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Since Elon Musk acquired Twitter, he has been doing a fantastic job making it an awful experience, leaving users screaming for a new place to debate $200 debates. Well, their prayers might have finally been answered.
Many of you have noticed on your Twitter timelines people talking about Bluesky, pondering where they can secure an invite leaving you wondering what the hell they are talking about.
Well, Bluesky could be the app that officially puts Twitter in the social media hospice, joining the likes of MySpace, Tumblr, and other social media platforms hanging on for dear life.
Bluesky is backed by Twitter’s former owner, Jack Dorsey, and it has the buzz Twitter first had. Per the New York Times, Bluesky could be Twitter 2.0 and is already boasting users like Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Chrissy Teigen, to name a few, with thousands begging for invites to get in on the action.
Those who have the privilege of using Bluesky say that the app comes the closest to giving users the feeling Twitter used to give before Elon Musk messed it all up.
Bluesky has all of the core features that made Twitter popping, like the ability to post short text, photo updates, reply, and share each other’s posts.
How Does Bluesky Differ From Twitter?
Bluesky’s chief executive, Jay Graber, spoke on what makes his app different from Elon Musk’s Twitter in a blog post, noting it will be a “decentralized system” that will eventually allow users to create their own apps and build their own communities within Bluesky.
According to Ms. Graber, this design is because an “individual could create rules for the entire Bluesky community,” the New York Times reports.
Also, Bluesky is “open protocol,” which is unusual regarding social apps. This means that Bluesky could allow for cross-posting between different social media platforms. This is something that Twitter used to do before becoming “walled off.” For example, there was a time when Instagram links populated Twitter timelines, showing the post. Now, if you share an IG post on their Twitter account, it just shows a link.
Sounds lit, so how do you sign up? Right now, if you want to use Bluesky, you can only do so if you receive an invite from someone already using the app while it’s in its testing phase.
Bluesky is available for download on iOS and will come to Android devices soon. You can sign up to be on the waiting list by heading here.
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There’s another NCT sub-group in town, and fans are eating it up. NCT DoJaeJung — the trio of NCT members Doyoung, Jaehyun and Jungwoo — caught up with Billboard to share some of their favorite aspects about being in a new sub-unit together.
So why did the three K-pop star decide to form NCT DoJaeJung? According to Jungwoo, “the reason why DoJaeJung started is because our fans liked it a lot.”
Being able to switch things up from their usual work allowed working together on NCT DoJaeJung to be a fun project for the trio. “The best part was being able to record and try various genres we hadn’t done before. Within that, we were able to freely add in our own emotions and feelings, which was a fun process,” Jungwoo added.
Including NCT DoJaeJung, there are currently five NCT sub-units: NCT U, NCT 127, NCT Dream and WayV. Doyoung believes the sub-unit’s “expressive vocals” separates NCT DoJaeJung from the other NCT sub-groups, and that he alongside Jaehyun and Jungwoo, “Can show as the three of us along with the new music we’ll be able to share.” And fans need not worry — Jaehyun adds they can expect more “good music” from them in the future.
NCT DoJaeJung released its first mini album, Perfume, on April 17. The set contains six tracks, including lead single “Perfume,” plus new songs “Kiss,” “Dive,” “Strawberry Sunday,” “Can We Go Back,” and “Ordinary.”
Watch the group answer questions with Billboard in the TikTok video below.
SKIMS has just debuted several new shapewear styles for spring, and has tapped several Gen Z musicians to do it. “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2” collaborators PinkPantheress and Ice Spice star in the new ad campaign alongside fellow musicians Nessa Barrett and RAYE for Kim Kardashian’s fashion brand, which arrived on Monday (April 24).
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“I’m excited to launch this next generation of SKIMS shapewear with a campaign that celebrates these incredible musical artists,” Kardashian said in a statement regarding the release. “Ice Spice, Nessa Barrett, PinkPantheress, and RAYE are super talented women and truly reflect our SKIMS community.”
In the new brand images and videos, Ice Spice wears the Seamless Sculpt High Neck Thong Bodysuit in the color bronze and PinkPantheress wears the Seamless Sculpt High Waist Catsuit in the color jasper (charcoal gray). Elsewhere in the campaign images, Barrett is seen in the Seamless Sculpt Slip Dress in the color sienna (tan) while RAYE appears in the Seamless Sculpt Strapless Thong Bodysuit in the color clay (light gray).
“SKIMS just gets it and makes me feel extra snatched,” said Ice Spice. “I’m happy to be a part of the latest campaign.” PinkPantheress echoed her collaborator’s sentiment, adding, “These styles empower me to try clothes I wouldn’t have tried before and make me feel so comfortable and secure.”
On the charts, PinkPantheress and Ice Spice’s “Boy’s a Liar, Pt. 2” sits at No. 10 on the Billboard Hot 100, while Ice’s “Princess Diana” remix with Nicki Minaj debuts at No. 4 on the chart.
See the photos and videos from the new SKIMS campaign below.
