Rashida Jones is paying tribute to her father, iconic musical powerhouse Quincy Jones, who died on Nov. 3 at 91 years old.

The 48-year-old Parks and Recreation actress took to Instagram on Thursday (Nov. 7) to share a photo of herself as an infant, snuggled up against her late father’s face. “My dad was nocturnal his whole adult life. He kept ‘jazz hours’ starting in high school and never looked back,” she began in her heartwarming caption. “When I was little, I would wake up in the middle of the night to search for him. Undoubtedly, he would be somewhere in the house, composing (old school, with a pen and sheet music). He would never send me back to bed. He would smile and bring me into his arms while he continued to work…there was no safer place in the world for me.”

She continued, “He was a giant. An icon. A culture shifter. A genius. All accurate descriptions of my father but his music (and ALL of his work) was a channel for his love. He WAS love. He made everyone he ever met feel loved and seen. That’s his legacy.”

Rashida wrapped up her post by writing, “I was fortunate enough to experience this love in close proximity. I’ll miss his hugs and kisses and unconditional devotion and advice. Daddy, it is an honor to be your daughter. Your love lives forever.”

See her post here.

In his illustrious, more than 70-year career, Quincy won 28 Grammys and was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. He has worked with icons from Ray Charles and Frank Sinatra to Michael Jackson, for whom he produced the best-selling albums Off the WallThriller and Bad. After he took over the A&R sector at Mercury Records in 1961, Quincy became the first African-American to serve as a VP at a major label. He was also the first Black composer to receive name recognition for his film work.

Along with Rashida, he’s survived by six more of his children: Jolie, Rachel, Martina, Quincy III, Kidada and Kenya.

Bruce Springsteen reacted to Tuesday’s presidential election results in the best way he knows how: by singing a song about freedom, hope, love and loss. “This is a fighting prayer for my country,” Springsteen told the crowd at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto as he and the E Street Band launched into the 2007 song “Long Walk Home” from 2007’s Magic album.

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With that, the band tore into the mid-tempo rocker whose lyrics felt especially timely in light of Springsteen’s vocal, emphatic support of Vice President Kamala Harris’ losing campaign against former and now future President Donald Trump. “Last night I stood at your doorstep/ Trying to figure out what went wrong,” he sang on the song with the poignant refrain: “It’s gonna be a long walk home/ Hey pretty darling, don’t wait up for me/ Gonna be a long walk home.”


Though he didn’t comment further on the relevance of the song’s themes, their plainspoken poetry did the talking for him. “My father said ‘Son, we’re lucky in this town/ It’s a beautiful place to be born/ It just wraps its arms around you/ Nobody crowds you and nobody goes it alone,’” he sang, followed by another verse layered with Springsteen’s signature dream of a better tomorrow and faith in the resilience of the American spirit: “Your flag flyin’ over the courthouse/ Means certain things are set in stone/ Who we are, what we’ll do and what we won’t.”

Springsteen had been all-in for Harris, throwing his weight behind the 11th-hour candidacy by filming the moving “Hope and Dreams” campaign video in which he said, “This election is about a group of folks who want to fundamentally undermine our American way of life. Donald Trump does not understand this country, its history, or what it means to be deeply American. I want a president who reveres the Constitution, who wants to protect and guide our great democracy, who believes in the rule of law and the peaceful transfer of power, who will fight for women’s rights and a woman’s right to choose, and who wants to create a middle class economy that serves all our citizens.”

The comments came from an Oct. 28 Harris rally where Springsteen shared the stage with John Legend and former President Barack Obama. That appearance in Philadelphia came just days after The Boss joined a Harris rally in Georgia, where he told supporters that she was “running to be the 47th president of the United States, Donald Trump is running to be an American tyrant.”

Springsteen was one of dozens of musicians, actors and other artists who threw in with the Harris campaign’s attempt to stop twice impeached Trump from being just the second man to serve non-consecutive White House terms, as well as the first convicted felon to ascend to the nation’s highest office.

Watch a fan video of the performance here.

BLACKPINK’s ROSÉ is set to take on the fiery challenge of Hot Ones.

First We Feast, the channel behind the show, announced her appearance on Nov. 5, teasing, “This week on Hot Ones, we got Rosé vs. The Wings of Death. 💀 Tune in Thursday @ 11AM ET.”

also announced the news over Instagram: “Hi everyone. This is Rosé. Uh I’ll be on Hot Ones this week. Please tune in to see me kill it. Or maybe not. We’ll see.”

