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Taylor Swift Looks Bejeweled on 34th Birthday Night Out With Blake Lively, Miles Teller & Keleigh Sperry

Taylor Swift is still making the whole place shimmer at 34. Fully embodying the lyrics of her Midnights single “Bejeweled,” the pop star celebrated her birthday Wednesday night (Dec. 13) by stepping out in a sparkly outfit, accompanied by friends Blake Lively, Miles Teller and his wife, actress-model Keleigh Sperry. 

Dressed in a black Clio Peppiatt cocktail dress decked out with silver crescent moon and star designs, which she paired with sky-high black heels and a furry coat, the musician spent her birthday night at The Box nightclub in Manhattan. She and Lively held hands as they arrived at the venue. Swift left the club holding hands with Sperry, who linked arms with the Top Gun: Maverick star on her other side. The couple also spent the night prior to Swift’s birthday with the 12-time Grammy winner at Zero Bond in New York City, an outing also attended by Selena Gomez. 

And for those wondering – no, Travis Kelce was not seen at the “Anti-Hero” singer’s birthday festivities. Swift’s football star boyfriend reportedly had to stay back in Kansas City for a mandatory Chiefs practice on the night of her 34th.  

The morning of her birthday, Swift rang in the special occasion with an Instagram post promoting the release of her extended Eras Tour concert film on streaming services, making it available to rent or purchase. “I had the time of my life fighting dragons with youuuu,” she wrote. “PS troll me all you want about my excessive and literal millennial emoji use but A) no one’s prouder to be a millennial and B) it’s my bday and today I am exempt! ?”  

See photos from Swift’s birthday bash with Lively and the Tellers below: 

Taylor Swift, Keleigh Sperry and Miles Teller

Taylor Swift, Keleigh Sperry and Miles Teller leave The Box after celebrating Taylor’s 34th birthday on Dec. 14, 2023 in New York City.

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Blake Lively and Taylor Swift are seen arriving at ‘The Box’ on Dec. 13, 2023 in New York, New York.

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Hip Hop Til Infinity Lands in Los Angeles: How to Get Tickets to the Immersive Exhibition

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After a successful run in New York, Hip Hop Til Infinity has officially touched down in Los Angeles. Curated by Mass Appeal with music from DJ Clark Kent, the immersive exhibit celebrating 50 years of hip-hop features memorabilia, artifacts and never-before-seen footage with legendary moments and hip-hop icons.

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According to Fever.com, it’s a “visual mixtape” that takes visitor on a journey through different hip-hop eras and regions that have contributed to the culture. “From the parks to the stages, and even into the internet—all brought to life by state-of-the-art audiovisual technology,“ the description reads.

Hip Hop Til Infinity will launch at 6400 Sunset Blvd. in Los Angeles on Friday (Dec. 15). The exhibition is open to all ages and will remain in Los Angeles until Feb. 23, 2024.

Tickets are priced at $35 for general admission, $59 for VIP and $31.50 for military, seniors, and students. Purchase tickets below.

Although dates for December are no longer available online, tickets are still available for select dates in January and February 2024.

The year has been packed with tours, festivals and TV specials honoring hip-hop, the most recent being A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop, which premiered on CBS on Dec. 10. The two-hour special featured appearances from LL Cool J, Queen Latifah, Questlove, Rakim, Public Enemy, Remy Ma, Black Thought, Jeezy, Bun B, MC Lyte, Warren G, Three 6 Mafia, Too $hort, Gunna, Uncle Luke, Yo-Yo, Digable Planets, Cypress Hill, Arrested Development, DJ Quick and more (stream it for free on Paramount+).

Other highlights included Will Smith and DJ Jazzy Jeff hitting stage for a performances medley of Smith’s rap classic.

Fans will be treated to another hip-hop special this week, this time celebrating New Jersey hip-hop legends. MTV is reprising MTV Unplugged for a one-night only special, MTV Unplugged Presents: A Hip Hop 50th Celebration of Jersey’s Finest premiering on Thursday (Dec. 14) at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

The music special will feature performances and appearances from Queen Latifah, Redman, Wyclef Jean, Treach from Naughty By Nature, Poor Righteous Teachers, Heather B, The Sugarhill Gang and more.

Score 60% Off Amazon’s Popular Wearable Blanket If You Want to Be Wrapped in a ‘Cocoon of Comfort’

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It’s no secret that Amazon has some of the best bedding deals, and now that we’ve entered the chilly season, finding a cozy blanket is essential for staying comfortable while the temps continue dropping. The online retailer has you covered (literally) with 60% off one of the best wearable blankets on the market — perfect if you’re still looking for last-minute gifts.

