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In this video, live from the VMAs: Eva Gutowski reporting that “Swashbuckling-core” is the hot new trend. Does it shiver ye timbers? Do you know what Conan Gray’s “WB” hat stands for? We're dying to ...

Kendrick Lamar headlined last year’s Super Bowl halftime show, three years after an Emmy-winning 2022 performance alongside ...

Halftime Show (Jan. 31): The Motown legend performed alongside Gloria Estefan, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy and Savion Glover. He performed “Sir Duke,” “You Are the Sunshine of My Life” and “I Wish” and ...

Ludacris and Nelly have been announced as acts for a music festival dubbed the "MAGA Music Fest." The duo has been added to the line-up for the 2026 Rock The Country music festival. While the ...

The 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards has revealed this year’s nominees! On January 8 local time, the iHeartRadio Music Awards officially announced its nominations for the upcoming award ceremony, which ...

It was a good night for Amy Poehler’s “Good Hang” podcast, which won big at the 2026 Golden Globes on Sunday. The Burlington native and former “Saturday Night Live” star, who previously won a Golden ...

Beyoncé and her daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi, are nominated for the 2026 iHeartRadio Music Awards. This marks the first-ever award nomination for 8-year-old Rumi Carter. The nominations are for ...

Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny and Sabrina Carpenter lead the nominations for the iHeartRadio Music Awards 2026, taking place on March 26 at Los Angeles’ Dolby Theatre. Swift leads the pack with nine ...

Taylor Swift is once again setting the pace at the iHeartRadio Music Awards, leading all nominees for the 2026 season with nine nods. The awards, which honor the most-played songs and artists across ...

The 40th edition of Korea’s long-running Golden Disc Awards took place on January 10, 2026, at Taiwan’s Taipei Dome, with G-Dragon, Jennie and Stray Kids taking home top honors of the night. In a ...

Awards Season Calendar (Updated Jan. 29, 2026): The road to the Oscars is a marathon, not a sprint. Variety’s Awards Season Calendar is your definitive guide to the 2025–2026 race — charting the key ...