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Spears on Lighting Up on Jet: 'Kinda Much' to Call Cops

Spears, 43, reportedly issued a warning after trying to smoke on private plane from Mexico to LAX

(Newser) - Britney Spears apparently caused a bit of a commotion on a private jet on Thursday, with witnesses saying she was drinking and trying to illegally smoke on board before flight attendants intervened. TMZ was the first to report on the incident that's said to have taken place while the...

Neil Young, Eddie Vedder Weigh In on Springsteen-Trump Tiff

They're #TeamBruce; Springsteen, meanwhile, releases EP including anti-Trump remarks

(Newser) - The Bruce Springsteen-President Trump spat continues, with the Boss getting in the latest jab. Trump warned the 75-year-old rocker last week to "KEEP HIS MOUTH SHUT" after Springsteen railed against the Trump administration and authoritarianism at a UK concert—but Springsteen seems to have zero intention of doing that....

Chris Brown Catches a Break After Arrest

Singer accused of beating music producer at nightclub granted bail in the UK ahead of tour dates

(Newser) - Chris Brown's upcoming world tour is back on track after a London court granted him bail following charges of a violent nightclub assault more than two years ago. The singer now faces strict conditions as legal proceedings continue, per Reuters . Brown, 36, is accused of hitting music producer...

Brad Arnold of 3 Doors Down Has a 'Not Real Good' Update

Rock band cancels tour after frontman announces he has Stage 4 cancer

(Newser) - The lead singer for 3 Doors Down ( "Kryptonite," "Here Without You" ) delivered some bad news about the band's summer tour this week, and his own health. Per TMZ , Brad Arnold put up an emotional video on social media on Wednesday announcing he has Stage...

Lady Gaga Is Hosting Free Show Tonight on Brazil Beach

Saturday night show on Rio's Copacabana Beach is expected to draw 1.6M

(Newser) - Lady Gaga will give a free concert on Copacabana Beach Saturday night, the second such show in as many years organized by Rio de Janeiro's City Hall. The show will be the biggest of the pop star's career, as it was for Madonna , who also turned the expansive...

'Least Popular Woman in Pop' Talks Blue Origin Flight

Katy Perry addresses recent criticism, saying 'I get back up and go on'

(Newser) - "Please know I am OK," singer Katy Perry assured fans on Tuesday after her Blue Origin spaceflight turned her into, in her words, "a human pinata." Two weeks after the all-female spaceflight drew criticism from celebrities, pundits, and brands, including Wendy's , Perry commented on a...

It's a Big First for K-Pop
It's a Big First
for K-Pop
Apr 25, 2025 1:06 PM CDT

It's a Big First for K-Pop

Bain, 23, of Just B comes out as gay at LA concert—the first active male boy-band star to do so

(Newser) - The world of K-pop just heard an unprecedented announcement from one of its own. Bain , of the Korean boy band Just B, had a solo in Tuesday night's show in Los Angeles, the last stop in the group's Just ODD Tour, which is when he made his big...

Justin Bieber's Former Crew 'Worried' Over Debt Reports

Source tells People that singer, 31, 'is facing a lot of different demons' after THR story on his finances

(Newser) - Two reports now circulating suggest Justin Bieber isn't doing so hot lately, though his team is trying to downplay the whispers. First came a Tuesday article in the Hollywood Reporter questioning whether the 31-year-old superstar is suffering from a "crisis of faith," noting "angry public outbursts"...

Katy Perry's Song in Space Fit the Moment

Singer belted out Louis Armstrong's 'What a Wonderful World,' per spacemate Gayle King

(Newser) - On Sunday night, just hours before she blasted off the planet with an all-woman crew on Blue Origin's New Shepard spacecraft, Katy Perry made an announcement. "I think I'm gonna sing, I'm gonna sing a little bit. I gotta sing in space!" the 40-year-old pop...

'60s Teen Idol Is Terminally Ill
'60s Teen Idol Is Terminally Ill
Apr 3, 2025 4:26 PM CDT

'60s Teen Idol Is Terminally Ill

Wife says Bobby Sherman's body is 'shutting down'

(Newser) - Bobby Sherman's wife says the former '60s teen idol is terminally ill with stage 4 kidney cancer and is "resting comfortably" at home, where he is receiving special care. "He was doing crossword puzzles with me in the last few days. And then all of a...

