Music News
The Weeknd Shares Wild Trailer for HBO Series ‘The Idol’: Watch
The Weeknd has shared a wild teaser for his new HBO series The Idol. On Saturday night (July 16), the Canadian superstar previewed the brief trailer for the upcoming music-industry drama during his concert at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J., before unveiling it on social media the following morning. “From the sick & twisted minds of the creator of Euphoria Sam Levinson and Abel ‘The Weeknd’ Tesfaye,” reads the opening lines of the drugs-and-sex-filled clip. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news DO YOU TRUST ME ?! From the sick and twisted minds of Sam Levinson and @TheWeeknd, starring Lily-Rose Depp, #THEIDOL is coming soon to @hbomax. pic.twitter.com/QfCzpBfye3 — The Weeknd (@theweeknd) July 17, 2022 Set to the music of Justice‘...
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck Marry in Nevada: Report
Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are reportedly married! Months after getting engaged, the celebrity couple obtained a marriage license in Clark County, Nevada, over the weekend, according to court records obtained by People. TMZ reports that the pair have indeed tied the knot. Further details about the nuptials were not available at press time. Lopez, 52, and Affleck, 49, announced their engagement in early April. The news was revealed through the superstar singer and actress’ On the JLo newsletter, where she shared a video of herself wearing an engagement ring. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Rumors of the couple’s reunion started in late April 2021, when they were reportedly spotted together two weeks after Lopez announced that she and...
Kanye West Pulls Out of Rolling Loud Miami 2022 Headlining Set
Kanye West will no longer be performing at Rolling Loud Miami 2022. The festival’s organizers took to social media on Sunday (July 17) to announce that the 45-year-old rapper and fashion mogul, who now goes by Ye, will not be headlining the event’s opening night on July 22. “Due to circumstances outside of our control, Ye will no longer be performing at Rolling Loud Miami 2022,” Rolling Loud tweeted, adding that Kid Cudi has been tapped as Ye’s replacement. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Rolling Loud co-founders Tariq Cherif and Matt Zingler further elaborated on the cancellation in the following statement: “We were looking forward to Ye headlining Rolling Loud Miami 2022. We spent months working with him and his team on the performanc...
Soprano Angel Blue, Offended by Blackface, Pulls Out of Italy Opera
Soprano Angel Blue says she won’t perform in an opera in Italy this month because blackface was used in the staging of a different work this summer on the same stage. The U.S. singer posted a note on her Instagram page saying she will be bowing out of La Traviata at Verona’s Arena this month because the theater recently mounted another Giuseppe Verdi opera, Aida, that had performers in blackface. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news She blasted such use of “archaic” theatrical practices as “offensive, humiliating, and outright racist.” Angel Blue, however, was still listed Saturday (July 16) on the Arena’s website as singing the role of Violetta in La Traviata on July 22 and 30. The theater said it was hoping that Blue, who is Black, wo...
Britney Spears Says It Was a ‘Beautiful Surprise’ to Have Selena Gomez at Her Wedding
Britney Spears gushed about her wedding guests this weekend, especially one very “special person” who was in attendance: Selena Gomez. The pop star looked back fondly at her wedding guest list in a new Instagram post on Saturday (July 16). Spears married Sam Asghari on June 9 in a Los Angeles ceremony, and Gomez was one of the guests celebrating alongside them at their reception. “She came to my wedding,” Spears captioned a photo of Gomez Saturday night. “the three most beautiful women in hollywood … @drewbarrymore, @parishilton … I had no idea !!! I was SO HAPPY !!!” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The singer added that Gomez “told me ‘I just want you to be happy’ three times,” and Spears then pointed out that “My mother does that as well.” “I...
Brandy Is Open to Getting a Tattoo of Ray J, But ‘It Won’t Be’ Like His Leg Tattoo of Her Face
Brandy is opening up about Ray J‘s controversial leg tattoo of her face. In an impromptu video interview with TMZ, the R&B superstar admitted that she didn’t quite understand her little brother’s new body art at first, but she eventually warmed up to the Alexey Mashkov-designed ink after he explained it to her. “It was meant to be that way,” Brandy said in the clip, surrounded by adoring fans waiting for selfies. It’s like a Basquiat-type of style. I didn’t understand it at first … but then he explained it to me and showed me the tattoo artist’s whole page and it was amazing.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Ray J unveiled the massive leg piece on Instagram in early July. The portrait features his sister’s face with the words “Best Friends ...
