Bono on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’/(Disney/Randy Holmes)
Documentaries about Led Zeppelin, Billy Joel and U2 frontman Bono are among the films recognized with nominations for the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards.
The theatrical release Becoming Led Zeppelin, HBO’s Billy Joel: And So It Goes and Apple TV’s Bono: Stories of Surrender all received nods in the best music documentary category. The Jeff Buckley doc It’s Never Over Jeff Buckley and two films directed by Questlove, Ladies & Gentlemen … 50 Years of SNL Music and Sly Lives! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), about the late Sly Stone, were also nominated.
A documentary about John Lennon and Yoko Ono was also recognized with a nomination. The film, One to One: John & Yoko, is nominated in the best archival documentary category.
Winners of the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards will be revealed on Nov. 9 at a gala in New York City.
Kelly Clarkson will headline the 2026 Hilton Grand Vacations Tournament of Champions, which is the Ladies Professional Golf Association’s season opener. It takes place Jan. 29 to Feb. 1 in Orlando; Kelly will perform during the concert finale on Jan. 31. The Beach Boys and country singer Ella Langley are also part of the event, which features LPGA Tour winners from the previous two seasons competing for a $2.1 million purse. Weekend play will air on NBC and stream on Peacock.
Madonna wished her eldest child, Lourdes Leon, a happy 29th birthday Tuesday on Instagram. Madonna referenced the song “Little Star” from her Ray of Light album, which is about Lourdes, and wrote, “Happy Birthday Lolita! Light of my Life. Never forget who you are Little Star. Shining brighter than all the stars in the sky. Never forget how to dream Butterfly. Never forget where you come from. From Love.” Lourdes’ father is fitness trainer Carlos Leon.
The HBO Max documentary Billy Joel: And So It Goes has been nominated in the best music documentary category at the 10th annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, which will be handed out Nov. 9. Its competition includes documentaries about Led Zeppelin, U2‘s Bono, the late Sly Stone, the late Jeff Buckley and the retrospective Ladies & Gentlemen… 50 Years of SNL Music.
British singer/songwriter Sam Fenderwill release a new song called “Talk to You” on Friday, featuring none other than Elton John on piano. Elton wrote in the comments of Sam’s post about the song, “Love you, Sam. This is a special one.”
On Oct. 14, 2022, a singer-songwriter named Noah Kahan released an album called Stick Season — and three years later, he’s a global, Grammy-nominated star. On Tuesday Noah took to Instagram to reflect on how the album has changed his life.
“stick season is 3 years old and I’ll never get sick of it,” he writes. “I love it so much and I love how many people it’s reached. I love being ‘that New England guy.'”
“If telling stories about the greatest state in the world is what I’m known for, then I’ll be a happy man for the rest of my life,” he adds. “Thank you to all who listen, share, and sing them back to me.”
Noah posted a video that literally shows how it started and how it’s going. It begins with him in March 2022, talking about how he’s in Vermont “making music about Vermont”: “I feel like people are gonna like it because it feels very authentic and real.” We then see footage of him in the studio recording the album.
The video includes a reference to the 2023 “We’ll All Be Here Forever” version of the album, which shot him to fame. That’s followed by footage of Noah performing “Stick Season” onstage at a sold-out Fenway Park in 2024 with James Bay, the band Mt. Joy and members of his family, as thousands of fans sing along.
D’Angelo, vocal, performs on July 16th 2000 at the North Sea Jazz Festival, the Hague, Netherlands. (Photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns)
The news of D’Angelo‘s death Tuesday has quickly spread, prompting tributes from some of the stars who were inspired by his artistry. Among those who paid homage to the Grammy-winning neo-soul pioneer are Maxwell, Jamie Foxx and Tyler, The Creator.
Alongside an Instagram Reel featuring a slideshow of photos of D’Angelo and soundtracked to his song “Brown Sugar,” Maxwell wrote, “because u were, we are all because.”
Jamie, who spoofed D’Angelo’s “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” on his self-titled series, reminisced about hearing the late singer’s music for the first time.
“I remember hearing your music for the first time… I said to myself damn whoever this is they are anointed… Then when I finally got a chance to see you… Like everyone when they saw the most incredible music video of our time… I was blown away,” he wrote. “Your music and your impression will be felt for generations to come…. REST IN POWER AND BEAUTIFUL MUSIC.”
Tyler similarly reminisced about using his $20 birthday money to purchase D’Angelo’s album Voodoo, which he says helped “shape my musical dna.”
D’Angelo died Tuesday after a prolonged battle with cancer, his family said in a statement.
His debut album, Brown Sugar, helped define the neo-soul movement of the 1990s with live instrumentation, ’70s soul influences and more. The album’s title track also became an R&B anthem.
His second studio album, Voodoo, won best R&B album at the 43rd Grammy Awards, and the single “Untitled (How Does It Feel)” won best male R&B performance.
D’Angelo’s album Black Messiah followed in 2014, winning best R&B album at the 58th Grammy Awards and best R&B song for “Really Love.”
He was nominated for a total 14 Grammys throughout his career, including a nod for record of the year for “Really Love.”
D’Angelo’s death comes less than a year after the death of Grammy-nominated R&B singer Angie Stone, with whom he shared a son, Michael D’Angelo Archer II. In a statement responding to his father’s death, provided by Ra-Fael Blanco of THE BLANCO AGENCY,he shared his gratitude for all those who have sent him love.
