Category: Music

Making music that even your exes listen to? That’s just the life of a showgirl. In an interview with Esquire published Monday (Oct. 20), Joe Jonas shared his take on Taylor Swift‘s new album a few weeks after its release.

While speaking to the publication with brothers Nick and Kevin, the DNCE frontman didn’t hem and haw when asked for his take on The Life of a Showgirl. “I’ve heard some of it,” he began.

“I think she’s obviously the biggest artist out there, and I think it’s good,” he continued of Swift, whom he dated briefly in 2008. “Everybody’s got an opinion about it, but from what I’ve heard, there are some catchy melodies.”

Released on Oct. 5, the album is indeed catchy. The set’s 12 tracks occupied the top 12 spots on the Billboard Hot 100 in their first week on the chart, while Showgirl locked in a historic debut atop the Billboard 200 with more than 4 million units moved.

“I have 4 million thank you’s I want to send to the fans, and 4 million reasons to feel even more proud of this album than I already was,” Swift reacted in a post at the time. “I’ll cherish this feeling forever. Just wow.”

And while it’s been decades since the Jonas Brothers star dated the Eras Tour headliner, he’s used to answering questions about her. In 2023, for instance, Joe opened up about where he stood with Swift on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast.

“I’m cool with Taylor,” he said at the time. “We’re cool … I hope to think [her fans] like me … No one f—s with the Swifties, you know?”

Brandy made an unexpected exit from the stage Saturday night (Oct. 18) at Chicago’s United Center, where she was performing with Monica on the singers’ co-headlining The Boy Is Mine Tour. While she made it through most of the show, her abrupt departure meant fans didn’t get to hear the pair’s signature duet “The Boy Is Mine,” a hit that topped the Billboard Hot 100 songs chart for 13 weeks in 1998.

On Sunday, Brandy explained that her early exit was due to a medical concern. She posted a full statement on Instagram.

“To my dear fans in Chicago,” Brandy wrote, “Thank you all for the overwhelming love, support, and—most importantly—your prayers. I sincerely apologize for the abrupt end to last night’s performance in Chicago. After weeks of nonstop rehearsals, last night I experienced dehydration and feelings of wanting to faint. Everyone involved agreed that prioritizing my well-being was of the utmost importance.”

“I still made the decision to try and return and give it my all despite not feeling ok,” said Brandy. “With having to make some adjustments and the show being very technical, unfortunately, it was impossible to fully connect sonically with the production. I really appreciate everyone’s best efforts.”

She added, “I’m deeply grateful to my sister, Monica, for stepping up with such grace and professionalism and the entire crew for their continued care and support.”

Brandy said she sought medical care locally Saturday night and will return to the stage Sunday.

“I went from the arena to see a doctor nearby and have taken the proper precautions to help moving forward,” she wrote. “Your understanding, patience, and unwavering belief mean the world to me. I look forward to returning to the stage—stronger and more grateful than ever—alongside my girl, Monica, tonight in Indianapolis.”

Brandy and Monica have a three-day break following their Oct. 19 show in Indianapolis, before taking the stage together in Nashville on Oct. 24. Their joint tour runs through Dec. 14 in Jacksonville, Fla.

See Brandy’s statement below.

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Have you ever wondered what it would be like to be the opening act for your favorite musician? Well, 12 emerging musicians get the chance to live that dream on the season premiere of the Road. The new CBS reality TV series features a group of contestants competing as opening acts for legendary country music star Keith Urban on his national tour.

Created by Blake Shelton and Taylor Sheridan, the season will premiere on CBS on October 19. Throughout the season, each singer will join a headliner on tour and perform as their opening act in venues across the country, attempting to win over local fanbases to secure a spot in the next city and remain on the tour. If they don’t bring their best performance, they will be sent home.

Here’s how you can tune into the premiere live online with DIRECTV.

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Watch the trailer for the Road below.

Sharon Osbourne is mourning the loss of her beloved dog, Elvis.

On Sunday (Oct. 19), the 72-year-old television personality and longtime wife and manager of the late Ozzy Osbourne took to Instagram to share a heartfelt message honoring her loyal companion.

“I can’t believe I am posting this but my darling Elvis passed away this week,” she wrote alongside a carousel of photos featuring the Siberian Husky. “He gave me 14 precious years. He was by my side until the end. Rest in peace my darling boy!”

Elvis was adopted by Sharon and Ozzy and became a cherished member of their large family of animals, which over the years has included dogs, cats, and even rescue pigs. The Siberian Husky was often seen curled up in Sharon’s lap during interviews, TMZ reports.

Elvis’s passing comes nearly a year after the Osbourne family experienced another loss — the death of Ozzy’s 15-year-old Pomeranian, Rocky, in August 2024.

“Two days ago I lost my good friend Rocky who has been at my side for 15 years,” the Black Sabbath frontman wrote on X at the time. “I’ll see you on the other side my friend. I love you always.”

