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Dakota Johnson took her opening monologue on Saturday Night Live as an opportunity to poke fun at Justin Timberlake’s “comeback”.Timberlake was the show’s musical guest this week off the back of his new single ‘Selfish’, with a new album ‘Everything I Thought It Was’ set to land in March.In her monologue, Johnson mentioned that the night served as a “sort-of reunion” for her and Timberlake, who appeared together in an awkward morning-after scene in the 2010 film The Social Network. Timberlake then appeared, pleading to be featured in the night’s sketches throughout the night: “I’m so happy you chose my show for your comeback,” Johnson told Timberlake.Feigning offense, Timberlake said: “It’s, uh… Hmm… Comeback… is that what we’re calling it? OK,” to which Johnson insisted: “Yeah! I mean comeback in a good way,”.Timberlake answered: “Ah, OK.

T-Pain has revealed that he once wrote and produced a collaboration with Michael Jackson and Usher – but it was eventually shelved.Earlier this week, the Tallahassee polymath posted a video to his social media channels, explaining how the unreleased collaboration was leaked – making Jackson reluctant to hop on the soulful track.“We are about to listen to a song that I wrote and produced that was meant for me, Usher, and Michael Jackson,” T-Pain began. “And then the person that was in charge of doing the references and the person that sang it got too excited and was like, ‘N***a, I’m on a song with Michael Jackson and Usher and T-Pain!’“Then he released it and then Michael Jackson was like, ‘Nah, never mind.

Ariana Grande has shared a few more details for her forthcoming album ‘Eternal Sunshine’.The follow-up to 2020’s ‘Positions’ is set to land on March 8 and features the previously released single ‘Yes, And?’Grande confirmed on her Instagram story that her seventh album will have 13 songs. ‘Yes, And?’ is the album’s ninth track, while its opening song is called ‘Intro (End Of The World’.

Kanye West has clapped back at a fan who criticised his new image and begged him to bring back the “Old Ye.”Earlier this week, the Instagram account Tyg Savage shared screenshots from his conversation with the Chicago polymath on his story on the platform. The ‘Graduation’ rapper privately messaged the fan after they commented “Go back to Jesus Ye” beneath a recent video Ye posted of his wife Bianca Censori.Ye’s initial message read: “N***a, you can’t tell me what to do on my page.

Britney Spears is mixing up her look with a major first, and she’s showing it off with another risque dance video.

It’s a safe bet that everyone can easily name their favorite female pop star from the golden age of music in the ’00s. But do you also know who is the wealthiest?

X (Twitter) made a massive change on the social media platform amid the controversy surrounding those explicit artificial intelligence pictures of Taylor Swift!

Rachel Chinouriri‘s new single ‘Never Need Me’.Pugh is seen playing a friend of Chinouriri’s in the music video, who consoles her through a break-up and takes revenge on her ex-boyfriend by going to a birthday party and throwing cake in his face.In a new behind-the-scenes video, Pugh told the story of how she and Chinouriri crossed paths. “Recently I was in LA and I was listening to her songs and I thought, ‘You know what, I’m actually going to reach out to this amazing artist’.“And I just said ‘Thank you for making my day today’ and then she replied and said she was also a fan. Then this idea came that I was in her music video.“She’s an absolute babe,” Chinouriri added of Pugh.

Taylor Swift is one of the biggest celebrities of our time, but Travis Kelce’s father had no idea who she was the first time he met her!

Lil Nas X: Long Live Montero, the artist known as Lil Nas X lays down his ambitions to achieve something “great, super grand, BIG.”He might be referring to his trailblazing career as a Grammy-winning rapper-singer-songwriter, whose unabashedly queer persona and presentation garner admiration and controversy in equal measure.He could mean his first concert tour as a headliner, the Long Live Montero Tour, the American leg of which is chronicled in this film by directors Carlos López Estrada and Zac Manuel.There’s little doubt he envisions greatness for himself, Montero Hill, the self-described brat from Lithia Springs, Georgia, who uploaded his modest country-rap banger “Old Town Road” to his socials and became a global sensation.The film, a verité-style tour diary in three acts, doesn’t achieve greatness of its own, but offers glimpses at those aforementioned aspects of Montero’s super grand life.Whether rehearsing for opening night at Detroit’s legendary Fox Theatre, getting a surprise pre-show visit from Madonna, or donning his drag persona to meet his uncannily accurate Madame Tussaud’s wax figure, he rides the dizzying whirlwind of music stardom with aplomb, clearly living out a dream.Among the most compelling footage presented here is the video he shot himself in 2018, as a striving but confident 19-year-old, a month after releasing “Old Town Road” to the internet. Looking into the camera, he tallies his current follower count, promising that in a year the count will look different.

Bambie Thug will be representing Ireland in this year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest.Ireland held Eurosong, their annual contest to select their Eurovision entrant, last night (January 26). Bambie Thug triumphed with their song ‘Doomsday Blue’ after winning the most combined votes from a combined vote from viewers, and national and international juries.Speaking to Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty after winning, Bambie Thug said: “I don’t know how I feel – I feel incredible.“My words are gone – as a lyricist you’d think I’d have more to say but I’m speechless – I’m so excited and I promise I’m going to do you so proud.”The self-described “ouija pop” artist was born in Macroom, County Cork, and is now based in London.

