KPop Demon Hunters isn’t done changing culture just yet.

On Sunday (Jan. 11) night at the 2026 Golden Globes, the film’s signature smash “Golden” became the first K-pop song to win the Golden Globes for best original song, motion picture. Performed by HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna & REI AMI) with music by Joong Gyu Kwak, Yu Han Lee, Hee Dong Nam, Jeong Hoon Seo and Park Hong Jun and lyrics by Kim Eun-Jae (EJAE) and Mark Sonnenblick, “Golden” won the Golden Globe for its aforementioned songwriters.

In her teary acceptance speech, EJAE (Kim Eun-Jae) opened up about rejection, “redirection” and finding her purpose. EJAE said she worked “tirelessly for 10 years” as a young girl to become a K-pop idol, but was “rejected and disappointed” when she was eventually told her “voice wasn’t good enough.”

“So I leaned on song and music to get through it and now I’m here as a singer-songwriter,” she continued. “It’s a dream come true to be part of a song that’s helping other girls, other boys and everyone of all ages to get through their hardships and accept themselves.”

EJAE added, “This award goes to people who had doors closed on them. I can confidently say rejection is redirection. It’s never too late to shine like you were born to be.”

“Golden” became one of the biggest surprise hits of 2025, topping the Billboard Hot 100 for eight weeks. Toward the end of 2025, the singers of HUNTR/X talked to Billboard about their pinch-me moments of their breakout year.

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Goodbye, Glinda. Ariana Grande shifted back to her signature style at the 2026 Golden Globes, opting for a custom-designed, black Vivienne Westwood dress and a brunette, high ponytail in place of the pale pink gowns and blonde locks she’d adopted during her Wicked era.

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The high ponytail has long been Grande’s signature hairstyle. The choice to return to it seems fitting as she gets closer to kicking off her highly anticipated Eternal Sunshine Tour, which launches in June.

Grande was nominated for best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture for her role as Glinda in Jon M. Chu’s Wicked: For Good at Sunday night’s ceremony. (Catch up with the full list of Golden Globe nominees and winners as they’re announced here.)

Post-awards season, Grande’s also got a top-secret project in the works — “I can’t say much yet, but it’s something that inspires me deeply,” she said in an interview with Variety last week — but don’t expect the pop star/actress back in the recording studio again just yet.

“Ma’am i would need an extra brain and four more arms,” she wrote on Instagram, responding to speculation that she’s working on new music ahead of her summer tour, for which she’ll begin rehearsals for soon.

As of Sunday, Wicked: For Good has grossed $522.3 million worldwide in its first eight weeks at the boxoffice. That stat has the movie currently landing at No. 3 on Billboard’s list of the top-grossing films that are adapted from Broadway musicals.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another went into the 2026 Golden Globes as a favorite: it received nine nods, the most of any film nominated at the 83rd annual Golden Globes. But Teyana Taylor’s win was far from a foregone conclusion. When it was revealed that the actor-musical artist had won her first Golden Globe — best performance by a female actor in a supporting role in any motion picture — on Sunday (Jan. 11) night, she was beside herself.

“I almost didn’t write a speech because I didn’t think I’d win,” Taylor said, crying and even shaking a bit as she began her acceptance remarks. “My babies are upstairs watching – y’all better be off those damn phones and watching right now,” she joked.

As her co-stars (and many others) gave her a standing ovation, Taylor thanked her director, calling him “Paul ‘Let Him Cook’ Anderson” and thanking him for his “vision” of One Battle After Another, which he also co-wrote.

After thanking her family, co-stars and team, she added an impactful message. “Last, but most importantly, to my Brown sisters and little Brown girls watching tonight. Our softness is not a liability. Our depth is not too much. Our light does not need permission to shine. We belong in every room we walk into. Our voices matter and our dreams deserve space.”

Taylor released her latest solo album, Escape Room, last fall. She told Billboard all about her new album in an episode of Takes Us Out.

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For the second year in a row, Nikki Glaser is readying some zingers, grabbing the mic and hosting the Golden Globes on Sunday (Jan. 11).

Plenty of music stars are present and accounted for at the show and on the Golden Globes red carpet: Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco, Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra, Teyana Taylor, Jennifer Lopez, Omar Apollo, Snoop Dogg and many others.

