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Watch Jason Kelce Belt ‘Total Eclipse of the Heart’ During Appalachian State Tailgate

Turn around, bright eyes, because Jason Kelce put his spin on a 1983 classic.

In a now-viral TikTok with 1.3 million views at the time of publication, the former Philadelphia Eagles center is seen at an Appalachian State University tailgate, standing in a circle of students performing karaoke. His song of choice was Bonnie Tyler’s Hot 100 chart-topping hit, “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” and the students cheered along as he belted the cinematic chorus.

Watch the full video here.

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It’s a particularly musical era for Kelce, who recently released his A Philly Special Christmas Party alongside his Eagles’ offensive tackles teammates Lane Johnson and Jordan Mailata, marking the group’s third charitable holiday album. The festive set of tracks features the previously released collaboration with Jason, his brother Travis Kelce and Boyz II Men, “It’s Christmastime (In Cleveland Heights).” It also includes Jason’s team-up with Stevie Nicks on the cover of Ron Sexsmith’s “Maybe This Christmas.”

The 12-song album also features a sweet collaboration between Jason and his wife, Kylie Kelce, called “Loud Little Town,” an original song written by Brandon Beaver. 

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Proceeds from the album will be used to fund Operation Snowball, a new and ambitious initiative launched alongside The Fund for the School District of Philadelphia to that aims to give a gift to every student in the Philadelphia public school system. Additionally, The Philly Specials will be donating to the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s Snowflake Station and the Children’s Crisis Treatment Center Toy Drive.

Kelly Clarkson Dances at the ‘Pink Pony Club’ With Chappell Roan Cover

Kelly Clarkson is going to keep dancing at the “Pink Pony Club,” taking on the Chappell Roan hit for her latest Kellyoke cover during her daytime talk show on Monday afternoon (Nov. 25).

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Dressed in a pink sweater dress, Clarkson belted the lyrics as her instrumentalists and backup singers, lovingly called My Band Y’all, supported her during the anthemic chorus. “I’m gonna keep on dancing down in West Hollywood/ I’m gonna keep on dancing at the Pink Pony Club,” she belts at the hook.

“I’m so excited for Chappell, who was nominated for six Grammys a couple of weeks ago. So amazing,” Clarkson said after the performance. Roan is nominated for best new artist, while her Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is up for album of the year and best pop vocal album. Meanwhile, the project’s breakout hit, “Good Luck, Babe!,” received nods for song of the year, record of the year and best pop solo performance.

Next month, Clarkson is set to return for her second year as host of NBC’s annual Christmas in Rockefeller Center telecast on Dec. 4. Besides hosting, Clarkson is also set to perform some festive hits at the tree-lighting ceremony.

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Watch Kelly Clarkson’s cover of Chappell Roan’s “Pink Pony Club” below.

Kai Cenat Gifts Snoop Dogg $24,000 Robot from 1X Technologies

Before Kendrick dropped his new video for “squabble up” and news hit that Drake was suing UMG and Spotify, Rap Twitter was affixed on Snoop Dogg‘s appearance on Kai Cenat “Mafiathon 2” stream.

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The West Coast legend visited Cenat on Sunday (Nov. 24) for some shenanigans that included an AI-assisted robot and blunts. First, the streamer couldn’t believe his eyes when Snoop rolled a blunt in less than 30 seconds. After being asked how fast he could roll a blunt, the legendary weed advocate unfurled a Backwood, emptied out the guts, sprinkled weed inside, and rolled it back up before Cenat could get his timer ready.

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Cenat then gifted Snoop an AI-assisted robot from 1X Technologies that has been a popular side character on the “Mafiathon 2” stream. “This is yours yours. It’s going to be yours. It going to be yours,” Kai told the rapper as Snoop was telling the chat that the robot greeted him when he arrived. “Snoop-Bot” as they started calling it, was then asked to hold the blunt Snoop rolled, but dropped it and looked confused when the room got mad at it.

Snoop loved his gift and was amazed by how quickly it learns things. “He know who his master is, that’s the cold part about it,” an impressed Snoop said. “Bow down, n—a. Bow down to your master! You hear me? You understand me? Real sh—t, this is my guy right here. Adding, that he’s going to get Snoop-Bot some companionship. “I can’t wait take you with me, man, we going to have us some real fun. I’m gonna get you a robo-b—h, know what I’m talking about?”

