Pink performs on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' in 2023 (Disney/Randy Holmes)
When host Pink takes the stage to perform her opening number at the Tony Awards on Sunday, it might remind you of The Greatest Showman. Or maybe Dear Evan Hansen. Or maybe La La Land.
That's because, as Pink tellsPlaybill, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the duo who wrote the songs for all those projects, have written her opening number for her.
"They did me a solid by doing this opening with me," Pink said, adding that Neil Patrick Harris, who has hosted the Tonys numerous times, has been "totally supportive" and has given her "a lot of great advice."
Pink, Benj and Justin go back to at least 2018, when she recorded a version of "A Million Dreams" for the album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined. Her daughter, Willow Sage Heart, now 15, also sang on the album.
Pink also reveals that there will be "up to 170 people" onstage with her during the number, joking, "Because I'm not enough." She adds that she "gets to be ridiculous and make fun of myself right away, which was my one rule."
Zakk Wylde of Black Label Society performs at Sweden Rock Festival on June 03, 2026 in Norje, Sweden. (Anne-Marie Forker/Getty Images)
After offering fans limited-edition CDs of her new Toy Story 5 song, Taylor Swift has put some vinyl versions up for sale — with a twist.
Instead of the usual 7-inch vinyls, there are two 10-inch vinyls available to order now. One of them is pressed in the star shape of Toy Story 5 character Jessie's sheriff's badge. Taylor's Toy Story 5 song "I Knew It, I Knew You" was inspired by Jessie's journey in the film.
The other vinyl is decorated to look like Jessie's red cowboy hat. Both vinyls picture the Toy Story 5 logo on the flip side, along with an instrumental version of the song.
These so-called "collector's edition" vinyls are only available until Friday at 1:59 p.m. ET or while supplies last. They'll ship on or around June 19, but you won't have to wait to hear the song: it arrives on digital platforms on Friday.
When she announced the song, Taylor wrote on Instagram, "I've always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I've adored since I was a 5 year old kid watching the first Toy Story movie."
Taylor Swift, 'I Knew It, I Knew You' from 'Toy Story 5' (Walt Disney Records)
After offering fans limited-edition CDs of her new Toy Story 5 song, Taylor Swift has put some vinyl versions up for sale — with a twist.
Instead of the usual 7-inch vinyls, there are two 10-inch vinyls available to order now. One of them is pressed in the star shape of Toy Story 5 character Jessie's sheriff's badge. Taylor's Toy Story 5 song "I Knew It, I Knew You" was inspired by Jessie's journey in the film.
The other vinyl is decorated to look like Jessie's red cowboy hat. Both vinyls picture the Toy Story 5 logo on the flip side, along with an instrumental version of the song.
These so-called "collector's edition" vinyls are only available until Friday at 1:59 p.m. ET or while supplies last. They'll ship on or around June 19, but you won't have to wait to hear the song: it arrives on digital platforms on Friday.
When she announced the song, Taylor wrote on Instagram, "I've always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I've adored since I was a 5 year old kid watching the first Toy Story movie."
Michael Jackson, 'Xscape' (Epic Records, MJJ Music, Sony Music Entertainment)
Michael Jackson's hit biopic has boosted his catalog of hits, but it's a deep cut that went viral that helped him capture an all-time chart record.
After becoming popular on social media, "Chicago," from The King of Pop's posthumous 2014 album Xscape, has now debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #30. That makes Michael the first artist ever to have at least one new song debut on the Hot 100 in every decade since the '70s.
He sent 11 songs into the chart in that decade, according to Billboard, followed by 20 songs in the '80s. He then had 12 in the '90s, four in the 2000s, four in the 2010s and now one in the 2020s.
"Chicago" is now so popular that it's currently the singer's second-highest-charting song on the Hot 100, after "Billie Jean," which is at #19.
Xscape, which was released five years after Michael's passing, spun off two chart hits in 2014: "Love Never Felt So Good" featuring Justin Timberlake and "Slave to the Rhythm." "Chicago" was never a single.
Olivia Rodrigo, 'you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love' (Geffen Records)
If you want to know what Olivia Rodrigo's gone through romantically, just listen to her new album, you seem pretty sad for a girl so in love.
Speaking to Dazed magazine, Olivia says, "This album is about my first time being in an adult relationship; it's me discovering what romantic love looks like in real time. I've been in relationships before that were really exciting and tumultuous in a teenage way, but this was my first time being in a real, 'big girl' relationship."
