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Months after an onstage altercation left alternative rock mainstays Jane’s Addiction on hiatus, three of the band’s members are working on new music without frontman Perry Farrell.

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News of fresh material from Jane’s Addiction members comes following the group’s headline-generating performance on Sept. 13 at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion where – during a rendition of “Ocean Size” – Farrell threw a punch at guitarist Dave Navarro.

“What the f–k?” Navarro appeared to shout as crew members restrained Farrell and dragged him backstage. The guitarist then took off his guitar and walked off stage, ending the concert after 11 songs – a handful shy of their regular set length.

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The altercation quickly made waves throughout the global music community, and Jane’s Addiction soon announced the cancellation of the remainder of their tour dates, with a statement signed by Navarro, bassist Eric Avery, and drummer Stephen Perkins highlighting the “behavior and the mental health difficulties of our singer Perry Farrell”.

Farrell later shared a statement via Billboard in which he apologized for his onstage actions. “Unfortunately, my breaking point resulted in inexcusable behavior, and I take full accountability for how I chose to handle the situation,” Farrell wrote at the time.

Somewhat ironically, the band’s self-imposed hiatus came about alongside the release of “True Love”, their second single of 2024, which followed on from July’s “Imminent Redemption” – the first new song from the original band lineup in nearly 35 years.

On Friday (Jan. 3), Avery took to social media to share a video of himself recording bass lines to a drum track he confirmed was recorded by Perkins. “Look forward to getting some Mr Navarro on them. 2025!” he added, before tagging both Perkins and Navarro in the post.

Though fans of the musicians have been quick to assume this may result in new Jane’s Addiction material without Farrell’s involvement, some comparisons have also been made to the short-lived Deconstruction project from the early ’90s.

Launched in 1993 following Jane’s Addiction’s initial split, Deconstruction featured Navarro and Avery alongside drummer Michael Murphy. Perkins had initially been invited to take part, but ultimately chose to join Farrell’s Porno for Pyros instead.

Deconstruction would release their self-titled debut album in 1994, which peaked at No. 31 on Billboard’s Heatseekers Albums chart ahead of their quiet dissolution soon after. In December 2024, Deconstruction released the album onto streaming services for the first time.

Currently, there’s no indication that Deconstruction are once again a going concern, though Avery’s caption indicates that fans will discover the direction the Jane’s Addiction members’ music is taking sooner rather than later.

Among two songs nominated from the Spanish-language musical Emilia Pérez, “El Mal” was declared the best original song – motion picture at Sunday’s (Jan. 5) 2025 Golden Globe Awards. The award went to the French married couple of singer/songwriter Camille and composer Clement Ducol, along with Emilia Pérez director Jacques Audiard. “This is such an […]

Kinda like a cloud they were up, way up in the sky with their latest win. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross took home the win for best original score for their work on Challengers at the 2025 Golden Globes Sunday (Jan. 5).
And it wasn’t just the musical duo who was delighted by the win. Elton John, who co-presented the award alongside Brandi Carlile, lifted both fists in celebration as Reznor and Ross’ names were announced, and delivered an exhilarated “Yaaaaaaaaaaaaay!” as the two rockers made their way to the stage to accept the award.

At the mic, Ross delivered a short and sweet speech. “I’d like to thank my best friend, my musical partner, the great talent, Trent Reznor,” he said, gesturing to the beaming Nine Inch Nails frontman beside him, before delivering his thoughts on the film’s dance-music score. “The music that revealed itself as the voice of the Challengers never felt like a safe choice, but it always felt like the right one.”

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Ross also thanked director Luca Guadagnino as well as the “fabulous Zendaya” (who was nominated for best actress in a musical or comedy for her portray as Tashi in the film) before sharing appreciation for their families. “We want to thank the most important people in our lives, our wives and our children. Mariqueen, Trent loves you,” he concluded. “Claudia, I love you. And all the kids, we love you.”

The duo’s win for Challengers marked their third Golden Globe victory. They previously won in the same category for The Social Network in 2011 and Soul in 2021; the latter is shared with Jon Batiste.

Reznor and Ross were also nominated in the best original song category for “Compress/Repress,” also from Challengers. “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez won that award.

The show was hosted by comedian Nikki Glaser, who herself was nominated for an award — best performance in a stand-up comedy on television, which went to Ali Wong.

The Golden Globes are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Corporation. PMC is also the parent company of Billboard.

Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross won the Golden Globe Award for best original score for Challengers on Sunday (Jan. 5). “El Mal” from Emilia Pérez won for best original song. The song was written by Clément Ducol, Camille and Jacques Audiard. The awards were presented at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif and televised on CBS.

