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Taylor Swift cancels her Vienna tour dates for this weekend after plans of a terrorist attack were revealed. Keep watching for the latest updates and what the suspects had to say.

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After Taylor Swift had to cancel three tour dates in Austria due to a terrorist threat, authorities say the main suspect has confessed to their harrowing plans. Taylor Swift canceled her scheduled Eras Tour dates in Vienna after the arrest of two suspects who planned to unleash a terrorist attack on the shows. According to Austrian officials, the main suspect has confessed to plans to “kill as many people as possible outside the concert venue.” Officials say the 19-year-old suspect pledged allegiance to the Islamic State after being radicalized online. Austria’s Head of the Directorate of State Security and Intelligence said the main suspect wanted to employ knives or homemade explosives for the planned attack outside the stadium. This all comes just about a week after the fatal stabbing of multiple children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance and yoga event in the U.K. Back in 2019, Taylor described situations of violence like these, the mass shooting at a Las Vegas music festival and the Manchester bombing as her “biggest fear.” According to authorities, I.S. and Al-Qaeda materials were reportedly found in the home of the second 17-year-old suspect, who was reportedly hired earlier this week by a company that provides services to the venue. A spokesperson for the singer has not yet responded in regards to the five shows scheduled for next week in London. Authorities have reportedly ramped up security for the London dates.

It’s the Beyhive versus Hozier’s fans. Both artists have outstanding achievements, but which fandom can pull through to take the crown? Vote now!

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Tetris Kelly: 
It’s the quarterfinals of Billboard‘s Fan Army Face-Off, and it’s a battle of the chart-toppers. Our third matchup is the Beyhive versus Hozier’s fans. They’ve both topped the chart this year, but who’s gonna take it? Beyoncé bested Teddy Swims, Charli XCX and Selena Gomez to reach the quarterfinals. Bey’s been a part of the music industry since she started in 1990, earned her ninth Hot 100 No. 1 this year, has 317 million followers on Instagram, 58 million monthly listeners. She’s won one out of four for song of the year nominations, but is still the most Grammy-awarded artist of all time.

When it comes to Hozier, he took out Miley Cyrus, Katy Perry and Jelly Roll to take on Queen Bey. Hozier has been in the game since 2008, earned his first Hot 100 No. 1 this year. He has 3.4 million followers on the ‘gram, a whopping 53 and a half million monthly listeners on Spotify and was nominated for song of the year in 2014.

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Drake shocked fans on Tuesday night when he released 100GB worth of content from his archives. We share what the best five moments are from the leak. What was your favorite moment?

Drake:

When I make songs about women, I’ll also make songs for them // :53 If I’m going to talk about them,I’m at least going to do the justice of making them a song they’ll like.

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Drake just dropped 100 gigabytes of content from his archives and if you don’t have time to sift through all of it, don’t worry, Billboard did it for you. Here are the top five moments from Drake’s gigs. There’s no better combo than Drake & Rihanna and he shared some bts of their 2014 performance of “Take Care.” Speaking of collabs, Drake shared a studio session where he and Lil Yachty jam to “Rich Flex” featuring 21 Savage. Then we have his “Yikes” recording sesh. We knew Drake had a hand in Ye’s song, and now we know just how much he was involved. He also revealed some of his inspirations, like how he told his mom he had Serena Williams in mind when he wrote “Too Good.” 

 Drake:

I know Serena. I know her very well and I know she’ll hear it loud and clear but she won’t hate me for it because she knows it’s light hearted.

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And finally, “Hotline Bling” may be one of Drake’s most popular songs, but if you ever wondered where the title came from, now you know. 

Drake:

We used to be in bed together and we just finished f*cking and her phone would be blowing up and I saved her name in my phone as Hotline Bling. I was talking to her today and was like your name, your nickname, is such a good title.

BTS’ Suga issued an apology after having his license revoked for driving a scooter while intoxicated. Keep watching for what he has to say.

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BTS’ Suga issues an apology after being caught riding a scooter while intoxicated. Suga, who also goes by Agust D as a solo artist, is addressing fans after an incident involving police in Seoul. He took to Weverse to explain the situation, saying, in part, “I violated road traffic laws without realizing that I was not allowed to use an electric kickboard while drunk due to the simple thought that it was a short distance away.”

BTS’ record label, BIG HIT, issued a statement explaining that Suga was wearing a helmet and that no one nor any property was hurt or damaged during the incident. Suga went on to give more details, saying, “While setting up my electric scooter at the front gate of my house, I fell alone. A police officer was nearby, and as a result of a breathalyzer test, my license was revoked and I was fined.”

