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A judge signed a temporary order requiring William Applegate to stay 100 yards away from Carpenter after he allegedly surveilled her LA home for a month and attempted to break in.

Ariana Grande plays a revenge-seeking ghost opposite Justin Long in the new visual for 'Hate That I Made You Love Me'.

The Australian artist joins 4AD and has lined up shows across North America this fall, followed by European and UK dates in early 2027.
Charli XCX has set a July 24 release date for her new album, Music, Fashion, Film, with cover art featuring Martin Scorsese, Marc Jacobs, and John Cale.

The First Amendment concert at NYC's Town Hall on June 14 keeps growing, with two major Hollywood names now confirmed alongside an already star-studded bill.

P!nk, Queen Latifah, Whitney Leavitt and more will take the Tony Awards stage on June 7 to celebrate 30 years of the Chicago revival.

Charli xcx is actively managing fan expectations ahead of her still-unannounced new album, warning it will sound nothing like BRAT.
The President of Australia and the Asia Pacific Region for Universal Music Publishing Group will step down on July 1 after close to 20 years in senior leadership.
The Australian rock band marks five decades of their signature song with a commemorative clip and a national tour of more than 25 dates.

Roan joined Elton John for a candid conversation on LGBTQ rights, part of the 2026 Elton John Impact Awards podcast series launching June 1.

M.I.A. has filed a lawsuit against Kid Cudi, alleging he caused Live Nation to breach a contract worth $2,805,000.

A track from Boards of Canada's new album Inferno appears in the end credits of the A24 horror film Backrooms.