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Bebe Rexha Joins ITZY’s Yeji & Ryujin for Surprise ‘Break My Heart Myself’ Performance at KCON 2022
Bebe Rexha made her KCON debut on Saturday (Aug. 20), joining ITZY members Yeji and Ryujin for a special performance of her 2021 song “Break My Heart Myself.” The exciting team-up took went down during the opening concert of America’s biggest K-pop festival, which is taking place this year at the Los Angeles Convention Center and Crypto.com Arena. Dressed in all black, Rexha strutted onto the stage during ITZY’s set and performed the ultra-personal track alongside Yeji and Ryujin, drawing thunderous applause from the packed crowd. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “I love you, ITZY!” Rexha shouted to the audience while embracing her collaborators. In early June, ITZY’s Yeji and Ryujin unleashed a mesmerizing dance performance to “Break My Heart M...
BLACKPINK’s Jennie Goes Clubbing in New Teaser for The Weeknd’s ‘The Idol’: Watch
BLACKPINK‘S Jennie Ruby Jane lets loose in the latest teaser for The Weeknd‘s upcoming HBO series The Idol. In the sizzling new trailer, the K-pop singer enters the “gutters of Hollywood” as she goes clubbing alongside The Idol co-star Lily-Rose Depp. Jennie is seen flashing a devilish smile while lounging in a sauna with Depp before the two whisk away in a convertible to a packed dance club. The Weeknd premiered the second teaser for the music-industry drama during his concert at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Saturday (Aug. 20). The brief clip was shared on social media the following morning. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news BLACKPINK’S Jennie spoke about her excitement for The Idol after the first drugs-and-sex-filled trailer dropped in late...
Camila Cabello Joins Hans Zimmer for ‘Frozen Planet II’ Song ‘Take Me Back Home’
Camila Cabello and Hans Zimmer have teamed up to write and record the new song “Take Me Back Home” for BBC One’s Frozen Planet II. The track will first premiere on BBC Radio 1 on Friday (Aug. 26) ahead of a first-look trailer for the Sir David Attenborough-narrated series. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The BBC announced the collaboration with a press release on Sunday (Aug. 21), noting that “Take Me Back Home” features Cabello’s vocals with the orchestration of Zimmer. Cabello and Zimmer worked with arranger Anže Rozman and producer Russell Emanuel for Bleeding Fingers Music. “my life is a dream,” Cabello wrote on Twitter, where she shared the news with fans. In a statement to the BBC, she added, “To be able to combine my passion for the...
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Celebrate Wedding Ceremony in Georgia
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck said “I do” again this weekend. But instead of in a late night Las Vegas drive through chapel, this time it was in front of friends and family in Georgia, a person close to the couple who was not authorized to speak publicly said Sunday (Aug. 21). The wedding was held at Affleck’s home outside of Savannah, Georgia, with all of their kids present for the proceedings on Saturday, according to People. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The celebrity couple were officially married last month in Las Vegas, which Lopez shared with fans in her “On the J Lo” newsletter. “Love is beautiful. Love is kind. And it turns out love is patient. Twenty years patient,” Lopez wrote last month, signing off as Jennifer Lynn Affle...
Megan Thee Stallion Rocks Sailor Moon-Inspired Outfit at Japan’s Summer Sonic Festival
Megan Thee Stallion is embracing her love of anime during her first visit to Japan. The 27-year-old rap superstar joyously took the stage at Summer Sonic 2022 in Osaka on Saturday (Aug. 20) wearing a Sailor Moon-inspired outfit. During her hits-filled set, Megan donned a blue, red and white schoolgirl uniform, similar to the one worn by Usagi Tsukino in the iconic anime television series. “No like you have no ideaaaa how happy I am in Japan,” the “Savage” rapper captioned a retweet featuring a snapshot of herself donning the costume. In another tweet, she wrote, “This whole stadium in JAPAN was going UP for me you can’t fake thee love im grateful.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news It’s no secret that Megan is a huge fan of anime, especia...
Fans Choose BLACKPINK’s ‘Pink Venom’ as This Week’s Favorite New Music
BLACKPINK‘s new single “Pink Venom” has topped this week’s new music poll. Music fans voted in a poll published Friday (Aug. 19) on Billboard, choosing the group’s latest track as their favorite new music release of the past week. “Pink Venom” brought in more than 85% of the vote, beating out new music by Demi Lovato, Panic! At the Disco, Zedd, Maren Morris & BEAUZ and more. The song — which dropped on Friday along with a music video — is the lead single from BLACKPINK’s upcoming sophomore album, Born Pink, due out Sept. 16. “Pink Venom” shows off the four-piece K-pop group’s genre-bending sound, and the fresh track interpolates a line from Rihanna’s debut hit, “Pon De Replay.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Trailing behind th...
