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• Rolling Stones canceled their planned 2026 UK/EU stadium tour after Keith Richards couldn’t commit. A new album was nearly finished. Touring schedules have steadily shrunk since the early 2000s.• Christina Aguilera premieres Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris Dec. 22 on CBS/Paramount+. Filmed in Paris with guests Sheila E. and Yseult, marking 25 years of My Kind of Christmas. A new live holiday album is also out.• Rob Reiner’s final film, Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale, is on hold following his death. Bleecker Street had acquired U.S. distribution.• A judge dismissed Ashley Walters’ lawsuit against Marilyn Manson due to statute of limitations. An appeal is planned. Manson’s lawyer welcomed the ruling.• Marilyn Manson announced a spring U.S. tour supporting One Assassination Under God – Chapter One, starting April 23 in Highland, CA, with Sick New World and Sonic Temple dates.• Snoop Dogg headlines the NFL Christmas Gameday halftime show Dec. 25 (Lions vs. Vikings). Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party streams live on Netflix. • Donna Summer was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Queen of Disco sold 150M+ records with four No. 1 singles.• Gama Bomb’s documentary, Survival Of The Fastest, is now streaming worldwide via the Irish Film Institute.• Cold Slither, the G.I. Joe–themed metal band, released the holiday song “Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town,” inspired by a 1985 episode, with a stop-motion video.Billboard 2025 Global 200 – Top 5 Songs 5. Benson Boone – Beautiful Things 4. Alex Warren – Ordinary 3. Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather 2. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a SmileRosé & Bruno Mars – APT.Subscribe: DailyMusicHeadlines.com Email: [email protected] Year-in-review livestream: Dec. 19, 5pm ET / 2pm PT at youtube.com/@dailymusicheadlinesProduced by Hammond Chamberlain & Anthony Lemos. Written and hosted by Brian Ibbott & Eileen Rivera. Executive producer Tom Merritt. Theme by Lex Dallas & the State Street Players. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mariah Carey will perform at the opening ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics on Feb. 6 at San Siro Stadium in Milan, marking a high-profile kickoff to the Milan–Cortina Games.Wham!’s “Last Christmas” hits No. 1 on the Billboard Global 200 for the first time with 95.3M streams, becoming only the second holiday song to top the chart since its 2020 launch.Bret Michaels’ memoir, Unbroken – Then, Now and Forever, will be adapted into a biopic slated for 2026, chronicling his life, career, and perseverance.Native Instruments revives cult-favorite Absynth with version 6 after 16 years, adding MPE support, AI-assisted preset browsing, surround sound, and new presets from Brian Eno and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith.Texas prog-metal pioneers WATCHTOWER are producing a feature-length documentary, Energetic Resistance, exploring the band’s legacy, influence, and reunion, with new music also under consideration.Big Big Train singer Alberto Bravin released a solo cover of “Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas,” recorded entirely by Bravin as a fan thank-you.Morgan Wallen becomes the highest RIAA-certified country artist ever with 265.5M units, five diamond singles, and a quadruple-platinum album, ahead of his 2026 tour supporting his foundation.New research finds music therapy significantly reduces stress and anxiety in hospitalized children, improving emotional well-being and supporting broader pediatric care integration.Dalstrong launches an ultra-limited KISS knife collection, including Gene Simmons’ Hellfire Demon Axe, celebrating 50 years of the band with just 650 units produced.Top Albums of the Week (Billboard 200):No. 1 Taylor Swift – The Life Of A ShowgirlNo. 2 Morgan Wallen – I’m The ProblemNo. 3 KPop Demon Hunters SoundtrackNo. 4 Stray Kids – DO IT (EP)No. 5 Wicked: For Good Soundtrack.Want to stay up to date on what’s happening in music every weekday? Subscribe at DailyMusicHeadlines.com. And tell us how you’re doing in Whamaggedon. Email us at [email protected]. And join the whole DMH crew for a livestream year in review tomorrow December 17, at 6pm eastern, 3pm Pacific.The show is produced by Hammond Chamberlain and Anthony Lemos. It's written and hosted by (me) Brian Ibbott and (me) Eileen Rivera. Tom Merritt is our executive producer. Theme music by Lex Dallas and the State Street Players. Thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

• Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl logs a ninth week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Holiday albums dominate half the Top 10, led by Michael Bublé’s Christmas at No. 4.• Garbage’s Shirley Manson addressed the antisemitic attack at a Hanukkah event in Bondi Beach during a Sydney Opera House show, offering condolences and calling for unity after 15 were killed and 29 injured.• Lizzo’s former backup dancers are appealing a ruling that allows their sexual harassment lawsuit to proceed to trial. Arguments are expected in 2026.• Reports suggest The Rolling Stones’ expected 2026 European tour has been canceled, raising questions about future plans.• Fergie reunited with will.i.am, Taboo, and Apl.de.Ap to celebrate milestone birthdays, marking the Black Eyed Peas’ first public reunion since 2018. • Lady Gaga paused her Mayhem Ball show in Sydney after dancer Michael Dameski slipped off the stage. He confirmed he was uninjured and dancing again shortly after. • The Weeknd and Lyric Capital Group formed a joint venture covering his music catalog through 2025, allowing the artist to retain creative control and ownership.• An updated audiobook edition of Slayer 66 2/3 by D.X. Ferris is now exclusive to Bandcamp, featuring new chapters on SLAYER’s 2025 reunion and expanded research.• ENHYPEN announce their seventh mini-album, THE SIN : VANISH, arriving January 16 as part of their expanding “dark fantasy” storyline.• Holiday music dominates the Hot 100. The only non-Christmas song in the Top 5 is “Golden” by HUNTR/X at No. 5. With All I Want For Christmas at number 1.Want music news every weekday? Subscribe at DailyMusicHeadlines.com. Tell us how you’re doing in Whamageddon at [email protected] by Hammond Chamberlain and Anthony Lemos. Written and hosted by Brian Ibbott and Eileen Rivera. Executive producer: Tom Merritt. Theme music by Lex Dallas and the State Street Players. Thanks for listening. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jay-Z’s Marcy Pen Capital Partners has partnered with South Korea’s Hanwha Asset Management to launch a $500 million joint fund aimed at scaling Korean beauty, food, entertainment, and other K-culture brands globally.koreaherald.comEurovision 2024 winner Nemo has returned their trophy to the EBU in protest of Israel’s participation in Eurovision 2026, saying it contradicts the contest’s stated values amid the ongoing Gaza war.nme.comSpotify has begun beta testing a new AI feature called Prompted Playlist in New Zealand, allowing users to generate and refine playlists using natural-language prompts.musicbusinessworldwide.comSnoop Dogg has been named the first-ever honorary coach for Team USA at the 2026 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games in Milano Cortina.music-news.comLenny Kravitz is making his video game debut in 007: First Light, voicing and portraying Pirate King Bawma in the upcoming James Bond title set for release on March 27, 2026.music-news.comTimothée Chalamet has declined to confirm or deny online rumours linking him to British rapper EsDeeKid, playfully fueling speculation during a UK radio interview.nme.comThe Sundance Film Festival 2026 lineup includes music-related premieres Antiheroine, a Courtney Love documentary, and The Moment, a Charli XCX-led hyper-pop mockumentary satirizing pop stardom.stereogum.comRolling Stone – Top 5 Songs of the Year#5 Kehlani – “Folded”music.apple.com#4 Bad Bunny – “Baile Inolvidable”music.apple.com#3 KPop Demon Hunters/Huntr/x – “Golden”music.apple.com#2 MJ Lenderman and This Is Lorelei – “Dancing in the Club”music.apple.com#1 Lady Gaga – “Abracadabra”music.apple.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beyoncé will co-chair the 2026 Met Gala alongside Nicole Kidman, Venus Williams, and Anna Wintour, as the event aligns with the Costume Institute’s “Costume Art” exhibition exploring fashion’s relationship to the human body. bill­board.com Diana Ross will headline Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve 2026 with a live Times Square performance, part of a record-long broadcast featuring 39 artists across multiple cities. bill­board.com Taylor Swift’s The Life of a Showgirl has been named the RIAA’s top certified album of 2025, following Monday’s noted chart gains and capping a year of recurring returns to No. 1. bill­board.com Micky Dolenz has announced a 2026 “60 Years of The Monkees” tour, performing hits chronologically and honoring his late bandmates through stories and archival memories. bill­board.com Gene Simmons told the Senate that U.S. performers are unfairly excluded from radio royalties, urging lawmakers to pass the American Music Fairness Act to ensure compensation for airplay. bill­board.com Iceland has withdrawn from Eurovision 2026, with public broadcaster RÚV protesting Israel’s inclusion and joining Spain, Ireland, the Netherlands, and Slovenia in exiting the contest. digital­music­news.com Billie Eilish has released the trailer for Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D), a James Cameron–directed concert film premiering in theaters on March 20, 2026. nme.com Billboard’s 2025 Year-End Global 200 — Top 5 Songs5. “Beautiful Things” — Benson Boone music.apple.com 4. “Ordinary” — Alex Warren music.apple.com 3. “BIRDS OF A FEATHER” — Billie Eilish music.apple.com 2. “Die With A Smile” — Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars music.apple.com 1. “APT.” — Rosé & Bruno Mars music.apple.com Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.