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By Lianne Kolirin, CNN (CNN) — Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the 1960s girl band The Ronettes, has died. She was 80 years old. The singer, who joined forces with her cousins Ronnie Spector and Estelle Bennett to form the musical trio, passed away on Sunday morning, according to her daughter. Writing

By Trista Kurniawan, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) — A new girl group from Asia has social media turning its head. But this time, they’re not from South Korea – they’re from Indonesia. The four-member group No Na turned into an overnight sensation earlier this year after the music video for their new song “Work” went

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — Brian Tyler remembers being in a hospital bed when the music for “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie” came to him. While in his music studio in August 2025, the composer suffered a major medical incident: a double subarachnoid brain hemorrhage — bleeding in the space between the brain

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — As the world marks ten years since Prince’s untimely death in the spring of 2016, Minneapolis, the city that birthed him, wants to mark the significance of the moment. “I think fans are going to be very surprised this year, because usually Prince’s work and catalogs have been

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Buying concert tickets these days is, to be blunt, the worst. It’s become a task of overcoming hurdles — from presale codes and fees to ridiculously long digital queues and heartburn-inducing prices on resale sites. It all makes ticket-buying stressful, a feeling that in many cases should be cured

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Australian authorities say they have launched an investigation into a 2010 incident involving “Orange is the New Black” actress Ruby Rose. Earlier this week on social media, she accused singer Katy Perry of sexual assault. The allegation stems from an incident Rose said occurred in a Melbourne nightclub in

By Scottie Andrew, CNN (CNN) — Almost every episode of the award-winning medical drama “The Pitt” goes like this: Intrepid emergency room doctors treat patients, banter and reveal pieces of their personal histories. With the story moving more or less in real time — 15 hour-long episodes for a single 15-hour shift — patients with

By Sophie Tanno, CNN (CNN) — Jamie Dornan is among the new faces joining the cast of the upcoming “Lord of the Rings” movie, taking on the role of Aragorn, famously played by Viggo Mortensen in the original trilogy. The movie, titled “Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum” and set for cinema release

By Donie O’Sullivan, CNN (CNN) — I have been covering the extremities of the internet and how they affect our real, offline lives for more than a decade now. I’ve spent countless hours burrowing down online rabbit holes. I spent months on the road trailing a traveling cult. I was even swept up in the

By Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — One of the coolest clubs in music will soon have some new members. Late R&B singer Luther Vandross, hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan and Oasis will all be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this year, the group announced Monday. In all, 18 artists made the

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — Everything was different when “Euphoria” premiered in 2019. Sydney Sweeney and Jacob Elordi were newcomers to the scene, there was buzz about Zendaya taking on such a gritty role following her appearance in Marvel’s family-friendly “Spider-Man” franchise, and beloved series regulars Eric Dane and Angus Cloud were still with

By Alli Rosenbloom, CNN (CNN) — For the first time in several years, festival season will welcome back shirt-optional crowd-pleaser, Justin Bieber. His Coachella performance this weekend will mark an important moment in his slow-walked return to the stage following a turbulent few years marked by health struggles and cancelled tours, as well as bright

By Kara Scannell, Nicki Brown, CNN New York (CNN) — A panel of federal appellate judges on Thursday grilled US prosecutors and lawyers for Sean “Diddy” Combs over the validity of his 50-month prison sentence for his conviction on prostitution-related charges. Combs’ lawyers are seeking the music mogul’s release from prison, arguing his trial judge

By Jack Guy and Amarachi Orie, CNN (CNN) — Organizers of a popular London music festival say it has been canceled after the headliner, Kanye West, was blocked from traveling to the United Kingdom. The announcement that West, who is known as Ye, would headline the three-day Wireless Festival had sparked criticism from Jewish groups

By Diego Mendoza, Lisa Respers France, CNN (CNN) — The rapper Offset was hospitalized after being shot Monday evening near a casino in Florida, according to his representative, who said he is in stable condition. Offset, whose real name is Kiari Kendrell Cephus, was formerly married to Cardi B, with whom he has three children,

By Elex Michaelson, CNN (CNN) — TMZ’s founder Harvey Levin knows what the people want to see. Usually, that’s celebrity drama and misbehavior by athletes. As the site flooded the internet this week with photos of lawmakers on vacation while Congress is in recess in the middle of a punishing partial government shutdown, it was

By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — A former guitarist of the Grammy-winning rock band Turnstile has been charged with attempted second-degree murder and assault after he allegedly struck the father of the group’s lead vocalist with his car in suburban Maryland, authorities said. Brady Ebert, 33, a founding member of the Baltimore band, was arrested