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Warning! This Article Contains Major Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 Group C contestant Sherlock Hound was one of the 15 mystery celebrity singers competing for the Golden Mask trophy, and he was unmasked during the Group C finals on Peanuts Night and revealed to be retired Major League Baseball pitcher and World Series Champion, Bronson Arroyo. The Masked Singer host Nick Cannon returned for season 12, along with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. For the first time in Masked Singer history, the show has introduced Masked Ambassadors, who are past contestants with special connections to the newest singers.

The Masked Singer season 12 began with Group A, which included Leaf Sheep (John Elway), Showbird (Yvette Nicole Brown), Woodpecker (Marsai Martin), Ship (Paula Cole), and the Buffalos, who are the Group A quarterfinalists. The Group B contestants included Dust Bunny (Andy Richter), Chess Piece...

Who’s performing tonight on “The Masked Singer” Season 12? It’s the Group C finals, which means Royal Knight, Sherlock Hound, and Strawberry Shortcake will face off on the big stage for a spot in the semi-finals. There will be a double elimination this week, so get ready to say goodbye to two of your favorite costumes. Do you think any of these celebrities has what it takes to join the “Masked Singer” winners list? Sound off down in the comments section.

Two contestants have already been unmasked from this group, based on the instant votes from the audience and panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. They were: actor/musician Drake Bell as Ice King and one-armed surfer Bethany Hamilton as Macaron. That leaves just three member of Group B to compete for the Golden Mask. This week’s theme will be “Peanuts Thanksgiving,” so start cooking that turkey!

Warning! This Article Contains Possible Spoilers About The Masked Singer Season 12!The Masked Singer season 12 Group C contestant Sherlock Hound has been a mystery, but his Miley Cyrus Night clue has all but confirmed who he really is. Sherlock Hound made his debut on The Masked Singer season 12 Who Are You Fest Night, along with Strawberry Shortcake, Royal Knight, Ice King (Drake Bell), and Macaron (Bethany Hamilton). His two performances of "Under the Bridge" and "Used to Be Young" were mind-blowing. Sherlock Hound has now advanced to the Thanksgiving Night Group C finals, during which he'll compete for a spot in the quarterfinals against Strawberry Shortcake and Royal Knight.

Throughout The Masked Singer season 12, the panelists--Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora--have guessed that Sherlock Hound is a rock superstar. Their guesses have included Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, Bush's Gavin Rossdale, and Hozier (Rita); Nickelback's Chad Kroeger,...

Sherlock Hound made his debut on the 12th season of “The Masked Singer” on Nov. 13, 2024, as a member of Group C. The furry investigator’s first song on Fox’s reality TV show was “Under the Bridge” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, and he had the four panelists guessing such famous names as Eddie Vedder, Gavin Rossdale, Chad Kroeger, and Brandon Boyd. The following week, he performed “Used to Be Young” and had the judges guessing John Rzeznik, Scott Stapp, Hozier, and Nate Ruess.

But who is Sherlock Hound? If you’re looking for “The Masked Singer” spoilers and clues, you’ve come to the right place! Read on for everything to know about Sherlock Hound, including which famous celebrity We think is hiding underneath this woof-tastic costume.

Gold Derby’s official guess for Sherlock Hound is … Bronson Arroyo! Don’t believe us? Let’s examine all of the clues,...

It was “Miley Cyrus Night” on “The Masked Singer” and the remaining Group C singers threw a “Party In The USA” by opening the show with the iconic hit! Then, the celebrities paid homage to some of Miley’s amazing “Bangerz” including, “Used To Be Young,” “Midnight Sky,” “Wrecking Ball” and “When I Look At You.” So who advanced to the Group C finals? And who was unmasked in the all-new “Miley Cyrus Night” episode of “The Masked Singer” airing Wednesday, Nov. 20 (8:00-9:02 Pm Et/Pt) on Fox.

The Season 12 contestants boast 21 Grammy nominations, 14 Emmy nominations, and 202 film appearances. Five of them even know Taylor Swift! Play detective with panelists Robin Thicke, Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, and Rita Ora. Nick Cannon hosts the wild and wacky fun!

At the end of this Miley Cyrus extravaganza, it was Ice King who had to pull off his mask following a performance of “Midnight Sky.

