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Harry Styles turns intimate gig at London's Meltdown Festival into fundraiser

Harry Styles (Johnny Dufort)

Harry Styles is playing 12 nights at London's Wembley Stadium this summer, but fans will also have a chance to see him in a smaller London venue. As curator of this year's Meltdown Festival, he'll be playing the 2700-capacity Royal Festival Hall on June 16, backed by a full orchestra. It's just been announced that the only way fans can attend the gig is to win tickets.

The gig will be a fundraiser for London's Southbank Centre, where the Meltdown Festival is taking place, so fans must pay for online contest entries. It's about $27 for one entry, $54 for two and about $81 dollars for three. The bad news? You can only enter if you're a resident of the U.K. Get all the details at SouthbankCentre.co.uk.

All the net proceeds from Harry's gig will go toward the Southbank Centre's youth programs. Each year, they provide more than 25,000 young people with free access to creative experiences through workshops and special programs.

Harry is the 31st artist to curate the Meltdown festival, following in the footsteps of past curators like David Bowie, Chaka Khan, Yoko Ono, Patti Smith, The Cure's Robert Smith and more. The festival runs from June 11 to 21 and will take over the entire Southbank Arts Centre.

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Justin Bieber takes top Spotify title away from Bruno Mars

Justin Bieber performs during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 18, 2026 in Indio, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)

It's looking as though Coachella might be the best thing that's ever happened to Justin Bieber's career.

Rolling Stone reports that thanks to renewed interest in Justin's catalogue — the Bieberssance, if you will — Justin has now amassed over 141 million monthly listeners. That gives him the title of the artist with the most monthly listeners on all of Spotify. The previous holder of that title, Bruno Mars, currently has 137 million monthly listeners.

That number is directly attributable to Coachella; on April 9, right before the first weekend of the festival, Justin had 98.8 million monthly listeners, which means he's experienced a more than 40% increase in just under a month. On April 20, the day after his final Coachella performance, Justin had his biggest streaming day ever on Spotify with 105 million streams.

The songs in his catalog that have gotten the biggest boosts include a mix of past hits and ones he highlighted during his Coachella performances: "Baby," "Beauty and a Beat," "Sorry," "Love Yourself," "Eenie Meenie," "Never Say Never" and his current single, "Daisies." Plus, his song "Everything Hallelujah" has gone viral on TikTok.

The popularity of Justin's Coachella performances highlighted the pent-up demand for live Bieber shows, because they marked his first major public performances since he canceled his Justice tour in 2022. Prior to the festival, Justin did two invite-only club shows for fans, but prior to that, he stuck to private gigs and TV spots.

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No plastic surgery for Billie Eilish: 'I want to have my face look like [my kids'] face'

Billie Eilish attends the 'Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D)' UK Premiere on April 28, 2026 in London, England. (Lia Toby/Getty Images)

Billie Eilish may change her mind when she gets older, but for right now, she says she has no plans on getting work done on her face in the future.

While appearing on the Good Hang with Amy Poehler podcast, Billie, 24, talked about still being seen as a "young wonder," even though she's not a teenager anymore. She admitted that she once thought that she'd be the same person she was at 17 forever, but now realizes, "It's just not how it works." That being said, Billie claimed, "I am so excited to age and I'm so excited for my face to age and my body to age and not change it, you know?"

"And I want my kids to look at me and have my face look like their face and not be some botched version of whatever the f*** is going on out there right now, you know what I'm saying?" she added.

That's not to say that Billie is anti-plastic surgery. In 2021, she told the U.K. paper The Guardian, "It’s completely fine to get work done – do this, do that, do what makes you feel happy. It’s just when you deny it and say, ‘Oh, I got this all on my own, and if you just tried harder, you could get it.’ That makes me literally furious. It is so bad for young women – and boys, too – to see that.”

Billie's new concert film Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour (Live in 3D) arrives in theaters on Friday.

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How it started vs. how it's going: Bebe Rexha celebrates #1 success after career setback

Bebe Rexha (Nate Guenther)

Take that, music industry.

