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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden Sell $10 Million Beverly Hills Mansion After Hefty Price Cut
Nicole Richie and Joel Madden sold their Beverly Hills mansion on May 30, 2025 for about $10 million The stars' original asking price for the 6,100-square-foot home was $12.95 million Richie and Madden first listed the property in July 2024 just days after Madden's twin brother Benji and his wife, Cameron Diaz, listed theirsNicole Richie and Joel Madden have sold their Beverly Hills mansion — after slashing the price by nearly $3 million. The Simple Life alum, 43, and Good Charlotte frontman, 46, sold the 6,100-square-foot home for $10,183,985 on May 30, according to property records. The original asking price for the Parisian-style abode was $12.95 million, meaning the couple slashed the price by about $2.77 million before finding a buyer. The four-bedroom, 5.5-bath home is located in an exclusive and star-studded gated community in Beverly Hills and features a three-car garage, a library equipped with a fireplace, and a spa, according to the listing. Outside, the luxury home boasts a swimming pool and olive trees. The couple first purchased the property in 2021 after selling their previous residence, according to Before the couple moved in, the property was featured in Architectural Digest in a piece highlighting Simo Design, the Los Angeles-based designers who reimagined it. After the home's makeover, the designers put the home on the market in 2020 for $13 million, and later reduced the asking price to $12.4 million before selling to Richie and Joel, per The stars — who have been married since 2010 and are parents to two teenagers, Harlow, 17, and Sparrow, 15 — first put the property on the market last summer, just days after Madden's twin brother Benji and his wife, Cameron Diaz, listed theirs. Richie and Joel's listing went live on July 12, while Benji, 46, and Diaz, 52, listed their home on July 9. The Holiday actress and Good Charlotte guitarist put their compound, situated in the Benedict Canyon neighborhood, up for sale for $17.8 million, according to The longtime couple — who wed in January 2015 and share kids Raddix, 5, Cardinal, 1 — first bought the seven-bedroom, 8.5-bath mansion home in 2020 for $14.7 million. At the time, a source revealed to PEOPLE why Diaz and Benji decided to let go of the home. "They have multiple residences in Los Angeles and are choosing to let go of the Benedict property so that they can take residency at another one of their homes," the insider said. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Both couples keep their marriages largely out of the spotlight. The twin Good Charlotte rockers did, however, recently open up about their 'healthy fear' of their wives while appearing on Rob Lowe's SiriusXM podcast Literally! in March. "They are absolutely our counterparts, and we all have a healthy fear of our wives... I don't know if I ever thought someone could keep me," Joel said "I was a relationship guy, but then I met Nicole, and she absolutely runs the show — but we are partners." The former reality star, Joel continued, "gave me a way deeper, richer life because of the aspects of my life that she oversees, she runs, and vice versa. We work together, but she's strong. I respect her and fear her a little bit." "That's the queen," Benji later added of Diaz. 'Go against my wife? Good luck. I don't even need to get involved." Read the original article on People
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
A historic victory for Jamal Roberts, the 2025 American Idol Champion
A landmark moment was captured in American Idol history on May 18, 2025, when 27-year-old Meridian, Mississippi, physical education instructor Jamal Roberts won the top prize at the end of Season 23. In a challenging season that received more than 26 million end-of-season votes, Roberts beat out runner-ups John Foster and Breanna Nix in a national election. Context and Path Roberts' determination and relatability helped him ascend to the American Idol throne. Roberts came onto the show with low expectations, managing his life as a teacher, and being a father of three. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Free P2,000 GCash eGift UnionBank Credit Card Apply Now Undo For his first audition, Roberts was rated highly by judges Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Carrie Underwood on performing Rick James' "Mary Jane." This began his path to consistent, powerhouse performances. Roberts was the clear standout of the competition with performances of Teddy Swims's "The Door" and Chris Stapleton's "Tennessee Whisky" that both highlighted his singing talent and musical stage presence. Live Events Significance and Future Possibilities Jamal Roberts as the American Idol is historic, given that he's the first black man in 22 years to win the title, standing behind Ruben Studdard 's win in 2003. His victory was praised across the nation as a symbol of hard work and integrity by America's viewers. Roberts talked about making good use of his experience on American Idol to make a living as a professional musician. On grounds of his talent and vocal abilities, he has established himself as a versatile singer for the modern music industry. Highlights of the finale Headlining acts such as duets with Jessica Simpson, Good Charlotte, and Salt-N-Pepa kicked off the Season 23 finale. The night's shining moment was Roberts's performance of Anthony Hamilton's "Her Heart," which played a pivotal role in his win. His later renditions of "First Time" by Teeks and "Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me)" by the Temptations also backed his win.
