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While material things are common practice when it comes to holiday gifting, the ultimate gift you can give yourself and your loved ones is fluency in a language.

It’s especially a no-brainer when that gift is 50% percent off. Right now, Rosetta Stone is offering its language-learning subscription to users for 50% off this holiday season, coming in handy for our readers who are really into non-English media and music including K-pop or Latin. This offer ends on Dec. 18.

Lifetime Subscription

$199 $399 50% off

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A lifetime subscription to Rosetta Stone.

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The platform offers three subscription tiers, including a lifetime option that, as the name suggests, gives you access to the platform to learn up to 25 languages for a lifetime, including Spanish for Bad Bunny and Rosalia fans, Korean for K-pop and K-drama fans and even English for non-native speakers who love Western artists such as Lady Gaga or Taylor Swift. 

Think of it this way: The subscription gives fans who don’t know Spanish just enough time to prepare their body and mind for Bad Bunny’s 2026 Super Bowl performance so they can sing and rap along in Spanish without missing a beat.

That tier is just a single payment of $199, and consists of web and mobile access, letting polyglots practice their chosen language anytime, anywhere. You’ll also have access to livestream lessons, access to hundreds of dynamic immersive exercises to practice until perfect, and access to a TruAccent proprietary speech recognition technology that allows users to perfect their pronunciation.

12 Month Subscription

$10.95 $19.91 45% off

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A 12 month subscription to Rosetta Stone.

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Three Month Subscription

$14.95 $19.93 25% off

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A three month subscription to Rosetta Stone.

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Along with the lifetime deal, Rosetta Stone’s holiday offers extend to its three-month and 12-month tiers as well. The three month subscription is currently 25% off, that’s $14.95 a month, while the 12–month option is now 45% off, making it cheaper than the three month option at $10.95 a month.

For more than 30 years, Rosetta Stone has helped millions of people learn languages based on research-backed methods with immersive lessons and immediate pronunciation feedback that aptly prepares users for real-world conversations. Rosetta Stone has a proprietary method called Dynamic Immersion, which taps into your brain’s innate ability to learn, proving to be the most effective way to learn a language. This is a practical gift with lifelong impact, especially if you or someone you know wants to connect with their favorite artist’s music on a deeper level.

One customer raved, “There are no language crutches, only immersion. You learn in a natural way and move forward quickly. Apps with games are fun, but you learn more slowly, and you are always ‘translating,’ not immersing.”

Film admirers around the world are mourning the shocking deaths of influential director-writer-actor Rob Reiner and his wife and professional partner, Michele Singer, who were found dead in their Los Angeles home on Dec. 14. The late couple’s son Nick has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Among those remembering time spent with Reiner is Country Music Hall of Famer Reba McEntire, who worked with the film icon in North, while he also made a cameo in the Jon Small-directed music video for “Does He Love You,” McEntire’s hit collaboration with Linda Davis.

McEntire remembered Reiner by sharing a photo on Instagram of herself with Reiner on the set of the music video.

“I enjoyed every minute I was around Rob Reiner,” McEntire captioned the post. “I got to work with him on the movie North and he also helped us with our ending of my video ‘Does He Love You.’ I sure will miss him. What a gift he was to this world. Rest in peace, my friend.”

“Does He Love You” revolves around two women in a battle for the love of the same man, which the video dramatically brings to life. In the video, Davis and McEntire portray rivals, and the tension escalates throughout the clip. As the video draws to a close, McEntire’s character watches as Davis’ character rides off into the sunset on a boat with the lover, only to see the boat soon explode. From there, the video quickly cuts to a cameo from Reiner, as he’s reviewing footage from the shoot with McEntire and Davis.

Davis also shared memories of working with Reiner on the video set. Sharing McEntire’s post on Facebook, she added, “Rob was really kind and funny. As Reba said in her post, she had gotten to know Rob on set shooting their movie. His cameo appearance in our video for ‘Does He Love You’ gave some the impression that Rob had directed the video. I can’t count how many times over the last 30 years folks asked me, ‘Was Meat Head nice?’ .. ‘How was it working with Rob Reiner?’ Rob was very nice and gracious to me. He has left us so much artistic work that will live on. Jon Small did a great job on our video…and having an icon like Rob be a part was one of the many fun memories that I will cherish…”

The music video for “Does He Love You” earned a CMA Award nomination for music video of the year in 1994.

Reiner was known for directing, producing and/or writing films including This Is Spinal Tap, Stand By Me, The Princess Bride, When Harry Met Sally…, A Few Good Men, North and The Bucket List. As an actor, he appeared in movies such as This Is Spinal Tap, The Jerk, Sleepless in Seattle, Misery and The First Wives Club, as well as portraying the character Mike “Meathead” Stivic on the series All in the Family.

The Rolling Stones have reportedly called off a 2026 U.K./European tour whose dates were never officially announced. According to a report in Variety on Tuesday morning (Dec. 16) citing an unnamed source close to the band, the Stones have walked back the plans for the outing they had not officially confirmed.

Variety cited “reports” that guitarist Keith Richards, who will turn 82 on Thursday (Dec. 18), was unable to “commit” to another rigorous road outing.

The reports appear to be tied to a pair of recent stories about the veteran group in the British tabloid The Sun, in which touring pianist Chuck Leavell reportedly said that the band were planning their first run of shows since a 20-date 2024 North American run in support of their Hackney Diamonds album after being forced to pull back from plans for a summer 2025 U.K. swing, which was also never confirmed.

