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Ella Langley’s “Choosin’ Texas” has set a new record for the longest-running No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, reaching 27 weeks at the top by the survey dated 14 November 2026. Its run surpasses Mariah Carey’s seasonal hit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” and makes…
Forbes estimates Paul McCartney’s wealth at more than $1.4 billion, placing him third among the world’s richest musicians. The former Beatle ranks behind Jay-Z, estimated at $2.8 billion, and Taylor Swift, at $2 billion. McCartney’s fortune reflects decades of songwriting, music publishing and touring. He founded MPL Communications…
Apple TV+’s golf comedy-drama *Stick* follows former professional golfer Pryce Cahill as he backs talented teenager Santiago Wheeler and takes him towards the professional game. Its soundtrack uses songs to underline Pryce’s optimism as well as the show’s more serious moments. The first series premiered in June 2025,…
Boston band Krill have released “Secret Language”, the title track from their first album in more than a decade. The song offers a personal look at family life and the ways loved ones try to understand one another beyond what they say aloud. Jonah Furman says its opening…
Fall Out Boy have released ‘ACES’, a new track reflecting on their 25 years as a band, and announced a 2027 world tour. The release follows a series of teasers linked to Twilight Town Mall and marks the first full reveal of what the band had been building…
Director Jay Chandrasekhar recalled that Burt Reynolds, while playing Boss Hogg in the 2005 film adaptation of The Dukes of Hazzard, was taking strong painkillers and acted aggressively on set. The account highlights the difficulties of filming with Reynolds, who struggled to learn his lines and openly disliked…
Composer Michael Abels says he scored Na Hong-jin’s alien film *Hope* with a serious, tense sound even during scenes built around comedy. The approach lets the humour come from the situations themselves, without music signalling to viewers when to laugh. Abels said director Na asked him to work…
Billy Joel will return to the stage on 14 December 2026 for a Florida Atlantic University event combining questions and answers with some music. It will be his first performance since February 2025, and marks a limited return after he cancelled future live commitments following a diagnosis of…
Carly Rae Jepsen will host and perform at the 2027 Juno Awards in Winnipeg, marking her first time presenting the Canadian music ceremony. The event will also feature Angine de Poitrine and a performance by Our Lady Peace, who will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of…
Professional wrestler Brady Booker was voted out of Survivor 51 at the merge, losing 9-4 after a chaotic Tribal Council in which allies also voted against him. He says he was stunned into silence as the votes mounted, and that his intense approach to competition had led him…