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11 Nov 2025

Sabrina Carpenter to Star In & Produce Long-Shelved ‘Alice in Wonderland’ Musical Film

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Sabrina Carpenter‘s years-in-the-making Alice in Wonderland project is finally happening, with the pop star recently inking a deal to produce and star in a musical film for Universal Pictures in collaboration with Lorene Scafaria.

As reported by multiple outlets on Tuesday (Nov. 11), Carpenter is moving forward with the major studio picture five years after it was first announced that she would lead a musical remake of the beloved Lewis Carroll novel for Netflix through her then-new At Last Productions company. At the time, Ross Evans had been set to write the screenplay for what was going to be Alice — which was described as being a “contemporary re-imagining” of the storyline revolving around a music festival called “Wonderland” — but this new iteration will be written and directed by Scafaria, and plot details are under wraps.

Billboard has reached out to Carpenter’s reps for more information.

Though the musician has been a bit preoccupied with her booming pop career these past few years — dropping the Billboard 200 chart-toppers Short n’ Sweet in 2024 and Man’s Best Friend in 2025, and picking up two Grammys in the process — Carpenter will go into this next project with a robust acting résumé behind her. She’s previously starred in the Netflix films Work It and Tall Girl, as well as 20th Century Fox’s The Hate U Give and Disney’s Clouds. She got her start acting on Disney Channel’s Girl Meets World.

In addition to Carpenter, Marc Platt will help produce through his Universal-backed Marc Platt Productions, as will Leslie Morgenstein and Elysa Koplovitz Dutton of Alloy Entertainment. The film will be the latest in a long history of Alice in Wonderland screen adaptations, preceded by the iconic 1951 animated Disney film and a Tim Burton live-action starring Mia Wasikowska, who returned for a sequel directed by James Bobin.


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11 Nov 2025

Method Man Plays NFL Celebrity Photographer at New York Jets Game & Max B Asks Him for a Job

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Method Man put down the microphone and picked up a camera on Sunday (Nov. 9) when the Wu-Tang Clan legend tried his hand as a photographer at the New York Jets versus Cleveland Browns game.

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The rapper was the official NFL Celebrity Photographer for Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium, which saw his Jets come out with a hard-fought victory, 27-20. The 54-year-old is also in the New York Jets Fan Hall of Fame.

While Method Man was completing his side quest, he ran into some unexpected company, when he saw Max B roaming the New York Jets sidelines mere hours after his release from prison following a 16-year bid.

“Get me a job,” Max B quipped. The Wave God and Method Man embraced and shared a laugh while catching up on lost time. “Good to see you, brother,” Method Man said. “Welcome home, family. Lot of n—s happy to see you.”

French Montana was also in the building and he had some time to chop it up with Method Man as well pre-game. Method even took some photos of Max at the game.

Method Man isn’t the first celebrity photographer seen at sporting events, as Kevin Durant, Marshawn Lynch and Ken Griffey Jr. have all put the camera to use in the past.

It was fitting Method Man was outside on Wu-Tang Clan Day as Nov. 9 served as the 32nd anniversary since the Staten Island crew’s seminal Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) debut album. Former New York City mayor Eric Adams made Nov. 9 an unofficial holiday in the Big Apple with a proclamation in 2023.


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11 Nov 2025

Katy Perry Reveals New Lifetimes Tour Butterfly Tattoo: ‘Can’t Believe It’s Already Time’

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Katy Perry got some new ink in honor of The Lifetimes Tour, which has just eight shows left before wrapping up.

The pop star continued her tradition of getting a tattoo to commemorate each of her tours, showing off her butterfly wing tattoos that she and her team got in an Instagram post on Tuesday (Nov. 11). Perry and her team each got black wings on the inside of their wrists that line up symmetrically when held parallel to one another.