That's the message Bebe Rexha is sending with her latest Instagram post, in which she celebrates her current success after a career setback in 2025. The post opens with a video of Bebe crying, with the text overlay, "January 25th, 2025 This is the day I found out that the label I was signed to for 12 years officially decided to part ways with me."

She says in the video, "I know that I'm loved by the people around me, and I don't know where I go next, you know? I don't know. This video will probably never see the light of day, but I wanted to make it so that I can watch it, and hopefully I'll be in a better place."

The next slide shows Bebe's song "New Religion" at #1 on Billboard's Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart. The third slide is Bebe, who's now an independent artist, giving the finger to the camera with both hands.

"New religion is #1 on Billboard Dance/Airplay and US Dance Radio!" she wrote in the caption. "First I wanna say to the fans this isn’t just my win. This is our win. This means more to me than any other accolade I’ve ever received because I’m doing this on my own terms."

"Going independent was so scary, I honestly thought it was over for me. I know that sounds dramatic but the last 7 years were a battle and I was suffering in silence," she continued. "But now I’m free and I’m surrounded by people who celebrate and uplift me. ... This feels like a rebirth and the sick thing is, we’re just getting started."

Bebe's new album, Dirty Blonde, arrives June 12.

 

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Josh Groban explains why he got engaged at Disneyland: 'They really hooked me up'

Natalie McQueen and Josh Groban attend the 98th Oscars, March 15, at the Dolby® Theatre at Ovation Hollywood  (Disney/Ser Baffo)

The fact that Josh Groban proposed to his girlfriend, Natalie McQueen, at Disneyland may have left you wondering if Josh has some special connection to the Happiest Place on Earth. Turns out, it just happened to be a convenient location.

Speaking with the Canadian entertainment news show Etalk, Josh explained that he was planning to propose to Natalie, and it just so happened that he had to be in Disneyland to shoot some content "for work." He went on to say that as long as he was going to be there, he figured he'd bring his whole family along, and then called some friends at the park.

"I said, 'Hey, this is going to be a really special day for us anyway. Is there a spot that's maybe private, kind of special, that I could maybe pop the question?' And they said, truly, 'Leave it with us,'" Josh said. 

The Disney team ended up placing flowers all around Snow White's wishing well to prepare the spot for Josh.

"They just set it up so beautifully for us," Josh said. "And so, because we'd had such a big day, she wasn't expecting it. So, it was just a nice surprise, and big ups to Disney, they really hooked me up."

Josh and Natalie posted photos of their special moment on April 21 with the caption, "MY BEST FRIEND SAID YES!!! Sharing this life with you is my happiest place, @nataliemcqueen."

If you want some details about the making of Natalie's engagement ring, its designer, Tiffany Chao, posted a video about it on Instagram, revealing that Josh picked the stone himself.

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Teddy Swims to perform at the American Music Awards

Teddy Swims to perform on 'The American Music Awards' May 25 (Courtesy of the American Music Awards)

Teddy Swims will be spending his Memorial Day in Vegas, baby.

He's just been added to the lineup for this year's American Music Awards, which will air live from Las Vegas on Memorial Day. You can buy tickets to attend the Queen Latifah-hosted ceremony via AXS.

At the event, Teddy is nominated for collaboration of the year for "Gone Gone Gone," the track he recorded with David Guetta and Tones And I. It's not clear what he'll perform, but he does have a new single, "Mr. Know It All." He'll kick off The Ugly Tour Sept. 22 in Kansas City, Missouri.

As previously reported, Taylor Swift leads the 2026 AMA nominations with eight nods, including artist of the year. Artists who have seven nods include Sabrina Carpenter, Olivia Dean and sombr. Other nominees this year are Bruno Mars, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, Lady Gaga, Alex Warren and RAYE.

In addition to Teddy, the only other performers who have been announced are girl group KATSEYE and rockers Twenty One Pilots.

The winners are chosen entirely by the fans. Voting is now open via VoteAMAs.com and the @AMAs Instagram profile. The show airs live May 25 at 8 p.m. ET on CBS and Paramount+.

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'American Idol' finale to feature James Mraz, Clay Aiken, En Vogue and more

Jason Mraz will perform on ABC's 'American Idol' May 11 (Jen Rosenstein)

The performers for next week's American Idol season finale have been announced.