In her Hot Ones episode teaser clips that dropped Nov. 6, ROSÉ didn’t hold back on her love for spice — though she wondered just how far she could go with the “Wings of Death.” “I like spicy food,” she said, adding, “But I don’t know if I like spicy spicy.”

As the heat began to kick in, she joked, “By the way, my tongue is built differently. It’s built different.” Built different.”

Asked about the inspiration behind her new single “APT.” featuring Bruno Mars, ROSÉ explained it was rooted in a playful cultural moment. “APT” is a tribute to a traditional Korean drinking game called “aparteu” (or “apartment” in English), and it’s also the first single from her anticipated debut album, Rosie, set for release on Dec. 6.

“It’s a Korean drinking game APT, one, two, three, four, five, six,” she said. “Whoever gets the top takes the shot.”

Shifting to her craft, she also discussed her vocal technique, explaining the difference between chest and head voice. “I’ve set the key too high,” she laughed, adding, “That’s the difference, I guess, right?”

ROSÉ’s latest hit is taking the music world by storm, smashing records left and right. The catchy tune has been dominating charts globally. In a massive debut, “APT.” soared to the top spot on both Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts, and held its crown for two straight weeks.

Down Under, ROSÉ’s Aussie fans have shown their love in spades. “APT.” rocketed to No. 1 on the ARIA Singles Chart, making her the first solo female K-pop artist to conquer the Aussie charts. Not only that, but she’s kept the top spot warm for multiple weeks – a feat not seen since PSY’s “Gangnam Style” back in 2012.

In a recent PAPER Magazine interview, she discussed how online criticism inspired one of the album’s most personal tracks, stating, “I realised how vulnerable and addicted I was to this [online] world and that craving for feeling like I wanted to be loved and understood.”

Born in Auckland and raised in Melbourne, ROSÉ moved to South Korea at 15 to pursue music, eventually joining BLACKPINK.

Her 2021 single “On the Ground” was the first song by a Korean solo artist to top both Billboard Global 200 and Global Excl. U.S. charts. She has also ranked No. 79 on Billboard’s Artist 100 chart.

Fans can watch ROSÉ’s Hot Ones episode on Thursday at 11 AM ET to see how she handles the heat.

Ariana Grande has taken to her Instagram Story amid Donald Trump’s election win over Kamala Harris to share a message of support to fans, particularly those in the LGBTQ+ communities.

Against a black backdrop, Grande wrote, “Holding the hand of every person who is feeling the immeasurable heaviness of this outcome today.” The “yes, and?” singer also shared a number of resources for LGBTQ+ communities.

Grande’s words reflect her longstanding support for LGBTQ+ rights. On International Transgender Day of Visibility in 2022, she pledged to match up to $1.5 million in donations to the Protect & Defend Trans Youth Fund, benefiting 18 organizations supporting trans youth.

Her activism also extends to reproductive rights, donating $250,000 to Planned Parenthood in 2019 and later joining the #BansOffOurBodies campaign.

Grande has also participated in benefit concerts like her 2015 performance with Miley Cyrus for the Happy Hippie Foundation, supporting LGBTQ+ youth, and headlined NYC Pride’s 27th annual Dance on the Pier. Her efforts have directed funds to groups like TKO Society, TENT, and JASMYN.

Selena Gomez also joined the chorus of voices reacting to Trump’s victory, opting for a cryptic yet powerful quote on her Instagram Story penned by feminist Audre Lorde: “I am not free while any woman is unfree, even when her shackles are very different from my own.” Beneath the quote, Gomez added her own words: “My heart is heavy today.”

Grande and Gomez were just some of many voices in Hollywood and the music industry responding to the election news.

Bette Midler shared a scathing quote by journalist H.L. Mencken that concluded with: “On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron.”

Billie Eilish, an outspoken supporter of Harris, voiced her disappointment by calling Trump’s return “a war on women.” Known for her advocacy on social issues, Eilish has used her platform to speak on reproductive rights, leaving little doubt about her stance in the wake of this election outcome.

50 Cent, whose relationship with Trump has been notably complex, posted a photo of himself with Trump, captioned, “I don’t care how the fight goes, I’m leaving with the winner shit. I still don’t know what’s going on 🤦.” Just recently, the “Candy Shop” rapper revealed he had declined a major offer to perform at a Trump rally.

Cardi B, who publicly supported Harris, expressed her own dismay with a blunt, “We need a Hail Mary,” as Trump’s lead grew. She followed up with a post dedicated to Harris the next morning, saying, “No matter what they’ve said to bring you down…they can never say you didn’t run your race with honesty and with integrity!”