“Can’t believe it’s already time for The Lifetimes Tour tattoos Thank you @bernitattoo for taking care of me and my tour crew today,” she wrote. “Tonight we take the infinity stage in Madrid one last time before we wrap up the tour in China, Japan, and Abu Dhabi. Only 8 shows left…”

Singer Sarah Hudson hopped into KP’s comments section. “Well well well look who’s getting ANOTHER tattoo,” she quipped.

Fans chimed in that they might have to follow in Perry’s footsteps with new butterfly ink of their own to commemorate the eras-spanning The Lifetimes Tour.

After wrapping up the European leg in Madrid on Tuesday night, Perry will head to China and Japan before finishing the tour with a show in Abu Dhabi on Dec. 7.

On the music side, Katy Perry released her first single of 2025 with the vulnerable “Bandaids” last week.

An accompanying visual boasts nearly four million views as of press time, which finds Perry cheating death while suffering one disaster after the next. By the end, KP can’t catch a break and she ends her disastrous day with a muddy cigarette.

Find photos and clips of Katy Perry’s new tattoo here.


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11 Nov 2025

Watch Salt-N-Pepa & DJ Spinderella Deliver Their Best ’80s Dance Moves

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What better way to celebrate a historic Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction than grooving down the Jennifer Hudson Show spirit tunnel?

On Tuesday (Nov. 11), Grammy-winning hip-hop group Salt-N-Pepa visited Hudson’s talk show to reflect on more than three decades of boundary-obliterating moves. From reclaiming their masters (which they alluded to in their Rock Hall induction speech on Nov. 8) to evolving with music-industry changes, the trio’s conversation also dove into their iconic fashion statements and the story behind “Whatta Man,” their 1994 Billboard Hot 100 No. 3 hit with En Vogue.

A few hours before the episode aired, the official Jennifer Hudson Show social media accounts shared clips of Salt-N-Pepa making their way down the spirit tunnel, which was coincidentally parodied on Saturday Night Live the same day as the Rock Hall ceremony. The three ladies hit their cleanest dance moves, the Cabbage Patch chief among them, to the tune of the crew’s recreation of “Push It,” which reached No. 19 on the Hot 100 and appeared on the group’s 1986 debut album, Hot, Cool & Vicious. The Jennifer Hudson Show crew’s remixed “Push It” lyrics also included a reference to the trio’s recent Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction.

The trio was officially inducted into the prestigious club following a speech from 2023 Rock Hall inductee Missy Elliott and a medley of their classics, including both “Push It” and “Whatta Man,” the latter of which gave way to an En Vogue appearance. Most notably, DJ Spinderella became the first female DJ ever inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

“When I started, it was a rare thing to see a woman behind turntables,” Spinderella said during her induction speech. “It was literally the boys’ club, so I had to carve my own lane. I had to show up. It was dedication; it was my craft, and I never missed a beat, in 40 years y’all … I carry every female DJ who ever dared to dream. Every woman who touched a turntable and said, ‘I can do that too.’ This is ours. Respect the DJ.”

Though Salt-N-Pepa has not released a studio album since 1997’s Brand New, the group remains one of the most lauded and beloved in hip-hop history. In 2023, Billboard ranked the trio the No. 8 Best Rap Group of All Time, making them the highest-placing all-woman outfit on the list.

Check out Salt-N-Pepa and DJ Spinderella’s spirit tunnel moves below.


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11 Nov 2025

Megan Moroney Reveals She’s on ‘Cloud 9’ for New Album: Here’s When It Arrives

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Megan Moroney is trading the deep blue tones that accented her album Am I Okay? with the lush, cotton candy pink hues that are ushering in her new album, Cloud 9, set to release Feb. 20, 2026.

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“It’s a long way down,” Moroney said on Instagram when announcing the new album. She also shared the angelic cover artwork of the project, which features the singer standing on a ladder and dressed in a vivid pink gown with a train that blends with the pink-tinted clouds that surround her.

According to that announcement, the album will have three sides and appears to have 15 total tracks, among them the title track (“Cloud 9”) as well as “6 Months Later” and “Beautiful Things.”