She adds, "When you're in an intimate relationship, it holds up a mirror and shows you parts of yourself that you would never normally see. That was an endless source of inspiration – something that I'm still mining."
When asked whether fans will find clues about her current relationship status in the album, Olivia says, "There's a song for someone who's going through any stage of a relationship. I mean, I never talk about my personal life in interviews or on any public forum, so I guess the music is where people would go to deduce things. But, you know, it's just a song at the end of the day."
There has been speculation that some of the album was inspired by Olivia's rumored breakup with actor Louis Partridge, but it doesn't seem to have destroyed her emotionally. She tells Dazed, "I just feel like heartbreak will never be as bad as it was when you were 17 years old. That breakup that I went through when I was 17... oh my God, nothing will ever be that tough ever again."
She adds, "I also think going through a breakup can be a really awesome opportunity to redirect your life in a [way] that feels more aligned with who you are."
Katy Perry performs onstage during The Lifetimes Tour 2025 on April 23, 2025 in Mexico City, Mexico. Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Katy Perry)
Katy Perry has added another stop to her summer European festival tour, thanks to Dua Lipa.
Dua posted a video on Instagram featuring a phone call from Katy, who tells her rehearsals for her summer festival run are "intense."
"I'm going all over Europe, June to the end of August," she says.
"Amazing," Dua responds. "Are you gonna be anywhere where I can come see you?"
"I'm actually gonna be in this place called Prishtina," Katy answers, referring to the capital of Kosovo, where Dua's family is from and where she spent part of her childhood.
"No way," says Dua. "What are you doing there?"
"Funny you should ask," Katy replies, grinning. "I'm actually playing this festival called the Sunny Hill Festival!"
The Sunny Hill Festival is organized each year by Dua and her father. While Dua typically performs at the event, she also books a wide variety of international talent.
"Oh my God! You're coming to my hometown, KP!" yells Dua.
"I just wanna say thank you so much for inviting me to come there," Katy says. "Because I have so many fans that I'm excited to meet. And of course, all of your fans as well. Are you gonna be there?"
Dua tells her, "I'm gonna be there, singing every single word!"
The Sunny Hill Festival runs from July 31 through Aug. 2, with Katy set to perform on opening night. Past Sunny Hill Festival performers have included Miley Cyrus, Calvin Harris, Bebe Rexha and Shawn Mendes.
Taylor Swift attends the 67th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 2, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic)
Welcome to the three-comma club, Beyoncé.
She's one of the new additions to the 2026 Forbes list of America's Richest Self-Made Women. What put her over the top? According to the publication, it was her 2025 Cowboy Carter tour, which grossed more than $450 million in ticket sales and merchandise. Beyoncé is tied with several other women for #39; the list includes 43 women in total.
Among the musicians featured, Taylor Swift ranks the highest at #23, with an estimated net worth of $2 billion. That's based on royalties from her music, income from touring, her music catalog — which is worth an estimated $600 million — and a real estate portfolio worth $110 million.
The only other musician on the list is Rihanna, who also ranks at #39 with an estimated net worth of $1 billion. However, that's not from her music. Much of her wealth comes from her cosmetics line, Fenty Beauty, and her Savage X Fenty lingerie line. The mother of three is allegedly working on a new album, which would be her first since Anti released in 2016.
Ariana Grande is getting fans hyped for her Eternal Sunshine tour kickoff this weekend: She released a "live from rehearsal" version of her single "hate that i made you love me."
Shawn Mendes is celebrating the 10th anniversary of his single "Treat You Better" with the release of a limited-edition 7-inch vinyl. The original recording is on side A, and a previously unreleased live version on side B. Shawn also shared a performance video of the live version on YouTube and made the track available on streaming services.
*NSYNC's Joey Fatone is returning to Broadway musical & Juliet in July. He'll be back in the role of Lance from July 2 through July 12, Aug. 4 through 15 and Sept. 1 through 7. Joey is also one of the producers of the Tony-nominated musical Titanique, as is JC Chasez.
Ellie Goulding will release her new album, I Know Too Much, on Sept. 4. The first single, "Black Prada Dress," will be out on Friday. Ellie's friend Katy Perry is excited about it: She wrote in the comments, "OK im sat."
