Kelly Clarkson, Tyler Perry on her 1,000th episode; Weiss Eubanks/NBC UniversalThe Kelly Clarkson Show aired its 1,000th episode on Thursday, and the people in charge of the show find it amusing that people freaked out about Kelly’s recent absences.Kelly was absent from the show from March 3 to March 13, with guest hosts taking her place.…

Beth Garrabrant To the surprise of no one, Billboard has crowned Taylor Swift its #1 Woman Artist of the 21st Century as part of its countdown of the biggest artists and songs of the first 25 years of our current century. The ranking is based on performance on the Billboard 200 album chart and the Billboard…

First We Feast/Hot Ones Selena Gomez nearly had a breakdown while consuming spicy wings on the latest episode of Hot Ones — while her fiancé, Benny Blanco, continued to crack jokes. Sean Evans first reminded Selena of how, back in 2019, he blindsided her on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a sauce called Da Bomb Beyond…

Island Records The chorus of Sabrina Carpenter‘s smash “Please Please Please” includes one extremely bad word — but in the version Sabrina recorded as a duet with Dolly Parton for her Short n’ Sweet deluxe edition, the word is gone. And Dolly confirms that’s because she told Sabrina she doesn’t do profanity. In an interview…

Legacy/Columbia Mariah Carey may not have her Christmas tree up anymore, but she’s just gotten a nice present: A federal judge has ruled in her favor in an ongoing copyright infringement lawsuit involving her holiday smash “All I Want for Christmas Is You.” The lawsuit, which has been ongoing since 2022, accuses Mariah of copying her…

Ryan Lee Clemens Chappell Roan doesn’t need no pickup truck revvin’ loud to pick you up — but she’ll pick you up in a bus Thursday if you happen to live in Nashville. A Chappell Roan-themed bus, sponsored by Amazon Music, is offering free rides around Music City to fans who sign up for any of the…

ABC/Paula Lobo Ed Sheeran told a fan on a private Instagram account that one of his favorite songs on his upcoming album is called “Old Phone” — and now he’s creating a unique experience based on it. On the website TheOldPhonePub.com, you’ll see a video message from Ed explaining that he wants fans to sign up…

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco attend ‘Spring Breakers’ screening; TheStewartofNY/GC Images Remember when Selena Gomez starred in the controversial 2013 Harmony Korine film Spring Breakers? She sure does — in fact, she showed up at an anniversary screening of the film on Wednesday to debut one of her new songs. Posting a photo of the moment,…

Sophie Jones Lola Young‘s had a record deal since 2019, but it’s only in the past few months that she’s broken through with her relatable single, “Messy,” which topped the chart in her native U.K. She says her next album, due out this year, will take her to next level. Speaking to Rolling Stone for…

Disney/Randy Holmes Sia became a mom in 2019 when she adopted two 18-year-old boys who were about to age out of the foster system. But People reports that she also welcomed a third child 11 months ago, with her now-estranged husband. According to documents obtained by People, on March 18 Sia filed to divorce Dan Bernad,…