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Mariah Carey’s “Christmas” Song De-throned, Knocked to Number 3 by Stevie Nicks and Jason Kelce!

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Mariah Carey’s “Christmas” Song De-throned, Knocked to Number 3 by Stevie Nicks and Jason Kelce!

This is the 30th anniversary year for Mariah Carey’s “All i Want for Christmas.” The 90s pop star has turned Christmas into a huge business with lots of merchandise including the record.

But “All I Want for Christmas” is already facing stiff competition on the holiday music charts. After a few days at number 1, it’s been toppled at number 1 by a new release.

“Maybe this Christmas” was released on Friday and has shot to the top of the iTunes Holiday charts. The song is by Fleetwood Mac’s Stevie Nicks and ex-NFL star Jason Kelce, brother of Travis Kelce who is Taylot Swift’s boyfriend.

The song is written by Rex Sexsmith. It’s part of Kelce’s annual charity album titled “A Philly Special Christmas Party.”

Mariah is knocked to number 3 because Number 2 is Cher and Kelly Clarkson’s “DJ Play a Christmas Song,” also new this week.

Hear it all below:

“Gladiator II” Star Paul Mescal Bringing “Streetcar Named Desire” to New York in March 2025

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“Gladiator II” Star Paul Mescal Bringing “Streetcar Named Desire” to New York in March 2025

Paul Mescal is going to be very busy in March 2025.

His hit London production of “A Streetcar Named Desire” is coming to Brooklyn’s BAM Theater after a run at the Almeida Theater in Islington. The play featuring the “Gladiator II” star is making a second run in London before coming here.

At the same, Mescal will be in the Oscars mix that month for “Gladiator II” without a doubt. The Paramount release launches soon, and Mescal will have a lot of awards promotion all winter.

Of course, in “Streetcar” Mescal plays the Marlon Brando role of bellowing lout Stanley Kowalski. The last time I saw “Streetcar” on stage was also at BAM, with Joel Edgerton as Stanley. It seems like a short time ago, but that was 2008. Cate Blanchett played Blanche.

It’s interesting that producers are bringing Mescal to BAM, which is technically off Broadway and not eligible for Tony Awards. But many British imports, especially from the Almeida, set down in Brooklyn — the equivalent of Islington. It takes the pressure off the productions and guarantees a solid audience.

Coincidentally, Mescal’s “Gladiator II” co-star Denzel Washington will be opening on Broadway in “Othello” at the same time. The Oscars will be held March 2nd in Los Angeles.

Grammys Full List: Beyonce Poised for Victory with “Cowboy Carter” in Mostly Female Crowd

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Grammys Full List: Beyonce Poised for Victory with “Cowboy Carter” in Mostly Female Crowd

Here’s the full list of Grammy nominees.

Beyonce looks good with several nominations for “Cowboy Carter” in general and in country. The album, as well as songs “Texas Hold ‘Em” and “16 Carriages” are thoroughly represented.

Taylor Swift is, too. But it’s interesting that she didn’t get a Pop Solo nomination, or any song nods except for “Fortnight,” her duet with Post Malone.

Even Taylor knows it’s too much already. Her producer, the ubiquitous Jack Antonoff, wasn’t nominated this year. He won last year.

Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars are nominated for “Die with a Smile.” But Gaga’s “Harlequin” album was ignored, even in the jazz category.

Yes, both the Beatles and Rolling Stones were nominated. I hope they each win. It only took 60 years. LOL.

The big mysteries: how albums by Andre 3000 and Jacob Collier, each of which sold very little, got into Album of the Year. To be a fly on the wall at those horse trading sessions!

