Thanks to Ariana Grande, there will soon be brighter days ahead for some organizations that support vulnerable communities.

Ari has launched The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation, which comprises four core funds: Protect & Defend, focused on LGBTQ+ rights, civil rights and reproductive justice; Heal & Dream, which expands access to mental health care and community support; Seen & Celebrated, which ensures LGBTQ+ voices and stories are heard and shared; and Emergency Support, which provides "rapid support and relief during times of collective need," according to a press release.

Ari says in a statement, "I am beyond excited to finally announce the brighter days ahead foundation. Our mission is to support, protect, and provide resources for our vulnerable friends in need."

She adds that the foundation will be "supporting handfuls of incredible organizations that provide the safe space and care that is desperately needed by so many right now."

"It has been my privilege to be able to support these causes on my own over the years, and I’m grateful to now be able to expand that reach and amplify the life-saving work that these organizations do," she concludes. 

In more lighthearted Ariana news, her brother, Frankie Grande, appeared on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon on Thursday. He told Jimmy that he met Céline Dion soon after Ariana had done one of her famous Céline Dion impressions on his show.

"And so I was there in Vegas and Céline comes literally running up to me and she’s like, ‘Oh my God, Frankie, you have to tell your sister when she did me on Jimmy Fallon I peed!’" Frankie related, doing his own impression of the Canadian diva. "She goes, ‘I was laughing so hard I peed myself! I peed!’”

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Taylor Swift's new Toy Story 5 song "I Knew It, I Knew You" has scored the first of what will likely be multiple chart milestones.

The song has debuted at #1 on the U.K.'s Official Singles Chart; it's her seventh charttopper across the pond. She is tied with Michael Jackson, George Michael and U2 in terms of artists who've all scored seven #1 singles on that chart. 

Taylor is also now the first non-British artist to score two U.K. #1 hits in 2026; in February, she topped the chart with "Opalite." The only other artist who's had two U.K. #1 hits in 2026 is Harry Styles, with "Aperture" and "American Girls."

Taylor wrote the song after the artist who's most associated with Toy Story, Randy Newman, said it was OK for her to do so. Newman wrote and performed the franchise's signature tune, "You've Got a Friend in Me," plus several other songs for the movie series.

In ABC's new 20/20 special Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond, which airs Friday at 8 p.m. ET and streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu, Taylor says that Newman has been "amazing and supportive and encouraging" in welcoming her to the franchise.

"Knowing I had his blessing to enter this world was really special for me and kind of helped ease what might have been a stressful situation, if I didn't know that he was good with it," she says.

"He's got a way of just writing such intricate, yet beautifully pure, simple lyrics about how you feel that get to the heart of it," she says of Newman's songs. "They're so complex. They're exactly how you feel, and they're so universal."

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You need to calm down: Spurs fan Selena Gomez was not insulting Taylor Swift over Taylor's Knicks fandom.

As per E! Online, on Thursday Selena commented "lol" on an MTV Instagram post that shared photos of celebrities at Game 4 of the NBA finals, including shots of Taylor with Mariska Hargitay. On Friday, she posted an Instagram Story that read, "Woke up and was sent so many texts. I would never insult my friends, nor was it an insult. The comment was a reaction to the first slide on the page."

Selena went on to explain a now-deleted Instagram Story that she'd posted after the game, which was captured and posted on X. In it, she'd captioned a report of the Knicks' stunning victory over her hometown team, the San Antonio Spurs, "Mad respect for the game!! Congrats to the peeps that represent. What a comeback. So funny how some are all the sudden fans though lol."

People online interpreted this as criticism of Taylor, who has been accused by some -- including an ESPN commentator -- of not being a "real" Knicks fans. In fact, she's a longtime fan of the team. But as Selena explained in her Friday post, that's not what she was referring to at all.

"Second, I bet my friends on the game. The friends in the text chain I posted. I lost but was poking at my opponents, my friends," she wrote. "Believe it or not I do have other friends in my life. But quickly forget that most assume otherwise."

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Turns out *NSYNC isn't the only iconic boy band that can do a song for an animated movie.

Backstreet Boys have released their new song, "Bottle Up," from the soundtrack of the upcoming movie PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie. There's also a video for the song, which was co-written by Ed Sheeran; he seems to like doing songs for animated movies, having also penned the song "Zoo" for Zootopia 2.

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie follows what happens after the pack's ship gets caught in a storm and crash lands on an uncharted island filled with dinosaurs. In the video, the group members appear on Dino Island, and sing and dance with the PAW Patrol characters, as well as the dinosaurs.

PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie is due in theaters Aug. 14.

Backstreet Boys resume their Into the Millennium residency at Sphere Las Vegas on July 16. It will run through Aug. 29. 

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Steven Spielberg's new movie, Disclosure Day, opened at midnight Thursday, but at that time he was busy inducting Taylor Swift into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City.

Spielberg's speech during the annual gala was preceded by sombr performing her songs "Cardigan" and "Dear John." Inside the ballroom, Taylor sat with fiancé Travis Kelce, her mother, Andrea Swift, Travis' mother, Donna Kelce, and Spielberg and his wife, Kate Capshaw.

In his speech, Spielberg noted that Taylor is the youngest female songwriter to ever be inducted into the Hall, and said that her "place in our culture" rivals the likes of John Lennon and Paul McCartney, Carole King, James Taylor and Stevie Nicks.

"I love making movies," he concluded. "But I don't think I will ever fill stadiums of multigenerational fans who want to recite the dialogue from Indiana Jones. So thank you, Taylor, for the gift of your stories and for insisting on being an authentic voice in a world where the line between real and fake is increasingly blurred. You are our mirror ball."

When Taylor took the stage, she noted that in her entire 23-year career, "Songwriting was the easiest thing I ever did.” She said, "I think what I mean is that it was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it. I had to be taught how to entertain the crowd and learn choreography and be less annoying. ... But songwriting for me, it’s pretty much the only thing I ever just naturally did."

She concluded her speech by addressing the Hall of Fame organization: "I wanna thank the voters for celebrating and honoring the best and truest parts of my life. I’ll be forever grateful."

Also inducted Thursday night was Alanis Morrissette, who performed acoustic versions of her songs "Mary Jane" and "You Oughta Know." She was inducted by Brandi Carlile, who performed Alanis' song "Uninvited."

Another inductee was Kenny Loggins. He was ushered in by Gavin DeGraw, who performed Kenny's hit "Danny's Song" and joined him for "Celebrate Me Home." And Goo Goo Dolls singer John Rzeznik helped induct KISS members Gene Simmons and Paul Stanley, teaming up with The Smashing Pumpkins singer Billy Corgan to perform their hit "Shout It Out Loud."

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Carly Simon is back with new music.

The "You're So Vain" singer/songwriter is set to release the new album, Comes in Waves, on Aug. 14. The record is Simon’s first album of original music since 2008.

Fans are getting their first taste of her new music with the release of the album’s opening track “Howl,” which she co-wrote with songwriter David Spencer.

“‘Howl’ lives in that space between betrayal and forgiveness, where anger has to be voiced before it can be released,” says Simon. “It’s about letting the frustration out so it doesn’t sit and simmer. The song begins in anger, but it moves toward forgiveness, and speaks to any situation where trust has been broken.”

“Howl” is available now via digital outlets.

Simon wrote and recorded much of Comes in Waves at her home in Martha’s Vineyard. It features contributions from his son, Ben Taylor, and her daughter, Sally Taylor, whose dad is singer James Taylor.

Simon’s last album of new material was 2008’s This Kind of Love. In 2009, she released Never Been Gone,  featuring acoustic versions of her previous material.

Comes in Waves is available for preorder now.

Here is the Comes In Waves track list:

“Howl”
“Maybe I Never Loved You”
“Peaches”
“Love Has No Ending”
“Mother Of Pearl”
“Slowly”
“Four In The Morning”
“The More I Look For You”
“Love The Way I Do”
“The Father Daughter Dance”
“Share the End”
“Do It Anyway”

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Teddy Swims will take the stage at the Bonnaroo Festival in Tennessee on Saturday; it's just one of several festival appearances he's been making this year, starting with Coachella in April. Teddy told ABC Audio that he knows a lot of people aren't there to see him when he plays festivals, so he's been starting those sets with one of his best-known songs to capture their attention.

"Right out the gate with 'The Door,'" said Teddy, referring to his top-10 Billboard Pop Airplay hit. "Just get 'em in immediately on something that, if they don't listen to me and they're kind of hanging around, maybe they'll know that song, you know, and they'll be like, 'OK, that's that guy. That's the face to the name.'"

"And so we try to hit them hard with something [they know]," he added. Of course, he closes his sets with his worldwide smash, "Lose Control." But in between he's somewhat limited to what he can play, due to the time constraints of festival sets.

