Jeenah Moon-Pool/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid for a new trial in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. The ruling upheld the jury’s $83.3 million damage award. “Contrary to the defendant’s arguments, Ms. Carroll’s …

Angus Mordant/Bloomberg via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The families of victims who died in one of two fatal Boeing 737 MAX 8 crashes met with Department of Justice officials Wednesday regarding the looming decision to prosecute or dismiss charges against the company. The fatal Boeing crashes in October 2018 and …

Gilbert Flores/Golden Globes 2024/Golden Globes 2024 via Getty Images Neil Tennant, the lead singer of U.K. duo Pet Shop Boys, must have some kind of social media death wish: At a London event on April 22, he publicly dissed Taylor Swift‘s songwriting ability. Tennant, who used to be a music …

Sheryl Crow is a Billie Eilish fan. After Billie posted photos from her Rolling Stone cover shoot to Instagram, Sheryl took to the comment section to send her some love. “Man, I love what you do so much! So glad you are on the cover!!” Sheryl wrote. Selena Gomez‘s boyfriend, …

Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images Remember when Taylor Swift sang, “Dreaming about the day when you wake up and find/ That what you’re looking for has been here the whole time?” Apparently that’s what happened between Taylor’s BFF Selena Gomez and Selena’s boyfriend, Benny Blanco. Speaking to WSJ. …

Getty Images – STOCK (NEW YORK) — April is Autism Acceptance Month. Sheletta Brundidge wrote a children’s book about how her oldest son, Andrew Brundidge, cared for his younger siblings with autism, and how to parent children with special needs. Sheletta Brundidge’s decision to dedicate her latest book to her …

Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A federal judge in New York on Thursday rejected former President Donald Trump’s bid for a new trial in a defamation case brought by writer E. Jean Carroll. The ruling upheld the jury’s $83.3 million damage award. “Contrary to the defendant’s arguments, Ms. Carroll’s …

Beth Garrabrant Florence Welch got a taste of what a Taylor Swift release day is like with The Tortured Poets Department. The Florence + the Machine frontwoman guests on the album track “Florida!!!” Speaking with British Vogue about the response to the song, Welch shares, “I almost didn’t think of …

Disney/Jenny Anderson Artists including Jason Mraz, Billie Eilish and Sia have signed an open letter supporting the proposed Fans First Act, which aims to “combat predatory resellers and the use of illegal bots” in the concert ticket industry. The letter was released by a coalition called Fix the Tix, organized by the …

Getty Images – STOCK (CHICAGO) — Describing her family’s pain as “unbearable,” the sister of slain Chicago police Officer Luis Huesca is pleading with the public to help investigators identify and catch a suspect who allegedly gunned him down and stole his gun and car as he arrived home from …

PATRICK T. FALLON/AFP via Getty Images Travis Kelce‘s mom, Donna, is spilling the tea about what her son and Taylor Swift do in their downtime: hang with other power couples, apparently. People reports that during the QVC Age of Possibility summit in Las Vegas on April 24, Donna revealed that Travis …

Artie Raslich/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A whale-watching excursion that embarks straight from New York City offers passengers an opportunity to escape the hustle and bustle and assist in a much-needed conservation efforts for the marine mammal. Gotham Whale, and research education and advocacy organization based in Staten Island, collects …

Getty Images – STOCK (LONDON) — Days of torrential rain have triggered widespread flooding across parts of Kenya, turning roads into raging rivers and claiming dozens of lives. Half of Kenya’s 47 counties have been affected by the flooding, which has killed at least 32 people and displaced more than …

Tyrone Lebon/Warner Records Dua Lipa is going to have a heart-to-heart with Drew Barrymore. She sent a message to members of her mailing list announcing that she’s going to sit down with the talk show host on April 26 to chat “through all things Radical Optimism.” It’s not clear when …

Former film producer Harvey Weinstein appears in court at the Clara Shortridge Foltz Criminal Justice Center in Los Angeles, California, on Oct. 4, 2022. (ETIENNE LAURENT/POOL/AFP via Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — The rape conviction of movie producer Harvey Weinstein has been overturned by New York’s highest court. The New …

Tyrone Lebon Dua Lipa may have said that her new album, Radical Optimism, is a departure from her signature disco sound, but try telling that to Billboard‘s Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart — where she currently holds the top three spots. Dua’s latest single, “Illusion,” is #1 on the chart, followed by her previous …

Beth Garrabrant After Taylor Swift mentioned a bar called The Black Dog in her new song of the same name on The Tortured Poets Department, fans started flocking to a pub of that name in London. And there’s real-time data showing how Taylor’s mention of certain musicians on her new …

Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media outside the courtroom during his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on April 23, 2024 in New York City. (Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images) (NEW YORK) — Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker is set to return …

Thinkstock Images/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Protests have broken out at colleges and universities across the country in connection with the war in Gaza. Many pro-Palestinian protesters are calling for their colleges to divest of funds from Israeli military operations, while some Jewish students on the campuses have called the …

Warren County Police Dept. (WARREN, Mich.) — Michigan prosecutors charged a father for violating the state’s newly enacted safe storage law after his son allegedly got a hold of a firearm and shot himself in the face in their home. Theo Nichols’ 8-year-old son was in “extremely critical condition,” at …

Daniel Prakopcyk Lauv‘s first new song and video of 2024, “Potential,” shows him coming to terms with his sexuality. Ahead of the release of the song, Lauv wrote on Instagram, “it’s genuinely a big deal to me, i’ve been writing songs for so long and have always seen myself as someone who …

ABC/Paula Lobo April 24 was declared New Kids on the Block Day by then-Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis back in 1989, and the group and the fans still celebrate it. This year, the 35th anniversary of NKOTB Day, the group has released a new song to mark the occasion. The song, “A …

Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for iHeartRadio Stagecoach Festival will be taking place April 26-28 in Indio, California, and fans seem to think Beyoncé may show up.  Billboard reports those in the Beyhive have noticed several clues that suggest Bey’s possible appearance at the festival. For one, Cowboy Carter collaborators Brittney Spencer, Post Malone, Tanner Adell, Willie Jones and Willie …

Selena Gomez spoke about her cosmetics brand Rare Beauty while at the annual TIME100 Summit in New York City on Wednesday, April 24. “I didn’t want to really enter the cosmetics world without a mission. It was actually a dream that kind of happened within this brand, and on top …

Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — As pro-Palestinian protesters gather in solidarity and their tents, sleeping bags and banners dot the greenspace on campuses across the U.S., many students — Jewish and non-Jewish alike — could be seen at makeshift tables this week over a Seder dinner to honor …

Curtis Means-Pool/Getty Images (ATLANTA) — Former President Donald Trump, in a court filing Wednesday, asked the judge overseeing his Georgia election interference case to dismiss two more counts against him. Trump’s filing urges the judge to dismiss counts 15 and 27 of the indictment, which charge him with conspiracy to …

Utopia/Fathom Events In 2023, Nick Jonas‘ movie The Good Half premiered at the Tribeca Festival. Now it’s finally hitting theaters. The drama will have nationwide sneak preview screenings on July 23 and July 25 in over 900 theaters. Each screening will come with a virtual conversation between Nick and director …

mphotoi/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Investigators are searching a wooded area in Manorville, New York, as part of the Gilgo Beach murders investigation, law enforcement sources told ABC News. The search began Tuesday and continues Wednesday, the sources said. The Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office declined to comment on the …

Beth Garrabrant It’s hard to keep up with all the records that Taylor Swift‘s The Tortured Poets Department album keeps breaking. On April 22, the album became the most streamed in a single week in Spotify history; but as of April 24, it is the first album in Spotify history to hit 1 billion …

NASA Voyager 1 concept depiction. Via NASA (NEW YORK) — After more than five months without contact, NASA has finally reconnected with Voyager 1, the farthest spacecraft from Earth. NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL) said Voyager 1 had not been sending readable data back to Earth since Nov. 14, 2023, …

Columbia University West Lawn on April 24, 2024. Via Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Protests on college campuses calling for the divestment of funds from Israeli military operations continued to spread on Wednesday, even as hundreds of students have been arrested. The student protests — some of which have …

Investigation Discovery Nick Carter‘s little brother Aaron died in November 22 at the age of 34, and in recent years, Nick has been dogged by accusations of sexual assault. Now, both brothers’ troubles are being examined in a new four-part docuseries on Investigation Discovery called Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron …

Disney/Art Streiber Katy Perry hasn’t given a lot of detail about the new music she’s been teasing, but at least we now know who one of her collaborators is. Lu Kala, a Canadian-Congolese singer, posted to Instagram a video of herself hanging out with Katy. In the video, she embraces Lu …

A24 Music In January, Miley Cyrus was announced as one of the participants in Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to the Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, featuring artists of different genres singing songs by Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Talking Heads. At the time, the song that Miley had covered wasn’t …

ABC News (PHOENIX) — Chaos and confusion have ensued after the Arizona Supreme Court issued a ruling April 9 that a near-total abortion ban from 1864 could go into effect, despite it predating Arizona becoming a state. The ban prohibits all abortions, with the only exception being to save the …