The Year in Music 2025: Ariana Grande is ‘eternally’ ‘Wicked’
Ariana Grande started 2025 by attending the Golden Globes, where she was nominated for her role as Glinda in Wicked. She ended the year by being nominated for a Golden Globe for her role as Glinda —
Taylor Swift donates to Kansas City charity Operation Breakthrough
Taylor Swift cheers while watching the Kansas City Chiefs and the Cincinnati Bengals at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on Sept. 15, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Jamie Squire/Getty Images) When it comes to charities, Taylor Swift is
Chappell Roan chooses her top 10 looks of 2025, urges fans to ‘be weird and bold’
Chappell Roan attends the 67th Annual GRAMMY Awards, February 2, 2025 in Los Angeles. (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images for The Recording Academy) If anyone had enough standout fits to create a top 10 list of the best ones
Ellie Goulding included on King Charles’ New Year Honours list, is now an MBE
Ellie Goulding appears on ABC (Disney/Chris Willard) Ellie Goulding has received a special honor, not for her music, but for her environmental work. Ellie was included on King Charles III‘s annual New Year’s Honours List, which appoints
Economics of Immigration: The importance of an immigrant workforce to the North Bay
A glass of fine wine, a celebratory dinner at a restaurant and a brand-new house have something in common—chances are, immigrants are somewhere in the picture. And yet, immigration is an outlier in most discussions about the
The Year in Music 2025: The extra’Ordinary’ rise of Alex Warren
Alex Warren‘s song “Burning Down” became his first song on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2024, peaking at #69. But even he couldn’t have predicted that in 2025 he’d end up spending 10 weeks at #1 on
The Year in Music 2025: Abracadabra! Lady Gaga conjures hits, tour and more
Lady Gaga had a magical 2025. –She started the year off right when her Bruno Mars duet “Die With a Smile,” which had been on the chart since August 2024, reached the #1 spot on the Billboard
Zara Larsson will bring the ‘glitter and the sparkles and the fun’ to ‘New Year’s Rockin’ Eve’
Zara Larsson performs on ABC (Disney/Ben Hider) Zara Larsson is one of more than a dozen artists who’ll be performing on Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest, airing on ABC Dec. 31. Unlike most of the artists
Backstreet Boys will do New Year’s Eve their way at Sphere Las Vegas
Backstreet Boys, ‘Into the Millennium’ at Sphere Las Vegas (Live Nation) Backstreet Boys will be spending New Year’s Eve onstage at Sphere Las Vegas, performing their Into the Millennium residency show for a crowd of 20,000 fans. The songs
2026 Boots in the Park Albuquerque to feature headliners Post Malone, Jelly Roll
Boots in the Park returns to Albuquerque in 2026, with festival organizers announcing the headliners for the third annual music festival taking place at Balloon Fiesta Park on Friday, May 15th, and Saturday, May 16th. Now in