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Korn and The Backstreet Boys have been showing each other some love on social media.

The mutual admiration-fest kicked off on Friday (April 29th), when the nu-metal band sang the BSB hit "I Want It That Way" on TikTok. Nick Carter quickly dueted the video, dressed up as a member of Korn, asking how to correctly "do the hair and makeup."

It didn't stop there. Korn's Brian ‘Head' Welch also shared a photo himself and Korn bassist Reginald ‘Fieldy' Arvizu backstage at Backstreet Boys' DNA World Tour alongside Carter.

Ava Max dropped the summer anthem, "Maybe You're The Problem" on Thursday (April 28th), accompanied by an official music video directed by Joseph Kahn.

Max said of the track, "Everyone always says ‘it's not you it's me' but sometimes the problem really isn't me, it's you!! "Maybe You're The Problem" was so much fun to create - This new music I've been working on is the most personal music I have ever made. I can't wait to share it with you very soon."

"Maybe You're The Problem marks the first taste of singer's forthcoming sophomore album and her first solo release since last year's "EveryTime I Cry."

Sam Smith has released the single, "Love Me More," their first new original song since 2020.

The singer said in a press release Thursday (April 28th), "I wrote this song for anyone who feels different, anyone who has to stop themselves every day from saying unkind things to themselves, in their head, all the time.

"I felt like that for the longest time and slowly I'm learning how to just be nice to myself. I wanted to share that because I captured it in this song. Over the last two years, music has been my therapy more than ever. So I hope this song can be your friend."

The visual, also released Thursday (April 28th), was shot in London by Luke Monaghan and co-directed by Smith.

Rihanna and A$AP Rocky hosted a rave-themed baby shower last week at a studio in Hollywood. According to HipHollywood, guests wore bright neon colors to the "over the top soiree" and they were not allowed to film or photograph.

Partygoers went home with gifts including T-shirts with photos of the couple as kids that read, "I Went 2 Rih & Rocky's Rave Shower and All I Got Was This Amazing Shirt."

The baby shower was reportedly postponed following Rocky's arrest on April 20th in connection to a 2021 shooting. He and Rihanna had arrived from Barbados when he was handcuffed at a private terminal at the airport.

Billie Eilish may have performed "Misery Business" with Hayley Williams at Coachella, but it's not her favorite Paramore song.

The "Bad Guy" singer revealed on her Instagram stories that the Brand New Eyes track, "All I Wanted," is actually her favorite from the band.

She also shared that the Blur song, "Beetlebum" is her most loved song from her other Coachella guest, Damon Albarn.

SAM ASGHARI DOESN'T WANT TO KNOW THE SEX OF HIS CHILD WITH BRITNEY SPEARS: If the decision is left up to Sam Asghari, he and Britney Spears will be waiting to find out the sex of their baby. When Mario Lopez asked the 28-year-old actor if he plans to find out if they're having a boy or a girl, he told the Access Hollywood host, "That's up to her, but I don't want to. He added, "It's something that I want to wait for."

DEMI LOVATO HAS MAKE-A-WISH REUNION: Demi Lovato had an emotional reunion with a fan battling kidney disease in a video released Wednesday (April 27th) by the Make-A-Wish program. The 29-year-old singer first met Austen in 2009 when the then-10-year-old got to perform on stage with her idol. Lovato, who recently partnered with the organization to celebrate World Wish Day this Friday (Aug 29th), recently surprised the 23-year-old, telling her, "You're so grown now. Oh my gosh. I remember your pigtails."

Ed Sheeran will lead the U.K. in a musical tribute to Queen Elizabeth. His home country will be celebrating the monarch's record-breaking 70 years on the throne with a special four-day weekend event.

Through a press release, Sheeran said, "I'm proud to be part of the celebration and it's going to be a great opportunity to bring everyone together."

He'll perform outside Buckingham Palace on June 5, in what's being called The People's Pageant.

Although it's expected to be televised, there has been no official announcement yet.

