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Police Say They Foiled Bombing of Lady Gaga's Show

Free Rio de Janeiro concert went on before 2 million fans

(Newser) - Brazilian police said Sunday that they had thwarted a plot to detonate a bomb at Lady Gaga's concert the night before in Rio de Janeiro. The event, the biggest show of her career, drew some 2 million fans to Copacabana Beach. Rio de Janeiro's state police said they...

Lady Gaga Is Hosting Free Show Tonight on Brazil Beach

Saturday night show on Rio's Copacabana Beach is expected to draw 1.6M

(Newser) - Lady Gaga will give a free concert on Copacabana Beach Saturday night, the second such show in as many years organized by Rio de Janeiro's City Hall. The show will be the biggest of the pop star's career, as it was for Madonna , who also turned the expansive...

It's a Big First for K-Pop
It's a Big First
for K-Pop
Apr 25, 2025 1:06 PM CDT

It's a Big First for K-Pop

Bain, 23, of Just B comes out as gay at LA concert—the first active male boy-band star to do so

(Newser) - The world of K-pop just heard an unprecedented announcement from one of its own. Bain , of the Korean boy band Just B, had a solo in Tuesday night's show in Los Angeles, the last stop in the group's Just ODD Tour, which is when he made his big...

Fans Fume Over 'Inaccessible' Gaga Tickets

Prices are in the thousands, with many blaming Ticketmaster

(Newser) - Lady Gaga is heading on tour, but fans may have to "choose between seeing Gaga live or paying rent," reports the Daily Beast . Prices for the highly anticipated MAYHEM Ball Tour, Gaga's first arena tour in seven years, are "astronomical," according to the outlet, which...

Most-Streamed Artists of Spotify in 2024

Ever heard of Taylor Swift?

(Newser) - It's time for a barrage of best-of-2024 lists, so get ready to see a lot of Taylor Swift. In this instance, it's Spotify's list of the artists who were most streamed globally this year, and Swift takes the No. 1 spot for a second year in a...

Taylor Swift Makes Rare Social Media Comment

Swift sticks up for Lady Gaga after fellow singer addresses pregnancy rumors

(Newser) - Taylor Swift doesn't often make comments on social media, so her Wednesday comment on one of Lady Gaga's TikTok videos is "significant," as TMZ puts it. It all has to do with pregnancy speculation both singers have recently been subjected to. The rundown:
  • Swift pregnancy rumors:
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Judge in Gaga Case: Amended Suit 'Makes No Sense'

Ruling decides singer doesn't have to pay $500,000 reward to woman who returned her dogs

(Newser) - In July, a Los Angeles judge dismissed the breach-of-contract complaint of a woman who claimed she was due a $500,000 reward for returning Lady Gaga's two dogs, stolen at gunpoint from the singer's dog walker in LA in February 2021. That woman, Jennifer McBride, now 53, whom...

Judge Rejects Attempt to Claim Lady Gaga's Dog Reward

Woman linked to 2021 theft of singer's pets wanted $500K reward plus $1M damages

(Newser) - Lady Gaga doesn't have to pay a reward to a woman who was charged in connection with the violent theft of two of her dogs in 2021, a Los Angeles judge has decided. Jennifer McBride, who was sentenced to two years of probation last year for receiving stolen property,...

A Decade of Legal Battles Between Kesha, Dr. Luke Is Over

Suits, countersuits that started in 2014 have all been settled

(Newser) - After nearly 10 years, the legal battle between Kesha and Dr. Luke is over. The pop star had, in 2014, sued the music producer, claiming he drugged and raped her while they were working together. He countersued, and a series of other claims and counterclaims followed. But on Thursday, both...

Here Were the Best Moments From the Oscars
The Oscars Got
Pretty Emotional
Mar 13, 2023 6:53 AM CDT

The Oscars Got Pretty Emotional

Some of the night's best moments included a tribute from Travolta, reunion between Indiana Jones stars

(Newser) - Everything Everywhere All at Once was the big winner at Sunday night's Academy Awards , but there were plenty of big moments to go around at the star-studded event:
  • Irritation, actually: Before the show even began, Hugh Grant made an appearance on the "red" carpet that had everyone buzzing,
...