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This is Reznor and Ross’ third win for best original score, following The Social Network (2011) and Soul (a collab with Jon Batiste, 2021). This puts the Nine Inch Nails members in a tie with Justin Hurwitz as the only three-time winners for best original score this century at the Globes. Hurwitz won for La La Land, First Man and Babylon.

The other nominees for best original score were Volker Bertelmann (Conclave), Daniel Blumberg (The Brutalist), Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot), Clément Ducol and Camille (Emilia Pérez) and Hans Zimmer (Dune: Part Two).

The award was presented by Elton John and Brandi Carlile, who are among the co-writers of “Never Too Late” from Elton John: Never Too Late. The song is shortlisted for an Oscar for best original song but was passed over for a Golden Globe nod. Before presenting the award, John made reference to his vision problems and assured the audience they weren’t as bad as has been reported, before playing it off with a joke, referring to his co-presenter as Rihanna.

All of these scores except Dune: Part Two are shortlisted for Oscar consideration as best original score. Dune: Part Two was ruled ineligible by the Oscars because it leans too heavily on Zimmer’s Oscar-winning score for the first Dune. The Oscar shortlist of 20 scores was announced on Dec. 17. Oscar nominations are set to be announced on Jan. 17. 

“El Mal” is the first Golden Globe-winning song that was co-written by the director of the film (Jacques Audiard in this case) since “Masterpiece” from W.E. in 2012. That film’s director, Madonna, co-wrote “Masterpiece.” An earlier Globe-winning song, “You Light Up My Life” from the film of the same name, was solely written by the film’s director, Joe Brooks. That ballad, which went on to win an Oscar, won in 1978.

To win best original song, “El Mal” beat another song from Emilia Pérez, “Mi Camino” (written by Ducol and Camille), as well as “Beautiful That Way” from The Last Showgirl (by Andrew Wyatt, Miley Cyrus and Lykke Zachrisson), “Compress / Repress” from Challengers (by Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Luca Guadagnino), “Forbidden Road” from Better Man (by Robbie Williams, Freddy Wexler and Sacha Skarbek) and “Kiss the Sky” from The Wild Robot (by Delacey, Jordan K. Johnson, Stefan Johnson, Maren Morris, Michael Pollack and Ali Tamposi).

All but two of these songs are shortlisted for Oscar consideration as best original song. “Beautiful That Way” didn’t make the Oscar shortlist of 15 songs. “Forbidden Road” did, initially, but was removed from the shortlist when it was discovered that the song bears similarities to a 51-year-old film song, “I Got a Name” from The Last American Hero. That song, a top 10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100 for the late Jim Croce, was cowritten by Charles Fox, who is one of three people representing the music branch on the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences.

Last year’s Golden Globe winner for best original score, Ludwig Göransson for Oppenheimer, went on to win the Oscar in that category, as have the last three Globe winners for best original song, “No Time to Die” from the James Bond movie of the same name (by Billie Eilish and Finneas), “Naatu Naatu” from RRR (by M. M. Keeravani & Chandrabose) and “What Was I Made For?” from Barbie (also by Eilish and Finneas).

The Golden Globes are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Corporation. PMC is also the parent company of Billboard. 

Ariana Grande‘s Eternal Sunshine era is not over. Though she’s been focused on all things Glinda since the release of Wicked, she’s got some kind of companion to her 2024 album up her sleeves.
The “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait for Your Love)” singer was asked if she’s working on any new music while walking the 2025 Golden Globes red carpet Sunday night (Jan. 5). Grande was nominated in the award category of best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture, for her role in Wicked; the award ended up going to Zoe Saldaña, for her work in Emilia Pérez.

“It’s not something I’m thinking about right now,” Grande told Access Hollywood, before teasing: “But, you know, there’s something I made last year that will come out eventually. It’s an attachment of Eternal Sunshine. So, that does exist, and that will be coming out at some point.”“But no, I’m not in the studio at the moment,” she clarified.

What exactly is “an attachment of Eternal Sunshine“? With no further details provided, it’s hard to say — but “attachment” is an interesting word choice. It could just be a roundabout way of referring to an extended version of the album, with previously unheard songs, or perhaps it could be a standalone project that’s tied to Eternal Sunshine in some way.

Eternal Sunshine ruled the Billboard 200 at No. 1 for two weeks in 2024, and it’s spent a total of 42 weeks on the chart so far. Album singles “Yes, And?” and “We Can’t Be Friends” both reached No. 1 on the Hot 100.

The standard release of Eternal Sunshine was already followed by a “Slightly Deluxe” version of the album, featuring four additional tracks, in March: “Yes, And?” with Mariah Carey, “Supernatural” with Troye Sivan, an acoustic recording of “Imperfect for You” and an a capella version of “True Story.”

