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Julia Roberts Recalls Meeting ‘Charming’ Harry Styles
Julia Roberts, turns out, is a Harry Styles fan. The Pretty Woman actress recalled meeting the 28-year-old “Boyfriends” singer in a recent interview with Variety at Cannes Film Festival. “It was backstage at the ‘Ellen Show’, and he was the guest on after me. And he was as sweet and charming as a young man could be,” she shared. “I was really, I was quite taken with his fine manners and he’s very charming.” She also chatted about her upcoming movie, in which she stars alongside her Ocean’s Eleven counterpart George Clooney. “It is a romantic comedy,” she said of the film, called Ticket to Paradise. “He plays my ex-husband. I think it’s so funny and George is so funny and George and I together, it’s probably going to be terrible because there’s too much potential for it ...
Lorde Calls Kendrick Lamar ‘The Most Popular and Influential Artist in Modern Music’
Lorde shared an update with her fans on Tuesday (May 24) and couldn’t help but gush over Kendrick Lamar‘s latest album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers. “I’m loving Kendrick,” she wrote in her email newsletter to fans. “I cannot get over the most popular and influential artist in modern music displaying a working nervous system, admitting mistakes, trying to process intergenerational trauma and prejudice. I love the way the album opens, the pace and heat of the first few songs, and later ‘Count Me Out,’ the build and strings in ‘Auntie Diaries’… special.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The double LP — the rapper’s fifth full-length — bowed atop the Billboard 200 upon its May 13 release, notching the best first week of 2022 with 295,000 alum ...
Don’t Worry, Katy Perry Isn’t Moving to Kentucky: ‘The Source Is Telling You No’
Katy Perry cleared up rumors that she’s relocating to Kentucky following the season 20 finale of American Idol on Sunday night. “You can’t believe everything you hear or read. You’ve got to hear it from the source, and the source is telling you no,” the pop star told Extra after the finale. “But I did spend a lot of time there because Orlando [Bloom] just wrapped filming a movie there for two months, so I was there for a month and change and I loved it. It was so beautiful to see the heart of America…Also just to be ‘Mom’ every day, all day — I love that.” Still, the “Harleys in Hawaii” singer gushed about her love of country music including “Where We Started,” the new collaboration with Thomas Rhett that she performed during the finale episode. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts an...
Nikki Glaser & Her Dad Perform a Raunchy Rendition of ‘Shallow’: Watch
Nikki Glaser is off the deep end, watch as she dives in. The comedian and her dad, EJ Glaser, turned the A Star Is Born hit song, “Shallow,” into a NSFW jam in a sneak peek for an upcoming episode of Welcome Home Nikki Glaser?, shared by E! The new, provocative take on the track was inspired by the podcast host’s time living with her parents in St. Louis, Missouri, throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. In the preview clip, Nikki and EJ are seated at home, with guitars in hand, ready to perform their fresh take on Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper‘s Oscar-winning duet. “Tell me something Dad,” Nikki begins singing in the opening verse. “What did I do to make you so damn mad? This song’s off the deep end. Where did we go wrong? I want us to get along.” Explore See latest videos, charts and ...
Andrea Bocelli Performs an Elvis Classic at Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker’s Italian Wedding
When in Rome, you might as well get Andrea Bocelli to serenade you at your wedding. That’s just what Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker did for their recent nuptials ceremony in Portofino, Italy, where one of their dances as husband and wife was soundtracked by one of the most celebrated opera singers in the world. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Accompanied by his son Matteo on piano, the Italy-born star tenor performed a rich, vibrato-filled rendition of Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling In Love” as the reality star, her arms wrapped around the Blink-182 drummer’s neck, swayed slowly with her new husband on an otherwise empty dance floor. She’d already ditched the long, billowing Dolce & Gabbana veil she’d worn at the ceremony — whic...
Adele, Mary J. Blige, Miranda Lambert & More Musicians Make Time’s 100 Most Influential People of 2022 List
Time unveiled its annual list of the 100 Most Influential People for 2022 on Monday (May 23), and several musicians have made the esteemed list by securing spots in the artists, innovators, icons and pioneers categories for their achievements in the past year. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The 100 Most Influential People list is teeming with women this year — Adele and Mary J. Blige appear in the icons portion of the list alongside recent album of the year Grammy award winner Jon Batiste; Zendaya, Miranda Lambert and Michelle Zauner (Japanese Breakfast) take their place in the innovators section; Jazmine Sullivan and Ariana DeBose earned a spot in the artists section, while Questlove — who won an Oscar in March for his Summer of Soul document...