Speaking of Katy Perry, she posted a video of her "rehearsing" for her upcoming festival dates. In it, she sings a slowed-down, country-tinged version of her hit "Roar" with absolutely no enthusiasm. "rehearsals for the summer festival show are going great thanks for asking," she captioned the video. One fan commented sarcastically, "New roar arrangement is lit wow."
Sienna Spiro has released an official video for her album's title track, "The Visitor." "I feel it captures the true essence of what it means to be a visitor, feeling like a spectator in your own life, just passing through someone else's experience," she wrote on Instagram.
Benson Boone appears on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes)
Looks like Benson Boone will have some new music before he hits the road for his Wanted Man tour in July.
Benson has revealed on social media that he'll be dropping a project called "The Time of My Life" on June 26. It's not yet clear if it's a new single, a new album or perhaps — as rumors have suggested — a movie soundtrack song.
In one video, Benson sits down in a chair and props his feet up, revealing the title and release date on the bottom of his shoes. A phone then begins, prompting him to get up and answer it.
In another video, Benson walks through a puddle of water to a neon sign reading, "The Time of My Life." You can just hear him sing the first word of the song -- "I" -- before the video ends.
On his Instagram Story, he wrote, "Everything is a clue. Remember that."
Benson hasn't released new music since his 2025 album, American Heart. The video for one of the album's single, "Mr. Electric Blue," is among the music videos that will be screened June 9 at New York's Tribeca Festival, as part of the festivals Shorts programs.
The Wanted Man tour launches July 7 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
When Alex Warren announced his current tour, he enlisted Jennifer Aniston and Max Greenfield to join him in a comical video sharing the news. Now, he's enlisted Kevin James for another comical video announcing his new album.
In the video, Alex arrives on set, ready to film his big announcement. Kevin, playing the director, tries to get him hooked up to a harness that's going to lift him in the air. "Is this gonna be safe?" Alex asked, before a crew member smashes into him, spilling blue paint all over him.
"It's okay, we're gonna fix it in post," says Kevin.
Alex is then hoisted into the air. "My name's Alex Warren, and my new album..." he says, before confetti explodes everywhere, cutting him off. "No! No! No no no!" screams Kevin. "Not yet!"
"You know, it might be a better choice to do it on the ground," suggests Alex, but Kevin won't hear of it. The confetti goes off again, Kevin starts screaming again, the set catches on fire and then the confetti goes off again.
"Alex, just say the line," says Kevin, at the end of his rope.
"My name's Alex Warren, and my new album..." Alex says, before the harness gives way and he falls from the ceiling.
The new album is called Wildchild and it'll be out Aug. 28. It's the follow-up to his album You'll Be Alright Kid, which featured his smash hit "Ordinary."
The confetti in the film is likely a reference to Alex's current tour: Each night, he has someone from the audience come onstage and hit a button, which rains confetti everywhere.
Lauv performs onstage at RBC Amphitheatre on May 24, 2026 in Toronto, Ontario. (Sophie Aultman/Getty Images)
Lauv has dropped out of his tour with Khalid as he deals with mental health struggles.
The two artists have been on the road together on Khalid's It's Always Summer Somewhere Tour since May 16, but on Instagram, Lauv announced that he's had to leave the tour to "take care of my mental health."
Lauv, born Ari Leff, wrote, "I've been trying to be strong enough to get back out there and share this music with all of you — but I have to be honest with myself and with all of you: I'm deeply struggling right now, and I need to step away for a little while. ... I am so sorry to my fans, to Khalid, and to everyone affected by this. You all mean everything to me."
"My struggles with mental health have never been a secret — they're woven into pretty much every song I've ever made," he continued. "If being open about this right now helps even one person look at their feelings and try to address whats going on, then hopefully something good will come from it."
Lauv added that he'll do "everything I can to get healthy, get back into a creative place, and get back to doing what i love best. This. Music."
Khalid posted a note of support on Instagram, saying, "wanna take this moment to give thanks and appreciation to @lauvsongs for joining me on the tour and doing the best he could with the struggles he's facing with his mental health currently. I wish you an abundance of love, light, and clarity through your dark times."
He added, "Your stories and songs have impacted so many fans and listeners, and we all will continue to be there for you. Take care of yourself Ari."