Boston Globe
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Boston Globe
James Taylor gets backstage visit from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle
On Taylor's second night in Santa Barbara, the singer was greeted backstage by 'There's Something About Mary' actress Cameron Diaz and her husband, Good Charlotte rocker Benji Madden, and singer Charlie Puth, who, like JT's son Henry, attended Berklee College of Music. Get Starting Point A guide through the most important stories of the morning, delivered Monday through Friday. Enter Email Sign Up Benji Madden (left), Cameron Diaz (second from left) and Charlie Puth (third from left) with James Taylor (fourth from left). Caroline Taylor Advertisement In an interview in March, Taylor said the show was still taking shape, but would likely be loosely autobiographical. Mark Shanahan can be reached at
USA Today
13-05-2025
- Entertainment
- USA Today
'American Idol' reveals Top 3 contestants heading to the 2025 finale
'American Idol' reveals Top 3 contestants heading to the 2025 finale Show Caption Hide Caption 'American Idol' judges discuss working with Carrie Underwood Carrie Underwood reflects on how "Idol" is different 20 years later while Lionel Richie and Luke Bryan discuss the judges' decision-making. We are officially just a few sleeps away from finding out who will be the next "American Idol." As the competition shed two more contestants to reveal the Top 3 on May 12, Season 23 has never had fewer contestants than this moment. That meant there was more time for the generous studio audience to cheer and applaud the final five contestants for so long the judges – Slater Nalley, Breanna Nix, John Foster, Jamal Roberts and Thunderstorm Artis – as they vied for a spot in the "Idol" finale on May 18. On the second Disney Night in Episode 17, the singers largely stayed in their lanes and avoided delivering any surprises with the two songs they each performed, honed by Lin-Manuel Miranda's mentorship. Thunderstorm crooned as he played the guitar while Slater ditched his instrument for the first time to try his hand at emulating Randy Newman. Breanna had a faraway look in her eyes as she stressed about getting through the lyrics in Natalie's "This Will Be," then redeemed herself with a romantic track from "Tarzan" that left her husband in tears. John brought his modern cowboy to the stage once again, and Jamal put a delightful R&B spin on a beloved "Beauty and the Beast" song. Also, Iam Tongi returned to the "Idol" stage for an extra cross-promotional performance for the upcoming live action "Lilo & Stitch." Here are the results of Episode 17. What happened last episode? Two singers leave after emotional Mother's Day tributes Who was sent home on 'American Idol?' The guitar-wielding duo of Slater and Thunderstorm failed to earn enough votes to make it into the Top 3. But this won't be the last you'll see of them – or the Top 14. They will be coming back for one last performance in the finale. Carrie Underwood dishes on her first date at 16: 'It did not go well' In an exclusive "Idol To Icon" clip, Underwood admits she never heard back from her first date. "American Idol" airs Sundays/Mondays at 8 p.m. on ABC. ABC The group will also be joined by performances from the Goo Goo Dolls, Good Charlotte, Jessica Simpson, Jelly Roll, Patti LaBelle, Salt-N-Pepa, Jennifer Holliday, Josh Groban, Brandon Lake, Myles Smith and Kirk Franklin. And in a time-honored tradition, judges Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood and Lionel Richie will also jump on stage for some time on the mic. Who is in the 'American Idol' Top 3?
Los Angeles Times
28-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Los Angeles Times
The best, worst and most tequila-soaked of Stagecoach Day 3
This year's edition of the annual Stagecoach country music festival is in the books. From Friday to Sunday, tens of thousands of fans traversed the dusty grounds of Indio's Empire Polo Club, where the headliners were Zach Bryan, Jelly Roll and Luke Combs. I was there all weekend bringing you the highs and the lows as they happened. Here's what went down on Day 3: Combs completed Stagecoach's run of burly, bearded headliners with a characteristically solid set that mixed his hard-rocking power country hits with a handful of the sentimental ballads he said he adores despite the fact that 'people say I sing too many love songs.' Wearing jeans, boots and one of his trademark short-sleeved Columbia button-down shirts, Combs strung together country-radio staples including '1, 2 Many,' 'When It Rains It Pours,' 'One Number Away' and 'Beautiful Crazy'; he also brought out Bailey Zimmerman to debut their new duet, 'Backup Plan,' which Combs said they were shooting the music video for as he spoke. A more surprising guest appearance came from Joel and Benji Madden of the pop-punk band Good Charlotte, who did their 'Anthem,' then stuck around to pitch in on Combs' 'Where the Wild Things Are.' (I'm not entirely sure Benji had ever heard that one before Sunday night.) For an encore, Combs sang his tender version of Tracy Chapman's 'Fast Car,' which he said had changed his life, and 'Ain't No Love in Oklahoma,' from last year's 'Twisters' movie, before welcoming Garth Brooks to the stage for 'one last 'hell yeah' before we all go back to the real world.' It was 'Friends in Low Places,' of course, and it got the place jumping. Perhaps the unlikeliest act to play Stagecoach's Palomino tent this year (after earlier late-night appearances by T-Pain