Mariah Carey is largely considered the end-all of all things holiday related, so you can imagine one neighborhood’s delight when its synchronized light display earned a thumbs-up from the self-professed “Queen of Christmas.”

A Mariah fan captured a video of the twinkling lights that were choreographed to her holiday smash, “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” and asked their followers, “Have you ever seen anything more festive?!”

That video caught the Grammy winner’s attention, who agreed by revealing the video had her hitting the repeat button. “So festive,” she marveled and used a string of heart-eyed emojis. “I can’t stop watching!”

The neighborhood appeared to go all-out with their synchronized display. The lights across peoples’ homes and trees don’t appear to be synced during the song’s intro, but that quickly changes when the familiar drums and piano riff signal the first verse. The song is blasted loud enough for the entire street to hear as the decorations blink in unison to the beat.

Also not to be left out is the conga line of cars, showing just how many spectators roll through the neighborhood each night to catch a glimpse at the fantasy of lights that now have Mariah’s official seal of approval.

So festive 😍😍😍 I can’t stop watching! https://t.co/oUXBkArrLr

— Mariah Carey (@MariahCarey) December 13, 2021

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Papa Roach has announced a North American headlining tour for 2022.

The outing, dubbed the Kill the Noise tour, kicks off March 1 in Anaheim, California, and will wrap up March 30 in Corpus Christi, Texas. Bad Wolves and Hollywood Undead will also be on the bill.

“We’re really excited to be back on the road, joining up again with Hollywood Undead and Bad Wolves,” the “Last Resort” rockers say. “Both bands bring deep catalogues and killer live shows. It’ll be a non-stop Rock N Roll thrill ride start to finish.”

Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 17, at 10 a.m. local time. For the full list of dates and all ticket info, visit PapaRoachMerch.com.

“Kill the Noise” is the name of Papa Roach’s current single, which has sat at number one on Billboard’s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart for the past four weeks. It’s set to appear on the next Papa Roach album, due out next year.

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Fans hoping Coldplay at the U.K.’s 2021 Jingle Bell Ball were hit with some bad news over the weekend after Chris Martin and company withdrew due to members of the band’s touring party testing positive for COVID-19.

U.K. radio station Capital FM announced the news early Saturday morning, adding in a tweet, “Of course, everyone at Capital is absolutely gutted, but the show must go on.”

Coldplay also canceled a scheduled performance Sunday on The Voice of Germany reality competition series.

“We send love to the individuals affected and wish them a swift recovery,” Coldplay wrote. “We’re so sorry to cancel last minute and apologize to everyone concerned.”

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HAIM‘s Alana Haim, Radiohead‘s Jonny Greenwood and Billie Eilish are among the nominees for the 2022 Golden Globe Awards.

Haim’s feature film acting debut role in the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie Licorice Pizza earned her a nom for Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy.  Licorice Pizza is nominated for a total of four Golden Globes, including Best Motion Picture — Musical or Comedy.

Greenwood will compete for the Best Original Score — Motion Picture prize for his work on the Western film The Power of the Dog. The guitarist was previously nominated for a Golden Globe for his score of the 2017 film Phantom Thread.

Eilish and her brother/collaborator FINNEAS are up for the Best Original Song — Motion Picture prize for their James Bond theme “No Time to Die,” which previously won the Grammy for Best Song Written for Visual Media.

The 2022 Golden Globe Awards will take place January 9.

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Van Morrison is are among the artists in the running for the Best Original Song — Motion Picture honor for the 2022 Golden Globe Awards, nominees for which were announced this morning.

Morrison received his nod for “Down to Joy,” which he wrote for the movie Belfast.

Another Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, Carole King, also is nominated in the category, for co-writing “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home),” from the Aretha Franklin biopic Respect. Jennifer Hudson, the star of Respect, and British songwriter and producer Jamie Hartman are nominated alongside Carole for co-writing “Here I Am (Singing My Way Home).”

Other Best Original Song nominees include Beyoncé for “Be Alive,” a song she co-wrote for the movie King Richard; Billie Eilish and her brother Finneas for “No Time to Die,” from the James Bond movie of the same name; and Lin-Manuel Miranda for “Dos Oruguitas,” a song he wrote for the animated film Encanto.

You can check out a full list of nominees at GoldenGlobes.com.

The Golden Globes will be handed out January 9, 2022.

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Keith Urban continues the spirit of giving with another surprise visit to a school. 

Keith recently met with students in his native Australia at The Urbenville Public School in New South Wales. The young students caught the singer’s eye after the school posted videos of them singing uplifting songs each Friday afternoon during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Among their favorite artists to cover is Keith, with the students even extending an invite for him to come to their “Little Stars under the Big Stars” concert ,where they were performing his hits “Somebody Like You” and “We Were Us.”  

Saying he was “moved” by their efforts, the country superstar paid a surprise visit to the school via Zoom.  His surprise appearance drew shocked expressions and tears of joy from the class. Among the questions students asked were “what is your favorite song to play?” and “how old were you when you started to play the guitar?” 

Additionally, Keith gifted five guitars to the school, and even gave each student their own guitar to take home. 

“You guys are so inspiring to me, every one of you,” Keith raved. “This is where it begins, right there, wanting to play an instrument, wanting to sing and play for other people. It’s a really important part of I think of everything you guys are doing.”

Earlier this month, the “Wild Hearts” singer visited in-person with students at Hillwood High School in Nashville.

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Evanescence and Halestorm have postponed a show on their ongoing co-headlining tour due to the outing getting “hit by COVID.”

The affected date, originally scheduled to take place this past Sunday in Cincinnati, Ohio, will now be held next Monday, December 20.

“Even when you have every precaution in place, you can still get and transmit this virus,” Evanescence tweeted Sunday. “Grateful we are all vaccinated and nobody’s symptoms are severe.”

“Please be smart and stay safe this season, get the vax, wear a mask, care for one another,” the band added. “We will get through this together.”

So far, the infection has only hit the Evanescence side. Lzzy Hale shared that “Everyone in the Halestorm band and crew are safe, sound and negative!” but added that she and her band mates will still be “locking down for the next two days.”

“Fingers crossed that we can then resume this magical tour,” Hale wrote in an Instagram post. “We are sending our good vibes and well wishes to our dear friends in the Evanescence camp!”

The tour, which kicked off in November, is currently scheduled to continue Tuesday in Pittsburgh.

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Those who wanted to wait before buying tickets to Olivia Rodrigo‘s Sour tour are out of luck: it’s completely sold out.

“SOUR TOUR is sold out!!!,” Olivia announced over the weekend, adding, “been waiting so long to perform these songs live. this is my very first tour and i’m so nervous but so excited to sing and dance the night away with you all!!!”

The Grammy nominee had some encouraging words for those who had a brutal time getting their hands on tickets, which went on sale Friday, saying, “there will be more tours in the future and I can’t wait to see you then!!!”

She signed off by thanking her “incredible fans” for making her first tour a resounding success and celebrated, “ahhh here we goooo!!!.”

As previously reported, Olivia’s Sour tour begins April 2, 2022 with a performance in San Francisco, California.  The 40-date North American leg of her trek includes the major cities across the U.S. and Canada — such as New York City, Las Vegas and Toronto — before concluding in Los Angeles on May 25, 2022.

Olivia will then head across the pond for a brief European leg, starting with a show on June 11 in Hamburg, Germany. The Sour tour concludes July 7, 2022 in London, England.

It is unknown at this time if more dates will be announced. 

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