There are two points of view you could take on Taylor Swift and her Grammys history: (a) Swift has won so many, she practically qualifies as a Grammys hoarder. (b) Swift has gotten robbed by the Recording Academy… regularly. Which of these contradictory statements is true? How about both of them? They’re not actually as […]

Mandy Moore knows how to travel with her kids. She hands them a tablet for some screen time. Not that the children have carte blanche on what they could watch. Instead, Moore uses ABCmouse, a childhood education app that she says keeps the kiddos occupied while teaching them how to read. It also offers lessons […]

Tony winner Lea Salonga admits she never really thought about getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. “Most of my work is in musical theater,” says Salonga, who earned international recognition for originating the role of Kim in “Miss Saigon” in 1989. “So even though musical theater does reach Los Angeles and Hollywood, […]

“I like it when you’re nice to me,” Stella Lefty sings in the hook of her breakthrough single, “Boston.” To which we can only reply right now: Hope you’re not reading the comments. Try to recall the last time there was as much mass derision directed at one song as there is currently aimed at […]

The blistering heat baking Los Angeles on Tuesday night didn’t stop Hollywood from coming out to celebrate the opening of Mother’s first-ever stand-alone store in Beverly Hills. The guest list included a mix of actors, musicians, influencers and fashionistas, including Brittany Snow, Dave Grohl, Ana Phillippe, Alexandra Shipp, Jasmine Tookes and Daphne Guinness. Hosted by […]

There’s been a lot of talk about approval ratings lately, so let’s pour one out, or a few billion, for Dolly Parton, the only superstar in the history of entertainment to rise to a 100% public approval rating for even a moment, let alone 60 years. It doesn’t matter that no empirical surveys were regularly […]

Not many festival lineups are as stacked — and sonically diverse — as Øyafestivalen in Oslo, Norway. Over four days at Tøyen Park in the center of the city, there was truly something for everyone. Goth romantics young and old gathered for the Cure’s two-and-a-half hour headlining set on Wednesday; indie lovers got a double […]

The Beverly Hills Hotel has named ALR Music as the exclusive music partner for its new supper club, opening this fall. The appointment marks ALR Music’s arrival on the West Coast after becoming one of the most sought after music collaborators in London and New York City. Founded in 2012 by CEO and music director […]

It’s no secret that Charli xcx is a cinephile, so it wasn’t a shock when the avant-garde pop star revealed that her latest album would feature iconic horror auteur David Cronenberg — especially considering its title is “Music, Fashion, Film.” But what is surprising is just how impactful his contribution is to the wider meaning […]

Tye Blue, director and co-creator of the Tony-nominated “Titaníque,” has joined the creative team of “The Pyramid: An Unauthorized ‘Dance Moms’ Musical”, a new parody written by longtime “Dance Moms” fans James Stryska, Isabel Grace, Erica Molfetto and Molly Russo. The original musical is being led by lead producer Logan Clark, whose career spans more […]