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Jennifer Lopez Poses Nude for JLo Body Launch on 53rd Birthday
Jennifer Lopez is celebrating her 53rd birthday with a JLo Body, an expansion of her JLo Beauty skincare line. The singer and actress marked the occasion in the nude to show off a new product. Lopez shared the news of JLo Body’s first product, a beauty balm intended to be used on the booty, with her loyal fans subscribed to her On the JLo newsletter, where she linked to an exclusive announcement video. “I’m always full of surprises that I love to share with you first,” she wrote in the email sent on Sunday (July 24). Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news In the clip for fans, she poked fun at herself for dropping a “booty balm”: “That’s right,” Lopez, who just married Ben Affleck in an intimate Las Vegas wedding ceremony last week, said with ...
Selena Gomez Celebrates 30th Birthday With Longtime Friend Taylor Swift: ’30, Nerdy and Worthy’
Happy birthday, Selena Gomez! The superstar singer and actress, who turned 30 on Friday (July 22), celebrated the special day with one of her closest pals Taylor Swift. The “Lose You to Love Me” singer took to social media on Friday to give a behind-the-scenes look at how she and Swift celebrated the milestone birthday. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news “30, nerdy and worthy,” Gomez captioned a pair of sweet snapshots on Instagram. Seated at a table in a lovely outdoor setting, Gomez is all smiles as she dons a flowy white dress and embraces her good friend of more than 15 years, who flashes three fingers on one hand and a fist for zero on the other. Another photo finds Swift smirking as she gives a thumbs up, while Gomez giggles beside her with ...
‘The X Factor’ Shows the Moment One Direction Was Formed
One Direction might not have existed without Nicole Scherzinger. Unseen footage of how the group was put together in 2010 has been released that shows Scherzinger had a big say in their formation. The five singers — Niall Horan, Zayn Malik, Liam Payne, Harry Styles and Louis Tomlinson — had auditioned as solo artists on the show before being put into a boy band. “When you’ve waited TWELVE YEARS to find out exactly how @onedirection was formed,” the official X Factor account tweeted on Saturday (July 23). “FINALLY, here’s how.” Explore Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The X Factor shared a video on YouTube that showed an assortment of photos of candidates being sorted on a table. Niall Horan was the first selection for the group that came to be k...
Song of the Week: Billie Eilish’s Storytelling Magic Shines on “The 30th”
Song of the Week breaks down and talks about the song we just can’t get out of our head each week. Find these songs and more on our Spotify Top Songs playlist. For our favorite new songs from emerging artists, check out our Spotify New Sounds playlist. This week, Billie Eilish stuns with surprise track “The 30th.” If Billie Eilish is going to do one thing, it’s give us a stellar bridge. This week, Eilish surprise-released a two-song EP, Guitar Songs, created alongside her brother, longtime co-writer, and expert producer FINNEAS. The second track, “The 30th,” highlights the balance of vulnerability, specificity, and utter relatability that has made Eilish a household name and so beloved across demographics. Here, she’s singing to somebody involved in a near-fa...
TOMORROW X TOGETHER & Iann Dior Join Forces on Emotive New Track ‘Valley Of Lies’
TOMORROW X TOGETHER and Iann Dior are bringing K-pop and emo rap together in their new collaboration, “Valley of Lies.” The K-pop stars and rapper officially released the track on Friday (July 22), which sees the pairing struggling to find the meaning in life after a tough break up. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news The track arrived with an official visualizer to accompany it, which features an animated figure with blonde hair, a grey t-shirt and black jeans walking through various climate situations, including a sunny park and mountains reminiscent of the Grand Canyon. After a period of darkness, the figure ascends to the clouds and sees shooting stars before coming back down to Earth. “I’m walking through the valley of lies/ I see a coffin, pe...
Taylor Swift Joins HAIM to Perform “Love Story” / “Gasoline” Mashup in London: Watch
HAIM fans at the band’s Thursday gig at London’s O2 Arena were treated to a special appearance from Taylor Swift, who joined the sisters in performing a mashup of “Gasoline” and Swift’s classic “Love Story.” Watch fan-captured footage below. “I heard that my girls were playing in London at the O2 and I thought, ‘I’m gonna have to see that.’ And it looks like there’s about 20,000 other people that also thought that, too,” Swift said, as HAIM laid down the groove to their Women in Music Pt. III cut. “We had a thought, that if we were to do some sort of mashup, we could possibly maybe get you to sing the loudest that you have sung all night.” Cut to “Love Story”‘s famous “Romeo take me” chorus, which Swift layered over “Gasoline”‘s “Strike a match, watch it burn” bridge. HAIM and Swift f...
