Ken Jeong and Rei Ami in 'K-Pop Shark Heroes' (Discovery Channel)
It’s Shark Week meets K-pop.
KPop Demon Hunters singer Rei Ami has teamed up with actor Ken Jeong to star in a special for Discovery Channel's annual Shark Week called K-Pop Shark Heroes. As part of that, Ken is featured on the first ever official Shark Week anthem, "Om-A-Nom."
The fabulously cheesy "Om-A-Nom" video starts off with lyrics about how sharks are scary killers before Ken does a rap about the true nature of sharks, revealing how “awesome” they are.
K-Pop Shark Heroes features Ken, alongside Rei Ami diving with sharks, in hopes of "rebranding" sharks and changing the perception of them as evil human eaters. "They're misunderstood bad boys, like me," says Ken.
K-Pop Shark Heroes airs July 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Shark Week runs July 26 through Aug. 1.
(This story has been corrected from a previous version, which incorrectly identified Rei Ami as the singer on “Om-A-Nom.”)
JENNIE's not just getting in the car, she's putting out a new single. The song and video, "Less than a Lover," are out now. According to a press release, it captures "the excitement and lingering emotions of a relationship that exists somewhere between friendship and romance." She first teased the song during her Governors Ball performance in June.
After teaming up for songs like "Fire," "Drive You Crazy" and "My Life," Jason Derulo and Pitbull are back together with a song called "PRIVACY." No word on whether Jason wore a bald cap when he recorded his vocals. The upbeat track features the innuendo both artists are known for: they both sing about starting "a party in my pants."
After releasing “junebug!,” the first song from her album Observing Chaos, GAYLE has dropped another track from the project. "loving you is" is "about coming to terms with the fact that I didn’t know how I deserved to be treated,” she says in a statement. "After taking five million steps back, I realized how frustrated I am for accepting behavior that no one should have to go through and I'll never let that happen to me again!” Observing Chaos will be out Sept. 18.
"A Lot More Free" singer Max McNown has released a new single called "Famous to You." It's the first track from his third album, Leave on a Light, due out Sept. 25. You can preorder the album now.
Morgan Wallen, whose duet with Ella Langley, "I Can't Love You Anymore," is in the top 10 of the Hot 100, has released a new solo track, "Been by Now." It's not clear if it's a standalone track or part of another project.
Charli XCX's new album, Music, Fashion, Film, is out now, and she'll be talking about the latter during a livestream Friday.
At 3:30 p.m. ET, Charli and filmmaker Gregg Araki, who directed her in the upcoming movie I Want Your Sex, will be talking about "film and other things we love," according to her Instagram Story. The conversation will take place at the Music, Fashion, Film pop-up on Beverly Boulevard in LA, but you can watch it live on YouTube.
After the chat, Charli wrote, "I'm gonna play the album film after to celebrate and I'll stick around and sign some vinyl too." The "album film" is a 30-minute visual piece Charli created and directed to promote the album; she's been screening it in movie theaters in select cities.
Oliver Tree performs during the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 12, 2026 in Indio, California. (Matt Winkelmeyer/Getty Images for Coachella)
A celebration of life event honoring the late Oliver Tree will take place Saturday in Santa Cruz, California.
The event will include "live music, tribute videos from Oliver's life, and various speakers from Oliver's friends and family," according to a post on the "Life Goes On" artist's Instagram. The post's accompanying flyer lists Logan Paul and Diplo as among the guest speakers.
Tickets are available to attend the celebration in person and to watch it via livestream. For more info, visit OliverTree.live.
Tree died June 14 in a helicopter crash in Brazil. He was 32.
KATSEYE has landed a movie icon as a co-star in their new video, "Animal" — none other than Oscar-nominated star Demi Moore.
The video, which plays with gender roles, shows the girls in a boardroom dressed in suits and ties, watching themselves through a one-way mirror. In the other room, they're dancing in sexy outfits. But toward the end of the clip, the girls are all in a room frantically sorting through racks of clothes while Demi sits in the corner looking frustrated.
The music stops as KATSEYE member Lara Raj models her outfit for Demi: "Do you like?" she asks. "No," says Demi. She then says to Megan Skiendiel, “Is that the shoe? I don’t think so.”
