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Is Dua Lipa getting ready to release a single with another veteran rock musician? Signs point to… maybe. On Saturday (Nov. 26), the “Levitating” singer shared a photo of her posing in the studio next to the Rolling Stones‘ frontman Mick Jagger.
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“Sweeeet weeeek,” the pop star captioned a carousel of pictures of her smiling with the Rock and Roll Hall of Famer, including one with a pair of Polaroids of the two sitting atop a music studio’s soundboard controls.
Neither Lipa nor Jagger gave a definitive statement as to what the photos together indicate, but fans in the comments section of the pop star’s post were buzzing with excitement over what the images could mean. “OMG Mick and you in a studio my body is shaking,” one fan wrote underneath the studio pics, while another added, “MICK JAGGER???? Oh we’re getting HITS.” Other fans speculated that it means Lipa’s follow up to Future Nostalgia is nearing, with one Instagram user simply asking her “DL3 when.”
If Lipa’s pictures with Jagger results in a collaboration, it won’t be the first time she has teamed up with a veteran musician for a song. The “Levitating” singer most notably worked with Elton John for their “Cold Heart” collaboration. The PNAU remix version was a big success for the pair, spending an entire calendar year on the Billboard Hot 100, where it peaked at No. 7, as well as 36 consecutive weeks at No. 1 on the Hot Dance/Electronic Songs chart.
See Lipa’s photos with Mick Jagger on Instagram below.
‘Twas the night before Christmas and all through the house, not a creature was stirring — not even a “quiz mouse.” Camila Cabello has been going viral for the, well, untraditional way she pronounced the word “Christmas” in her cover of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas,” and now she’s joining in on the fun.
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Cabello posted a TikTok Monday night (Nov. 21), making fun of herself by acting out a hilarious skit. In one frame, she plays her own voice coach, and tells herself: “We’re just going to practice some phrasing.”
“I’ll be home for Christmas,” she sings, before asking the second Camila to try it for herself.
“I’ll be home for Quismois,” repeats the second Camila.
“Me before recording my version of I’ll be home for christmas (quismois),” she captioned the video, which earned 8.5 million views and 1.5 million likes in just 14 hours.
The “Bam Bam” singer’s TikTok comes after a flurry of other posts on social media making fun of her “Quismois” pronunciation — or “Quiz Mice,” as some like to spell it — that began after a video of Cabello performing her Mariachi version of “I’ll Be Home for Christmas” last year began circulating online. She originally released the track with Amazon Music in 2021, and this year announced that it would be made available on all platforms (and yes, she says “Christmas” like that in the official recording, too).
The joke snowballed as more and more people hopped onto the trend of making “Quismois” memes of their own. One TikToker made a video dancing to Cabello’s cover, and wrote: “Pov the quiz mice when they find out Camilla Cabello will be home for them.”
Another joked that “CAMILLA CABELLO WILL BE HOME FOR QUIZNOS THIS YEAR.”
See Camila Cabello’s hilarious response to all of the memes below:
Nandi Bushell is ready to rage — this time, with the help of her little brother on the drumkit. On Sunday (Nov. 20), the multi-instrumentalist sensation took to Twitter and Instagram to post an instrumental cover of Rage Against the Machine‘s popular protest song, 1992’s “Killing In the Name.”
“A family that Rages together, stays together! I love jamming with my brother Thomas,” Bushell shared on the social media platforms. “I am teaching him about all the greatest #rock and #metal#bands. @RATM is one of the bands at the top of my list! #ratm. Hey @tommorello and @bradwilk you guys are awesome! Thomas is really getting good!”
With assistance from Thomas on drums, Nandi led the guitar portion of the track, kicking it off with the song’s ominous intro guitar riffs before expertly hitting Morello’s crunchy notes with skilled precision.
“Killing In the Name” was released as the lead single from Rage Against the Machine’s self-titled Nov. 1992 debut album. The lyrics of the track were inspired by the police brutality suffered by Rodney King and the Los Angeles race riots in 1992 that occurred as a result.
Despite the track’s early 1990s release, “Killing In the Name” did not appear on the Billboard charts until the 2010s — the politically charged track first hit the Hard Rock Digital Song Sales chart in 2011, but peaked at No. 3 on June 20, 2020, during the thick of the George Floyd protests against police brutality.
Watch Nandi and her brother Thomas cover “Killing In the Name” below.
In light of fans — and Taylor Swift herself — taking issue with Ticketmaster and Live Nation’s highly publicized Verified Fan Presale failure, Jack Antonoff has a few choice words to share about the touring industry’s treatment of artists.