Leavell suggested that indefatigable singer Mick Jagger, 82 and Richards, 81, are not ready to stop touring. “They don’t want to hang up the rock ‘n’ roll shoes yet,” Leavell reportedly said. “There’s no doubt in my mind.” Leavell also reportedly said the band has been working on a new album and that “I am also sure that the band wants to perform.”

The Variety report pointed to another Sun story on Monday that cited an unnamed American music critic, who claimed that Richards told his bandmates that he “didn’t think he could commit and wasn’t keen on a big stadium tour for over four months.”

At press time a spokesperson for the band had not returned Billboard‘s request for comment and it appeared that neither Richards nor Jagger had commented on the reports on their social feeds. A spokesperson for the band also reportedly told NME that the reports of the scotched 2026 tour are true.

Hackney Diamonds producer Andrew Watt told Rolling Stone in September that he’s producing the follow-up to the Stones’ Grammy-winning 24th album — their first new studio effort in more than 15 years — describing it as like “working for Batman. When the tongue is up in the air, you just go. I can say we did some recording together, but that’s all I can say.”

Heaven knows Donna Summer had a spectacular voice, but it’s less well known that she wrote or co-wrote most of her hits. On Monday (Dec. 15), Summer finally got her flowers as a songwriter, as she was inducted posthumously into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at an intimate ceremony in West Hollywood, Calif.

In a statement, Summer’s widower Bruce Sudano said, “It’s important to me because I know how important it was for Donna. The backstory is, with all the accolades that she received over her career, being respected as a songwriter was always the thing that she felt was overlooked. So, for her to be accepted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame I know that she’s very happy… somewhere.”

Summer wrote or co-wrote nine of her 14 top 10 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. She was the sole writer of “Dim All the Lights” and co-wrote eight others: “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,” “Heaven Knows,” “Bad Girls,” “On the Radio,” “The Wanderer,” “She Works Hard for the Money” and “This Time I Know It’s for Real.”

Looking at all 32 of her Hot 100 hits, she wrote or co-wrote 18. But we want to know: Which of these hits that she wrote or co-wrote is your favorite? They are listed in chronological order:

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The holidays are never complete without iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball. The holiday music fest is a cultural staple, and now, it’s coming to you live in the comfort of your own home.

On Dec. 17, underneath the twinkle of stage lights, a slew of artists from the annual nationwide Jingle Ball tour will come together to perform in a jolly special sure to get you into the festive mood. The special, hosted by Ryan Seacrest and Elvis Duran, will feature musical acts from all different genres, from pop and K-pop to R&B and everything in between. Alex Warren, Audrey Hobert, Conan Gray, Ed Sheeran, Feid, Jessie Murph, The Kid LAROI, Laufey, Leon Thomas, MONSTA X, Myles Smith, Nelly, Olivia Dean, Ravyn Lenae, Reneé Rapp, Sean Paul and Zara Larsson are set to perform.

The special will last two hours, and gives viewers backstage access to the annual show, providing audiences a peek behind the curtain. Viewers will also be treated to special appearances by Robert De Niro, Chelsea Handler, Tiffany Haddish, Eli Manning, Oz Pearlman, the cast of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives, the Nader Sisters, Kat Dennings, Dylan Efron, Daniella Karagach, Leah Kateb, Freya Skye, Taylor Momsen, Melanie C, Darren Criss and many more.

If you’re excited about the holiday special but don’t know where to start, we’ll be showing you how you can tune in with ease. Keep reading to find out how.

How to Watch iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025 Holiday Special

The musical holiday special will be airing Wednesday, Dec. 17, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. You can watch the special a plethora of ways, however, we recommend DirectTV, Hulu + Live TV and Sling TV. If you don’t happen to catch the event live the day it airs, it will be available to stream the very next day on Hulu.

DIRECTV is a great option for those looking to stream the event. A standard subscription to DIRECTV, which gives you access to watch the special on ABC, will run you just $49.99 a month for the first month right now under the service’s ENTERTAINMENT plan. If you’re unsure about committing to a new subscription, you can simply try the service out for free for five days, which will give you plenty of time to watch the Jingle Ball special.

You’ll get access to live TV, local networks such as NBC, ABC and PBS, and you can also watch a slew of entertainment networks, including AMC, Bravo, E!, FX, FXX, Freeform, HGTV, Hallmark Channel, Lifetime and Paramount Network. That’s more than 90-plus channels that you can tap into.

iHeartRadio special is also available on Sling TV in select markets.

Sling TV is another live TV streaming option giving users the ability to access cable channels and on-demand content over the internet, making a cable subscription obsolete. To access the Jingle Ball special, you’ll need a Sling Blue subscription which is $50.99 a month. Depending on your needs, you can purchase temporary passes for a day ($4.99), weekend ($9.99), or week ($14.99) to watch the show and test out the service for a limited time. Sling Blue has more than 40-plus channels including, NBC, NFL Network, Bravo, CNN and FOX News.

Another option is a Hulu + Live TV subscription, given that BET is included in the live TV channel lineup. A subscription to the service (with ads) will cost approximately $82.99 per month, while the plan without ads goes for $95.99 per month.

This subscription gives you access to the titles in Hulu’s library, along with live TV programs 24/7. This is one of the more pricy plans on our list. However, the bundle is well worth the price because of the added Hulu titles. As previously mentioned, the special will be available the day after it airs live on Hulu, giving you double the access to the special if you have Hulu + Live TV.