Demi goes on to criticize several more outfits, telling the girls, "Tuck, tie, fab." As clothes fly everywhere and the girls start screaming, Demi sits watching the chaos. The screen cuts to black, then cut back to Demi, who says, "All right. Let's get wild."
The girls then appear dressed in suits, which they rip off to show even more glamorous fits than they had on earlier. They sing, "Nobody knows you're outta control/ But I see a side behind the closed doors/ They get a glimpse here on the dance floor/ You move like an animal."
This isn't KATSEYE's first video to feature a well-known actress: Jessica Alba starred in the video for "Gabriela," which also featured the girls in a boardroom.
Sia appears on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes)
Here's a cheap thrill for you: Sia is getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
The singer/songwriter is among the many celebrities who'll be honored with a star on the legendary walk in 2027. Sia's been quiet lately, though her concert film,Sia: Nostalgic for the Present, is out now in select theaters.
Others who'll be honored in the recording category include Sia's frequent collaborator David Guetta; punk icons The Ramones; rockers The Smashing Pumpkins and Linkin Park; Latin star Karol G; and rappers Lil Wayne and Grandmaster Flash.
In addition, Tony winner and Pussycat Dolls member Nicole Scherzinger will get a star in the live theater/live performance category.
Other stars headed for the Walk of Fame next year include Pedro Pascal, Idris Elba, Kate Hudson, Sam Rockwell, Lisa Kudrow, Jeff Probst, David Allen Grier, Keke Palmer, Adam Scott and Raven-Symoné.
Amy Winehouse performs during the 46664 concert in celebration of Nelson Mandela's life at Hyde Park on June 27, 2008 in London, England. (Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
Fifteen years ago — July 23, 2011 — Amy Winehouse died at the age of 27. Prior to her death, the Grammy-winning artist struggled with addiction, and looking back, her mother says that Amy was "a victim of her own success."
In an interview with The i Paper, Janis Winehouse says, "She didn’t want [fame], but it just followed her. And she’d be like, ‘Who, me?’” As for why Amy turned to drinking, Janis speculates, "She didn’t have confidence. Hence the alcohol. ... The alcohol takes away the pain. And that is a horrible thing with addiction.”
“Once you’re addicted, you’re addicted,” she says. "People say, ‘Oh, no, you just stop doing such and such.’ They don’t get it. You can’t stop because your body is saying I need it.”
As for how she copes with her grief these days, Janis says, "I’m just getting on with it because that’s what I do. I get on with life. I live it.”
On Thursday, Amy's official Instagram account posted a photo of the singer with the caption, "Fifteen years on, Amy's music continues to connect with people around the world. Her voice, her songwriting, her honesty and her unique spirit remain as powerful today as ever. Thank you for keeping her memory alive through the music she loved so much."
An acclaimed and highly influential singer inspired by 1960s girl groups and soul music, Amy swept the 2008 Grammys, winning best new artist, record and song of the year for "Rehab" and best pop vocal album for Back to Black.
A tribute to Amy took place July 19 in the Camden neighborhood of London, where a life-size statue of her was installed in 2014. It raised money for Amy Winehouse Foundation’s work supporting young women recovering from addiction.
No matter what the country or language, The Weeknd is a superstar.
The singer's After Hours Til Dawn Stadium Tour has already been named the highest-grossing tour ever by a male solo artist. But he's just set a new record in France as the first artist ever to sell out six nights on a single tour at Paris' Stade de France. All in all, he played to more than 500,000 fans across France on the current European leg of the ongoing tour.
If it seems like the tour has been going on for an awfully long time, it has. It started back in 2022 and has played across North America, Europe, the U.K., Latin America and Australia. Just this year alone, The Weeknd has sold 3 million tickets and taken in more than $440 million with this tour.
The tour's final leg will start in Asia this fall, with 17 shows across Japan, Indonesia, Singapore, Thailand, South Korea, Hong Kong and Malaysia. The final show is scheduled to take place Nov. 5 in Kuala Lumpur.
This leg of the tour features a 40-foot gold statue with laser eyes and smoke effects. It's the largest commissioned fine artwork ever incorporated into a live concert production.
Noah Kahan performs onstage on March 16, 2026 in Austin, Texas. (Robin Marchant/Getty Images for Netflix)
Many people have their own thoughts on what the government is and isn't for, but Noah Kahan is hoping Congress may be able to help him out with one specific issue.
It seems that people are continuing to relieve themselves during the "Stick Season" artist's concerts not in the proper facilities, but right there in their own seats.