The Masked Singer is back!

A new episode of the mystery celebrity singing competition aired on Wednesday night (November 20) on Fox.

The show, which began in South Korea, features celebrities singing songs while wearing costumes and face masks concealing their identities until they’re eliminated. Throughout the season, the contestants provide clues to try and help the judges and fans figure out who is under the mask.

This season also features Ambassadors, who are all alums of the series, that have a special connection to each singer and will be providing major new clues about their friends’ identities.

During the episode, the Group C contestants – Royal Knight, Ice King, Sherlock Hound, and Strawberry Shortcake – hit the stage for performances on Miley Cyrus Night.

While on stage, Sherlock Hound performed “Used to Be Young.”

Click inside to check out all of the clues and guesses for Sherlock Hound…

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Even though he’s been in jail for over a year, nothing is going to stop Young Thug from doing his business — on Friday (June 23rd), the 31-year-old rapper released Business is Business, his third full-length album. Stream it below.

News of the album first arrived via a mysterious Qr code posted to Young Thug’s Instagram last week, which brought fans to a website featuring the artwork for the album (a photo of him in a courtroom alongside several other defendants). After a countdown completed, details of the 15-track album were revealed. On Thursday evening, the record’s executive producer, Metro Boomin, tweeted a version of the artwork along with the caption “I got you for life and after that brodie,” presumably sending a message of hope to Young Thug.

Business is Business builds upon the musical canon Young Thug began with his 2019 full-length debut, So Much Fun. Like that album,...

Post Malone is this year’s recipient of a distinguished songwriting award.

On June 15, the “Sunflower” singer will receive the 2023 Hal David Starlight Award, an honour for gifted young songwriters making a significant impact in the music industry with their original songs.

On Thursday, the Songwriters Hall of Fame announced that Malone, 27, will receive the award at the 52nd Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction and Awards Dinner, which will take place this summer at the Marriott Marquis Hotel in New York City.

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“Over the last few years I have had the pleasure of watching Posty become one of the biggest artists in the world and he’s done it by writing phenomenal songs,” Shof Chairman, Nile Rodgers, said in a statement. “Way before Post Malone was a superstar, he was a great songwriter, and this is his...

The Grammy for Best New Artist can be a double-edged sword. The award has been associated with a certain “curse” where winners in the category tend to fade away from the public consciousness rather quickly, especially in comparison to their fellow nominees. With a recent coronation of yet another Best New Artist, Olivia Rodrigo, I think it’s time to truly reevaluate whether the award is really a kiss of death. Let’s specifically take a look at the 2010s and onward.

A couple of winners fall into the “genre favorite” category, where the winning artist didn’t become a huge crossover star but still enjoys success in their particular field. For example, the 2010s opened with a win for country group Zac Brown Band. A lot of people mark their win with an asterisk, since that year’s breakout superstar, Lady Gaga, was deemed ineligible due to a Grammy...

Lizzo is returning to Saturday Night Live for her first appearance since her performance as the musical guest in 2019. This time around, the rapper and singer will serve as both host and musical guest on the April 16 show.

Also making a hosting debut is comedian Jerrod Carmichael, who will lead the first episode of the month with Gunna debuting as his accompanying musical guest on April 2. The following week, Camila Cabello will perform with Jake Gyllenhaal returning to host the show for the first time in 15 years.

Let’s get this out of the way: The eponymous bird at the center of “The Starling” isn’t real, though the emotions he stirs in the people around him is. If that’s not the set-up for a quirky mid-budget feel-good feature, well, what is? The kind of throwback dramedy that streamers should be making these days — because the studios sure aren’t — the Melissa McCarthy-starring film will likely charm the feathers off its audience when it hits Netflix, but that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s good. It is, however, something few contemporary films dare to be: both satisfying and self-contained.

There’s no wider Starling Expanded Universe out there — bad news for a bossy blackbird that appears in the film’s opening credits — and while the finality of the film’s conclusion doesn’t entirely feel earned, there’s something charming about this fairy tale-esque story...

Jimmy Eat World’s Jim Adkins is launching a new podcast series called Pass Through Frequencies, which focuses on the craft of songwriting and the creative process that will feature conversations with fellow artists. Premiering on August 6th, the debut episode features Blink-182’s Mark Hoppus. Ben Gibbard, Tegan Quin, Steve Aoki, Nate Ruess, Chris Carrabba and David Bazan will appear in future segments.

