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Charli XCX and Billie Eilish have joined forces on a new remix of ‘Brat’ deluxe edition track ‘Guess’. Watch its music video below.The track, co-produced by The Dare and Finneas, sees Eilish adopt her whispered cadence for the suggestive – and explosive – dance track, marking a left-turn from her recent album ‘Hit Me Hard and Soft’.In the video, directed by Aidan Zamiri, Charli is in a living room with The Dare playing DJ in the corner.

A 17-year-old has been charged with murder following the horrific mass stabbing at a Taylor Swift-themed event in UK.

Sam Asghari has nothing but love for his ex-wife Britney Spears.

Charli XCX has confirmed today (August 1) that she will release a new collaboration with Billie Eilish on a remix of ‘Guess’.It comes after Charli teased a remix of the ‘Brat’ deluxe edition track with an unknown artist.Yesterday (July 31), Charli XCX shared a tweet with artwork of the remix track, showing the lower profiles of herself with the featured guest artist. The artwork also showed a placeholder for the mystery artist’s name.Earlier today (August 1), Eilish also shared an Instagram Story of a selfie close-up with a question mark in text, fuelling speculation that she was indeed the ‘Guess’ artist.This evening, Charli confirmed the news on social media and shared a snippet of the track, which will be released today at 11pm BST.Charli opens the track saying “Hey Billie are you there?” The pair can be seen in a snippet from the song’s video at the end too.Check it out here:Guess featuring Billie Eilish – Out at 6pm est.

Prince has been posthumously inducted ito the Songwriter’s Hall Of Fame, the “award he wanted more than any other in life”.The induction – which took place last Saturday (July 27) at the Target Centre in the singer’s native Minneapolis – saw his sister, Sharon Nelson, accept the award. The ceremony also coincided at a 40th anniversary screening of his film Purple Rain (1984).After being inducted by longtime collaborator Gilbert Davidson, Nelson accepted the award, telling the crowd: “You will always remember his songs.“This is the award he wanted more than any other in life — to be known as a great songwriter.”Prince is the second artists to be posthumously inducted into the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame, after the late Cindy Walker was inducted in April.Prince was originally set to be inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2016.

Britney Spears‘ memoir The Woman In Meis set to be adapted into a film.Universal Pictures has landed the rights to the book in a competitive auction less than a year after it hit shelves, with Wicked director Jon M. Chu and producer Marc Platt attached to the project (as per Variety).Spears later confirmed the news on her social media.

Sam Smith has been unveiled at the National Portrait Gallery in London – check out the preview below.The piece was created by art duo Pierre Commoy and Gilles Blanchard (aka Pierre et Gilles). Previously, the pair have depicted the likes of Madonna, Kylie Minogue and Tilda Swinton through painting and photography.Their painting of Smith – named ‘Gloria’, which is also the title of the singer’s latest album – shows the star playing a harp in a heavenly location.

Taylor Swift has reflected on pulling a hilltop crowd of 50,000 outside of her Eras Tour in Munich, describing it as a “magical experience”.Following two shows in the German city over the weekend, Swift, writing on her Instagram account, spoke about the huge crowds she drew outside of the stadium.Thousands of Swifties who couldn’t get tickets to the second night of her tour in Munich gathered to listen to the gig outside the stadium, with local police estimating that 45,000-50,000 fans congregated on the hills outside the Olympiastadion.During the show, Swift acknowledged how many extra people were outside the stadium. “We have people in a park outside the stadium, thousands of people listening from out there!” she said.

Comic-Con has resulted in 14 people being arrested.From July 25 to July 27, the San Diego Human Trafficking Task Force conducted a human trafficking sting “aimed at recovering victims of sex trafficking and targeting sex buyers using the San Diego Comic-Con Convention to seek out potential victims,” according to a release from the California Department of Justice (via Variety). Ten victims were recovered and offered services.“Unfortunately, sex traffickers capitalise on large scale events such as Comic-Con to exploit their victims for profit,” said California Attorney General Rob Bonta.“These arrests send a clear message to potential offenders that their criminal behavior will not be tolerated.

Comedian and actor Steve Coogan has sent a touching letter to a pub in Greater Manchester that once served as his local. The 58-year-old performer, who originally hails from Middleton, wrote to the Roebuck pub in Alkrington after it reopened last month following a major £1m revamp and a name change back to its original.