Back in June, after it was reported that someone had defecated in their seats during his show, Kahan posted, "If you have to poop at a show please dear god just go to the bathroom lmao." Now, a month later, a fan reported that someone used a section at Citi Field as their own personal toilet to urinate into during Kahan's show at the New York City stadium over the weekend.
During his show in Washington, D.C, on Wednesday, Kahan responded to the latest bodily waste incident as part of a bit in his song "Dial Drunk."
While pretending to speak on a payphone, Kahan took a call from "Congress," which informs him that "people have been pissing all over the floor at my shows, as well."
"You guys are ordering by act of Congress that everyone has to wear diapers before they get in? Is that what we've come to?" Kahan continued.
He concluded, "Alright, you heard Congress, f****** put some diapers on next time, y'all."
For what it's worth, Kahan does seem to have some sway when it comes to matters of legislation. He supported a bill to put a cap on ticket resale prices in his home state of Vermont that passed in May, and is also behind a similar bill proposal in Massachusetts.
Kahan is currently on tour in support of his new album, The Great Divide.
At the movie's premiere, Katy said that she made it because she wanted fans who didn't get to attend the tour to be able to experience it. Filmed over two nights in Paris, it documents Katy's eye-popping spectacle of a production, featuring multiple stages, video screens, costumes, dancers, special effects and more. At one point, Katy even flies across the arena on the back of a giant butterfly.
As for the setlist, you'll hear all the hits from "Teenage Dream," "I Kissed a Girl" and "Dark Horse" to "Roar," "Firework" and "The One That Got Away." If you stay for the credits, you'll get a special backstage look at the tour.
The Lifetimes Tour spanned 91 shows across 23 countries and grossed over $134 million; it also raised nearly $265,000 for Katy's Firework Foundation. Producer Daniel E. Catullo III says in a statement, "More than a million fans experienced this tour live, and now millions more will have the opportunity to see it like never before on the big screen ... It’s Katy’s love letter to her fans.”
Etsy x Daisy Chain Fields Collection (Credit: Olivia Parker)
When Olivia Rodrigo was naming her upcoming all-female festival, Daisy Chain Fields, she told ABC's Diane Sawyer that she "had an image in my head of girls sitting underneath a tree, making [daisy chain] flower crowns or friendship bracelets." Now she's making that image a reality.
Olivia is partnering with female-owned Etsy Sellers to create a co-designed line of products called theEtsy x Daisy Chain Fields Collection. Items include flower crowns, embroidered patches, journal kits, beaded jewelry, playing cards and more, all designed to be customized. You can shop the collection at Etsy.com/oliviarodrigo.
"I recently made a video for my song ‘the cure’ using all handmade props and sets which really inspired me. This collection, that I got to create with an incredible group of women, brings to life pieces that fit perfectly into the world of Daisy Chain Fields," says Liv in a statement.
Fans who attend the festival will be able to visit The Etsy Creative Village at Daisy Chain Fields to shop the collection, meet some of the sellers and personalize the items.
Daisy Chain Fields, taking place Aug. 29 at Great Park in Irvine, California, was inspired by Sarah McLachlan's groundbreaking '90s festival Lilith Fair. The lineup includes Olivia, Chappell Roan, Doechii, Bikini Kill, Garbage, Mitski, KATSEYE, The Breeders and more. Special guests will include McLachlan, Stevie Nicks and Karen O.
According to organizers, 100% of the net proceeds from Daisy Chain Fields will benefit nonprofit organizations dedicated to advancing and advocating for women and girls.
Taboo, Apl.de.Ap, Fergie and Will.I.Am perform on stage at the 12th annual MTV Europe Music Awards 2005, November 3, 2005 in Lisbon, Portugal. (Getty Images/Getty Images for MTV)
Two very different songs have both joined YouTube's Billion Views Club.
The video for Black Eyed Peas’ goofy hit “My Humps,” from their 2005 album Monkey Business, has reached 1 billion views. It's the group's third video to hit that milestone, following "Where is the Love" and "RITMO." The video for "I Gotta Feeling" has yet to reach 1 billion.
"My Humps" was originally written by Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am for the Pussycat Dolls, but he changed his mind and gave them "Beep" instead. "My Humps" became their third single from Monkey Business and their second single to hit the top three. The video won an MTV VMA and the song itself won a Grammy.
