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Rihanna Offer Tips For Valentine’s Day In Lingerie Cake-Frosting Video: ‘Please! Never Make Me a Love Song’

He probably already knows, but here’s a helpful tip for A$AP Rocky about some potential Valentine’s Day gifts to skip this year when shopping for his longtime love Rihanna: no corny love songs please!

In a 90-second video captioned “Savage X Fenty Presents: Love Your Way!” the “Birthday Cake” singer slips into some revealing pink and purple lingerie from her Savage X Fenty collection to frost a cake and answer some sentimental, silly and sexy questions about the upcoming romantic holiday, while dropping some real talk about what she definitely doesn’t want.

After wondering if the frosting is edible — then taking a bite before finding out anyway — RihRih gets right to the heart of the matter when asked if she prefers a valentine or galentine celebration. “I’ve done galentines for, um, several years,” said the mother of two young children. “But it’s very nice to have a valentine.”

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Popping some sprinkles on top, Rihanna was on the fence when it came to choosing between lace or latex, though. “Depends on the day,” she said with a wink, noting that if given the choice between a get-away and staying at home she views staying put as its own kind of get-away.

“I just want to stay home… and watch reality TV,” the billionaire fashion and cosmetics mogul relatably said in the clip captioned “it’s not even my birthday [birthday cake emoji].”

In another useful tip for rapper Rocky, Rihanna made it crystal clear that there is one thing she never, ever wants on the day most dudes spend running out to the local Walgreens to find the last, saddest bouquet of flowers after grabbing the lamest card left on the decimated racks.

“Ugh, please! Never make me a love song!” she huffed when asked to choose between a love tune or a love letter. “That is corny, trust me. I’ve seen it,” she added conspiratorially, without hinting at who she was hinting at.

A few more tips: walk on the beach or movie night? “I say make a movie on the beach,” she said while popping raspberries on her perfect confection. Flirty banter or heart-to-heart? On that one she couldn’t even keep a straight face when trying to solemnly suggest that it’s definitely the latter, because, “I’m a very vulnerable… person.”

In the end, all that frosting was for naught, as the cake slipped from RihRih’s hands at the end and another romantic gesture bit the dust.

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50 Cent, Peggy Gou, Lola Young and More Among Line-Up Additions For Parklife Festival 2025

Parklife Festival has confirmed its full line-up for 2025, including its second headliner. 50 Cent will top the bill alongside the previously-announced Charli XCX at the event in Manchester on June 14-15.

They’ll be joined by other new names including Jorja Smith, Peggy Gou, Lola Young, Overmono, Pawsa, Ewan McVicar, FLO, Andy C, Mella Dee, Hybrid Minds, Joy Orbison and more. Northern Irish electronic duo Bicep, meanwhile, will be bringing their Chroma AV DJ set to the weekender.

The announcement coincides with the news of Parklife’s 15th anniversary. Since its beginnings in Manchester’s Platt Fields area in 2010, the event has expanded to become one of the U.K.’s biggest weekend festivals, now operating in the 80,000-capacity Heaton Park in a northern suburb of the city.

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Last November, Parklife announced its first wave of acts, which featured Confidence Man, Antony Szmierek, Interplanetary Criminal and Jodie Harsh. View the line-up in full below.

Tickets for the festival will go back on sale on Friday (Jan. 31) at 10am (GMT), following a sold-out first release last year. Weekend tickets start at £135 plus booking fees ($168), while day tickets begin at £85 plus booking fees ($105).

The general on-sale will follow a number of presales that begin tomorrow (Jan. 29) for customers of Three, as well as those signed up to Parklife’s official mailing list.

In 2024, Parklife was headlined by Doja Cat, J Hus and Disclosure. In recent years, artists such as The 1975, Aitch, The Prodigy, Megan Thee Stallion and Tyler, The Creator have also led the charge. 

New additions for this year include a brand new stage, Matinée, featuring a 360° DJ booth, as well as a more central location on the site for VIP & Backstage areas.

Check out the full lineup below.

Hayley Williams, St. Vincent and Finneas Lead Lineup for LA Benefit Concert

In response to the devastating wildfires that have swept through Los Angeles, an all-star lineup of artists will come together for “G*ve a F*ck LA“, a benefit concert aimed at supporting relief efforts and aiding displaced communities.

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Set for Feb. 5 at the Hollywood Palladium, the event will feature Hayley Williams, St. Vincent, and Finneas, with additional performances by Lucy Dacus, MUNA, Perfume Genius, The Linda Lindas, Phantom Planet, Courtney Barnett, Christopher Owens, Reggie Watts, Fred Armisen, Jenny Lewis, Juliette Lewis, and Scout Willis.

