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The Year in Music 2025: Ariana Grande is ‘eternally’ ‘Wicked’

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

Ariana Grande started 2025 by attending the Golden Globes, where she was nominated for her role as Glinda in Wicked. She ended the year by being nominated for a Golden Globe for her role as Glinda - this time, in Wicked: For Good. In... Read More.

Taylor Swift donates to Kansas City charity Operation Breakthrough

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

When it comes to charities, Taylor Swift is the gift that keeps on giving.After donating $1 million each to the American Heart Association and Feeding America prior to Christmas, Taylor has now made a donation of an undisclosed amount to Operation Breakthrough, a charity... Read More.

Chappell Roan chooses her top 10 looks of 2025, urges fans to ‘be weird and bold’

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

If anyone had enough standout fits to create a top 10 list of the best ones this year, it's Chappell Roan, who creates a moment every time she steps onto a stage or a red carpet.In rounding up her personal... Read More.

Ellie Goulding included on King Charles’ New Year Honours list, is now an MBE

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

Ellie Goulding has received a special honor, not for her music, but for her environmental work.Ellie was included on King Charles III's annual New Year's Honours List, which appoints citizens to various honors and orders, such as knighthoods, for their... Read More.

The Year in Music 2025: The extra’Ordinary’ rise of Alex Warren

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

Alex Warren's song "Burning Down" became his first song on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2024, peaking at #69. But even he couldn't have predicted that in 2025 he'd end up spending 10 weeks at #1 on that same chart.The song that did... Read More.

The Year in Music 2025: Abracadabra! Lady Gaga conjures hits, tour and more

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

Lady Gaga had a magical 2025. --She started the year off right when her Bruno Mars duet "Die With a Smile," which had been on the chart since August 2024, reached the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 in January. It made Gaga... Read More.

Rick Springfield on returning to New Year’s Rockin’ Eve: ‘I’m very excited about it’

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

Rick Springfield will help ring in the new year with a performance on Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2026, and the experience certainly isn't new to the singer.In fact, Springfield told ABC's On the Red Carpet during rehearsals for the... Read More.

Backstreet Boys will do New Year’s Eve their way at Sphere Las Vegas

Tuesday, December 30 by ABC News

Backstreet Boys will be spending New Year's Eve onstage at Sphere Las Vegas, performing their Into the Millennium residency show for a crowd of 20,000 fans. The songs in the concert are synced to the custom, immersive video projected on the venue's giant screens,... Read More.

‘Golden’ glistens at #1 on ‘Billboard”s Radio Songs chart

Monday, December 29 by ABC News

The Billboard Hot 100 may be completely dominated by Christmas songs, but over on another of the publication's charts, "Golden" from KPop Demon Hunters has just made some history.As Billboard notes, the song, performed by the... Read More.

Miley Cyrus was a songwriter-for-hire at the 2025 Oscars

Monday, December 29 by ABC News

Miley Cyrus hit the red carpet at the Academy Awards earlier this year, but now she's revealed that the reason she attended was to ask for a job.Miley shared with People that she ended up writing her Golden Globe-nominated song... Read More.

Good ‘Karma’: Taylor Swift surprises Arrowhead Stadium employee with hefty Christmas tip

Monday, December 29 by ABC News

If you watched Taylor Swift's Disney+ docuseries, you saw the scene where she gives everyone on the Eras Tour bonuses. But her generosity also extends to people she doesn't know that well - or at all.An employee at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri,... Read More.

Chappell Roan reveals the late Brigitte Bardot inspired one of her songs

Monday, December 29 by ABC News

(A previous version of this story was published on 12/29/25 at 12:53 p.m. ET. This version has been updated to include new remarks from Chappell Roan.)The French movie icon and sex symbol Brigitte Bardot died Sunday at age 91, and Chappell Roan paid tribute... Read More.

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