Lauryn Hill will receive the inaugural Living Legend Icon Award at the 2026 BET Awards, honoring artists who have “mastered their craft and never let go of the culture.” Her 1998 solo album, “The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill” debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and won five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. The Awards air June 28.
Alesso and Ryan Tedder have reunited for their fourth collaboration, “In Your Eyes”, their first joint effort in more than a decade since hits including “If I Lose Myself” and “Calling (Lose My Mind)”. The single, described as a “symphony of devotion and impenetrable bliss,” blends nostalgia from their past work with a fresh sound for today’s dance music scene.
Ed Sheeran surprised fans with a six-song acoustic set at Ipswich Waterfront near the University of Suffolk. Opening with “Thinking Out Loud”, he performed hits including “The A Team” with local singer Lianne Kaye, “Shivers”, “Perfect” and “Shape of You”. He announced the show on Instagram, drawing a crowd that formed hours before the 9:00 performance.
Ariana Grande officially returned to the concert stage after six years, launching her “Eternal Sunshine” tour at Oakland Arena before nearly 20,000 fans. The tour features material from her 2024 album “Eternal Sunshine” and 2021’s “Positions”, creating a setlist of 23 songs.
Olivia Rodrigo surprised fans by announcing a performance at Primavera Sound Festival in Barcelona, Spain, where she debuted the duet “what’s wrong with me” with Robert Smith of The Cure. New songs from her upcoming album, “you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love”, include references to The Cure, including “drop dead” and a track titled “the cure”.
The Prince estate is opening the vault for a new compilation album, “Timeless”. The project features previously unreleased songs and arrives August 28. Fans can already hear new music, with Legacy Recordings releasing the lead single “Stone”. The highly anticipated release is the estate’s first archival album since 2021.
It’s a horror trifecta. Paramount’s “Scary Movie” ruled at box office with $55 million in its opening weekend, extending an unexpected streak for, well, scary movies in the height of summer movie season. The R-rated parody was joined at the top of North American charts by “Backrooms” and “Obsession”, two horror films that captured lightning in a bottle with Gen Z crowds.
Kevin Hart has named the one celebrity he believes should never be roasted: Oprah Winfrey. On “Jimmy Kimmel Live!”, he drew a firm line at poking fun at the iconic talk show host while discussing who could be a future candidate for Netflix’s popular roast specials.
Taylor Swift shattered Spotify, Amazon, and Apple Music records Friday with her new song ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’. It became the most-streamed song on Spotify in in a single day by a female. Apple said it set the record for the biggest soundtrack single by first-day streams, and the platform’s biggest country single of 2026. At Amazon, it had the largest 24-hour streaming debut for any song in 2026.
Rockabye Baby has released “Lullaby Renditions of Post Malone”. The 12-song album, featuring baby-friendly takes of Posty’s biggest hits, arrived Friday. It features songs such as his Swae Lee collab ‘Sunflower’, as well as fellow Billboard Hot 100 #1 hits ‘Circles’, ‘I Had Some Help’, ‘Chemical’, ‘Psycho’, and ‘Rockstar’. ”
The Who is celebrating the 50th anniversary of their “Who Put the Boot In” tour with a set of limited-edition soccer jerseys (or football jerseys, as they say in the UK). Why soccer jerseys? The tour saw the band playing 3 different UK football stadiums: Charlton, Celtic Park, and Vetch Field.
Dua Lipa and actor Callum Turner just hosted a massive $1.3 million wedding celebration in Sicily. The lavish Saturday event in Palermo followed the couple’s highly private civil ceremony in London late last month. Music legend Elton John serenaded the newlyweds with his classic hit “Your Song” during the romantic vow exchange.
Olivia Rodrigo is dominating the global charts right now, but she just narrowly missed out on the top spot. Her brand new single, “The Cure” debuted at number two on the Billboard Global 200. Drake and his current hit track, “Janice STFU” are officially blocking her from reaching number one. Missing the crown by just one position stops Olivia from tying a major record with Drake and Ariana Grande for the most number-one hits on that chart.
New York Knicks All-Star Jalen Brunson is dominating the playoffs, and he credits an unlikely source for his success. The star guard revealed he listens to Justin Bieber right before taking the court for every single game. The ritual started in college when his sister introduced him to Bieber’s “Purpose” album before an NCAA Tournament game.
“The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” has achieved a milestone as 2026’s initial film to surpass $1 billion in global earnings. Universal’s animated sequel reached this benchmark with $428.5 million from domestic markets and $571.5 million internationally. The franchise’s previous entry, 2023’s “The Super Mario Bros. Movie”, also previously generated over $1.3 billion worldwide.
Charlie Puth announced on Instagram Stories that illness forced him to cancel his Saturday Orlando concert. “I am so devastated to do this, but I have to cancel tonight’s show. I’ve been sick for the last few days and am now being instructed to rest or else risk canceling more dates on this tour.”
Mayim Bialik revealed in a June 5th essay that she was prescribed a “one shot of the lowest dose of a synthetic GLP-1” and then suffered “explosive, uncontrollable diarrhea,” “sulfur burps,” and “sneezing attacks” when eating or drinking. She was told by a doctor that such “dramatic” reactions were not uncommon and that GLP-1s should be used only for life-threatening obesity.
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