Suga is currently serving mandatory military service in South Korea. BIG HIT added, “As a social service agent during his military service, he is prepared to accept any disciplinary actions from his place of work for causing a social disturbance.”

We’re glad to see everyone is safe and wish Suga the best as he wraps up his military service.

It’s SB19’s A’TIN versus Dua Lipa’s fans in the Fan Army Face-Off 2024 quarterfinals. A’TIN won last year, but can they do it again? 

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It’s the quarterfinals of Billboard‘s Fan Army Face-Off, and this matchup is going global. Our second match is A’TIN vs. Dua Lipa’s fans. Who could win in this five-against-one pairing? SB19 knocked out SZA, Karol G and Lana Del Rey to make it to the quarterfinals. SB19, the boy band hailing from the Philippines, has been in the game six years, and has almost 4 million Tiktok followers and 1.6 million monthly listeners with only one studio album and two EPs. While their numbers may not match some others in the quarterfinals, SB19 are the reigning Fan Army Face-Off champs. 

SB19:
Congratulations, A’TIN, for becoming this year’s ultimate fandom! 

Tetris Kelly:
And when it comes to Dua, she dominated Travis Scott, Megan Thee Stallion and Peso Pluma. Dua Lipa dropped her third studio album earlier this year, boasts 10 and a half million Tiktok followers, almost 74 million monthly listeners on Spotify, and she’s won three Grammys so far.

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BLACKPINK’S LISA teamed up with Rosalía for her new single, “NEW WOMAN,” and SEVENTEEN announced their U.S. tour dates. Keep watching for more!

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LISA has nabbed Rosalía for a brand new track. And this time it’s SEVENTEEN that’s coming to your area. Here’s today’s K-Pop news. LISA has been slaying in her new solo era and she teased a new track on socials. Fans saw a rose and suspected it could feature Rosalía. They were right. The BLACKPINK star confirmed “NEW WOMAN” featuring Rosalía is out August 15th. SEVENTEEN right here indeed! Get ready, carats! After teasing the ‘[RIGHT HERE] TOUR’ in late July, SEVENTEEN announced the U.S. dates for its global trek. The K-Pop group will play nine shows in five different US cities starting in Rosemont, Illinois and ending in Los Angeles. We can’t wait.

Donald Trump shares his thoughts on Ye on a livestream, and Kamala Harris announced her pick for VP, who knows a thing or two about Beyoncé and Taylor Swift. Keep watching to find out more!

Donald Trump:

There’s a couple that I really like, but I don’t like the people so I don’t want to really mention their name.

Tetris Kelly:

Trump goes viral while discussing Ye as Harris finds her vice president who happens to like Bey and Tay

Tim Walz:

Well it’s true. These guys are just weird and they’re running for he-man women haters club or somethin.

Tetris Kelly:

We have all the news. Trump’s campaigning made a stop by Adin Ross’ Kick stream on Monday afternoon and he was even gifted a car with an image of himself plastered on the side. Adin had him discuss different figures and rapper Ye came up. 

Donald Trump:

He’s a really nice guy, but he can get himself & other people in trouble, but you know he’s got a good heart. He does. He’s complicated.

Tetris Kelly:

On the other side of the political spectrum, Kamala Harris has named her pick for VP and he’s governor of Minnesota Tim Walz, who outside of his record, has been credited for the popular social media campaign that refers to the other side as “weird.”

Tim Walz:

These guys are just weird. It ain’t much else, don’t give them the power.

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And in his home state he has declared both a Beyoncé and Taylor Swift day. Have any of these new developments weighed in on your decision? Let us know in the comments. 

The quarterfinals of Billboard‘s Fan Army Face Off is here, and it’s Taylor Swift versus Billie Eilish. Keep watching to see how they stack up against each other!

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Tetris Kelley:
It’s the quarterfinals of Billboard‘s Fan Army Face-Off, and these matchups are getting intense. Our first matchup is the Swifties vs. Billie Eilish fans. They both had spectacular years, but how do they stack up? Taylor dropped Morgan Wallen, Drake and Ariana Grande to make it to the quarterfinals. Taylor released her 15th studio album this year, which has sat on top of the Billboard 200 for 12 weeks. She has 283 million followers, 96.4 million monthly listeners on Spotify and a whopping 14 Grammys.

As for Billie, she bested Olivia Rodrigo, Nicki Minaj and Eminem. Billie just released her third studio album, has half the followers on Insta, but more monthly listeners on Spotify. Billie has nine Grammys. She’s the only woman to sweep the Big Four in one year, and she has two Oscars.

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