Gaga Up for Second Oscar, but Rihanna in the Mix

In a surprise, entry from Taylor Swift does not get a best-song nomination

(Newser) - Lady Gaga and Rihanna earned Oscar nominations Tuesday in a best original song category that found Taylor Swift left out, per the AP . Gaga was nominated for " Hold My Hand " from Top Gun: Maverick, while Rihanna became a first-time nominee through " Lift Me Up, " a song...

Man Who Shot Lady Gaga's Dog Walker Sentenced
Woman in
Lady Gaga
Dog-Walker
Case Sentenced
UPDATED
Dec 24, 2022 12:00 PM CST

Woman in Lady Gaga Dog-Walker Case Sentenced

Jennifer McBride gets 2 years of probation after falsely claiming to have found the dogs

(Newser) - Another sentencing in last year's shooting of Lady Gaga's dog walker : Jennifer McBride, 52, received two years of probation after pleading no contest to one count of receiving stolen property, reports the Los Angeles Times . McBride brought the two dogs to police days after the robbery and shooting,...

Man Accused of Stealing Lady Gaga's Dogs Arrested, Again

James Howard Jackson, 19, was mistakenly released from custody in April

(Newser) - Update: The man charged with stealing Lady Gaga's dogs and shooting her dog walker has been recaptured after he was accidentally released from custody in April. Authorities blamed a clerical error for the release of James Howard Jackson while awaiting trial. He was re-arrested Wednesday, the AP reports. Our ...

Man Accused of Shooting Lady Gaga's Dog Walker Mistakenly Released

Sheriff's department blames clerical error for release of James Howard Jackson

(Newser) - Update: The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department says the man accused of shooting Lady Gaga's dog walker during a robbery last year was mistakenly released on Wednesday and is still at large. The department tells CNN that James Howard Jackson, 19, was freed the day after a court...

This Year's Oscar Snubs
This Year's Oscar Snubs
Feb 8, 2022 12:26 PM CST

This Year's Oscar Snubs

Lady Gaga's absence might be biggest surprise of the nominations

(Newser) - As of Tuesday morning we know who did get nominated for an Oscar , but who got snubbed? Various sites are assembling their lists. Some names being mentioned:
  • Lady Gaga: The singer is pretty much a unanimous presence on the snub lists, having failed to secure a best actress nod for
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Critics Aren't Going Gaga for House of Gucci
Critics Aren't Going Gaga
for House of Gucci
MOVIE REVIEW
Nov 23, 2021 2:46 PM CST

Critics Aren't Going Gaga for House of Gucci

One reviewer found it 'curiously drab'

(Newser) - Critics say the new Ridley Scott true-crime drama The House of Gucci looked great on paper, with Lady Gaga starring alongside Jared Leto, Al Pacino, and Jeremy Irons in a sprawling tale of the Italian fashion family's downfall, but many consider the finished product a disappointment. Gaga plays Patrizia...

Lady Gaga Swaps Thank Yous With Tearful Britney Spears

Pop stars addressed end of conservatorship

(Newser) - Lady Gaga spoke out about the broader impact of the ending of Britney Spears' conservatorship, likening it to a win for all women in the music industry. Per People , the "Sour Candy" singer was asked on a red carpet about what Spears had gone through over the last 13...

Tony Bennett Sets Another World Record

For his latest album with Lady Gaga

(Newser) - Tony Bennett has set a Guinness World Record, his fifth. The 95-year-old is now officially the oldest person to release an album of new material, the recordkeeping organization has confirmed. Love for Sale, Bennett's collaboration with Lady Gaga, was released October 1, CNN reports. Bennett, who has Alzheimer's...

Barbra Streisand Takes Issue With A Star Is Born

Singer says 2018 film was too similar to 1976 remake

(Newser) - Barbra Streisand said she "loved" Bradley Cooper's version of A Star Is Born when the film came out in 2018. Three years on, she has a bit of a different opinion. "I thought it was the wrong idea," Streisand told Australia's The Project of the...

Tony Bennett's Son Delivers Disappointing News

Danny Bennett says 95-year-old crooner is under 'doctor's orders' to retire from performing on stage

(Newser) - Tony Bennett just turned 95—time to take a load off. That's the basic recommendation the classics crooner has received, "doctor's orders," per his son, who broke the news Thursday to Variety that Bennett is canceling all of his fall tour dates and retiring from live...

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