Brandi Carlile Says She's 'Disappointed' at Grammys for Changing Song Category from Americana to Pop

Photo: Phil McCarten/CBS via Getty Brandi Carlileis proud to be an Americana artist. On Wednesday, the “Broken Horses” songstress expressed her “disappointment” with the Recording Academy after her track “Right on Time” was assigned to the pop category instead of American Roots on the ballot for next year’sGrammy Awards. “While I’m incredibly flattered to be considered ‘pop’ as a 40-year-old crooning lesbian mother, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t a bit surprised and disappointed to learn the Recording Academy decided to move ‘Right On Time’ out of the American Roots genre and into the pop category,” she wrote....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 454 words · Katherine Harvey

BravoCon Postponed to 2022 amid Surge in COVID Cases: 'The Plans Were Incredible'

Andy Cohen at the inaugural BravoCon in 2019.Photo: Karlolina Wojtasik/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesAndy Cohenand friends will have to wait a little longer to reunite with their adoring fans.Bravoannounced on Monday thatBravoCon2021 has been cancelled amid a surge in COVID-19 cases, with the recent spread of the Delta variant. The three-day fandom convention, which was supposed to take place October 15-17 in New York City, has been postponed to 2022....

March 16, 2025 · 8 min · 1581 words · Michael Castillo

Brendan Fraser Gets Emotional Accepting Highest Honor at TIFF: 'Wow, This Is New for Me'

Brendan Fraser.Photo: Tommaso Boddi/GettyBrendan Fraserwas overwhelmed with emotion while accepting the Tribute Award for his role inThe Whaleat Sunday’sToronto International Film Festivalgala.“Wow, this is new for me because normally I am the guy at the podium who hands these things out,” Fraser said. “I think that the last time I waited to hear my name called out loud to receive an award was in grade 4 and it was from the peewee bowling league....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 894 words · Thomas Craig

Brian Austin Green Defends North West's Art Skills as He Shares Son's Painting from Same Class

Brian Austin Greenis showing off his son’s artistic talent!On Monday, the actor, 48, shared a photo to his Instagram Story of his 8½-year-old sonNoah Shannon’s impressive painting of a mountain landscape.Green revealed that his son is enrolled in the same art class asKim Kardashian West’s 8-year-old daughterNorth West, who created a similar painting earlier this year. When Kardashian initially posted a snap of North’s painting back in February, many criticsvoiced their skepticism that North created the painting....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 861 words · Jeffrey Sheppard

Brian Falduto — AKA Billy from 'School of Rock' — Details New Song About Feeling 'Fed Up with Dating'

Brian Falduto.Photo: DALLAS RILEY Brian Faldutowas once known for delivering the memorable line, “You’re tacky and I hate you,” asBilly in 2003’sSchool of Rock. Two decades later, he’s rocking out in real life as a country musician. On Friday, the 30-year-old performer released an anthemic new single titled"Big Boys Club"about looking for serious love as a gay man within a landscape that can often seem full of lustful hookups and disappointment....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 345 words · Alex Taylor

Brianna Decker, Team USA Hockey Star, Out of Winter Olympics Following Brutal Injury

Photo: Jean Catuffe/Getty Images U.S. women’s hockey star Brianna Decker is out of the 2022 Winter Olympics. The star forward and assistant captain suffered a serious leg injury during the match against Finland Thursday. Decker briefly attempts to get up as she drags her body forward before lying back down. Doctors arrive on the ice and carry out Decker, who was sitting up and conscious, in a stretcher. “It was sickening,” teammate Amanda Kessel told NBC after the game,The Guardianreports....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 411 words · Ernest Brown

Bride Says USPS Lost Almost All of Her Wedding Invitations: 'Seemed to Have Vanished into Thin Air'

Stock photo of a wedding invitation.Photo:GettyA Massachusetts woman is wondering what exactly happened to her wedding invitations after she mailed them out.Gillian Shea, a soon-to-be bride based near Boston, is claiming that the United States Postal Service lost 82 of the 85 total invitations she send out for her upcoming wedding, and she told local ABC affiliateWCVBall about the apparent mishap.In August, Shea visited the Roslindale Post Office, weighed her invitations, made sure they had proper postage and shipped them out to their respective destinations, she said....

