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Taylor Swift’s “Speak Now (Taylor’s Version)” broke two Spotify records. It’s the most-streamed album in a single day in 2023 so far, and the most-streamed country album in a single day in Spotify’s history.
Christopher Nolan’s “Oppenheimer” is set to leave a lasting impression. Lead by Cillian Murphy, it charts theoretical physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer’s contributions to the Manhattan Project during World War II. When asked if he is pleased with the final cut of the movie, Cillian says: “It’s an extraordinary piece of work. Very provocative and powerful.” The actor said it “feels sometimes like a biopic, sometimes like a thriller, sometimes like a horror. It’s going to knock people out.” It opens July 21.
BTS marked 10 years of their ever-growing fandom on Sunday with the launch of its first ever official book – “Beyond the Story”. That happened on Army Day 2023, the 10th anniversary of the formation of the Army.
Drake has announced that Nicki Minaj will be featured on his upcoming album “For All The Dogs”. In between songs at a Detroit gig, he told the crowd: “Me and Nicki Minaj did our very first song in like a really long time”. No release date yet.
Rick Astley says he gets requests to use ‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ on a “weekly basis”. He told Classic Pop magazine that he “just shot a commercial in America, where they wanted to recreate the video. I was like, ‘Oh…come on’…Anyway, long story short, they offered me a lot of money.”
NASA celebrated Ringo Starr’s 83rd birthday by blasting his voice “across the universe.” A pre-recorded message of Ringo saying his annual “peace and love” chant was beamed toward a grouping of 5 galaxies known as Stephan’s Quintet. NASA tweeted: “Happy Birthday Ringo Starr! We’re beaming your message of #PeaceAndLove across the universe…Here’s to many more orbits to come!”
Maren Morris debuted a brand-new song during her Wednesday stop at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town. Before performing ‘Get the Hell Out of Here’, she explained that it was inspired by her experiences of wrestling with self-confidence and self-worth.
“Deadpool 3” delivers BIG TIME on fan service for people who love the comic book version of Wolverine. A new set photo release yesterday shows Hugh Jackman in the classic YELLOW AND BLUE SPANDEX. It’s not clear how much time he spends in it, though.
Ozzy Osbourne dropped out of October’s ‘Power Trip’ festival because of health reasons. He says he’s too proud to have the first show he does in about five years be, quote, “half-assed.”
Liam Payne from One Direction spent 100 days in a rehab facility and is almost six months sober. He says he was in bad shape, and everything was getting away from him.
Dan + Shay released a video of themselves talking about how they almost broke up in 2022. They had put so much pressure on themselves to be perfect that they stopped enjoying EVERYTHING. It took a four-month break from each other to realize what they have is special, and worth working for.
Olivia Rodrigo’s single “Vampire,” the first release from her upcoming sophomore album, “GUTS”, has debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The 20-year-old is now the youngest artist in history with three No. 1 singles, and the first to debut lead singles from her first and second albums at No. 1 (previously “Drivers License” and “Good 4 U” in 2021).
Jack Harlow revealed his first-ever wax figure at Madame Tussauds Las Vegas. Jack’s figure is wearing a custom designed suit from his music video for “Churchill Downs (feat. Drake),” which was filmed at the 2022 Kentucky Derby. The multiple Grammy-nominated rapper’s figure took around six months and 20 studio artists to create.
Hayley Atwell is shutting down the speculation that she and her “Mission Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One” co-star Tom Cruise are dating. She told The Independent that she views Tom and the film’s director, Chris McQuarrie, as her “two uncles,” making the romance rumors “weird” and “grubby.”
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