If you've ever wanted to cook like the guys of BTS, look no further than BTS RECIPE BOOK: Book of Tasty Stories, the new official cookbook from the K-Pop superstars.
According to Billboard, the book is filled with recipes adapted from ones used by Jin, Jung Kook, RM, V, Suga, Jimin and J-Hope.
The BTS RECIPE BOOK is available for order now on the band's Weverse shop page for $28 per copy, though shipping will not take place until November.
Carly Rae Jepsen's forthcoming album, The Loneliest Time, will drop on October 21st.
She wrote on Instagram Tuesday (August 2nd), "I'm quite fascinated by loneliness. It can be really beautiful when you turn it over and look at it. Just like love, it can cause some extreme human reactions."
According to a release, The Loneliest Time will be Jepsen's "most introspective body of work to date."
Kanye West says Adidas created Yeezy Day without his permission. Yesterday (August 2nd) marked the third annual Yeezy Day, where Adidas re-releases a lot of the popular models from Kanye's sneaker line for two days.
In an Instagram message to Complex, Ye wrote, "Adidas made up the Yeezy Day idea without my approval." He also accused Adidas of re-issuing older styles, designing colorways, and hiring employees all without his approval.
Ye wrote, "Went and hired a GM of Yeezy without my approval. Took talent on the production side and sprinkled them throughout Adidas originals without my approval."
He continued, "When I originally ordered Adidas to make more Yeezy slides, the GM lied to my face and said they didn't have the capacity. Meanwhile, Adidas was copying my slides and making their own versions of the Yeezy slide."
He added, "Yeezy is 68% of Adidas online sales.cGod step in."
Beyonce has released a statement telling fans that she will remove the word "spaz" from her song "Heated" off of her new album Renaissance after being called out for using albleist language." According to Insider, a representative for Beyonce said in a statement, "The word, not used intentionally in a harmful way, will be replaced."
In other news, singer-songwriter and producer The Dream took to social media to check songwriter Diane Warren about comments she made about the writing credits Beyonce's new album Renaissance. Diane recently tweeted, "How can there be 24 writers on a song?" She later wrote, "This isn't meant as shade, I'm just curious."
The Dream -- who worked on Bey's new album, responded to Warren, saying, "You mean how's does our (Black) culture have so many writers. Well it started because we couldn't afford certain things starting out,so we started sampling and it became an Artform, a major part of the Black Culture (hip hop) in America.Had that era not happen who knows. U good?"
Warren responded, "I didn't mean that as an attack or as disrespect. I didn't know this, thank U for making me aware of it. No need to be mean about it."
Dream responded, "Btw I know it's not a one on one writing contest you looking for from no one over here…… you don't want that smoke And you know I love you, but come on. Stop acting like your records haven't been sampled eyeballs emojicrying laughing emojirocket emoji."
Warren later apologized.
BTS may be able to perform even while carrying out their compulsory military service in South Korea.
According to News1, the country's National Defense Minister said Monday (Aug. 1), "BTS could enlist in the military, and still be given time to practice and perform overseas."
According to Reuters, the minister added, "As many people highly value artists serving in the military, that may help boost their popularity even more."
Katy Perry took it upon herself to feed a bunch of drunk club-goers in Las Vegas over the weekend.
A fan account posted a video of the "California Gurls" singer tossing pizza directly out of the box into a crowd.
The 37-year-old switched up her methods, sometimes just flinging slices on their own and other times, putting them on a plate and frisbee-tossing them to fans.
Nicki Minaj took to social media to address an Instagram account claiming to be her former assistant. The account, register to a Kate Miller, made almost 50 posts about the rapper, threatening to expose secrets.
Kate Miller wrote in one post, "I am Onika ex assistant who she fired for absolutely no proof of fraud with her bank account. I'm exposing all files I have from working for her, Along with the voice messages she sent me regarding many different people."
The account alleged that Nicki owes the IRS $173 million in unpaid taxes, that she paid for her song ‘Freaky Girl' to make it on the music charts and that Nicki and Kenneth Petty named their son Amadeus Cyril Petty.
Nicki went live on Instagram saying that she believes there is an entire fanbase trying to "get rid" of her. She said, "Everyday I learn that y'all getting dumber and f*cking dumber. The other day I was on Twitter and I saw this whole fanbase, b*tch. They marked up a whole spreadsheet saying ‘This what we boutta do to get rid of Nicki finally.' And they was saying all types of sh*t and I just was like woah this is sad right.
