Selena Gomez spoke about her cosmetics brand Rare Beauty while at the annual TIME100 Summit in New York City on Wednesday, April 24. “I didn't want to really enter the cosmetics world without a mission. It was actually a dream that kind of happened within this brand, and on top of it we were able to make hopefully decent products.” Despite rumors she'll sell the company now that its worth $2 billion, Selena said she has no plans to do so. “I don't think I'm going anywhere. I am enjoying this a little too much,” Selena said.

According to Taylor Swift, Charlie Puth should be a bigger artist, but he's decided his house will have a smaller price tag. The singer's home has been on the market for almost $17 million for more than five months without any takers. It's now up for sale again, this time with different agents and a reduced ask of $14 million.

In celebration of the release of Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville opened a new display honoring the 2023 run of Taylor's Eras Tour shows. Among the featured artwork are posters dedicated to specific concert dates and hundreds of friendship bracelets Taylor was gifted by concertgoers, People reports.

Speaking of Taylor, it seems her boyfriend, Travis Kelce, listened to her new album early. Multiple sources confirmed to People that Travis listened to songs from The Tortured Poets Department before it dropped on April 19. "He is always in awe of her," one of the sources said of Travis' reaction to the new music.
 

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Stagecoach Festival will be taking place April 26-28 in Indio, California, and fans seem to think Beyoncé may show up. 

Billboard reports those in the Beyhive have noticed several clues that suggest Bey's possible appearance at the festival. For one, Cowboy Carter collaborators Brittney Spencer, Post Malone, Tanner Adell, Willie Jones and Willie Nelson have sets at the event.

Another potential clue: A name, Backwoods Barbie, is featured in the lineup and the website, where a link connects to an Instagram account with 15 pictures, and several mentions of Beyoncé and Cowboy Carter.

Posts include photos of Beyoncé in Western attire, and pictures of Dolly Parton and Grace Jones, who respectively appeared on Cowboy Carter and Renaissance. The most recent post displays a map of the Stagecoach Festival grounds. “Catch me on Saturday night at 7pm out in Diplo’s Honky Tonk!” the caption reads.

If that's not all, the account only follows Beyoncé, Parton, Wallen, Diplo, the Stagecoach Festival and restauranteur Guy Fieri. A banner and hauler promoting Cowboy Carter were also seen during Coachella weekend.

"Dj Backwoods Barbie on Ig is def giving very much Beyonce lol we see you gworl," one fan wrote on social media.

Another asked the question, "Hive we at Stagecoach this weekend or nah?!?"

In other Bey news, she sent out another set of flowers, this time to a young fan named Tyler who was captured on video asking his mother questions like, “Where’s Beyoncé?” and “Can I visit Beyoncé?” He also insisted, “Beyoncé is our friend!” 

Tyler's mom shared the news, adding the flowers were sent with a stuffed animal and a note that read, "I see your halo, Tyler." In a DM exchange between the mom and Bey's publicist, Yvette Noel-schure, she was told Bey "loved the video."

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April 24 was declared New Kids on the Block Day by then-Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis back in 1989, and the group and the fans still celebrate it. This year, the 35th anniversary of NKOTB Day, the group has released a new song to mark the occasion.

The song, "A Love Like This," is now available on all streaming platforms. It'll also appear on the guys' new album, Still Kids, due out May 17. In a statement, Donnie Wahlberg says the track is "truly a love letter to our fans." He adds, "We’ve written and recorded a song that speaks to the enduring, evolving and magical relationship that we’ve shared over the past 35 years.”

“There is no us without them, and certainly would be no NKOTB Day without their unconditional love and support," he adds. "This is our special way of giving back to them.”

NKOTB Day also brings an opportunity to get a special deal on four tickets to the group's upcoming Magic Summer 2024 tour at certain venues: it'll cost you $89 plus fees. You can get the Magic Pack of tickets at livenation.com.

The tour, featuring special guests Paula Abdul and DJ Jazzy Jeff, launches June 14 in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio. It's scheduled to wrap up August 25 in Noblesville, Indiana.

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Lauv's first new song and video of 2024, "Potential," shows him coming to terms with his sexuality.

Ahead of the release of the song, Lauv wrote on Instagram, "it’s genuinely a big deal to me, i’ve been writing songs for so long and have always seen myself as someone who was only allowed to be into girls. and then i started opening that up and now i feel just so so so much. and this song is the first one im gonna put out about a boy. so yeah, hope u love."