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Nights spent on the couch watching your favorite movies and TV shows are only complete when you’re swaddled in a soft throw blanket, but there’s nothing more chilling than having to abandon your warm blanket as you get off the couch for a popcorn refill. While wrapping a blanket around yourself is always an option, keeping it from slipping or falling off your shoulders is another challenge. Plus, styles like mermaid blankets restrict your mobility, making multitasking difficult. With a wearable blanket, though, you take the hassle out of having to rewrap yourself or sacrifice warmth for snacks, drinks and more.

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Taylor Swift Steps Out With Selena Gomez, Miles Teller & Keleigh Sperry in NYC: Photos

Taylor Swift was out and about with a trio of famous friends on the eve of her birthday, meeting up with Selena Gomez, Miles Teller and his wife, actress-model Keleigh Sperry, for a night out in New York City Tuesday (Dec. 12), just hours before she turned 34. 

The foursome went to Zero Bond in Manhattan, where the “Anti-Hero” singer sported a chic tan trench coat and heeled black booties. In a few paparazzi photos from the evening, she holds hands with the Only Murders in the Building actress, her longtime bestie. The Tellers have been friends with Swift since co-starring in the musician’s “I Bet You Think About Me” music video in 2021.

The outing comes a few days after Swift and Gomez attended a Ramy Youssef comedy show together in NYC, shortly after the “Calm Down” singer made headlines for confirming her relationship with producer Benny Blanco in a spree of Instagram comments. “He is my absolute everything in my heart,” Gomez wrote of Blanco at the time, also sharing a photo on her Story of a letter “B” ring on her finger. 

Swift celebrated her 34th birthday on Dec. 13 by making her Eras Tour concert film available for rent and purchase on streaming services, complete with extended footage of her performing the songs “Long Live,” “The Archer” and “Wildest Dreams.” In a Wednesday (Dec. 13) post about the film on Instagram, the 12-time Grammy winner wrote, “PS troll me all you want about my excessive and literal millennial emoji use but A) no one’s prouder to be a millennial and B) it’s my bday and today I am exempt! ?” 

See photos of Swift, Gomez and the Tellers below: 

Miles Teller, Keleigh Sperry and Taylor Swift

Miles Teller, Keleigh Sperry and Taylor Swift are seen on the streets of Manhattan on Dec. 12, 2023 in New York City.

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Selena Gomez and Taylor Swift are seen on Dec. 12, 2023 in New York City.

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Taylor Swift Declares ‘No One’s Prouder to Be a Millennial’ on Her 34th Birthday

Taylor Swift has no shame about acting her age. On the singer’s 34th birthday, she marked the occasion with a tongue-in-cheek post on Instagram announcing the release of her new Eras Tour film’s extended cut and jokingly defending her “millennial” posting habits. 

In her Wednesday (Dec. 13) post, Swift shared a video of her performing the Speak Now fan favorite “Long Live” on her iconic blue koi fish guitar during a stop on her blockbuster Eras trek this year. “I had the time of my life fighting dragons with youuuu,” the pop star captioned her post, referencing her own “Long Live” lyrics. “Celebrate 34 with me by watching The Eras Tour (Extended Version) including ‘Long Live’ ? ‘The Archer’ ? and ‘Wildest Dreams’ ? at home!” 

“PS troll me all you want about my excessive and literal millennial emoji use,” she added. “But A) no one’s prouder to be a millennial and B) it’s my bday and today I am exempt! ?” 

The 12-time Grammy winner’s movie became available for rent and purchase on streaming services Wednesday in honor of her birthday. Shot over the course of three performances at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif., Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour opened in theaters in October and raked in more than $92.8 million, becoming the top-grossing concert film in history after just one weekend. 

Swift’s proud declaration of her millennial status also comes shortly after fans poked fun at her for certain phrases she used while being interviewed for TIME, the cover of which she graced earlier this month as the publication’s 2023 Person of the Year. In one example, the “Anti-Hero” artist was quoted as saying Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, now her boyfriend, initiated their relationship by putting her “on blast on his podcast, which I thought was metal as hell.” 

“Taylor saying Travis talking about her on the podcast is ‘metal as hell’ IS SO MILLENNIAL OF HER,” tweeted one Swiftie after the interview went live. 

