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Megan Thee Stallion has responded to The Rock revealing during a recent interview that he'd like to be her pet.

During an interview with SirusXM's The Morning Mash Up, Meg said, "I mean, that's kind of legendary. Like, I'm kind of epic. I used to watch wrestling all the time. Being from Houston and watching The Rock and how famous he is, how much of a mega-star he is and he wanna be my pet? Like, period. Like, we made it. We might be a little famous."

Megan is responding to a press interview The Rock did with costar Kevin Hart for their film, DC League of Super-Pets. During the conversation, the actors were asked which celebrity would they want to be a pet of and The Rock immediately replied, "Megan Thee Stallion."

MEGAN THEE STALLION PAID FUTURE $250,OOO FOR HIS VERSE ON 'PRESSURELICIOUS'

Megan Thee Stallion has revealed that she dropped a bag for Future's verse on her single "Pressurelicious."

During a recent radio interview, she explained how it all went down.

She said, "So how I went about it was, okay, somebody figure out what Future feature price. I was just asking what's his feature price...and they was like okay 250. He wants 250K. I was like, 'OK, bet.' Somebody go pull 250,000 out of the bank...and go drop it off to Future and tell him I need the verse before he leaves Miami."

Megan said her manager delivered the $250,000, in cash, to Future in a back pack before he left Miami.

MARIAH CAREY'S HOME BURGLARIZED: Mariah Carey's Atlanta home was burglarized while she was on vacation in July. According to Page Six, the singer traveled to Capri, Italy before heading off to a $20 million mansion in the Hamptons last month. Police confirmed the break in but told the outlet it is "still an open investigation, the information may be limited. It is unknown what was taken.

ADELE NERVOUS TO PERFORM AFTER CANCELLING VEGAS SHOWS: Adele was "nervous to perform" her first set of live shows after cancelling her Las Vegas residency in January. Singer Mahalia, who performed with Adele at her homecoming show's in London's Hyde Park last month told Metro UK the "Hello" singer "was definitely nervous, she made that quite clear on stage." She added, "I'm sure she was nervous, and also scared – there were so many people."

Reports surfaced on Friday (August 12th) that Joycelyn Savage, R. Kelly's fiancée and one of his alleged sex abuse victims, is pregnant with the singer's child, and the information was revealed in her upcoming tell-all book. Kelly's attorney, however, denies this story.

In the 11-page book, Savage alleged that she is several months pregnant and found out a few months after Kelly sent her an engagement ring.

She claimed in the tell-all, "Months later, I began expecting severe morning sickness and was unsure what was wrong with my body. I thought I had contracted COVID-19, but the most amazing news of all was that I was expecting. It was a happy day but an incomplete time in my life. Today I am grateful to God for giving me the most precious gift. Robert is extremely excited about the news that I am having a baby and feels sad that Robert will not be able to be here with us."

Kelly's lawyer, Jennifer Bonjean, told TMZ in a statement that Savage "is certainly not pregnant with R. Kelly's child."

Bonjean added, "People are just insane."

The book, titled Love and Joy of Robert, is available on Amazon.

R. KELLY'S ALLEGED 2008 VICTIM TO TESTIFY AGAINST HIM IN COURT

According to the Associated Press on Saturday (August 13th), R. Kelly's alleged 2008 victim will testify against the singer for his Chicago federal court hearing, which starts today (August 15th).

The woman, who is now in her 30s, will be referred to in filings as "Minor 1."

Back in 2008, R. Kelly was acquitted on charges in his child pornography case where he was accused of producing a video of himself as a 30-year-old having sex with a girl no older than 14 years old.

On Wednesday night (8-10) Madonna celebrated the release of her upcoming album with a roller disco party, in New York City's Central Park.

Madonna put on a pair of skates and did two laps around the rink. She then joined producer, Nile Rodgers and spoke to the audience about making Like A Virgin together.
Guests were served specialty cocktails with names like The Queen's Spritz and The Material Girl.

Madonna is the only artist to have had 50 songs top Billboard's Dance Club Songs chart.

