• Rolling Stones canceled their planned 2026 UK/EU stadium tour after Keith Richards couldn’t commit. A new album was nearly finished. Touring schedules have steadily shrunk since the early 2000s.

• Christina Aguilera premieres Christina Aguilera: Christmas in Paris Dec. 22 on CBS/Paramount+. Filmed in Paris with guests Sheila E. and Yseult, marking 25 years of My Kind of Christmas. A new live holiday album is also out.

• Rob Reiner’s final film, Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale, is on hold following his death. Bleecker Street had acquired U.S. distribution.

• A judge dismissed Ashley Walters’ lawsuit against Marilyn Manson due to statute of limitations. An appeal is planned. Manson’s lawyer welcomed the ruling.

• Marilyn Manson announced a spring U.S. tour supporting One Assassination Under God – Chapter One, starting April 23 in Highland, CA, with Sick New World and Sonic Temple dates.

• Snoop Dogg headlines the NFL Christmas Gameday halftime show Dec. 25 (Lions vs. Vikings). Snoop’s Holiday Halftime Party streams live on Netflix.

• Donna Summer was posthumously inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. The Queen of Disco sold 150M+ records with four No. 1 singles.

• Gama Bomb’s documentary, Survival Of The Fastest, is now streaming worldwide via the Irish Film Institute.

• Cold Slither, the G.I. Joe–themed metal band, released the holiday song “Cobra Claws Are Coming to Town,” inspired by a 1985 episode, with a stop-motion video.

Billboard 2025 Global 200 – Top 5 Songs

5. Benson Boone – Beautiful Things

4. Alex Warren – Ordinary

3. Billie Eilish – Birds of a Feather

2. Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars – Die With a Smile

1. Rosé & Bruno Mars – APT.

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