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Cardi B took to Instagram to insist that she was joking after a video of her telling people to to "take a shot right now, everybody take a line" at her MET Gala afterparty at the Standard. Cardi told fans, "Fame has turned me into a prisoner. I make one joke as a hostess because I am hosting a party and it gets twisted. Why can't every celebrity joke around and say slick s–t?"

She continued, "I'm tired. I can't be myself anymore. . . . If I could click my f–king feet three times and go back to f–king 2013 when I was just a regular b*tch, dancing and making money every single night, that is where I want to be. That's when I was me."

She added, "I hate fame. I hate being famous. I really hate it. Let me tell you something: If you ever wish to be rich and famous, don't wish to be famous, wish to be rich. I feel like God cursed me with fame."

Coldplay's new Music Of The Spheres World Tour App is free and available to download now for iOS and Android devices via coldplay.com/app. The app comes just in time for the band's US leg of their global stadium tour, which kicks off in Dallas on Friday (May 6th).

The app was created as part of Coldplay's pledge to make their Music Of The Spheres World Tour as sustainable and low-carbon as possible since, according to studies1, fan travel accounts for the largest part of tour-related emissions. The app allows fans to plan low-carbon travel to and from shows, with those who choose green journeys rewarded with a merch discount code.

Coldplay said, "We're really proud of the Music Of The Spheres World Tour app. For the past few years, we've been figuring out how to put sustainability at the heart of our tour. The app is a big part of that. You can use the app to figure out the cleanest and greenest ways to get to and from the concert. It also allows us to see how people have travelled to and from the shows so that we can drawdown all those emissions. You can also get right to the heart of the tour with exclusive photos, performances and behind-the-scenes access."

The app was first made available to fans before the Coldplay's shows in Latin American in March and April. Tens of thousands of journey plans have already been submitted, with the average fan carbon footprint down around 50% from 2016/17's A Head Full Of Dreams Tour.

The app also offers Coldplay-themed games and AR experiences, exclusive behind-the-scenes content, photos and videos from every show, plus Coldplay news updates and tour info.

The band will also be streaming the full concert audio of an upcoming European date exclusively via the app in a presentation powered by SAP (full details to be announced soon).

Taylor Swift will screen All Too Well: The Short Film at the Tribeca Film Festival next month.

The lineup for the decorated film festival was released Monday (May 2nd) and includes "A Conversation With Taylor Swift." The event will take place at the Beacon Theater on June 11th and feature the 32-year-old Grammy Award winner as she explains the process of bringing the 13-minute track to the big screen.

POST MALONE IS GOING TO BE A DAD: Post Malone and his longtime girlfriend are expecting their first child together. In a statement to TMZ, Malone said, "I'm excited for this next chapter in my life. I'm the happiest I've ever been, and for as long as I could remember I was sad. Time to take care of my body and my family and friends, and spread as much love as we can every day."

LADY GAGA DROPS 'TOP GUN' TRACK: Lady Gaga released her new single, "Hold My Hand" Tuesday (May 3rd). The single, produced by Lady Gaga and BloodPop was written for the Top Gun: Maverick and will be featured throughout the film.

ASHE ANNOUNCES SUMMER TOUR: Ashe is heading out on the Is It Me Or Is It Hot sumer tour. The "Hope You're Not Happy" singer announced on Instagram Tuesday (May 3rd) that she'll kick things off with Bonnaroo in Manchester, Tennessee on June 18th and hit cities like Washington, DC; Milwaukee, WI; and Detroit, MI before wrapping things on September 22nd in Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

JACK HARLOW RELEASES TRACKLIST: Jack Harlow has revealed the tracklist for his forthcoming sophomore album, Come Home The Kids Miss You. The 15-track album is set to drop this Friday (May 6th) and will feature artists like Drake, Justin Timberlake, Pharrell and Lil Wayne. It also includes a track named for Dua Lipa.

Avril Lavigne has had to postpone a few shows "due to a positive Covid case within the tour," she tweeted on Sunday (May 1st), hours before she was scheduled to perform in Laval. Concerts in Moncton, NB and Halifax, NS were also affected. The show in Laval has already been rescheduled for Saturday (May 7th).

Lavigne tweeted, "I/we sincerely apologize and want you to know that this was not a decision we made lightly. We remain focused on everyone's safety and can't wait to see you all very soon."

Lavigne is currently on tour in support of her Love Sux album which was released in February.

Nicki Minaj attended the MET Gala last night for the first time since 2019. Last year, the annual event was hosted in September due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Nicki revealed that she wouldn't be attending because being vaccinated is a requirement.

At the time, Nicki received backlash for questioning the vaccine and adding that her cousin's friend in Trinidad allegedly had issues with his testicle problems after receiving the jab.

Nicki attended the ball with Italian designer Ricardo Tisci and wore an all black ensemble.

Harry Styles is doing a one night only performance in New York next month.

The former One Direction member, who is now a solo pop star, will be taking the stage at UBS Arena in Belmont Park in Elmont, N.Y. on Long Island on May 20th.

The ticketed event, which costs $25, will be in celebration of Harry's new album Harry's House that arrives on May 20th as well.

Olivia Rodrigo is currently on her Sour tour, which kicked off in San Francisco last month.

While on the road, Rodrigo has been performing Avril Lavigne's 2002 hit "Complicated."

During her tour stop in Toronto on April 29th, the pop star performed her cover of Avril's hit with the Canadian pop-punk artist making an appearance for them to perform together.