“I am grateful for your thoughts and prayers during these very difficult times, as it has been a very rough and sad year for me,” he said. “I ask that you please continue to keep me in your thoughts as it will not be easy, but one thing that both my parents thought me was to be strong, and I intend to do just that.”
D’Angelo also leaves behind two additional children, a son and a daughter.
Kristen Bell & Adam Brody on ‘Nobody Wants This’ (Stefania Rosini/Netflix)
When the new season of Nobody Wants This drops Oct. 23 on Netflix, some of your favorite country stars may be in the mix.
Chris Stapleton, Ella Langley and Kacey Musgraves all contribute songs to the romantic comedy’s second season.
In the show, Kristen Bell plays Joanne, a podcaster who becomes an unlikely match with the rabbi Noah, played by Adam Brody.
Ella’s track is “This Version of Us,” while Kacey’s is “If the World Burns Down.” Stapleton sings “Heart Letting Go,” a song he co-wrote that Ronnie Dunn recorded on 2014’s Peace Love and Country Music.
Pop stars Selena Gomez, Teddy Swims and FINNEAS are part of the second-season soundtrack of Nobody Wants This, as well.
Cover of Duff McKagan’s ‘Lighthouse: Live From London’/(Photo Credit: Luke Shadrick Earmusic)
Guns N’ Roses bassist Duff McKagan has released another track from his upcoming live album and concert film, Lighthouse: Live From London.
The latest is actually a medley of two songs, his track “Holy Water” with The Stooges’ classic “I Wanna Be Your Dog.” The release is available now via digital outlets. A performance video is also on YouTube.
Lighthouse: Live From London captures McKagan’s Oct. 25, 2024, concert at London’s Islington Assembly Hall. The tour was in support of the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer’s third solo album, 2023’s Lighthouse.
The album and film feature 19 tracks, with a guest appearance by Sex Pistols’ Steve Jones on covers of David Bowie’s “Heroes” and Johnny Thunder’s “Can’t Put Your Arms Around a Memory.”
Lighthouse: Live From London will be released Oct. 31 digitally, on CD and as a CD + Blu-ray set that includes the complete Live From London concert film. It will also be released as a two-LP black vinyl set that comes with a replica concert ticket signed by McKagan.
Usher performs onstage during Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis and Friends 40th Anniversary Tribute concert at VyStar Amphitheater at The Bridge on August 30, 2025 in Stockbridge, Georgia. (Photo by Paras Griffin/Getty Images)
Usher is an R&B legend in his own right, but in November he’ll be recognized as Billboard‘s Legend of Live honoree. The publication announced the news on his 47th birthday, noting the presentation will take place at the 2025Live Music Summit Presented by VENU. The event is set for Nov. 3 in West Hollywood, with tickets now available.
Also expected to take place at the Billboard Live Music Summit are panels addressing topics in live entertainment, and an awards ceremony honoring leaders and innovators in the field. There will also be a Live Nation-presented cocktail hour, networking opportunities, and a guided sound bath experience led by music executive and wellness strategist Brandon Holman and Zack Borer, co-founder of Amber Health.
Billy Joel performs at Allegiant Stadium on November 09, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Billy Joel will be celebrated with an upcoming tribute concert in New York City.
The Piano Man is the latest focus of New York City entrepreneur Michael Dorf’s annual “Music Of” concert series, with the Joel tribute set for March 21 at Carnegie Hall.
The Music of Billy Joel will feature 20 artists performing songs from Joel’s legendary catalog, with 100% of the net proceeds going to music education for underserved youth programs.
The Joel concert will be the 21st “Music Of” tribute put on by Dorf. Since the series launched in 2004, the concerts have raised over $2 million for charity.
Last year’s honoree was Patti Smith, with previous concerts celebrating the music of Paul McCartney, Van Morrison, The Who, Bruce Springsteen, Prince, R.E.M., Crosby, Stills & Nash and more.
A lineup for the concert has yet to be announced. VIP tickets are on sale at musicof.org.
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline arrive to 2006 Grammy Nominees party, Hollywood, February, 2006 (Matthew Simmons/Getty Images for Rolling Stone)
Britney Spears‘ ex-husband Kevin Federline is expressing concern about the singer in his new memoir, You Thought You Knew.
That’s according to TheNew York Times, which has seen a copy of the book, due Oct. 21. According to the Times, Kevin writes about his marriage to Britney, which lasted from 2004 to 2007 and produced two children: sons Jayden James Federline, 19, and Sean Preston Federline, 20.
Kevin told the Times that he and Britney haven’t “spoken in years,” though he recounts troubling things he heard from his sons. The Times reports that he writes in the book that when they were teenagers “[t]hey would awaken sometimes at night to find her standing silently in the doorway, watching them sleep — ‘Oh, you’re awake?’ — with a knife in her hand.”
The Times also reports that Kevin writes, “The truth is, this situation with Britney feels like it’s racing toward something irreversible. It’s become impossible to pretend everything’s OK. From where I sit, the clock is ticking, and we’re getting close to the 11th hour. Something bad is going to happen if things don’t change, and my biggest fear is that our sons will be left holding the pieces.”
Elsewhere in the book, Kevin writes that everyone who “put so much effort into the” Free Britney movement “should now put the same energy into the ‘Save Britney’ movement.” He adds, “This is no longer about freedom. It’s about survival.”
In the book, Kevin asks that anyone “who has ever been moved by Britney” stand by her and her sons. He writes, “I’ve been their buffer for years, but now it’s bigger than me. It’s time to sound the alarm.”
In Britney’s own memoir, she accused Kevin of trying to convince “everyone that I was completely out of control” as he sought full custody of the boys.