The loss of Elvis also comes nearly three months after Ozzy himself passed away on July 22 at the age of 76. Sharon addressed her husband’s death for the first time in mid-September, posting an emotional message on Instagram alongside a video of herself and daughter Kelly at a falconry in England.

“I’m still having trouble finding the words to express how grateful I am for the overwhelming love and support you’ve shown on social media,” she wrote. “Your comments, posts, and tributes have brought me more comfort than you know. None of it has gone unnoticed, in fact, it’s carried me through many nights.”

See Sharon’s full post about Elvis’ passing on Instagram below.

Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl spends a second week atop the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Oct. 25), with 338,000 equivalent album units earned in the United States in the week ending Oct. 16, according to Luminate. That’s down 92% compared to the album’s modern-era-record debut with 4.002 million units a week ago.

Showgirl’s second week is the fifth-largest week of 2025 for any album. Further, it’s the largest second week for any album since Swift’s last project, The Tortured Poets Department, earned 439,000 in its sophomore frame (May 11, 2024, chart).

Showgirl is only the third album to spend its first two weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 in 2025, following Morgan Wallen’s I’m the Problem (its first eight) and Playboi Carti’s MUSIC (two).

Showgirl leads a sleepy top 10 on the latest Billboard 200, where no albums debut in the region. Within the top 10, Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving hits a new peak, rising 7-6 in its third week on the chart. It’s only the third album this year to debut in the top 10 and climb to a new high after its opening week.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new, Oct. 25, 2025-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Oct. 20. For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

Of The Life of a Showgirl’s 338,000 equivalent album units earned in the latest tracking week, SEA units comprise 236,000 (down 55%, equaling 307.59 million on-demand official streams of the set’s tracks — it holds at No. 1 on Top Streaming Albums for a second week), album sales comprise 101,000 (down 97% — it’s No. 1 on Top Album Sales for a second week) and TEA units comprise 1,000. It its first week, none of the album’s tracks were available to purchase individually; in its second week, its promoted single, and Billboard Hot 100 No. 1, “The Fate of Ophelia” was.

The rest of the top five on the Billboard 200 are all non-moving former No. 1s. The KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack is No. 2 (104,000 equivalent album units, up 9%); Wallen’s I’m the Problem is No. 3 (79,000, down 4%); Cardi B’s AM I THE DRAMA? is No. 4 (50,000, down 21%) and Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend is No. 5 (45,000, down 10%).

Olivia Dean’s The Art of Loving hits a new high, rising 7-6 in its third week on the list (36,000 equivalent album units earned, up 5%). The set debuted at No. 8 two weeks ago. It’s only the third album to debut in the top 10 this year and rise to a new peak in a later week, following the KPop Demon Hunters soundtrack (No. 8 debut, ultimately reaching No. 1 in its 12th week) and Bad Bunny’s DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS (No. 2 debut; No. 1 a week later).

DeBÍ TiRAR MáS FOToS falls 6-7 on the latest Billboard 200 (33,000 equivalent album units, down 19%) while SZA’s former leader SOS rises 9-8 (32,000, up 1%), Alex Warren’s You’ll Be Alright, Kid slips 8-9 (nearly 32,000, down 1%), and Wallen’s former No. 1 One Thing at a Time is steady at No. 10 (31,000, down 1%).

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

Domingo is back!

During the cold open of Saturday Night Live‘s Oct. 18 episode, Marcello Hernandez reprised his recurring role as Domingo in a musical skit alongside host and musical guest Sabrina Carpenter.

In the six-minute sketch, titled “Domingo Cold Open,” Chloe Fineman’s character Kelsey throws a birthday party for her husband Matthew (played by Andrew Dismukes). To celebrate, she enlists her girl squad to perform a surprise musical number, complete with modern pop parodies, about a recent Nashville trip to buy his gift.

Things quickly unravel when Kelsey’s friends — played by Carpenter, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padilla and Veronika Slowikowska — launch into parodies of Taylor Swift’s “The Fate of Ophelia” and Lady Gaga’s “Abracadabra,” revealing that Kelsey spent a night with Domingo during the trip.

Hernandez’s Domingo then makes a dramatic entrance to profess his love for Kelsey, set to Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” which topped the Billboard Hot 100 for 10 weeks earlier this summer.

Domingo debuted in an October 2024 episode hosted by Ariana Grande, where Carpenter’s hit “Espresso” was featured in a sketch revealing that Kelsey had cheated on her fiancé with the character. He returned in a sequel featuring Charli XCX parodying Chappell Roan’s “Hot to Go!” and again during SNL50, with Carpenter spoofing “Defying Gravity” from Wicked.

Carpenter appeared throughout Saturday’s episode in multiple sketches and also performed two songs from her Man’s Best Friend album: “Manchild” and “Nobody’s Son.”

SNL will take a brief hiatus and return Nov. 1 with host Miles Teller and musical guest Brandi Carlile. Upcoming episodes include Nikki Glaser with Sombr on Nov. 8, and Glen Powell hosting for the first time on Nov. 15, joined by musical guest Olivia Dean.

Watch SNL‘s “Domingo Cold Open” sketch below.