Bebe Rexha and Snoop Dogg collaborated on the new track “Satellite,” which arrived Thursday (April 20) and sees the artists singing about smoking weed and getting sent to an alternate universe. So to keep it as true to life as possible, Rexha revealed she and Snoop smoked on set of the song’s music video.
“Working with Snoop is a dream,” Rexha told People in a new interview, published on 4/20. The collaboration came to be after she sent the track to Snoop via Instagram; she received a prompt response the next day. “He called me at 7 the next morning with a big blunt in his hand being like, ‘Yo, check your email. You have an email.’”
As for how their smoke session came about, Rexha recalled, “He’s like, ‘You have to try my Death Row Joints,’ and I was like, ‘Right now, on the video set? I’m going to look high in the video.’ He said, ‘Just try it,’ and I was like, ‘OK.’ I took a hit of it, and I got so high with Snoop Dogg. But who could say they got high with Snoop Dogg? That’s like a lifetime thing.”
The “I’m Good (Blue)” singer and “Gin and Juice” rapper’s smoke session made it to her Instagram account, much to the dismay of her father, who had some less-than-thrilled words for her. “My dad called me and was like, ‘What are you doing? Why are you smoking on the Internet? Are you crazy?’” she said. “I was like, ‘Dad, it’s Snoop Dogg. If you smoke with anybody, it has to be Snoop Dogg.’”
Listen to “Satellite” in the video above, and check out Rexha and Snoop’s smoke session in the video below.
Rosa-Lisa are in your area!
Rosalía set her and BLACKPINK‘s respective fanbases ablaze on Thursday (April 20) after sharing a series of photos hanging out with K-pop star Lisa, in which they look like true friendship goals.
The series of photos, shared in a carousel post, featured the two artists engaging in what looks like a fun-filled day. The bulk of the photos sees Lisa and Rosalía enjoying art and posing for pictures together at The Broad Museum in downtown Los Angeles, including the Yayoi Kusama Infinity Mirror Rooms and the oversize table installation, the latter of which made the two pop stars look smaller than school-age children. Elsewhere in the images, the pair show their appreciation for contemporary art and excitedly grab food from a grub cart.
“Mi amiga es más bonita que un Basquiat,” Rosalía captioned the series of photos, which sweetly translates to “My friend is prettier than a [Jean-Michel] Basquiat [painting]” in English. Fans in the comments section, naturally, could not get enough of the partnership. Several users commented that Lisa and Rosalía are “the duo we didn’t know we needed,” while another remarked, “THE FRIENDSHIP OF LISA AND ROSALIA IS SO BEAUTIFUL.”
The friendship moment arrives after Rosalía and Lisa, alongside BLACKPINK, performed sets at Coachella this past weekend; both will return to their respective stages for weekend 2 of the festival.
See the photos from Lisa and Rosalía’s hang-out session below.
Kid Cudi is adding more animated projects to his résumé, as Deadline announced he is set to star in Knuckles, the Paramount+ spin-off series of Sonic the Hedgehog.
The “Day ‘n’ Nite” rapper excitedly shared the news to his Instagram feed. “When life has more dreams for you to fulfill,” the artist captioned the post, adding, “its lit #knuckles @paramountplus.”
Over on Twitter, Cudi treated followers to a photo of his cat Sweets, who adorably cuddled up to a tiny Knuckles plushie, eyes half-open. “Sweets is happy and excited about the Knuckles show,” the 39-year-old wrote.
Per Deadline, Knuckles will take place between the events of the Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 movies and will follow the titular animated character on “a hilarious and action-packed journey of self-discovery as he agrees to train Wade as his protégé and teach him the ways of the Echidna warrior.” The series is scheduled to premiere on Paramount+ on Dec. 20, 2024.
While Cudi’s role in the show is still under wraps, Idris Elba — who previously voiced Knuckles in the Sonic movies — will reprise the role of the titular character. Tika Sumpter and Adam Pally will return as Maddie and Walt Whipple, respectively. Edi Patterson, Julian Barratt and Ellie Taylor flesh out the cast. Knuckles marks Cudi’s second animated credit, coming off Entergalactic, his 2022 animated special developed with Netflix.
See Cudi’s posts below.
Love is in the air once again for Travis Barker and Kourtney Kardashian — this time, Barker dialed up the affection via Instagram on Tuesday (April 18) for The Kardashian star’s 44th birthday, and wrote a touching tribute message to his wife in honor of her special day.
“My soulmate. I’m so grateful that today you were born. You deserve everything your heart desires,” the Blink-182 drummer captioned a carousel post that featured several stripped back and candid moments of him and the Poosh founder. “Nothing makes me happier than seeing you smile. You stole my heart the moment we met. Happy birthday to the most beautiful amazing woman to walk the face of the earth. I love you my wife.”
Kourtney, naturally, took to the comments section of her husband’s post to express her gratitude at his kind words. “I’m crying because you make me so happy. I love you my husband,” she wrote, adding a teary-eyed face and red heart emoji.