Japanese Breakfast Performs ‘Be Sweet’ and ‘Paprika’ on ‘SNL’ Season Finale: Watch
That’s a wrap! Japanese Breakfast, the alt-pop brainchild of musician and author Michelle Zauner, made its musical guest debut during the season 47 finale of Saturday Night Live on May 21. In the Natasha Lyonne-hosted episode, the act delivered a pair of songs from its 2021 album, Jubilee. The indie pop outfit opened with with the springy and rhythmic single “Be Sweet” and closed with a visually stunning performance of “Paprika.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Zauner also made a brief cameo in a sketch titled “Women’s Commercial.” The skit also featured SNL cast members Kate McKinnon and Aidy Bryant, who are departing from the iconic comedy series after this season. [embedded content] The 33-year-old musician, who is currently touring ...
Billie Eilish, Shawn Mendes, Coldplay & More Sign Global Citizen Letter Urging Action Against Poverty & Climate Change
Musicians are once again stepping up to support initiatives from international advocacy organization Global Citizen. Superstar acts like Billie Eilish, Coldplay and Shawn Mendes have partnered with Global Citizen for an open letter calling on governments, private sector leaders and billionaires to take urgent action against poverty and climate change. With the COVID-19 pandemic pushing back global progress to defeat poverty in our lifetimes, the World Bank estimates nearly 100 million more people have been pushed into extreme poverty over the last few years. The lengthy note, part of Global Citizen’s End Extreme Poverty Now campaign, demands world leaders make immediate, meaningful change on points such as “breaking systemic barriers that keep people in poverty,” taking climate action now,...
Fans Choose Harry Styles’ New Album ‘Harry’s House’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
Harry Styles‘ latest album, Harry’s House, has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (May 20) on Billboard, choosing the former One Direction member’s third solo project as their favorite new music release of the past week. Harry’s House brought in 66% of the vote, beating out new music by Rina Sawayama (“This Hell”), The Notorious B.I.G. featuring Ty Dolla $ign and Bella Alubo (“G.O.A.T.”), Quavo and Takeoff (“Hotel Lobby”), and Zach Bryan (American Heartbreak). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news On Harry’s House, the English singer offers some of his most personal and intimate work to date, pairing candid yet unfussy lyrics with occasionally jazzy and heavily leaning synth-pop instrumentation. He ...
Kourtney Kardashian & Travis Barker Marry (Again) at Stunning Italian Wedding Ceremony: ‘Happily Ever After’
Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker said “I do” once again during a lavish wedding ceremony in Portofino, Italy, on Sunday (May 22). Surrounded by family and friends, the Poosh founder and Blink-182 drummer exchanged vows in an intimate ceremony at the seaside estate of fashion icons Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana, TMZ reports. “happily ever after,” Kardashian and Barker captioned photos on Instagram of themselves kissing at the altar. “Introducing Mr. And Mrs. Barker,” she wrote in another post with more pictures. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the surreal snapshots, the newlyweds are encircled by an ornate golden altar with dozens of candles, beautiful red roses, and lush greenery. Kardashian is seen wearing a stunning white...
Pete Davidson Confirms ‘SNL’ Exit in Goodbye Note, Thanks Team for ‘Always Believing in Me’
Pete Davidson is saying goodbye to Saturday Night Live, his home for the past eight seasons. In an Instagram post shared via the account of friend and SNL writer Dave Sirus and credited to Davidson, the King of Staten Island star can be seen hugging Jerrod Carmichael in a throwback video. In the post’s caption, Davidson confirmed that Saturday’s (May 21) episode of NBC’s sketch comedy series will be his last as a regular, and he explained that Carmichael sent this video to him Friday that was taken in 2014 on the night of Davidson’s first-ever episode. “In the video I had just gotten back from doing my very first update and sketch,” Davidson wrote. “It’s crazy to think that today I’ll be doing my last one. When I got the show I was 20 years old and I had no idea what I was doing. I still d...
Pete Davidson References Kanye West and Ariana Grande in Final ‘SNL’ Appearance: Watch
Pete Davidson has said goodbye to Saturday Night Live. For his hilarious send-off, the 28-year-old comedian appeared on the “Weekend Update” segment of the season 47 finale on May 21 to look back on his eight-year journey as a cast member on the iconic sketch comedy series. Sitting alongside “Weekend Update” co-hosts Colin Jost and Michael Che, Davidson opened by acknowledging the “millions of people only watching to see if I bring up Kanye,” a reference to his relationship with Kim Kardashian and he ex-husband Kanye “Ye” West. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The King of Staten Island star later recalled some fond memories of longtime SNL producer Lorne Michaels, including their phone call about the comedian’s engagement to Ariana Grande. “He a...