"It's quite weird ... because you're up against the clock, you know. You got like 50 minutes to do all the songs you can, but also not do too much, say what you need to say," he told ABC Audio. "So we just try to make it as connective as we possibly can in that short amount of time."

"I want it to feel like I'm trying to make eye contact with every person I can, and bring everybody into our house," he added. "Which is why we made our set kind of [look like] home." 

You'll be able to watch Teddy's Bonnaroo set June 13 via Disney+ and Disney+ and Hulu; the whole festival will be streamed live on those platforms.

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The 50th anniversary of ABBA’s iconic track "Dancing Queen" will be marked with the release of two new vinyl variants.

The single, remastered at Abbey Road Studios in London, will be reissued on 10-inch black vinyl and 10-inch sparkling vinyl on Aug. 13. The song “La Reina Del Baile” is featured on the B-side.

Both formats are available for preorder now.

Originally released in August 1976, "Dancing Queen" was the lead single off the Swedish band’s fourth studio album, Arrival. A huge hit across the world, the song became ABBA’s only #1 hit in the U.S. and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2015.

The video for the track, which reached 1 billion views on YouTube in June 2025, was directed by Lasse Hallström, who went on to direct such films as What's Eating Gilbert Grape, The Cider House Rules and Chocolat.

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John Mayer's been out of the spotlight lately, but he'll reemerge in July to accept a special honor.

Along with Stephen Curry and Ayesha Curry, John will be named Philanthropist of the Year at the third annual Social Impact Summit, scheduled for July 22 in West Hollywood. Also being honored is the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research.

John's honor comes from his involvement in his charity, the Heart and Armor Foundation, which focuses on scientific research to support veterans. Since he founded the charity, it's donated over $5 million for research into mental health and community reintegration. The charity has also supported over $16 million in federally funded scientific grants for PTSD treatment and other issues.

John says in a statement, "This year marks the 250th anniversary of the United States and we must recognize, support and help our veterans as they play an integral role in our nation. I am proud of the work we have accomplished and look forward to reaching many goals we have yet to achieve.”

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They say you've got to be in it to win it, and according to Variety, not every famous pop star who hosted Saturday Night Live last season has had their name put up for consideration for an Emmy Award.

Out of a possible 20, NBC has submitted 11 of SNL's season 51 hosts for consideration in the categories of guest comedy actor and actress. Of those 11, Ariana Grande and Olivia Rodrigo have been submitted for guest comedy actress, while Harry Styles and Bad Bunny have been submitted for guest comedy actor.

That means that Sabrina Carpenter is out of luck — she was not submitted. However, she's in good company, because Miles Teller, Matt Damon, Finn Wolfhard, Nikki Glaser and Glen Powell weren't submitted, either.

Ariana and Olivia's respective episodes drew some of the highest ratings of the season for SNL. Harry's ratings were on the high side, as well, but some of the actors and actresses who weren't submitted also had high ratings, so evidently that wasn't the only criteria.

Bad Bunny hosted the season opener in early October. Sabrina hosted later that month, while Ariana's episode aired in December. Harry did double duty in March. Olivia hosted in May. 

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While it seems every celebrity is cheering on the New York Knicks as they attempt to win their first championship since 1973, one celebrity is bummed that they beat the San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday night.

Selena Gomez is a Texan and a lifelong Spurs fan. She's currently filming Only Murders in the Building in London, and as she documented on her Instagram Story, she had to watch Game 4 of the NBA Finals at an ungodly hour.

"3 a.m. London time but can't miss it lol," she captioned a photo of the game streaming on a laptop.

Following the Spurs' last-minute loss, she posted an old photo of herself wearing a Spurs jersey and posing at one of the team's games. "Happy for NY but my heart breaks just a lil lol," she wrote. "It's ok. I'm happy for the teams! Thanks for giving us some great games @nba."

She then posted another photo of herself getting up for work and looking very tired, labeled, "slept 3 hours." That was followed by more pictures of herself as a young girl wearing Spurs merch, posing with a cutout of Spurs power forward Tim Duncan and standing next to the team's trophy case.

Perhaps with those photos Selena was trying to prove her Spurs fan bona fides so as not to find herself in the same situation that her BFF Taylor Swift did Wednesday night. One of the announcers at the game was caught on a hot mic saying, "She’s not a Knicks fan, get out of here, girl," after spotting Taylor at Madison Square Garden.

In fact, Taylor is a Knicks fan and fans responded by posting photos of her attending games over the years. 

