Taylor Swift attends the 2026 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 11, 2026, in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)
It's a love story, and Taylor Swift just said yes.
The music superstar married NFL star Travis Kelce one week ago at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Swift paid the City of New York $160,000 to cover the cost of resources used during her wedding, New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Friday.
Swift and Kelce's July 3 wedding required a permit for street closures and traffic management, while the New York Police Department deployed dozens of officers.
The pair wed in a ceremony said to have included over 1,000 guests. No official wedding photos have been released.
Adam Sandler officiated the couple's ceremony. Swift's brother, Austin Swift, served as her man of honor while Kelce's brother, Jason Kelce, was his best man. They were the only members of the wedding party.
The bride and groom wore custom looks by Dior, with Swift wearing a haute couture gown designed by Jonathan Anderson. It was the designer's first couture wedding dress for a "world-renowned celebrity," according to a rep of Swift. The couple wore custom-made shoes by Christian Louboutin and Swift wore Cartier jewelry.
'Chuck Timely & The Hourglass' album artwork. (Interscope Records)
Role Model has premiered a new song called "Joy," a track off his upcoming album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass.
"Joy" is accompanied by a video codirected by the "Sally, When the Wine Runs Out" artist. He also costars alongside Bugonia actor Aidan Delbis, with whom he gets into a Zoolander-esque gas station fight.
Amazon Music Breakthrough artist Sienna Spiro at intimate concert in London in June (Photo
First she "Stole the Show," now she's sharing it with fans.
Back in June, Sienna Spiro headlined an intimate performance in London to celebrate her new album, Visitor. The British singer has just released a live video from that evening, of her performance of “Great Expectations,” to YouTube. It's just one of several Visitor tracks she performed at the concert, which is available in full on the Amazon Music App.
The one-night-only concert had Sienna treating fans to the live debuts of several Visitor tracks and had her backed by a live horn section.
“Performing these songs in such an intimate setting felt so familiar and special,” she says. “I grew up singing in jazz venues like this, so bringing Visitor to life in that room was a beautiful experience.”
She adds, “It's such a personal album, and sharing these songs in a setting like that, surrounded by fans, felt like the perfect way to celebrate them.”
And Sienna's fans will get a chance to see her perform those songs this fall, when she kicks off her North American My House Tour on Oct. 13 in Nashville. The tour will wrap Nov. 10 in Los Angeles. A complete list of dates can be found on Sienna’s website.
Olivia Rodrigo on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes)
Olivia Rodrigo made an appearance on the hit game show Jeopardy! Thursday, where she quizzed contestants on some of her favorite female artists.
Rodrigo read the clues during the Double Jeopardy! round, in the category Women in Music.
“I’m Olivia Rodrigo and I’ll have clues about some of the amazing singers who have inspired me,” she let contestants know at the start of the round.
The clues covered artists like Beyoncé, Gwen Stefani and Alanis Morissette, along with a clue about the '90s all-female music festival, Lilith Fair.
And while the contestants got most of the answers right, they were stumped on the $2,000 question, failing to identify musician Annie Clark’s stage name, St. Vincent.
Rodrigo’s appearance served as a promotion for her upcoming Daisy Chain Fields music festival, taking place Aug. 29 in Irvine, California. The concert sold out in 30 minutes.
In addition to Rodrigo, the festival will feature performances by Chappell Roan, Doechii, Bikini Kill, The Breeders, Garbage, KATSEYE, Mitski and Santigold. Special guests include Sarah McLachlan and Stevie Nicks.
Net proceeds from the festival will benefit nonprofit organizations that advance and advocate for women and girls.
Adam Lambert's new album, ADAM, is out Friday. It was inspired by the music of the '90s — everything from Nine Inch Nails and Björk to the club sounds of Eurodance. He thinks that era of music is very special.
"Going back and revisiting it now, yes, it's nostalgic, but it's also, there's some great music," he tells ABC Audio. "I think there was this thing with alternative music where it was, like, a bit rock, but then when electronica sort of collided with it, there was just such amazing sonic stuff happening. And that's sort of the sweet spot that I'm the most fond of."
"It's just stuff that I think is timeless," he adds. "You go back and listen to a lot of these records and they still sound really fresh, and you've heard their influence on many people."