She thanked Harris for being a “real example of what the American dream should be.”

Other celebrities shared similar emotions. Ethel Cain posted a long reflection, criticizing “an embarrassingly large chunk of white men” whom she described as aligning with “power in ways that foster hatred.” Her post concluded with the message, “If you voted for [Trump], I hope peace never finds you.”

Lil Pump, a vocal Trump supporter, shared a selfie wearing a MAGA hat with Trump on a TV screen behind him, writing, “They put him in jail, try to assassinate him, and he’s still here…a fu–ing warrior MAGA.”

With his win, Trump becomes the oldest president to assume office at the start of a term, the first former president to regain power since Grover Cleveland, and the only person with a felony conviction to enter the White House.

Los Temerarios were initially supposed to play two shows in Chicago as part of their Hasta Siempre farewell tour, but it quickly expanded to a total of five nonconsecutive shows at the Allstate Arena. Chicago wasn’t the exception. The number of shows in big Latin markets, including Los Angeles, Dallas and Houston, doubled or tripled soon after the tour was announced. It’s something that David Zamora, CEO of Zamora Live – the trek’s promoter – had prepared for.

“When we were routing the tour, we held multiple dates with the assumption that, since it is the farewell tour, we would be adding shows,” explains Zamora. “I think all this shows how much the fans love Los Temerarios and how much they will be missed. These are memories to last a lifetime.”

On Wednesday (Nov. 6), the Mexican band – led by brothers Adolfo and Gustavo Ángel – performed the second of its string of shows at the Allstate where thousands of fans gathered to see Los Temerarios one last time together. Gustavo and Adolfo, who founded the group in the 80s, announced last year they were separating after more than four decades together, and a total of 41 entries on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart and 46 entries on Top Latin Albums — more than any other Latin act in history.

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On this particular night, the crowd skewed older millennial, many decked out in Temerarios merch. They were there to celebrate a band whose music has helped heal many broken hearts. “It takes me back to when I was a teen and I’d be sad in my room because my boyfriend had just broken up with me. Those are the songs I’d listen to,” says Yvette, who was there with a group of friends. “Their music means so much to me. It’s nostalgia, it’s Mexico,” adds her friend Lucia, who gets almost emotional.

As concertgoers filled every single seat of the arena — that has a capacity of nearly 20,000 people — the show kicked off at 8:30 p.m. with Adolfo, on keyboards, and frontman Gustavo taking the stage with their five-member live band in tow. The crowd, on their feet for most of the nearly three-hour show, roared at the sight of the brothers, who gave each a high five before embarking on the nostalgia-filled journey.

“What a beautiful welcome,” Gustavo said. ”We are very blessed to have you here tonight. It is the type of support you have shown us for so many years. We have so many memories here in this city, where we’ve performed since 1985.”

Los Temerarios performed its signature romantic love songs that have made zealous fans swoon over and over again, including “Mi Vida Eres Tú,” “Eres Un Sueño,” “Como te Recuerdo,” “Dímelo,” “La Mujer Que Soñé,” “La Mujer de Los Dos” and “Ven Porque Te Necesito,” just to name a few from the packed setlist. From cumbia grupera to rancheras and pop ballads, Adolfo and Gustavo showcased their vast catalog singing all the big hits for their last hoorah.

The brothers mainly stayed in place. Adolfo, who occasionally flashed shy smiles to his loyal followers, behind the keyboards and Gustavo being the charismatic frontman who knows exactly what to say and do to rile up the crowd. Both are perfectly in synch, after all they’ve been doing those for many years.

“My heart is feeling very emotional,” Adolfo added at one point. “I’m sorry if you suddenly feel that I’m overcome with emotion, but my heart overflows with gratitude. We are going to play all the songs you want. Our shows are usually last two hours long, but today we are going to play for three hours. We hope you have an unforgettable night. We will never forget you. Thank you, always.”

Worthy of a farewell show, Los Temerarios delivered an epic set, one that didn’t need for elaborate bits, complex choreographies or even a bombastic production. It was just Adolfo and Gustavo doing what they do best: sing from the heart the songs that have soundtracked Hispanic multigenerational homes for decades.

Los Temerarios’ Hasta Siempre Tour continues with three additional shows in Chicago from Nov. 7-9, and stops in Portland, Anaheim, Calif., and two BMO Stadium concerts in Los Angeles. On tour since February 2023, the Mexican band will end the trek in Mexico City in December.

Just weeks after the Chess Piece was revealed to be Laverne Cox on the latest season of The Masked Singer, the Wednesday night (Nov. 6) episode was full of more surprises when Bluebell was unmasked.

