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Eagles' Bernie Leadon Celebrates Band's Historic Achievement Victoria MillerJanuary 23, 2026 at 6:21 AM 0 Photo by Fotos International on Getty Images Bernie Leadon is proud of his history with the Eagles. On Jan. 22, the founding guitarist of the legendary rock band posted to Instagram after the band hit a historic milestone. "Proud to be part of the FIRST BAND IN HISTORY to hit QUADRUPLE DIAMOND CERTIFICATION by the @riaaawards for sales of over 40 million units for our Greatest Hits Album," Leadon, 78, wrote.

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Bernie Leadon is proud of his history with the Eagles. On Jan. 22, the founding guitarist of the legendary rock band posted to Instagram after the band hit a historic milestone.

"Proud to be part of the FIRST BAND IN HISTORY to hit QUADRUPLE DIAMOND CERTIFICATION by the @riaa_awards for sales of over 40 million units for our Greatest Hits Album," Leadon, 78, wrote.

Leadon captioned a photo of the iconic album cover to The Eagles Their Greatest Hits 1971-75.

Leadon's post came after the Eagles' greatest hits album became the first album in U.S. history to receive a quadruple diamond certification from the Recording Industry of America (RIAA) for sales exceeding 40 million, surpassing Michael Jackson's Thriller on the bestseller list, per Deadline.

The compilation album, released in February 1976, featured the band's early hits "Best of My Love," "One of These Nights," "Lyin' Eyes," "Take It to the Limit," and many more. It featured the classic lineup of Leadon, Don Henley, Glenn Frey, and Randy Meisner, with Don Felder joining for some of the later tracks.

Later that year, the band would release their iconic Hotel California album, but by that time, Leadon was replaced by Joe Walsh as guitarist.

Leadon previously talked about the Greatest Hitssuccess in a 2019 interview posted by Rock History Music. "Yeah, it's amazing, and it's the biggest-selling record in America," he said. "I guess Michael Jackson skips it every once in a while, I think worldwide maybe Thriller itself as a single title, I think worldwide has sold more than any other record maybe, but still, the Eagles keep selling."

In addition to Leadon, Henley and Felder also reacted to the Eagles' sales milestone.

Felder, 78, shared an Instagram story featuring coverage of the RIAA announcement and captioned it, "What a true honor!"

And Henley, 78, issued a written statement to the which said, "In an age, in a culture, where everything seems to become more ephemeral, by the day, it is gratifying to have been part of something that endures, even for fifty years. We are amazed and grateful."

Fifty years after releasing Greatest Hits, the Eagles are playing their final stretch of residency shows at the Sphere in Las Vegas, where they've been housed since September 2024.

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Everything to know about "American Idol "season 24, from its new air day to the twist shaking up Hollywood Week Allison DeGrusheJanuary 23, 2026 at 8:00 AM 0 Disney/Gizelle Hernandez Ryan Seacrest, Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan on 'American Idol'Key Points Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Carrie Underwood return as judges for American Idol season 24. The new season brings big changes, with a new Hollywood Week setup. The season premieres on ABC on Monday, Jan. 26. The stage is set, the judges are primped, and American Idol is ready to find the next music superstar.

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Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Carrie Underwood return as judges for American Idol season 24.

The new season brings big changes, with a new Hollywood Week setup.

The season premieres on ABC on Monday, Jan. 26.

The stage is set, the judges are primped, and American Idol is ready to find the next music superstar. Ryan Seacrest returns as host while aspiring singers from all genres audition for a chance at winning a recording contract and a $250,000 prize.

ABC recently shared some details about season 24 (the ninth season since the show's revival), and we've got the full scoop. Here's everything you , including how to watch, which judges are back, and what's changing this season.

When does American Idol season 24 come out?

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Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan on 'American Idol' season 24

American Idol season 24 kicks off on Monday, January 26, at 8 p.m. ET on ABC. New episodes air on Mondays, which is notable since previous seasons aired on Sundays.

Idol is also hitting TV screens sooner than usual. Past seasons tended to start in late February or March.

Who are the judges on American Idol season 24?

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Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan on 'American Idol' season 24

Lionel Richie, Luke Bryan, and Carrie Underwood will return as judges for season 24. Underwood, who won season 4, joined the judging table last year, taking over for Katy Perry, who exited the show following season 22.

Before sitting behind the judges table, Underwood did some homework. In a 2025 interview with Entertainment Weekly, the "Before He Cheats" singer said she reconnected with people from her American Idol season and rewatched old episodes to help cultivate her judging style.

Underwood also revealed that stepping into the Idol world again has been very different, as the show she auditioned for isn't the same one airing today. "It was a different time in the show — in the world in general — and there was a decent chance you might get super-duper humiliated in front of tens of millions of people," she said. "It's changed a lot, and hopefully people can leave with some information that will make them better — no matter how long they are on the show."

Richie told EW that judging on Idol has completely shifted, moving away from the blunt comments and toward a more supportive approach.

"Before, it was a great TV show where you go, 'Boy, you suck. Go home,' you know? 'What the hell?'" he explained. "Now, it's, 'Okay, the kid is, first of all, traumatized from being here. A nervous wreck. How do we calm them down to build them up so they can get the best out of themselves?' If they go through, fantastic, but if they don't go through, we want to build them up enough to where they can go out and go, 'Okay, I gave it my best try, and Lionel and Luke and Carrie said I need to try harder.' And they'll be back."