Earlier this year, “6 Months Later” reached the top 30 on the all-genre Billboard Hot 100, and has reached the top 10 on the Hot Country Songs chart.

“I am so excited for my fans and I to dive into this new world of Cloud 9 together,” Moroney said in a statement. “Similar to the first two albums, it’s all written about honest, personal experiences, but these songs were written by the strongest, most confident version of myself I’ve ever been. My feet feel firmly planted in my artistry and it was fun to play around sonically, while still sticking to my roots of what my fans and I love. Cloud 9 is a state of mind, and I have no doubt this will be the best chapter yet.”

Ahead, Moroney is gearing up to perform at the 59th annual CMA Awards, where she is tied for the leading amount of nominations. She is the reigning CMA new artist of the year, and heading into this year’s ceremony, the musician is up for single of the year and song of the year (both for “Am I Okay?”), as well as album of the year (Am I Okay?), female vocalist of the year, musical event of the year (for “You Had to Be There” with Kenny Chesney) and music video of the year (for the video for “Am I Okay?”).

See Moroney’s Cloud 9 album cover below:

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Megan Moroney, “Cloud Nine”

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11 Nov 2025

ENHYPEN Wants to Meet You Under the ‘Mistletoe’ With Festive Cover of Justin Bieber’s Seasonal Hit

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Beliebers and ENGENE, unite! ENHYPEN is getting hyped up for the holidays with a festive cover of Justin Bieber‘s enduring seasonal hit, “Mistletoe,” which the K-pop boy band released exclusively through Apple Music on Tuesday (Nov. 11).

The rendition of the Biebs’ 2011 classic — which reached No. 11 on the Billboard Hot 100 almost exactly 14 years ago — stays faithful to the original version while showcasing the individual members’ smooth and soulful voices. Over the sound of jingle bells, JUNGWON, HEESEUNG, JAY, JAKE, SUNGHOON, SUNOO and NI-KI take turns singing lead while the others blend together in gorgeous harmony.

“I don’t wanna miss out on the holiday/ But I can’t stop staring at your face,” they croon. “I should be playing in the winter snow/ But I’ma be under the mistletoe.”

“Mistletoe” was released as the lead single from Bieber’s first and only holiday album, Billboard 200-topper Under the Mistletoe. The LP featured a mix of Christmas classics and original tunes, as well as collaborations with Usher, Boyz II Men, Mariah Carey and more.

ENHYPEN’s take on the album’s lead track is just the latest way the band has paid tribute to Bieber. HEESEUNG shared a cover of the Canadian pop star’s “Off My Face” a few years ago, and this past February, JUNGWON put his own spin on Bieber’s “Monster” duet with Shawn Mendes.

This holiday season will cap off another huge year for ENHYPEN, whose DESIRE: UNLEASH debuted at No. 3 on the Billboard 200 in June. Before that, the group made its Coachella debut, four months after which the members kicked off a U.S. tour with a pair of explosive shows at UBS Arena in New York.

Bieber also released new music in 2025, dropping albums Swag and Swag II after spending four years away from music.


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11 Nov 2025

Donna Kelce Keeps a Poker Face in Deceit-Filled ‘The Traitors U.S.’ Season 4 Trailer

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Taylor Swift‘s future mother-in-law is getting into the biz. Travis Kelce‘s mom, Donna Kelce, makes a brief appearance in the first trailer for the upcoming fourth season of the hit reality show The Traitors. The series hosted by Broadway veteran Alan Cumming dropped a 90-second trailer for the fourth go-round of the Emmy-winning competition series on Tuesday (Nov. 11) in which reality stars descend on a castle in the Scottish highlands, with a group of “Traitors” facing off against the “Faithful” in a bid to win a $250,000 prize.

