beyonce at The 67th Annual Grammy Awards, airing live from Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, California, Feb. 2, 2025. Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty ImagesA man accused of breaking into a car and stealing hard drives containing unreleased Beyoncé music was indicted by a grand jury in Fulton County, Georgia, this week.Kelvin Evans faces charges of…… Read More…