In the video, Lauv is pulled this way and that by both male and female dancers, until finally he and a male dancer end up embracing. 

Lauv says in an official statement, "'Potential’ is about realizing you have feelings for someone and dreaming about the potential of what it could be. It’s the beginning of my next, most authentic chapter, and I can’t wait to share this and everything that’s coming next.”

In March 2024, Lauv posted on Instagram, "i finally, around age 29 have reopened the door to the part of myself that feels…well…into men. and i don’t know where its gonna go but i think it’s important to talk about because i literally spent A LIFETIME blaming my anxiety & eventual really bad OCD for all my thoughts that had to do with being into men, always shoving it back down."

He added, "But here i am, a few kisses and some fun in, a lot of songs in, and confused as ever but at least so much happier and more comfortable and less anxious because i’ve started to embrace a part of myself that i ran away from for so long."

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In 2023, Nick Jonas' movie The Good Half premiered at the Tribeca Festival. Now it's finally hitting theaters.

The drama will have nationwide sneak preview screenings on July 23 and July 25 in over 900 theaters. Each screening will come with a virtual conversation between Nick and director Robert Schwartzman, moderated by Kiernan Shipka. You can sign up at FathomEvents.com to be notified when tickets become available.

The movie stars Nick as a struggling writer named Renn, who finally has to face his issues when he goes back home to Cleveland to attend the funeral of his mother, played in flashbacks by Elisabeth Shue. 

On the plane trip home, he starts a new relationship with a fellow passenger, played by Alexandra Shipp. But once he arrives, he has to interact with the family he's been avoiding for years: his dad, played by Matt Walsh; his sister, played by Brittany Snow; and his stepdad, played by David Arquette.

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It's hard to keep up with all the records that Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department album keeps breaking.

On April 22, the album became the most streamed in a single week in Spotify history; but as of April 24, it is the first album in Spotify history to hit 1 billion streams in a single week. It actually accomplished that in less than a week: the album's only been out for five days.

A few of the other records the album has broken include being the first in Spotify history to rack up 300 million streams in a single day and the most-streamed album in a single day. Meanwhile, Taylor is now the most-streamed artist in a single day.

Over on the Billboard side of things, The Tortured Poets Department now ranks #5 on the list of the biggest sales weeks for any album in the modern era, which Billboard dates back to 1991, the advent of electronic sales tracking.

Adele still holds the record, with 3.378 million copies in one week for 25, followed by *NSYNC's No Strings Attached with 2.416 million, *NSYNC's Celebrity with 1.878 million and Eminem's The Marshall Mathers LP with 1.76 million. Taylor's album has now sold 1.6 million, but the week isn't over yet.

In addition, Billboard reports that the album's 31 tracks have racked up a combined 602.3 million streams, setting the record for highest single-week streams for an album by a female artist. The only other albums that have scored more streams in a week are both by Drake: 2018's Scorpion and 2021's Certified Lover Boy. 

But Billboard notes that Taylor could still surpass Drake, who called her the "biggest gangster in the music game right now" on his new song “Taylor Made Freestyle.” 

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Nick Carter's little brother Aaron died in November 22 at the age of 34, and in recent years, Nick has been dogged by accusations of sexual assault. Now, both brothers' troubles are being examined in a new four-part docuseries on Investigation Discovery called Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter.

The main focus of the docuseries concerns the accusations against Nick, Aaron's struggles with substance abuse and what happened between the brothers when Aaron decided to publicly support Nick's accusers. The series includes interviews with Melissa Schuman, Ashley Repp and Shay Ruth, the three women who've made accusations against Nick, which he has denied. Among other things, they discuss the backlash they've faced from Nick's fans since they decided to come forward.

Also interviewed is Nick's former girlfriend Kaya Jones, Aaron's former fiancée, Melanie Martin, and members of the Carter family.

Fallen Idols: Nick and Aaron Carter premieres Monday, May 27, and Tuesday, May 28, from 9-11 p.m. ET/PT on Investigation Discovery; it'll also stream on Max.

If you are affected by abuse and needing support, or know someone who is, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or the National Sexual Assault Hotline at 1-800-656-HOPE (4673). You can also chat online at thehotline.org or online.rainn.org, respectively.

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Katy Perry hasn't given a lot of detail about the new music she's been teasing, but at least we now know who one of her collaborators is.

Lu Kala, a Canadian-Congolese singer, posted to Instagram a video of herself hanging out with Katy. In the video, she embraces Lu and says, "She helped me write one of my biggest songs that has yet to come out but it's coming out! Don't say anything! Lu Kala, everyone, Lu Kala! I love you!"

