According to security site Sophos, some enterprising cybercriminals have been spreading the following headline via Facebook: "BREAKING: Lady Gaga Found Dead in Hotel Room" along with a link to a BBC News story and a description reading "This is the most awful day in US history." But for those whose curiosity (or anxiety) gets the better of them, what that link really does is trick Netizens into going to a fake BBC webpage that encourages them to click on a video about the "

MusicObituaryCelina González obituarySinger and songwriter who popularised Cuban country music and stayed faithful to Fidel Castro’s revolution Celina González, who has died in Havana aged 86, was revered as the finest exponent of Cuban country music. She was brought up listening to música campesina, the rural form of son, the Cuban fusion style in which rhythms brought to the island by African slaves were matched against Spanish verse forms and melodies.

Max Ehrich is putting his defenses up after being impersonated online. The Young and the Restless actor—who was engaged to Demi Lovato for two months in 2020—spoke out after he appeared to issue a plea to get Demi back following her recent engagement to Jutes. "I don't regret anything I did, I did everything for love," a person claiming to be Max wrote on Instagram Dec. 20. "Love you forever." The user also called out Jutes, writing, "

Amid the dramas and controversies spawned by the long-awaited release of Drake’s “Certified Lover Boy” album, the biggest may have been the surprising presence of a songwriting credit on the song “TSU” for fallen R&B superstar R. Kelly, who is currently on trial for sex trafficking and racketeering charges amid allegations of sexual abuse against multiple women. As the internet filled with outraged and incredulous comments, reps for Drake, his label and music publisher, and Kelly declined or did not respond to Variety’s requests for comment on Friday.

Comedian Howard Kremer does a little bit of it all. He’s appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live and Comedy Bang Bang, he co-host the Who Charted? podcast on Earwolf, raps under the name Dragon Boy Suede, has had his own half-hour Comedy Central special, and has written for several television shows. His latest project is the release of his new album Summahtology (his fourth in the series!), as part of his lifestyle movement where he encourages people to “Have a summah.