Country singer Miranda Lambert stunned the crowd at New Jersey’s MetLife Stadium on Saturday when she interrupted her set to flash a pink ring and announce her engagement — to a six-year-old superfan. “I have to tell you something really important,” she said. “I got engaged today.” Instantly, the crowd erupted in applause. But then she added a few critical facts: “There’s a …

It’s barely 4mm in width and weighs a scant .005 ounces, but this gold bead from a prehistoric settlement in southern Bulgaria may be the world’s oldest gold artifact. Archaeologists made the discovery at a site just outside the modern town of Pazardzhik. They dated the gold bead to some time between 4,500 to 4,600 BC, making it about 200 …

Welcome to Music Friday when we bring you great throwback songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the title or lyrics. In today’s installment, we time travel to Hollywood’s Soul Train sound stage, where Freda Payne is singing her biggest hit, “Band of Gold.” The song is about a young couple that rushes into marriage only to find out on their honeymoon that …

Fifteen hundred years ago in Datong City, China, there lived an aristocrat named Farong. The wife of Magistrate Cui Zhen, Farong owned an elaborate pair of gold earrings that demonstrated meticulous craftsmanship and amazing technical prowess. The earrings were beautiful from every angle. From one view, one could see the likenesses of a human figure flanked by dragons. The detailing was extraordinary. The …

When the U.S. women’s Olympic gymnastics team overpowered its competition to defend the gold medal in the team all-around competition at the 2016 Summer Games in Rio they were certainly dressed for the success. Their patriotic leotards radiated with 4,000 white and red Swarovski crystals. Teammates Simone Biles, Gabby Douglas, Aly Raisman, Laurie Hernandez and Madison Kocian beamed with confidence, thanks to …

After completing her near-flawless floor routine for which she earned a 15.433, U.S. gymnastics team captain Aly Raisman burst into tears when she realized she had edged out Russia’s Aliya Mustafina for the Olympic silver medal in the women’s all-around competition. As NBC’s cameras zoomed in on the thrilling and emotional moment in Rio, we noticed that Raisman was wearing …

If you’ve been mesmerized by the swimming feats of Olympic legend Michael Phelps, you may be equally impressed by his taste in bridal jewelry. The engagement ring you see here was presented by Phelps to former Miss California Nicole Johnson when he proposed to her in February of 2015. Exactly a year later, Johnson posted a closeup of the ring and …

Hey, it’s Music Friday when we bring you fabulous songs with jewelry, gemstones or precious metals in the lyrics or title. Today, a cowboy learns a valuable life lesson in Kenny Rogers’ 1991 hit, “If You Want to Find Love.” Co-written by Rogers, Skip Ewing and Max D. Barnes, the song uses multiple jewelry and precious metal references to tell …

Back in early April, jewelry designer JS Diamonds posted this incredible 80-carat emerald-cut diamond engagement ring on its Instagram page, along with the caption, “Not your every day ring!! 80 carat emerald cut #diamond #bigrock.” Over the next four months, the post accumulated 567 likes and 90 comments. But, then on August 6, the fine jewelry blog Gem Hunt reposted …

De Beers and Canadian partner Mountain Province recently took the wraps off their Gahcho Kué diamond mine, a $1 billion project that promises to generate 4.5 million carats per year. The mining companies believe there is a great chance of finding large, fine diamonds at the mine because test samples already have yielded two gem-quality stones, weighing 24.65 carats and …