“When I’m working on a song, it almost feels like I am channeling something,” Adkins said in a statement about the inspiration behind his series.

The Format have reunited for a brief tour. The indie rock duo — consisting of Nate Ruess of fun. and Sam Means — went on hiatus in 2008.

While performing a surprise acoustic performance in Phoenix on Monday, Ruess explained the genesis of the reunion to the crowd. “About a year ago, I was driving and I was listening on random, and Interventions [+ Lullabies] came on,” he said. “And I was listening to it, and I was like, ‘I should probably skip this.’ And I listened, and I thought, ‘Holy shit, this kicks ass.

Kesha brought the church and the club to the American Music Awards on Sunday.

First up, the singer teamed with Big Freedia for “Raising Hell,” a track from her upcoming album High Road. “Welcome to our Sunday service,” she declared to the crowd, a nod to Kanye West’s elaborate events by the same name. She and Freedia performed the gospel-styled track against a backdrop of warped stained-glass windows, joined by a crew of dancers dressed in bright pink.

.@KeshaRose slays the #AMAs stage with a performance of her signature hit,...

Kesha stopped by Rolling Stone to recall pivotal moments in her life for our video series “The First Time.” The singer recently released her new single “Raising Hell” featuring Big Freedia.

Kesha begins by recalling the first time she performed live, which was in a band called Dynamite Cop with her brother. Their show ended with them getting kicked out of the bar they were performing at for being underage, so they moved to a different venue where they witnessed someone smoking crack. Recalling more teenage memories, Kesha’s first...

Kesha appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform her recent single “Raising Hell” with the help of Big Freedia.

The singers were joined by a group of pink-clad dancers for the lively performance on Kimmel’s outdoor stage, which kicked off with Kesha encouraging the audience to “please rise.”

“Oh, if you couldn’t tell,” Kesha sings on the rousing chorus. “We can always find the trouble, we don’t need no help/ Singing oh, mama raised me well/ But I don’t wanna go to Heaven without raisin’ hell.

Kesha has released the lead single from her recently announced new project High Road. The raucous party song is titled “Raising Hell,” and features the vocals and New Orleans bounce-influenced beat of Big Freedia.

Kesha layers her folksier roots over the track, creating a club-ready song that nonetheless harks back to her guitar-based production on 2017’s Rainbow.

“Raising Hell” also arrives with a Luke Gilford-directed video, portraying Kesha as a televangelist leading a party-loving congregation. The clip takes a dark turn about midway through, after which Kesha takes her life into her own hands,...

Pink has shared the new music video for her single “Can We Pretend” featuring Cash Cash from her latest album Hurts 2B Human.

In the animated video, Pink stars as an astronaut exploring space. While on her expedition, she misses her husband and kids while looking at photos of them. Eventually, her animated character crashes onto a planet with aliens where there’s a dance party happening.

The video also features an animated President Trump floating through space, as well as police cars in a nod to life on Earth.

Supergirl refocuses on its central relationships in a high octane episode

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This Supergirl review contains spoilers.

Supergirl Season 4 Episode 21

It’s high time for everyone in Kara’s world to know that she’s Supergirl, though I suppose for now I’ll settle for Alex knowing. Any return to Midvale is welcome, and it’s always great to hear The Format (Nate Ruess’s band before fun.) The neural pathways thing feels like scifi gibberish flimflam but sure, fine, whatever. If nothing else, it allows for a great montage of memories of Alex and Kara flooding back as Alex realizes Supergirl is her sister. The beautiful visual of kara pulling sunlight from the plants, trees, moss is truly stunning as well.

The Danvers sisters are the heart of this show, and in a season that feels like it has gone so far astray, it feels right for...

Life changes after you seen Pink live in concert. For one thing, every time you hear a new Pink song you can’t help but wonder: “Will this be in the flying portion of the show or is it more of a slow-dance martial arts number?” On her eighth album Hurts 2B Human, there are chest-beating, middle-finger jabbing anthems in every shade of Pink (from Valentine’s Day Pink to Blood-Runs-Pink Pink). At the top of the track list are definite live set additions like the boogie-woogie-ing “Hustle” (“I live...