Album Of The Year
New Blue Sun – André 3000
COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
BRAT – Charli xcx
Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish
Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift

Song Of The Year
“A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish O’Connell & Finneas O’Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
“Die With A Smile” – Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
“Fortnight” – Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)
“Good Luck, Babe!” – Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
“Please Please Please” – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

Record of the Year

“Now and Then” – The Beatles
Giles Martin & Paul McCartney, producers; Geoff Emerick, Steve Genewick, Jon Jacobs, Greg McAllister, Steve Orchard, Keith Smith, Mark ‘Spike’ Stent & Bruce Sugar, engineers/mixers; Miles Showell, mastering engineer

“TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” – Beyoncé
Beyoncé, Nate Ferraro, Killah B & Raphael Saadiq, producers; Hotae Alexander Jang, Alex Nibley & Stuart White, engineers/mixers; Colin Leonard, mastering engineer

“Espresso” – Sabrina Carpenter
Julian Bunetta, producer; Julian Bunetta & Jeff Gunnell, engineers/mixers; Nathan Dantzler, mastering engineer

“360” – Charli xcx

Cirkut & A. G. Cook, producers; Cirkut & Manny Marroquin, engineers/mixers; Idania Valencia, mastering engineer

FINNEAS & Chaz Sexton, engineers/mixers; Dale Becker, mastering engineer

“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
Sean Momberger, Mustard & Sounwave, producers; Ray Charles Brown Jr. & Johnathan Turner, engineers/mixers; Nicolas de Porcel, mastering engineer

“Good Luck, Babe!” – Chappell Roan
Dan Nigro, producer; Mitch McCarthy & Dan Nigro, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

“Fortnight” – Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone
Jack Antonoff, Louis Bell & Taylor Swift, producers; Louis Bell, Bryce Bordone, Serban Ghenea, Sean Hutchinson, Oli Jacobs, Michael Riddleberger & Laura Sisk, engineers/mixers; Randy Merrill, mastering engineer

“BIRDS OF A FEATHER” – Billie Eilish
FINNEAS & Billie Eilish, producers; Thom Beemer, Jon Castelli, Billie Eilish, Aron Forbes, Brad Lauchert,

Best New Artist
Benson Boone
Sabrina Carpenter
Doechii
Khruangbin
RAYE
Chappell Roan
Shaboozey
Teddy Swims

Producer Of The Year, Non-Classical
Alissia
Dernst “D’Mile” Emile II
Ian Fitchuk
Mustard
Daniel Nigro

Songwriter Of The Year, Non-Classical
Jessi Alexander
Amy Allen
Edgar Barrera
Jessie Jo Dillon
RAYE

Best Pop Vocal Album
Short n’ Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish
eternal sunshine – Ariana Grande
Chappell Roan The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift

Best Dance Pop Recording
“Make You Mine” – Madison Beer
“Von dutch” – Charli xcx
“L’AMOUR DE MA VIE [OVER NOW EXTENDED EDIT]” – Billie Eilish
“yes, and?” – Ariana Grande
“Got Me Started” – Troye Sivan

Best Rock Song
“Beautiful People (Stay High)” – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters (The Black Keys)
“Broken Man” – Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
“Dark Matter” – Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Pearl Jam)
“Dilemma” – Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt, songwriters (Green Day)
“Gift Horse” – Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)

Best Alternative Music Album
Wild God – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
Charm – Clairo
The Collective – Kim Gordon
What Now – Brittany Howard
All Born Screaming – St. Vincent

Best R&B Song
“After Hours” – Diovanna Frazier, Alex Goldblatt, Kehlani Parrish, Khris Riddick-Tynes & Daniel Upchurch, songwriters (Kehlani)
“Burning” – Ronald Banful & Temilade Openiyi, songwriters (Tems)
“Here We Go (Uh Oh)” – Sara Diamond, Sydney Floyd, Marisela Jackson, Courtney Jones, Carl McCormick & Kelvin Wooten, songwriters (Coco Jones)
“Ruined Me” – Jeff Gitelman, Priscilla Renea & Kevin Theodore, songwriters (Muni Long)
“Saturn” – Rob Bisel, Carter Lang, Solána Rowe, Jared Solomon & Scott Zhang, songwriters (SZA)