The album is Adam's sixth full-length project. He named it after himself because, he says, "I think it kind of just best summed up the body of work. I mean, this is me, 2026, based on where I'm at right now, what I've been through the past few years, where I am at in the world."
Friday is the first in a string of intimate album release shows Adam is doing, starting in LA and finishing in Berlin, Germany.
"This is just to really dig into the new music, the new album, put it on stage, make it live, which will be really exciting, and share it, and reconnect with everybody. And hopefully kick off a lot more to come," he says.
"Historically, I think people put out, like, a single, second single, and then the album's out, and then they're kind of done," he adds. "And I'm like, 'No, no, no, no, that's not how I want to do this' — I feel like this project is just the beginning of a new chapter."
Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift react as the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers play during the first period in Game Four of the 2025 Stanley Cup Final at Amerant Bank Arena on June 12, 2025 in Sunrise, Florida. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
Imagine getting an invite to Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s wedding and ignoring it. That’s exactly what happened to music producer Garret “Jacknife” Lee, his wife Melissa Garner Lee tells The Huffington Post.
In a piece titled “My Husband Deleted Our Invitation to Taylor Swift’s Wedding. When He Told Me Why, I Lost My Mind,” Garner Lee says her husband thought the invite was “spam” so he never clicked on it and they missed their chance to go.
While Garner Lee says she was upset to miss the wedding, she writes, “A missed wedding will not be what breaks us. We’re stronger than that. Still, it would’ve been fun to see her dress.”
Garret Lee co-wrote and produced “The Last Time” on Taylor’s 2012 album, Red.
Taylor and Travis got hitched on July 3 at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.
Sombr performs onstage during the 2026 Songwriters Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony at The New York Marriott Marquis on June 11, 2026 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)
Sombr, Lola Young and EJAE are among the artists who have been invited to join the Recording Academy.
Becoming a Recording Academy member will grant inductees "access to mentorship, professional development and networking opportunities designed to support their creative and professional journeys," according to a press release. Those who become voting members of the Recording Academy will be eligible to vote for the Grammys.
Sombr says in a statement that he’s “extremely honored” to be part of the Recording Academy’s new class. "Being nominated for Best New Artist and getting the chance to perform on the Grammy stage were moments I'll never forget,” he says. “It's inspiring to be surrounded by so many artists I admire, and I’m excited to be part of a community that supports artists and songwriting."
In her own statement, Grammy winner Lola says she’s “so happy” to receive her membership. “Being a member now means I am part of a community of incredibly talented people who champion real musicianship, diversity, and legacy,” she adds.
KPop Demon Hunters Grammy winner EJAE says in part, “Music is my lifelong passion and I am honored to join my music industry peers across all countries, divisions and genres. Music is for everyone and forever worth celebrating.”
Backstreet Boys are making a pit stop at the Formula 1 Heineken Las Vegas Grand Prix.
The group is on track to headline the first official F1 Afterparty at Sphere on Nov. 21.
"Las Vegas is the only place in the world where Formula 1, the Backstreet Boys and Sphere can come together for one unforgettable night,” said Emily Prazer, president and CEO of Las Vegas Grand Prix, Inc. "F1 Afterparty reflects what makes the Las Vegas Grand Prix so distinctive, giving fans the opportunity to see an iconic group like the Backstreet Boys perform at Sphere as part of a race weekend experience you can’t find anywhere else.”
Backstreet Boys are no strangers to Sphere. They’ve been performing their Into the Millennium residency there since last July. Their final summer shows at Sphere kick off July 16 and run through August.
Ariana Grande attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton on Jan. 11, 2026, in Beverly Hills, California. (Frazer Harrison/WireImage via Getty Images)
The release date for American Horror Story season 13 has been revealed.
FX has announced that the season will premiere to Hulu on Sept. 24.
Ryan Murphy's horror series has a star-studded cast set for this go-round. Ariana Grande stars in the new season of the anthology series, marking her reunion with Murphy after appearing in his comedy series Scream Queens over a decade ago.
The lucky number 13th season of the show will also feature franchise regulars Jessica Lange, Sarah Paulson, Evan Peters, Angela Bassett, Kathy Bates, Emma Roberts, Billie Lourd, Gabourey Sidibe and Leslie Grossman. Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette star Paul Anthony Kelly is also part of the cast.
