ABC/Lou Rocco Most music fans know Mariah Carey has a ton of #1 hits, but one particular statistic is mind-blowing to her. Mariah has scored 19 #1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. That’s the most of any solo artist and just one fewer than the all-time record holders, The Beatles, who had 20. Asked what…
CNN Films/OWN Films Luther: Never Too Much, a documentary about late singer/songwriter Luther Vandross, will premiere next year on CNN, OWN and Max, it was announced Wednesday. The film, directed by Dawn Porter, premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival in January. It tells the musician’s story through interviews with his friends and musical collaborators, such…
Samir Hussein/WireImage The Weeknd is once again pitching in with his XO Humanitarian Fund. The artist, born Abel Tesfaye, is donating $2 million from the charitable fund to the United Nations World Food Programme’s humanitarian response efforts in Gaza. That money will buy over 1,500 metric tons of wheat flour â enough for more than…
Angela Weiss/AFP via Getty Images Fantasia Barrino says sheâd love to replace Katy Perry as a judge on American Idol. In an interview with Entertainment Tonight released Thursday, April 25, Fantasia said she wasnât aware Katy was exiting the singing competition show at the end of this season, but she would be up to replace…
Disney/Randy Holmes Jennifer Hudson is sharing a reminder to “never give up on your dreams” on the 20th anniversary of her American Idol elimination. The 42-year-old singer, who has gone on to be one of the most celebrated voices of her generation, came in seventh on season 3 of the singing competition series, which Fantasia Barrino…
Fred Lee/Disney General Entertainment Content via Getty Images Singer Mandisa, who reached the top 10 on American Idol season 5 and later became a Grammy-winning Christian artist, has died, ABC Audio has confirmed. She was 47. âWe can confirm that yesterday [April 18] Mandisa was found in her home deceased,” her rep said in a…
Live Nation Las Vegas Mariah Carey‘s Las Vegas residency The Celebration of Mimi launches April 12 at Dolby Live at Park MGM, but she’s already extended her run. Originally scheduled to run for eight shows throughout April, the residency has now added eight new performances: three in July and five in August. Tickets go on…
Frederic REGLAIN/Gamma-Rapho via Getty Images Whitney Houston‘s legacy will be celebrated this summer during Chicago’s Ravinia Festival. On August 30, the festival will play host to the world premiere of The Voice Of Whitney: A Symphonic Celebration. The production will feature the original master recordings of Whitney’s vocals, set to new orchestrations of her biggest hits…
Blair Caldwell Anyone who thinks Paul McCartney isn’t happy that BeyoncĂ© has covered The Beatles classic “Blackbird” on her album Cowboy Carter would be very wrong. âI am so happy with @beyonceâs version of my song âBlackbird,ââ McCartney shares on Instagram. âI think she does a magnificent version of it and it reinforces the civil rights message that inspired me…
Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for The Recording Academy BeyoncĂ©âs upcoming album has a name, and it’s Act II: Cowboy Carter. The singer revealed the name of her new country record, which arrives on March 29, via her website on Tuesday. The websiteâs homepage now features a horse saddle with a patriotic sash draped across it that…