Best Progressive R&B Album
So Glad to Know You – Avery*Sunshine
En Route – Durand Bernarr
Bando Stone And The New World – Childish Gambino
CRASH – Kehlani
Why Lawd? – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

Best Rap Performance
“Enough (Miami)” – Cardi B
“When The Sun Shines Again” – Common & Pete Rock Featuring Posdnuos
“NISSAN ALTIMA” – Doechii
“Houdini” – Eminem
“Like That” – Future, Metro Boomin & Kendrick Lamar
“Yeah Glo!” – GloRilla
“Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar

Best Alternative Jazz Album
Night Reign – Arooj Aftab
New Blue Sun – André 3000
Code Derivation – Robert Glasper
Foreverland – Keyon Harrold
No More Water: The Gospel Of James Baldwin – Meshell Ndegeocello

Best Country Album
COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
Higher – Chris Stapleton
Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson

Best Americana Album
The Other Side – T Bone Burnett
$10 Cowboy – Charley Crockett
Trail Of Flowers – Sierra Ferrell
Polaroid Lovers – Sarah Jarosz
No One Gets Out Alive – Maggie Rose
Tigers Blood – Waxahatchee

Best Latin Pop Album
Funk Generation – Anitta
El Viaje – Luis Fonsi
GARCÍA – Kany García
Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira
ORQUÍDEAS – Kali Uchis

Best African Music Performance
“Tomorrow” – Yemi Alade
“MMS” – Asake & Wizkid
“Sensational” – Chris Brown Featuring Davido & Lojay
“Higher” – Burna Boy
“Love Me JeJe” – Tems

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Televison)
American Fiction – Laura Karpman, composer
Challengers – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
The Color Purple – Kris Bowers, composer
Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer, composer
Shōgun – Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

Best Opera Recording
Adams: Girls of the Golden West – John Adams, conductor; Paul Appleby, Julia Bullock, Hye Jung Lee, Daniela Mack, Elliot Madore, Ryan McKinny & Davóne Tines; Dmitriy Lipay, producer (Los Angeles Philharmonic; Los Angeles Master Chorale)
Catán: Florencia en el Amazonas – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Mario Chang, Michael Chioldi, Greer Grimsley, Nancy Fabiola Herrera, Mattia Olivieri, Ailyn Pérez & Gabriella Reyes; David Frost, producer (The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; The Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Moravec: The Shining – Gerard Schwarz, conductor; Tristan Hallett, Kelly Kaduce & Edward Parks; Blanton Alspaugh, producer (Kansas City Symphony; Lyric Opera of Kansas City Chorus)
Puts: The Hours – Yannick Nézet-Séguin, conductor; Joyce DiDonato, Renée Fleming & Kelli O’Hara; David Frost, producer (Metropolitan Opera Orchestra; Metropolitan Opera Chorus)
Saariaho: Adriana Mater – Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Fleur Barron, Axelle Fanyo, Nicholas Phan & Christopher Purves; Jason O’Connell, producer (San Francisco Symphony; San Francisco Symphony Chorus; Timo Kurkikangas)

Grammy Noms 2025: The Beatles First Nom Since 1970, Rolling Stones Nom for Best Rock Album!

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Grammy Noms 2025: The Beatles First Nom Since 1970, Rolling Stones Nom for Best Rock Album!

The 2025 Grammy nominations are here. Full list coming.

Beyonce didn;t get a Best R&B album nomination for her Cowboy Carter album! But she was nominated for Best Country Song and Album.