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Actor-comedian John C. Reilly will host the evening, which will also include surprise guests and DJ sets from Harmony Tividad and Fat Tony. Following the concert, Rico Nasty and Dylan Brady host an official afterparty.

Proceeds from the concert will support local organizations, including Altadena Girls, Friends in Deed, One Voice, and the Pasadena Humane Society. Tickets are now available, as well as an option to stream the concert with a minimum donation of $5.

The announcement follows a wave of philanthropic efforts from the music community. Beyoncé’s BeyGOOD foundation has donated $2.5 million to wildfire relief, while Paris Hilton has launched a fund for displaced families. Artists such as Dave Grohl and Flavor Flav have also been involved in initiatives to assist those affected.

The concert also comes on the heels of the “FireAid” benefit concerts on Jan. 30, featuring Billie Eilish, Joni Mitchell, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Olivia Rodrigo, Earth, Wind & Fire, Gracie Abrams and many more. The event will take place at two iconic venues, the Intuit Dome and the Kia Forum in Inglewood, California.

Los Angeles has faced unprecedented destruction this month, with five wildfires displacing over 150,000 residents and causing 28 fatalities, while many remain missing.

Latto and Playboi Carti Team Up for ‘Blick Sum’ Remix: Stream It Now

Latto has tapped Playboi Carti for the remix of her 2024 track “Blick Sum,” giving a fresh spin on the standout from her third studio album Sugar Honey Iced Tea.

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Released at midnight on Jan. 28, the remix arrives with a visually bold music video directed by Hidji World and Gunner Stahl, marking the first collaboration between the two Atlanta-based rappers.

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“Blick Sum” was featured on Latto’s third studio album Sugar Honey Iced Tea, which she released on Aug. 9, 2024 via Streamcut and RCA Records. The 17-track project included collaborations with Young Nudy (“Shrimp and Grits”), Hunxho (“Copper Cove”), Coco Jones (“Ear Candy”), Megan Thee Stallion (“Squeeze”), Ciara (“Good 2 You”), Mariah the Scientist (“Look What You Did”) and Teezo Touchdown (“Prized Possession”). It reached No. 15 on the Billboard 200 and topped Top Rap Albums.

This remix is Playboi Carti’s first release of 2025, following his 2024 single “All Red,” which debuted at No. 3 Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart and at No. 15 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Fans are currently eagerly awaiting Carti’s third studio album I AM MUSIC. He dropped the first official single “All Red” on Sept. 13, 2024 — the rapper’s 29th birthday — and it reached No. 15 on the Hot 100. He earned his first No. 1 on the all-genre songs tally with Ye and Ty Dolla $ign’s Grammy-nominated “Carnival,” also featuring Rich the Kid.

It comes after Latto teased the collaboration on social media on Monday (Jan. 27), where she shared a snippet of the video. “I don’t trust no man without no blicky. ’Cause when sh– get sticky, where the f–k that blicky at,” Latto says in the intro with a distorted voice filter.

Carti teased they were cooking up something a week ago when he posted photos of them on his @opium_00pium Instagram account with the caption, “HUMBLE LIKE A MF BUT DIS YEAR MINE. LATTO AH REAL 1.”

Stream “Blick Sum” (feat. Playboi Carti) below.

Vans Warped Tour Announces First Wave of Artists for 2025 Return

The Vans Warped Tour is making a highly anticipated return in 2025, celebrating its 30th anniversary with three major two-day festivals in Washington, D.C.; Long Beach, California; and Orlando, Florida.

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The first round of artist announcements includes Warped Tour staples Simple Plan, Bowling for Soup, Pennywise, and Miss May I. The Warped Tour will also see the long-awaited reunion of ska-punk favorites Dance Hall Crashers, who are returning to the stage after 20 years, and rising pop-rock artist Chandler Leighton.

The six acts are just the beginning, with organizers planning to reveal additional names daily until Feb. 26 via Warped Tour’s social media platforms.

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Partnering with Insomniac—the production powerhouse behind Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas—Warped Tour 2025 aims to merge its punk rock spirit with elevated festival production. Each stop will showcase between 70 and 100 bands, spanning genres such as punk rock, pop punk, emo, alternative, and more.

“The complete lineup will be revealed over the next 30 days, with new artists announced daily until February 26. Each announcement will feature unique, artist-created content shared on the official Warped social channels,” Warped Tour organizers said in a statement, as per Metal Injection.