In addition to previously announced performers Alicia Keys and country star Brad Paisley, the lineup includes artists from a wide variety of musical genres -- from heavy metal and pop to rap and R&B -- as well as one beloved Idol alum.

The three-hour finale on May 11 will feature performances from season 2 runner up Clay Aiken, Jason Mraz, Mötley Crüe, Nelly, En Vogue, Shinedown, Tori Kelly and '90s rock acts Blues Traveler and Gin Blossoms.

And speaking of Idol alumni, Monday night's episode featured season 5 favorites Taylor Hicks, Paris Bennett, Kellie Pickler and Elliott Yamin, all of whom duetted with the finalists. Paula Abdul also returned as a guest judge, while Randy Jackson came back as a mentor.

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Sabrina Carpenter duets with Stevie Nicks at 2026 Met Gala

Sabrina Carpenter and Stevie Nicks perform during the 2026 Met Gala celebrating 'Costume Art' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2026 in New York City. (Kevin Mazur/MG26/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue)

Having already performed with Madonna at Coachella, Sabrina Carpenter spent the night at the 2026 Met Gala singing with yet another legendary female Rock & Roll Hall of Famer: Stevie Nicks.

As Vogue reports, Sabrina, one of the co-chairs of the Gala, and Stevie teamed up for a performance of Stevie's iconic Fleetwood Mac song "Landslide." After performing her Fleetwood Mac hit "Gypsy" and her solo classic "Edge of Seventeen," she closed the night with another Fleetwood Mac classic -- "Don't Stop" -- joined by Sabrina and a 12-person choir.

Ahead of Stevie's performance, Sabrina took the stage for her own set, performing "House Tour," "Espresso" and "Please Please Please." She wore two different looks: a 2018 Versace gown decorated with Andy Warhol's prints of James Dean and Marilyn Monroe, and a gold-fringed Bob Mackie number.

As for Sabrina's previous legendary duet partner, Madonna also attended the Met Gala, though she and Sabrina didn't team up to perform their new duet "Bring Your Love."

Madonna hit the red carpet in an outfit that was an elaborate recreation of a 1945 painting by Leonora Carrington called The Temptations of Saint Anthony Fragment II. The painting depicts a woman holding what looks like a hunting horn, with a boat on her head, surrounded by five women, each holding the hem of her dress.

Accordingly, Madonna wore a headpiece with a ship on it, carried a horn, and was followed by six women, all holding up a part of her lengthy veil.

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Katy Perry, Sabrina Carpenter, Stevie Nicks and more hit the 2026 Met Gala red carpet

Katy Perry attends the 2026 Met Gala celebrating 'Costume Art' at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 4, 2026 in New York City. (Theo Wargo/FilmMagic)

The stars came out for the 2026 Met Gala Monday night in New York City, and as usual, the gathering included a contingent of some of pop's biggest names. Here's a roundup:

Katy Perry took the theme of "Fashion is Art" very seriously. She wore a white satin Stella McCartney gown repurposed from surplus tailoring fabrics, with a train that was intentionally burned to tease her upcoming single, "Watch It Burn." She paired the gown with a custom headpiece featuring a mirrored mask insert. According to a press release, the accessory "invites the observer to consider that their perception of others can mirror their own internal world, and conversely mask truth." Topping off the outfit: white gloves, one of which had a sixth finger, in reference to the fact that in 2024 and 2025 AI-generated fan art depicted her as falsely attending the Met Gala.

Hooray for Hollywood! Met Gala co-chair Sabrina Carpenter wore a Christian Dior dress made entirely out of film strips, along with a 1920s-style headpiece. As per The Hollywood Reporter, the strips were actual vintage camera film from Audrey Hepburn's 1954 classic movie Sabrina. It reflected the recent "Sabrinawood" aesthetic she showed off at Coachella.

Fellow co-chair Beyoncé, returning to the event for the first time in 10 years, wore a diamond-studded dress by Olivier Rousteing that looked like a skeleton, with a matching sun-shaped crown headpiece and a feathered train that was so long it took five people to carry it up the stairs.