This season marks a Scream Queens reunion, as both Roberts and Lourd acted alongside Grande in the comedy show.
Murphy first announced the main cast through a video shared to his Instagram on Oct. 31, 2025. The video featured a black screen with the cast's names appearing in the signature American Horror Story font.
After all of the names were announced, the video referenced one of the most quoted lines of dialogue from the series, spoken by Roberts' character Madison Montgomery in American Horror Story: Coven.
"Surprise, b****. I bet you thought you'd seen the last of me," the video reads.
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Zara Larsson performs on ABC's 'Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest,' Dec. 31, 2025 (Disney/Christopher Willard)
Zara Larsson is spending the summer under the "Midnight Sun," performing at festivals in Europe and in North America. On Thursday she'll take the stage at Mad Cool Festival in Madrid, Spain, along with Charlie Puth, Teddy Swims, JENNIE, Lorde and more. Zara's a longtime fan of festivals, not just because they're a good time, but because they're a good way to gain new fans.
"I love festivals, I love going to festivals. I went to so many festivals before I started playing them myself," she told ABC Audio. "And I think it's just the atmosphere, the fact that you're there with hopefully a really good group of friends. You meet a lot of people. ... And I've discovered a lot of artists that I didn't know about and their music."
And now that she's a festival headliner herself, Zara wants to be one of the artists who other people discover.
"Performing at a festival is really nice because, just like I was discovering other artists, I think a lot of people in the crowd might do the same," she said. "Because you buy a ticket to see this and this and this person — and then you walk by a stage and you're like, 'Wait, that sounds kind of good.'"
And if that happens, Zara said, it may very well lead to bigger crowds at her own tours somewhere down the line.
"I know that everybody in the audience might not be like my biggest fan and buy a ticket to my show, but they might do after seeing me at the festival, you know?" she noted. "So it's like a really nice way of getting to know more people and to get your music out there. And it's always a good vibe."
Jonas Brothers have added a third Madison Square Garden show to their The Burning Up Tour All Over Again concerts. They’ll play Saturday, Aug. 22, in addition to the previously announced Aug. 20 and 21 shows. "The response from our fans this week has been unreal, and we didn't want anyone to miss out," the trio says in a statement. Tickets go on sale Friday.
Charli XCX has revealed an alternate cover to her Music, Fashion, Film album. The new version of the cover features Charli posing with Martin Scorsese, Marc Jacobs and John Cale. The original cover features the three men without Charli. "the special edition cover of Music, Fashion, Film is available now," Charli writes on social media. "i can’t believe this image existssss xx."
Niall Horan made his Grand Ole Opry debut in Nashville Tuesday night. He posted photos from the night on social media Wednesday, writing, “such an honour to make my debut at the grand ole opry last night ! i never could’ve imagined i’d ever get the call to do this, what a dream come true.” Country star Thomas Rhett joined him onstage for the performance.
FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show (Global Citizen)
Justin Bieber has joined the lineup of co-headliners for the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final Halftime Show.
The singer joins Madonna, Shakira and BTS for the concert, taking place July 19 at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.
The halftime show is produced by Global Citizen and will support the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which helps provide access to quality education and soccer for children around the world.
“The FIFA World Cup brings the world together in a way nothing else can. I’m grateful to be part of this Halftime Show, and even more grateful knowing it’s already helping expand access to education for children around the world,” Justin says in a statement.
Burna Boy, Gustavo Dudamel and PS22 Chorus featuring Coldplay will also appear in the 11-minute halftime show. Coldplay’s Chris Martin curated the lineup.
Ariana Grande has teased a cappella snippets of two new songs off her upcoming album, petal.
In an Instagram carousel posted Wednesday, she revealed an alternate picture disc of the album available for preorder, as well as the song teases. She shared a portion of the lyrics in the post’s caption.
The first snippet is from track five on the album, titled “oh well.” We hear her a cappella harmonies as she sings the lyrics, “Good things can replace dysfunction, obsession/ Thanks but I’ll see you right out/ Good luck on your way to hell/ Oh, well.”
The other snippet is from track seven, titled “freak.” On it she sings, “Someday all the seeds will open/ All of the human life I’ve dreamt of/ Will be real if I start over/ How will it feel?”
Petal, featuring her current single “hate that i made you love me,” comes out July 31.
