Music notes: Post Malone, Taylor Swift and more

Music notes: Post Malone, Taylor Swift and more

The music video for Post Malone and Ty Dolla $ign’s “Psycho” just surpassed 1 billion views on YouTube. The 2018 song is Posty’s fifth entry in the Billion Views Clubs and Ty Dolla’s third. After Millie Bobby Brown seemingly announced her engagement to Jake Bongiovi using a Taylor Swift “Lover” lyric, Taylor gave her stamp of…Read More…

Rihanna drops $21 million on Matthew Perry’s former LA penthouse

Rihanna drops $21 million on Matthew Perry’s former LA penthouse

ABCIt’s good to be a billionaire. Rihanna has just purchased a huge LA penthouse for $21 million, according to Dirt. Per Dirt, since 2014 Rihanna’s been living in a luxury condo in The Century, a super expensive, prestigious skyscraper in LA. But apparently the three-bedroom, 3,500-square-foot condo isn’t big enough to hold her growing family. So Rih, who’s…Read More…

Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” becomes her third RIAA-certified Diamond single

Lady Gaga’s “Just Dance” becomes her third RIAA-certified Diamond single

Interscope RecordsLady Gaga’s “Just Dance” celebrated its 15th anniversary over the weekend, and now it’s been RIAA-certified Diamond for sales of 10 million copies. This is Gaga’s third Diamond-certified single, after “Bad Romance” and “Poker Face.” In 2014, Gaga became the first female artist to receive the RIAA’s Digital Diamond Award certification, which certifies sales of 10…Read More…

Dream singer Melissa Schuman sues Backstreet’s Nick Carter for sexual assault

Dream singer Melissa Schuman sues Backstreet’s Nick Carter for sexual assault

izuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal/Tribune News Service via Getty ImagesFormer Dream singer Melissa Schuman, who has accused Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter of sexual assault in the past, has filed a lawsuit against him. Schuman first spoke out about the alleged 2003 incident in 2017, but at the time, the statute of limitations had run out. But in January 2023, California passed the…Read More…

Starbucks haters: After fans complain, coffee chain outpost takes down Taylor Swift-centric menu sign

Starbucks haters: After fans complain, coffee chain outpost takes down Taylor Swift-centric menu sign

ABCSome “lonely Starbucks lovers” turned into Starbucks haters when they spotted an insulting Taylor Swift sign outside one of the coffee chain’s locations, which led to an apology from the company.  The Starbucks menu in question attempted to capitalize on Taylor’s recent breakup with Joe Alwyn by asking, “Which Taylor Swift ex are you?” The names of celebrities Taylor…Read More…

Timbaland says new Justin Timberlake album is “done”: “It’s *fun* Justin, nothing too heavy”

Timbaland says new Justin Timberlake album is “done”: “It’s *fun* Justin, nothing too heavy”

Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame)Good news for Justin Timberlake fans: He has a new album coming and apparently it has the same vibe as his 2006 smash FutureSex/LoveSounds. Justin’s longtime friend, collaborator and producer Timbaland tells Variety that he and Justin “just finished up” the singer’s new album and adds, “Everything sounds great. Now it’s really on him how…Read More…

Post Malone-themed fast-food restaurant to open in Utah Thursday

Post Malone-themed fast-food restaurant to open in Utah Thursday

Rocky Maloney/Raising Cane’sAn outpost of the fast-food chain Raising Cane’s, which specializes in chicken fingers, will open its doors in Midvale, Utah, but it’ll be completely different from other franchises — because it’s personally designed by Post Malone. When Posty was growing up in Texas, he enjoyed eating at the Raising Cane’s there, so when he moved to Utah,…Read More…