An unexpected guest was rock goddess Stevie Nicks, who made her Met Gala debut in a custom midnight blue and black Zara gown designed by John Galliano, as per People. The gown featured an enormously wide skirt, topped with a velvet and silk taffeta jacket. She crowned the look with one of her signature top hats.

Sam Smith wore a voluminous black, sparkly, fur-trimmed gown and a 2-foot-tall feather attached to their forehead.

HUNTR/X star EJAE didn't go "Golden" for the carpet. Instead, she wore a silver column gown that was spangled and bejeweled, with matching silver accessories in her hair. Her bandmate Audrey Nuna wore a floor-length black-and-white coat dress and matching hat that looked like they'd been splattered with paint.

Gracie Abrams wore a golden bejeweled Chanel gown that was inspired by the paintings of artist Gustav Klimt

Sombr wore a black lace and silver confection that featured a floor-length silver fringed cape.

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Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj now have the #1 song in the world

Justin Bieber performs at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 18, 2026 in Indio, California. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Coachella)

What year is it? Justin Bieber and Nicki Minaj's 2012 duet "Beauty and a Beat" is currently the biggest song in the world.

Blame Justin's Coachella performance on April 11: During that show, Justin played YouTube clips of his old hits and sang along to them, including "Beauty and a Beat." The renewed interest in the track has now sent the song to #1 on Billboard's Global 200, which ranks the world's biggest hits based on sales and online streaming in over 200 territories.

The song, from Justin's album Believe, originally reached #6 on the Hot 100 in 2012. It's Justin's third #1 on the Global 200, following "Stay" with The Kid LAROI and "Peaches," featuring Daniel Caesar and Giveon. Both those songs topped the chart in 2021.

But that isn't even the oldest song in the top 10 on the Global 200. Thanks to the Michael Jackson biopic Michael, "Billie Jean" has jumped to #8. The song originally spent seven weeks at #1 in 1983.

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Ella Langley #1 yet again, now has three songs in the Hot 100 top 10

Ella Langley performs on the ‘The 59th Annual CMA Awards’ (Disney/Frank Micelotta)

After taking a week off to let Olivia Rodrigo have a turn at the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100, Ella Langley has now returned to the top with "Choosin' Texas," marking the song's eighth week in pole position.

But that's not all for Ella: She now has two other songs in the top 10. "Be Her" is at #5 and "I Can't Love You Anymore," her duet with Morgan Wallen, debuts at #7. All three songs are from her album Dandelion.

This makes Ella the first singer who's best known as a country artist to have her first three top-10 hits in the chart at the same time. Not even Taylor Swift can say that.

Plus, "I Can't Love You Anymore" is the first time a duet by two singers best known as country artists has ever debuted in the Hot 100 top 10. The last time a song fitting that description in general was in the top 10 was back in 1983: Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton's iconic team-up "Islands in the Stream."

Meanwhile, Olivia's "drop dead" drops from #1 to #4, and Noah Kahan scores his third top-10 hit with "Doors," which debuts at #9. His new album, The Great Divide, is currently #1.

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Britney Spears pleads guilty in DUI case

Britney Spears attends the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards. (Image Group LA/Disney Channel via Getty Images)

An attorney for Britney Spears issued a guilty plea Monday after the music star was charged with driving under the influence on April 30 following an arrest in March.

Spears, who did not appear in court, pleaded guilty to reckless driving and was sentenced to one day in jail, which she already served.

The 44-year-old singer was also sentenced to three months of an alcohol education program, including weekly visits with a psychologist and twice-monthly visits with a psychiatrist. She is also required to pay a $571 fine and undergo chemical tests at any time at the request of police.

In a statement provided to ABC News, Spears' criminal defense attorney, Michael A. Goldstein, said, "Through her plea today, Britney has accepted responsibility for her conduct. She has taken significant steps to implement positive change which is clearly reflected in the Ventura County District Attorney’s decision to reduce the charge in this case and dismiss the DUI."

"Britney appreciates this discretion and is also grateful for the outpouring of support she has received."

Spears was arrested on March 4 after California Highway Patrol responded to reports of an erratic driver and arrested her on suspicion of driving under the influence of a combination of alcohol and drugs.

