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How Penatonix became the official group of Christmas

The third holiday TV special from Pentatonix, A Not So Silent Night, airs this evening on NBC at 10 p.m. ET/PT. Meanwhile, the a cappella group is on tour in support of Christmas Is Here!, their third full-length holiday album, and their fourth holiday release overall. But how did Pentatonix become "the Christmas group" in...

Hozier announces title of next album & U.S. tour dates

Hozier's next album officially has a title. The sophomore effort from the "Take Me to Church" singer is called Wasteland, Baby!, and it'll feature the previously released single "Movement." As for when you'll get to hear Wasteland, Baby!, Hozier says its release will coincide with the launch of his newly announced spring U.S. tour, which...

Mariah Carey’s "All I Want for Christmas Is You" reaches all-time chart high

Here's a nice Christmas gift for Mariah Carey: "All I Want for Christmas Is You" has just hit #7 on the Billboard Hot 100, the highest it's been ranked since it was first released in 1994. If you're wondering how that could possibly be, keep this in mind: The song only hit the top 10...

Daryl Hall & John Oates to play limited Vegas engagement next year

Daryl Hall & John Oates are heading to Sin City for a limited engagement in 2019. The duo will perform at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on March 20, 22 and 23.  Tickets will go on sale to the public Friday, December 14 at noon PST. In a statement, Daryl Hall says, "I’ve played Vegas...

Katy Perry will become a video game character in "Final Fantasy" mobile game

Katy Perry is getting her own video game character. The singer will be featured as multiple playable avatars in the Final Fantasy: Brave Exvius mobile game, starting December 12 for a limited time. In a new teaser clip, we see Katy starting her day and getting ready for a big performance. As she uses her...

More nominations for Lady Gaga and "A Star Is Born"

Lady Gaga continues to rack up the awards nominations for her role in A Star Is Born. Her latest honors come from the 24th Annual Critics' Choice Awards, which has nominated her for Best Actress and Best Song.  In the Best Actress category, she'll be competing against Glenn Close, Emily Blunt, Melissa McCarthy and Toni...

Lindsey Buckingham says he’s settled his lawsuit with Fleetwood Mac

Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac have apparently settled their differences.  Their legal ones, at least. Buckingham told CBS This Morning over the weekend that the lawsuit he filed in October against his former bandmates following his dismissal from Fleetwood Mac has been settled, and that he's "happy enough with it.  "I'm not out there trying...

Meghan Trainor’s a Jingle Wedding Belle, plans Christmas night honeymoon

Meghan Trainor's 2018 tour dates wrap up Monday night, and then the Grammy-winning star will start getting ready for her wedding to actor Daryl Sabara, which is going to take place any minute.  Meghan says she's more than ready to make the switch from "boyfriend" to "husband." "It's crazy, I just realized a few days...

American Authors to release new album "Seasons" on February 1

American Authors, the band who brought you "Best Day of My Life," will return with their third album, Seasons, on February 1. The band recorded the new album in a studio in Tennessee surrounded by woods; the title was inspired by the fact that during the recording sessions, they experienced all four seasons of weather. ...

Celine Dion defends gender-neutral kids’ clothing line: "We’re just offering other choices"

Celine Dion made quite a splash with the launch of Célinununu, her gender-neutral clothing line for kids.  Some even called the clothing "satanic" because it's bucking stereotypes of what kinds of clothing boys and girls should wear.  But Celine says that type of criticism is to be expected when you try to do something out-of-the-box....