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Jillian Lauren has opened up about her April arrest and her pending divorce from Weezer bassist Scott Shriner.

Lauren was arrested and charged with attempted murder following an incident in her Los Angeles neighborhood, in which she allegedly fired at officers who were chasing unrelated hit-and-run suspects. 

“I was doing the best I knew to protect my family,” Lauren tells Rolling Stone in her first interview since the arrest. “[The] impulse was self-defense.”

“My world fell to pieces around me in a heartbeat,” she continues. “It’s like, you spend your whole life just getting an entire deck of cards in order. And just take them and throw them up in the air one day, and I’m still waiting to see how they’re gonna land.”

The charges were later amended to felonies for negligent discharge of a firearm and assault with a semiautomatic weapon, to which Lauren pleaded not guilty. She was granted a mental health diversion which is expected to lead to her charges being dismissed.

As for her marriage to Shriner, Lauren says they’d already been growing apart before the arrest, which was the “crisis” that ultimately led her to file for divorce earlier in December.

“The headlines about the divorce were the ones that really hurt me,” Lauren says. “I was the one who served my husband, but still, to see it in the public was really painful. It was definitely a day [spent] under the covers, blocking out all the noise. Divorce is painful, I don’t care who you are.”

“He’s still my best friend,” she adds of Shriner. “We still have beautiful kids together and have always really supported each other in our various transformations.”

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You know you’re famous when Saturday Night Live makes fun of you — at least, that’s Benson Boone‘s attitude toward being skewered in the Dec. 20 episode of the show.

The episode, hosted by Ariana Grande, featured a sketch called Random Duet Christmas Spectacular, in which unlikely artists are paired for holiday duets, including Katy Perry and Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen and Bad Bunny and Post Malone and Bjork.

At one point, the sketch introduced “a very special duet with the legendary Stevie Wonder and rising star Benson Boone.” Kenan Thompson, playing Stevie, appeared singing and playing an electric keyboard. “Benson,” dressed in a powder-blue, sparkly jumpsuit, then crashed onto Stevie’s keyboard and fell to the ground after failing to land a backflip.

“Oh my God! Benson Boone just flipped into my piano wearing a blue sequin suit!” said Kenan-as-Stevie, playing off the singer’s longtime joke that he isn’t really blind. Remembering he had to keep up the ruse, he then added, “I mean … I didn’t see nothin.'”

The sketch wasn’t done with Benson yet. At another point, the announcer said, “Plus, singing ‘I’ll Be Home for Christmas,’ it’s Cameron Winter from Geese … and, once again, Benson Boone.” Cut to Benson, still in the jumpsuit, backflipping off Winter’s piano and crashing into a Christmas tree.

Benson later posted the Stevie segment on his Instagram Story, writing, “Mom I made it.” He followed up with the Cameron Winter clip and wrote, “Mom I made it twice.”

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If you keep up with Russell Dickerson on his socials, you probably know that his older son, Remington Dickerson, is obsessed with police officers. 

The “Happen to Me” hitmaker says that extends to his 5-year-old’s Christmas list. 

“Remy wants police any/everything,” Russell tells ABC Audio. “So we just had a police birthday for him in September. He got his little battery[-powered] police car. Fans are starting to bring like police gear for him, which is hilarious. A fan brought like her dad’s actual badge. It was amazing. So all police stuff.”

“Rad could, he could care less,” Russell says of his younger son, Radford Dickerson. “Whatever Remy does, it’s just like, if he’s playing with Remy, he’s fine. They’re adorable.” 

Radford turned 2 in October. 

Russell should be able to squeeze in plenty of quality family time with his boys and wife Kailey Dickerson over the holidays, as he doesn’t head back out on tour until Feb. 12, when he plays the San Antonio Rodeo. 

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The official trailer for Moses the Black has been released.

The trailer follows Omar Epps‘ character, Malik, as he is released from prison. Back on the streets, he seeks vengeance against those who killed his closest friend, engaging in shooting and other acts of violence while having flashbacks of his time behind bars. He is also seen having moments of remorse and reflection.

Malik is then introduced to the story of Moses the Black, played by Chukwudi Iwuji, a saint known for transforming from a gang leader into a monk. Inspired, he begins reading the Bible and making changes that are noticeable to his crew.

Meanwhile, a corrupt officer, played by a Cliff Chamberlain, tries to work with Quavo‘s character, Straw, the leader of Malik’s rival gang, to try to bring him down.

A voice is heard warning Malik, “If you’re gonna choose a battle, tough guy, choose the right one.”

Wiz Khalifa, who plays 2wo-3ree, the head of Malik’s crew, also appears in the trailer.

50 Cent and Epps serve as executive producers for Moses the Black. 

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For what seemed like the first time in his career, Dave Grohl‘s “nicest guy in rock” status took a major hit when he revealed in 2024 he’d fathered a child outside his marriage. After retreating from the public eye and canceling shows, Dave Grohl eventually returned in 2025 to rev up the Foo Fighters machine again, with a few surprises along the way.

One such surprise was the reunion of Dave Grohl and his Nirvana bandmates, Krist Novoselic and Pat Smear, for a performance at the FireAid benefit concert in support of those affected by the devastating Los Angeles-area wildfires in January. They were joined by guest vocalists St. Vincent, Kim Gordon and Joan Jett in place of the late Kurt Cobain, as well as Dave Grohl’s daughter Violet Grohl.

The reconstituted Nirvana then played a second show in February during Saturday Night Live‘s 50th anniversary Homecoming Concert special, this time with Post Malone on vocals for a rendition of “Smells Like Teen Spirit.”

Dave Grohl continued to pop up at shows here and there, including a surprise Coachella appearance, before Foo Fighters officially announced their first concert post-scandal: a performance in Singapore set for October. Days after that news broke came another big surprise: the firing of drummer Josh Freese.

