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Judge Approves Britney Spears’ Request to Hire Her Own Lawyer
A judge has approved Britney Spears’ request to hire her own private counsel to represent her in her ongoing conservatorship case. In the wake of Britney’s damning public testimony last month, her court appointed attorney, Sam Ingham, tendered his resignation. During a hearing on Wednesday, Judge Brenda Penny approved Ingham’s request to remove himself from the case, while allowing Britney to retain her own representation for the first time since the conservatorship was put into place some 13 years ago. TMZ reports that Britney has already picked Matthew Rosengart to replace Ingham. A one-time federal prosecutor, Rosengart is now a go-to attorney for A-list clients including Madonna, Sean Penn, and Steven Spielberg. Advertisement Related Video Britney herself appeared in court on Wednesday...
Little Mix Talk Pregnancy Struggles on ‘Heartbreak Anthem’ Video Set
Little Mix gave fans a “Heartbreak Anthem” with Galantis and David Guetta, but the pregnant members of the girl group felt a different kind of pain during the video shoot. In an official behind-the-scenes clip from the music video, Perrie Edwards and Leigh-Anne Pinnock — who are both pregnant — reveal how cumbersome pulling off the video was, especially the wardrobe and mechanical angel wings. “I’m literally living my childhood dream right now in this music video. The glitz, the glamour, the hair is so crazy, the outfits and the wings. We are going to be like creatures,” Edwards says in the video before thinking about how the glitz and glam might weigh on her throughout the shoot. “It’s just the start. We haven’t started filming yet. So ...
98 Degrees Fire Up the Grill, Hop in a Convertible For Super Chill ‘Where Do You Wanna Go’ Video
“Where do you wanna go?/ Who do you wanna be?/ Got nothing but forever so we can wait and see/ No one to tell us no, no one but you and me/ It doesn’t get much better, got nothing but forever/ Where do you wanna go?” they sing on the chorus. When Billboard caught up with Nick after he was revealed as the Piglet on the most recent season of The Masked Singer, he was touting the group’s “98 Days of Summer” campaign that led up to this weekend’s release of “Where You Wanna Go.” He said the reunited group also has other new music in the can and more time booked in the studio to complete additional tracks later this summer. “We’ve also done a remix album of all the classic 98 hits,” he said. “After a year of being on ...
BTS Show Off Their Best Moves With ‘Permission to Dance’ Performance on ‘Fallon’: Watch
When BTS gives you permission to dance, you do just that. The K-pop superstars stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon for a chat with the host and to perform their new song. RM, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, Jimin, V and Jungkook showed us their best dance moves in an empty mall. Empty, with the exception of an overhead raft of purple and white balloons. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Halsey Announces Feature Film to Accompany New Album, Premieres Trailer: Watch
Next month, Halsey will release her highly anticipated new album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power. As it turns out the pop star has also been working on a coinciding feature film of the same name to accompany the record. She just released a gothic trailer for it, which you can watch below. Similarly dubbed If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power, the film is written by Halsey and directed by Colin Tilley, her frequent collaborator who helmed the music videos for “Without Me” and “You Should Be Sad.” The movie is billed as “an hour-long film experience set to the music of her upcoming album” and, based on this new clip, looks rather brooding and intense. The film trailer opens on a number of knights trotting on horses, torches in hand, towards an eerie castle while text takes over the screen. ...
Halsey Announces ‘If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’ Film to Pair With Album: See the Creepy Trailer
The 26-year-old artist also unveiled the two-minute trailer of the film, which fits the mold of a horror flick and unpacks “the lifelong social labyrinth of sexuality and birth,” the text on the screen reads. “The greatest horror stories never told were buried with the bodies of those who died in that labyrinth.” On July 7, Halsey unveiled the powerful album artwork at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, and later on social media. The cover image depicts the regal-looking “Castle” singer sitting on a Game of Thrones-like golden throne. Halsey, who is currently expecting her first child with screenwriter Alev Aydin, is holding a baby on her lap in the cover shot while exposing her breast, which serves as a nod to the Madonna-whore psychologic...