“’metal as hell’ you will never beat the hardcore millennial allegations taylor swift,” wrote another

Other Swifties fondly chided the musician for comparing her Taylor’s Version re-release projects to “collecting horcruxes” and “Infinity Stones.” “Saying that she is collecting re recordings like horcruxes is so millennial of her I’m here for it,” tweeted one fan

See Swift’s birthday post below: 

Jamie Foxx Shows Off His Over-The-Top Winter Wonderland Christmas Display

Jamie Foxx knows the true meaning of Christmas: lighting your house up so you can see it from space. The actor/singer who has been keeping a low profile since an as-yet-unexplained “medical complication” sent him to a hospital in April spread some holiday joy on Monday in a short video chronicling the North Pole-worthy decorations at his California mansion, a display he said was inspired by his more modest childhood Christmases.

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“When I was a kid the only lights we could afford for outside the house was a red light bulb… I said when I’m finally blessed enough. I’m GON LIGHT IT UP!!! Murrrrrrkrima,” Foxx wrote. The clip — cued to Nat “King” Cole’s iconic “The Christmas Song (Merry Christmas)” — appears to be a drone-shot fly-over of the sprawling estate.

It opens with a swoop past giant red letters spelling out “JOY,” which leads to the snowman-flanked front gate, hung with snowflakes and Jewish stars. An overhead shot gives a glimpse of the long driveway studded with colorfully lit-up trees, leading up to a smiling Black Santa statue near the circular driveway outside the front door.

The flight then takes us for a spin around the house, which is festooned with lights from top-to-bottom and a final shot of the star’s tennis/pickleball courts and a last look from above proving that Foxx is no Grinch.

Foxx made his first public appearance since the medical issue on Dec. 4, where he told the Critics Choice Association’s Celebration of Cinema and Television: Honoring Black, Latino and AAPI Achievements that the incident was horrifying.

“I couldn’t do that six months ago, I couldn’t actually walk to [the stage]. And I’m not a clone, I’m not a clone. I know a lot of people saying that I was cloned out there,” the Oscar-winner told the crowd at the Fairmont Plaza Hotel in Century City in Los Angeles according to The Hollywood Reporter. “It feels good to be here. I cherish every single minute now, it’s different. I wouldn’t wish what I went though on my worst enemy because it’s tough when it’s almost over, when you see the tunnel. I saw the tunnel, I didn’t see the light. It was hot in that tunnel too, I don’t know where I was going. ‘S–t, am I going to the right place?’”

The unannounced appearance marked Foxx’s first official public appearance since his hospitalization; to date, spokespeople for Foxx, 55, have not given any details about what medical condition prompted the actor’s hospitalization. “I have a new respect for life, I have a new respect for my art. I watched so many movies and listened to so many songs trying to have the time go by,” he said. “Don’t give up on your art, man, don’t give up on your art. When you realize that it could be over like that… I got to tell you don’t give up on your art and don’t let them take the art from you either.”

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Nicki Minaj’s Pink Friday 2 World Tour: Here’s How Barbz Can Score Tickets

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Nicki Minaj is heading out on world tour in support of her new album, Pink Friday 2. The rap queen will embark on a global jaunt launching at the Rolling Loud festival in Oakland, Calif., on March 1, 2024.

Presale tickets for the Pink Friday 2 World Tour go on sale on Tuesday (Dec. 12). Citi cardmembers will get presale access to tickets starting on Tuesday at 9 a.m. local time until Thursday, Dec. 14 at 9 a.m. local time, per Live Nation.

General onsale starts on Friday, Dec. 15, at 9 a.m. local time.

VIP packages and experiences will be available including premium tickets and access to the Gag City Headquarters — Minaj’s VIP lounge featuring special pop-up activations, exclusive merch and more.

Citi cardmembers get access to presale through the Citi Entertainment program. To purchase presale tickets on Citientertainment.com, navigate to the calendar and click the desired show date. A six-digit code will be required to purchase presale tickets.

The Pink Friday 2 World Tour will cover 30 U.S. cities, including Las Vegas, New Orleans, Denver, Philadelphia, Boston, Toronto, two shows in New York (Barclays and Madison Square Garden) and J. Cole’s Dreamville Festival in Raleigh, N.C., on April 7.

After the U.S., the tour will head overseas to the U.K., France, Germany and The Netherlands. Presale tickets for the U.K. and Europe are on sale now, including tickets for shows in Paris, London and Amsterdam. General onsale will be available starting Dec. 15. Tickets are priced at approximately €76.20 but prices may vary depending on the city.

Fans can also check ticket sites such as StubHub, Vivid Seats, Seat Geek and Viagogo for tour tickets as they become available. The cheapest tickets that we’ve seen start at $72.50 at Ticketmaster (presale) and $80-$150 at StubHub and Vivid Seats.

Minaj is also scheduled to perform at the 2023 iHeartRadio Jingle Ball in Atlanta on Dec. 14. Get tickets here.

