Lady Gaga covers ‘Rolling Stone’ December 2025 (Greg Swales)
Lady Gaga is having a good week: On Nov. 7 she was nominated for seven Grammys, and now she’s landed on the cover ofRolling Stone for the fourth time in her career. In the cover story, Gaga discusses her Mayhem album and tour, her relationship with fiancé Michael Polansky and more.
According to Rolling Stone, Gaga and Polansky, who got engaged in 2024, plan on “getting married soon, either during the tour or just after.” Polansky tells the publication, “We have these breaks, and they’re tempting. It’s like, ‘OK, can we get married that weekend?’ We don’t want a really big wedding, but we want to enjoy it. In a lot of ways, we already feel married, so it’s not like it’s gonna change much.”
And after marriage will come children. “Being a mom is the thing I want the most,” Gaga says. “And [Michael is] gonna be a beautiful father. We’re really excited about that.”
But being happy and in love — what she describes as a “healthy, whole person” — has been a long journey for Gaga. “I did A Star Is Born on lithium,” she shares, adding that after shooting that film, she had what she calls “a psychotic break.”
“I couldn’t do anything … I completely crashed. It was really scary. There was a time where I didn’t think I could get better.… I feel really lucky to be alive. I know that might sound dramatic, but we know how this can go.”
While making Mayhem, she notes, “It was months and months and months of rediscovering everything that I’d lost. And I honestly think that’s why it’s called Mayhem. Because what it took to get it back was crazy.”
She adds, “Being in love with someone that cares about the real me made a very big difference.”
Squeeze is getting ready to drop a new album, although the material in it isn’t new … to them.
The band will release Trixies, their first album in eight years, on March 6. The songs on it were the first tunes Squeeze’s Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook ever wrote together back when they were teens.
The songs are described as a “collection of stories set in a fictional night club, Trixies.” They were written by the duo back in 1974 when recording was beyond their skill set.
“We fully committed ourselves to songwriting but this was three or four years before we even got to make our first record,” Difford shares. “Long story short, these were songs that we just didn’t have enough musical experience to record properly.”
Now, following the discovery of the original cassette, the band has finally turned the songs into an album, and they’ve just released the first song, “Trixies Pt.1,” to digital outlets.
“The songs that we wrote then astound me. I’m proud of them now, and I’m particularly proud that it was young us that did that,” Tilbrook says, adding, “The act of revisiting the Trixies songs had me in tears, partly because they’re so good, but also because I’m aware of all the stuff that I’ve still yet to hear and write.”
Difford notes, “It really fills me with joy that at my age we can discover that we wrote such great songs when we were teenagers. I’m very proud of that.”
Ozzy Osbourne of Black Sabbath performs during the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Closing Ceremony at Alexander Stadium on August 08, 2022 on the Birmingham, England. (Alex Pantling/Getty Images)
Ozzy Osbourne was hospitalized two weeks before his farewell performance at the Back to the Beginning concert on July 5, his family says.
“We had him in the hospital, and we were just terrified that people were going to find out,” Sharon Osbourne says in the newest episode of The Osbournes Podcast, the first since Ozzy’s death on July 22.
“We had all this security in the hospital, and the hospital was amazing, they really were,” Sharon adds.
Sharon also tells a story about someone coming to the hospital claiming to be the brother of a John Osbourne, which was Ozzy’s birth name. Concerned that the person was an imposter and was trying to finagle his way into seeing Ozzy, Sharon sent down security, only to find out there was another patient in the hospital whose name was also John Osbourne, and the visitor was there to see him.
Despite the hospitalization, Ozzy performed at the Back to the Beginning concert with his solo band and his original Black Sabbath bandmates. He’d already announced ahead of time that the show would mark his final live performance, a promise that he sadly fulfilled upon his passing just over two weeks later.
Thom Yorke of Radiohead performs live on stage at Sydney Entertainment Centre on November 12, 2012 in Sydney, Australia. (Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)
Artists including Radiohead and Iron Maiden have signed an open letter calling for the U.K. government to put a cap on the price of which concert tickets can be resold on secondary market sites.
