Nicholas Hautman

The old Taylor Swift may be dead, but the new one is doing just fine. After taking a much-needed professional break, the pop star came back swinging in 2018 with one accomplishment after the next. Swift’s biggest feat came with her record-breaking Reputation stadium tour, which ran from May 8 to November 21 and became […]

Lady Gaga delivered nothing but hits — and then some! — during the launch of her highly anticipated Enigma residency at Park MGM resort’s Park Theater in Las Vegas on Friday, December 28. Hours before the show started, Us Weekly exclusively revealed that the pop star’s setlist includes “a ton of greatest hits” mixed with […]

2018 was jam-packed with hit after hit. From Ariana Grande to Travis Scott and Drake, check out Us Weekly’s list of the 10 best songs of 2018! 10. Nicki Minaj, “Barbie Dreams” Nobody is safe on Her Minajesty’s old-school dis track. Over a sample of The Notorious B.I.G.’s “Just Playing (Dreams),” Minaj playfully takes aim […]

Usher filed for divorce from his estranged wife, Grace Miguel, on Friday, December 28, in Atlanta, Us Weekly can confirm. The news comes nine months after the pair told Us exclusively that they had called it quits on their two-year marriage. According to legal documents obtained by The Blast, Usher, 40, and Miguel, 49, separated on December […]

Lady Gaga once sang, “Just dance, gonna be OK.” And she’ll do just that when her Las Vegas residency Enigma kicks off at the Park MGM resort’s new Park Theater on Friday, December 28. “Gaga’s show is insane. It’s super high-energy and has a ton of innovative production elements,” a source tells Us Weekly exclusively. […]

Grover may be in a whole lot of trouble! The beloved Sesame Street character made headlines after some viewers debated whether he dropped the F-bomb in a recent episode. A Reddit user posted the six-second clip on Thursday, December 27, and wrote, “May have just found next ‘Yanni or Laurel’ soundbite thanks to my daughter’s […]

A transformer explosion at a power pant in the Astoria neighborhood of Queens, New York, caused the city’s skyline to light up in an eerie shade of blue late Thursday, December 27. The energy company Con Edison confirmed on Twitter that there was “a brief electrical fire” at its substation on 20th Avenue and 32nd […]

Cardi B came out of left field. The Bronx native was a little-known stripper-turned-reality star just a year and a half ago, but she defied the odds and became the hottest rapper of 2018. Though the 26-year-old’s rise to fame technically started in 2017 with the release of her single “Bodak Yellow,” she took things […]

Back on? Cardi B and Offset were spotted together in Puerto Rico on Friday, December 21, two weeks after she announced their split. TMZ published photos of the “Money” rapper, 26, and the Migos member, 27, riding a jet ski during a pre-holiday vacation. Eyewitnesses told the website that the estranged couple seemed cozy as they […]

Danielle Staub’s divorce is getting even uglier. The Real Housewives of New Jersey star accused her estranged husband, Marty Caffrey, of physical and verbal abuse, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. Staub, 56, claimed in her newly filed answer and counterclaim that the businessman, 66, has subjected her to “acts of extreme cruelty” […]

Christie Brinkley made her big-screen debut in the 1983 classic National Lampoon’s Vacation, but she turned down a role in the Christmas sequel six years later. “I was asked to be in Christmas Vacation,” the model, 64, reveals to Us Weekly exclusively, noting that she declined at the advice of her late father, Don. “He […]

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg underwent surgery on Friday, December 21, to remove two malignant growths from her left lung. The court said in a statement that the 85-year-old’s pulmonary lobectomy was performed at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City. “Post-surgery, there was no evidence of any remaining disease,” read the […]

Audrina Patridge is officially single. The Hills star has finalized her divorce from Corey Bohan, according to court documents obtained by Us Weekly. A judgment of dissolution was granted and entered on Wednesday, December 19. Patridge, 33, and the BMX pro, 36, waived their rights for spousal support. They each received a house, in addition to […]

A picture is worth a thousand words — and 2018 was no exception. Us Weekly rounded up the most memorable photos of the year. Scroll down to see if your favorites made the cut!

Jon Bernthal was supposed to play astronaut David Scott in First Man, but the Walking Dead star was forced to drop out due to a scary family emergency that occurred shortly before filming began in late 2017. Bernthal, 42, revealed in his Men’s Health January/February 2019 cover story, which was published online on Thursday, December […]

Danielle Maltby is still reeling from her ex Paulie Calafiore’s cheating scandal. The Bachelor alum took to Instagram on Wednesday, December 19, to open up about the aftermath and how she is coping, though she did not directly name the former Big Brother star. “I am really struggling today… I don’t want to get out of […]

Mariah Carey’s “All I Want for Christmas Is You” has dominated the charts every December since 1994, but the pop diva’s friendship with the yuletide smash’s cowriter, Walter Afanasieff, has been far from merry. “We had a falling out,” Afanasieff said in an interview with Radio Times published on Tuesday, December 18. “I would have […]

Pete Davidson and Dan Crenshaw didn’t get off to a good start, but they’ve put the past behind them. The congressman-elect revealed in a new interview that he reached out to the Saturday Night Live star to check on him after Davidson shared an alarming message. “It was pretty devastating,” Crenshaw, 34, said on KPRC2 […]

Happy and healthy! Selena Gomez was spotted for the first time since checking into treatment in October. The “Back to You” singer, 26, and a large group of friends went snow tubing in Big Bear Lake, California, on Tuesday, December 18. She was all smiles in a series of photos shared on Instagram by actress […]

It’s worth a try! Diplo made a flirty comment toward Cardi B after her recent split from husband Offset. The “I Like It” rapper, 26, shared a photo of herself in a pink cardigan and a striped pencil skirt on Instagram on Sunday, December 16. She captioned it with lyrics from her new single “Money,” […]

Kylie Jenner and Khloé Kardashian were less than thrilled about their brother Rob Kardashian’s relationship with Blac Chyna. Emails that the sisters exchanged about the former couple in December 2016 were recently revealed in the Kardashian-Jenner family’s court case with Chyna. “I feel very strongly about canceling Season 2 for Rob&Chyna,” Kylie, 21, wrote in […]