The Weeknd Flies Out 6-Year-Old Fan to Philadelphia Concert after Toronto Postponement
The Weeknd made one little boy very happy during the superstar’s rescheduled After Hours Til Dawn tour opener in Philadelphia on Thursday (July 14). Megafan Phoenix Prince, 6, went viral on social media last week after he was photographed crying outside of the Toronto venue where The Weeknd was scheduled to launch his long-awaited stadium trek. The July 8 concert at Rogers Centre was canceled at the last minute because of a nationwide network outage, leaving many fans sharing their disappointment online. Shortly after the cancellation, The Weeknd retweeted a snapshot of the devastated Prince — who even donned a red blazer and black tie, just like his idol — being comforted by his father outside of the facility. “Can someone please find him for me?” the singer captioned his tweet. Explore E...
Axl Rose Dedicates Shows to Taylor Hawkins, Blasts Vladimir Putin in Tour Message
Axl Rose capped off Guns N’ Roses‘ European tour with a note on Twitter in which he thanked fans for their support, dedicated the band’s trek to the late Taylor Hawkins and slammed “murderous little man” Vladimir Putin — all in just a few paragraphs. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The singer took the time this weekend to “thank everyone in London for being understanding of r challenges and apologize again to r fans in Scotland for having to postpone r performance there.” The band, “following dr’s orders,” had canceled their gig in Scotland earlier this month due to illness. In his update, Rose thanked Carrie Underwood for joining them at their London concerts, joking, “At least someone could sing.” Speaking of Guns N’ Roses’ tour, Rose wrote i...
fromis_9 Talk Summer Single ‘Stay This Way,’ Respect Among Members & First Year With HYBE Labels
Nothing can snatch the good vibes away from fromis_9. Two days before releasing their new EP from our Memento Box on June 27, a minor car accident involving five of the nine members of the K-pop girl group forced them to cancel a press conference ahead of the album drop. The collision temporarily halted promotional plans (their PR put out a statement saying that all passengers’ injuries were “not serious and they were all immediately taken to the emergency room for medical examination and treatment”) and fans were already more than ready to watch the ninesome’s latest move in their upward climb toward K-pop stardom. In August 2021, fromis_9 officially moved labels to PLEDIS Entertainment, home to K-pop mega-sellers SEVENTEEN, under the HYBE Labels family that houses BTS and Tomor...
Britney Spears Is Sharing Her Voice Again on a Grown-Up Version of ‘…Baby One More Time’: Watch
Britney Spears has lived a lot of life since she recorded her breakthrough 1998 hit song “…Baby One More Time,” and now she’s sharing a more grown-up version of the song in a new video. The pop star took to Instagram on Friday to share two videos of her singing her first Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 hit a cappella with some more adult lyrics, swapping out “give me a sign” in the chorus with “give me a f—ing sign.” In the accompanying caption, she says she asked to record this slinkier version of the song for years, but her “TEAM said No.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “This is me yesterday doing laundry and separating clothes … I haven’t shared my voice in an extremely long time … maybe too long … and here’s me playing at my house with a d...
The Video for Calvin Harris’ ‘Stay With Me’ Is Like Being Inside a Kaleidoscope With Halsey, Justin Timberlake & Pharrell
VIP areas and the interiors of a kaleidoscope are both similarly dazzling, and in a stroke of genius the video for Calvin Harris‘ latest, “Stay With Me,” combines these two spaces with glitzy visuals and even glitzier stars. Released Friday (July 15), the clip places the track’s featured vocalists, Halsey, Justin Timberlake and Pharrell, inside a shimmying, spinning, lightly psychedelic universe, where each of them — dressed in dazzling brights — perform the funk-inflected disco opus, with Timberlake giving just the right amount of air guitar and evoking the video for Jamiroquai’s classic “Virtual Insanity” while dancing on a moving walkway. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In addition to the trio of vocalists, Harris also makes two brief cameos...
Joe Jonas Shares Adorable Video Celebrating His & Sophie Turner’s Love Story After Welcoming Second Baby
From getting together in 2016 to welcoming their second child together this month, Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner have quite a few relationship milestones to celebrate. And in an adorable video posted to his Instagram, the DNCE frontman did just that. The Friday (July 15) video opens with old clips of the pair sitting together on a restaurant date and snuggling in bed before cutting to photos from their wedding day. It ends on a sweet snapshot of the couple taking a mirror selfie with Turner’s pregnant belly on full display. Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “Started from the bottom now we’re here…” Jonas captioned the video. “I want to see your [love] story.” The video — soundtracked by DNCE’s newest song “Got Me Good” — comes one day after...
