Gold medalist Alysa Liu of Team United States celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony for the Women’s Single Skating – Free Skating at Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Olympics, Feb. 19, 2026 in Milan, Italy. (Tang Xinyu/VCG via Getty Images)
Alysa Liu’s gold medal-winning performance at the Olympics has inspired millions of people, but it turns out some of those people just happen to be big pop stars — and we’re not just talking about Taylor Swift.
In her interview with Perfect magazine, Sabrina Carpenter was asked who or what excites her about the future. She says, in part, “I’ll tell you who I love … that ice skater, Alysa [Liu]. She gives me hope. I’ve felt so inspired by hearing her speak.”
“I think there’s people like that who just feel so articulate, so self-assured and aren’t looking at so many eyes on them as a reason to play it safe but really a reason to just be exactly who they are,” Sabrina continues. “She’s a perfect example of that.”
And Alysa’s signature striped-hair look has also inspired KATSEYE. The group tells Voguemagazine that when they play Coachella Friday, they’ll all be sporting various mixtures of blond and black hair, with only group member Yoonchae Jeung being completely blond. Megan Skiendiel tells Vogue that her take on it is an attempt to mimic Alysa’s hair.
“We decided to do my own version of her shine lines, which almost looks like you just splashed some bleach on my hair,” says Megan. “I actually got to meet Alysa right after dyeing my hair like this, and I loved that we really look like twins.”
At a recent awards show, Taylor, who is one of Alysa’s favorite artists, told the skater, “I was so inspired by how much diligence, work, and love you have for what you do.”
‘The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’ and musical guest Robert Plant with Saving Grace during Wednesday’s April 8, 2026 show. (Photo: Scott Kowalchyk/CBS)
Robert Plant has treated music fans to a new performance of a Led Zeppelin classic.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famer appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Wednesday with his band Saving Grace, and they performed two songs. They took the stage with the track “Higher Rock,” from their self-titled debut album, during the telecast and stuck around for a bonus performance, treating the audience to the Zeppelin tune “Ramble On.”
“Ramble On” is one of several Zeppelin songs Plant and Saving Grace have been performing during their live shows. Others include “Four Sticks,” “Friends” and “The Rain Song.”
Robert Plant and Saving Grace, with singer Suzi Dian, wrapped their North American tour Tuesday at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. They bring the tour to Argentina and Brazil starting May 10 in Buenos Aires, followed by dates in Croatia, Greece and more in June and July. A complete list of dates can be found at RobertPlant.com.
Lucy Halliday and Chase Infiniti in ‘The Testaments.’ (Steve Wilkie/Disney)
The story continues in Gilead, and this time, it’s being told by a younger generation.
The Testaments, a new Hulu series based on the 2019 novel of the same name by Margaret Atwood and set 15 years after the events of The Handmaid’s Tale, focuses on a group of teens who have grown up in the fictional dystopian society of Gilead as they navigate Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives.
“You’ll see how things change over time,” Ann Dowd, who reprises her role as Aunt Lydia in The Testaments, told ABC News. “What happens to these girls in this journey, this coming-of-age story? I think you’re going to find an entirely different experience than you did with ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.'”
Joining Dowd in the new series are Chase Infiniti as Agnes (previously known as Hannah in The Handmaid’s Tale), Lucy Halliday as Daisy, Rowan Blanchard as Shunammite, Mattea Conforti as Becka and Brad Alexander as Garth.
Infiniti began production on The Testaments after working on director Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another, crediting the Oscar-winning film with sharpening her experience in ensemble work.
“I feel very grateful that I get to work with another ensemble, let alone a group of girls who are around my age,” she told Good Morning America at the premiere of The Testaments in Los Angeles on March 31. “I felt so grateful to have been a part of that, because we poured so much love into each other — we poured so much love into the story.”
Elisabeth Moss, who starred as June Osborne in all five seasons of The Handmaid’s Tale before the series wrapped last year, also appears in the new show.
“She loves this project so much and poured so much into it,” Infiniti said, adding that Moss extended her hand to the cast to let them know that if they needed anything, she was there for them.
The first three episodes of The Testaments are available to stream now on Hulu. New episodes will arrive every Wednesday through May 27.
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Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Chris Kirkpatrick, Justin Timberlake, and Joey Fatone attend the screening of ‘Trolls: Band Together,’ Nov. 15, 2023 in Hollywood, California. (Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images)
If you were hoping *NSYNC might get themselves together in time to celebrate the 30th anniversary of their debut album next year, Joey Fatone has officially shot down your hopes.
In an interview with ET, Joey says, “People are always asking, ‘Is the group getting together? Is anything going to happen?'” He then said, “Do I see anything in the near future? No, I don’t.”
Joey acknowledges that all five members, including Justin Timberlake, had a Zoom call recently, and the discussion was, “Do we see anything [about a reunion], or anything like that?” And it’s like, ‘No.'”