TL;DR:

• Ed Sheeran will lead the U.K. in a musical tribute to Queen Elizabeth to celebrate 70 years on the throne.
• He'll perform outside Buckingham Palace on June 5.

Lady Gaga has announced that "Hold My Hand" will be her next single. It's from the upcoming movie, Top Gun: Maverick.

In a tweet, she described the song as a love letter to the world during and after a very hard time. She posted: "When I wrote this song for Top Gun: Maverick, I didn't even realize the multiple layers it spanned across the film's heart, my own psyche, and the nature of the world we've been living in. I've been working on it for years, perfecting it, trying to make it ours."

"Hold My Hand" marks her return to writing and producing original music for film. Her success of 2018's A Star is Born soundtrack earned Gaga an Academy Award, four Grammys, a BAFTA Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Critics' Choice Award.

She composed and recorded it specifically for the movie. The song will be released on May 2 and the movie will be in theatres on May 27^th.

TL;DR:

• Lady Gaga has announced that "Hold My Hand" will be her new single.
• It's from the upcoming movie, Top Gun: Maverick.
• The song will be released on May 2 and the movie will be in theatres on May 27^th.

Harry Styles has a new movie coming out and the first photo released, shows him in bed with co-star Florence Pugh.

The photo was taken from the movie trailer that was shown this week, as it debuted at Cinema Con. Olivia Wilde, who directed the thriller, posted the image on Wednesday (4-27).

According to the Hollywood Reporter, the storyline centers on a 1950s housewife living in a utopian experimental community, who begins to worry that her husband's glamorous company may be hiding disturbing secrets.

Wilde described the movie as a love letter to films like The Matrix and Inception.

Don't Worry Darling will open in theatres on September 23.

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While rumors have been swirling about a possible romance between Olivia Rodrigo and Zack Bia, the couple was spotted this week at Zero Bond, a private New York social club.

19-year-old Rodrigo was wearing a black sheer dress with small pink and blue embroidered flowers with pink knit fingerless gloves.

Bia, a 25-year-old DJ wore camouflaged pants, paired with bright orange shoes. He hid his face behind a zipped up, black-hooded jacket.

The night out followed Rodrigo's first of two sold out shows at Radio City Music Hall on Tuesday night (4-26).

TL;DR:

• Olivia Rodrigo and Zack Bia were spotted was this week at a private New York social club.
• The night out followed Rodrigo's first of two sold out shows at Radio City Music Hall in New York City.

Travis Scott is set to perform for the first time since the tragic Astroworld festival. According to TMZ, Scott is set to perform at Miami's E11EVEN on Saturday, May 7th. The show coincides with the festivities surrounding Race Week and the 2022 Miami Grand Prix, which will be held the next day at the Miami International Autodrome.

The performance will also feature an after-hours set from Chase B.

Weezer will be performing during this year's NFL Draft in Las Vegas with Ice Cube and Marshmello. And in an interview with Audacy to promote the event, Rivers Cuomo admitted he aspired to be a football player when he was younger, but eventually took the rock star route. He was a Steelers fan and his plan was to be a member of the team.

By the time he got to high school he realized that he couldn't get very far as a football player because he was too small.

He said, "It took me a year or two and then I finally figured out… I can be a rock star and still hear the cheer of the crowd and get some of the same thrills."

He also hinted that Weezer is working on booking a residency in Vegas.

The NFL Draft Concert Series takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 28 through 30.

TL;DR:

• Weezer will be performing during this year's NFL Draft in Las Vegas with Ice Cube and Marshmello.
• Rivers Cuomo aspired to be a football player when he was younger,
• By the time he got to high school he realized he was too small.
• The NFL Draft Concert Series takes place in Las Vegas, Nevada from April 28 through 30.

Harry Styles reveals in the June issue of Better Homes & Gardens that he used to feel "ashamed" about people knowing he had sex.

The "Watermelon Sugar" singer said, "For a long time, it felt like the only thing that was mine was my sex life. I felt so ashamed about it, ashamed at the idea of people even knowing that I was having sex, let alone who with."