Christina Aguilera Talks ‘Getting Into My Family Roots’ for Upcoming Latin Album
“I’m an artist first, rather than trying to be critical as an A&R,” Aguilera tells Billboard of her mindset for selecting a winner. “So, I’m just going to go with my mood and what feels good. I’m looking for people who are really experimental as I’ve always been in my music – try different things, collaborate with other people and musical styles. I really like to have fun with music at the end of the day and get as creative as possible. Sometimes a little sweet, sometimes a little tart, depending on my mood! It’s just people who are able to have fun with that concept and be themselves and get into that individuality of it.” As a former coach on The Voice and a star who loves helping up-and-coming singers, the contest fit naturally for Aguilera. &#...
AJR on the Vulnerability of 8th Grade, Will Smith’s “Bang” Freestyle, and Working with Rivers Cuomo
Listen via Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Play | Stitcher | Radio Public | RSS AJR sit down with Kyle Meredith to tell us about OK Orchestra, their new album that finds the brothers looking back to their formative years in 8th grade and drawing the parallels to the present day obstacles. Jack and Ryan Met then take us through the political moments of the LP and performing in an era where it’s less taboo for an artist to take a stance and speak out. They also share insights on their penchant for writing songs that sound like samples from the ’30s and ’40s. Elsewhere during the talk, they discuss working with Rivers Cuomo and the comparisons of this record and Weezer’s OK Human, as well as what it was like to wake up to see Will...
Britney Spears’ Conservator Claims Dad Used $2M of Star’s Funds for His Defense
Montgomery asked Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Brenda Penny on July 7 to approve that the 24/7 protection she requested be paid for by the conservatorship, which could cost up to $50,000 a month. Jamie’s attorney Vivian Lee Thoreen filed an opposition the next day, arguing that Montgomery “is not the only person involved in this Conservatorship who has received threatening communications and/or death threats” and suggested other feasible options for security. Montgomery also said in the documents that she and Jamie “should be working as a team to ensure that Ms. Spears’ best interests are being met, that she is on a path to recovery and termination of her conservatorship, and that she is living her best life possible. Instead, Mr. Spea...
Ariana Grande Posts Pics From Romantic Amsterdam Honeymoon with Dalton Gomez
Ariana Grande and new husband Dalton Gomez have kept things pretty low-key and out of the spotlight so far. But on Sunday (July 11), Grande, 28, pulled back the curtain a bit on their married life with a series of pictures from the couple’s honeymoon in Amsterdam. The couple, who got married in May, look pretty cute in one snap as they snuggle into a pair of giant wooden shoes while rocking black face masks. That’s a rare couple pic in the series, which also includes a picture of Grande reflected in a window, a video of a riled-up goose, Dalton from above, some potted succulents, windmills, of course, the controls of a boat, a ladybug sipping water and a beautiful view of a canal at night. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined wh...
Adele Cheers On England’s Effort in Euro 2020 Final With a New Photo of Herself
“ITS BLOODY COMING HOME,” she wrote, enthusiastic that they would be taking the final to Wembley Stadium. The tournament was originally scheduled for June 2020, but was postponed to July 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. See Adele’s latest selfie below. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of Internet revenue.
Justin Timberlake Sinks an Unexpected Shot on the Golf Course
Justin Timberlake made an impressive shot across the golf course. Although he was there to play golf — as part of a celebrity charity event, the 2021 American Century Championship, in South Lake Tahoe, Nevada — the pop star apparently took a moment to shoot a basketball straight into a hoop from quite a far distance, to wild applause. “Shots between holes @acchampionship #accgolf,” Timberlake captioned the clip, which he posted Sunday (July 11) on Instagram. You Deserve to Make Money Even When you are looking for Dates Online. So we reimagined what a dating should be. It begins with giving you back power. Get to meet Beautiful people, chat and make money in the process. Earn rewards by chatting, sharing photos, blogging and help give users back their fair share of I...