The letter, published by the U.K. consumer rights organization Which?, requests governmental protections to “help fix elements of the extortionate and pernicious secondary ticketing market that serve the interests of touts [resellers], whose exploitative practices are preventing genuine fans from accessing the music, theatre and sports they love.”
“For too long certain resale platforms have allowed touts to bulk buy and then resell tickets at inflated prices, forcing fans to either pay above the odds or miss out entirely,” the statement reads. “This erodes trust in the live events sector and undermines the efforts of artists and organizers to make shows accessible and affordable.”
It continues, “Introducing a cap will restore faith in the ticketing system, help democratize public access to the arts in line with the Government’s agenda and make it easier for fans to spot illegal behavior, such as ticketing fraud.”
Other artists who signed include Coldplay, The Cure‘s Robert Smith, Sam Fender, PJ Harvey, Mark Knopfler, New Order, Bastille, Johnny Marr, Keane and alt-J.
59th CMA Awards, hosted by Lainey Wilson (ABC/Country Music Association)
You can add Kelsea Ballerini, Brandi Carlile, Kenny Chesney, Riley Green, Miranda Lambert, Patty Loveless, Old Dominion, The Red Clay Strays and Chris Stapleton to the list of performers who’ll take the stage at the 59th Annual CMA Awards.
Kelsea will debut her new song, “I Sit in Parks,” while Riley will deliver his #1, “Worst Way.”
Old Dominion will perform a medley of their hits, including “Break Up With Him,” “Memory Lane,” “One Man Band,” “Hotel Key” and “Snapback.”
Miranda and Chris will have “A Song to Sing,” while Chris will also offer a solo performance of “Bad as I Used to Be” from F1: The Movie. The Red Clay Strays will do “People Hatin’.”
They join previously announced performers BigXThaPlug, Luke Combs, Ella Langley, Megan Moroney, Shaboozey, Zach Top, Tucker Wetmore,host Lainey Wilson and Stephen Wilson Jr.
You can tune in to watch Country Music’s Biggest Night live from Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC.
Allegheny Mountains (Jeff Greenberg/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)
(NICHOLAS COUNTY, W. Va.) — A missing miner trapped in a flooded West Virginia coal mine for nearly a week has been found dead, according to West Virginia Governor Patrick Morrisey.
“At approximately 6:00 a.m. this morning, water levels inside the Rolling Thunder Mine in Nicholas County had receded sufficiently for rescue crews to safely enter. The team began their search, examining every section as they advanced underground. At 7:37 a.m., one two-man team located the body of the missing miner, foreman Steve Lipscomb,” Morrisey said in a statement posted on X.
Alpha Metallurgical Resources, the company that owns the mine where Lipscomb was trapped, also confirmed Lipscomb’s death in a statement obtained by ABC News.
“During routine operations, a crew in the underground mine encountered a sudden and substantial inflow of water. Tragically, Steven Lipscomb, 42, of Elkview, W. Va., was unable to reach safety. He was last seen attempting to ensure his crew made it out safely,” the statement reads.
“Our hearts are broken,” Andy Eidson, the CEO of Alpha Metallurgical Resources, said in the statement. “Steve joined our company in 2006 and was a dedicated employee, respected leader and friend to many. His actions to ensure the safety of his crew members were heroic. On behalf of the entire organization, we extend our prayers and deepest sympathies to his wife, two children and all who knew and cared for him.”
Rescuers had been searching for Lipscomb, whose name was not immediately released, since Saturday, when he became trapped in the flooded mine. Crews pumped 6,000 gallons of water per minute from the mine, Morrisey said earlier this week.
“The big strategic goal right now is to drain as much of the water as possible, so that can give the mine rescue individuals the opportunity to go in and further their search,” Gov. Morrisey said at a Wednesday press conference, adding that it was being drained at a rate of approximately one inch of water per hour. “Separately there’s an effort to open up a hole to be able to do the drill to ultimately have a capsule that goes down.”
Morrisey said on Monday that dive teams were working to find pockets of air where the miner might be located while the mine was being drained.