The Ventura County District Attorney's Office in California later charged Spears with a misdemeanor of driving under the influence of alcohol and at least one drug.

Prior to Monday's hearing, Spears was reportedly spotted leaving a rehab treatment facility over the weekend.

She voluntarily checked herself into a facility after her arrest on March 4, a representative for Spears previously confirmed to ABC News.

After her March arrest, representatives for Spears called her behavior "an unfortunate incident that is completely inexcusable."

"Britney is going to take the right steps and comply with the law and hopefully this can be the first step in long-overdue change that needs to occur in Britney's life," the statement added. "Hopefully, she can get the help and support she needs during this difficult time."

In recent weeks, Spears has posted pictures with her sons on social media and thanked the public for its support.

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Kevin Jonas to release new solo single

Kevin Jonas attends the New York premiere for 'A Very Jonas Christmas Movie," November, 2025 (Disney/Jose Alvarado Jr.)

When the Jonas Brothers start their South American tour later in May, Kevin Jonas will have a new song to sing.

Last year, he debuted his first-ever solo single, "Changing," and sang it live during the Greetings From Your Hometown Tour. Now he's got another new song lined up: "Little Things" will arrive May 15, the day before the South American tour starts.

“It took me 15 years to feel confident in making music on my own,” Kevin says in a statement. "I finally find one song, and it was everything I’d been searching for. It unlocked the sound. The search was over, and I could build on it.”

Kevin describes "Little Things" as "a continuation of who I am." He notes, "My wife and I have been married for 17 years. There are little moments during our time together that trigger my joy and happiness and remind me exactly why I’m still with her."

“The song discusses all of her favorite things," he adds. "When you think about it, those little things make us who we are. She isn’t an over-the-top person; she’s just the perfect person!”

And "Little Things" won't be the last of solo Kevin, either.

“I’m ready for people to hear more of who I am,” he notes. “I’m just a guy who’s lucky enough to make music. I’m proud of it, and I can’t wait to keep writing more songs.”

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Eagles add new fall dates to Las Vegas Sphere residency

Eagles Sphere residency admat (Courtesy of Live Nation)

Eagles are returning to Las Vegas this fall.

The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band has announced six new shows of their Sphere residency: Sept. 18 and 19, and Nov. 13, 14, 27 and 28.

Registration for a presale that begins Wednesday at 10 a.m. PT is now open. Tickets will go on sale to the general public starting Friday at 10 a.m. PT.

The new dates will extend the Eagles’ record for the longest-running residency at the Sphere with 64 shows. They launched the residency on Sept. 20, 2024.

Meanwhile, Eagles headlined New Orleans Jazz Fest on Saturday but apparently had to cut their set short due to a health issue in the band.

NOLA.com reports that Eagles left the stage with 25 minutes remaining in their set, leaving out their classic ballad “Desperado.” According to the site, they ended their set after “the band's piano player went limp and was carried offstage." 

“Without him, they had to skip the piano-heavy 'Desperado,'" the site explained.

It's not that the audience hadn't already been treated to a hit-filled show. According to setlist.fm, the band’s set featured performances of such classics as “Hotel California,” “Heartache Tonight,” “Already Gone,” “Take it to the Limit,” “Life’s Been Good,” “Take It Easy,” “One of These Nights,” “Lyin’ Eyes” and more.

Next up, Eagles will bring their The Long Goodbye Act III tour to Atlanta on Tuesday. A complete list of dates can be found at Eagles.com.

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Jake Paul responds to Olivia Rodrigo's 'SNL' monologue joke about him

Olivia Rodrigo during the 'SNL' monologue on Saturday, May 2, 2026 -- (Lloyd Bishop/NBC)

Jake Paul doesn't mind that his former co-star Olivia Rodrigo made fun of him in her Saturday Night Live monologue.

In the monologue, Olivia recalled working with Jake on Disney show called Bizaardvark when she was 13.

"We’d always talk about our futures, me and Jake," she told the crowd. "I’d say, ‘I really wanna create music that explores the complexities of girls my age,’ and he’d say, ‘Well, one day I really wanna beat up old guys on Netflix.’ And we both did it, hooray!”

