Nile Rodgers’ mother, Beverly Goodman, who had been battling late-stage Alzheimer’s, has died.

“My mom #BeverlyGoodman #RIP passed away around 6am today. I breathed some of my 1st breaths with her and she breathed some of her last with me. My brothers and I will contact everyone soon. Today I’m numb,” Rodgers wrote on social media Sunday afternoon (Dec. 27). He shared a heartbreaking image of himself laying his head down next to hers.

Just before Christmas, on Dec. 23, Rodgers had written a message about how much he missed spending time with his mom over the holidays.

“The saddest part of this #COVID holiday is not being able to visit my #mom,” he said. “She’s always happy and entertaining even w late stage #Alzheimer’s. I’ve learned to redirect or not, so she’s never uncomfortable with her memory loss.”

Along with his tweet that day, he shared a home video of the pair bantering. “This was 2 years ago and she’s still sharp today,” he noted.

In an interview with the BBC in the summer of 2019, Rodgers said that while caring for his mother, he had become “more involved in her life than I have been since I was 14 years old … It’s really strange because we, right now, seemingly have the best relationship we’ve ever had in our lives.”

Remarkably, the legendary musician, co-founder of Chic, said he’d “never really heard my mother sing aloud in my life until she developed Alzheimer’s,” when she “developed perfect pitch, which is incredible.”

“When my mom and I go walking down the street, she’s all of a sudden got a real singer’s voice, and she’s hitting the notes perfectly,” Rodgers said.

Puerto Rican salsa singer Tito Rojas, known as “El Gallo Salsero” and famous for his velvety tenor and hits like “Señora de madrugada” and “Por mujeres como tú,” died of a suspected heart attack Saturday (Dec. 26) in his hometown of Humacao, Puerto Rico. He was 65 years old.

“Our friend and colleague Tito Rojas has moved to ‘another neighborhood,’” salsa icon Ruben Blades wrote on Instagram. “Blessed with a dynamic personality and sense of humor, he obtained deserved popularity for his ability to connect with the salsa audience, displaying the sharpness, humor and capacity Puerto Ricans have to confront life and overcome hardships.”

According to reports on Puerto Rican daily Un Nuevo Día, Rojas, a gregarious and well-loved figure, had spent the evening with friends and, on the way home, began to feel ill and stopped at a cousin’s house to get help. He collapsed and medics were unable to revive him, according to Teddy Morales, the director of Humacao’s Criminal Investigation Division.

Rojas, whose real name was Julio César Rojas, was a fixture in the world of salsa who landed 49 tracks on Billboard’s Tropical Airplay chart from his beginnings in the mid-1990s to as recently as this year. His No. 1 hits include 1995’s “Esperándote” and 1999’s “Por mujeres como tú,” a song that also hit No. 3 on Billboard’s Hot Latin Songs chart, and would later be reprised in regional Mexican format.

Rojas rose to prominence in the late 1980s and early 1990s, during the commercial heyday of salsa, and was long signed to tropical indie MP, known for its hard-hitting, Puerto Rican salsa acts. During that time, Rojas garnered a Grammy nomination, in 2003, for Perseverancia, in the Best Salsa/Merengue album category. MP later merged with another tropical music powerhouse, JN Records

But Rojas never stopped recording or performing, even during lulls in salsa’s popularity. This year, he was nominated for a Latin Grammy in the best salsa album category for Un Gallo Para la Historia, and was also featured in his friend Gilberto Santa Rosa’s album, Colegas.

Rojas’s last performance was a Christmas special, “Canta Gallo, Canta en Navidad,” where he performed danceable hits with his full band and which streamed free to fans on YouTube. Watch below.

Reaction to Rojas’ death was swift on social media. “A man of the people, humble, charismatic and unparalleled energy, among the best singers,” Maelo Ruiz wrote. Elvis Crespo called him “a one of a kind artist in his class.” And Don Omar added, “No one is eternal in the world, even having a heart that so feels and sighs for life and love.”

In Rojas’ native Humacao, the mayor called for five days of mourning. Funeral arrangements have not yet been announced.

As downtown Nashville awoke to an explosion on Christmas morning, the country music community checked in on social media and shared messages of hope and prayers. They also expressed gratitude for the first responders serving their city.

The Friday morning (Dec. 25) bombing, which involved a recreational vehicle parked on Second Avenue, damaged dozens of businesses and injured three people. As of Saturday evening, a motive remained unknown, according to the Associated Press.

Carrie Underwood sent out “a huge thank you to all the brave first responders in Nashville” on Christmas morning.

Tim McGraw wrote a heartfelt message to the city on Saturday (Dec. 26): “Trying to find the words….but this is a tough one,” he tweeted. “Yesterday, on Christmas Morning, the world watched as Nashville was hit by another tragedy. It’s been a year….but we will rise again.”

“Grateful for the first responders who spent Christmas morning on one of our toughest years ensuring that no lives were lost. We are bruised, but not broken. Praying for my city and hopeful that we will find the strength to rise once again with the dawning of a New Year,” McGraw continued.

“Tough year for Nashville,” Brad Paisley said Friday night. “Be safe everyone.”

Early Friday morning, Cassadee Pope posted an update from Nashville, writing, “Our house shook here in Nashville. Following the info on socials and the news but just praying nobody was hurt.”

“We’re so glad to hear that all of our Nashville crew and friends are safe today,” Eli Young Band wrote after the explosion. “All of the love to Music City today.”

See their messages, and many more, below.

Taylor Swift gave fans a look at life at home with one of her cats on Boxing Day.

On a social media feed otherwise full of posts about her latest album, Evermore, Swift checked in with an amusing photo of Olivia on Saturday (Dec. 26). In the picture, Olivia is, fittingly, sitting inside a box.

“Boxing day,” she captioned the cute moment of her cat curled up in her chosen cozy space, along with a box emoji.

Swift hadn’t shared any new cat photos in quite a while — the last time being April — and many Swifties were happy to see a personal pic from her the day after Christmas.

“YES MORE CAT CONTENT IS WHAT WE NEEDED,” one fan commented. Another found humor in the pointed look Olivia gave the camera: “Olivia is always in a mood,” they tweeted.

See Swift’s Boxing Day snapshot below.