The Bleachers frontman and producer hit Twitter on Friday (Nov. 18) to blast music venues for taking away the revenue that newer artists have the potential to make from merchandise sales during concerts.
“While we are having the discussion can venues simply stop taxing merch of artists? This is literally the only way you make money when you start out touring,” he started. “The more we make it tenable for young and small artists to make a living on the road the more great music we will get. Touring is one of the most honest ways to make a living. Some of the hardest and most heartfelt work you can do. So why must [they] f— artist[s] so hard?”
The Grammy winning producer continued, “[Simple] solutions, stop taxing merch, stop lying to artists about costs of putting on shows, include artists in more areas of revenue. The stories I could tell from my years of touring are bananas. Young artists on tour are the last to see any money.”
Antonoff’s thread comes at what feels like a watershed moment for the music industry. Ticketmaster and Live Nation have come under fire from Antonoff’s frequent collaborator Taylor Swift, her fans and lawmakers after the disastrous sale of tickets for her 2023 The Eras tour.
The failure has led to the U.S. Department of Justice launching an investigation to see if the companies have abused its market shares in the music industry after 14 million fans attempted to access the presale, experienced major technical difficulties and failed to secure tickets, despite gaining entry into Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan Presale for the event. “It’s truly amazing that 2.4 million people got tickets, but it really pisses me off that a lot of them feel like they went through several bear attacks to get them,” Swift said in a note to fans.
Another one of Antonoff’s collaborators, Lorde, spoke about the harsh realities of touring in a newsletter post to fans, stating, “for pretty much every artist selling less tickets than I am, touring has become a demented struggle to break even or face debt.” According to the “Solar Power” singer, an increase in ticket prices could cover the heightened cost of touring, but “no one wants to charge their harried and extremely-compassionate-and-flexible audience any more f—ing money.”
Antonoff, with the rest of Bleachers, will complete the final dates of the band’s How Dare You Want Tour on Dec. 3-4 at the Zona Festival in Phoenix. The band are confirmed for two festival dates in 2023; the High Water Fest in North Charleston, S.C., on April 15 and the Adjacent Music Fest in Atlantic City, N.J. on May 27.
See Antonoff’s tweets below.
while we are having the discussion can venues simply stop taxing merch of artists? this is literally the only way you make money when you start out touring— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) November 18, 2022
the more we make it tenable for young and small artists to make a living on the road the more great music we will get— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) November 18, 2022
touring is one of the most honest ways to make a living. some of the hardest and most heartfelt work you can do. so why must fuck artist so hard?— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) November 18, 2022
simpel solutions, stop taxing merch, stop lying to artists about costs of putting on shows, include artists in more areas of revenue. the stories i could tell from my years touring are bananas. young artists on tour are the last to see any money.— jackantonoff (@jackantonoff) November 18, 2022
Kelly Rowland is taking a moment to shout out her fans for always defending her.
During a Wednesday interview on Hot 97’s Ebro in the Morning With Laura Stylez and Rosenberg, Rowland was asked by Peter Rosenberg how it felt being compared to Beyoncé while in and out of Destiny’s Child.
“Everyone who gets into the entertainment business gets into it to be the man,” Rosenberg said to Rowland. “It does take an ego check, and you happen to be standing next to the brightest light on planet Earth. You think Big Boi from Outkast has it tough being next to André [3000]? You’re with Beyoncé, and not only did you not fight it, it seems like you really embraced the position that you were in and took it seriously.”
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Rowland had the perfect response, telling Rosenberg: “Here’s the thing. Light attracts light. I am light, so I am a beautiful brown shining light, so I don’t think anybody’s light dims anyone else’s. I think that when other people start to compare you, I think that that’s when it shows you how dim they are of themselves. So I don’t take somebody else trying to dim my light anymore for anybody else. I love Bey, I know that she’s a light, but I know that I’m a light too.”
Rosenberg added: “It’s also created such an interesting role for you. You could have rested on your laurels and just been like, ‘Hey, I’m part of this iconic group. My best friend is the biggest star in the world. We kick a–, we’re awesome.’”
“And her best friend-slash-sister is one of the big stars in the world too. People only see things one-sided … we both shine together,” Rowland replied, explaining that there is a place for several Black women at the top of the game. “Now everybody is starting to take the hit of and starting to believe this thing where … ‘Only one woman can do this and they shine the biggest.’ My sister has knocked down doors and made positions for so many women that look like her, that are a deeper shade than her, but specifically for Black women and put Black women in other places we’re grateful for. But also somebody else did that for her, and another group has done that for us. And I do it for other brown girls, so it’s a cycle and a space for all of us to open up doors for each other instead of compare. Don’t be so limited.”