March 16, 2025 · 5 min · 997 words · Chelsea Hale

Bringing Up Bates Star Carlin Bates Welcomes First Child with Husband Evan Stewart

Photo: Taryn Yager On Friday,Carlin Batesand her husbandEvan Stewartwelcomed their first child, daughter Layla Rae Stewart, who was born at 3:56 p.m., weighing 5 lbs. 13 oz., and measuring in at 18 in. The new parents added, “She has already consumed our thoughts and intentions for these past pregnancy months and now, no day will ever be the same without her! Although she came earlier than we expected, this is the best kind of celebration we have ever experienced, and we are so in love with our new role as parents!...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 417 words · Amy Hayes

British Singer Mabel Fulfills 'Childhood Dream' of Dancing with Pokémon in 'Take It Home' Music Video

Photo: Capitol Records Mabel is getting to live out a “childhood dream” in her latest music video. “I wanted to create these parallel worlds of reality versus fantasy because I’m a big dreamer,” she says of the video, which allowed her to pal around with some of her favorite Pokémon characters. “I had so many imaginary friends when I was a kid, and it was honestly a childhood dream to just be dancing with Pokémon....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 561 words · Michael Hickman

Britney Spears Has Every Right to 'Take Time Off for Her Mental Health' as Dad Recovers: Source

AsBritney Spearscontinuesreceiving treatment amid her father’s recoveryfrom a life-threatening colon rupture, a Spears family insider tells PEOPLE her choice to seek help comes after a trying few years. “She wants to be well so she can be with her boys and continue to perform,” says the source of Spears, 37, who sharessons Sean, 13, and Jayden, 12, withex-husband Kevin Federline, 41. “She is allowed to have whatever reason she wants to take time off for her mental health....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 444 words · Brett Stevens

Britney Spears Is Not Engaged to Boyfriend Sam Asghari Despite Speculation: Source

Not so fast!Aftermaking her red carpet debuton Tuesday withboyfriend Sam Asghari, Britney Spears sparked engagement buzz with her choice of jewelry: a sparkly ring on her ring finger.Despite the speculation, a source tells PEOPLE the singer, 37, is not engaged.Spears and Asghari made their surprise appearance at the Los Angeles premiere ofOnce Upon a Time in Hollywoodpremiere, where the superstar arrived arm-in-arm withher 25-year-old beau.Steve Granitz/WireImageThe couple — who first met on the set of the pop star’s “Slumber Party” music video in 2016 — posed for photos together on the carpet and even shared a kiss for the cameras....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 478 words · Angel Melton

Britney Spears Praises New Broadway Musical Inspired by Her Songs: 'So Funny, Smart and Brilliant'

Photo:Isaac Brekken/Getty; One More Time Musical Isaac Brekken/Getty; One More Time Musical Britney Spearsis a big fan of a newBroadwayshow that features her music. Once Upon a One More Time,a musical based on the pop star’s many hit songs, had its premiere night on Thursday in New York City at the Marquis Theatre. On Instagram, Spears, 41, showed her support and wished the cast luck. “Good luck to the hardworking cast and crew of ‘Once Upon a One More Time’ on opening night tonight 🌹💃🏼✨ !...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 339 words · John Middleton

Britney Spears Says 'Method Acting' While Filming 'Crossroads' Messed with Her Mind: Had No 'Separation at All' (Exclusive)

Anson Mount, Britney Spears, Zoe Saldana, Taryn Manning in 2002’s ‘Crossroads’.Photo:Richard Foreman/Paramount Pictures/THA. Richard Foreman/Paramount Pictures/THA. Britney Spearsis opening up about her real experience while filmingCrossroads. In herupcoming memoirThe Woman in Me, the pop megastar wrote inan excerpt shared with PEOPLEthat “method acting” during the filming of the 2002 road trip dramedy was unexpectedly disorienting. “The experience wasn’t easy for me. My problem wasn’t with anyone involved in the production but with what acting did to my mind,” Spears, now 41, writes of her experience onCrossroads....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 449 words · Benjamin Thomas