Taking place as part of the Group B finals, the ’60s Night episode kicked off its proceedings with Wasp, Bluebell, and Goo all performing a rendition of The Beach Boys’ “Fun, Fun, Fun”, which hit No. 5 on the Hot 100 upon its 1964 release.

While Wasp went on to pay triubute to Aretha Franklin with a rendition of “Ain’t No Way”, and Goo paid homage to The Animals’ version of “The House of the Rising Sun”, it was Bluebell whose night came to an end following a performance of The Contours’ “Do You Love Me”.

Following an ‘Inventions of the ’60s’ clue revealing an Easy-Bake Oven containing a Vegemite sandwich, the panelists realised that the masked singer must be an Australian. However, following incorrect guesses of Naomi Watts from Jenny McCarthy-Wahlberg, Isla Fisher from Robin Thicke, Kylie Minogue from Rita Ora, and Rose Byrne from Ken Jeong, Bluebell’s identity was confirmed to be Natalie Imbruglia.

“You did a great job disguising her voice,” Thicke said of the Australian musician, whose singing previously inspired guesses of Lindsay Lohan, Paris Hilton, and others. “But you played the game so well. You fooled us.”

Imbruglia first rose to fame as an actress in her native country at the start of the ’90s, launching a music career with a cover of Ednaswap’s “Torn” as her debut single in 1997. The track was a global hit, selling more than four million copies globally, and topped the Billboard Radio Songs, Adult Pop Airplay, and Pop Airplay charts.

The song didn’t chart on the Hot 100 due to a lack of a physical commercial release, but did reach No. 12 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart, while its corresponding album, Left of the Middle, reached No. 10 on the Billboard 200.

Since her auspicious debut, Imbruglia has released a total of six albums across her career, with 2021’s Firebird arriving as her most recent.

Jack White is not hiding his feelings about the result of the recent U.S. election.

The prolific musician, who filed a copyright lawsuit against President-elect Donald Trump in September with his White Stripes bandmate Meg White, took to social media on Wednesday (Nov. 6) to share his thoughts about Trump’s victory over Kamala Harris at the polls.

“Trump won the popular vote. End of story,” White wrote on his post. “Americans chose a known, obvious fascist and now America will get whatever this wannabe dictator wants to enact from here on in.”

White’s post was paired with a text image of a Turkish proverb to higlight his apparent incredulity at Americans voting against their own interests. As he continued, he noted the realities of what a second Trump term would entail, specifically mentioning the implementation of Project 2025, a nationwide abortion ban, mass deportations, and much more.

“It’s absolutely dumbfounding that this con man succeeded in pulling the wool over so many Americans eyes not once, but twice,” he added.

“The racist, impeached, convicted felon and convicted rapist who stole national secrets and hid them in his bathroom, who told us to inject bleach, who wanted to fix hurricanes with nuclear weapons, who insulted handicap people, called military veterans suckers, who incited an insurrection that invaded the nation’s capital for God sakes (!!!), the failed business man who’s ventures have all gone bankrupt, a fake Christian selling bibles and sneakers like a carnival side show, etc etc etc.,” White wrote.

White closed his post by pointing out how Trump actively works against some of his biggest supporters, including Christians, immigrants, veterans, minorities, women, and working class Americans.

“All those rich pricks riding in their Cybertrucks listening to their Rogan and Bannon and Alex Jones podcasts are laughing all the way to the bank looking forward to their tax cuts that don’t apply to the middle class,” he concluded. “And not just with the electoral college this time, but the American people with the popular vote showed that the citizens placed him in power and now deserve whatever evils he’s going to enact.”

White’s historical disdain for Trump is well-documented, with both he and Meg White criticising Trump’s “illegal” usage of their 2003 single “Seven Nation Army” in his 2016 campaign by noting they were “disgusted by this association”.

Trump again decided to use The White Stripes’ track for his campaign earlier this year, with White’s threats of litigation resulting in a lawsuilt filed in September. The suit specifically accused Trump and his campaign of “flagrant misappropriation” of one of the “most well-known and influential musical works of all time.”

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Aespa’s Ningning opens up about the connection between music and fashion in a new campaign launching Versace’s holiday 2024 collection.

“I believe fashion and music are interconnected. Through music we can show what’s in our heart and express our style,” Ningning says in the campaign which takes viewers behind the scenes of her photo shoot for Versace’s holiday collection highlighting the newly released Kleio bag.