“This has been an around-the-clock response since Saturday, and we’re going to continue to do everything imaginable to help,” said Morrisey. “We’re going to continue to push, because we want to make sure that we give the miner every opportunity to live.”
Lipscomb’s death at Rolling Thunder Mine is the second mining fatality in West Virginia this month, following the death of another miner at a different mine last Thursday, according to Morrisey.
“Our coal miners are among the hardest-working and most courageous people in our state. They represent the strength, humility, and resolve that define West Virginia. We owe these men and women an enduring debt of gratitude for the sacrifices they make every day to power our communities and our nation,” Morrisey posted on Facebook earlier this month.
Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo attend the ‘Wicked: For Good’ Asia-Pacific Premiere in Singapore, November 13, 2025 (Suhaimi Abdullah/Getty Images)
The same Australian prankster who crashedKaty Perry and The Weeknd concerts this past summer accosted Ariana Grande on the yellow carpet during the Singapore premiere of Wicked: For Good Wednesday night.
Johnson Wen, known as Pyjama Man, ran at top speed towards Ariana on the carpet and threw his arm around her shoulders. Security sprang into action, while Ari’s co-star, Cynthia Erivo, inserted herself between Wen and Ari and tried to pull him off her. Wen was eventually taken away, leaving Ari looking shaken.
Furious fans expressed their anger in the comments section of Wen’s post about the incident, with one writing, “After all the trauma Ari has been through, this is beyond disrespectful. Not just to her, but to the cast and to all the fans. It’s literally infuriating. You should be ashamed.”
The fan was referring to the PTSD Ariana suffered following the 2017 bombing of her concert in Manchester, England, which left 22 people dead. A year later, she was deeply impacted by the death of her former boyfriend Mac Miller, who died of an accidental overdose at age 26.
In more positive Ariana news, Ben Stillerappeared onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Wednesday night and raved about her performance in his upcoming film Focker In-Law. “She’s so good with comedy. She’s just like a total natural,” he told Fallon. “I feel like she could do anything.”
Taylor Swift, ‘The End of an Era’ docuseries (Courtesy Disney+)
In the new trailer for her Disney+ docuseries, Taylor Swift says she created the Eras Tour so she could “overserve” her fans — and in it, you can definitely see her doing the most.
The six-episode series The End of an Era debuts with two episodes on Dec. 12 on Disney+ and as promised, it takes fans behind-the-scenes of the Eras Tour, which Taylor reveals she conceived two years before it actually started.
You see Taylor rehearsing choreography, planning the set list, getting into the famous “cleaning cart” that took her to the stage unseen every night, changing outfits at lightning speed and riding a trolley underneath the stage with her now fiancéTravis Kelce while kissing him. “He brings a lot of happiness,” says Taylor’s mom.
You can also see Taylor with some of her special guests, including Sabrina Carpenter, Ed Sheeran and Florence Welch of Florence + the Machine, and rehearsing the moment when Travis carried her onstage in London during The Tortured Poets Department segment of the show.
“This was a seismic, momentous period of time in my life and in the lives of anyone this tour touched,” says Taylor.
Also on Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. ET, ABC will air a preview event featuring episode 1 of The End of an Era, and a one-hour version of Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show, the full version of which also debuts on Disney+ that same day.
On Instagram, Taylor wrote of the series, “Honestly can’t think of a better way to celebrate my (almost) birthday than to relive the Eras Tour with you!” Her birthday is Dec. 13.
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The late-night HBO comedy series It’s Florida, Man has released the official trailer and premiere date for its second season. The upcoming season 2 will debut on Nov. 28 on both HBO and HBO Max, with the six-episode season dropping new installments weekly through Jan. 2, 2026 …
Michelle Monaghan is heading to the rink. The actress is set to star in a new hockey series for Netflix. The show finds Monaghan playing Harper Sullivan, an unlikely hockey coach who is tasked with bringing a team up from the brink of defeat …
(NEW YORK) — Food banks and pantries have been experiencing historic demand since SNAP benefits halted on Nov. 1 for many Americans due to the federal government shutdown.