The former One Direction member admitted that the cleanliness clauses in the contracts he used to sign as a part of the boy band were so stressful that he burst into tears when he finally signed a solo contract.

He added that he finally "felt free" when he realized his ability to make music would not be affected by personal transgressions.

Justin Bieber's latest track dropped last night (April 26th).

The video for "I Feel Funny," directed by Cole Bennet, made its debut at midnight.

In the description, Bennet shared the story of how the visual was made. He wrote that the two had some downtime while shooting a video for "Honest," and added, " I went into his trailer and said "Remember that song you sent me? Let's shoot a video for it on my phone in between takes of the actual video." ... The rest was history."

According to the video posted by Lyrical Lemondade, the 90-second clip took about 15 minutes to shoot and features a cameo by Don Toliver.

CAMILA CABELLO IS THE FACE OF VICTORIA'S SECRET'S BOMBSHELL: Camila Cabello is the star of Victoria's Secret's first ever bilingual campaign. The singer is the newest face of the brand's Bombshell Fragrance. She wrote on her Instagram, "Bombshell is about embracing who and what you are and celebrating that every day."

LIZZO AND GAYLE TO PERFORM IN ROBLOX: Lizzo and Gayle will perform at the second annual Logitech Song Breaker Awards, hosted in Roblox. The show will premiere on Saturday, April 30th, and will be hosted by YouTuber and TikTok entertainer Bretman Rock. Lizzo will perform "Special" for her first ever metaverse performance.

LIL NAS EX ANNOUNCES FIRST TOUR: Lil Nas X will embark on his first ever tour this fall. The North American leg of the Long Live Montero tour will kick off in Detroit on Tuesday, September sixth and make stops in Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping up in San Francisco on Sunday, October 23rd. Tickets will go on sale to the general public beginning Friday, April 29th.

Lorde doesn't want fans to "stress too hard" because she shushed some fans while trying to sing the ballad "Writer in the Dark" from her 2017 sophomore album Melodrama live.

In a video shared with the fan account @lordecontent, the singer said, "OK, I just woke up. I just wanted to talk about this thing of me shushing people at my shows.

"That was something I did in that one song, a couple of times, when I wanted to sing it a capella and/ or off the microphone so people could hear me and because I wanted to try something different. If you come to my shows, you know it's like an hour and a half of all of us singing and screaming together."

Britney Spears announced Sunday (April 24th) that she'll be going on a "social media hiatus for a little while".

The pregnant pop star wrote, "I send my love and God bless you all !!!"

The singer followed up with two posts on Monday (April 25th). In the first, she thanked her fans for her 2021 People's Choice Award for Social Media Star, and in the second, she modeled a variety of outfits.

HALSEY NEEDS TO ‘SLOW DOWN OR STOP': Halsey needs to "slow down or stop for real" in order to deal with some health challenges. According to The Independent, the 27-year-old singer, who has been open about their battle with endometriosis, wrote on Instagram Sunday (April 24th) that they have been in and out of the hospital for the past few weeks. They continued, "My body is putting up a strong protest and ultimately demanding that I slow down or stop for real this time."

PSY IS PLANNING A COMEBACK: PSY is poised to make a comeback. The "Gangnam Style" singer announced Monday (April 25th) that his new single, "That That" is posed to drop on Friday (April 29th). The new track is produced by BTS singer, Sugar.

LIZZO ANNOUNCES 'THE SPECIAL TOUR': Lizzo is hitting the road with Latto in the fall for The Special Tour. The tour will begin in Florida in late September and will make stops in Philadelphia, New York City, Chicago, and Atlanta before wrapping in Los Angeles in November.

Over the weekend, Blackpink's music video for "Boombayah" crossed the 1.4 billion views mark on YouTube.

In doing so, the group has made history as "Boombayah" is the first K-pop music video debut to earn this achievement. It premiered on August 8, 2016. It reached 1.4 billion views in just five years, eight months, and 14 days.

