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Mark Ronson is remembering legendary producer Quincy Jones. In an emotional piece shared with The Guardian on Thursday (Dec. 26), Ronson reflected on his personal experiences working with Jones — who passed away in November at the age of 91 — and the profound impact the music icon had on his life and career. “Losing Quincy is like a black hole swallowing part of the musical universe,” Ronson wrote. “But […]

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce had a post-holiday night out in New York City with Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley on Friday night (Dec. 27), based on photos that circulated Saturday. Photographer @josiahwphotos (on Instagram) posted images of Swift and Kelce’s arrival to NoHo restaurant BondST, and their departure after dinner. Additional photos showed Antonoff, Swift’s close friend and longtime producer, and wife Qualley joining the couple. Swift’s dinner look […]

Engaged couple Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco shared a loved-up photo over the holiday weekend that shows the two of them kissing on a cozy armchair. The soon-to-be-married pair look very comfortable in the snapshot — especially Gomez, whose face is hovering above Blanco’s and whose hand is pointing his chin upwards as she comes in for the kiss. The selfie, posted on Instagram, shows the singer-actress dressed in Christmas […]

Hayley Williams may be gearing up for her first solo tour in 2025. On Friday (Dec. 27), the Paramore frontwoman hinted at the possibility of solo dates in an Instagram Story celebrating her 36th birthday. In her note, Williams reflected on the tour she had to cancel in 2020 in support of her debut solo album, Petals for Armor, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. “I’m going to try and finally […]

Perry produced some of the biggest and best hits on the Hot 100 in the '70s and '80s. Richard Perry arrives at the Gibson Through The Lens Exhibition on July 30, 2008 in West Hollywood, Calif. Mark Sullivan/WireImage We lost one of the greats this week, when producer Richard Perry died at age 82. Like such contemporary producers as Jack Antonoff, Finneas, Daniel Nigro and Greg Kurstin, Perry was almost […]

President-elect Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Friday to pause the potential TikTok ban from going into effect until his administration can pursue a “political resolution” to the issue. The request came as TikTok and the Biden administration filed opposing briefs to the court, in which the company argued the court should strike down a law that could ban the platform by Jan. 19 while the government emphasized its […]

In a week with little news and few regulatory filings, music stocks finished the last full week of 2024 by dropping for the third consecutive week. The 20-company Billboard Global Music Index (BGMI) fell 0.6% to 2,155.51, lowering its year-to-date gain to 40.5%. The index has fallen 5.5% over three weeks after rising 14.6% over six consecutive weekly gains. Six stocks finished the week in positive territory while 13 lost […]

As she goes into the new year, Gwen Stefani is reflecting on one of her 2024 highlights: No Doubt‘s headline-making Coachella reunion. “Performing at Coachella and feeling all that love for us after all this time was kind of overwhelming,” the “Hollaback Girl” singer reportedly told  U.K. magazine HELLO!, noting that she still feels “incredibly lucky” for the experience months later. “We hadn’t done anything together for so long, so to […]

Richard Parsons, one of corporate America’s most prominent Black executives who held top posts at Time Warner and Citigroup, died Thursday. He was 76. Parsons, who died at his Manhattan home, was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in 2015 and cited “unanticipated complications” from the disease for cutting back on work a few years later. The financial services company Lazard, where Parsons was a longtime board member, confirmed his death. Parsons’ […]