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Broadway Box Office: ‘Ragtime’ Breaks Box Office Record With $1.96M Final Gross
Broadway’s Ragtime closed out its run by setting a new box office record, taking $1.96 million in its final week — the fourth time the Tony-winning revival broke the record at Lincoln Center Theater’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, cementing it as the highest-grossing production in the venue’s history. The milestone capped a run that began in…
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The Music Producer Who Became Paul McCartney, Madonna and Lady Gaga’s Secret Weapon [Exclusive]
Producer Andrew Watt, 35, has emerged as one of music’s most sought-after collaborators, working across genres with artists including Paul McCartney, The Rolling Stones, Madonna and Lady Gaga. In an interview with Collider, Watt discussed a remarkably busy 2026, during which he has produced or co-written major albums for several legendary and contemporary acts, alongside…
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Ella Langley on Spotlighting Female Country Artists on Tour, Wanting to Work With Harry Styles and Miranda Lambert Advice
Ella Langley, the Alabama-born country star behind the chart-topping hit “Choosin’ Texas,” spoke to Variety about curating an all-female opening lineup for her first arena-headlining tour, reflecting a broader push to spotlight women in country music during a breakout year. The interview comes amid a run of major accolades that have cemented her as one…
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Megan Moroney and Ella Langley’s Texas Concerts Show the Different Ways Women Are Leading Country’s Current Pop Crossover Moment
Country stars Megan Moroney and Ella Langley coincidentally held arena concerts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area on the same weekend, a pairing that highlighted how women are now leading country music’s crossover into mainstream pop. Historically, female artists in Nashville rarely reached No. 1 or headlined arena tours, and it was almost unheard of for…
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Sons Of KISS’s PAUL STANLEY And GENE SIMMONS Defend Decision To Call Their Collaborative Project STANLEY SIMMONS
Evan Stanley and Nick Simmons, sons of KISS members Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, have defended naming their new musical collaboration Stanley Simmons, rejecting suggestions that the choice trades on their fathers’ fame. Speaking on SoundExchange’s “Sound Advice” series, the pair said the name emerged organically from the speed with which the project came together,…
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Blondshell – “Fur Elise”
Blondshell has released “Fur Elise,” a new single from her forthcoming third album, Violin, due out next month via Partisan Records. The song, whose title nods to Beethoven’s famous piano piece but drops the diacritic, closes the album and offers a sweeping, cathartic finale. Artist Sabrina Teitelbaum said the track explores the uncertainty of shaping…
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Paris Jackson remembers perforating her septum from “snorting drugs”
Paris Jackson has opened up about permanently perforating her septum through drug use, revealing she can see “straight through” her nose as a result. The singer, now six years sober, shared the reflection ahead of releasing her second album, “Happiest Day Of My Life”, underscoring how far she has come since her struggles with addiction.…
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Camp Flog Gnaw 2026 Lineup with Tyler, the Creator, Turnstile, and Steve Lacy
Tyler, the Creator has confirmed the full lineup for Camp Flog Gnaw 2026, his own Los Angeles festival, revealing the artist names via a word-jumble puzzle on the event’s official website. The announcement matters for hip-hop and alternative music fans as the festival draws a broad cross-section of genres, and it is notably Tyler’s only…
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Paramount Settles Lawsuit That Claimed It Was ‘Mad At Rihanna’ Over ‘Smurfs’ Movie Song
Paramount Pictures has settled a lawsuit brought by Grammy-nominated songwriter RØMANS (Sam Roman), who accused the studio of using his song in last year’s “Smurfs” film without permission or payment because it was allegedly “mad at Rihanna” over budget overruns. Court filings show both sides signed a confidential settlement agreement, though the terms were not…