“I adore the Kleio bag,” she says noting the bag’s “soft leather” and “pillow-like” design. “The texture it’s very interesting.”

Constructed from Nappa lambskin leather, the quilted bag features a removeable chain strap and Versace’s Medusa ’95 hardware. Versace’s Kleio Mini Bag retails for $1,390 and the Kleio Shoulder Bag is $2,390. Both bags are available in red, white, pink, black and yellow.

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Versace Kleio Quilted Mini Bag


Aespa’s Ningning Leads Versace Holiday 2024 Campaign: Shop Here

Kleio Quilted Shoulder Bag


“Versace is not just a fashion brand. Its lavish and unique designs provides endless inspirations for many musicians,” Ningning says later in the ad. “I hope to work with Versace more in the future and to create more and better work to share with everyone.”

The 22-year-old K-pop star models multiple pieces from Versace’s holiday collection including the Safety Pin Gathered Top ($1,195), Medusa ’95 Regular Fit Jeans ($950), Opera Bow Patent Mules, Dalmation Wool-Blend Oversized Sweater ($1,590), ‘90s Vintage Stirrup Leggings ($595) and Opera Bow Knee High Boots ($1,890) and Protea Shoulder Bag ($1,850).

Ningning, who was named global ambassador for Versace in February, appeared in the fashion house’s spring-summer 2024 campaign but she’s far from the only recording artist to collaborate with the luxury brand. Versace has worked with several artists including Madonna, Dua Lipa, Elton John, Lady Gaga and Zayn Malik.

Watch Ningning’s Versace holiday campaign below.

The federal government has ordered the dissolution of TikTok in Canada.

Canadian users will still be able to use and access the popular social media app, but the company’s Canadian operations, which has offices in Toronto and Vancouver, have been ordered to “wind down.”

This follows a national security review of TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd.

“The decision was based on the information and evidence collected over the course of the review and on the advice of Canada’s security and intelligence community and other government partners,” said Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne in a statement, reported by Canadian Press.

He also told CBC that TikTok’s Canadian operations are potentially “injurious to national security.” He wouldn’t go into specifics, but said “I know Canadians would understand when you’re saying the government of Canada is taking measures to protect national security, that’s serious.”

Canadians will still be able to watch TikTok videos and post their own on the app, but the company will no longer be able to conduct business in the country.

TikTok, however, will not leave without a fight.

“Shutting down TikTok’s Canadian offices and destroying hundreds of well-paying local jobs is not in anyone’s best interest, and today’s shutdown order will do just that. We will challenge this order in court,” a spokesperson for TikTok told the national broadcaster.

TikTok has faced similar scrutiny in the United States, with an order for ByteDance to sell the platform or stop operating.

In Canada, a big part of TikTok’s operations revolve around music and it has a number of initiatives to support local creators. In April, the company launched a weekly music chart measuring viral songs on the platform in Canada.

A number of Canadian artists like Lauren Spencer Smith, Alexander Stewart, Crash Adams and, most successfully, Tate McRae, have built successful music careers on TikTok.

More on this story as it develops.

Bluey: Rug Island bows atop Billboard’s Kid Albums chart (dated Nov. 9), powered by vinyl sales of the set. The soundtrack was released Oct. 25 and is the companion to the hit animated series Bluey. The project includes music from all three seasons of the show, which premiered in 2018. In the United States, Bluey airs through Disney’s television and streaming services.

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Bluey: Rug Island takes its name from the 10th episode of the second season of Bluey. The music on the album was created largely composed by Joff Bush, who also produced the set.

Kid Albums ranks the week’s top-selling kid albums in the U.S. according to Luminate. The latest chart reflects the tracking week ending Oct. 31.

Nearly 60% of Bluey: Rug Island’s 3,000 first-week sales came from vinyl purchases, with the set made available on wax in a sunset orange-colored edition or as a picture disc. It was also available to buy as a CD and as a digital download.

Elsewhere on the Kid Albums chart, Vince Guaraldi has three of the top five titles, as a trio of his chart-topping TV soundtracks dot the region: A Charlie Brown Christmas (falling 1-2), It’s The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (holding at No. 3) and A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving (2-5). Meanwhile, Disney’s former No. 1, the rock compilation A Whole New Sound, is steady at No. 4.

With the Nov. 9 chart reflecting the week ending on Halloween (Oct. 31), two more spooky-sounding titles rank in the top 10 in addition to The Great Pumpkin, and both are from Kidz Bop Kids. The 2022 Kidz Bop Halloween album re-enters at No. 7 (a new peak) while Halloween Party! slips 9-10.