Vans Warped Tour founder and organizer Kevin Lyman added: “Putting together a lineup is never an easy task, but each act, both new and returning, plays an important role in delivering an unforgettable experience for fans, especially at the price point we’re offer. We collaborated closely with the bands to create some exciting surprises, exclusive content, and more for fans to enjoy. So follow along, soak in the journey, and who knows—you might just discover your next favorite band!”

Since its debut in 1995, the Vans Warped Tour has been a cornerstone of alternative music culture, launching the careers of acts like Paramore, Blink-182, and My Chemical Romance, and providing a stage for countless others.

Warped Tour 2025 Dates

June 14-15: Washington, D.C. – Festival Grounds at RFK Campus

July 26-27: Long Beach, CA – Downtown Long Beach Shoreline Waterfront

Nov. 15-16: Orlando, FL – Camping World Stadium Campus

Sinéad O’Connor’s Will Instructed Children to ‘Milk’ Her Unheard Music ‘For All It’s Worth’

The will of late Irish musician Sinéad O’Connor has been revealed, with the singer’s children being urged to get as much value as they can out of her archive of unreleased music.

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According to Irish probate records obtained by U.K. tabloid The Sun, O’Connor – who passed away in 2023 – left her family £1.4 million after debts, legal fees, and funeral costs. Her ex-husband, music producer John Reynolds, was named executor of her estate. 

Signed in 2013 ahead of her conversion to Islam in 2018, the document also requested that she be buried in priest clothing, and accompanied by a Hebrew bible and a copy of her 2007 record Theology, while noting her children may “dispense my ashes as they see fit”.

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Meanwhile, O’Connor’s religious regalia was bestowed to her son Shane (who passed away in 2022), while her youngest son Yeshua was given her collection of guitars. The documents additionally instructed her children to ensure they get their money’s worth out of any recorded music that has not yet been released. 

“I direct that after my death, and at the discretion of any of my children who are then over 18, my albums are to be released so as to ‘milk it for what it’s worth’,” she wrote.

O’Connor passed away in July 2023 at the age of 56, with her death later being attributed to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and asthma. 

First establishing her presence on the music scene with her 1987 debut The Lion and the Cobra, O’Connor achieved further worldwide recognition with the release of 1990’s I Do Not Want What I Haven’t Got. Peaking at No. 1 globally, including on the Billboard 200, the record’s success was bolstered by her cover of The Family’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 and was named #1 World Single at that year’s Billboard Music Awards.

O’Connor’s final album, I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss, was released in 2014. Weeks before her passing in 2023, O’Connor had told fans she was in the process of completing an album which was planned to arrive in 2024, with a world tour set to accompany its release that would include stops in the U.S., Europe, New Zealand and Australia.

In 2021, O’Connor had also spoken to People about the advice she had given her children ahead of her eventual passing, telling them they should be prepared to call an accountant ahead of 911.

“See, when the artists are dead, they’re much more valuable than when they’re alive,” she told the publication. “Tupac has released way more albums since he died than he ever did alive, so it’s kind of gross what record companies do.

“That’s why I’ve always instructed my children since they were very small, ‘If your mother drops dead tomorrow, before you called 911, call my accountant and make sure the record companies don’t start releasing my records and not telling you where the money is.’”

Jelly Roll Shows John Cena the Touching Note From a Fan He’s Kept for Four Years

Given his brand of unflinchingly honest, yet still inspirational, music that that has garnered Antioch, Tennessee native Jelly Roll six Billboard Country Airplay No. 1s and the Billboard 200-topping album Beautifully Broken, he gets messages often from fans who have had life-changing moments through his songs.

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But in a recent appearance on the second episode of John Cena’s new series What Drives You, Jelly Roll not only showed off a few of his vehicles (including a bright red 1976 Cadillac El Dorado), but also told Cena about one fan note that was so impactful that Jelly Roll still keeps it on the dash of his vehicle, four years after receiving it.

As Jelly Roll and Cena walked to another of Jelly Roll’s vehicles, a Ram 1500 Laramie truck, Jelly Roll noted it was the first car that his family bought for him for Father’s Day five years ago. “This was my daily driver, forever. [Jelly Roll’s wife, Bunnie XO] customized every piece on it…jacked it up,” Jelly Roll said. “Dude, she made it my dream truck….it makes me think of my daughter, it makes me think of my wife, it drives me.”

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The truck features Jelly Roll’s logo–a skull wearing a crown–on both the front and the back. “You want to talk about what drives me? There’s a note right here. I want you to check it out if you don’t mind. You can read it right there on my dash.”

Cena read the note aloud, saying, “Your music saved my best friend’s life. Thank you for being unapologetically you and doing what you do.”