Paul McCartney during The Beatles' concert in Milan, Italy, 24th June 1965. (Sergio del Grande / Mondadori via Getty Images); Taylor Swift performs Nov. 1, 2024 in Indianapolis, Indiana. (Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights Management)
Taylor Swift has met Paul McCartney several times, and she attended his concert in LA in March. Now, she's promoting his new album on her Instagram Story.
Sharing one of Paul's posts about his new album, The Boys of Dungeon Lane, Taylor wrote, "Never not inspired by this eternally exceptional artist."
During an interview last month with BBC Radio 2, McCartney was asked how he perceives Taylor's global fame and if he'd give her any advice on dealing with it.
"You do see the parallel, y'know, like the fame and the amount of fame and the worldwide fame that Taylor Swift has and that [The Beatles] had," he replied. "But I don't think she needs any advice, [to] tell you the truth!"
But in a way, Paul may have inspired Taylor's Eras Tour. When the two sat down for Rolling Stone's Musicians on Musicians series in 2020, she told him that she'd gone to see him around 2010 or 2011.
"The thing I took away from the show most was that it was the most selfless set list I had ever seen. It was completely geared toward what it would thrill us to hear," she told him. "It had new stuff, but it had every hit we wanted to hear ... [a]nd I just remembered thinking, 'I've got to remember that,' that you do that set list for your fans."
She continued, "I think that learning that lesson from you taught me at a really important stage in my career that if people want to hear 'Love Story' and 'Shake It Off,' and I've played them 300 million times, play them the 300-millionth-and-first time."
Sara Bareilles: Good Grief, a documentary about Sara's first album in nearly seven years, has its premiere at New York's Tribeca Festival on Thursday night, and now she's announced details about the album that's the focus of the doc.
Also called Good Grief, the album arrives Aug. 28 and is available for preorder and presave now. Sara will donate 100% of the proceeds of the album sales from her website to the National Alliance on Mental Illness.
The album is Sara's first since 2019's Amidst the Chaos, and she says of the project, "This whole collection of songs felt like transmissions rather than a deliberate attempt to make sense of the world. My deepest hope is that Good Grief provides some kind of comfort or catharsis."
The first single, "Home," was inspired by a conversation between Stephen Colbert and Anderson Cooper on Cooper's podcast. Sara writes on Instagram, "Hearing their stories of loss, I started feeling more courageous to tell mine."
"For me, this encapsulates the message of this record – sharing the thing that's the most true, and through that building threads of connection between you and the people around you. It's why we're all here."
Sara's Good Grief tour will star Sept. 9 in Boston and is scheduled to run through Oct. 19 in Seattle. Presales start June 8: You can sign up for the artist presale at 12 p.m. local time; various other presales start at 10 a.m. local time. Tickets go on sale to the general public June 10 at 10 a.m. local time.
One dollar of every ticket purchased will go to the The Jed Foundation, which works to prevent suicide among teens and young adults.
Pink will host the Tony Awards live on CBS June 7 (Kurt Iswarienko)
Pink has never been in a Broadway show, but the star, who's hosting the Tony Awards Sunday night on CBS, has Broadway dreams.
Speaking to Billboard, Pink says she's been approached "many times" about turning her catalog into a Broadway musical but notes, "I don't know if I have an opinion just yet." She did, however, enjoy the musical & Juliet, which is based around songs written by Max Martin, including her hit "Perfect."
"I think & Juliet was the coolest. It's a really good show, I really liked it, and I was skeptical, even though I love Max Martin. I think anything is possible if it's done right," she tells Billboard. She adds she has also been asked to play Shakespeare in the show.
"I thought that was hilarious and awesome and would certainly be the role for me. But I'm not doing anything right now," she says, before sharing she'd be interested in writing an original musical.
Pink and her family recently moved to New York to support her daughter, Willow Sage Hart, 15, in her dreams of being a Broadway star. Pink tells E!, "She's doing the damn thing. She's in cabarets for charity, she's in workshops, she just did Carrie the musical -- which was dark. She's killing it. It's fun to watch."
On Sunday, Pink says she'll be "living out my childhood dreams" by performing a Chicago medley on the Tonys. "It's gonna be amazing," she tells Billboard.
As for new music, Pink says, "I've been writing some songs just because my heart needs it. But no, I don't have any plans right now. I'm just mom-ing and seeing where the day takes us."