“Would I want to do it? Yes. Some of the other guys? I’m sure. Some of the other guys? Maybe not. I can only speak for myself,” he continued. He was quick to say that it’s not Justin Timberlake’s fault.
“It is a group thing,” he explained. “Because I think all of us have that doubt as well. I know it sounds crazy but we also have even the doubt of, ‘What happens if it sucks? What happens if it ain’t good?'”
Joey, at least, will continue to perform because he loves it. “I’ll keep doing it until the day I die,” he vows.
Then, facing the camera, he addressed his bandmates: “I’m ready to go. So whenever you guys are ready.”
Joey’s new documentary, Boy Band Confidential, premieres next week on Investigation Discovery.
Rex A. Heuermann pleads guilty in court to the murders of eight women during a 17-year killing spree on April 8, 2026 in Riverhead, New York. (Photo by James Carbone – Pool/Getty Images)
(NEW YORK) — Admitted Gilgo Beach, New York, serial killer Rex Heuermann was linked to one of his victims, Megan Waterman, by the distinct pattern on a Bounty paper towel, according to the district attorney.
In court on Wednesday, Heuermann changed his plea to guilty and admitted to the murders of eight women: Waterman, Melissa Barthelemy, Amber Costello, Sandra Costilla, Valerie Mack, Jessica Taylor, Maureen Brainard-Barnes and Karen Vergata.
Prosecutors said the New York City architect targeted sex workers, strangled them and dumped their bodies near Long Island’s Gilgo Beach from 1993 to 2010.
“This was his obsession,” Suffolk County District Attorney Ray Tierney told ABC News. “With his internet searches and his thought process, this was what was driving him.”
A piece of evidence that would’ve been presented had the case gone to trial is a rolled up Bounty paper towel recovered from Waterman’s mouth, Tierney said.
Waterman, 22, went missing in June 2010 and her remains were found in December 2010 in Gilgo Beach, according to Suffolk County police.
The paper towel had a particular pattern that Bounty created specifically for the box store BJ’s Wholesale Club, and that pattern was only in circulation in 2010, Tierney said.
When searching Heuermann’s home, investigators found a BJ’s receipt for Bounty paper towels, and “the SKU [stock-keeping unit] number was for a Bounty paper towel with that same pattern,” Tierney said.
“And so we were able to show that this Bounty paper towel was purchased by the defendant,” Tierney said. “And inside his desk drawer was a square of that same paper towel that matched perfectly and that he had kept in his office since 2010.”
That paper towel square was a “memento” for Heuermann, Tierney said, adding that prosecutors “would have utilized [that] at trial to link him to the commission of that particular murder.”
Heuermann was arrested in 2023 and initially pleaded not guilty to killing seven women. He was set to go to trial in September.
On Wednesday, Heuermann agreed to serve three consecutive life sentences followed by four consecutive sentences of 25 years-to-life, prosecutors said. His sentencing is set for June 17.
Tierney said, from his “outside observation” as a prosecutor, Heuermann, 62, wanted to change his plea because “I think he was done.”
“He wanted this to come to a conclusion — that’s just my impression,” he said.
Waterman’s daughter, Liliana Waterman, told reporters on Wednesday that she accepts the guilty plea and is “very, very thankful.”
Part of the plea arrangement requires Heuermann to cooperate with the FBI’s Behavioral Analysis Unit.
“I think it’s very important,” Tierney said.
“This is clinical,” he said. “So I think they’re going to, hopefully, gain insight into him, his motivations, you know, what created this need or desire in him. And hopefully we’ll gain insight, you know, for cases going forward.”
Jack White at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Cristian Lopez)
Jack White has announced a U.S. tour.
The headlining dates kick off July 10 in Washington, D.C., and stretch all the way to a Nov. 21 show in Atlanta.
Members of the Third Man Records Vault can access a presale beginning April 13 at 10 a.m. local time. An artist presale begins April 13 at noon local time, and tickets go on sale to the general public on April 17 at 10 a.m. local time.
For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit JackWhiteIII.com.
White recently released two new singles, “Derecho Demonico” and “G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs,” which he debuted live during a performance on Saturday Night Live. His most recent album is 2024’s No Name.
You can also catch White perform Saturday at Coachella, which is streaming live on YouTube.
Taylor Momsen of The Pretty Reckless at 2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony. (Disney/Frank Micelotta)
If we had a nickel for every time Taylor Momsen has been bitten by a creature while on tour with AC/DC, we’d have two nickels, which isn’t a lot but it’s weird that it happened twice.
You may recall that the Pretty Reckless frontwoman was performing ahead of AC/DC in Spain in 2024 when a bat landed on her leg and bit her. Fast-forward two years later, Momsen was bitten by a spider while in Mexico City to open for the “Back in Black” legends.