Pink released a new track, “Hurts 2B Human,” the title track from her upcoming album due out this Friday. The contemplative pop ballad features guest vocals from 21-year-old rising star Khalid, and was co-written with Teddy Geiger, Scott Harris, Anna-Catherine Hartley, and Alexander “Xplicit” Izquierdo.

Like other recent Pink tracks “Can We Pretend,” “Hustle,” and “Walk Me Home,” “Hurts 2B Human” is built on an Edm beat, plucky electric guitar chords and synths. Pink acknowledges the everyday pain and struggle that everyone goes through, while being able to find solace...

Pink recaptures the flame of young love on her new song with the electronic trio Cash Cash, “Can We Pretend.” The song will appear on Pink’s upcoming album, Hurts 2B Human, out April 26th via RCA Records.

“Can We Pretend” boasts a euphoric Edm pop beat filled with thumping drums and gooey synths. Pink balances the feel-good vibes with a hit of nostalgia as she sings about the thrilling early days of a relationship in a way that suggest the present isn’t holding up so well. “So can...

Pink seeks comfort in another during trying times on her potent new song, “Walk Me Home.” Co-written with Fun.’s Nate Ruess and songwriter Scott Harris (the Chainsmokers, Shawn Mendes), “Walk Me Home” finds Pink belting over heavy drums and the steady twang of an acoustic guitar. “Walk me home in the dead of night,” Pink sings, “I can’t be alone with all that’s on my mind/So say you’ll stay with me tonight/Cause there is so much wrong going on outside.”

“Walk Me Home” is...

Mark Ronson and French actress Josephine de La Baume have split.

De La Baume filed for divorce from the 41-year-old musician on May 11, citing irreconcilable differences, Et can confirm. She is asking the court to award her spousal support, as well as for Ronson to pay her attorney fees. De La Baume, 32, lists the date of separation as April 21.

Ronson and de La Baume married on Sept. 3, 2011 in the South of France. They do not have any children together.

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Ronson is perhaps best known for his work with Bruno Mars and the late Amy Winehouse. Last year, he took home the Record of the Year Grammy for Mars' "Uptown Funk," which was actually his second time taking home the big award. He also won the Record of the Year Grammy in 2008 for Winehouse's "Rehab."

The British DJ is also no stranger to dating celebrities -- he was previously engaged to actress [link=nm...

That’s an interesting interpretation! Anne Hathaway visited The Tonight Show on Monday to embrace her musical side with host Jimmy Fallon.

Watch: Exclusive: Anne Hathaway on Filming 'Colossal' While Pregnant & Working With Kim Kardashian: 'She's So Sweet'

The Colossal star happily participated in a game of “Google Translate Songs” where popular tunes were put through the often-faulty Google Translator.

Hathaway jammed out to The Weeknd’s “I Can’t Feel My Face,” singing the drastically different lyrics.

“In your presence, my front is not felt. Hey it is good, hey it is good,” she crooned while holding back the laughter.

Fallon then went singing, “I Will Survive,” which translated to, “I will be punctual.”

The pair then teamed up for Pink and Nate Ruess’ “Just Give Me a Reason,” which didn’t even come close to resembling the original tune. Watch the clip to see what happened!

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A blazing Black Crowes redo. An overnight transformation. Rehearsal-room drama. Robyn unplugged. Hmm. Night 3 of The Voice’s Battle Rounds must’ve been pretty decent, especially for what you’ve mentioned is a subpar Season 12, because by the end of it, even Adam Levine’s Gwen Stefani-blond ‘do was starting to grow on me. Let’s review Monday’s performances, shall we, then you can play favorites in the comments.

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Nate Ruess and Charlotte Ronson are new parents!

The former fun. frontman and his girlfriend, Charlotte Ronson, have welcomed their first child -- a baby boy named Levon Ronson-Ruess, Et can confirm.

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While the happy couple haven't officially shared any photos of their bundle of joy, the new mom's family had no qualms about snapping some cute pics with the precious newborn.

Charlotte's mom, jewelry designer Ann Dexter-Jones, took to Instagram on Monday to share a collage of photos showing her bottle feeding the little guy -- whose face isn't shown in the pics.