The album cover for Charli XCX's new album Music, Fashion, Film features rocker John Cale, designer Marc Jacobs and director Martin Scorsese, three giants in their respective fields. Charli says being present while they were photographed together made her finally understand the word "shook."
Speaking to Shaad magazine, Charli says, "You know how people use the term 'shook?' ... I never really have felt genuinely shook before, I think. And once we finished that shoot, me and [photographer] Aidan [Zamiri] were just ... it was like this out-of-body experience and I turned to him and I was like, 'I think this is what shook means.'"
"Just to have these three legends in this room being willing to come together for this album cover ... it was really cool," Charli continues, adding, "It felt quite magical, and not something that I think I'll ever really experience again."
As for why Charli chose those three men, she tells the magazine she wanted to feature people she had "personal connections with." She collaborated with John Cale on the soundtrack for the movie Wuthering Heights earlier this year, and she's done three fashion campaigns with Marc Jacobs, the first person to ever ask her to do one.
As for Scorsese, she says, "I've been lucky enough to be able to sit down and have a few conversations with him about film, about his films and his encyclopedic knowledge of films."
Charli then adds, "I mean, he doesn't really need an explanation, he's f****** Martin Scorsese and the fact that he wanted to do this ... I felt really honoured."
The 25th anniversary edition of New York's Tribeca Festival gets underway on Wednesday with the debut of a documentary on Earth, Wind & Fire, followed by a performance by the legendary band. The festival closes with an Alicia Keys documentary, and in between, there are films focusing on everyone from Madonna, Sara Bareilles and Katy Perry to Peter Frampton, Travis Barker and Mumford & Sons, all of whom will make appearances.
"Musically related projects in movies or just doing concerts, it's all great. Music is great, and the more we get, the better," Tribeca Festival co-founder Robert De Niro told ABC Audio.
"And there are amazing stories about artists and their longevity and what they've gone through to be able ... to sing their songs," festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal adds. "And you just learn about different musicians and who they are as people and how they all work together."
During one of the festival's closing events, U2's Bono will present the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award to Bruce Springsteen for using his platform to "advance equality, dignity, and human rights." Patti Smith will perform.
"What he's doing is great," De Niro says of Springsteen. "And he has a voice that's very big ... and he's enraged the way ... many of us [are]. So God bless him."
The festival's head of music programming, Vincent Cassous, says tapping stars like Madonna to do Q&As after their screenings, and acts like Earth, Wind & Fire to perform after theirs, is part of the festival's plan to "make it something that you can't miss."
Cassou says the Frampton documentary will be a highlight, since the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer will make an appearance despite living with a degenerative muscle disease.
"I think it's going to be one of the most emotional moments at the festival, for sure."
Queer Eye's Antoni Porowski is the latest victim of celebrities being asked if they're invited to Taylor Swift's wedding. During an appearance on Bravo's Watch What Happens Live!, a viewer asked whether he'd "snagged an invite" to the wedding. "They're getting married?" Antoni asked, playing dumb. "Wow, I should really send some flowers or some kind of a congratulation." However, he did reveal the best thing Taylor ever cooked for him. "It was an Ottolenghi recipe for meatballs," he said. "It was really delicious and she inspired me to start putting [in] more herbs and doing kind of like green meatballs."
We rarely see Britney Spears outside of her own Instagram posts, which is why it was so unusual to see her on someone else's Instagram feed recently. Celebrity hairdresser Chris Appleton posted a photo of himself with Britney standing behind him holding a bunch of curling irons, showing off what looks like a newly flat-ironed 'do. "As a kid growing up in England, Britney Spears was the soundtrack to so many moments. Never in a million years did I think I'd one day be standing behind the chair ... styling her hair," he captioned the shot. "Some moments really do come full circle. She is not only an icon, but one of the most genuinely kind and gentle souls I've ever met."
Madonna is celebrating Pride Month by offering an exclusive Pride Edition of her new album, Confessions II. The LP is a "non-stop" mix pressed on clear vinyl and comes with a poster and double-sided photographic cover.
Olivia Rodrigo performs at the Disney Advertising Upfront, May 12, 2026 in New York City. (Disney/Michael Le Brecht II)
The last time Olivia Rodrigo performed for the BBC's Live Lounge feature in the U.K., it got a big response from fans. This time, she got a big response from the artist whose song she covered.