One Battle After Another, starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn and Chase Infiniti, leads the nominations among movies with nine nods. Wicked: For Good, starring Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, nabbed five nominations. On the television side, The White Lotus has the most nominations (six) with the Selena Gomez-starring Only Murders in the Building nabbing four nods.

Lopez gave Entertainment Tonight’s red carpet hosts a preview of what to expect from her next film, Office Romance. “It’s a romantic comedy, it’s a little edgy. It’s not your typical J.Lo romcom,” she said. “It is a romcom, but it’s also a new evolution of it.”

Miley Cyrus told ET’s red carpet host about writing “Dream As One” for Avatar: Fire and Ash alongside her co-writers, Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt. “We’re starting from a place of trust and confidence,” Cyrus said. “I had the experience of losing my house to fire… I carried that with me. We were the right people for the job.” She went deep with Billboard about creating the song, too, which you can watch here.

The 2026 Golden Globes took over the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Sunday (Jan. 11), airing on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

The Golden Globes are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.

HUNTR/X, Audrey Nuna, Ejae & Rei Ami and Mark Sonnenblick caught up with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly on the red carpet of the 2026 Golden Globes.

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Billboard is on the red carpet at The Beverly Hilton, and we’re also updating the full list of Golden Globe winners all Sunday night (Jan. 11) below.

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Of course, Billboard will be paying special attention to the two music categories: best original song and best original score. There’s a lot of star power in the song category — including the eight-week Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit “Golden,” performed by HUNTR/X (EJAE, Audrey Nuna and REI AMI) for the Netflix animated powerhouse KPop Demon Hunters.

The massive hit has competition from Miley Cyrus’ “Dream as One” from Avatar: Fire & Ash, which was written by Cyrus, Andrew Wyatt, Mark Ronson and Simon Franglen; Miles Caton’s “I Lied to You,” written by Raphael Saadiq and Ludwig Göransson for Sinners; Cynthia Erivo’s “No Place Like Home” written by Stephen Schwartz for Wicked: For Good; Ariana Grande’s “The Girl in the Bubble,” also written by Schwartz for the Wicked sequel; and Nick Cave’s title track from Train Dreams, which Cave co-wrote with Aaron Dessner.

In the score category, perennial nominees Alexandre Desplat (Frankenstein), Jonny Greenwood (One Battle After Another), Ludwig Göransson (Sinners) and Hans Zimmer (F1) will compete against first-timers Kangding Ray (Sirāt) and Max Richter (Hamnet).

You can follow along with all the winners — music and beyond — in our updating complete winners list below.

The Golden Globes are produced by Dick Clark Productions, which is owned by Penske Media Eldridge, a joint venture between Eldridge Industries and Billboard parent company Penske Media.

“I Just Might,” the new single from Bruno Mars, tops this week’s fan-voted music poll.

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Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Jan. 9) on Billboard, choosing the singer’s fresh arrival as their favorite new drop.

“I Just Might” was released in a week that also saw new music streaming in from The Kid LAROI, Zach Bryan, Robyn and more. Bruno Mars maintained a strong lead up until the poll’s closing on Sunday, ultimately surpassing 71% of the vote.

It’s been almost 10 years since Bruno Mars released a new solo album (following 2016’s 24K Magic, which peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard 200). New set The Romantic, his fourth full-length collection, is due Feb. 27 from Atlantic Records. “I Just Might” and its official music video — which the artist himself co-directed (with Daniel Ramos) and co-choreographed (alongside Phil Tayag) — offers a first taste of his new work.

Last week also brought the reveal of the pop star’s upcoming Romantic Tour, which launches in April and runs through October across North America, Canada and Europe. Presale tickets will be available beginning Jan. 14, with a general on-sale coming a day later.

Among the new releases trailing behind “I Just Might” are The Kid LAROI’s Before I Forget EP (with 17% of the vote), Zach Bryan’s With Heaven on Top album (with 3% of the vote) and Robyn’s new single “Talk to Me” and (with 2% of the vote).

See the final results of this week’s poll below.


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SEVENTEEN’s Joshua caught up with Billboard’s Tetris Kelly on the red carpet of the 2026 Golden Globes.

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To conclude NFL Wild Card Weekend, the Los Angeles Chargers are heading to Foxborough to face the New England Patriots.