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Fleetwood Mac is revisiting their 1988 Greatest Hits compilation, and they've added some hits to the album.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers are set to release a deluxe edition on July 31, featuring 10 more classic tracks, including such tunes as “The Chain,” “Landslide,” “Silver Springs (Live)” and “You Make Loving Fun," among others.

Greatest Hits (Deluxe Edition) will be released as two-LP black vinyl and two-CD sets, as well as on two-LP clear vinyl, which is available exclusively through the band's official store.

All formats are available for preorder now.

Originally released in November 1988, Greatest Hits covered the band’s catalog from the mid '70s to the late '80s, specifically songs released after Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks joined the band.

The album peaked at #14 on the Billboard 200 and has been certified eight-times Platinum in the U.S.

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RAYE's current album, This Music May Contain Hope, came out in March, but she's already planning her next record. She's even got the title, but the songs will have to wait a bit.

As Billboard reports, while doing a one-off show at New York's famed Blue Note jazz club, RAYE didn't perform her hit "Where Is My Husband!" because she said she woke up feeling too "single," so she didn't want to sing it. She then announced that the name of her third album will be And Then She Fell In Love, but added, "In protest ... I'm not writing a single song for this album until that moment finds me."

In other words, she doesn't want to write any songs until she falls in love.

"It's just gonna be 'love, love, love' and I'm excited for that time," she continued. "But it's not yet. I've also decided that I'm not gonna write a third album about 'this guy sucks,' 'this guy gave up on me' ... I'm done with that era! We're going to look forward to a nice, positive chapter."

She also advised fans, "Just do not date rappers. That’s what I’ll say to that. What a delusional person I was.”

RAYE will receive the Hal David Starlight Award at the Songwriters Hall of Fame induction gala Thursday in New York. It's an award given to young songwriters who are making an impact with their work. At the same event, Taylor Swift, a past winner of the Starlight Award, is being inducted into the Hall of Fame, making her the first artist ever to receive both those honors.

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Train has released a new song from their upcoming 12th album, Mad Dog in the Fog, due out Aug. 28.

The track, "Pennsylvania Turnpike," arrives alongside a music video that finds Train frontman Pat Monahan returning to his hometown of Erie, Pennsylvania. There, he shares photos of his parents and childhood memories, and visits his former home, old school and other landmarks in town that hold special meaning to him.

A series of captions throughout the video tells the story of how he became a singer and explains what prompted him to leave Erie — via the Pennsylvania Turnpike — and move to San Francisco, where Train was formed.

"This album is an ode to San Francisco. The memories we've made, the venues we've played, and the bars where we might've stayed at a little too long," reads a note in the video comments. The album itself is named after a bar in the city.

"Pennsylvania Turnpike" is the follow-up to the previously released single, "The Weekend."

Train will debut some of their new music during their Drops of Jupiter: 25 Years in The Atmosphere Tour, which starts July 8 in West Palm Beach, Florida.

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Kenny Loggins stopped by The Tonight Show Wednesday, where he put a new spin on some of his classic tunes.

Loggins joined host Jimmy Fallon and The Roots to perform a medley of his songs in a Classroom Instruments segment, including such tracks as “I’m Alright,” which appeared in the movie Caddyshack; “Danger Zone,” from Top Gun; the Loggins and Messina tune “Your Mama Don’t Dance”; and “Footloose.”

But before they broke into “Footloose” they were interrupted by actor John Lithgow, who channeled his Footloose character of Reverend Shaw Moore and objected to the music. Kevin Bacon, who played Ren McCormack in the film, popped up to declare, “I thought this was supposed to be a party, let’s dance.”

Loggins’ appearance comes ahead of his induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame on Thursday in New York City. Other performers being inducted this year include KISS’ Paul Stanley and Gene Simmons, Taylor Swift and Alanis Morissette.

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Taylor Swift was one of the many lucky celebrities who got to witness the Knicks' historic comeback during Game 4 of the NBA Finals at New York's Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night -- and she brought her celebrity pals with her.

Taylor and Mariska Hargitay, who appeared in Taylor's video for "Bad Blood," sat next to each other at the game wearing matching t-shirts that read "Stevie Knicks."

Taylor's friends Alana and Este Haim of the band Haim were also there, wearing different punning t-shirts: Alana's read "Knickelback" while Este's read, "Knicole Kidman."

Taylor's other connection with Mariska Hargitay is that her Law & Order: Special Victims Unit character inspired the name of Taylor's cat, Olivia Benson.

Taylor flew from LA, where she'd attended the Toy Story 5 premiere Tuesday night, to attend the game. She'll be inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame Thursday night, along with Alanis Morissette, KISS and Kenny Loggins, among others.

