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Julia Fox Says She’s Not Dating Ye for Fame or Money: ‘Honey, I’ve Dated Billionaires’
Julia Fox is setting the record straight about her romance with Kanye West. During her Forbidden Fruits podcast on Friday (Jan. 21), the 31-year-old Uncut Gems actress addressed some of the negative attention she’s received since dating the rapper and fashion mogul, who now goes by Ye. “It’s funny cause I’m getting all of this attention, but I really couldn’t care,” Fox said. “People are like, ‘Oh, you’re only in it for the fame, you’re in it for the clout, you’re in it for the money.’ Honey, I’ve dated billionaires my entire adult life, let’s keep it real.” Explore Explore Kanye West See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The actress added, “Watch my movie, read my book. That is more thrilling to me now than eyes on me.” During the episode, Fox also discusse...
Adele FaceTimes TikTok Fan Who Went Viral for Missing Every Concert She’s Had Tickets to Attend
After racking up more than eight million views on TikTok on a clip summarizing the bad luck she’s had just trying to see Adele in concert, fan Eleni Sabracos finally got to connect with the star. The fan checked in on TikTok from Las Vegas on Thursday (Jan. 20), soon after the “Easy on Me” singer postponed her Vegas residency that was set to begin this weekend. Addressing her own misfortune with a sense of humor, Sabracos shared her sad story of missing out on three special Adele shows due to unfortunate circumstances. (In short: She bought tickets for a show at Madison Square Garden from Craigslist that ended up being fake, she flew to London for a show that ended up getting canceled, and now she’s in Vegas for a residency that at the last minute ended up rescheduled due to COVID-19.) Exp...
Cypress Hill Are ‘Back in Black’ With 10th Album Announcement & ‘Bye Bye’ Single
On Friday (Jan. 21), legendary West Coast hip-hop group Cypress Hill took to Instagram to announce the spring release of their 10th album, Back in Black. “We are stoked to let y’all know that our new record, Back in Black, is officially coming March 18,” the post read. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The group also released the album’s latest single “Bye Bye,” featuring rapper Dizzy Wright. The rugged, classic hip-hop offering centers on politically charged lyrical themes, highlighting social ills and oppression, reflected in the police sirens that echo throughout the nearly 4-minute track. “In Cypress Hill tradition, we always try to make a dark song,” member B Real says in a press release. “This song is a statement. In a roundabout way, we spoke to the politics of today. Being...
Jennifer Coolidge Says Ariana Grande’s Impression of Her Revived Her Career
Jennifer Coolidge can thank Ariana Grande for the hilarious domino effect that relaunched her career. The actress stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday (Jan. 20), where the host mentioned to her that a number of guests have done impressions of her on the show. “Who would’ve thought?” Coolidge, in her unmistakable voice, joked. Explore See latest videos, charts and news Fallon went on to show impressions by both Chloe Fineman and Ariana Grande, and Coolidge shared a sweet story about her reaction to Grande’s impression in particular. “You should know that it was the beginning of a lot of cool things that have happened to me,” the White Lotus actress said of Grande’s Tonight Show appearance in 2018.”I was going through a dead zone [in my career] and not...
Demi Lovato Hosts ‘Funeral’ Mourning Their Pop Music, Teases New Rock Song
Demi Lovato is ready to get back to their rock roots. On Friday (Jan. 21), the “Melon Cake” singer jokingly hopped on Instagram and told fans that their pop music is knocking on death’s door. Lovato shared an image to their grid posing with both middle fingers up, joined by music executives from Island Records and manager Scooter Braun. Every person in the picture wore all black. “A funeral for my pop music,” Lovato captioned the image. The 29-year-old singer shared more insight through their Instagram Story, with one of the label executives saying, “You put out whatever music you want, whenever you want to. Break the rules.” Demi promptly screamed in excitement at the news, and shared two snippets of a new rock song in the following clips. Explore See latest videos, charts and...
This Adele Fan Tried (and Failed) to See Three Separate Concerts, Finneas Invites Her to His Show Instead
It’s tough being an Adele fan — at least for one TikTok user. Eleni Sabracos took to TikTok on Thursday (Jan. 20), just hours after Adele announced she is postponing her Las Vegas residency, to hilariously reveal that this isn’t the first time she tried to see the “Hello” singer to no avail. “I bought tickets to see Adele at Madison Square Garden, but they were fake tickets,” she said against a photo of herself frowning outside MSG with a t-shirt she made for the star. “But nobody felt bad for me because I bought them off Craigslist so that was my own doing.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news She continued that she also bought tickets for Adele’s 2017 show in London, where she would be seated in the “Golden Circle,” directly surrounding the stage...
