Brad Pitt is now the proud new owner of a historic and very expensive home. The 58-year-old actor and architecture aficionado has reportedly purchased a $40 million home in the Carmel Highlands on the California coast, located on a seaside bluff and marking one of the most expensive real estate deals ever made in the area.

The Weeknd has partnered with Universal Studios theme park in Florida for an “After Hours”-inspired haunted house experience. Songs will be reimagined as a horror movie soundtrack throughout “The Weeknd: After Hours Nightmare.” Brave guests will be “stalked by slashers, bandaged maniacs, gruesome toad-like creatures and other unfathomable horrors” when it opens this fall.

Imagine Dragons will serve as ambassadors for UNITED24 — a project created by Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelensky to raise funds for humanitarian aid in the country. In light of the ambassadorship, the group has collaborated with First Lady Olena Zelenska on a fundraiser to stock ambulances with necessary supplies to help save lives during the war.

On the heels of Kelsea Ballerini’s “2022 Heartfirst Tour” announcement, she has shared an old clip of a rendition of Elvis Presley’s hit ‘Always on My Mind’. Her Twitter caption says: “feeding into the elvis mania with this tribute from a few years back — what song should i cover on TOUR?!

Megan Thee Stallion is looking forward. She told her Instagram followers that her next album is done. Meg posted, “So happy about my album, it’s finished, it’s for the hotties, it’s honest, it’s me, it’s real.” Megan’s debut album “Good News” was released in 2020.

Patience paid off for Lizzo. Her song “About Damn Time” is the number one song in the country, but it took her recording the track 50 times to get it how she wanted. After Billboard announced her rise to number one on TikTok, Lizzo commented, “We literally had 50 versions of this damn song – i thought we’d never finish it – BUT IT WAS WORTH IT!!!” “About Damn Time” is Lizzo’s second number one song on the Hot 100.

Two people were filmed having sex in public in Dubrovnik, Croatia, in the area that was used for “King’s Landing” on “Game of Thrones”. They quickly zipped up when they saw someone nearby.

Kendrick Lamar was touched by video of a security guard crying during one of his shows. He said, quote, “That’s how you want everyone to receive your music, you know? Make them feel good, make them feel like a moment they’re attached to can live forever.”

Proud dog dad Chris Evans won’t let his pup Dodger have his own Instagram account because he wouldn’t have enough stuff to post on his own page. The duo also announced a partnership with the dog food brand Jinx, so we can expect some cute commercials soon.

It was 26 years ago yesterday that LeAnn Rimes’ song “Blue” reached Number One. She marked the occasion by posting a “How It Started – How It’s Going” of her performing it as a teen, and then as an adult.

Ed Sheeran became the first musician to hit 100 million followers on Spotify. He took a video wearing a shirt for the occasion, and his crew didn’t seem very impressed.

There’s a documentary called “Post Malone: Runaway” coming out August 12th on Amazon Freevee. It’s about his first arena tour.

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.

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 Harry out of the position to do so. His song, “As It Was” dropped to #2. This marks Lizzo’s 2nd career chart topper.

Weeks after postponing his tour, Shawn Mendes has officially cancelled all scheduled dates. On Wednesday 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.”

Chris Rock has addressed the infamous Oscars slap during a standup routine at the PNC Bank Arts Center in New Jersey. According to US Weekly, during the show, Rock said, “I’m not a victim, motherf—er.” He continued, “Anyone who says words hurt has never been punched in the face/ Yeah, that s— hurt, motherf—er. … But I shook that s— off and went to work the next day … I don’t go to the hospital for a paper cut.”

Roku revealed Wednesday that “Weird: The Al Yankovic Story” will premiere exclusively on The Roku Channel on November 4th. The film features Danielle Radcliffe in the title role and includes Evan Rachel Wood as Madonna, Rainn Wilson as radio broadcaster Dr. Demento, and Quinto Brunson as Oprah Winfrey.

David Krumholtz will reprise his role as Bernard the Elf in the upcoming Disney+ series based on “The Santa Clause” films. Krumholtz played Bernard in the first two movies in the three-film franchise. Tim Allen and Elizabeth Mitchell are also poised to return as Mr. and Mrs. Claus.