"#iamsoinlove with my very first #newborn beautiful #grandchild," Ann wrote. "To the left of my photo that eludes you is an incredibly beautiful and adorable baby #takemyword."

Charlotte's brother, "Uptown Funk" artist Mark Ronson, shared a polaroid picture of himself also feeding Levon, which he captioned, "I love my...

Ahead of “The Hamilton Mixtape’s” release this Friday, December 2, a special concert will be live-streamed from the Richard Rodgers Theatre in New York. The surprise celebration is taking place on December 1 at 1 p.m. Et/ 10 a.m. Pt and you can watch in below.

The album, released by Atlantic Records, boasts an impressive list of artists including Kelly Clarkson, Sia, Usher, John Legend and Jill Scott, among others, covering the Broadway show’s songs created by Lin-Manuel Miranda.

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The show’s Twitter account has so far confirmed the participation of The Roots, Busta Rhymes and Joell Ortiz singing “My Shot” (Rise Up Remix), Andra Day singing “Burn,” Ashanti and Ja Rule interpreting “Helpless” and Regina Spektor singing “Dear Theodosia,” with !llmind as the event DJ.

Watch the live stream below

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The Broadway sensation Hamilton has become a pop culture phenomenon, but in case you haven't had the chance to see this hit musical play, you can enjoy creator Lin-Manuel Miranda's songs in a new way. The Hamilton creator gave fans a surprise on social media, when he unveiled the full tracklist for his highly-anticipated Hamilton Mixtape. Today, Atlantic Records revealed that the mixtape will be released December 2, and the first two tracks from the album were released.

First up, Lin-Manuel Miranda used his verified Twitter account to release a photo that revealed the full tracklist of 21 songs. The songs include two songs from The Roots, No John Trumbull (Intro) and My Shot (feat. Busta Rhymes, Joell Ortiz & Nate Ruess) [Rise Up Remix] which kick of the mixtape. Lin-Manuel Miranda also collaborates with Nas, Dave East and Aloe Blacc on Wrote My Way Out, with Usher singing Wait For It, Watsky featuring Shockwave...

Get ready Hamilton fans, the mixtape is going to be epic!

After Lin-Manuel Miranda dropped the track list for the upcoming Hamilton Mixtape -- featuring covers and riffs on songs from his megahit musical -- on Thursday, fans spent the day freaking out over the lineup of musical talent recruited to perform on the Tony-winning tracks.

Seriously, just look at it. John Legend, Alicia Keys, Andra Day, Usher, Sia, Queen Latifah, The Roots, Wiz Khalifa, and more, all featured on one album, inspired by a hip-hop musical about one of America’s (no longer) underrated founding fathers.

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“I'm overwhelmed that you're all so happy,” Miranda later tweeted. “I have been Sitting On So Many Secrets. Each artist on here is a dream come true.”

But that wasn’t the only surprise Miranda had in store for Hamilton enthusiasts. The Broadway...

Good news, Hamilton fans! The long-anticipated Hamilton Mixtape has a release date and a tracklist!

Lin-Manuel Miranda, the writer and star of the Tony-winning musical, tweeted to fans Thursday morning that the album would be available for pre-order on Friday, ahead of its Dec. 2 release date.

The 36-year-old Pulitzer Prize winner pulled together a selection of music’s biggest names for the album. Some cover selections of the musical’s biggest songs, while others create original tracks.

The artists include rappers and musicians like Busta Rhymes, The Roots, Regina Spektor, Ben Folds, Sia, Wiz Khalifa, John Legend, Alicia Keys, Queen Latifah,...

Just hours after the Emmy nominations were revealed Thursday, ABC’s Greatest Hits announced the winner of an even more prestigious honor: Beautiful Babe Lifetime Achievement Award. (Got any of those, Judith Light?)

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Host Arsenio Hall presented the award to Og video vixen Tawny Kitaen for her work in Whitesnake’s “Here I Go Again.” Official proof that this actually happened can be found below:

The Beautiful Babe Lifetime Achievement Award goes to @Tawny_Kitaen! ❤️ @ArsenioHall #GreatestHits pic.twitter.com/SOpJjrXkc5

— Greatest Hits (@greatesthitsabc) July 15, 2016

In case you couldn’t already guess, this week’s Greatest Hits...