That halt affected nearly 42 million Americans, many of whom are older or low-income, and use benefits to help pay for groceries and other essentials.
President Donald Trump late Wednesday night signed a funding bill to end the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, after White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt earlier said that full SNAP benefits will be paid out once the shutdown was resolved.
However, food assistance workers said the restoration of food assistance can’t come soon enough as they struggle to fill in the gap left behind by SNAP.
Cyndi Kirkhart, executive director at Facing Hunger Food Bank, said she’s been working at the food bank for 11 years and has never seen the surge in people she is seeing now, and that it is higher than what she saw during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Facing Hunger Food Bank — which serves 17 counties in West Virginia, Ohio and eastern Kentucky — said some locations in the southern part of West Virginia have seen a 1,800% increase in the number of families visiting.
“Typically, we do mobile pantry distribution, which are cars [lining] up [and] we load their car up with food,” she told ABC News. “At the most, we’ll see 250 families. The past week, solidly, we have seen 900 families at each distribution, at each site.”
Kirkhart said their mobile pantries have seen such demand that instead of sending large box trucks to load up supplies at the food bank, she has had to send tractor-trailers. She added that she only has two tractor-trailers, which puts a lot of pressure on drivers to load up and visit multiple distribution sites.
Kirkhart said her organization encourages individuals to go to the food pantries for food rather than the bank, but they will still serve people who visit the bank.
“We’ll still have maybe, over the course of a month, 50 people that will show up directly at the food bank for an emergency food box,” she said. “And these past two weeks at least, we have had 60 a day. … It’s non-stop.”
In Washington state, food banks are also seeing an exponential increase in visitors. Jordan Beaudry, development and communications manager at North Help Line — which provides emergency services including food aid — said there has been a surge at the two food banks the organization serves that has been years in the making.
Starting in 2022, “we saw our numbers practically double overnight, and it’s just been a steady increase since then,” he told ABC News. “We’re serving twice as many folks as we did three years ago, and that is sort of setting the stage going into this latest round of SNAP cuts and the government shutdown. … We’ve seen just a massive increase in the amount of folks accessing services, particularly since the pause on SNAP benefits.”
The most recent demand began in October, when it was first announced that SNAP benefits may be halted in November, Beaudry said.
From July through September, the banks saw an average of 1,086 visitors per week for the first two weeks of the month, according to data provided by Beaudry. In October, the average for the first two weeks was 1,136 per week. Last week, the banks saw 1,329 visits.
At one of the food banks, Beaudry said the last Thursday in October was the highest number of people the organization has ever seen on a Thursday, with about a 14% increase in households visiting to receive food.
Similarly, Kristen Wild, president and CEO of hunger relief organization Operation Food Search, which serves 25 counties in Missouri and Illinois, said the pantries, shelters and community sites where the organization’s supplies are distributed are seeing increases in people visiting between 30% and 50%.
She described a distribution event last week during which Operation Food Search had prepared 700 meals to issue starting at 10 a.m. CT. An hour before the event, the line of cars was 500 long and more than 200 families had to be turned away.
“We’ve had agencies report to us that they have had to shut down earlier than their typical operating hours because they have run out of food,” she told ABC News. “We’re seeing agencies are being approached by people looking for food who’ve never needed to use a pantry in the past because the SNAP benefits were sufficient enough for them to get the food resources that they needed.”
The organization also runs a metro market program, which is like a mobile grocery store, that has seen a surge in customers.
The program charges for food at or below cost but has recently started issuing $15 vouchers to customers due to the increase in demand, Wild said. Workers have also had to replenish shelves multiple times throughout a two-hour metro market stop due to the increase in traffic.
Wild added that 90% of food assistance comes from federal programs like SNAP and about 10% comes from food banks and food pantries. The halt in SNAP benefits has forced food banks to go into “overdrive” to make up as much of the gap as possible.
“We’ve had terrific community support, both in terms of more food donations, more financial donations, so we can purchase more food, but we can’t make up for the full SNAP gap,” she said.