and Creed), the Backstreet Boys turned up in an array of distressed-leather outfits like five Old West himbos looking for a barmaid to woo. The boy band's choreography appeared unchanged from the late '90s, as did its songs, though I might've detected a whisper of pedal steel in 'Drowning.' To put a button on the whole weekend, Combs came over from the main stage to sing a few lines of 'As Long as You Love Me' — a perfect song, as any record factory denizen from Nashville to Sweden knows. Your publicist says you're at work on your 15th studio album. The internet says it'll be your 14th. Care to settle this?John Rzeznik: Always believe the internet — there are rules against being wrong. What's the most country-ish Goo Goo Dolls song?Rzeznik: In the set today, probably a song called 'Come to Me.' There's another song called 'Walk Away,' but we thought that might be pandering. What's a country song you think you could kill?Rzeznik: Well, you must stay away from any Chris Stapleton song because he has the greatest voice ever. When I listen to Chris Stapleton, I go, 'This guy's channeling Al Green.' It's some dirty soul. So he's off the list. There's that one Johnny Cash song — I don't know the name of it, but it's about him working on an assembly line and he keeps stealing parts? Robby Takac: 'One Piece at a Time.' Rzeznik: We could crush that song. 'Iris' was nominated for record of the year and song of the year at the Grammys in 1999. I'm sorry to remind you that it won neither. Remember who beat you?Both: Celine Dion. Takac: Wanna hear something crazy? Shortly after that, we were riding down the highway on our bus, and our driver goes, 'Hey, Celine Dion's bus is next to us.' She got on the CB and sang 'My Heart Will Go On.' It was sort of a consolation prize. Billy Joel has performed 'Iris' with you. Ever cover a Billy Joel song?Rzeznik: I don't think so. But if we were to, it would have to be — Takac: 'You May Be Right.' Rzeznik: We've had this debate: Who's better — Elton John or Billy Joel? It's a good one because I see both sides. Takac: But it's Elton John with Bernie Taupin. Rzeznik: That's the thing. Billy Joel sat there all by himself and wrote those songs. Did the Goo Goo Dolls ever have a move-to-L.A. rock-star moment?Rzeznik: Yeah, I was in the middle of a divorce. Great time to move to L.A., especially after you've had a little bit of success. I was living in the Le Parc hotel, and that's where I wrote 'Iris.' Who knows what would've happened if you'd never moved?Rzeznik: Who knows what would've happened if I'd tried to get along better with my first wife? After you guys, who's the second-best act from Buffalo, N.Y.?Rzeznik: Rick James. Takac: He might be the best. What was the best thing about the '80s?Rzeznik: No cellphones. What was the worst thing about the '90s?Rzeznik: It wound up working in our favor, but we didn't fit into the grunge thing, we didn't fit into the alt-rock thing, we didn't fit into mainstream music. We were like orphans. We didn't have a gang so we had to create our own thing. Takac: Can I offer a worst thing about the '80s? You That f—ing Metal Blade record deal we signed. Rzeznik: When we finally got a real lawyer and he read that deal, he said to us, 'This is worse than TLC's record deal.' I was like, 'Oh my God — we are the two stupidest human beings on the face of the earth.' 'This is a song about the appreciation of reality,' Sammy Hagar declared rather high-mindedly to introduce Van Halen's 'Right Now' in the Palomino. For the most part, though, the 77-year-old rock veteran was chasing simpler delights in this endearingly sloppy performance: sex (as in 'Poundcake'), fast cars ('I Can't Drive 55') and tequila ('Mas Tequila,' duh). For that last tune, Hagar told the crowd, 'We're gonna take this s— to the beach,' then made good on it by taking off his shoes — and his socks — and rolling up his pants to clam-digging length. Guy Fieri even popped out to take a swig from Hagar's bottle. Out: Denim thongs In: Gingham bloomers Out: Vintage band T-shirts In: Clingy 'Cowboy Pillows' T-shirts Out: Mustaches (at least compared to Coachella) In: Beards (in many cases minus a mustache) Out: Backward ball caps In: Camo Zach Bryan hats You have a 2-year-old son. What music is he into?He loves Daddy's songs, but it's not like they're just Daddy's songs. I've got a song called 'It Matters to Her,' and that's our dog Moose's song — Moose is in the music video. Mommy's song is a song called 'Slow Dance.' Everybody in the family has a song. What's a country song you love but you know better than to try doing yourself?Anything Chris Stapleton sings. Describe your fitness least 45 minutes every day — trade off between cardio and lifting. But I probably do better lifting the fork than anything. What's an adult beverage you've sworn off?Fireball. One too many bad experiences. Would you rather be 10% more talented or 10% better-looking?Ten percent better-looking wouldn't do me much good so I'll take the talent. What's the last thing you used ChatGPT for?I was trying to figure out some landscaping in the backyard and I couldn't picture it. So I asked it if it could draw me what it would look like. Actually made some pretty good examples. You have any tattoos?No tattoos. Thought about it in Vegas once — was with all my guys at a golf tournament. But I thought wiser. What might you have gotten?Probably a Bible verse. Are you a good golfer?I'm a good golfer compared to most of the world. But some of my buddies are much better than me. Much better than me.