Bad Bunny performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show at Levi's Stadium on February 08, 2026 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images)
Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show scored nine Emmy nominations Wednesday, more than any other Super Bowl halftime show.
The Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show Starring Bad Bunny was nominated in the outstanding variety special (live) category. It breaks the record previously held by Lady Gaga’s halftime show, which received six nods in 2017. Coincidentally, Gaga made an appearance during Bad Bunny’s halftime set.
Gaga, meanwhile, scored a nod of her own in the outstanding original music and lyrics category for “The Dead Dance” from Netflix’s Wednesday.
Taylor Swift is also an Emmy nominee this year in the outstanding variety special (pre-recorded) category for Disney+’s Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show. The special scored five nods total.
The 2026 Emmys will be held at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Monday, Sept. 14. The ceremony will air on NBC and stream live on Peacock.
Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs celebrates with Taylor Swift after a 17-10 victory against the Baltimore Ravens in the AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium on January 28, 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland. (Photo by Patrick Smith/Getty Images)
Travis Kelce is looking back on his proposal to Taylor Swift in his first podcast episode released since the couple's wedding last week.
In an episode of New Heights released Wednesday morning — the show's season 4 finale featuring NFL star Tom Brady — Travis reflected on asking Taylor to be his wife last August after she appeared on the show.
"Ending this season with Tom Brady. Pretty epic. Starting it with Taylor. Pretty epic," he said.
"During that recording, the entire time I'm planning, like I'm gonna ask this woman to marry me after this," he said.
"Obviously, the beginning of it, with Taylor, is one I'll remember forever," he added.
New Heights co-host Jason Kelce, Travis' brother, chimed in, "It's by far our most viewed episode of all time."
Taylor appeared on the podcast last August and touched on her relationship with Travis, including meeting him for the first time.
The Kansas City Chiefs star tried to give the singer a friendship bracelet with his number on it before they eventually met, but the plan fell through.
"It was such a wild romantic gesture," she said about Travis' attempt to give the Grammy winner his bracelet.
Taylor said the attempt "felt more like I was in an '80s John Hughes movie and he was like standing outside of my window with a boombox, just being like, 'I wanna date you!'"
Taylor and Travis wed last Friday in a high-profile Madison Square Garden event that saw a flurry of high-profile celebrities converge in the iconic New York City venue to celebrate the music icon and NFL star.
'KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS' poster. (HYBE X GEFFEN, Trafalgar Releasing)
KATSEYE is eyeing a theatrical release.
A new film about the girl group, KATSEYE: WILD HEARTS, will be hitting theaters for a limited engagement starting Aug. 12.
The film will include never-before-seen footage, fan videos and interviews with the group members. According to a press release, it will explore “the powerful bond between KATSEYE and their global fandom,” known as EYEKONS.
“KATSEYE’s first-ever cinema event celebrates the passionate EYEKONS community that has embraced KATSEYE’s journey from the group's formation to becoming one of pop’s most exciting new global acts,” Kymberli Frueh, EVP of Programming and Content Acquisitions for Trafalgar Releasing, says in a statement. “We are excited to bring the fandom together in theaters around the world for a shared, immersive experience.”
Tickets go on sale July 15.
The group’s third EP, WILD, comes out Aug. 14. Their sold-out KATSEYE: THE WILDWORLD TOUR kicks off Sept. 1.
Shakira is heading to the pyramids. The singer will be performing a special show in front of the Great Pyramids of Giza in Egypt on Nov. 28. It’ll mark her first time performing in the country since 2007.
Charli XCX has revealed the track list for Music, Fashion, Film. In addition to the previously released “Rock Music,” “SS26” and “Wink Wink,” the 11-song album will include tracks titled “Card Declined,” “2007” and “Magic Metal Montana.” The final track, “No One Lasts Forever,” features filmmaker David Cronenberg. The album comes out July 24.
Troye Sivan and his longtime collaborator Leland are providing original music for the new Ryan Murphy FX show The Shards. "Had so much fun writing some songs for this spooky sexy show," Troye wrote on his Instagram Story. The drama series, based on the bestselling novel by Bret Easton Ellis, follows a group of privileged teens at an elite prep school in 1980s Los Angeles. It premieres on FX and Hulu Aug. 5. Disney is the parent company of ABC News, FX and Hulu.