Led by potential MVP Drake May, the Pats saw an unbelievable turnaround this season, going 14-3, winning the AFC East title and obtaining the No. 2 seed in the conference. For the Chargers, this is their second-straight season with 11 wins under Jim Harbaugh. With their division rivals, the Kansas City Chiefs, finally out of their way, can Justin Herbert lead LA to the Suer Bowl?

Here’s how to tune into to the Patriots vs. Chargers wild card game.

When Does the Patriots vs. Chargers Game Start?

Patriots vs. Chargers game will kickoff on Jan. 11 at 8:15 p.m. ET/5:30 p.m. PT at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA.

Where to Watch Patriots vs. Chargers Online

The NFL Wild Card game will broadcast live on NBC but can be streamed through Sling Blue. Keep scrolling on how to sign up for the streaming service.

Here’s How to Watch the Patriots vs. Chargers Wild Card Game on Sling TV

Sling TV offers the Blue package, which comes with NBC, USA Network, CNBC, MS NOW, Bravo and others. Blue is one of the most affordable options and comes with more than 40 channels and can be streamed on up to three device at a time. Please note: Pricing and channel availability varies from market-to-market.

Meanwhile, starting at $4.99 for the Sling 1-Day Pass, you can access Sling Blue for 24 hours. Additionally, the Sling 3-Day Pass goes for $9.99 to access Sling Blue from Friday-to-Sunday. Sling 7-Day Pass, which goes for $14.99, gets you access for seven days of Sling Blue.

Please note: Prices and channel availability depends on your local TV market. You can learn more about Sling TV here.

Crossover tenor Andrea Bocelli will be among the headline performers for the Milan Cortina Winter Olympics opening ceremony on Feb. 6, joining the previously announced pop diva Mariah Carey, organizers announced on Sunday (Jan. 11).

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The 2026 Olympics opening ceremony will be centered in Milan’s landmark San Siro soccer stadium, featuring the Parade of Athletes and entertainment over the course of the three-hour spectacle that is expected to be the most widely viewed moment of the Games.

Reflecting the Milan Cortina Games’ status as the most spread-out Olympics in history, elements of the opening ceremony will also be conducted in three other locations, allowing athletes from all far-flung disciplines to participate. Moments will be beamed to the televised audience from Cortina in the heart of the Dolomite mountains, Livigno in the Italian Alps, as well as Predazzo in the autonomous province of Trento.

The ceremony will also include a tribute to the late Italian fashion designer Giorgio Armani, who died in September at the age of 91. Armani has long designed the Italian team’s Olympic uniforms, and his legacy as one of the founders of Italian ready-to-wear is tightly tied to Milan, where he left his mark with the Armani theater, Silos museum and sponsorship of the EA7 Emporio Armani Milano basketball team.

Bocelli, a classically trained singer whose recordings include classical and pop music, has performed for the coronation of King Charles III and for the 75th anniversary of the Italian Constitution in Rome. In a career-spanning release titled Duets (30th Anniversary), Bocelli sings in Italian, English, French and Spanish, collaborating with musicians ranging from Karol G to Chris Stapleton.

He will appear at the Olympic ceremony during a break from a world tour, according to his official calendar, traveling the next day to perform at the Schottenstein Center in Columbus, Ohio, on Feb. 7, followed by six other U.S. dates.

Bocelli’s performance “will constitute one of the most iconic moments of the event, uniting the spectacle with the essence of Olympic values,’’ organizers said in a statement, adding that Bocelli’s inclusion will “contribute a contemporary and global tone to the narrative.’’

Details about the ceremony, which is being produced by Marco Balich, a veteran of more than a dozen Olympic ceremonies, have been trickling out over recent months.

Carey, the first international star named to perform at San Siro, adds some American pop-star pedigree to the opening event. The six-time Grammy award winner announced her participation in an Instagram post saying, “Ci vediamo a Milano,’’ Italian for “See you in Milan.”

Italian actors Sabrina Impacciatore, who appeared in the second season of HBO’s The White Lotus, and Matilde De Angelis, who starred in the Netflix series The Law According to Lydia Poet, will also participate in the opening ceremony, organizers have announced.

A crowd of 60,000 spectators is expected, with millions more watching on television.

Internationally acclaimed ballet star Roberto Bolle will headline the closing ceremony, which is slated for Verona’s ancient Roman Arena on Feb. 22.


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