Taylor Swift Kisses Travis Kelce in Newly Shared Photo

Looks like Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce may have been under some mistletoe recently. In a newly shared photo from the couple’s post-game celebrations Sunday (Dec. 10), the 33-year-old pop star kisses the 34-year-old tight end on the cheek while surrounded by colorful lights – a candid moment that looks straight out of a Christmas card. 

The adorable, slightly blurry snap shows Swift and Kelce wearing the same outfits they left Arrowhead Stadium in following the Kansas City Chiefs’ 17-20 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The “Anti-Hero” singer was spotted cheering on Kelce from her usual spot in a private box suite during the game, after which the pair headed to a local venue. 

The new kiss photo was shared Monday (Dec. 11) by Patrick Regan, Kelce’s barber, on Instagram. The hairdresser also posted a picture of himself and Swift watching Sunday’s game from their box suite, writing, “Thanks @taylorswift for the Pics of the Gameday Freshy for @killatrav ??❤️ I had an Amazing Time at Yesterdays Game ?” 

Regan told the TODAY show that the picture was snapped post-game at a Christmas-themed Kansas City spot. Posts on social media peg the night’s setting as Miracle Pop Up Bar, where Swift and Kelce previously went on a double date with Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes and his wife, Brittany. 

Kelce and the 12-time Grammy winner have been dating since the summer, as confirmed by Swift in her recent TIME Person of the Year cover story. The kiss on the cheek might just become the couple’s signature pose; in October, a photo of the pair in a similar pose shared by Chariah Gordon, who is dating Chiefs wide receiver Mecole Hardman, sent the internet into a frenzy. 

The TIME interview was Swift’s first time speaking publicly about her relationship with Kelce. “When you say a relationship is public, that means I’m going to see him do what he loves, we’re showing up for each other, other people are there and we don’t care,” she told the publication. “The opposite of that is you have to go to an extreme amount of effort to make sure no one knows that you’re seeing someone. And we’re just proud of each other.” 

See the new photo of Swift kissing Kelce on Patrick Regan’s Instagram account.

Jason Aldean Tops Google’s 2023 Trending Musicians List, ‘Try That in a Small Town’ Leads Song Search

Google released its list of the biggest trending searches of 2023 and when it comes to music, Jason Aldean‘s controversial “Try That in a Small Town” led the list of search inquiries for songs, with Aldean also hitting No. 1 as the top trending musician.

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In a year when Taylor Swift and Beyoncé were perpetually in the news thanks to their massive tours and the live concert films, the high placement for Aldean was not totally surprising given the weeks of attention he got for “Small Town,” which was  pulled from CMT and labeled by some detractors as being pro-gun, pro-violence and akin to a “modern lynching song” after the release of the track’s video.

The visual found Aldean performing the song in front of the Maury County Courthouse in Columbia, TN, the site of the 1927 lynching and hanging of 18-year-old Henry Choate over allegations that he sexually assaulted a white girl, as well as the spot of a 1946 race riot in which two Black men were killed. Aldean rejected detractors’ claims about the song whose video featured images of an American flag burning, protesters clashing with police, looters breaking a display case and thieves robbing a convenience store; the video was later seemingly edited to remove images of a Black Lives Matter protest following the backlash.

Right behind Aldean was buzzy rapper Ice Spice, followed by “Rich Men North of Richmond” country singer Oliver Anthony, Peso Pluma, Joe Jonas, Sam Smith, The 1975’s Matty Healy, Kellie Pickler, Kim Petras and Sexxy Red.

Google’s data shows the top trending searches in the U.S., referring to trending queries as searches that had a major spike in traffic over a sustained period in 2023 versus 2022, which is why despite being a near-ubiquitous search term who has a consistently high search interest, TIME‘s Person of the Year Swift (and Beyoncé) didn’t top the ranking for musicians; click here for Gizmodo‘s explanation.

The year’s most buzzed-about movies, Barbie and Oppenheimer (combined as Barbenheimer by fans) came out on top, followed by the controversial anti-trafficking movie Sound of Freedom and Oscar-winner Everything Everywhere All At Once, as well as Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3, The Super Mario Bros. Movie, Creed III, John Wick: Chapter 4, Five Nights at Freddy’s and Cocaine Bear. The No. 1 trending actor was Jeremy Renner, who suffered serious injuries in a snowplow incident in January.

Jamie Foxx, who was sidelined most of this year after an unexplained “medical complication” in April, was just behind Renner, followed by disgraced That 70’s Show actor Danny Masterson, comedian Matt Rife, Pedro Pascal, Jonathan Majors, Sophie Turner, Russell Brand, Ke Huy Quan and Josh Hutcherson.