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“All the world’s a stage and all the people merely players,” Cumming intones with hokey gravitas in an invitation to the fresh crew of reality stars via Shakespeare’s famous As You Like It quotable quote. With the dramatic music swelling, we then meet the cutthroat competitors one-by-one. There’s One Tree Hill‘s Stephen Colletti, the Real Housewives of Atlanta‘s Porsha Williams and The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star Lisa Rinna, who promises, “I think I’m gonna play this game in a way that maybe no one’s ever played it.”

Among the other contestants are Natalie Anderson and Rob Cesternino (Survivor), Yamil “Yam Yam” Arocho (Survivor 44), Mark Ballas (Dancing With the Stars 5) and Kelce, who is viewed briefly in the intro and, lacking reality show bona fides, identified as “Mama” Kelce. The matriarch of the legendary football family and mother of Jason Kelce and younger brother Chiefs tight end, and Swift fiancé Travis Kelce, looks menacingly at the camera as her profile is reflected in a round mirror in the background.

She’ll be facing off against Real Housewives of Potomac cast member Candiace Dillard Bassett, actor/comedian Ron Funches, Love Island UK 5‘s Maura Higgins, Top Chef‘s Kristen Kish, professional figure skaters Tara Lipinski and Johnny Weir, RuPaul’s Drag Race star Monét X Change, actor Michael Rapaport, The Bachelorette‘s Colton Underwood and Real Housewives of New York‘s Dorinda Medley.

“No baby, I came to be treacherous, shady and win this money. Okay?” warns Change. While many of the contestants offer up glimpses of their planned treachery or make ominous threats, Kelce keeps her powder dry in the preview, not uttering a single word.

Kelce was once a mild-mannered football mom, but since her youngest son began dating Swift in 2023 she has stepped into the spotlight, frequently getting airtime during games alongside the pop superstar in the family’s luxury box as well as appearing in two Hallmark Channel holiday films last year, Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story and Christmas on Call.

The 23 famous folks will face off on The Traitors U.S. beginning on Jan. 8 on Peacock.

Watch The Traitors season 4 trailer below.


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11 Nov 2025

RM Teases New BTS Music Is Coming Along ‘Really Well,’ Says ARMY Has Much to ‘Look Forward To’

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BTS‘ comeback is about to be dynamite. According to RM, who gave fans an update on the band’s fast-approaching comeback, he and bandmates Jin, SUGA, j-hope, Jimin, V and Jung Kook have been hard at work on new music — and their diligence is apparently paying off.

In a post to Weverse shared Tuesday (Nov. 11), the band leader wrote that “above all,” the music the septet is recording is “coming out really well!!”

“Everyone’s trying,” he added in Korean, per Weverse’s English translation. “Please look forward to it.”

Fans have known for some time that new BTS music was in the works, with the boy band reuniting on camera in July after taking about two years apart while fulfilling South Korean military requirements. At the time, the members revealed that they not only had a new album planned for 2026, but a world tour as well.

In October, RM gave more details about the timeline of his band’s official return. “We have to keep preparing for the album — we’ll shoot the album photos and film the music video,” he said at W Korea’s Love Your W event in Seoul. “Please look forward to late March.”

Though there’s no doubt the Bangtan Boys can do it, topping their last musical era will be no small task. RM and his bandmates became global phenoms in 2020 when they scored three No. 1 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 that year alone, with album Be and 2022 compilation album Proof both peaking atop the Billboard 200.

But, as RM pointed out while delivering the keynote speech at this year’s APEC CEO Summit in South Korea, shattering expectations is exactly what BTS is known for. “BTS first started to go outside Korea about 10 years ago,” he said at the event. “At that time, the music of BTS was quickly called ‘non-English, foreign culture.’ Trying to get on mainstream media through our music was like doing an experiment and a huge challenge. It was a test to see if ‘music in Korean can work on the global stage.’”

“We overcame those barriers,” RM continued at the time. “ARMY was the force that broke down those barriers. They use our music as the medium to carry out conversations that cross borders and languages.”


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11 Nov 2025

It’s KATSEYE, B—h: Girl Group Members Honor Britney Spears With Dance Set to Iconic Hit

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Before they were adored by millions of EYEKONs, the ladies of KATSEYE had their own pop icons — such as Britney Spears — to look up to. And in a new video, two of the girl group’s members paid homage to the superstar.

