February 20, 2024
Beyoncé’s “Texas Hold ‘Em” is #1 on Hot Country Songs chart
Beyoncé takes the #1 spot for her first placement on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart with her new single, "Texas Hold 'Em." She also clocks in at #9 with her second entry, "16 Carriages." The feat makes the global superstar the first woman and…
February 15, 2024
Usher and longtime girlfriend are officially married
While Usher was in Las Vegas, he didn't just rock the Super Bowl halftime show -- he also tied the knot. After word came that the singer and his longtime girlfriend, Jennifer Goicoechea [goy-coe-CHAY-ah], had obtained a marriage license, ABC Audio…
February 13, 2024
Lil Jon talks Super Bowl halftime show preparation + who’s next?
Lil Jon says performing at the Super Bowl 58 halftime show, where he joined headliner Usher along with Ludacris for their 2004 hit "Yeah!," took a lot of work. "It was quite a process to do," Jon tells XXL of putting the show together. "It was a lot…
February 12, 2024
Swizz Beatz says fans are “talking about the wrong” thing amid Usher, Alicia Keys Super Bowl moment
Usher's Super Bowl 58 halftime performance was jam-packed with memorable moments that had the internet talking. Many called out the R&B crooner for the nearly 2 minutes he shared onstage with Alicia Keys when singing their 2004 hit, "My Boo,"…
February 9, 2024
Super Bowl halftime: Usher goes from 2011’s special guest to 2024’s headliner
Bringing out special guests during the Super Bowl halftime show has become a thing in recent years — except for Rihanna, unless you want to count the baby in her belly at the time as a "guest." This year's Super Bowl halftime performer, Usher, was…
February 6, 2024
Robert Downey Jr. to receive Modern Master Award
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced Monday that the Oscar-nominated Oppenheimer star Robert Downey Jr. will be presented with the highest honor — the Maltin Modern Master Award — later this week. Leonard Maltin, the film scholar…
February 5, 2024
Grammys 2024: Dua Lipa opens show and SZA sizzles
Pop star Dua Lipa opened the 2024 Grammy Awards with an athletic medley of her songs including Dance the Night, which is up for song of the year.She was followed on stage in Los Angeles by Tracy Chapman, making a rare appearance to join Luke Combs,…
January 30, 2024
Lionel Richie’s “pumped” to be a grandfather again
Lionel Richie’s daughter Sofia Richie Grainge and her husband, Elliot Grainge, recently announced they were expecting their first child, and Lionel is excited to be a grandfather again. People talked to Lionel at the premiere of the Netflix "We Are…
January 29, 2024
Suits beats The Office’s pandemic record for top-watched streaming show in 2023
In a detailed analysis of what Americans were watching on streaming in 2023, Suits toppled a record previously held by The Office during the pandemic. According to Nielsen data quoted by Variety, U.S. viewers watched 57.7 billion total minutes of…
January 23, 2024
Oppenheimer leads nominations for 96th Academy Awards
On Tuesday morning, Joker's Zazie Beetz and The Boys' Jack Quaid announced the 96th Oscars nominations in all 23 categories in a live presentation from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Samuel Goldwyn Theater. Oppenheimer led the…