Here Are the BRITs’ Nominees for 2025 Rising Star Award

The BRIT Awards has announced the three shortlisted artists for its Rising Star Award. Elmiene (Polydor/Def Jam US), Good Neighbours (Polydor) and Myles Smith (RCA) comprise the all-male field of contenders. The winner will be announced on Dec. 5 on BBC Radio 1’s New Music Show With Jack Saunders.

This is only the second time that the field of contenders has consisted entirely of male artists or groups. James Bay, George the Poet and Years & Years were the 2015 finalists.

The award is voted on by a panel of music journalists, heads of music at radio and music TV stations, songwriters, producers and live bookers. The award is open to British artists who have not yet achieved a top 20 placement on the Official Albums Chart, or achieved more than one top 20 single on the Official Singles Chart before Oct. 31 of this year.

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The Rising Star Award (previously called Critics’ Choice) originated in 2008 and was most recently collected by baroque-pop group The Last Dinner Party. Previous winners include Adele, Sam Smith, Sam Fender, Ellie Goulding, Florence + The Machine, Griff and FLO, while Dua Lipa, Anne-Marie, Lewis Capaldi, Cat Burns, Michael Kiwanuka, Mabel and Years & Years have also all been finalists.

Elmiene released his most recent EP, Anyway I Can, in October, fusing his love of R&B, jazz and pop. He has performed at Glastonbury and collaborated with Stormzy, Syd, Sampha, BADBADNOTGOOD, A$AP Ferg and more, and recently headlined a 3,000-capacity show at London’s Troxy. 

Speaking on his nomination, Elmiene said, “If I could put the feeling of being nominated into words, I would say it’s like being completely satisfied with a meal you bought and then finding out it comes with dessert and a drink. Didn’t know it could get any better.”

Myles Smith’s single “Stargazing” has had considerable success in the U.K. and abroad this year. The pop song, first released in May, peaked at No. 4 on the Official U.K. Singles Chart and reached No. 20 on the Billboard Hot 100. Smith recently released his second EP, A Minute…, and had a debut U.S. TV performance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

In a press release, Smith said, “Growing up in Luton, I started playing pubs and open mic nights when I was just 12 and music quickly became my way of understanding the world and connecting with others. This recognition feels like a reflection of that journey – the highs, the challenges and the incredible people who’ve supported me along the way.”

Indie-pop duo Good Neighbours have had a triumphant year following their TikTok hit “Home,” which has topped 322 million streams on Spotify alone. The song peaked at No. 26 in the U.K., and rode the Hot 100 for 11 weeks, reaching No. 77.

The pair said of the nomination: “The BRITs have always been a huge dream for both of us growing up. We started Good Neighbours purely for the fun of it, so to be up for an actual BRIT award at this stage in our career is the biggest honour. Thank you.”

The winner will be recognised at the BRITs ceremony on March 1 at London’s O2 Arena. The ceremony will be broadcast on ITV and ITV X.

Shaboozey Celebrates Making ‘History’ as ‘A Bar Song (Tipsy)’ Spends 19th Week at No. 1 on Hot 100

Shaboozey’s “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” notched a record-tying 19th week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, claiming the same amount of weeks at the summit as Lil Nas X’s “Old Town Road” (featuring Billy Ray Cyrus), which previously held the longest reign in the chart’s 66-year history.

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To celebrate, the 29-year-old star (born Collins Obinna Chibueze) shared a video with Billboard on Monday (Nov. 25), in which he’s beaming over the much-deserved accomplishment. “I just wanted to say thank you to the fans, to everybody. We made history,” he shares. “We spent 19 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. It’s freakin’ incredible. It’s freakin’ unbelievable. Thank you guys so much for listening to the song, buying the song, radio for playing the song. I can’t believe it. I spent so much of my life working and just trying to get here, and because of you guys, my life is forever changed. Thank you guys so much, thank you Billboard, thank you to the fans, thank you everybody. Love y’all. Cowboys are forever.”

He also took to his Instagram Stories to commemorate the milestone, noting that “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” hit No. 1 for 19 weeks “and counting,” adding to his supporters, “Love y’all.” See the Stories here.

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His Hot 100 accomplishment is just the cherry on top of a massive month for the breakout star. He snagged five nominations for the 2025 Grammys, including best melodic rap performance for his “Spaghettii” duet with Beyoncé, and a “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” was recognized for best country solo performance, best country song and song of the year. He’s also up for best new artist at the ceremony.