Following the interview, Rosenberg faced several negative comments via social media about his questions to Rowland, with many highlighting the singer’s talents outside of being in a group alongside Beyoncé. Once Rowland caught wind of her fans defending her online, she tweeted on Thursday (Nov. 17), “Have The most amazing day Twitterville!!! Thank you all for your Love & support! I know ya’ll got my back! And that made me do a happy dance this am! Let me see your happy dance!! Here’s mine!”
Rosenberg later tweeted out a personal apology to Rowland for his words on the program. “I messed up. Sorry @KELLYROWLAND … wasn’t remotely my intention but intentions don’t always matter. I will take the L,” he wrote, adding that he will “still [be] playing Nelly and Kelly at my wedding.”
Watch Rowland’s interview on Ebro in the Morning With Laura Stylez and Rosenberg in the video above, and see the tweets regarding the matter below.
Have The most amazing day Twitterville!!! Thank you all for your Love & support! I know ya’ll got my back! And that made me do a happy dance this am! Let me see your happy dance!! Here’s mine! pic.twitter.com/rQHwTTPwFn— KELENDRIA ROWLAND (@KELLYROWLAND) November 17, 2022
Kelly called him out to his face & he still didn’t get it. Even, Marsai Martin caught it. Outside of Destiny’s Child, Thee Kelly Rowland is an international superstar, actress, author & businesswoman! She’s been in this industry 25+ years & in 2022 you’re still comparing? 🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/1n2GjSXwhN— Jerome Trammel, MBA (@MrJeromeTrammel) November 16, 2022
The whole asking Kelly Rowland about Beyoncé is absolutely old and I need journalists and hosts to reallly get a grip and start asking Kelly about Kelly!— 𝐑𝐢𝐚𝐧-𝐋𝐨𝐮𝐢𝐬💥 (@ratedRIAN) November 16, 2022
I want hosts to find another angle when interviewing Kelly Rowland. We’ve witnessed the “second fiddle to Beyoncé” storyline for decades and it’s honestly redundant and highlights a lack of creativity when approaching interviews with someone over 20 years deep into their career https://t.co/qD6g7fpbNF— Nicolas-Tyrell Scott (@iamntyrell) November 16, 2022
You know what’s funny to me is I don’t know anyone else who’s wasn’t the lead in there group who is a successful as Kelly Rowland my sister always has always been booked regularly and looks the exact same way she did in 01 glad she got him together! https://t.co/Fq4qqcFlB3— Cocolo Minaj (@evilrashida) November 17, 2022
Not many people can say pop star Lizzo gifted them a personal item from her wardrobe, but Aurielle Marie — writer of Gumbo Ya Ya, Georgia Author of the Year, Out 100 honoree and a major Lizzo fan — can.
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In an Oct. 27 TikTok posted to her account, Marie made a plea to Lizzo and asked to borrow her 2022 Emmys dress so she could have something wear to the Out 100 event, otherwise she would likely skip out on attending entirely.
“I know you know how it feels to be the biggest b—h in a room, and all of the scrutiny and hyper-visibility that comes along with that because I’ve watched you talk about it,” she said in the video, later adding, “I know you a girl for the girls, and I’m a girl and a girl, and I just need to know. I gotta ask. Can I please, please, please wear your dress from the 2022 Emmys?”
Though a few weeks went by without updates from Marie, a surprise showed up to her door on Tuesday (Nov. 15) — the author posted a video of her running downstairs to open a box from Lizzo. While the garment was not Lizzo’s 2022 Emmys dress, Marie promptly tried the gown from the box and burst into tears. (The dress Marie received was the stunning ruffled one Lizzo wore to the American Music Awards in 2019.)
“I might’ve gotten a few tears on your dress Lizzo, my bad babe. Words don’t suffice and thank you isn’t enough. But THANK YOU! I’m speechless,” Marie captioned the Nov. 15 video. “Ya’ll! A b—h is certified LIZZO-SIZED! And look at this gown! Out Magazine, here I come!”
Lizzo has yet to comment on Marie’s post, but she’s gearing up for an awards ceremony of her own — the singer was nominated for six awards at the 2023 Grammy Awards, including album of the year for Special and song and record of the year for “About Damn Time.”
Watch Marie’s TikTok videos below.