Meanwhile, the 1987 hit "It Must Have Been Love," by Swedish duo Roxette, has also reached the 1 billion views milestone; it's their first visual to do so. The video includes clips from the 1990 movie Pretty Woman, because a later version of the song, which appeared on that movie's soundtrack, was the one that became a #1 hit in the U.S.
In addition to "It Must Have Been Love," Roxette topped the Billboard Hot 100 with "The Look," "Listen to Your Heart" and "Joyride."
Michelle Branch, 'Everywhere and Back Again' (BMG)
Fans "Everywhere" want to see Michelle Branch in concert.
The "Game of Love" singer recently announced the Everywhere and Back Again Tour, her first headline trek in several years. The entire 20-date run, which starts in September, has already sold out. "I’m so completely overwhelmed by all the love in response to my sold out tour,” Michelle says in a statement.
"It’s any artist’s dream come true to still have fans showing up and caring 25 years in. There’s more to come and I can’t wait for this next chapter.”
On social media on Wednesday, Michelle told fans that she's going to release a limited number of tickets that she'd held back for friends and family so that fans can have them. "If you're friends and family, I'm sorry," she laughed. "I'm releasing these tickets. There's not a lot but we have 'em."
You can sign up for the wait list at MichelleBranch.com and then choose your preferred date to get a chance to access them. Michelle also said there's another leg of the tour coming, which will visit additional cities.
As previously reported, the tour comes in support of Michelle's upcoming Everywhere and Back Again EP, which comes out Nov. 6. It features reimagined versions of her hits, like "Everywhere," "All You Wanted," "Breathe" and more, recorded as collaborations with different artists.
So far, she's released a reworking of "The Game of Love" recorded with New Radicals frontman Gregg Alexander, who co-wrote the tune.
Selena Gomez attends the 2025 Academy Awards (Disney/Scott Kirkland)
Selena Gomez turned 34 on Wednesday, and she took to Instagram to thank fans for their well-wishes.
Alongside a photo of herself blowing out a candle on what looks like a tiramisu in a giant goblet, she wrote, "First, I have to thank you each of you immensely for your support, kindness and all the bday wishes. Every single day I get to create because of all of you. Thank you for always making me the happiest girlie in the world."
She added that her "heart is so full today" because she was also marking the sixth anniversary of her Rare Impact Fund, which works to increase young people's access to mental health resources. "Thank you for believing in this work and for being part of this journey," she wrote.
People magazine noted that Selena's photo was taken in Bologna, Italy, where she's been enjoying a birthday vacation. Her husband, Benny Blanco, wrote in the comments, "i love you."
He added, "hey i’m looking at u in life right now baby." And then he wrote, "wait … i took this pic."
Selena has been in London filming Only Murders in the Building. Benny posted a TikTok about a week ago revealing that he was taking an ocean liner across the Atlantic to visit her, because he's scared of flying. A few days later, Selena posted photos of their reunion.
Ed Sheeran performs on ABC's 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' (Disney/Randy Holmes)
Ed Sheeran and Alex Warren reunited onstage Tuesday night in San Diego.
Ed's official Instagram page has video of him telling the crowd at Petco Park, "I met someone last year who released a song that I was jealous of. I loved the song. And I got in touch with him and I was like, 'We should sing this song together.'"
The person was Alex and the song in question was, of course, his smash hit "Ordinary." The two ended up singing it together at one of Ed's "secret shows" at Coachella in April 2025.
Onstage Tuesday, Ed went on to say that Alex emailed him and asked if he and his family could come to his show in San Diego. "And I said, 'Yes, but I would like to sing.'" The video then cuts to Ed introducing Alex and we see them singing "Ordinary" together.
Ed's concert in San Diego came just a few days after he was an onstage guest at another artist's show. On Monday he joined Shakira at her concert in Brooklyn to sing her hit "Underneath Your Clothes."
Independent record stores across the globe will be holding special record release parties to mark the release of Ariana Grande's new album, petal.
Her official account posted a list of all the stores that are participating, which includes nearly every state in the U.S., as well as stores in Canada, the U.K., Europe, Japan and New Zealand. The events run from July 31 through Aug. 2, so you have to contact your local store to find out the time and date.
Many stores will also be offering giveaways, exclusive merch and vinyls. One store in Long Island, New York, will also be offering a "limited menu of Ariana-inspired matcha drinks."