Lizzo Mimics Kendrick Lamar While Screaming Out ‘Mustard’ During Kai Cenat Stream

Kendrick Lamar’s booming shout-out to Mustard on GNX‘s “TV Off” has taken social media by storm and even brands like McDonald’s have absorbed the trend.

Lizzo is clearly a fan of the move and she pulled up to Kai Cenat’s stream over the weekend with SZA and broke out into a Lamar imitation giving Mustard a shout-out of her own.

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“She’s glowing,” Lizzo began. “Mustard!” The scream drew a laugh out of Cenat and SZA along with the thousands virtually watching along in the Mafiathon 2 chat.

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“That vibe was EVERYTHING. Lizzo, Kendrick, SZA unstoppable trio,” one fan wrote.

Another added: “Kendrick just made another trend!”

“TV Off” has been crowned an early standout off Lamar’s GNX album and should be making a lofty debut on the Billboard Hot 100 next week. Billboard caught up with Mustard, who co-produced the track and claimed the first part’s beat was a continuation of “Not Like Us” in some ways.

“That first half was definitely in the same realm of me making things like ‘Not Like Us.’ And the second half was a beat that I was doing for this other theatrical album that I’m trying to make,” he said. “And I was just like, ‘Man, let me see if Kendrick would like this.’ I sent it to him and he was like, ‘This is crazy.’”

He appreciated the shout-out from K. Dot too. “That s— was elite,” Mustard lent his stamp of approval. “So fire. Like, is that a new tag? I can’t wait to perform that song and just hear people just saying that, ‘cause everybody’s going to say that like crazy.”

Watch Kai Cenat’s full Mafiathon 2 stream featuring SZA and Lizzo below.

Nas Says He’s ‘Always Inspired’ by His ‘Brother’ Kendrick Lamar

Nas has once again shown love to Kendrick Lamar.

When Kendrick surprised the rap world with a new album last Friday (Nov. 22), the Queens rapper posted GNX‘s album cover with the caption, “Always inspired by my brother KL. Keeping the essence of this sh—t alive and at the forefront. Salute King!”

This is after the Compton rapper revealed on his song “wacced out murals” that the rap legend was the only peer to congratulate him on headlining the Super Bowl after he mentioned Lil Wayne‘s disappointment video and Snoop reposting “Taylor Made Freestyle“. “Used to bump Tha Carter III, I held my Rollie chain proud/Irony, I think my hard work let Lil Wayne down,” he rapped. “Whatever, though, call me crazy, everybody questionable/Turn me to an eskimo, I drew the line and decimals/Snoop posted “Taylor Made”, I prayed it was the edibles/I couldn’t believe it, it was only right for me to let it go.”

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Adding, “Won the Super Bowl and Nas the only one congratulate me/All these n—-s agitated, I’m just glad they showin’ they faces/Quite frankly, plenty artists, but they outdated/Old-a– flows, tryna convince me that you they favorite.”

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After Kendrick announced that he would be headlining the this upcoming Super Bowl, Nas took to his Instagram Story to tip his cap by reposting the announcement video and adding, “Congratulations to my brotha, Kendrick Lamar. Can’t wait to watch the party die,” referencing Dot’s untitled loosie that he released solely on his Instagram account.

Lainey Wilson, Carly Pearce & Simone Biles to Join ‘The Voice’ as Playoffs Advisors

The Voice has revealed new playoffs advisors, and it’s getting an extra shot of country music in the process.

The Voice coach Reba McEntire will welcome fellow country artist Lainey Wilson as the playoff advisor for her team. Meanwhile, Michael Bublé will welcome Carly Pearce as the playoffs advisor for his team. Snoop Dogg will welcome 11-time Olympic medalist Simone Biles as the playoff advisor for his team.

Wilson previously performed her hit “Hang Tight Honey” on the season finale of The Voice earlier in the year; at that time, McEntire surprised Wilson with an invitation to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry. At last week’s CMA Awards, Wilson took home her third female vocalist of the year honor and co-hosted the CMA Awards alongside Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning.

Notably, The Voice isn’t the only place music fans can find Bublé and three-time CMA Awards winner Pearce working together; they recently released the new holiday duet “Maybe This Christmas.”

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“I wrote a Christmas song for people that might not love Christmas because they’re hurting, because they’re vulnerable, because it’s a tough time for a lot of people,” Bublé said in an Instagram video. “I wanted to write something to give them hope.”