Travis Barker is officially 47! To celebrate, Barker’s wife Kourtney Kardashian took to Instagram on Monday (Nov. 14) to share a series of intimate photos to her feed, wishing the rocker a very special day.
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“I am beyond grateful for the day you were born. Happy birthday to the husband of my dreams, my soulmate @travisbarker you have changed my life forever,” she captioned the series of snaps, which featured her in a black corset top and matching underwear while her husband wore a white tank and sparkling black fringe pants.
The Blink-182 drummer hopped in the comments and replied, “My soulmate, I love you forever” with a simple red heart emoji.
The Poosh founder was not the only one in her family to wish Barker a happy birthday — her sisters Kim and Khloé both posted well wishes to the rock star via their Instagram Stories on Monday.
Kim shared a photo of her with the Barkers enjoying time at the beach together and captioned the Story post, “Happy birthday Trav!!!!! I hope you are celebrating and doing something you will never forget!” Meanwhile, Khloé wished Barker a happy birthday along with snaps of him with Kourtney from their wedding. “I wish you a lifetime of love with my Kourt. Thank you for all the love and happiness you share with us all,” the Good American founder wrote, adding in later Story posts, “The beginning of many more years of love and blessings” and “Cheers to the best dad out there.”
Even the drummer’s mother-in-law couldn’t help but chime in on the birthday love. Kris Jenner shared a series of family photos to her Instagram account with a very kind message attached.
“Happy birthday to my son in law @travisbarker,” she wrote. “You are the most amazing dad, stepdad, husband, uncle, son, and friend! You are so kind, thoughtful, generous, creative, talented, and I’m so happy to have you as part of our family! You make @kourtneykardash so happy and I love you and appreciate you and hope you have the most amazing day ever!!!”
See Kourtney Kardashian and Kris Jenner’s birthday posts to Travis Barker below.
And they said, “Speak now!” Taylor Swift sent Swifties running wild across social media on Tuesday (Nov. 1) with speculation that her announcement of The Eras Tour contained more clues to Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) being on the way.
Interestingly, the pose the superstar strikes on the colorful poster for her upcoming stadium tour mirrors the cover art for Speak Now‘s lead single “Mine,” all the way down to her long flowing locks, spaghetti strap dress and glance at the camera from over her left shoulder.
However, a more obvious hint came in Swift’s own caption to the announcement on social media, where she wrote, “I’m enchanted to announce my next tour: Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour, a journey through the musical eras of my career (past and present!)” with a reference to Speak Now album cut “Enchanted.”
Capitol One — also known as the official partner for the tour — also added to the theories by tweeting, “Warning: Mastermind moves in progress” with three purple squares and two white ones in response to a fan’s reaction to Tuesday’s announcement. “She wouldn’t?????? Announce Speak Now TV?????? During the World Series?????? Would she????????” another Swiftie then tweeted, pointing out that the Phillies and Astros have now played three of their five games, possibly signified by the three purple squares.
It’s worth noting that plenty of Swifties also took notice that their queen seems to re-litigate her Speak Now-era drama with John Mayer on Midnights track “Would’ve, Could’ve, Should’ve.” (On the bonus cut, the singer promises “I damn sure never would’ve danced with the devil at 19” — the same age she famously references in scathing Speak Now confessional “Dear John.”)
Check out some of the best fan theories about Speak Now (Taylor’s Version) below.
We’re 100% getting speak now tv before the tour starts— Have you seen MAStermind is doing this again! (@samisntokay) November 1, 2022
I feel guilty even thinking about a new Taylor Swift album like that woman literally just released a brand new album three days ago and I don’t want to expect anything more from her or not seem grateful or excited for what we have but… I think Speak Now TV in December. 😭— Meet Sav at Midnight 🌙🕰 (@SavLovesSwift) October 25, 2022
Love is in the air between Kourtney Kardashian and her Blink-182 drummer husband, Travis Barker. Barker recently took to Instagram on Thursday (Oct. 27) to dote over his wife as she appeared to sit nude in bathtub photos.
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In the first photo, Kardashian appears to pose with Barker Wellness body oil. In the second photo, the reality star sits in a bathtub engulfed by bubbles, showcasing her legs and feet. In the third flick, Kardashian only shows off her legs and feet with Barker Wellness bath flakes visible.
“My wife @kourtneykardash has angel feet,” Barker captioned the post before adding a shout out to their own personal brand, Barker Wellness, a vegan wellness company. The post garnered over 250,000 likes from Barker’s followers.