Britney Spears, Jennifer Lopez and Selena Gomez are among the stars who have joined forces for a new charity single.

A total of 24 artists feature on the track entitled Hands, which is being released by Interscope Records following the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, last month (June). Proceeds from the single will be donated to families of the victims of the attack, to help with medical care, counselling and also to educate others on gun control.

Shooter Omar Mateen claimed the lives of 49 people and injured 53 more when he opened fire at gay nightclub Pulse in the city on 12 June.

Hands was written by Justin Tranter, who has co-written hits for Justin Bieber including Sorry, as well as tracks for Gomez, Gwen Stefani and Fall Out Boy. It includes heart-wrenching lyrics such as: "Can hold a gun, And hold your heart, Can put out fires, And make 'em start."

Speaking to Billboard about the single,...

Music's biggest stars—including Mary J. Blige, Jason Derulo, Selena Gomez, Halsey, Imagine Dragons, Juanes, Adam Lambert, Jennifer Lopez, Kacey Musgraves, Nate Ruess, Pink, RuPaul, Troye Sivan, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani and Meghan Trainor—have joined hands and voices on the new song "Hands." Justin Tranter, Julia Michaels and BloodPop wrote the song; Tranter and BloodPop also produced it with Mark Ronson. The ballad debuted on iTunes overnight, and its proceeds will benefit victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando; Equality Florida Pulse Victims Fund, the Glbt Community Center of Central Florida and GLAAD will distribute the single's profits. Other vocal contributors include Tyler Glenn, Ty...

Some of the biggest names in pop have come together to release a new song titled “Hands” to benefit the victims of the Orlando shooting. The track — released by GLAAD and Interscope Records on Tuesday evening — features Mary J. Blige, Jason Derulo, Tyler Glenn, Selena Gomez, Halsey, Ty Herndon, Imagine Dragons, Juanes, Adam Lambert, Mary Lambert, Jennifer Lopez, the Trans Chorus of Los Angeles, Kacey Musgraves, Mnek, Alex Newell, Pink, Prince Royce, Nate Ruess, RuPaul, Troye Sivan, Jussie Smollett, Britney Spears, Gwen Stefani, and Meghan Trainor. Also Read: Logo Trailblazer Honors Pay Tribute to Orlando Victims Proceeds from the song will go.

Music performance series have had a checkered history on television. Some have been very successful in the ratings and have lasted for years while others have been quick flops. How will Greatest Hits do for ABC this summer? Cancelled or renewed for season two?Hosted by Arsenio Hall and Kelsea Ballerini, Greatest Hits features "hit-makers" from the 35 years. Starting in the 1980s, each installment highlights a five-year period and celebrates the biggest music hits from that time period. Solo performers and groups include Reo Speedwagon, Ray Parker Jr., Jason Derulo, Kenny Loggins, Kim Carnes, Rick Springfield, Kool & The Gang, Backstreet Boys, Meghan Trainor, Coolio, CeeLo Green, John Legend, Jewel, Tori Kelly, LL Cool J, Wiz Khalifa, Hanson, Bret Michaels, Kenny Loggins, Miguel, Grace Potter, Chicago, Aloe Blacc, Foreigner, Nate Ruess, and Wilson Phillips.The ratings are typically the best indication of a show's...

Nick Jonas continues to climb to new career "Levels." The Kingdom star will be honored with the Hal David Starlight Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame's 47th Annual Induction and Awards in New York on June 9, People can exclusively announce. "Nick Jonas is one of the brightest and most versatile young talents on the American pop scene," Songwriters Hall of Fame co-chairs Kenneth Gamble and Leon Huff said. "A veteran of recording, television, movies and Broadway success ... he has been making his cultural mark in a variety of ways for more than a decade. Nick has literally grown up in public,...

Over the past half-decade, superproducer Jeff Bhasker has evolved from a behind-the-boards impresario into a de facto hitmaker. Since connecting with Kanye West to confect half of the songs on the perilously moody 808s & Heartbreak in 2008, the Socorro, New Mexico–raised musician elevated his profile with credits on projects with Drake, Lana Del Rey, Taylor Swift, and Bruno Mars, and netted two Grammys for his work with Jay Z, West, and fun., the latter of which helped earned him a Producer of the Year (Non-Classical) nomination at the 2013 ceremony. This year he’s up for the same award again, for his work on individual songs (Elle King’s “Last Damn Night,” Cam’s “Burning House”) and full-length albums (Mark Ronson’s Uptown Special, Nate Ruess’s Grand Romantic). Ahead of the 58th annual ceremony, Bhasker breaks down what it means to produce a record in 2016 and the process behind some...