At the Paris 2024 Olympics, Biles added four more Olympic medals to her tally. Biles and Snoop Dogg were also seen at the Olympics together, watching the women’s track and field events.

The Voice airs this week on Monday night (Nov. 25) at 8 p.m. ET and Tuesday night (Nov. 26) at 9 p.m. ET on NBC and streaming on Peacock.

Lana Del Rey Announces New Album ‘The Right Person Will Stay’: Here’s When It Arrives

Lana Del Rey has announced a new album titled The Right Person Will Stay, set for release in May 2025.

“So grateful that my 13 tracks came together with my beautiful work between Luke, Jack, and Drew Erickson amongst others,” the singer-songwriter wrote on Instagram alongside the May 21 release date. “Happy for you to hear a few songs coming up before Stagecoach. Starting with Henry. Love always.”

Del Rey’s Instagram post tagged producers/musicians including Jack Antonoff and Zachary Dawes (both of whom worked on her 2023 album Did You Know That There’s a Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd) and Luke Laird (known for his work with Kacey Musgraves, Eric Church and more).

The singer/songwriter teased a country album titled Lasso in January at the Billboard x NMPA Songwriter Awards ahead of this year’s Grammys, initially noting that the album would release in September. “We’re going country!” she said at the time. “It’s happening.” She also previewed a dreamy, guitar-forward song, presumably titled “Henry, Come On,” that same month, which could be the “Henry” she references in her new IG caption.

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In August, Del Rey told Vogue, “All my albums are somewhat rooted in Americana, unless it’s an album like Honeymoon which has a jazz flair, so I don’t think it will be a heavy departure.”

The upcoming album will follow last year’s Did You Know That There’s A Tunnel Under Ocean Blvd, which peaked at No. 3 on the all-genre Billboard 200. To date, she has two top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100, including 2013’s “Summertime Sadness,” and her 2022 feature on Taylor Swift’s “Snow on the Beach.”

In addition to new music, Del Rey is set to embark on a stadium tour of U.K. and Ireland shows, starting in June 2025. The tour will launch June 23 at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium in Wales and will make stops in Glasgow, Liverpool, Dublin and more, before concluding July 3 at London’s Wembley Stadium. Del Rey is set to play Stagecoach in April in Indio, California.

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How Kendrick Lamar Enlisted Mariachi Singer Deyra Barrera for ‘GNX’: ‘Everything He Makes Is Magic’

Many were taken aback when they played Kendrick Lamar‘s surprise album GNX and the first voice they hear is a woman singing in Spanish: “I felt your presence here last night, and we started to cry.”

Well, that voice belongs to 49-year-old mariachi singer Deyra Barrera from Tucson, Arizona. Barrera became good friends with Mexican baseball player Fernando Valenzuela over the years after meeting at Tepeyac Café in L.A., according to Rolling Stone. So when the Dodger great died in October just as the L.A. ball club was set to meet the Yankees in the World Series, the mariachi singer was tapped to sing in honor of her dear friend before Game 1. Lamar happened to be in attendance, and the rest is history.

“I was in tears, singing for my friend who died, at a packed stadium,” Barrera told Rolling Stone. “And el señor Lamar was there. He listened to me sing.”

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Lamar, who was fresh off seemingly defeating Drake in one of the most notable rap battles in the history of the genre and being picked to headline the Super Bowl halftime show, invited Barrera to the studio. “I had no idea what I would record. I make mariachi, not rap,” she said. “They told me they wanted my style, my voice. I had no idea how it was going to end up on the record.” Adding, “He welcomed me and was so kind. He said, ‘You have such a powerful voice. Thanks for coming.’ I had no idea what to say,” she said of meeting the Compton rapper at the studio. “Lamar is a genius, a maestro. Everything he makes is magic.”

She also mentioned that she woke up to a text from a friend telling her that her voice opens up “Wacced Out Murals,” the album’s intro track. “My skin gets goosebumps because all of this happened so quickly for me,” she said. “I want to cry. This is taking me by surprise.”

There’s no telling what Kendrick might perform when he plays Super Bowl 59 in February, but she hopes to get a call from him again. “I know Kendrick is going to do the Super Bowl halftime show. … Imagine if he invited me to sing with him? That would be incredible,” she said. “I hope people know that it’s Deyra Barrera who is on these songs.”

Make sure to stream her music as only a couple of them are available on DSPs.