In the caption, Lu wrote, "I was not expecting any of this, wow Thank you @katyperry for letting me be the tiniest part of what you have coming. I can’t wait for the world to hear it." 

In another post featuring photos of her and Katy, Lu noted, "To know me is to know that I’ve been a Katy fan FOREVER!! You can’t spell Pop without @katyperry and as a Pop gurlll, this means the WORLD TO ME!!!! brb, still crying."

In the comments, Lu added, "I’m still in disbelief y’all, if we talking POP MOTHER, it’s HER!!!!?"

As previously reported, Katy recently told Access Hollywood that her upcoming album is "very bright and joyful, like pure joy and fun and playful and celebratory and a party.”

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In January, Miley Cyrus was announced as one of the participants in Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to the Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense, featuring artists of different genres singing songs by Rock & Roll Hall of Famers Talking Heads. At the time, the song that Miley had covered wasn't announced, but now it's official.

Miley has recorded one of Talking Heads' signature songs, 1977's "Psycho Killer." On her Instagram Story, she's posted a snippet of her cover, revealing that she's turned the quirky, new wave tune — written from the perspective of, yes, a psycho killer — into an upbeat dance banger.

Fans suspected that "Psycho Killer" was the song Miley had recorded because in March, a video posted on social media showed her singing the song at Chateau Marmont, complete with new lyrics: "I love you psycho killer/ I’m gonna love you forever/ You know I’ll never run away."

The tribute album, due out May 17, celebrates the 40th anniversary of the release of Jonathan Demme's Stop Making Sense, Talking Heads' legendary 1984 concert film, which is often considered one of the best concert films ever made. In addition to Miley, other artists participating include Paramore, Lorde and the rock band The National, which includes Taylor Swift collaborator Aaron Dessner.

Miley's involvement with the Talking Heads project isn't a surprise since she's friendly with the band's frontman, David Byrne. He guest-starred in her 2023 New Year's Eve special on NBC, joining her for several songs, including a cover of David Bowie's "Let's Dance."

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Ahead of their upcoming Summer Road Trip 2024 tour, Train has released an upbeat new single.

Of "Long Yellow Dress," Train frontman Pat Monahan says, "Have you ever had a dream more real than reality? Me too. There she was in a long yellow dress. Do I know her? It’s obvious that I’m supposed to find her so I can’t stop looking. She’s out there somewhere."

The band plans to give the song its live debut at their upcoming performance at London's Royal Albert Hall on April 30. The show, part of Train's first U.K. tour in seven years, will be recorded and released as Train Live at Royal Albert Hall this summer.

After touring the U.K. and Europe, Train returns to the U.S. for the Summer Road Trip 2024 tour, a co-headlining trek with REO Speedwagon that starts July 8 in Somerset, Wisconsin. It's currently scheduled through a September 11 show in Phoenix, Arizona.

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Billie Eilish's upcoming album HIT ME HARD AND SOFT is her third album, but she says it's a throwback to her first one.

“I feel like this album is me,” she tells Rolling Stone. “It’s not a character. It feels like the When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go? version of me. It feels like my youth and who I was as a kid.”

“It was the best time of my life," Billie says of her debut album.

“This whole process has felt like I’m coming back to the girl that I was," she adds of making HIT ME HARD AND SOFT. "I’ve been grieving her. I’ve been looking for her in everything, and it’s almost like she got drowned by the world and the media. I don’t remember when she went away.”

The album's also meant to be experienced as a whole, FINNEAS says, so Billie isn't releasing any singles.

"Every single time an artist I love puts out a single without the context of the album, I’m just already prone to hating on it," she says. "I really don’t like when things are out of context. This album is like a family: I don’t want one little kid to be in the middle of the room alone.”

Rolling Stone notes that one track sure to inspire questions is "Lunch," described as a "bass-heavy banger" about Billie crushing on a girl. 

Regarding her sexuality, which became a headline in 2023, Billie tells Rolling Stone, "That song was actually part of what helped me become who I am, to be real. I wrote some of it before even doing anything with a girl, and then wrote the rest after. I’ve been in love with girls for my whole life, but I just didn’t understand, until last year..."

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After appearing on the two biggest albums of 2024, Post Malone is now branching out into his very own universe.