You might think there are too many awards shows. You'd be wrong. Because if they constantly turn out performances like the ten below, we should have a new awards telecast every single day. Here are the ten best awards show performances of 2015.  10. Chris Stapleton and Justin Timberlake at the Country Music Association Awards, "Tennessee Whiskey" Chris Stapleton is undoubtedly the year's breakout country music star, and he even has a shot at Album of the Year at the upcoming Grammy Awards. This duet with Justin Timberlake was inspired, rad, and a pulsing, soulful version of a bona fide smash. 9. Kelly Clarkson at the Billboard Music Awards, "Invincible" With the possible exception of the #2 artist on this list, Kelly Clarkson is perhaps our most trusted live pop performer. "Invincible" gave Clarkson a chance to belt, endear us with her casual vulnerability, and wow us with some closing notes worthy of another "American Idol" crown.

Concerts are one of those things I’m actually weirdly leery of going to. It’s tough to fall in love with an artist’s music on an album and then go see them live only to discover that voice sounds nothing in person like it did in the studio. It makes a person wonder about smoke, mirrors, autotone, and whatever technical audio voodoo was performed to create that sound. If I’m going to shell out the money, there’s part of me that really doesn’t want the magic ruined.

When I found out Hozier was going to be playing in my adopted city, it wasn’t even a question. I got up early and hovered over my computer in order to ensure that I would be amongst the first of the ecstatic ticket holders. At this point, I can say I haven’t been this excited about...

Had Nate Ruess sung lead for bands in the late ’70s, he might've sounded like the improbable love-child of Kris Kristofferson, Waylon Jennings, and Pete Townshend, with a hint of Billy Joel. Instead, Ruess has found fame in both the 2000s and the 2010s, as the former front man of the Format and, later, as the face of fun., which earned two Grammys in 2013 off sleeper hit "We Are Young." Still, a guy can always dream, and for his first short film, “The Grand Romantic,” debuting this week on Apple Music, Ruess has taken a bit of artistic license in reimagining his career. Making his acting debut for veteran video director Anthony Mandler (who directed fun.'s “Some Nights” and "Carry On" clips), Ruess plays a version of himself going up against the music industry of 40 years ago, when all some musicians had to worry about was staying on...

NBC better have her money.

Pop star/provocateur Rihanna will serve as key advisor for The Voice in Season 9, it was announced Thursday by Peacock network president Robert Greenblatt at the Television Critics Association summer press tour in Beverly Hills.

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Over the last three seasons, fun. frontman Nate Ruess, Taylor Swift and Coldplay’s Chris Martin have mentored contestants from all four teams during the second set of one-on-one showdowns (historically called the Knockout Rounds or Battle Rounds Pt. 2) — a broader role than the quartet of mentors who step in to advise individual coaches...

From this week's edition of Skip Or Repeat: capsule album reviews on the ambitious pinings of Nate Ruess' "Grand Romantic," Hilary Duff's pleasure-centric "Breathe In. Breathe Out.", James Taylor's nostalgic "Before This World," Giorgio Moroder's "Deja Vu," Adam Lambert's "The Original High" and Mika's "No Place In Heaven." Maybe some of these albums move the needle for you. Maybe you need something more... try on Active Child's "Mercy," Academy Award-winning Michael Giacchino's "Inside Out" soundtrack, Heartless Bastards' "Restless Ones," High On Fire's "Luminiferous" or the Vans Warped Tour compilation for 2015.