She continued, 'I am mind blown that people are this f*cking dumb. That people are really believing that I got somebody that work for me and now they spilling tea, Chile. But, it's not even that. It's the tea sound so f*cking dumb. And for a person to believe it, you would have to be dumb. It's clearly a kid."
LOUIS TOMILSON CALLS ONE DIRECTION'S DEBUT ALBUM 'S**T': Louis Tomlinson things that One Direction's debut album "was s**t." He recently revealed to the Smallzy's Surgery podcast that he wasn't a fan of the boy band's 2011 album, Up All Night, saying, "Twelve years ago today the band got formed, but the first album was s**t anyway." He's currently gearing up to release his second solo album which he says he's enjoyed making "20 times more than the first album."
Machine Gun Kelly was recently joined on stage by a six-year-old superfan.
The boy's mom, Emily Jo Smith, told TMZ that Mitchell, a die hard MGK fan, wanted to dress up like his rock hero to attend his Seattle concert last month.
After playing a few songs, the rapper-turned-rocker brought his mini-me on stage where Mitchell surprised him with some Kurt Cobain pins as a gift.
BLACKPINK teased more new music in a trailer released Sunday (July 31st).
In the 30-second teaser, titled "Born Pink," features a snippet of what appears to be a new song, along with some important dates.
According to the video, a pre-release single is scheduled for August, followed by the album drop in September, and a world tour set for October.
Did Beyonce bring up her husband Jay-Z and her sister Solange's infamous 2014 elevator fight on her new album Renaissance? On her song "Cozy," she sings "Comfortable in my skin / Cozy with who I am / I love myself, g**dmn / Cozy, cozy." But the line that the has the fans wondering is when Beyonce sings, ""Might I suggest you don't f**k with my sis / ‘Cause she comfortable."
Then on "Plastic on the Sofa," Beyonce seems to address media scrutiny on her and JayZ's marriage, singing, "we don't need the world's acceptance. They're too hard on me, they're too hard on you, boy."
She also sang,"Boy, I know you can't help but to be yourself around me, yourself around me. And I know nobody's perfect so I'll let you be, I'll let you be…. It's the way that you wear your emotions on both of your sleeves, 'til the face you make when I tell you that I had to leave."
'RENAISSANCE' TO DEBUT AT NO.1
Meanwhile, it's being reported that Renaissance will debut at number 1 on Billboard's Hot 100. The predicted first week sales overall are 275-315k and the predicted first week pure sales are 125-155k.
Taylor Swift recently came under fire online after it was revealed that her private jet is used so frequently that it is responsible for "1,184.8 times more than the average person's total annual emissions."
According to a study conducted by the Yard, flights by her private jet have emitted 8,293.54 metric tons of carbon in the last seven months alone.
A spokesperson for the pop star told E! News, "Taylor's jet is loaned regularly to other individuals. To attribute most or all of these trips to her is blatantly incorrect."
Ariana Grande recently put a fan in page in their place after they told her to "remember that you're a singer."
Grande was demonstrating new concealers for her r.e.m. beauty line on TikTok when a user dropped the comment.
According to Billboard, she clapped back, writing, "I have actually never felt more at home in my voice or like more of a singer."
J.LO HEADLINED UNICEF GALA: Jennifer Lopez headlined a UNICEF charity gala in Capri, Italy to benefit Ukraine Saturday (July 30th). According to Page Six, Diplo, Sofia Carson and DJ Cruz performed ahead of Lopez's set, which included hits like "If You Had My Love" and "Waiting for Tonight." It was her first concert since she wed Ben Affleck on July 16th.
BRITNEY SPEARS MEMOIR DELAYED BY PAPER SHORTAGE: Britney Spears' tell-all is finally complete, but TMZ reports that the supply shortage is keeping the book off of shelves. Sources close to the pop star told the outlet that a paper shortage is holding up Simon & Schuster's plan to publish the memoir in January 2023.
Harry Styles has the fastest solo song to make it to 1 Billion streams on Spotify.
"As It Was" was released on April 1, so it took 118 days to make it to the milestone. He tied the record for individual song, so he shares that glory with The Kid Laroi and Justin Bieber. Their song, "Stay" hit the same mark on the exact amount of days last year.
But, given the fact that Bieber and Lario recorded as a duo, Styles has the fastest solo song to reach 1 billion streams.
His album, Harry's House is 2022's best-selling vinyl album and the first album this year to go platinum.