Justin Timberlake is doing whatever he can to make fans forget the bombshell allegations his ex-girlfriend Britney Spears dropped about him last year!

Love Island star Amy Hart is counting down the time until she marries her fiancé Sam Rason after the couple got engaged last September. And in a new update with her social media followers the reality star revealed she has got her wedding dress ready to go. In an Instagram Stories Q and A, Amy responded to a fan who asked: "Have you found your wedding dress?" Next to a snap of a model wearing a fishtail bridal gown, the 31 year old said: "I have indeed! This isn't it.

The guessing game on Masked Singer UK has reached a fever pitch, and fans are buzzing with speculation about the mysterious celebrity behind Maypole. With each episode, viewers eagerly await clues and performances, and some eagle-eyed fans are convinced that Maypole is none other than Pussycat Dolls singer Melody Thornton. Taking to social media, fans meticulously dissected the clues, connecting the dots that point to Melody Thornton as Maypole.

Halsey is teasing a new era with a mysterious website.Eagle-eyed fans have found a website connected to the singer called ForMyLastTrick.com, which contains various details and possible Easter eggs connected to the singer’s forthcoming fifth album.After the user is invited to pull open a seal to access the website, they are greeted with numerous stickers featuring symbols and images, as well as slogans which may well be the titles of some of Halsey’s new songs.One of the stickers features a cartoon ghost holding a sign that reads ‘You won’t find me here’ in reference to Halsey’s hit ‘Ghost’, which was released exactly ten years ago on January 27, 2014. Some of the others include a 1971 car number plate, an old Kmart logo, a rabbit in the woods, a woman’s earlobe and a plain ticket.The slogans, which could potentially give clues as to some of the album’s song titles, include ‘Master Mystifier’, ‘Candy’, ‘Peril Is My Pay’, ‘Pour Nous’ and ‘Southern Belle’.Halsey teases next era with link to new website, https://t.co/YdDxv1UMqn.

Taylor Swift appeared online this week.Deepfakes are created using artificial intelligence (AI) to make a photo or video of someone by manipulating their face or body.The images have appeared on sites including X/Twitter and Telegram and have been viewed millions of times. One such photo was reportedly seen by users 47million times before being taken down.X/Twitter said in a statement that it was “actively removing” the images and taking “appropriate actions” against accounts involved in spreading them [via BBC].It added: “We’re closely monitoring the situation to ensure that any further violations are immediately addressed, and the content is removed.”Now, numerous US politicians have pointed to the need for legislation to catch up with advancements in AI technology.

Jess Glynne has opened up about falling “out of love with music”, and hinted she may have new music on the way.The singer gave an interview to the The Telegraph, where she told them she was “deeply unhappy” with music. She further cited her grandmother’s and friend’s passing and being “really burnt out” as the reasons for her hiatus.Glynne also revealed she received a number of death threats following her use of a transphobic slur in 2021.“It felt like the world caved in on me,” Glynne said.

Pharrell has announced his forthcoming biopic Piece By Piece, which will be made out of Lego.The musician took to social media to share the news, revealing that the film will land in theatres on October 11, 2024. “Who would’ve thought that playing with Legos as a kid would evolve into a movie about my life,” he wrote.

Microsoft has spoken out against the new AI-generated deepfakes of Taylor Swift that have been spread widely on social media this week.A new AI filter, which changes users’ faces to look remarkably like Swift’s, went viral. Danae Mercer, a journalist and ambassador for the National Eating Disorder Association, said: “The technology used here is only going to get exponentially smarter.

Justin Timberlake has revealed that his new single ‘Selfish’ was inspired by John Lennon.The artist announced his comeback single earlier this week alongside news of his new album ‘Everything I Thought It Was’, which will drop on March 15 via RCA.Timberlake recently spoke to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 about his new music, which is his first since 2018’s ‘Man Of The Woods’, and revealed that ‘Selfish’ came about after he sang a cover of Lennon’s ‘Jealous Guy’ on a night out.“A friend of mine, who’s also my music director, who’s probably a friend of the whole family over there, Adam Blackstone, he was doing these small jazz nights at a place in LA,” Timberlake began. “And he invited me to come down and he said, ‘Hey, man.’ He was like, ‘You want to come up and sing something?’ And I randomly threw out, “Oh, yeah, let’s do Donny Hathaway’s cover of ‘Jealous Guy’ by Lennon.’ And by the way, if you’re a Gen-Zer right now, you have no idea who I’m talking about!“So we were talking about the song itself and just breaking down the idea that you just don’t hear that from men often, that they would express an emotion that makes them vulnerable.

Steven J. Horowitz Senior Music Writer Britney Spears‘ fans don’t seem to be letting their issues with Justin Timberlake stay at rest. Following the release of Timberlake’s new single “Selfish,” the Britney Army took it upon themselves to troll the pop star by running Spears’ 2011 song of the same name up the charts.