“My obsession with taking baths, wellness, and taking care of my body has led me to this collaboration — and I could not be happier with how the products turned out,” Kardashian said of their joint wellness brand in a press release. “Kourtney and I live and love health and wellness,” Barker added. “Creating products we love and need to help with recovery and wellness is fun to share with the world.”
Barker and Kardashian’s relationship dates back to Valentine’s Day in 2021. The pair then got engaged in October, with the two having a “practice” wedding with Barker in Las Vegas.
Sources confirmed to Billboard at the time that the Vegas ceremony was all for fun and a photo op for the couple. The duo officially tied the knot in mid-May during a small ceremony in Santa Barbara, Calif. “Till death do us part,” the two captioned photos from the celebration.
Then on May 22, Kardashian and Barker said “I do” yet again during a luxury ceremony in Portofino, Italy surrounded by close family and friends. “Happily ever after,” Kardashian and Barker captioned photos on Instagram of them kissing at the altar. (Photos of Kardashian and Barker from their luxurious Italian wedding ceremony are on their Instagram accounts here and here.)
See Barker fawn over his wife’s bathtub photos in the Instagram post below.
A decision has been made: The members of BTS will be fulfilling their duty and performing mandatory military service in South Korea, a move that will leave the K-pop group unable to perform with all seven members until 2025, BigHit Music announced on Monday (Oct. 17). After the big announcement, distraught BTS ARMY members shared their dismay and and wished the group — which consists of members Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jung Kook — well before they officially enlist.
“Let’s pray for Bangtan’s safety when they enlist,” a concerned fan wrote. “Pray they will be treated fairly and with respect. Hope they will be able to get by, & even if they don’t publicly communicate, I hope they can call their loved ones. I also hope they’ll be together once there! I mean even if they don’t see us or be able to communicate with us, as long as they have each other, we will be relieved.”
Another fan echoed the sentiment, and encouraged those who practice a faith to consider extending their prayers to BTS. “Religious Army please get together and pray for BTS’ safety for when they leave to fulfill their military duties and will be away from the public eye for a long time, pray for their safety and security at all times, that everything will go smoothly for them all throughout,” the fan wrote.
Elsewhere online, BTS fans expressed disbelief in the military service announcement, with one writing, “pretending that this whole bts coming back till 2025 from serving in the military is a fever dream and they will be back in a week.”
Unfortunately for ARMY, BTS’ military service is now a sure thing. According to BigHit’s statement, “Jin will initiate the process as soon as his schedule for his solo release is concluded at the end of October. He will then follow the enlistment procedure of the Korean government. Other members of the group plan to carry out their military service based on their own individual plans.” The statement also added that the group will reconvene around 2025, after each members’ respective drafts are over.
In the meantime, Jin is next up for solo endeavors, and announced plans for a new track to arrive sometime soon. At the group’s Yet to Come concert in Busan, South Korea, on Oct. 15, Jin told fans in attendance he “got the opportunity to work with someone I like, so a single will come out soon.” The new material will make Jin the second BTS member to debut a solo project after J-Hope.
See ARMY’s reaction to BTS’ military service below.
religious Army please get together and pray for BTS’ safety for when they leave to fulfill their military duties and will be away from the public eye for a long time, pray for their safety and security at all times, that everything will go smoothly for them all throughout— lea⁷ (@seokjinbit) October 17, 2022
I mean even if they don’t see us or be able to communicate with us, as long as they have each other, we will be relieved. 🙏🏽— Better ARMY-ing for BTS 😴☁️ (@_DearSwl875) October 17, 2022
BTS told about the military decision to ARMYs BEFORE ANYONE ELSE. The amount of love and respect they have for us is unexplainable.— SumSum⁷🍊Military Wife🪖 (@SumSumSeVeN) October 17, 2022
One thing I’ll forever praise BTS for, is their honesty and transparency. The Festa Dinner, their speeches in Busan, it literally prepares us for this moment where we could easily be confused & sad, but now that we’re informed, we’re understanding and more eager to support them.— ⁷ (@mygbebe) October 17, 2022
Time flies, 2025 will be like next week for sure.— Soo Choi 💜 (REST) (@choi_bts2) October 17, 2022
I am very sad but still i feel so proud of them..i stan the right group..they proved themselves..i will wait for them forever..love for BTS will never end.. stay healthy and safe boys.. Bts Army Forever We Miss You and We Love You See you BTS in 2025💜🥺#WeTrustYouBTS pic.twitter.com/LBx9Jadsqo— Saleha Shaikh V (@v_saleha) October 17, 2022