With this latest accomplishment, Blackpink is the only female K-pop artist to have reached this milestone with three different music videos. The others were "DDU-DU" and "Kill This Love."

TL;DR:

• Blackpink's music video for "Boombayah" crossed the 1.4 billion views mark on YouTube.
• "Boombayah" is the first K-pop music video debut to earn this achievement.

During her headlining performance at the Coachella festival on Saturday (April 23), Billie Eilish slipped and fell, face down on the stage. She got up immediately, laughed it off, and said, "Ouch! You guys, I just ate A** up here…. ok, I'm good."

It happened just as the stage went dark and she was getting ready to sing her hit "Getting Older."

After finishing the song, Billie explained what happened. "It was pitch black and you see that square? This F—king thing? I went de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de-de and fell onto my face."

In response, members of the crowd then chanted, "F—k the square."

Before her set was over, she surprised the audience by bringing out Paramore's Hayley Williams. Alongside her brother, Finneas, they sang an acoustic version of "Misery Business."
TL;DR:

• At Coachella, Billie Eilish slipped and fell, face down on the stage.
• She got up immediately, laughed it off.
• She surprised the audience by bringing out Paramore's Hayley Williams.

Olivia Rodrigo has become the very first celebrity ambassador for Glossier makeup products.

She'll be working with the company on product development, social content, and ad campaigns.

Rodrigo already has favorite products listed on the Glossier website including eyebrow gel, lip color and liquid eyeliner.

She said, "I love eyeliner. Winged eyeliner is my favorite thing in the world. I think I'm getting better at my winged eyeliner game too. I just try to do it every day and statistically, I have to have improved at least a little."

She's been wearing the makeup for a while, including at the most recent Grammy Awards.

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Reports say that Rihanna was "forced to cancel" her baby shower after A$AP Rocky's arrest. According to the UK Sun, Rihanna has been emotional and has been "crying non-stop" after being blindsided by the arrest. Rocky was arrested last week stemming from a non-fatal shooting in Hollywood back in November.

According to The Sun, Rihanna was emotional and had been "crying non-stop" after being blindsided by the arrest. A source said, "She's heavily pregnant and these are very serious accusations, it's a nightmare scenario for her."

The source continued, "It was meant to be Rihanna's baby shower in L.A. on Wednesday night but they had to cancel. Rihanna was very, very upset and stressed by Rocky's arrest. It's not the best time for her to be on such an emotional rollercoaster."

Mike Shinoda spoke about the future of Linkin Park during a Twitch livestream over the weekend. He said the band talks every few weeks, but they have no plans for new music or live shows in the near future.

He said, "Anytime the band says anything or does anything, everyone tries to start up the hype train. And we're like 'No, no, no, no. Don't start the hype train. You're going to disappoint yourself.'"

The band hasn't performed together since 2017, when the surviving members held a tribute concert for their late singer Chester Bennington. And they haven't released any new music since his death, except for the 20^th anniversary edition of their debut studio album, Hybrid Theory.

.TL;DR:

• Mike Shinoda says Linkin Park have no plans for new music or live shows in the near future.
• The band hasn't performed together since 2017, when the surviving members held a tribute concert for their late singer Chester Bennington.

In an interview last week with a Swedish radio station, Mick Jagger gave Machine Gun Kelly and Yungblud some high praise. When talking about the stance of today's rock music, he mentioned a couple of artist that he liked and added that they both have a lot of energy.

He said: "In rock music you need energy and there have not been a lot of new rock singers around. Now there are a few. You have Yungblud and Machine Gun Kelly. That kind of post-punk vibe makes me think there is still a bit of life in rock and roll."

Jagger took a moment to speak about his future in music, noting that his European Rolling Stones tour wouldn't be his last one. "I love being on tour. I don't think I would do it if I did not enjoy it."

TL;DR:

• Mick Jagger said: "In rock music you need energy and there have not been a lot of new rock singers around. Now there are a few. You have Yungblud and Machine Gun Kelly. That kind of post-punk vibe makes me think there is still a bit of life in rock and roll."