Buskers clash in Pitt St Mall as singer ‘bullied’ over sunny spot outside Westfield Sydney

Two Sydney buskers have been captured clashing in one of the city’s busiest spots after a local violinist claimed a young singer was breaking the unwritten rules of busking. Singer Widya Tjong found a seemingly empty spot and set up her microphone, belting out six songs in Pitt St Mall, outside Westfield Sydney, before another … Read more

What to stream this week: Shakira, Paul Simon, Jake Gyllenhaal, Kristen Wiig and Princess Peach

Chef and restaurateur Jose Andrés inviting actors Jamie Lee Curtis, Bryan Cranston and O’Shea Jackson Jr. over for dinner in a new TV special and Jake Gyllenhaal starring in an update of the pulpy cult classic “Road House” are some of the new television, movies, music and games headed to a device near you. Also … Read more

Pink shares hilarious backstage footage of her kids during Australian Summer Carnival tour

What’s it like being the child of a famous pop star? In the case of beloved American singer Pink, it depends on whether you’re her firstborn daughter Willow or second-born son Jameson. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Pink’s kids react differently to their superstar mum’s concerts. Stream the world’s best reality, entertainment and true-crime shows free … Read more

‘Rare’ Beatles vinyl found in charity shop sells for thousands | Music | Entertainment

An “incredibly rare” Beatles vinyl record, discovered in a London charity shop, has been sold for over £4,200. Jaime-Marie Madden, the manager of a Cancer Research UK charity shop in Enfield, north London, found the record and initially thought it might be worth a few hundred pounds. The vinyl turned out to be a first … Read more

Celine Dion’s rare statement on health battle: ‘Hardest experiences of my life’

Celine Dion has given a rare update as she continues to battle the rare neurological disorder stiff person syndrome (SPS). The singer shared a photo with her three sons René-Charles Angélil, 23, and twins Eddy and Nelson, 13, to mark International SPS Awareness Day. “Today the world recognises International SPS Awareness Day,” she said in … Read more

How a Crossroads in Katie Crutchfied’s 30s Helped Shape Waxahatchee’s New Album, ‘Tigers Blood’

The decision to collaborate with MJ Lenderman seems like such a natural fit. How did that happen? It was a sort of, “We have to collaborate” at first sight with him. I was at SXSW in early 2022, and Brad and Allison [Crutchfield] texted me at the same time, and they were like, “We’re going … Read more

On Kacey Musgraves’s New Album, Still Waters Run Deep

It does, especially after the past few years of her life and career. Her Golden Hour follow-up, 2021’s Star-Crossed, was a breakup record of dramatic proportions, accompanied by an ambitious 50-minute film that saw Musgraves as a lonely bride with diamanté eyebrows, strutting around the desert with drag queens. It also prompted heated debate about … Read more

Beyoncé’s country songs are boosting streams for Black artists

Beyonce leaves the Luar fashion show at 154 Scott in Brooklyn during New York Fashion Week on February 13, 2024 in New York City.  James Devaney | GC Images | Getty Images Country music, meet Cowboy Carter. Superstar singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles is foraying into country music — taking on a genre that has excluded women … Read more

Music Review: Justin Timberlake returns on nostalgic ‘Everything I Thought It Was’

LOS ANGELES — In its better tracks, Justin Timberlake’s first new album in six years, “Everything I Thought It Was,” is a return to form for the musician. In the moments when his immediately recognizable falsetto eases into a familiar kind of future funk, it works. In others, it feels like poorly timed nostalgia. Once … Read more