The note was signed simply, “A,” and Cena asked Jelly Roll if he knew who “A” was. The singer-songwriter replied, “You know, the cool thing is, I don’t know. They left this note on my window four years ago, and I sobbed in the parking lot reading this note. I got in and stuck it in my dash. Four years later, that thing is still taped on my dash.”

See Jelly Roll’s appearance on John Cena’s What Drives You on Roku. The series also features celebrities including Logan Paul and Travis Barker.

Solange Hits Studio With Pi’erre Bourne, Sparking New Music Rumors

Solange may be working on new music.

The singer posted a picture of producer P’ierre Bourne in the studio that has fans thinking she’s finally ready to give them a follow up to 2019’s When I Get Home. The two were in Paris for Fashion Week as P’ierre has been in town also working on his upcoming project Made in Paris.

He recently told Complex that Young Nudy is the only feature planned on that tape. He is the only feature on my album,” he said in an interview. “If y’all want to hear some sh—t with us together, we usually do it on my albums and stuff, to be honest now that I think about it.” So, maybe he and Solange were figuring out way to incorporate the tuba into whatever they’re working on. That’s right, the tuba.

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In early 2024, Solange told Harper’s Bazaar that she’s been writing music with the brass instrument in mind. “I’ve started writing music for the tuba,” she admitted. “And I am trying to talk myself into releasing it, but I can only imagine the eye rolls from people being like, this b—ch hasn’t made an album.”

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Maybe she’s planning on following in Andre 3000‘s footsteps and pivoting to a straight instrumental album, but instead of the flute, she’ll be playing the tuba. One thing is for sure, though, whatever she has planned will be ahead of its time. “She is very important in the landscape,” Tyler, The Creator said of his friend in the aforementioned Harper’s profile. “And I don’t think that people are gonna fully give her her due until some time from now, which is okay. Because her music is going to still, 20 years from now, be a thing.”

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Future Teases Yet Another Project: ‘New Tape OTW’

Future may have another project on the way.

The Atlanta rapper took to his Instagram and posted a highlight reel of Paris Fashion Week featuring Pharrell telling him that his project Mixtape Pluto “is the greatest sh–.” And the caption simply reads: “New Tape OTW.”

Future had a better 2024 than just about anybody not named Kendrick Lamar and is planning to continue that momentum — not only with this tape, but there are also rumors that he’s working on a collab album with Lil Baby and Young Thug. And earlier this month, producer Wheezy posted pics of himself in the studio apparently working on Super Slimey 2, the sequel to Future and Thugger’s collab tape from 2017.

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The tape with Lil Baby was initially Young Thug’s idea — who was able to get more involved after his November release from prison. “Me and Future were also going to drop a project, but it was Thug’s idea,” Baby revealed before admitting that Thug wanted to be more closely involved. “There probably won’t be a me and Future tape anymore because Thug is back. So, whatever it would be, it’ll be all three of us.” 

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In 2024, Future released three No. 1 albums in the span of six months in We Don’t Trust You and We Still Don’t Trust You with Metro Boomin and Mixtape Pluto — making him the first artist to top the Billboard 200 with three albums in a single year since the Glee cast in 2010 and The Beatles in 1965-66. Future also had six songs hit the Billboard Hot 100, his most since he also charted six songs in 2017 when he released Future and Hndrxx.

Miley Cyrus Says She Wouldn’t Change Any of Her Past ‘Mistakes’ — Except for These Few Things

At just 32 years old, Miley Cyrus has had a truly wild life and career. And in a sit-down with personal hero Pamela Anderson, the star confirmed that she has no regrets — except for maybe just a few small things here and there.

While talking with the star of Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl, Cyrus — who recorded original ballad “Beautiful That Way” for the film — opened up about the many twists and turns she’s faced since stepping into the spotlight as a preteen on Hannah Montana. “I’ve had so many pivots and evolutions and — some might say ‘detours’ — within my path,” she began.

“But it always ends up coming back around to make the next stage of what we are — something that’s more potent, something that’s more real,” the “Flowers” singer continued. “Funnily enough when I look back, all the mistakes, anything I was unsure of or I didn’t understand, I am so proud of every moment and now every stage of my life.”

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“I would not go back and change anything,” Cyrus added, before amending: “Except [for] a couple things I was wearing.”

The singer’s conversation with Anderson comes over a month after Cyrus’ “Beautiful That Way” received a Golden Globe nomination for best original song ahead of the 2025 awards, something she called “an honor” on Instagram Stories. “I am continuing to root for [Pamela],” Cyrus wrote at the time. “It’s so fun to watch her shine. Thank you Gia Coppola for inviting me to be a part of your gem.”

Watch Cyrus’ conversation with Anderson below.