June 6/15: If you've still got any cinematic energy left to spare after watching Jurassic World (seen above) on June 12, then check out Martin Scorsese's huge collection of movie posters, on display as part of “Scorsese Collects” at MoMA. If the posters belonged to anyone else, it might be a little bit — to quote GoodFellas — shine-boxy, like most hoards of pop-culture memorabilia. But, for example, that lobby card of Howard Hawks’s pre-Pacino Scarface? It’s owned by Martin Scorsese! 6/16: Remember the glorious musical Zeitgeist of 2009? When Nate Ruess and Jack Antonoff got together and released fun.’s first album, Aim and Ignite? And when a Brit producer named Ross (stage name: the way-more-superhero­esque “Hudson Mohawke”) put out his first album, Butter? Six years on, Ruess drops Grand Romantic, his first solo album, and Mohawke gets around to releasing his sophomore effort, Lantern.6/17: If 2009 seems like yesterday,...

Fun. frontman Nate Ruess has already released a few tracks from his upcoming solo album, Grand Romantic, as apt a title as has ever existed. Those first three songs — “Nothing But Love,” “Great Big Storm,” and “AhHa” — are available to stream on Ruess's Soundcloud, embedded below. Now, Ruess has recruited Beck (the guy who stole Beyoncé's Grammy) to strum an acoustic guitar and lay backing vocals on the song "What This World is Coming To." You can listen to the track here, via Stereogum (the embed isn't yet available).

Blake Shelton: English teacher? Whenever we're on The Voice and have a question about grammar (which are alls of the times – see?), we don't first think of asking Blake Shelton, but apparently that's a mistake. According to these outtakes, the country crooner clearly knows his stuff. The clip below features some choice moments from the final week of knockouts that didn't quite make the show, including a lesson on plural words from Blake and the exact moment that guest advisor Nate Ruess invents our new favorite word: ri-sick-ulous. Plus, you'll definitely want to see the look on Adam Levine's face and hear his oh-so-mature retort when he realizes Blake is...

Thirty-two artists went into the Knockout Rounds; only 20 came out. At this stage of the game and every competition going forward, it gets ore and more difficult to rank the performances. Several of the winning Knockout performances were equal in many ways, but that?s not how ranking works. You only get one artist per rank. As Nate Ruess joined the coaches and their artists, the talent was ratcheted up several notches, making some of the artist choices painfully difficult. Here we have the results of all those choices ranked along with the four artists that were stolen away by another coach. See if you agree with our ranking.

Monday's final knockout round of "The Voice" determined the remaining seven artists moving on to the live shows. And coach Christina Aguilera held on to her final steal until the last possible dramatic moment. -Break- In that battle for coach Adam Levine, crooner Joshua Davis sang "Arms of a Woman" (Amos Lee) to defeat Lexi Davila, who performed "Anything Could Happen" (Ellie Goulding). After a tough decision, Aguilera welcomed Davila to her team with the last save of the season. Related: Could Sawyer Fredericks be the runaway winner for 'The Voice'? During these knockout rounds the past two weeks, each coach had Nate Ruess (.fun) as an advisor and one steal to save a performer from elimination. In the first two knockout rounds previously, 13 artists had already progressed to the live shows. These seven contestants now join them, bringing the public a top 20 they can now judge at home starting Monday,...

It's the final night of the Knockout Rounds on The Voice season 8 and it's going to be an interesting one. We have twelve artist performances to watch, and six artists will advance automatically to the Live Playoffs on April 6th. Each male coach will have one team perform; Christina will have two. Only one coach has the power to steal a rejected artist as their own and take them to the live shows.

Last week Adam Levine stole Brian Johnson from Blake. Blake Shelton stole Ashley Morgan from Christina Aguilera. Pharrell Williams also stole from Christina adding Koryn Hawthorne to his team. Christina is the only coach left who has yet to use her magic steal. So, tonight is the night. Singer-songwriter extraordinaire Nate Ruess is on deck once again to advise and cajole the remaining hopefuls, so let's get the show on the road.

The iHeartRadio Music Awards return to Los Angeles on Sunday for the second year, and fans can look forward to a lot more than just blowout performances from its superstar lineup. While the evening will feature global artists such as Rihanna, Iggy Azalea, Sam Smith, Madonna, Jason Aldean, Jamie Foxx, Meghan Trainor, Jason Derulo, Jennifer Hudson, Kelly Clarkson, Snoop Dogg, Nate Ruess, Alesso and Florida Georgia Line, the three-hour telecast will be very different from your typical, self-congratulatory Hollywood back pat. “The thing I try to fight against is award fatigue, where it is all about someone getting an award and someone else.