Before Avril touched the stage, Olivia introduced her by saying that Avril is someone "who broke down so many barriers, and opened so many doors for girls like me. I'm so, so, so lucky that she came here tonight to sing with me."

Both artists shared the moment on Instagram, with Avril writing a caption that said, "Jumped up to sing 'Complicated' on stage with @oliviarodrigo in Toronto tonight. It was very sweet to perform with you tonight on your SOUR tour!! Have an incredible tour gurl. Keep killing it. Sending you so much love."

Meanwhile, Olivia wrote, "toronto last night was special🥺 thank u dearest @avrillavigne for singing with me. look up 2 u so much💖."

Singer-songwriter Oliver Tree has called out The Kid Laroi's director for ripping off Oliver's music video "A**hole" with Lil Yachty.

According to Rolling Stone, Tree received messages from fans and people in the music industry, letting him know that The Kid Laroi's "Thousand Miles" video, which came out last month, copied the video for his collab "A**hole."

Apparently, those who know Tree were asking if he had helped direct Laroi's video.

On April 28th, Tree posted a side-by-side TikTok video of his 2021 video next to The Kid Laroi's to point out the similarities.

In the caption for the social media post, Tree wrote, "They steal that many shots and thought I wouldn't notice?"

He also told Rolling Stone, "The exact same frame, the exact same ambulance, the exact same thing. It just seemed a little bit odd that even the framing is exactly the same."

Oliver Tree doesn't blame Laroi, though. He points the finger at the video's director Christian Breslauer, who Tree says actually follows him on Instagram.

Tree also claims that the copying isn't a coincidence.

Metallica's Kirk Hammett says he got his "brain back" when he stopped drinking alcohol in 2014. During an interview with Kerrang!, during an interview with Kerrang!, when asked about how his new solo EP, Portals came about, given that Metallica split with Jason Newsted in 2001 because the band didn't want the bassist to pursue solo projects, he said, "We've all grown up, basically. So the question is, Were we not grown up back then? Of course not. We'll be the first ones – or at least I will – to put my hands up and say I only feel like I've reached maturity in the last 10 f*cking years."

He continued, "Also, I have to say I've been sober for seven and a half years now, and my mind is in a different place. I'm better focused. I got my brain back, I've gotten my memory back. So nowadays I'm in a better place."

He added that "when I got sober, I had so much more time. I was spending almost every night in a nightclub or bar and then I'd spend almost every morning recovering from that. Day in, day out, regardless of whether I was on tour or not. And now that's been removed from my life, I have all this extra time, so of course, I'm going to play my guitar more. It's what I love to do and as a consequence of that there's just a higher output."

It looks like Olivia Rodrigo has headed back to the studio. An image shared in an Instagram montage posted by the "Drivers License" singer Sunday (May 1st) night showed her flashing peace signs while standing in front of a sound board.

Rodrigo is more than halfway through the North American leg of the Sour Tour, and she celebrated Saturday (April 30th) night by sharing the stage with one of her idols. Avril Lavigne joined Rodrigo in Toronto to sing her 2002 hit "Complicated." Rodrigo thanked the pop-punk star on Instagram writing, "thank u dearest @avrillavigne for singing with me. Look up 2 u so much."

Lavigne announced Sunday (May 1st) that she has had to put some of her own Canadian tour dates on hold "due to a positive COVID case within the tour," including stops in Laval, Quebec, Moncton, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Halifax.

Selena Gomez and Rare Beauty are kicking off the Your Words Matter campaign for Mental Health Awareness Month.

The singer shared on Instagram Sunday (May 1st), "Words can be a barrier to people seeking help and increase the stigma associated with mental health. Many of these words have been normalized and accepted for far too long, but it's time we bring awareness to the words we use…because they matter."

Infographics shared by Gomez and Rare Beauty suggest we avoid using mental health terms to describe non-clinical situations and to alter our language to focus on the person and not their disorder. For example, one should say "a person who has bipolar disorder" instead of "a bipolar person."

Gomez added, "Just like all of you, I'm learning every day. We may slip up, and that's okay, what's important is that we try to do better and give ourselves compassion."

MADONNA JOINED MALUMA IN COLUMBIA: Madonna joined Maluma for two songs at his concert in Medellin, Columbia on Saturday night (April 30th). The Material Girl was brought on stage for their 2019 collaboration, "Medellin," off of Madonna's Madame X and her 2000 single, "Music." The entire show was also streamed live on Prime Video.

SHAWN MENDES MAKES 'WONDER: THE WORLD TOUR' CLIMATE POSITIVE: Shawn Mendes and The Shawn Mendes Foundation have announced a collection of sustainability and impact initiatives, to make the upcoming Wonder: The World Tour climate positive. This will be achieved first through a comprehensive approach to reducing its environmental footprint via less impactful practices, as well as sustainable merchandise, reduced travel emissions, use of innovative tech and investing, donating, and supporting local environmental organizations and activists. The tour will offset the unavoidable emissions that remain after these reductions to make the tour carbon negative (climate positive).

HARRY STYLES ANNOUNCES TRACKLIST FOR 'HARRY'S HOUSE': Harry Styles shared the tracklist for his next album, Harry's House, on social media Thursday (April 28th). The 13-track album features a Side B song titled, "Boyfriends," which made its debut at Coachella. Other titles on the A-side include, "Late Night Talking," "Little Freak," and "Matilda," among others. Harry's House is set to drop on May 23rd.

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.

TL;DR:

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.