Restraining Order Against Ricky Martin Dismissed After Accuser Withdraws Request
A judge has dismissed a temporary restraining order against Ricky Martin after his accuser reportedly withdrew the request. Martin’s accuser, identified as the singer’s 21-year-old nephew Dennis Yadiel Sanchez, was initially granted the restraining order on July 2nd. Sanchez claimed that he and Martin had been in a seven-month romantic relationship. Martin allegedly refused to accept their breakup and was found loitering outside of Sanchez’s home on three different occasions. Sanchez also accused Martin of physical and psychological abuse. In a statement to TMZ, Martin’s legal representatives said Sanchez’s decision to withdraw his request for a restraining order “was his alone, without any outside influence or pressure.” Advertisement Related Video “The accuser confirmed he was satisfied ...
Purity Ring’s Shrines Turns 10: How the Debut Laid a Masterful Foundation for the Future of Pop
Purity Ring‘s Megan James and Corin Roddick describe their debut album, Shrines, as one with very strict rules. “All the drums sound a certain way, all the vocals sound a certain way, all the synths… we created a strict palate of things that sort of worked together and tried to make as many different kind of musical ideas within that palette,” Roddick tells Consequence. Indeed, Shrines — which celebrates its tenth anniversary today, July 20th — is an album that represents Purity Ring operating with only their essentials, forging a path that would later define the sound of modern pop, if only for a portion of the last decade. When you look at Purity Ring’s output following Shrines (2015’s Another Eternity, 2020’s WOMB, and most recently, their EP Graves, which ...
Purity Ring’s Shrines Turns 10: How the Debut Laid a Masterful Foundation for the Future of Pop
Purity Ring‘s Megan James and Corin Roddick describe their debut album, Shrines, as one with very strict rules. “All the drums sound a certain way, all the vocals sound a certain way, all the synths… we created a strict palate of things that sort of worked together and tried to make as many different kind of musical ideas within that palette,” Roddick tells Consequence. Indeed, Shrines — which celebrates its tenth anniversary today, July 20th — is an album that represents Purity Ring operating with only their essentials, forging a path that would later define the sound of modern pop, if only for a portion of the last decade. When you look at Purity Ring’s output following Shrines (2015’s Another Eternity, 2020’s WOMB, and most recently, their EP Graves, which ...
Stray Kids & P1Harmony Finalize KCON 2022 Lineup
The 2022 KCON lineup is complete after some exciting late additions. The K-pop festival shared via social media that boy bands Stray Kids and P1Harmony will join the previously announced acts for a complete, 17-artist lineup for its 2022 iteration. Stray Kids will perform on the first day of concerts, on Saturday, Aug. 20, with P1Harmony added to Day 2 on Sunday, Aug. 21. The timing comes at exciting moments in both artists’ careers this week: Stray Kids just won Billboard‘s Fan Army Face-Off 2022 and will wrap the U.S. leg of their Maniac world tour in Anaheim tonight. Meanwhile, P1Harmony dropped their new Harmony: Zero In EP today, led by the rap-rock-pop hybrid single “Doom Du Doom.” Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Stray Kids and P1Har...
Rihanna Supports A$AP Rocky at Lollapalooza Paris in Chic Sporty Ensemble
A$AP Rocky took the stage at Lollapalooza Paris on Wednesday (July 20) with none other than Rihanna in the wings to support him. The songstress and new mom made her surprise appearance at the festival wearing a striped, black tracksuit featuring several pops of green. She also turned up the decidedly sporty look with a stack of long, pearl-like necklaces and matching green fanny pack while clutching her cell phone and a pair of white sunglasses. It’s only the second time the Fenty mogul has been spotted out and about postpartum, the first being during a lowkey outing to a London barber shop earlier this month, also with the “Fashion Killa” rapper. Explore See latest videos, charts and news See latest videos, charts and news Neither Rih nor her rapper love have confirmed the arrival of thei...
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Beyoncé Reveals Cover Art, Tracklist for Renaissance [UPDATED]
Beyoncé has revealed the cover art for her upcoming album Renaissance. Update: She has also revealed the album’s 16-song tracklist. The image, which the singer first shared on social media, is an apparent homage to John Collier’s historic painting of noblewoman Lady Godiva, as well as of Bianca Jagger’s grand entrance on horseback at Studio 54 in 1977. In a note accompanying the artwork, Beyoncé wrote: “Creating this album allowed me a place to dream and to find escape during a scary time for the world. It allowed me to feel free and adventurous in a time when little else was moving. My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment. A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration. I h...