Day Zero Celebrates Its 10-Year Anniversary in the Jungle: Photo Gallery
Amid shifting COVID protocols in the region, Tulum’s Day Zero festival hosted its 10-year anniversary event on Jan. 10, 2022. The one-day party, hosted by Day Zero founder Damian Lazarus, featured sets from house and techno royalty including Black Coffee, Nina Kraviz, Seth Troxler, The Martinez Brothers, DJ Holographic, DJ Tennis and more. Launched in 2012 to coincide with what was then purported to be the end of the Mayan calendar, Day Zero has since been a key stop for the global dance music jet. This year’s Day Zero hosted roughly 7,000 guests who trekked into the jungle near Tulum, Mexico for the nearly 24 hour party, which launched at 4 p.m. on January 10 and wound down during mid-afternoon the following day. This show happened as other events in the region were cancelled due to the r...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Honey Dijon, Fred Again & More
This week in dance music: The new Avicii biography delivered revelations about the producer’s life and legacy; Ed Banger boss Busy P remembered his friend, the late DJ Mehdi, and released this first new Mehdi track in more than a decade. Jonas Blue and Why Don’t We debuted on Dance/Electronic Songs with their single “Don’t Wake Me Up;” the venerable Ultra Records appointed a new president; the author of the aforementioned Avicii bio spoke with Billboard about how the book is “in a lot of ways a positive story,” and the Brazilian duo Sevenn alleged that superstar producer Alok didn’t pay or credit them for many of their collaborations. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news This week also delivers a flurry of fresh tracks, from house to techno to bass ...
Chris Daughtry’s Stepdaughter’s Cause of Death Revealed
The cause of death of Chris Daughtry‘s stepdaughter Hannah Price was revealed on Wednesday (Jan. 19), two months after she was found dead in her home in Fentress County, Tennessee. According to a statement by the Daughtry family reported by People, 25-year-old Price died by suicide while under the influence of narcotics on Nov. 12. Explore See latest videos, charts and news “Our beloved Daughter Hannah Price passed away on November 12th, 2021,” the statement to the publication read. “Much speculation has been made since that date, and after a full investigation by law enforcement we are now able to speak in further detail.” The statement went on to explain that Price struggled with mental illness, and “was in and out of therapy and treatment centers” throughout her life. “As Hannah go...
Watch Key Glock Honor Late Friend Young Dolph in New ‘Proud’ Music Video
The late Young Dolph is being honored by his longtime friend and collaborator Key Glock two months after his death. On Tuesday, Key Glock released a music video for his all-new track “Proud.” The single is set to be released on the upcoming Young Dolph tribute album Paper Route Empire Presents: Long Live Dolph (Compilation), slated to be released Friday. Key Glock opens his heartfelt new song “Proud” rapping, “І lоѕt mу dоg, І lоѕt mу mіnd/ Nо lіе, І’m rеаllу lоѕt іnѕіdе/ І саn gеt іt bасk іn blооd/ Вut ѕtіll І саn’t gеt bасk thе tіmе/ F— thаt humblе ѕh–, lеt’ѕ gо/ Yоu knоw І’m ѕраzzіn’ оut ’bоut mіnе/ І gоt Dоlрh lооkіn’ dоwn оn mе.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the accompanying music video, Key Glock raps in front of a memoria...
Bobby Rush Boulevard Unveiled in Blues Great’s Hometown
Mississippi’s capital is renaming one of its major streets for a Grammy-winning blues singer who lives in the city. The Jackson City Council voted Tuesday to rename Ellis Avenue to Bobby Rush Boulevard, WLBT-TV reported. The north-south corridor provides a direct route from Interstate 20 to the Jackson Zoo. Explore See latest videos, charts and news The name change takes effect in a month. Rush has won two Grammy Awards for best traditional blues album — one in 2016 and one in 2020. Rush is a Louisiana native and lived in Arkansas and Chicago before moving to Jackson in the 1980s. A Mississippi Blues Trail marker says Rush is known for a “folk funk” style. He spoke to the Jackson City Council in April when a member first proposed renaming the street for him. He said he ...
Machine Gun Kelly Shared His Engagement to Megan Fox to ‘Control the Narrative’
Machine Gun Kelly spilled the tea on his recent engagement to Megan Fox on Monday in a new interview with Vogue, including why he chose to post the big moment on social media. “We released it to control the narrative. As opposed to someone just catching a weird cell phone picture of a ring on our hand and being like, whoa!” Kelly told the fashion magazine at the afterparty ahead of his collaborative menswear show with Dolce & Gabbana. “But yeah, I didn’t expect it. I just recorded it on my cell phone. And it wasn’t like we had photographers or anything. It was just like me setting my phone against a cup.” (For her part, Fox added that she “[doesn’t] really look at social media,” and was therefore unaware of the hoopla surrounding the couple’s engagement.) Explore See latest videos, cha...