Shawn Mendes has announced his first new album in four years, ‘Shawn’, and has shared the first song ‘Isn’t That Enough’ – watch the video below.‘Shawn’ was written over the course of two years and recorded in a range of locations, including Costa Rica, Nashville and New York City. It will be released on October 18 via Island Records and you can pre-order it here.The Canadian popstar has also announced that the single ‘Why Why Why’ will be released on August 9, while another song ‘Isn’t That Enough’ has been shared now as a trailer for the album.

Lollapalooza returns to Chicago, Illinois this year, taking place at the city’s Grand Park. Find the line-up, stage times, and details on how to watch the festival online below.Lollapalooza 2024 features a variety of headliners over its four days: Thursday’s Megan Thee Stallion and Hozier, Friday’s SZA and Stray Kids, Saturday’s The Killers and Future x Metro Boomin, and Sunday’s Blink-182 and Melanie Martinez.Beneath the bill-toppers, however, lie a treasure trove of can’t-miss performances from Chappell Roan, Deftones, Skrillex, Laufey with the Chicago Philharmonic, Sexyy Red, Two Door Cinema Club, Ethel Cain, and Kesha, among others.So it’s fortunate that Hulu will be live-streaming the festival once again this year.

Taylor Swift “tacky” and saying that Travis Kelce is going to “dump her”.Maher released the latest episode of his Club Random podcast last Sunday (July 28), which featured special guest Haliey Welch aka the ‘Hawk Tuah’ girl.The 68-year-old comedian brought up Swift to Welch, saying that he preferred her music more “when she was country”, and that he loves her 2010 song ‘Sparks Fly’.However, it wasn’t long until he became more critical, specifically bringing up Swift’s public romance with Kelce.“I’m sure she’s a lovely person, but the whole thing with the football player… it just felt like 35 is a little old to be like, ‘My boyfriend’s a football player, and I wear his jersey to the game with his number on it’,” Maher said.He then made the bold prediction that Kelce is “gonna dump” Swift.“With her, it’s like the Gatorade at the Super Bowl,” he added, referencing the tradition of the winning team pouring Gatorade over their head coach at the end of the finals. “You know you’re gonna get dumped – you just don’t know when.”Welch chimed in: “But you gotta think about it this way.

Jennifer Lopez and Ben Affleck are reportedly set to file for divorce after two years of marriage.According to sources close to the singer and Gone Girl actor, the couple have finalised the documents after a final attempt to salvage their relationship.The news comes after Affleck purchased a new $20.5million “bachelor pad” mansion Pacific Palisades on Wednesday, July 24, the day of Lopez’s 55th birthday. Days before, the pair listed their Beverly Hills mansion for $68million.July 24 also marked the day Lopez finalised the sale of her four-bedroom New York City penthouse for $23 million, People reported.“They finalised the divorce papers with her a month ago, but are waiting for the right time to drop them,” one source told DailyMail.com.“At that time, they will release a joint statement that will say how they have much love for each other and how they fought to make it work, but couldn’t.”Another source claimed: “Honestly, in the end they could not come to a compromise.

Taylor Swift-themed dance class in Southport.The attack occurred at a workshop on Hart Street in the Merseyside town on Monday (July 29). Three young girls have died: Bebe King, six, Elsie Dot Stancombe, seven, and nine-year-old Alice Dasilva Aguiar.Eight other children were injured, as were two adults.

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have sparked rumours they are 'married' after fans noticed a significant hint in the NFL player's suite at Arrowhead Stadium.

Charli XCX is teasing a remix of ‘Brat’ deluxe edition track ‘Guess’ with an unknown artist, which many fans are guessing is Billie Eilish.Yesterday (July 31), Charli XCX shared a tweet with artwork of the remix track, showing the lower profiles of herself with the featured guest artist. The artwork also shows a placeholder for the mystery artist’s name.

Sam Smith has announced a new version of ‘I’m Not The Only One’ featuring Alicia Keys – see the post below.The original song appears on Smith’s 2014 debut studio album, ‘In The Lonely Hour’. A 10th anniversary edition of the record is due for release tomorrow (August 2), containing a re-recording of ‘Stay With Me’.Taking to social media, Smith confirmed that the collection will also include a fresh, collaborative take on ‘I’m Not The Only One’.

Olympic swimmer Adam Peaty and his girlfriend Holly Ramsay might be hearing wedding bells soon, as it's been claimed that Holly's dad, the renowned TV chef Gordon Ramsay, has given the couple his blessing.

Colin Jost has a new hosting gig!

Whelp, so much for Britney Spears being done with Paul Richard Soliz!