Sia awards $200,000 to ‘Survivor’ finalists she thinks should have won season 43

Sia awards $200,000 to ‘Survivor’ finalists she thinks should have won season 43

NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesSia is a major fan of Survivor and, as she does each year, awarded cash prizes to the contestants she wishes had won the $1 million prize. Every year the singer doles out The Sia Award. Mike Gabler won season 43 of the long-running reality show, but the “Cheap Thrills” singer thinks Jesse Lopez, Ryan Medrano and Owen Knight shouldn’t have gone home…Read More…

Music notes: Billie Eilish, Lewis Capaldi, Ava Max, Meghan Trainor and Train

Music notes: Billie Eilish, Lewis Capaldi, Ava Max, Meghan Trainor and Train

Billie Eilish encouraged her fans to go meat-free in January, also known as Veganuary.  The outspoken vegan said in a statement, “By replacing meat consumption with plant-based foods, together we can give the earth a fighting change.” Lewis Capaldi cannot wait for Christmas and shared a hilarious TikTok of him making a song up on the spot while ringing some bells. “Who’s…Read More…

Meghan Trainor celebrates her 4th wedding anniversary to Daryl Sabara: “I’m forever in that honeymoon phase”

Meghan Trainor celebrates her 4th wedding anniversary to Daryl Sabara: “I’m forever in that honeymoon phase”

Disney/Chloe RiceIt’s been four years since Meghan Trainor walked down the aisle and said “I do” to Spy Kids star Daryl Sabara, and the singer says she hasn’t stopped smiling since. Sharing a carousel of photos documenting their romance, as well as life with their 1-year-old son, Riley, Meghan penned, “4 years of marriage to my favorite human ever. I’m forever in that…Read More…

Duran Duran shares holiday messages to fans

Duran Duran shares holiday messages to fans

ABC/Randy HolmesDuran Duran’s John Taylor and Simon LeBon are wishing their fans a happy holiday with special messages posted to their Instagram page. “It’s Christmas time, it’s the holiday season,” Taylor shares in an audio message posted with a picture of him in a snow globe. “I want to wish everybody who’s listening to this just the best of times this…Read More…

Mariah Carey’s co-writer says her version of how her Christmas hit was written is a “tall tale”

Mariah Carey’s co-writer says her version of how her Christmas hit was written is a “tall tale”

Columbia/Sony Music EntertainmentThe guy who co-wrote Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” apparently has some issues with the way that she’s described the song’s origins and is sharing his version in a podcast. Speaking with the podcast Hot Takes & Deep Dives with Jess Rothschild, Walter Afanasieff — sometimes called Walter A — discusses his creative…Read More…

Oliver Tree releases deluxe version of ’Cowboy Tears’ album

Oliver Tree releases deluxe version of ’Cowboy Tears’ album

AtlanticOliver Tree has released a deluxe version of his latest album, Cowboy Tears. The expanded collection, dubbed Cowboy Tears Drown the World in a Swimming Pool of Sorrow, includes a total of 11 bonus tracks, some of which were co-produced by Travis Barker. You can listen to it now via digital outlets. Tree has also…Read More…

Did Lady Gaga steal The Cramps’ ‘Wednesday’-inspired thunder?

Did Lady Gaga steal The Cramps’ ‘Wednesday’-inspired thunder?

ABC/Randy HolmesThe Cramps may have enjoyed a resurgence after their song “Goo Goo Muck” was featured in Netflix’s Wednesday — but then Lady Gaga came into the picture. To recap, Jenna Ortega stars as the beloved Addams Family character Wednesday in Netflix’s new show. Ortega choreographed a now-viral scene of her dancing to The Cramps’ 1981 song “Goo Goo Muck.” TikTokers became enamored by Ortega’s strange movements and began making videos inspired by…Read More…

Clive Davis says Whitney Houston and Robyn Crawford had a “one-year affair”

Clive Davis says Whitney Houston and Robyn Crawford had a “one-year affair”

L-Robyn Crawford, R- Whitney Houston; Dave Hogan/Getty ImagesThe new biopic Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance with Somebody is in theaters Friday, and in addition to detailing Whitney’s journey to global music superstardom, it also delves into her much-discussed relationship with her assistant Robyn Crawford — a relationship that Crawford has described as romantic. Now, Whitney’s mentor has confirmed…Read More…