Olivia's latest appearance features her singing "When a Good Man Cries" by the Irish artist CMAT, which is short for her full name, Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson. CMAT posted a video of herself watching the cover and then flipping out when Olivia got to the lyric, "Well, I've never changed/ But Lord, I'm tryna/ The people's mess/ Dunboyne Diana."
"Dunboyne" is the Irish town CMAT grew up in. "She said Dunboyne!" CMAT screamed several times while clapping and jumping up and down. "Oh my God, she said Dunboyne! I don't know why that's f****** killin' me, she actually said Dunboyne!"
"Dunboyne tourism board just exploded," commented one fan.
CMAT wrote in the caption, "She sang it better than me so now im toast . @oliviarodrigo pints ?" Olivia responded, "I LITERALLY LOVE U SM."
Olivia previously covered Noah Kahan's "Stick Season" in the Live Lounge, which led to Noah covering Olivia's song "lacy" for the same show.
Imagine your partner proposing to you — while Harry Styles serenades you both with a love song he just dedicated to you.
That's what happened to Natália Machado, after she and her boyfriend, Lucas Bajerski, happened to bump into Harry on the street in Amsterdam in May. As People reports, the couple was in town to see Harry perform on his Together, Together tour, and Lucas mentioned that he planned to propose at the concert.
At the show the next night Harry dedicated his song "Golden" to the couple, saying, "Lucas and Natália, this one's for you." Lucas got down on one knee and gave Natália a note that read, "You're So Golden. Casa Comigo?" That means "marry me" in Portuguese.
Lucas tells People, "As soon as I heard that the song was dedicated for us, I did it... and cried."
Harry then told the crowd that the two had just gotten engaged, and related the story about how they met on the street the previous day. You can see video of the proposal, and of Harry telling the story, on the couple's Instagram pages.
"It's ... crazy that he represented the situation really well at the show, because it was how it happened, with every detail," Lucas tells People, adding that Harry "creates an atmosphere of treating people with kindness. ... It was one unforgettable night."
Lucas wrote on Instagram, "Thank you @harrystyles for making this night even more special, thank you for helping me and dedicating an entire song to us! I hope you know that the invitation to be a groomsman is still open!"
Lady Gaga speaks onstage during Pride Live's 2019 Stonewall Day on June 28, 2019 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for Pride Live)
Happy Pride Month! In honor of the occasion, Billboardhas put together a list of the 100 Greatest LGBTQ Anthems of All Time, with Lady Gaga topping the list.
Mother Monster's 2011 song "Born This Way" is #1 on the list, which is a mixture of songs by queer artists, songs by gay icons, songs that are popular with the gay community and songs by allies that, as Billboard puts it, "mirror our struggles with self-acceptance and social rejection."
The top 10 also includes Diana Ross' 1980 hit "I'm Coming Out," which was specifically written by Chic's Nile Rodgers and Bernard Edwards for Ross' gay fans. Madonna's "Vogue," Cyndi Lauper's "True Colors" and Chappell Roan's "Good Luck, Babe!" are in the top 10, as well.
Robert De Niro enjoyed working with Ariana Grande on their upcoming comedy Focker-In-Law — but he has yet to see her in Wicked, the movie that earned her an Oscar nomination.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, the legendary actor said, "I didn't see her movie, and I still am trying to see it, believe it or not, but I want to see it. I'm going to see it with my daughter. And she's, of course, seen it."
Despite missing Wicked, De Niro tells EW he was aware of Ariana because "I had seen her in some stuff with my daughter, some sitcom thing she had done. I'm forgetting the name. My kid was into that. I was aware of her then and, of course, aware of her in other ways. She was great."
De Niro was likely referring to one of Ariana's Nickelodeon shows, Victorious or Sam & Cat.
The actor, who's 82, praised Ari's work in Focker-In-Law as Olivia, the girlfriend of Henry Focker, who's the grandson of De Niro's character, Jack.
"She was very professional," he says. "She's terrific and very quick and got it all. She was very much part of the whole process."
Dua Lipa and Callum Turner attend the 2026 Vanity Fair Oscar Party on March 15, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images for Vanity Fair)
Dua Lipa has shared photos on Instagram of her intimate weekend wedding to actor Callum Turner, which took place on Sunday at London's Old Marylebone Town Hall.