Jake, an influencer-turned-boxer, won an exhibition match against Mike Tyson in 2024 that streamed on Netflix.

He didn't take Liv's jab to heart. On X, Jake, who played the character Dirk Mann on Bizaardvarkreposted a story about the joke and wrote, "We had the vision. i told you that you would sell stadiums out and then we both did. proud of you fr."

When a user responded, "I think he didn't get that she laughed at him and not with him," Jake said he was well aware of that.

"I got that she was making a joke at my expense. So what," he replied. "She’s on SNL and that’s what they are supposed to do. Doesn’t change my admiration of her and her success."

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Why Lady Gaga shopped her archives for that 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' cameo

Lady Gaga attends the world premiere of 'The Devil Wears Prada 2' at Lincoln Center in New York, New York on April 20, 2026. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for 20th Century Studios)

For Lady Gaga's cameo appearance in The Devil Wears Prada 2, you'd think she would have wanted to wear some sort of futuristic, cutting edge, just-came-off-the-runway creation. But it turns out the look you see in the film is a dress she originally wore 14 years ago.

In the scene, Gaga is performing at Runway magazine's fashion show event in Milan. Given the Italian setting, they wanted her to wear something by an Italian fashion designer. But as costume designer Molly Rogers tells Variety, the Versace yellow crystal gown they initially chose made her "look like she was a part of the fashion show," so, says Rogers, "We settled on a piece of her archive."

That archival piece was a custom Atelier Versace creation that Gaga previously wore at the Grammys in 2012: a tight, shiny black number with cutouts and sculpted shoulders, overlaid with a fishnet veil, with a matching scepter.

"She rehearsed in like three different things, and that was the one,” Molly explains. “I said, you move differently in this one. And she said, ‘I felt it too. Let’s go for it.’”

Unfortunately, 14 years had taken their toll, and the dress started falling apart during filming. But Rogers says Gaga was unbothered, noting, "We mended it, and it was amazing!"

Prada 2 director David Frankel also told Variety that originally, all they wanted was for Gaga to write a song and perform it in the movie. She ended up writing three songs, and her role was expanded because, Frankel explains, "She’s such a great actress.”

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Post Malone & Jelly Roll cancel first few weeks of Big A** Stadium Tour Part 2

Jelly Roll and Post Malone perform onstage during Post Malone Presents: The BIG A** Stadium Tour Kick Off on April 29, 2025 in Salt Lake City, Utah. (Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Live Nation)

Post Malone is the latest artist to scrap tour dates this summer, following high-profile cancelations by pop stars Meghan Trainor and Zayn Malik. The first six shows of his Big A** Stadium Tour Part 2 with Jelly Roll, which were to have started May 13, have now been called off: The tour will now start June 9 in Charlotte, North Carolina. 

In an Instagram Story post captured by Complex, Posty wrote, "Looking at the upcoming schedule after Stagecoach, I came to the realization that what we’re trying to do, and what’s possible, isn’t really lining up. The truth is, I promised y’all beautiful people new music, and I don’t have the time to finish it before tour starts. We ain’t ready for tour just yet, so I’m making the decision to push the tour back about 3 weeks to get this music done.”

Posty had previously been teasing a 40-track album called The Eternal Buzz. He went on to write that he's been "making some bada** s*** for this double album… and I can’t wait to perform for y’all again."

He also hinted that some of his new music, at least, may feature him returning to his rap roots. He added, "And to a lot of little stinkers that think I’ve forgotten about old Stoney, I haven’t." Stoney was the title of his 2016 debut.

Variety notes that according to recent reports, ticket sales have been "soft" for several dates on the tour, as opposed to last year's Big A** Stadium Tour, which completely sold out. Neither Post Malone or Jelly Roll have released an album since 2024, which may explain why Post is eager to put out new music ahead of the tour.

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Olivia Rodrigo pulls 'SNL' double duty with help from Debbie Harry & Connor Storrie

Musical guest Olivia Rodrigo performs 'begged' on 'SNL,' May 2, 2026 (Lloyd Bishop/NBC)

Olivia Rodrigo was both the host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live, and she managed to corral some heavy hitters to introduce her musical performances.