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Harry Styles and Zoë Kravitz have never discussed their alleged relationship publicly, but they must be pretty close because they've evidently gotten matching tattoos.

On Wednesday British Vogue posted a photo of a woman's tattooed back, teasing that she's the mag's July 2026 cover star. From the tattoos, fans identified the woman as Zoë, but also noticed that one of her tattoos consists of the words "LET IT RIP."

That led fans to crash out over the fact that Harry has seemingly gotten the same tattoo. A photo of him onstage during his Together, Together tour shows the words "LET IT RIP" on his right arm.

Fans believe the phrase "LET IT RIP" is from the TV series The Bear. In the show, the main character's late brother leaves him a letter that reads, "I love you, dude. Let it rip."

The current rumor is that Harry and Zoë are engaged. While that hasn't been confirmed, Zoë was spotted wearing what looks like a large diamond engagement ring.

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Footage of Taylor Swift performing "I Knew It, I Knew You" live at Tuesday night's premiere of Toy Story 5 in LA is now available to watch on social media.

Benson Boone has shared a long clip of his new single, "The Time of My Life," which arrives on June 26. In his Instagram post, he sings the song while wearing a tight black lace dress. He tagged influencer Alix Earle in his post, because he was recreating a viral video in which she was seen dancing to the song on a yacht while wearing a similar dress. There's also a rumor that Alix is in the song's music video.

Bebe Rexha is a New Yorker, so she's going to celebrate the release of her new album, Dirty Blonde, with a one-off free show at New York's Irving Plaza concert venue on Friday. Meanwhile, Variety reports that Bebe's live concert that was supposed to be simulcast to AMC theaters nationwide June 17 has been postponed until later this year. The other concerts in the series have also been postponed. As per Variety, AMC says it's due to a "robust lineup of films and strong advance ticket sales in the weeks ahead."

Sara Bareilles has released the official video for "Home," the first single from her album Good Grief. The clip, featuring Sara walking through beautiful rolling meadows, was shot in "the coastal hills of my beloved Northern California," as she writes on Instagram.

The video for "Iconic by Mistake" by KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT is out now. It features all three girl groups clapping back against online trolls. They sing, "Thank you for the comments/ It's because of all your hate/ I-I-I-I-I-I-I am iconic by mistake."

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Stevie Nicks, Melissa Etheridge and Jackson Browne are confirmed to perform at the 2026 Music, Film and Entertainment Industry Spirit of Life Gala, put on by the cancer research and treatment organization City of Hope.

This year’s event, happening Oct. 27 at the Pacific Design Center in Los Angeles, will honor executive Larry Mestel, founder and CEO of Primary Wave Music.

City of Hope recently launched Mestel’s Spirit of Life campaign, which will raise money for City of Hope's work in CAR T cell therapy and other cellular immunotherapies to help fight cancer. A portion of the money raised will also go toward breast cancer research and patient care.

“As a breast cancer survivor, this cause is deeply personal to me,” said Etheridge. “I know how critical research, compassionate care and breakthrough treatments are for patients and families facing cancer.”

She adds, “I’m honored to join City of Hope, Larry and this incredible community during Breast Cancer Awareness Month to help raise support for lifesaving research and bring more hope to people navigating this disease.”

More info on the campaign can be found at CityofHope.org/mfei.

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Pink's had a chance to catch her breath after her performance as host of Sunday night's Tony Awards drew rave reviews, and she's posted a long thank-you message on Instagram.

"There has been so much love pouring in, and I’m overwhelmed by gratitude. My favorite thing about my life is the collaboration that ensues. The @thetonyawards were a perfect example of that," she wrote. She then thanked everyone, from the producers of the show for "choosing a wild card"; writer Amber Ruffin for "[getting] me instantly" with her script; Neil Patrick Harris for being her "lovable big brother mentor"; and the writers of her opening number, "Leading Lady Marmalade," who "killed it."

She also thanked Broadway and film star Ariana DeBose, who's hosted the Tony Awards multiple times. Ariana responded in the comments, "I love you!!! You were incredible! Thank you for lifting the broadway community with your joy & bada**ery."

Pink also expressed her gratitude to those involved with her fashion for the night, noting, "I’ve never felt so fabulouS AND beautiful in my ENTIRE life!!!!!"  

After a bunch more thank-yous, Pink concluded, "[W]hat a night. I’ll never forget it. Thank you to anyone I forgot. And thank you to all the theater lovers for welcoming me with open arms."

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