In a clip posted to Instagram and TikTok on Monday (Nov. 10), Megan and Lara stand in a dark dance studio while performing choreography in unison, spinning, sliding and hair-flipping to Spears’ classic 2000s hit “I’m a Slave 4 U.” “Now watch me,” Megan mouths along to the Princess of Pop’s voice, staring fiercely into the camera.

Fans in the comments are absolutely loving the tribute, with one person writing, “THIS is the energy we need back in pop music.”

The post comes just a few days after KATSEYE became a Grammy-nominated group, earning nods for best new artist and best pop duo/group performance with “Gabriela.” In an interview with Billboard shortly after the nominations went live, Megan shared that the band’s group chat — which also includes members Daniela, Manon, Sophia and Yoonchae — was absolutely “blowing up” in light of the news.

“With any award or nomination, it means so much to us because we work so, so hard,” she said. “So, it’s like all of the hard work, those long hours and all the dedication are really paying off.”

Spears was also nominated for best new artist once upon a time, losing to Christina Aguilera in 2000. The former would go on to win her first golden gramophone in 2005, taking home best dance recording for Billboard Hot 100 top 10 hit “Toxic.”

She’s also not the first pop icon KATSEYE has honored on the band’s ascent to stardom. The six ladies recently paid tribute to Mariah Carey’s quintessential music videos — spoofing their own viral red-carpet interview moment with Billboard — in their visual for “Gabriela.”

Watch Lara and Megan dance to “I’m a Slave 4 U” below:


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11 Nov 2025

Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ Returns, Taboo & His Daughter Give Their Take on Hot 100 | Hot 100 Show

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As Michael Jackson historically returns to the top 10 with “Thriller” and Kehlani gives Brandy her flowers, Billboard‘s chart experts break down the correlation between Grammy nominations and artists such as HUNTR/X, Alex Warren, Leon Thomas and more who have taken over the charts this year. Black Eyed Peas singer Taboo stopped by with his daughter to share what it was like to work in the studio with Jett on Dora, his thoughts on the Dodgers’ huge win, and their perspectives on the diversity of artists on the Hot 100.

What’s your prediction for next week’s No. 1? Let us know in the comments!

Tetris Kelly: Michael Jackson makes a holiday return to the charts as Taylor Swift still battles with KPop Demon Hunters for the No. 1 spot. 

Taboo: The fact that we have multicultural representation on the top 100 from KATSEYE to Demon Hunters, the HUNTR/X, I love that. 

Tetris Kelly: Hey, what’s up? And welcome to the Hot 100 Show. As you can see, I got my friend Taboo and his daughter, Jett, stopping by a little bit later, and we got a new top 10 entry on the chart. So let’s start by running it down. This is the Billboard Hot 100 top 10 for the week dated Nov. 15. After a Halloween surge, “Thriller” hits the top 10. Morgan stays at No. 9. “Mutt” moves up to No. 8. All right, we got a newcomer to the top 10 in MJ. I can’t say I was ready for that, but Halloween isn’t it? 

Eric Frankenburg: Yeah, I don’t know if newcomer’s the word. “Thriller” was in the top 10 in 1984, but this is the highest it’s been since March of 1984 — it’s pretty incredible. You know, it returns to the chart every year for Halloween, but this year’s a whole different story. It’s in the top 10. And, yes, it’s just wild you know that it’s higher than it’s been in 41 years. 

Xander Zellner: Yeah, it feels like it’s kind of becoming, like, the “All I Want for Christmas Is You” of the Halloween season, where, like, it started growing more and more each year, and this year, Halloween fell on a Friday. So like, now it’s in the top 10. It’s amazing. 

Delisa Shannon: I can already imagine, like, AI versions of Michael Jackson going, “It’s time.” Like, I already know it’s coming. You said it, not me.

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