- Sep 2
Ariana Grande concludes 41-date tour in London ahead of public hiatus
The singer finished a 10-night residency at London's O2 Arena on Tuesday, confirming an extended pause from public appearances and withdrawing from a West End musical.
- Aug 29
Sony and Warner Music sue Anthropic over AI training on 20,000 copyrighted songs
Sony Music Publishing and Warner Chappell Music have filed a federal lawsuit against Anthropic in California, seeking up to $150,000 per infringed song for allegedly using copyrighted lyrics and sheet music to train its Claude models.
- Aug 29
Stella Parton reveals Dolly offered to test experimental cancer therapies before dying at 80
Country music artist Dolly Parton died at age 80 at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center in Nashville, where her sister Stella Parton revealed she volunteered for experimental cancer drug trials to assist future patients.
- Aug 25
Dolly Parton laid to rest in Nashville as estate announces 2027 DollyFest celebrations
Following a private burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park beside her late husband Carl Dean, Dolly Parton's estate confirmed the multi-city festival DollyFest will take place in Nashville and London in 2027.
- Aug 22
Ariana Grande Demands Team Trump Stop Using Her Music After TikTok Clip
Ariana Grande criticized Donald Trump after his official campaign account used her 2024 track 'We Can't Be Friends' in a TikTok clip opposing transgender participation in women's sports, prompting the audio's removal.
- Aug 19
Robin Williams' children revive late actor's Instagram account to combat AI deepfakes
Zak, Zelda, and Cody Williams have reopened their father's dormant Instagram profile to share verified archival material and counter unauthorized AI recreations of his voice and likeness.
- Aug 18
Madonna leads 2026 MTV VMA nominations with 11 nods ahead of Taylor Swift
MTV announced the nominees for the 2026 Video Music Awards, with Madonna earning 11 nominations for her Confessions II project and Taylor Swift securing nine nods ahead of the September 27 ceremony in Los Angeles.
- Aug 18
Harvard study links top music album release dates to a 15% increase in US fatal car crashes
US traffic deaths rose by an average of 15.1% on days when top-streamed albums debuted between 2017 and 2022, according to Harvard Medical School researchers analyzing Spotify and federal crash data.
- Aug 16
Ariana Grande opens 10-night O2 residency on Eternal Sunshine tour before indefinite hiatus
Ariana Grande launched the first of 10 sold-out shows at London's 20,000-capacity O2 arena on August 15, her first UK performance since 2019, ahead of an indefinite break from public life confirmed by her representatives on August 2.
- Aug 16
Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez marry in Cascais living room, ten years after meeting at a Gucci store in Madrid
Cristiano Ronaldo and Georgina Rodríguez married on 11 August in the living room of their Cascais home, ten years to the day after they met at a Gucci store in Madrid, then drove to the Sanctuary of Fátima for a private blessing.
- Aug 12
Travis Kelce calls wedding to Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden 'the best night of my life' in first public comments
Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce told reporters at training camp on August 12 that his July wedding to Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden was 'the best night of my life,' offering the first public details from the groom about the secretive ceremony attended by roughly 1,000 guests.
- Aug 8
Taylor Swift's 'August' removed from Trump campaign TikTok video over copyright claim
A TikTok video posted by Donald Trump's campaign account using Taylor Swift's song 'August' has had its audio stripped after the copyright owner withheld the track, leaving fans celebrating the removal and the Trump account escalating with mocked-up album art.
- Aug 8
Tom Holland and Zendaya celebrate post-nuptial party at Surrey's Beaverbrook Hotel
The actors hosted a three-day celebration for about 250 guests at a 470-acre Surrey hotel, months after quietly marrying earlier in 2026.
- Aug 5
Ted Lasso Season 4 premieres on Apple TV, pivoting to women's soccer with Kansas City Current cameo
Season 4 of Ted Lasso premiered on Apple TV on August 5, 2026, pivoting the 13-time Emmy-winning comedy to AFC Richmond's new women's team, the Lady Greyhounds, with Ted recruited from a Kansas City grocery store back to English football.
- Aug 4
Gigi Hadid and Bradley Cooper spark secret wedding rumours after Paris sighting with matching rings
Photographs of the couple walking hand-in-hand in Paris on Monday show both wearing simple gold bands on their left ring fingers, igniting speculation that they married in private.
- Aug 2
Ariana Grande tells Chicago crowd her public retreat was planned 'a long time ago', not a reaction to scrutiny
Speaking from the United Center stage on Monday night, the 33-year-old singer read from notes to explain a decision her spokesperson had announced a day earlier.
- Jul 31
'Mother Mary' turns Anne Hathaway into a haunted pop icon, with Taylor Swift and Rosalía in its DNA
David Lowery's A24 film strands a singer and her estranged designer on a farm where a red-silk ghost forces a reckoning with fame, creativity and broken friendship.
- Jul 19
Trump guarantees Netanyahu will not be arrested in US after NYC mayor threatens to enforce ICC warrant
President Trump's Truth Social post on Monday came after New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said he was exploring legal options to detain the Israeli prime minister during September's UN General Assembly, citing an ICC warrant for alleged war crimes in Gaza.
- Jul 13
Writers Guild and 12 states sue to block $110bn Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
The Writers Guild of America filed an antitrust suit Tuesday in Northern California, following a similar challenge by 12 state attorneys general on Monday.
- Jul 9
Taylor Swift wedding trash sells for $25 a piece, sells out in hours as Swifties snap up cigarette butts and an ovulation test
A New York artist collected discarded items from outside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's private Madison Square Garden wedding and sold them online as 'sculptures' for $25 each. All 50 pieces were gone within a day.