“So it wouldn’t be an AC/DC tour if I didn’t get bit,” Momsen writes in an Instagram post published Wednesday. “This time a massive spider decided to take a chunk out of me and its venom did a number on my system so had to have the wonderful doctors in Mexico come and deliver quite the shot before the show last night…add it to the list!”
The post includes a video of Momsen getting treated, which includes a shot of her swollen ankle.
After Momsen was bit by a bat, the AC/DC crew dubbed her “Batgirl.” Now that she’s been bitten by a spider, Momsen has the rare distinction of being able to portray characters in both the DC and Marvel universes.
The Pretty Reckless will play two more shows with AC/DC in Mexico City on April 11 and April 15, and will reunite with them for a summer tour in July. In between, Momsen and company will launch their own headlining tour in support of their upcoming album, Dear God, due out June 26.
CSA astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA astronauts Reid Wiseman, Christina Koch, Victor Glover speak with ABC News from the Orion spacecraft as it heads to the moon, April 2, 2026. (NASA)
“Under Pressure,” Queen’s iconic collaboration with David Bowie, is one of the songs that was used to wake up the astronauts on Artemis II.
NASA revealed the Artemis II wake-up playlist, featuring songs selected by the members of the Artemis crew. The Queen/Bowie track woke up the astronauts on Wednesday, day eight of the 10-day mission.
Queen’s Brian May, who has a degree in astrophysics, reacted to the news on Instagram, writing that he was “Honoured” by the news.
“Happy to be waking up the heroes in their space ship rounding up their amazing trip around the Moon!!” he wrote in the post’s caption. “Happy Landings guys !! You rock !!! Bri.”
“Under Pressure” was released as a single in October 1981 and later appeared on Queen’s 1982 album, Hot Space. It went to #1 in the U.K. and was a top-40 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 in the U.S. It was later sampled by Vanilla Ice for his hit track “Ice Ice Baby.”
Just as they did at last November’s CMA Awards, the women of country lead the nominations for the 61st Academy of Country Music Awards, with Megan Moroney coming out on top with nine nods. Miranda Lambert follows closely behind with eight, while Ella Langley and Lainey Wilson each have seven.
Chris Stapleton is this year’s most-nominated male artist with six, while Zach Top has five.
Here’s the complete list of contenders for the 61st ACMs, which stream live from MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas May 17 on Prime Video:
ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Jelly Roll Cody Johnson Megan Moroney Chris Stapleton Morgan Wallen Lainey Wilson
FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Kelsea Ballerini Miranda Lambert Ella Langley Megan Moroney Lainey Wilson
MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Riley Green Cody Johnson Chris Stapleton Zach Top
GROUP OF THE YEAR 49 Winchester Flatland Cavalry Old Dominion Rascal Flatts The Red Clay Strays
DUO OF THE YEAR Brooks & Dunn Brothers Osborne Dan + Shay Muscadine Bloodline Thelma & James
NEW FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Avery Anna Mackenzie Carpenter Dasha Caroline Jones Emily Ann Roberts
NEW MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Gavin Adcock Vincent Mason Shaboozey Hudson Westbrook Tucker Wetmore
ALBUM OF THE YEAR Ain’t In It For My Health – Zach Top Cherry Valley – Carter Faith Don’t Mind If I Do (Deluxe) – Riley Green I’m The Problem – Morgan Wallen Parker McCollum – Parker McCollum
SONG OF THE YEAR “A Song To Sing” – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton (Chris Stapleton, Miranda Lambert, Jenee Fleenor, Jesse Frasure) “Am I Okay?” – Megan Moroney (Megan Moroney, Luke Laird, Jessie Jo Dillon) “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley (Ella Langley, Luke Dick, Miranda Lambert, Joybeth Taylor) “I Never Lie” – Zach Top (Zach Top, Carson Chamberlain, Tim Nichols) “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson (Lainey Wilson, Trannie Anderson, Dallas Wilson, Andy Albert, Harold Arlen & Yip Harburg)
SINGLE OF THE YEAR “6 Months Later” – Megan Moroney “Choosin’ Texas” – Ella Langley “I Never Lie” – Zach Top “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson “The Fall” – Cody Johnson
MUSIC EVENT OF THE YEAR “A Song To Sing” – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton “Amen” – Shaboozey & Jelly Roll “Don’t Mind If I Do” – Riley Green feat. Ella Langley “Trailblazer” – Reba McEntire, Miranda Lambert, Lainey Wilson “You Had To Be There” – Megan Moroney & Kenny Chesney
VISUAL MEDIA OF THE YEAR “6 Months Later” – Megan Moroney “A Song To Sing” – Miranda Lambert & Chris Stapleton “Cuckoo” – Stephen Wilson, Jr. “Somewhere Over Laredo” – Lainey Wilson “The Fall” – Cody Johnson
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Jessie Jo Dillon Ashley Gorley Charlie Handsome Chase McGill Blake Pendergrass
ARTIST-SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR Luke Combs Riley Green Ella Langley Megan Moroney Morgan Wallen
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