Her career spanning compilation album, Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones will be out August 19.

TL;DR:

• Madonna celebrated the release of her upcoming album with a roller disco party in New York City's Central Park.
• Producer, Nile Rodgers was there and spoke to the audience about making Like A Virgin together.
  Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones will be out August 19.

On Thursday (8-11) Megan Thee Stallion finally made an official announcement about the release of her new album, just hours before it happened.

In the last few weeks, bits of information have been coming out and just as rumored, the album title is Traumazine.

The collection of personal songs boasts an impressive list of featured artists including Dua Lipa, Future, Rico Nasty, Latto, and Jhené Aiko.

About the album, she told Rolling Stone, "I want to take you through so many different emotions. At first you was twerking, now you might be crying."

Among the project's 18 tracks are several previously released singles, such as "Pressurelicious," "Plan B," and "Sweetest Pie." Two of which she performed on the Billboard Music Awards earlier this year.

TL;DR:

• On Thursday (8-11) Megan Thee Stallion finally made an official announcement about the release of her new album, just hours before it happened.
• Featured artists include Dua Lipa, Future, Rico Nasty, Latto, and Jhené Aiko.
• There are 18 tracks.

Bishop Patrick Wooten spoke on Beyonce's song "Church Girls," which features a Clark Sisters sample, calling it sacrilege. He told his congregation, "Beyonce just released sacrilege. The only thing I can account to some of that stuff is, somebody done sold their soul to the devil."

He continued, "When you sell your soul to the devil you get the short end of the stick. Because you're not gonna live for so long and when you leave here, where you're going, you're going to be there forever. So, it's not a good deal."

He called the song a "piece of trash" that he "struggled to listen to" but said it was "too bad" and "not for public consumption."

He went on, "To sample the song of a real Church lady, Twinkie Clark . . . I don't know whether she knew what she was gonna do with the song or not. She knows she's not saved. And I pray to God that a stiff denounciation of what she did with that song is put out."

Lil Nas X and Hailey Bieber have teamed up for Vogue World, a fashion event celebrating the publications 130th anniversary during Fashion Week.

The big announcement came via Instagram, along with a photo of them both in a phone booth, with a fashion conscious, Statue of Liberty leaning over them.

The first-of-a-kind event will feature a runway show presenting the publication's favorite pieces from this year's fall collections.

While assuming they will walk the runway, it's unclear what else their roles will entail. Vogue World is set for September 12 in New York City.

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Travis Barker, who was hospitalized for life-threatening pancreatitis in June, has returned to the stage against doctor's orders.

The Blink-182 musician joined Machine Gun Kelly once again on his Mainstream Sellout tour this week.

MGK told fans about it on Instagram and announced that Barker also has a broken thumb.

Kelly shared a photo of Barker holding up his bandaged thumb. Then, Barker added on his socials that - he also had torn tendons.

Barker doesn't seem to be slowing down at all. Earlier this week, he posted photos of himself out in the water, learning to wake surf.

TL;DR:

• Travis Barker, who was hospitalized for life-threatening pancreatitis in June, has returned to the stage against doctor's orders.
• He joined Machine Gun Kelly on tour this week.
• Barker also has a broken thumb.

A 25 foot inflatable Ozzy Osbourne has embarked on a cross country promotional tour in support of Osbourne's new album Patient Number 9. The album is due out on September 9th.

The month-long tour kicked off with three stops in Los Angeles and will close out in New York City the week of the album's release. Some locations will be revealed 24 hours in advance, while others will be a surprise appearances.

Tones And I just released her new single, along with a lyric video for her song called "Charlie."

Fans got a taste of the new music when she performed it this week on Jimmy Kimmel Live!

She commented about the disco inspired track and said it has a personal meaning... "It was done in three hours and we wrote the bass line first. It's about missing my dog Charlie and other things. It's a funky jam and I just wanted to have some fun with it."

Tones And I is currently headlining her own tour. And starting next week, she'll be on the road with Macklemore and doing shows with him as well.

