This is one expensive friendship bracelet! Taylor Swift has forked out $13,000 on a huge, sentimental item — literally. She enlisted the help of her personal services company, Firefly Entertainment Inc., to purchase the 140-foot-long inflatable friendship bracelet that adorned the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans during her sold-out Eras Tour. According to local news outlet 4WWL, the Louisiana Stadium and Exposition District are expected to approve the transaction at a board meeting on Thursday.

On Tuesday afternoon, the jury in the Sean “Diddy” Combs trial sent a note to Judge Arun Subramanian, saying they had reached a verdict on counts 2, 3, 4, and 5 but were unable to reach a verdict on count 1. Count 1 is the racketeering charge. If found guilty, Combs could be sentenced to life in prison. The prosecution and the defense wanted the jury to keep deliberating. Judge Subramanian sent the jury a note saying, ” I ask that you keep deliberating.” As the news broke late in the day, the jury decided to end its discussion and return on Wednesday morning.

Miley Cyrus’ visual album, Something Beautiful, is headed to streaming! The film, described as “a one-of-a-kind pop opera fueled by fantasy,” features 13 original new songs. Miley’s visual album will premiere on July 16 on Hulu and Disney+. Miley Cyrus: Something Beautiful had a one-night theatrical release earlier this month.To celebrate the streaming news, Miley dropped the new music video, “Every Girl You’ve Ever Loved” featuring Naomi Campbell.

The massively popular K-pop boy band has officially confirmed their comeback, revealing that they will return in spring 2026 with new music and a world tour. BTS was on hiatus for two years as each member served their individual required military service obligations in South Korea. According to the report, over 7.3 million fans tuned in for the stream. The livestream marked the first time that all seven members had been together for a live broadcast since September 2022. BTS will begin recording new music in the US in August, and start planning for a “massive” world tour. A specific date in 2026 has not yet been named, although a report surfaced two weeks ago that they were planning for March.

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson finally met one of his musical idols: Jelly Roll. Jelly’s music touches people including The Rock who discovered his music during a low point in his life. If you follow The Rock on social media, he’s praised Jelly Roll a few times including posting about his album, Whitsitt Chapel where he shared that he’s been a fan since the early days of his career. However, the two never crossed paths until recently on the set of American Idol and The Rock just posted the emotional moment.

Nobody is surprised by this but Squid Game Season 3 is the #1 show on Netflix right now. According to their press release, the show made “a record-setting No. 1 debut in all countries ranked.” That makes Squid Game the first show to do that in all 93 countries where Netflix is available in its premiere week. The Korean thriller series received 60.1 million views across all six episodes, breaking the streamer’s record for most views for a show in its first three days. Squid Game Season 3 is now Netflix’s ninth most-watched non-English TV show ever on the streamer’s regularly updated list of most popular series overall.

Doja Cat stuns on the cover of V magazine and opens up about her new album, Vie. “I do want to be self-aware enough to admit the fact that this is a pop-driven project. I know that I can make pop music, and pop is just that it’s popular.”Doja Cat to V Magazine on the way that pop music is viewed: “There are some people who don’t see it as music. They see it as if this is some kind of football for girls and gays.” She also revealed that she is trying to avoid focusing just on commercial success with her music:

Mariah Carey has given some new information about her upcoming album. During an interview with Apple Music, Carey said, “Definitely when the album is released, there’s a lot of who I am today, and the last 10 years, the last 14 years [in it]— It’s an interesting situation when you have kids, and it’s a whole ‘nother paint job. It’s a whole different thing.”She continued, “I’m trying not to tell too much about the new album. ‘It’s a special occasion’—Mimi’s Emancipation.’ It’s a lyric from one of my songs. What is next? The album coming out. I don’t wanna tell too much about it because I just don’t want to reveal the whole thing. It’s finished.” Carey also said the album has “11 songs, or 12,” and there are some “Mariah ballads” coming our way. MC did not give a timeframe for when the album is going to be released.