Post is creating what's described as an all new "IP (intellectual property) universe" based on his own original story. To bring it to life, he's partnered with Vault Comics and Platinum Dunes, the production company by director Michael Bay and Brad Fuller that brought you A Quiet Place, the Purge films and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan, among other projects. 

The story is set in medieval times and involves an armored 18-wheeler sent back from the future to battle a horde of demons threatening to take over Europe. "I’m so pumped to share this bad*** story with the world, and I couldn’t ask for better partners than Michael Bay and Vault to help bring this story to life,” Post says in a statement.

The story will first arrive through Vault in 2025 as a graphic novel, which will then lead to a feature film.

 “I love working with talented people, and Post Malone is incredibly gifted,” says Bay, who's directed blockbusters like the Transformers films, Armageddon, The Rock and Bad Boys I and II. “I am excited to work with him on such an intriguing idea, and when you add Vault to the mix, it raises the bar to another level. This new IP is just what the graphic world needs right now.”

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Teddy Swims has just announced a new leg of his I've Tried Everything But Therapy tour, kicking off in September in Reno, Nevada, and Teddy says he's expecting fans of all ages to come see him.

Speaking about his fans, Teddy told ABC Audio a few months ago, "They're the best. [At my shows], everybody's lovin' on somebody, there's an 8-year-old there and there's an 80-year-old ... everybody. Every shape, size, color, it's every demographic, man. We love it."

The new tour dates kick off September 6 in Reno, with this leg scheduled to wrap up October 21 at House of Blues in Anaheim, California. Tickets go on sale April 26 at 10 a.m. local time; visit TeddySwims.com for full dates and information.

Of course, a highlight of Teddy's live shows is his performance of his smash hit "Lose Control." But according to Teddy, fans have been treating the song like a hit single long before it ever made the charts.

"When we first started playing 'Lose Control' live, people were singing that song, you know?" he told ABC Audio. "And then when I play it even now, I don't think, like, live-wise, it's changed at all. 'Cause it was a hit at my first time singing it and it's still a hit when I'm singing it the next time." 

As previously reported, Teddy will release a deluxe edition of his album I've Tried Everything But Therapy (Part 1), called (Part 1.5), on April 26. It features four new songs.

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Katy Perry's fiancé, Orlando Bloom, is the star of a new show called Orlando Bloom: To the Edge, which features the British actor doing scary, death-defying stunts like sky-diving and free rock climbing. And Katy says she's supportive of all this, but enough already.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight, Katy says that when Orlando was filming the show, "Oh my gosh, I was like, 'I need a ginger ale. My stomach was turning!'" She adds, "Every time he called me I was just thanking God. At the end of the day he gives me a call when they're shooting those things. It was like, 'There it is! It's his number.'"

"I can't stop him, and I just want to let him know, 'Honey, I'm impressed and I'm proud of you,'" she joked. "'I'm so impressed with you. Please don't ever do this again. If that was all to impress me, you did it. Now stop.'"

Orlando will probably have to stay home in the future, since Katy has plans for new music and possibly a world tour. After all, someone has to stay home and watch their daughter, Daisy.

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Music videos by Dua Lipa and Tyla will be screened at the upcoming Tribeca Festival, which will take place in New York City June 5-16. Dua's clip for "Illusion" and Tyla's video for "Water" are among the 10 videos being screened. Visuals by Bad Bunny, Conan Gray, The Black Crowes and Zach Bryan are among the other festival selections.

"Espresso" has become Sabrina Carpenter's first top-10 hit on the Billboard Hot 100, and she celebrated the milestone with a note of gratitude to her fans on her Instagram Story. "Thank You Coffee Loverssssssss," she wrote, along with a screen grab of the story announcing her achievement.

Taylor Swift's The Tortured Poets Department continues to break records. It's sold 700,000 copies just on vinyl, breaking the record for the largest sales week for an album on vinyl since 1991, when data company Luminate began tracking sales electronically. It breaks the previous record of 693,000 copies, set by 1989 (Taylor's Version) in 2023.

Speaking of Taylor, she released a new YouTube Shorts video that features behind-the-scenes footage of the creation of The Tortured Poets Department. In the video, Taylor is seen in the studio recording the album. There's also footage of her posing for some of the album's official photographs. "A fortnight making TTPD ... Brought to you by YouTube Shorts #ForAFortnightChallenge," the video's description reads.

A trailer for Jennifer Lopez's new film Atlas is now available. The sci-fi movie features JLo as Agent Atlas, who's trying to stop the world's first "AI terrorist," played by Simu Liu.

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