TL;DR:

• Tones And I released her new single along with a lyric video for a song called "Charlie."
• It's about her dog, Charlie.

Mariah Carey shared special memories online of her time spent with Olivia Newton-John.

She looked up to the icon, and admitted that she was "obsessed" with the legendary actress and singer.

Mariah recalled dressing up one Halloween as Olivia's character, Bad Sandy, when she was in 5^th grade. And then said, "Years later, THE Olivia Newton-John walked out onto my stage in Melbourne, Australia and we sang our hearts out together to "Hopelessly Devoted to You." This is a moment I will never ever forget."

She posted the video of their duet online.

Olivia Newton-John passed away on Monday (8-8) after a long battle with breast cancer.

TL;DR:

• Mariah recalled dressing up as Olivia's character, Bad Sandy for Halloween when she was in 5^th grade.
• Years later they sang "Hopelessly Devoted to You" together.

Nick Jonas has released his version of the trivia game called Linkee. The popular U.K. mind-bender, prompts players to find links between different words.

Jonas says he was hooked on it the first time he and his wife played it at Mick Jagger's house. He said, "Mick was playing Linkee with all his friends, so we played. We had a great time."

Later he mentioned the game in an interview and the company heard him talking about it and contacted him for a collaboration.

Jonas helped craft the packaging as well as some of the questions. And the questions aren't just music, they're all different kinds of subjects.

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Following their "Break My Soul" collaboration, Madonna, got a bouquet of white roses from Beyonce. She posted about it online and the note attached revealed that Madonna had actually come up with the remix's title. Beyonce thanked her for opening so many doors for so many women, calling her "a masterpiece genius."

Megan Thee Stallion posted online and showed off a new eerie and somber video. The first, short clip is set to an ominous piano track and you see a group of faceless figures at a funeral, with a woman wearing a black veil. Fans online seem to think that she's playing the part of the widow. The song is from her upcoming album, thought to be titled, Traumazine.

Demi Lovato shared a preview of her upcoming single "29" on social media Tuesday (August 9th).

The song lyrics address what it was like to date a 29-year-old man at the age of 17. TikTokers speculated in the comments that the song is about her relationship with That 70's Show star Wilmer Valderama.

The two began dating in 2010 when the actor was 29 and she was 17.

Lady Gaga used her Washington DC stop on the Chromatica Ball tour to share her thoughts on abortion rights and gay marriage.

Before singing "Edge of Glory" Monday (August 8th) night, the pop star told the crowd, "I would like to dedicate this song to every woman in America. To every woman who now has to worry about her body if she gets pregnant. I pray that this country will speak up and we will not stop until it's right!"

She also used her platform to defend LGBTQ rights before performing "Born This Way."

Gaga said, "This might not be the national anthem, but it's our national anthem! They better not try to mess with gay marriage in this country."

A few people were kicked out of Beyonce's Renaissance album release party in NYC for not following the rules. According to The Jasmine Brand, a source told a news outlet, "Beyoncé was very nice to everyone, having conversations and thanked everyone for attending."

The source continued, "A few people got kicked out for being drunk and foolish. They didn't know how to act."

The source added that people were also escorted out of the event for "recording videos."

The source explained, "Security put tape over the camera lens of people's phone when they checked in."

Meanwhile, Bey's mom Tina Lawson took to Instagram to praise her daughter for her hard work creating Renaissance.

She wrote, "I've watched for over two years all of the constant hard work, the sacrifice sometimes of time with her family, the all night sessions working while sick , weekends and then nurturing three kids, time away from a very supportive husband, the Blood sweat and tears, I say that to say Beyonce works harder than any human being I know and deserves and earns everything she gets!"

She continued, "Absolutely nothing is handed to her. She minds her own business and does not speak badly of anyone, never puts anyone down, Is always loyal and kind. Takes care of her business don't mess with nobody. So | am proud of you!!!! Kudos Baby girl enjoy your rewards you have earned it and then some!"