In the photos, Dua shows off her wedding finery: a custom white skirt suit by Schiaparelli couture, a wide-brimmed hat by Stephen Jones, white gloves and Christian Louboutin pumps, according to Vogue. Dua, who's a Bulgari ambassador, also wore one of the jewelry brand's signature Serpenti necklaces, which looks like a snake coiled around her neck.
Dua captioned the carousel, "31.05.2026," the date of the wedding.
There are reports that the two plan to throw a much bigger wedding bash at an 18th century villa in Palermo, Sicily, this weekend, with guests including Elton John, Olivia Dean, Mark Ronson and Charli XCX, among others.
Dua and Callum were first linked in January 2024. The two briefly met at a London restaurant and then ran into each other a year later in LA, where they bonded over the fact that they had both just finished reading the first chapter of Trust by Hernán Díaz. "I said, 'So we're on the same page,'" Callum told the Sunday Timesof their meet-cute.
The two went Instagram official in July 2024 and made their red carpet debut at the Met Gala in May 2025. In July of that year, Dua confirmed to British Voguethat they were engaged.
Alex Warren attends The BRIT Awards 2026 on Feb. 28, 2026 in Manchester, England. (Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
Get ready, students: Professor Puth, Mr. Warren and Ms. SZA are ready to teach you some skills.
Charlie Puth, Alex Warren and SZA are three of the stars appearing in the third season of Celebrity Substitute, the Amazon digital series hosted by Julian Shapiro-Barnum. In the show, stars go to a real elementary school classroom and serve as a "substitute teacher," sharing their unique skills with the kids. Season 3 starts Tuesday, with new episodes releasing biweekly.
Other guests this season include KATSETYE, rapper Latto, Latin star Maluma and actors Tom Holland, Millie Bobby Brown, Quinta Brunson, Idris Elba, and Las Culturistas stars Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang.
In every episode, Amazon purchases the classroom items on each teacher's wish list.
Past guests on Celebrity Substitute have included Noah Kahan, Billie Eilish, Role Model, Kehlani and Ed Sheeran.
Sabrina Carpenter attends the 68th GRAMMY Awards on Feb. 1, 2026 in Los Angeles, California. (Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
Sabrina Carpenter is fearing for her safety after she says an alleged stalker tried to enter her home in May.
The "Espresso" artist, 27, filed a civil harassment restraining order on May 29 against William Applegate, 31, who she alleges went to her Los Angeles home on May 23 "unannounced and uninvited."
In her declaration, she says that Applegate trespassed onto her neighbor's property to "breach the security fencing protecting" her home and then "forced his way closer to my residence and advanced directly to my front door."
Carpenter then alleges that Applegate "physically grabbed the lever of my front door and forcefully pushed it down, actively trying to force his way inside my home without any invitation, permission, or consent whatsoever."
The petition goes on to say that after Applegate allegedly knocked on Carpenter's door and rang the doorbell, a member of the singer's security team "intervened and physically removed Applegate." However, Carpenter says that Applegate still "refused to comply." Applegate allegedly remained on the premises of the property until LAPD officers arrived on scene.
Detective Peter Doomanis of the Los Angeles Police Department wrote in a separate declaration that Applegate was placed under arrest after the incident and "taken into custody for criminal trespass in violation of California Penal Code § 602(m)," which makes it a misdemeanor to "enter and occupy real property or structures without the consent of the owner, their agent, or the person in lawful possession."
Doomanis alleged that Carpenter was "in genuine fear for her personal safety" at the time of the incident and "continues to fear for her safety to this day."
After Applegate's arrest on May 23, he was released and returned to Carpenter's home on May 24 and May 25 according to the singer's private security guards in court docs.
Carpenter's restraining order also protects her sister, Sarah Carpenter, 29, and her significant other, George Smith, 26, who live with the singer at her home.
"The totality of Applegate's conduct has caused me significant and ongoing fear for my personal safety and the safety of all individuals residing in my home," Carpenter said in her declaration, adding that Applegate's alleged attempts to enter her home without consent are "among the most disturbing violations of personal safety and privacy I have ever experienced."
Carpenter continued, "His delusional insistence that he knows me and was expected by me is indicative of a dangerous, delusional, and irrational fixation on me. His pattern of stalking, trespassing, and surveillance has caused me severe and ongoing emotional distress, and I am in fear of what he may do if he is not restrained by this Court."
The District Attorney's office says that no criminal charges have been filed against Applegate.
ABC News has reached out to representatives for Carpenter for comment and to Applegate.
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