The cover of 'The Woman in Me.' (Gallery Books/Simon & Schuster)
The upcoming Britney Spears biopic has a screenwriter.
Liz Meriwether is set to write the film's screenplay based on Spears' memoir, The Woman in Me, ABC Audio has learned.
Universal Pictures had no comment when reached by ABC Audio.
The biopic was announced in 2024 when Universal Pictures secured the rights to the project.
Jon M. Chu, known for Crazy Rich Asians and the Wicked films, is set to direct. Producer Marc Platt is developing the movie for his Universal-based Marc Platt Productions.
Spears first teased the project on social media in August 2024, writing on X at the time, "Excited to share with my fans that I've been working on a secret project with #MarcPlatt. He's always made my favorite movies … stay tuned."
The Woman in Me was released in October 2023 and became an instant New York Times bestseller. It was the fastest-selling memoir in the history of Simon & Schuster, with over 6 million copies sold worldwide.
Meriwether is known for creating the sitcom New Girl. That series ran from 2011 to 2018 and starred Zooey Deschanel, Jake Johnson, Max Greenfield, Lamorne Morris and Hannah Simone.
Taylor Swift attends the Songwriters Hall of Fame 55th Annual Induction and Awards Gala at Marriott Marquis Hotel on June 11, 2026 in New York City. (Jamie Mccarthy/Getty Images)
A federal judge in Florida has dismissed a poet's lawsuit alleging Taylor Swift stole her themes and ideas to write the songs "The Man," "The Great War," "I Can Do it with a Broken Heart" and more.
Self-published poet Kimberly Marasco alleged Swift infringed on her rights in various poems she had written between 2017 and 2021, which Swift denied.
Among the allegations in her lawsuit, which identified several Swift songs released between 2019 and 2024, Marasco claimed that Swift infringed on her poem "Ordinary Citizen" — which contained the line, "I'm running behind/ You say it's His word against mine" — with the song "The Man," which contains the lyric, "I'm so sick of running as fast as I can/ Wondering if I'd get there quicker if I was a man."
Both the poem and Swift's song describe a woman working in a male-dominated office environment, Marasco alleged.
Marasco also alleged Swift's song "The Great War" (with the lyrics "Diesel is desire, you were playing with fire") infringed on her poem "The Fire" (which contains the line "Anger fuels our desire ... I'm fighting fire with fire") because both use the metaphor of "desire as fuel and fire."
Marasco's lawsuit also listed music producer Jack Antonoff, Republic Records, Universal Music Group and musician Aaron Dessner as defendants.
In her ruling on Tuesday, Judge Aileen Cannon wrote that these are "quintessential themes, concepts and isolated words" that copyright law does not protect.
Cannon granted Swift's motion to dismiss, ruling that Marasco's poems "do not contain protectable expression and that, regardless, Plaintiff has failed to plausibly plead copying."
Tuesday's ruling came in response to Marasco's second amended complaint on the matter and was dismissed with prejudice, meaning it cannot be filed again.
In her decision Tuesday, Cannon wrote that the second amended complaint "closely mirrors" Marasco's initial copyright infringement lawsuit against Swift, which was "dismissed with prejudice in September 2025 after concluding that Plaintiff had pled no protectable expression and had not plausibly alleged unlawful copying."
"As this Court already determined in Marasco I, the allegedly infringed material-basic ideas, themes, metaphors, isolated words, and short phrases- is not protected expression and cannot be infringed," Cannon wrote, referencing Marasco's initial lawsuit. "Plaintiff has also failed to plausibly allege either access or substantial similarity, each of which is independently required to plead copying."
ABC News has reached out to Marasco and a representative for Swift for comment.
Couldn’t get a ticket to Lewis Capaldi’s sold-out show at London’s BST Hyde Park? Don’t worry – he’ll be broadcasting the performance live on YouTube.
Lewis Capaldi: Live at American Express presents BST Hyde Parkwill stream on the singer’s official YouTube page on Saturday starting at 3:45 p.m. ET.
Saturday’s concert is the first of two sold-out shows at the festival, which hosts 65,000 people. The shows are the biggest headlining performances of Lewis’ career. It also marks the first time an artist has livestreamed their full performance from the festival.
An exclusive 10-minute short film specially created for the event will air just ahead of the livestream. Following the stream, the full performance will be made permanently available on YouTube.
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