Petal arrives July 31. So far, she's released the song and video "hate that i made you love me," and has also teased a video for the title track. Meanwhile, her Eternal Sunshine tour's next stop is July 23 in Boston.
How does Charli XCX feel about her burgeoning acting career, which has seen her appear in about seven movies over the past year? Just listen to the lyrics of her new song, "Camera."
The black-and-white video takes place on a movie set, where legendary French actor Vincent Cassel plays a man who just got into a car crash and is then shot to death. But the shoot keeps getting interrupted by makeup artists, phone calls and special effects misfiring. The whole time, Charli sits on top of the camera, controlling the action.
"Do I wanna make music? Am I being f***** stupid/ If I try to be a girl on the screen when I'm turning thirty-four?" Charli sings. "But all I know is how it makes me feel/ When the camera's on."
"I can be anything that I wanna be/ And I can feel the things I don't normally feel/ Yeah, I can finally be totally honest," she continues. "I'm always craving an experience that feels dangerous/ And maybe this is it, maybe it's what I need/ 'Cause it's the only way to feel like I'm not actually me."
"Camera" is the latest release from Charli's new album, Music, Fashion, Film. Ahead of its Friday release, she has announced a new set of cities that will be hosting in-theater listening events Thursday.
"Playing my album again this week in select independent cinemas globally. i think this is a very cute way to hear it," she wrote on Instagram.
Cities include Philadelphia, Indianapolis, Honolulu, and Pasadena and Oakland, California. Visit her website for more information.
Harry Styles' Together, Together tour (Live Nation)
Harry Styles' residency in São Paulo, Brazil, will be temporarily put on pause.
Live Nation Brasil announced on X, "We deeply regret to inform you that the Harry Styles show scheduled for Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at MorumBIS has been canceled due to a health issue on the tour. Tickets for this show will be refunded through the same purchase channel."
The post went on to say that Harry's next scheduled show on Friday isn't affected and ticket holders for Tuesday's show will have an opportunity to purchase tickets for that show "while supplies last."
Harry's residency at São Paulo's MorumBIS started on July 17 and is set to conclude on Friday. He then moves on to a six-night stand in Mexico City.
Whitey Houston Legacy Foundation Auction 2026 (Marc Bryan Brown - Courtesy of The Estate of Whitney E. Houston)
Go ahead: We know you wanna bid with somebody who loves you.
Julien's Auctions has announced that The Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation 2026 Auction will go live Aug. 11 in LA and online at 10 a.m. PT, marking the second year the auction is being held. Proceeds will go to the foundation's work supporting youth from underprivileged backgrounds via scholarships and grants. You can register to bid now.
Among the items up for grabs: Whitney's gold-plated Social Security card, her 9-times RIAA Platinum sales award for "I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)," her luggage, various lots of jewelry and multiple outfits that Whitney either wore onstage, in photo shoots or to special events.
Some of the items will be on display during the Whitney E. Houston Legacy Foundation's 5th Annual Legacy of Love Gala, scheduled to take place in Atlanta on Aug. 8, which would have been her 63rd birthday. Babyface will be the headlining performer at the charity event.
Ronaldinho, Madonna and Ronaldo perform during the Topps Final Halftime Show in the FIFA World Cup 2026 Final match between Spain and Argentina on July 19, 2026 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Carl Recine/Getty Images)
According to Spotify, after Madonna's opening appearance at the show, her song "Music" — performed as a mashup with her new single "Danceteria" — saw a 180% increase in streams. As for Justin, his song "Everything Hallelujah," from his album Swag II, got a major boost, surging 240% after he performed it during the 11-minute extravaganza.
Meanwhile, BTS saw a 105% increase in their song "Dynamite," which they performed with new, football-inspired lyrics. Streams of "Dai Dai," the official World Cup song by Shakira and Burna Boy, increased by 155%.
The biggest winners, however, were British pop superstar Robbie Williams and Italian singer Laura Pausini. Their Official FIFA Anthem, "Desire," hadn't received much attention until they sang it ahead of the game on Sunday alongside Nicole Scherzinger. Following the performance, the song's streams increased by 945%.
Overall, throughout the World Cup, "Dai Dai" earned the most in-tournament streams on Spotify than any other anthem this year. Since June 11, the track has racked up more than 138 million global streams.