Homeless En Vogue Singer: 'I'm Learning About Who I Am'

Dawn Robinson, 58, says she's been living in her car for past 3 years

(Newser) - A singer with '90s R&B group En Vogue revealed in a video this week that she's been living out of her car for the past three years—and that it's been somewhat liberating, reports USA Today . In the nearly 20-minute clip released Tuesday, Dawn Robinson said...

R. Kelly: 'I've Written Like 25 Albums' in Prison

Rapper serving 30-year sentence sings on podcast, says bursting out in song is his 'uncurable' disease

(Newser) - From the J6 Prison Choir's songwriting to Sam Bankman-Fried's chess play , it sounds like our most headline-making prisoners are finding ways to stay entertained while behind bars. R. Kelly has emerged as the latest incarcerated Renaissance man, revealing that he's been spending his free time in North...

Singer Who Urged Women to Ditch Hijab Is Flogged in Iran

Iran's Mehdi Yarrahi receives 74 lashes over an alcohol conviction

(Newser) - Iranian officials have flogged a popular singer who posted a song online urging women to remove their mandatory headscarves, over a conviction for possessing and consuming alcohol, his lawyer and authorities said. Mehdi Yarrahi was flogged on Wednesday, his lawyer Zahra Minuei wrote on X. Iran's semiofficial Fars news...

Woman in Hot Water Over Kiss of K-Pop Star

S. Korean cops summon 50-something woman for questioning after smooch of BTS member

(Newser) - A kiss is not just a kiss in South Korea—especially if you try to smooch a member of BTS. NBC News reports that police there have summoned a woman accused of planting one on 32-year-old Kim Seok-jin, better known as the K-pop group's Jin, without his consent, with...

4 Nations Singer, Trudeau Have Messages for Trump

Words to Canada's national anthem get swapped at US-Canada hockey game; PM tweets own snark

(Newser) - The 4 Nations Face-Off championship game on Thursday between the United States and Canada ended with an exciting 3-2 overtime win for the Great White North, and Canadian patriotism and snark were on display both before and after the matchup. First, Chantal Kreviazuk, the Juno-winning singer who belted out Canada'...

This Year's Rock Hall Nominations Include 8 Newbies

Phish and OutKast among them

(Newser) - Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast, and Phish are some the 2025 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a list that also includes two sets of musical brothers who've had public feuds and recent reunions—the Black Crowes and Oasis. The Hall revealed...

Chris Brown Sues for $500M Over Doc Alleging Rape

Singer with history of assault says he's 'never been found at fault' for a sex crime

(Newser) - Chris Brown has filed a $500 million lawsuit over a documentary accusing him of rape and evidence tampering, per the BBC . The R&B star accuses Warner Bros. Discovery and production company Ample Entertainment of defamation over claims made in Chris Brown: A History of Violence , released in October, which...

Cartel's Warning to Mexican Singer: 'You Will Be Shot'

Mexican authorities say corridos singer Natanael Cano, others are now under 'protective measures'

(Newser) - Just because you rap about drug cartels doesn't mean you have immunity from them. Authorities in Mexico are now offering state protection to famed regional Mexican singer Natanael Cano and other artists after a drug cartel in northern Mexico publicly threatened them, prosecutors tell the AP . Photos of a...

She Sang for 'the People I Love,' Then Got Arrested

YouTube footage of Iran's Parastoo Ahmadi, 27, showed her in sleeveless dress, not wearing a hijab

(Newser) - "I am Parastoo, a girl who wants to sing for the people I love." Those were the words of Parastoo Ahmadi, a performer in Iran who posted footage last week of her virtual concert. That nearly 30-minute video, which attracted more than 2 million views, now has the...

'Forever Begins Now' for Selena Gomez

Actor-singer, 32, announces she's engaged to 36-year-old music producer Benny Blanco

(Newser) - Selena Gomez: singer, actor, soon-to-be spouse. Late Wednesday, the Only Murders in the Building star announced online that she's engaged to music producer Benny Blanco, her beau of more than a year, reports Page Six . "Forever begins now," the 32-year-old star wrote on Instagram , showing off her...

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