Her first performance, of her #1 hit "drop dead," was introduced by Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Debbie Harry, the frontwoman of the iconic group Blondie. Debbie returned for the goodnights, wearing a t-shirt reading, "Rodrigo 1."

Olivia sang the song on a set designed to look like she was under the ground in a cemetery with a gravestone above her reading, "Here is where Olivia dropped dead." 

Her second performance, of a new song called "begged," was introduced by Heated Rivalry's Connor Storrie, who hosted the show on Feb. 28. She sang that one while sitting on a swing while flower petals showered from the ceiling.

Olivia's monologue and sketch appearances were music-heavy. In the monologue, she sang a parody of "drivers license," making it about getting a Real ID at the DMV.  In a sketch about an engaged couple cheating on each other, she and Marcello Hernandez sang all their dialogue, opera-style.

The funniest music sketch, though, was "My Room:" Olivia is a teen with a dream bedroom. She sings, "I love my bedroom, it's the best. The only problem is ... I'm in a zoo on the bug people planet." Turns out she's a specimen in a glass-walled exhibit, living her life -- brushing her teeth, going to the bathroom -- while giant bug-like aliens watch her every move.

Olivia's other characters included:

--A villain in an '80s-style nighttime soap

--A girl trying to make her ex jealous at a party

--A baker on a home shopping channel, selling cakes that look like a NSFW body part

--A TikToker who interviews robbers so they'll go viral and be identified

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Meredith Brooks is thrilled with Lizzo's interpolation of her '90s hit

Meredith Brooks performing on June 14th, 2003 in Oklahoma City. (Bill Tompkins/Getty Images); Lizzo (Jason Renaud)

If you weren't around in the '90s, you may not be aware that the title track of Lizzo's new album is based on an iconic song from that decade — a song that was pretty controversial in its day.

The single, "Bitch," which Lizzo just dropped Friday along with a music video, takes its chorus from the song "Bitch" by Meredith Brooks. Released in 1997, it peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and earned two Grammy nominations. At the time, it was controversial, not only because of its lyrics, which the record label didn't censor, but because some felt it was an Alanis Morissette rip-off.

In the song, Meredith sings, "I'm a bitch, I'm a lover, I'm a child, I'm a mother/ I'm a sinner, I'm a saint, I do not feel ashamed/ I'm your Hell, I'm your dream, I'm nothing in between/ You know you wouldn't want it any other way."

Lizzo sings the same thing but changes one line: "I'm a mess/ I'm a Queen/ and everything between" for "I'm your Hell, I'm your dream/ I'm nothing in between."

On Instagram, Lizzo wrote, "This song is dedicated to the women who get called a bitch for having boundaries, for being sexual, for speaking up for themselves, for working hard and owning businesses… If we don’t smile and perform all the time we’re 'ungrateful.'  If we run a strict program we’re 'mean.' If we enjoy sex we’re 'sluts' and shamed. This WOMANIFESTO is a declaration of independence from the b*******."

Meredith replied in the comments, "Yessss!!" with a heart. She also reposted Lizzo's video on her Instagram Story and captioned it, "Yess!! Queen!"

She then shared an Entertainment Tonight report on the connection between the two songs.

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Win a trip to see Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco in New York City

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco at the 2025 Oscars; Disney/Gavin Bond

He's got the book, she's helping promote it, and you could be there for it all.

Spouses Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco are teaming up for a special discussion event Sept. 18 to promote Benny's new book, F*** Failure.  "We're gonna talk about life. We're gonna talk about love. We're gonna talk about how we failed a million times to get to where we are today," he says in a video.

Benny is also teaming up with Prizeo to fly one winner and a guest to the event. Flights, hotel and a signed book are included, and you also get to hang out with him and take photos. It's not clear if Selena will be part of the hang or not.

The entries for the sweepstakes will raise funds for the "I Have A Dream" Foundation, which supports kids throughout their entire educational experience. A donation of $15 gives you a chance to win; a donation of $70 gets you a copy of the book and 100 bonus entries.

If you just want to buy a ticket to the event, for every one sold Selena and Benny will donate $50 to her Rare Impact Fund.

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