Best New Artist

Benson Boone, Sabrina Carpetner, Doecchii, Raye, Chappell Roan, Shabooey, Teddy Swims

Album of the Year

Andre 3000, Beyonce, Sabrina, Charlie, Jacob Collier, Bollie, Chappell, Taylor

Record of the Year

Beatles, Beyonce, Sabrina, Charlie, Billie, Kendrick, Chappell, Taylor and Post

Song of the Year

Bar Song, Birds of a Feather, Die With a Smile, Fortnight, Good Luck, Not Like U, Please Please Please, Texas Hold ‘Em

Pop Solo Performance:

No Taylor Swift! Nominees are Beyonce, Sabrina Carpenter, Charlie XCX, Billie Eilish, Chappell Roan

Duo or Group Performance:

Gracie and Taylor, Beyonce and Post Malone, Charlie XCX and Billie, Ariana-Brandy-Monica, Lady Gaga-Bruno Mars

Rock Album:

Rolling Stones, Green Day, Pearl Jam, Black Crowes

Exclusive: “Yellowstone” Final Season Begins with Costner’s John Dutton Buying the Ranch

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Exclusive: “Yellowstone” Final Season Begins with Costner’s John Dutton Buying the Ranch

The final season opener of “Yellowstone” screened tonight at the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

It’s no secret that Kevin Costner and the show parted company some time ago. Costner’s character, John Dutton, had a lot of enemies, his exit wasn’t hard to execute.

Spies at MoMA confirmed that Dutton buys the ranch, so to speak, in the first episode. A family member does the deed but I’ll leave out the name of the culprit.

This won’t be like “Who Shot JR?” a mystery that went on for months. Viewers will learn who did it, and who Id’s the body right away.

Is it a ruse? Could Dutton be pretending to be dead only to turn up in the final episode? Anything is possible. But Costner is gone, and so is Dutton.

Costner did drop hints that he might somehow return, so maybe he’ll surprise everyone at the end. That would be amusing. But on Sunday, John Dutton is going boots up for all intents and purposes.

Costner, meantime, is busy trying to get “Horizon, Part 2” released and raise the money for parts 3 and 4. Part 1 was a box office dud, losing all of its $100 plus million for Warner Bros. as well as the $38 million Costner invested in it.

Trump Is Back So 2025 Kennedy Center Honors Will Be Prez-Free, White House Correspondents Dinner, Too

“Grey’s Anatomy” Is Back Tonight But the End is Near as Audience is Vanishing

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“Grey’s Anatomy” Is Back Tonight But the End is Near as Audience is Vanishing

It’s the 21st season of “Grey’s Anatomy.”

Frankly, they could be doing anything on that once popular ABC drama. No one is paying attention.

With 5 episodes this season, the show’s average rating is down 26.6% from last season. In the key demo, the fall off has been 40%.

The October 24th episode had just 2.1 million viewers. The previous week was 2 million.

The party is over. It’s lasted a long time but they’ve squeezed this thing until nothing is left. Star Ellen Pompeo is rich beyond words, and she only appears in a few episodes this season. There are only two regulars aside from Pompeo who’ve made it to the end — Chandra Wilson and James Pickens Jr. Kevin McKidd would be third on the list. They will never have to work again.

There’s a new episode tonight. The hospital has gone through everything possible. What could be left except an alien invasion?

Trump Media Stock Price Falls 20% Since Opening Bell as Investors Sell Off Despite Election

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Trump Media Stock Price Falls 20% Since Opening Bell as Investors Sell Off Despite Election

Trump Media stock is in a free fall.

After one hour of trading today the stock has fallen a whopping 20%.

This is despite Trump being elected in Tuesday’s debacle.

What’s causing this? Trump Media announced yesterday it lost $19 million in the last quarter. Again, this is despite adding streaming to their site. Investors are just selling off.

Meantime, the stock market itself is booming.

Maybe people realized what horrible voting decisions they made on Tuesday!

Maybe they also got the message that Trump is allowing known conspiracy theorist and philanderer Robert Kennedy Jr. to take over health administration in this country. He plans to eliminate fluoride from our drinking water and cancel vaccines. The Department of Education will also be gutted. Project 2025 will be installed, stripping most civil rights.

MGM Amazon’s $250 Mil Film Starring The Rock Called “Red One” Panned by Critics

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MGM Amazon’s $250 Mil Film Starring The Rock Called “Red One” Panned by Critics

A lot of right wing nuts have been X-ing me with this idea: Hollywood is over.

They may be right.