CAMILA CABELLO CONFIRMS NEW RELATIONSHIP: The Daily Mail reports that Camila Cabello has confirmed her new romance with Austin Kevich. Photos obtained by the outlet show the 25-year-old singer strolling hand-in-hand with the 31-year-old Lox Club dating app CEO in Los Angeles Sunday (August 7th). Rumors of their romance began to spread in June, seven months after Cabello's public split with pop star Shawn Mendes.

'BORN PINK' TO DROP SEPT. 19TH: BLACKPINK fans won't have to wait long for the debut of their second full-length album. The K-pop stars announced Tuesday (August 9th) that Born Pink is scheduled to drop on September 16th. The band also recently revealed that the album's lead single, "Pink Venom" will be released on August 19th and they will kick off their Would tour in October.

Taylor Swift "never heard of" the group that is accusing her of copyright infringement.

The singer said in a sworn statement obtained by Billboard, "The lyrics to ‘Shake It Off' were written entirely by me. Until learning about Plaintiffs' claim in 2017, I had never heard the song ‘Playas Gon' Play' and had never heard of that song or the group 3LW."

Writers Sean Hall and Nathan Butler claim that Swift's 2014 hit infringed upon the 3LW single that peaked at No. 81 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 2001.

BLACKPINK'S Born Pink World Tour will kick off in October.

Jisoo, Jennie, Rose and Lisa will play two dates in Seoul, South Korea before heading to Dallas to start the North American leg of their tour on October 25th.

The K-Pop stars will appear in Houston, Atlanta, Chicago, Newark and Los Angeles before heading to Europe on November 30th.

According to their record label YG Entertainment, this is "the largest world tour in the history of a K-pop girl group".

Elton John teased his "Tiny Dancer" collaboration with Britney Spears on Instagram Monday (August 8th).

The singer shared a post that simply stated, "Hold Me Closer" with a rose and a rocket emoji underneath to symbolize each artist.

Last month, Page Six reported that the "Toxic" singer secretly recorded the duet with John at his home in Beverly hills for release in August. An official drop date has not been revealed yet.

Beyonce has thanked fans for making her new album Renaissance and new single "Break My Soul," number one on the Billboard 200 and Billboard Hot 100 respectively.

She wrote on her website, "We did it!!!. Thank you so much for your love and support. This was years of experimentation. This was years of hard work, blood, sweat, and tears. I'm so grateful and it was worth it. I'm thankful that it was received and understood."

She continued, "Thank you to my beautiful team for your heart and grind. Thank you to all of the brilliant collaborators and musicians, composers, and everyone involved in creating this piece of art. And thank you to the absolute best fans on the planet. I'm grateful to be loved by you. I love y'all deep. B."

Kanye West took to social media to rejoice about ex-wife Kim Kardashian breaking up with Pete Davidson. Ye posted a phony New York Times headline that read, "Skete Davidson Dead at Age 28." He also took a jab at Kid Cudi with a line that read, "Kid Cudi meant to play funeral but fearful of bottle throwers."

Meanwhile, sources say that Kim is not too happy about Kanye's post. A source close to Kardashian told The Daily Mail, "Kim won't stand for this. She is demanding that Kanye take the post down, but he won't. She has been vigorously defending Pete. She'll never get back together with Kanye over the way he's treated the people she loves and respects. She has tried incredibly hard to have a good co-parenting situation for the children. She won't stand for this type of behavior from him."

DEMI LOVATO HAS A NEW BOYFRIEND: Demi Lovato has a new boyfriend. A source close to the "Sorry Not Sorry" singer told People Monday (August 8th) that she is currently dating a fellow musician. The insider said, "It's a really happy and healthy relationship. He's a super great guy."

BRITNEY'S SONS SUPPORT JAMIE SPEARS: Kevin Federline's lawyer told TMZ on Monday (August 8th) that her teenage sons support Jamie Spears. In a recent interview, Mark Vincent Kaplan told the outlet that the boys "miss" their grandfather and will likely see him once the restraining order against him expires.