For Richie, the highlight of judging Idol is seeing contestants go on and achieve success after the show. "Our kids go on to be stars," he said. "It's not a talent show where it's about the judges or it's about the ha-has. They leave out of here and go get recording contracts and they make hit records."

He added, "When you get to that point, you start realizing, this is the greatest A&R manufacturing company we've ever been a part of, right now, because we're curating artists."

What changes are coming to American Idol season 24?

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Lionel Richie, Carrie Underwood, and Luke Bryan on 'American Idol' season 24

This season, American Idol is changing things up by moving Hollywood Week from Los Angeles to Nashville.

Dubbed "Hollywood Week: Music City Takeover," the event will consist of a single round of competition instead of the usual multiple rounds. It's also going to be a bloodbath, with ABC promising the "biggest Hollywood Week cut in Idol history."

Is there a trailer for American Idol season 24?

American Idol celebrated the new year by offering fans a trip down memory lane at the fictional American Idol University.

In the clip, Bryan, Richie, and Underwood arrive in matching royal blue letterman jackets and stroll through hallways packed with Idol memorabilia. Underwood stops to admire photos of past contestants like Kelly Clarkson and Jennifer Hudson. "Look at all of these superstars that have graduated from Idol-U," she says.

The trio also stops at a display titled "American Idol by the Numbers," which highlights the show's awards, platinum records, and other milestones.

Soon, the judges spot what appears to be a wax figure of Clay Aiken. Bryan calls him "one of the greats," and they get a good scare when the season 2 runner-up turns and winks at them.

The preview ends with a quick montage teasing this season's auditions and the judges giving high praise to several aspiring singers.

Where can I watch American Idol?

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American Idol airs on ABC, with new episodes available to stream the following day on Hulu.

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Jessie Buckley 'destroyed' her voice for this harrowing 'Hamnet' scene Patrick Ryan, USA TODAYJanuary 23, 2026 at 8:30 AM 0 Spoiler alert! We're discussing a key scene from "Hamnet," which imagines the emotional events that led to the creation of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Stop reading now if you haven't seen it yet and don't want to know. Jessie Buckley has vaulted to the front of the Oscar race after winning both a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award.

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Spoiler alert! We're discussing a key scene from "Hamnet," which imagines the emotional events that led to the creation of William Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Stop reading now if you haven't seen it yet and don't want to know.

Jessie Buckley has vaulted to the front of the Oscar race after winning both a Golden Globe and Critics Choice Award.

That's in part because of one especially heart-wrenching scene from "Hamnet" (in theaters now), which was nominated for eight Oscars including best picture, director (Chloé Zhao) and actress (Buckley).

Based on Maggie O'Farrell's 2020 novel, the historical fiction movie follows the free-spirited Agnes (Buckley), who is left to care for her three young children while her playwright husband, William Shakespeare (Paul Mescal), is away working. But their simple, rural life takes a tragic turn when twins Judith (Olivia Lynes) and Hamnet (Jacobi Jupe) contract the plague and become gravely ill.

In the film's most agonizing sequence, Agnes lets out a guttural scream of anguish as her convulsing, terrified son dies in her arms. Her shriek in that moment was unscripted, Buckley recalls.

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William (Paul Mescal, left) shares a joyful moment with wife Agnes (Jessie Buckley), daughter Susanna (Bodhi Rae Breathnach) and their twins in "Hamnet."

"I have no idea where that came from and I don't really want to know," says Buckley, who became a mother herself (she has a 6-month-old daughter) after filming "Hamnet." Thankfully, Zhao only asked to do three takes of the traumatic segment: "Some directors want you to do something like that a hundred times."

Ultimately, "it's bigger than me and bigger than the moment," Buckley adds. "It comes from just being as present in that scene with that boy and with my imagination as possible. And I think that's enough."

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Jessie Buckley, left, and "Hamnet" director Chloé Zhao pose for a portrait in Los Angeles.

Zhao marvels at the way that Buckley managed to capture "the grief of all women" through her tears.

"I want to say more because Jessie is being very humble," Zhao says. "To get there sounds simple: 'Yes, just be there and be present.' But the amount of prep work Jessie had done, whether it was speaking to women who had that experience; speaking to midwives; reading a lot of books. She had been processing this."

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In essence, Buckley "was asking, 'All the women who have lost their children, come through me. I'm ready,' " Zhao adds. "That is bravery. I wasn't like, 'I have an idea of what this scream might look like.' She was like, 'Destroy my body, break my vocal cords, my body is ready to hold your grief.'

"That's how something like that can come out."

How does 'Hamnet' end?

Agnes (Jessie Buckley) comes face to face with her son's memory during a production of "Hamlet."

In real life, "Hamlet" was staged for the first time four years after Hamnet's death. In the play, Hamlet is grappling with the death of his father, who was murdered by his uncle Claudius. The young prince is consumed by intense grief and wants revenge.

The book and film "Hamnet" end with Agnes attending a production of "Hamlet" at the now-famed Globe Theatre, where she gradually realizes that her husband is mourning their son through these characters. In the movie, Shakespeare himself plays the ghost of Hamlet's dad onstage, as the playwright is widely believed to have done by historians.

Watching "Hamlet" unfold ultimately helps Agnes feel connected to her late son and process her grief. Through the film, Zhao wanted to examine the power of memory.

O'Farrell's novel is "very visceral. It's images, images, images," Zhao says. "The way she writes about Agnes' relationship with nature and the unseen, I knew that's where I wanted to go. On the last page, it says, 'Remember me.' That's one of the things that I've been exploring through my work: remembering."

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