To wit, a big studio movie called “Red One” starring The Rock and Chris Evans, directed by Jake Kasdan. It’s coming on November 15th.

“Red One” has been seen by 21 reviewers so far, most of whom hated it. The Rotten Tomatoes score is just 33. Red One is a nickname for Santa Claus, by the way. This is supposed to be a Christmas movie.

There are at least 12 named producers for “Red One.” Amazon MGM is just distributing it. So those producers may be in for a shock if the film loses all its money.

Film critic Ed Douglas wrote: “Possibly one of the most misguided holiday movies ever made. Instead of putting you into the Xmas spirit, it makes you feel as if you’ve just been force-fed a giant lump of coal.”

Variety’s Owen Gleiberman: “Red One could almost be the movie version of Vampire Assassin 4. It’s that busy and bumptious, that overstuffed with cheesy digital effects, that generically derivative a piece of violent kitsch.”

Trump Is Back So 2025 Kennedy Center Honors Will Be Prez-Free, White House Correspondents Dinner, Too

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Trump Is Back So 2025 Kennedy Center Honors Will Be Prez-Free, White House Correspondents Dinner, Too

You may remember that short fingered vulgarian Donald Trump was already president.

During his years of 2017, 2018, and 2019 Trump broke tradition and stayed away from the Kennedy Center Honors.

He was invited, but declined.

Starting in 2017, the recipients refused to go to his White House for the customary dinner and ceremony before the TV show. Among them were Norman Lear, Carmen Lavallade, Lionel Ritchie, Gloria Estefan, and LL Cool J.

“I’m thankful he chose not to come,” said Estefan to USA Today on the red carpet of the president’s decision. “All it does is overshadow the accomplishments of people who spent a lifetime trying to do something.”

The same thing happened in the two years that followed. In 2020, because Trump had let the pandemic zoom out of control, there was no ceremony.

Similarly, the White House Correspondents Dinner was Trump free from 2017-2020. Trump hates the press and ridicules them. He’s threatened violence and lawsuits against them. So next spring’s gala — and the three that follow — will likely be held as resistance dinners.

As for the Kennedy Center Honors next month, expect Joe and Jill Biden to pull out all the stops for one last ballyhoo. A year from now things will be quite different, with Trump at home eating Quarter Pounders and watching world wrestling while the glamorous people are satisfied staying away from him.

Trump is no fan of the arts, and hates science. So if he does give out Medals of Freedom during this term they will not be to anyone deserving. In his first term, Trump gave out awards to big donors. He insulted veterans and others with his behavior on the Medal of Honor. Many people declined including football coach Bill Bellicheck, and Dolly Parton, who said no twice.

Trump was so desperate to find willing recipients for awards that he gave them to dead people — Elvis Presley and Babe Ruth. He bestowed awards on nutjobs like Jim Jordan, and right wing athletes like Mariano Rivera. In 2025 I guess Dennis Quaid, Zachary Levi, and Kid Rock will be on his list.

Trump Media Stock Has Fallen Over 14% In 5 Days, Dropped by $9 Today, Down Another 8% in After Hours

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Trump Media Stock Has Fallen Over 14% In 5 Days, Dropped by $9 Today, Down Another 8% in After Hours

10:11 pm update: In after hours trading, DJT has dropped another 8% to $32.97.

EARLIER WEDS: Yeah, yeah. Trump won the election.

You’d think the price of his Trump Media stock would have shot up.

Alas, it didn’t.

Trump Media did open at $44.35 this morning at 9:30am. But it closed the day at $35.92.

All the posturing and crazy hate on Truth Social didn’t help.

But readers, you don’t care, I think? You didn’t care about 34 felony convictions, or being labeled a rapist by a judge, or the judgements against Trump, or the other federal cases which will never be tried. What about mass deportations? Nah. Or the threat of fluoride being removed from our drinking water? Or no vaccines?

So, the fact that Trump Media reported a quarterly loss of $19 million today means nothing. He’s still a great businessman! Unless, of course, you invested with him!

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