Freese, who joined the Foos in 2023 following the 2022 death of Taylor Hawkins, shared in a May 16 Instagram post that he was informed the band “decided ‘to go in a different direction with their drummer'” and that “no reason was given.”

While the Foos camp mostly stayed quiet amid the Freese dismissal, the band continued to hint at a full-on comeback, announcing more shows in Asia and teasing a return to the studio. In late June they released a cover of the Minor Threat song “I Don’t Wanna Hear It,” followed by the premiere of an original single called “Today’s Song” in early July.

Later in July, it was reported that the Foos had recruited Ilan Rubin of Nine Inch Nails to be their new drummer. In a twist, Freese announced that he was rejoining NIN after previously playing with Trent Reznor and company between 2005 and 2008.

Foo Fighters made Rubin’s joining official when they played a last-minute surprise concert in September in San Luis Obispo, California. They followed that show with a few more pop-up underplay performances across the U.S., which were recorded for a new live EP.

In October, the Foos put out another new single, “Asking for a Friend,” and announced a U.S. stadium tour with Queens of the Stone Age for 2026. 

While it may have been a bumpy road back, Dave Grohl has officially returned to fighting Foo.

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Jonas Brothers‘ Greetings From Your Hometown tour, which got underway in August in the brothers’ home state of New Jersey, will pause after Monday night’s show at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center for Christmas. It will then resume Dec. 30 in Jacksonville, Florida, followed by a New Year’s Eve show in Hollywood, Florida.

The 20th anniversary tour has made headlines all year for all the special guests — both old and new — the brothers have welcomed to their stage. It began with their former Disney Channel pal Demi Lovato, who joined them for the opening night at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium, along with Switchfoot and Dean Lewis.

Since then, just a partial list of guest appearances has included a reunited Fifth Harmony, Hanson, John Legend, Jordin Sparks, Colbie Caillat, Natasha Bedingfield, Jason Mraz, Gavin DeGraw, Kenny G, Alex Warren, Alessia Cara, Plain White T’s, Russell Dickerson, Vanessa Carlton, Maren Morris, Christina Perri, Walk the Moon and Ashlee Simpson. 

With all those guests, the JoBros are likely to have a favorite moment, right? Nick Jonas was diplomatic when answering that question.

“I mean kicking the tour off at Met Life, with the special guests that we had out for that show, was pretty incredible,” he told ABC Audio. “But there’s been so many moments.”

“It’s been fun to use those moments to not only celebrate the past and have friends and people that we’ve admired, but also to introduce new artists to the world,” he added. 

For those fans who weren’t lucky enough to be in the audience for one of those special moments, JoBros have hinted that they might put out live recordings of the tour — so stay tuned.

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Ariana Grande returned to host Saturday Night Live for a third time on Dec. 20, and her appearance doubled as a farewell lap for her Wicked co-star and departing SNL cast member Bowen Yang.

Grande kicked off the show by poking fun at herself, noting that she’d last hosted about a year ago. “So many people have been asking me if I’m going to revisit any of my sketches from last time, like Domingo,” she said. “But I told them, ‘I don’t think so. When something is perfect, it doesn’t need a sequel.’ That’s why I just finished filming Meet the Parents 4.”

Grande did revisit one of her past characters, though: Antonio, the traumatized young castrato. She dressed up as him to introduce the second performance from musical guest Cher. The iconic singer stuck to holiday fare for her first appearance on the show since 1987, singing her 2023 hit “DJ Play a Christmas Song,” and then a cover of Chuck Berry‘s “Run Rudolph Run.”

The rest of Grande’s monologue was a parody of Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas is You,” with lyrics changed to reflect the difficulty of buying Christmas presents for acquaintances. 

Her other sketches included one where she played Macaulay Culkin‘s Home Alone character Kevin McCallister. She also showed off her impersonation skills by singing as both Katy Perry and Celine Dion in a sketch called “Random Holiday Duets Spectacular.“

Grande and Cher came together in the final sketch to bid goodbye to Yang, who played a Delta employee doing his final shift serving eggnog in the airport lounge. Ari played his wife and Cher played his boss, and they sang “Please Come Home for Christmas” together.

“I just feel so lucky that I ever got to work here,” Yang said in character, choking back tears. “And I just wanted to enjoy it for a little bit longer. Especially the people. I’ve loved every single person who works here. Because they’ve done so much for me.”

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If you need to hear Tom DeLonge declare, “Work sucks, I know,” in the clearest audio possible, we’ve got just the thing.

Blink-182‘s classic 1999 album Enema of the State is being reissued as part of Interscope-Capitol’s Definitive Sound Series, a “premium audiophile limited edition series” that uses a “state-of-the-art” process called One Step.

“Special care has been taken to faithfully preserve the original sound with exceptional clarity and depth, capturing the [recording’s] nuances at every step, in order to create the definitive sounding version,” the product description reads.

“The Definitive Sound Series represents the pinnacle of vinyl craftsmanship,” says Xavier Ramos, executive vice president of D2C and eCommerce Strategy at Interscope/Capitol. “We’re proud to invest in these collectible pieces that reflect our respect for these iconic artists, their groundbreaking music, and the fans whose passion continues to keep these albums as relevant today as when they were first released.”

The DSS Enema of the State is limited to 3,000 copies and costs $100. You can preorder your copy now.

The original Enema of the State spawned singles including “All the Small Things,” “What’s My Age Again?” and “Adam’s Song.” It’s been certified five-times Platinum by the RIAA.

The most recent blink-182 album is 2023’s ONE MORE TIME…, which marked their first with DeLonge in 12 years. A deluxe version dropped in 2024.

In 2025, blink launched their Missionary Impossible U.S. tour.

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