The trending people list had Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin at No. 1 following his scary on-field cardiac incident during a Cincinnati Bengals game in January, followed by Renner and Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce, likely due to his romance with Taylor Swift; Kelce was also among the top five most-searched athletes.

The TV tally featured mostly Netflix projects, including its originals Ginny & Georgia, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, Wednesday, That 90’s Show, Kaleidoscope, Beef and The Fall of the House of Usher. Other shows that got in the mix included Daisy Jones & the Six (No. 4) and The Weeknd’s one-and-done HBO series The Idol (No. 9).

Late Friends star Matthew Perry was No. 1 on searches for celebrity deaths, followed by Tina Turner, Jerry Springer, Jimmy Buffett and Sinead O’Connor, with Lisa Marie Presley coming in at No. 8. The news headlines that we searched the most were those related to the war between Israel and Hamas, followed by the sinking of the Titanic tourist submarine, Hurricanes Hilary, Idalia and Lee, as well as a mass shootings in Maine and Nashville, the Maui wildfire, the Idaho college campus murder trail and the Canadian wildfires.

Shane MacGowan, Tina Turner, Sinead O’Connor, Tony Bennett, Pee Wee Herman & More Appear in 2023 ‘Sgt. Pepper’s’ Cover Tribute

Seeing the list of stars we’ve lost in the calendar year is always a shock. But there’s something comforting about British artist Chris Barker’s annual visual homage to stars who’ve left this mortal coil, which this year includes yet another unfathomable tally of beloved singers, actors, public figures and personalities. 

As always, Barker organizes the faces using the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band album cover as the template, with this year’s model featuring Pogues singer Shane MacGowan front-and-center above the bass drum, flanked by Tina Turner and Sinead O’Connor. Just a few spots down, Tony Bennett smiles next to British guitar great Jeff Beck, with beloved comedian/actor Pee Wee Herman copping a squat in the foreground. 

In a statement to Billboard about his eighth go-round, Barker — who has frequently pledged to make each year his last — says that after cramming all his work into November in the past, this year he began compiling his list in September because he knew this year would be jam-packed with subjects. 

“This is the most overwhelming number of huge significant losses I remember in the eight years doing this since 2016. The front two or three rows are all really recognizable legends. It’s a bit much to be honest,” Barker says of the list that includes the above mentioned, as well as beloved British actor Barry “Dame Edna” Humphries, Raquel Welch, Friends star Matthew Perry, CSNY singer David Crosby, composer Burt Bacharach, De La Soul’s Trugoy the Dove and Calypso singer/civil rights activist Harry Belafonte. 

Barker said he was glad that Pogues and Smiths fans were sharing the image of MacGowan and Smiths bassist Andy Rourke. He pointed out some other small touches he was happy to include were late artist Jamie Reid’s Sex Pistols flag under Herman’s feet, replacing the flag more earnestly commemorating  Queen Elizabeth II in last year’s montage. “I also quite like the way I’ve used Steve Mackey from Pulp’s actual cardboard cutout from the Different Class album cover,” he says. 

“I know it’s a very sad topic, it’s a very strange hobby and I really don’t know how I’ve ended up as this weird custodian of international grief, but people do really seem to like it so I’m kind of stuck with it now!” Barker says. 

Among the other faces in the crowd are: actors Richard Roundtree (Shaft), Michael Gambon (Harry Potter), Alan Arkin (Little Miss Sunshine), Lance Reddick (The Wire), Angus Cloud (Euphoria), Suzanne Somers, Richard Belzer, Gina Lollarigida, Jerry Springer and game show host Bob Barker, singers/musicians Sixto Rodriguez, Gary Rossington (Lynyrd Skynyrd), Jimmy Buffett, Yukihiro Takahashi (Yellow Magic Orchestra), Tom Verlaine (Television), Robbie Robertson (The Band), Steve Mackey (Pulp), Tim Bachman (BTO), John Gosling (The Kinks), Fred White (EW&F), Lisa Marie Presley, Randy Meisner (Eagles), Anita Pointer (Pointer Sisters), Astrud Gilberto, Dwight Twilley, Van Conner (Screaming Trees), Jane Birkin, The 45 King, Gary Wright, Paul Cattermole (S-Club 7), Gary Young (Pavement), Denny Laine (Wings) and Smash Mouth’s Steve Harwell. 

In keeping with Barker’s comprehensive determination to keep the image as up-to-date as possible, the most recent iteration features two images of Hollywood icons we lost just last week, Love Story star Ryan O’Neal and legendary sitcom producer/writer Norman Lear (Good Times).

Check out the image and the key for the 2023 edition below.