Singer Oliver Tree died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at age 32. Tree was among six people killed when two helicopters collided in Recreio dos Bandeirantes. The crash occurred over an electric vehicle yard, setting at least 20 cars ablaze with no survivors.

 

Taylor Swift’s latest single, “I Knew It, I Knew You” debuts at No. 1 on the ARIA Singles chart, marking her 14th chart-topper and tying her with Elvis Presley for the second most No. 1 hits in Australia. Her achievement brings her total weeks at No. 1 to 35, while The Beatles hold the record with 26 No. 1s, most of which predate the ARIA charts’ inception in 1983.

 

NBC has submitted 11 of the 20 hosts from season 51 of “Saturday Night Live” for Emmy consideration in the guest comedy actor and actress categories. Notable nominees include Ariana Grande and Olivia Rodrigo for guest comedy actress, and Harry Styles and Bad Bunny for guest comedy actor.

 

Tyra Banks is firing back at Netflix following her appearance in “Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model”. She claims that her portrayal in the docuseries about her reality show “America’s Next Top Model” is defamatory and was edited to support a false narrative. She’s asking for a jury trial to determine the “appropriate” amount she should receive in damages, according to court documents.

 

Olivia Rodrigo dropped the video for ‘stupid song’ on Friday. It shows her singing the song while wandering through the streets of Manhattan, followed by New York City Ballet’s Tiler Peck, and other dancers from the New York City Ballet and American Ballet Theatre.

 

Ariana Grande launched The Brighter Days Ahead Foundation, which comprises 4 objectives; ‘Protect & Defend’, focused on LGBTQ+ rights, civil rights and reproductive justice; ‘Heal & Dream’, to expand access to mental health care; ‘Seen & Celebrated’, so LGBTQ+ voices and stories are heard; and ‘Emergency Support’, to provide “rapid support and relief during times of need.”

 

Michael Jackson’s “Michael” has become the highest-grossing musical biopic ever with $911.9 million worldwide. That’s beats the 2018 Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody”. And with “Michael” having just been released in Japan on Saturday, it could become the second film to cross $1 billion at the 2026 global box office, following “The Super Mario Galaxy Movie”.

 

Foreigner has dropped a cover of Simon & Garfunkel’s classic ‘Bridge Over Troubled Water’. It’s the latest song to be released from their upcoming live album “In the Eye of the Storm”, out July 24. The group is currently on a European tour and will kick off their “Double Trouble Double Vision” tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd on July 23 in Alpharetta, Georgia.

 

Taylor Swift’s ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ has blasted into Billboard’s Country Airplay chart at #8. The song, from “Toy Story 5”, is her 19th Country Airplay top 10, and her first since ‘Red’ in 2013. It’s also the first song by a woman to debut in the Country Airplay top 10. The only other song to do so is Garth Brooks’ ‘More Than a Memory’, in 2007.

 

The Backstreet Boys have released a new song titled “Bottle Up,” featured on the soundtrack for the upcoming film “Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie”. The film is scheduled to be released on August 14. The release of the track coincides with the Backstreet Boys’ ongoing residency, “Into the Millennium,” at Sphere in Las Vegas, which began in July 2025 and has attracted over 575,000 fans across 35 sold-out performances.

 

A Monopoly movie is gaining momentum after years of attempts. The development of a Monopoly film has a long history, with Lionsgate pursuing it for over a decade, and previous attempts dating back to a 2008 partnership between Universal and Hasbro. Past attempts to adapt Monopoly included a 2015 script that featured Kevin Hart in a starring role. Despite several setbacks, the project gained renewed interest after Lionsgate’s success with their “Barbie” film.

 

Steven Spielberg’s alien conspiracy thriller “Disclosure Day” launched with $92.9 million worldwide, including $48.9 million internationally from 73 territories and $44 million domestically. The $115 million Universal production stars Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor as a meteorologist and cybersecurity expert exposing government UFO cover-ups.

 

Elizabeth Olsen is pregnant with her first child. The 37-year-old “WandaVision” actress was recently photographed in Los Angeles wearing a slightly unbuttoned shirt that revealed her apparent baby bump. Elizabeth and musician husband Robbie Arnett married in 2020, just before the coronavirus pandemic began. This will be their first child together.

 

Apple TV announced Thursday that its mystery-comedy series “Widow’s Bay” will return for a second season. The show features Matthew Rhys as the mayor of a cursed island located off the Massachusetts coast. Co-stars include Kate O’Flynn, Stephen Root, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Kevin Carroll, and Dale Dickey, who play the island’s eccentric residents.

 

Ed Sheeran announced during his US tour that this would be his last performance for a while, as he plans to take time off to focus on family and parenting. The 35-year-old singer, who has two daughters with his wife Cherry Seaborn, expressed his appreciation for fans during his concert in Glendale, Arizona.