While Grande didn’t take home an award Sunday night, she glowed at the Golden Globes in pale yellow, archival Givenchy. With her hair pulled back in a sweet ponytail and gloves covering her arms, the focus was on the empire-waist, beaded-bodice gown the singer-actress wore from the designer’s 1966 collection. According to People, an archivist at Givenchy shared, “The dress is pale yellow silk with a hand-beaded bodice … from the epic Givenchy Haute Couture/Audrey Hepburn era … one of the most important unions between a designer and muse.”

See the full winners list from the 2025 Golden Globes here.

Just weeks after the release of her Lana project, SZA has teased plans for her next musical endeavors, hinting that it may simply be a ploy to satisfy the demands of her recording contract.

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SZA shared these plans in a Tweet on Saturday (Jan. 4), in which she further mused that her next two records may also be her last. “To fulfill my last 2 album requirements I think I just wanna make peaceful children’s music n get outta here,” she wrote. “Then [I’ll] go be a farmer n donate the produce to underserved communities.”

Though it’s difficult to determine whether SZA’s comments were made in earnest or with a sense of fun, recording albums simply to meet contractual obligations is far from a new undertaking.

Ahead of the release of 1968’s now-iconic Astral Weeks album, Van Morrison had attempted to leave his former label Bang Records by recording 36 tracks that would fulfill his obligations and allow his release from the label. Despite recording songs about sandwiches and ringworm on an out-of-tune guitar, the tracks were deemed “nonsense” and not officially released until 2017.

Another famous example came about when Marvin Gaye‘s divorce from Anna Gordy Gaye came to a head in 1977. As part of the legal proceedings, a deal was struck by Gaye’s lawyer to give his ex-wife 50% of the royalties of his next record. Though Gaye had initially planned to simply make a “quickie record — nothing heavy, nothing even good”, his perfectionism resulted in an album that, while not a commercial success, became a well-respected part of his discography.

Currently, SZA’s discography boasts two studio albums – including 2017’s Ctrl and 2022’s Billboard 200-topping SOS – and deluxe editions of each record. It’s not known, however, how many albums her contract requires her to deliver.

The deluxe edition of SOS, dubbed Lana, was released on Dec. 20 and has since seen the album clock up its 12th week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart. As a result, it now holds the honor of boasting the most weeks atop the chart for an R&B/hip-hop album by a woman.

Lana featured an additional 15 songs prepended to the original record, though SZA has since told fans that the deluxe edition would be altered with new mixes. On Dec. 30, she shared that “updated mixes and new songs” will be added once her label “comes back from holiday”.

Naturally, the 2025 Golden Globes boasted a slew of stars — in the audience, receiving awards and presenting awards. But even in a room of acclaimed actors, A-listers and visionary talents, one person stood out. After all, who else at the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hill, Calif., on Sunday (Jan. 5) could claim to be […]

Host Nikki Glaser was holding space at the start of the 2025 Golden Globes on Sunday (Jan. 5), as she kicked off the show with her monologue — and she got a little bit of help from the stars of Wicked.
While joking about how Hollywood has the power to do anything — except convince people who to vote for, apparently — the comedian looked into the star-studded crowd at the Grand Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., and quipped that there may not be another election. “I’m scared. Ariana, hold my finger, thank you!” she said, reaching out to Ariana Grande, who was sitting next to co-star Cynthia Erivo.

The singer-actress — who plays Glinda in the box-office smash — reached out toward the host with her white-gloved hand, but Erivo (who portrays Elphaba) gave her manicured pointer finger to the “Thank U, Next” singer instead, which Grande grasped delicately before mouthing and gesturing to her friend, “I’m holding hers.”

The moment referenced a meme between the two Wicked stars that went viral in November ahead of the movie’s release. During that press moment, a journalist discusses with the two women the impact of the song “Defying Gravity” — which is featured in both the film and the Broadway production — and seemingly catches Erivo off guard, and Grande reaches over to gently take her forefinger in a sign of subtle support.

Both Grande and Erivo are nominated for their roles in the movie, while the film itself is in the running for best motion picture – musical or comedy as well as cinematic and box office achievement.

The show also included presenters who are musicians, including Elton John and Brandi Carlile, as well as those with musical ties, such as Billboard-charting actors Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, Kate Hudson and Awkwafina.

Watch Nikki Glaser’s opening monologue below:

The Golden Globes are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Corporation. PMC is also the parent company of Billboard.

The Golden Globes hit CBS and Paramount+ on Sunday (Jan. 5) night, taking over the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif. Comedian/actress Nikki Glaser hosted the show, which has new owners and a new lease after a scandal-ridden few years at the top of the 2020s. After Glaser held space for a Wicked joke during […]

Check out the best pics from the carpet.