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Machine Gun Kelly teamed with Vevo to release 2 new live performances this week.
"More Than Life" featuring Glaive shows Kelly standing in a vast green lit warehouse, surrounded by floor length curtains made of chains. Their performance transports viewers into a punk rock paradise, filled with pure chaotic rage.
"Twin Flame" begins with Machine Gun Kelly lying in a glass box, surrounded by chains, the room is bathed in a pink hue. He slowly emerges with guitar in hand, and gives a ferocious performance.
MGK is currently on the road with Avril Lavigne, Blackbear, Travis Barker and others.
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Post Malone's documentary, Runaway is set to be released next month.
Filmed just before the pandemic grounded his tour, it gives you backstage access to his North American tour. It's complete with stories, and songs from Malone.
The one hour musical documentary was created by Pulse Films and Federal Films and will debut on Amazon Freevee on August 12.
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On TikTok, Selena Gomez shared the casual way she styles her new bangs. She also got personal and revealed her morning beauty and hair routine and showed off some affordable products. Some as little as $12. She currently stars in the second season of Hulu's hit show, Only Murders In The Building.
Ed Sheeran's Mathematics Tour has proven very successful. For the month of June, it generated $60 million over the span of only 12 shows. Sheeran easily leads European tours on the Boxscore Report. His next date in the U.S. is slated for October 22 in Austin, Texas.
Shakira is closer to possibly facing trial for tax fraud. Reuters reported that she declined the prosecutor's settlement offer.
In a press release, her team stated that she has always met all tax obligations and called the case a total violation of her rights.
"The singer is fully confident of her innocence and therefore does not accept a settlement."
According to the spokesperson, the Spanish Tax Office continues to violate her rights and labeled her case baseless.
Shakira is accused of not paying taxes on 14.5 million euros between 2012 and 2014. They claim that she lived in Spain, despite her residence being in the Bahamas.
According to Shakira, she relocated to Barcelona in 2015 to live with FC Barcelona soccer club defender Gerard Pique. Shakira said she paid the 17.2 million they claimed was owed, so there has been no outstanding tax debt for many years.
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Beyonce's new album Renaissance leaked overseas -- two days before its official release. A French fan posted a pic of the album yesterday in CD format. In addition, some of the singles made their way onto social media.
The Beyhive took to social media to shut down anyone who leaked the album, with one fan saying, "don't share the leaks! Just report them on social media . . . and block."
Renaissance is officially due out tomorrow (July 29th).
Lizzo got flowers from Harry Styles this week when her song, "About Damn Time" topped the chart. The 34-year-old showed off the colorful bouquet in a TikTok video and thanked him for the gesture.
She posted a note that read: "Y'all, Harry got me flowers - congratulating me on 'About Damn Time' going #1."
Not only did it reach the top spot on Billboard Hot 100, but it also pushed Styles out of the position to do so. His song, "As It Was" dropped to #2. This marks Lizzo's 2nd career chart topper.
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Ed Sheeran celebrated 100 million followers on Spotify by having some fun on the road with his crew.
Wearing a t-shirt that touted the big news, he walked around pre-show, approaching crew members while they set up the stage and asked them what they thought of his big career milestone.
Obviously joking around, their response was very disinterested. Two of them had no comment, while one staffer simply said, "Whatever."
Sheeran cheekily captioned the post, "Needless to say, everyone around me is pretty excited about it."
The other big accounts on Spotify include Ariana Grande with 81 million followers. Billie Eilish has 66 and Drake has 65 million.
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The Weeknd is set to have his own attraction at Universal Studios theme parks.
It's part of a series of haunted houses featured as Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios in Orlando and Hollywood.
The haunted house experience is described as a surreal living nightmare filled with grotesque characters. The theme was inspired by The Weeknd's After Hours Til Dawn tour.
It opens September 2 at Universal in Orlando, Florida, and on September 8 at the Hollywood location.
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Weeks after postponing his tour, Shawn Mendes has officially cancelled all scheduled dates.
On Wednesday (7-27) he posted a statement explaining that he was making his health his "first priority."
He wrote, " I started this tour excited to finally get back to playing live after a long break due to the pandemic, but the reality is I was not at all ready for how difficult touring would be after this time away."
Mendes said that after additional conversations with his team and an "incredible" group of health professionals, he decided he needed a longer break from the road.
Mendes kicked off the tour in Portland, Oregon on June 27, and was slated to play more than 40 shows through October.
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