Barker’s birthday post to Kardashian comes amid the couple celebrating their first marriage anniversary earlier this month. To make the momentous occasion, Kardashian took to Instagram to reminisce and share the spontaneous photos they took during their Vegas wedding.
“One year ago today, an Elvis impersonator married me and @travisbarker after the Grammys and way too much tequila in a chapel in Las Vegas!” the 44-year-old star captioned a series of photos from before, during and after their nuptials. “It was one of the best nights of our lives, dreaming of a lifetime filled with fun adventures together. And yes, that’s me about to throw up on the floor in the car. Thankful to @clemente_310 @kevinhwolff for all the iPhone footage so that I could remember the night.”
See Barker’s sweet birthday post for his wife below:
Fans of Netflix’s popular dating show Love Is Blind are making some noise about who they want to see on the program — and, in the case of Nick Lachey and his wife Vanessa Lachey, who they don’t want to see.
A change.org petition titled “Remove Nick and Vanessa Lachey as the Hosts of Love is Blind” is quickly gaining steam on the platform. The petition states that the married couple has a tendency to direct “attention at themselves and their personal lives rather than focusing on the contestants that are actually participating in the experiment,” which involves the single men and women on the show looking for love and getting engaged to one another before meeting in person. As a result of the couple’s perceived behavior, the petition states that like-minded fans of the show feel that Love Is Blind is “being held back from its full potential.”
The petition — which now has over 21,000 signatures at press time — was circulated before Netflix aired the Love Is Blind season 4 reunion on Sunday (April 16). In addition to backlash geared towards Netflix for the livestreaming snafu during the reunion, Nick and Vanessa received largely negative comments online for asking contestants “unsettling” questions, some of which included Vanessa delving into personal topics like the couples’ reproductive plans for the future.
In the comments section of Nick’s most recent Instagram post about the finale, a viewer remarked, “Vanessa needs to please apologize to those who have miscarried, to those who cannot have children, and to those who don’t want children!” Another user added, “Time for you to take on the limelight and become a solo host from now on. @vanessalachey inserts her personal opinion into her interviews and it’s unsettling to say the least. You are meant to represent the audience and be a medium between the viewers and the cast.”
See the change.org petition in full here.
Victoria Justice is finally putting rumors about her alleged feud with Victorious co-star-turned-pop star Ariana Grande to rest.
Speaking with E! News during Coachella weekend 1, Justice revealed that she and Grande have openly talked about the rift rumors and find the narrative to be ridiculous.
“Ariana texted me and we both were like, ‘This is so stupid.’ I think the biggest rumor is this whole narrative that was created with me being jealous of her and of us not being friends,” she explained. “I feel like it’s this constant story of the media and people wanting to pit people against each other, and it’s just so not even relevant anymore now. I was like, ‘This is so dumb.’ Ten years later! How is this even a story? This is so stupid.”
The rumors largely stem from a 2011 video interview with Popstar! magazine that featured Justice, Grande and fellow Victorious stars Elizabeth Gillies and Daniella Monet. Gillies remarked about Grande’s singing ability and tendency to randomly break out into song. Justice, who stayed mostly quiet during said portion of the interview with her arms crossed, chimed in to say, “I think we all sing,” which Grande agreed with (though this moment often is removed from the video’s meme version).
Justice addressed the feud narrative in a 2015 interview on The Meredith Vieira Show and stated that the rumors began with an interview Grande did with Seventeen, where she detailed her experiences with bullying on set during her Broadway days. Grande reached out to Justice to let her know that the article could be read as if it were about the Victorious star. “Once [the article] got out there, everyone thought that I was this bully and that I was mean to her, which couldn’t be further from the truth,” she explained during her appearance on the show.
Watch Victoria Justice explain the “stupid” feud rumors about her and Grande in the video below.
Weekend 1 of Coachella has come and gone, but some of the most talked-about moments — Frank Ocean’s divisive performance, BLACKPINK setting the main stage ablaze, and that Harry Styles tweet at Bad Bunny’s set, to name a few — remain viral. Now we can add to that list Willow‘s performance on Sunday, for both its rave reviews and fangirl content from superstar dad Will Smith.
The Hitch actor shared two clips of his daughter’s set to Instagram — one of Willow performing the Travis Barker-assisted single “Transparent Soul” and of her leading the crowd in a sing-along to “Meet Me at Our Spot.” The first of the two videos features the actor excitedly grinning from ear to ear, captioning the post “WILLOWCHELLA!!” In a follow-up video, Smith tells his followers “I can’t stop crying!” over his daughter’s achievement.
Willow’s Coachella performance was a family affair. Elsewhere during her set, she invited her 24-year-old brother Jaden Smith up to perform their collaboration “Summertime in Paris.” He also expressed his happiness at seeing Willow up on the Coachella stage, saying, “It brings tears to me eyes as your brother to see you do this. I love you so much. I’m so inspired by you, I’m so inspired and happy for what you’re doing in the world and the amount of people’s lives you’re changing with the music that you’re making.”
See Will’s Instagram posts about Willow’s set and the sweet brother-sister moment she had with Jaden in the videos below.