10 Greatest Moments in KCON History So Far
With 10 years of perspective, one can confidentially say that the timing for launching America’s biggest K-pop festival couldn’t have been better. In the summer of 2012, K-pop was breaking into the American vernacular thanks to the massively viral success of PSY‘s “Gangnam Style.” The inescapable horsey-dance hit entered the Billboard Hot 100 for the first time in September. It would spend seven consecutive weeks at the No. 2 position, coinciding with performances at the MTV Video Music Awards, the Ellen DeGeneres Show, Saturday Night Live and the American Music Awards. While “Gangnam Style” was rocketing up the charts, KCON was announced as a first-of-its-kind convention/festival hybrid that looked to honor all things Korean-pop culture. Taking place at the now-shuttered Ve...
Maureen McGovern Shares Emotional Message Revealing Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease
Maureen McGovern announced in an emotional message on social media that she’s been diagnosed with a rare form of dementia. The 73-year-old singer, best known for her Oscar-winning song “The Morning After,” took to her Facebook page on Friday (Aug. 19) to share the sad news with her fans. “I’ve been diagnosed with posterior cortical atrophy with symptoms of Alzheimer’s and/or dementia,” McGovern says in a sentimental video clip after recounting her career highlights. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “What I do, or what I am still able to accomplish, has changed,” she continues. “I can no longer travel or perform in live concerts. In fact, I can no longer drive — how’s that for a kick in the butt?” The Mayo Clinic describes posterior corti...
Selena Gomez & Little Sister Share Adorable Video From Olivia Rodrigo Concert: Watch
A sweet moment between Selena Gomez and her sister Gracie was captured on camera at one of Olivia Rodrigo‘s concerts. The singer and Only Murders in the Building star posted the clip from the show on TikTok Friday night (Aug. 19). “I just can’t imagine how you could be so OK now that I’m gone,” the sisters sang to each other before leaning in for a heartfelt hug at one of Rodrigo’s Sour Tour stops. In the cute “Drivers License” sing-along video, Gomez even sported some official Olivia Rodrigo tour merch: a Sour Tour bucket hat. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Rodrigo’s tour wrapped in July, and she was recently seen back in the studio with producer Dan Nigro, whom she worked with on her breakthrough debut album. The pair posed for a selfie, wit...
Britney Spears Says She’s ‘Just Playing Around in the Studio’ With ‘Feel It Still’ Dance Video
Another Britney Spears dance video arrived this weekend, straight from the studio to Instagram. Spears rocked high heels and red lingerie for the clip while dancing to Portugal. The Man‘s 2017 hit “Feel It Still” — with plenty of attitude and hair flips. “Just playing around in the studio!!!” she playfully captioned her dance video on Saturday (Aug. 20). Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Many fans were simply delighted to see the clip, while others suggested in the comments that they’d already seen this dance video — or a similar one — in the past. Either way, new music from Spears is on the horizon: Aug. 26 brings “Hold Me Closer,” the pop star and Elton John‘s revamp of the 1972 classic “Tiny Dancer.” “Hold Me Closer” will be Spears’ official r...
R. Kelly Witness Says She Cooperated With Investigators Because She Didn’t Want to ‘Carry His Lies’
A woman who says she was sexually abused hundreds of times by R. Kelly before she turned 18 testified Friday (Aug. 19) that she agonized several years ago about whether to cooperate with federal investigators who were looking into child abuse allegations involving the singer, but that she ultimately did because she didn’t want to “carry his lies.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news But the witness — who is now 37 years old and going by the pseudonym “Jane” at the trial — also conceded that even after she began cooperating, she lied at one point when she told federal agents that she wasn’t sure if Kelly had abused minors other than her. She said she lied because she didn’t want to get others in trouble. Jane testified for over four hou...
Michael Buble & Luisana Lopilato Welcome Baby No. 4: ‘Thank God for This Infinite Blessing’
Congratulations to Michael Buble and his wife Luisana Lopilato, who revealed on Friday (Aug. 19) that they’ve welcomed their fourth bundle of joy. The duo shared a joint Instagram post announcing the news, along with a sweet photo holding their newborn daughter’s tiny foot. “From love comes life, light and her… our baby Cielo Yoli Rose Bublé,” the caption reads in English and in Spanish, as Lopilato is Argentinian and a native Spanish speaker. “You finally arrived to our lives with your 3,8 kg!!! Thanks God for this infinite blessing, we love you!!” Buble and Lopilato, who have been married since 2011, are also parents to sons Noah, 8, and Elias, 6, as well as four-year-old daughter Vida. The couple met met back in 2009 on the set of Buble’s music video for “Haven’t Met You Yet.” Expl...
