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After topping the Billboard Hot 100 and winning a Grammy, Bruno Mars and Lady Gaga's duet "Die With a Smile" has hit another milestone.

The video for the song, which shows Bruno and Lady Gaga wearing '60s-style outfits and performing the song in an old-fashioned TV studio, has just hit 1 billion views on YouTube. This is Gaga's fourth video to rack up 1 billion views, following "Poker Face," "Bad Romance" and "Shallow."

It's Bruno's 10th billion-view video, including two songs on which he's a featured artist: "Uptown Funk" with Mark Ronson and "APT." with ROSÉ. As for his own videos, the ones that have hit 1 billion views or more include "Just the Way You Are," "Grenade," "When I Was Your Man," "Locked Out of Heaven," "That's What I Like," "24K Magic" and "The Lazy Song."

"Die With a Smile" appears on Gaga's album MAYHEM. She's been playing a shortened version of it during her recent concerts.

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Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco have released many different versions of their album, I Said I Love You First, so what's one more?

Selena announced on Instagram April 30 that the deluxe version of the album, called I Said I Love You First ... And You Said It Back, will be out May 2. "There are some new songs, some favorites you might recognize, and reimagined songs from the original album. Can’t wait for you to hear them!" she wrote.

She also tagged rapper GloRilla, the band Cigarettes After Sex and the artist DJ Sliink, indicating that they might be featured on the record.

Selena wrote, "Oh, and don’t forget to pick out your prom outfit…Talk video out tomorrow night at 9pm PT!!"

Selena had previously teased the "Talk" video on Instagram: a clip shows her and Benny cruising in the back of a car in formal wear. "Talk," which interpolates the song "Never There" by the band CAKE, was also teased ahead of the album's release, but so far it's only appeared in an ad for the iPhone 16e.

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Back in 1996, Walmart refused to carry Sheryl Crow's album because it included a song that mentioned people killing each other with guns they bought at the retail chain. But she says the response to one of her more recent political statements involved actual guns.

Sheryl made headlines in February when she posted an Instagram video of her Tesla being towed away, and wrote that she'd sold it and donated the money to NPR due to it being "under threat by President [Elon] Musk."

"There comes a time when you have to decide who you are willing to align with," she added.

Speaking to Variety, Sheryl compared the response to the Tesla video by the far right to its response to the 1996 Walmart incident.

"This feels different, because when I came out against Walmart carrying guns, not everybody was armed — and certainly I didn’t live in Tennessee, where everybody is armed," she says.

"So yeah, there was a moment where I actually really felt very afraid: A man got on my property, in my barn, who was armed," she continued. "It doesn’t feel safe when you’re dealing with people who are so committed.”

Given that, Variety asked her if she'd post the same Tesla video now.

“I can’t help it,” she says. “I feel like I’m fighting for my kids. Also, that’s the way I was raised. There have been times when it hasn’t really been fun, but I follow my Atticus Finch dad; I’m very similar to him if I see something that seems unfair, you know?”

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TV singing competition shows have been around for so many years, it's inevitable that some of today's pop stars would have tried out for some of them. Take Chappell Roan, for example: She failed auditions for both The Voice and America's Got Talent.

Chappell covers W magazine's new Pop Issue, on stands May 13, and she recalls in her cover story trying out for America's Got Talent at age 13. "We flew to Austin, Texas, and waited in line with thousands of people at 4 a.m.," she tells the mag. "I sang 'True Colors,' by Cyndi Lauper. Did not make it."

For The Voice, Chappell says, "I was 15 and I sang 'Stay,' by Rihanna. ... [T]he producer or whoever the f*** was watching did not even look up from his phone. He was like, 'Okay, next.' And I went up there and sang a cappella, the scariest thing ever. He never really looked at me."

Of course, Chappell had the last laugh. She's now a global superstar with a Grammy for best new artist. By the way, some other now-famous singers who failed auditions for singing competition shows include Bebe Rexha, Maren Morris, Halsey and Colbie Caillat.

Elsewhere in the interview, Chappell reveals that the song that makes her cry is Bonnie Raitt's "I Can't Make You Love Me," that her pet peeve is name-dropping and that her first kiss came at age 15 in her parents' driveway.

"I made the move," she says of that smooch. "I usually make the first move! We had been seeing each other, going on dates every weekend for a month, and I was like, it’s time to kiss. It was fun. But I would say that kissing girls is funner."

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Will it feel like we're listening for the very first time? Lorde has announced that her new album is called Virgin.

The album, the follow-up to 2021's Solar Power, is due out June 27 and is available for preorder now. The cover shows what it would look like if you X-rayed someone's pelvic area while they were wearing jeans and a belt: You see the pelvic bone, but also the darker outline of the belt buckle, and the snap and zipper on the jeans.

The track list is unknown. However, Lorde has already released the first single, "What Was That," along with a video shot in New York City. According to her record label, it became her first #1 on Spotify in the U.S. since "Royals."

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It's April 30, and you know what that means: "It's gonna be May."

To celebrate the popular *NSYNC meme — based on the way Justin Timberlake pronounces the word "me" in their song "It's Gonna Be Me" — Joey Fatone and Lance Bass have teamed up to promote a one-day-only May 1 discount at Great Wolf Lodge resorts nationwide. 

In an Instagram video, Joey attempts to get Lance to say "It's gonna be May" as they visit a Great Wolf Lodge location, but Lance blows him off. "No way," he tells Joey. "Alright, look, that bit is sooo tired. What are we, a GIF from 2012? That song's like 25 years old."

As the two are shown enjoying all the resort's attractions, like waterslides, lazy rivers and zip lines, Joey continually attempts to say "It's gonna be May" and Lance keeps shutting him up. Finally, Lance decides he's having so much fun that he'll agree to say it, but Joey waits until they both get drenched by a giant bucket of water to yell the catchphrase. 

The May 1 discount offers families up to 51% off stays through the summer, if you use the code BEMAY. to book. Visit greatwolf.com for more details.

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Katy Perry's been getting dragged online big time over the last couple of weeks, both over her participation in the Blue Origin mission to space, and for her dance moves on her current Lifetimes tour. But Katy wants her fans to know that she's unbothered, even if she is being treated like a "human piñata."

On Instagram, a fan account documented a billboard that Katy's fans banded together to put up in New York's Times Square congratulating her on the tour. It read, in part, "We are so proud of you and your musical journey and love you to the moon and back!"

In the comments section, Katy responded, "I’m so grateful for you guys. We’re in this beautiful and wild journey together."

She went on to say, "Please know I am ok, I have done a lot work around knowing who I am, what is real and what is important to me. My therapist said something years ago that has been a game changer, 'no one can make you believe something about yourself that you don’t already believe about yourself' and if I ever do have any feelings about it, then it’s an opportunity to investigate the feeling underneath it."

She concluded, "When the 'online' world tries to make me a human Piñata, I take it with grace and send them love, cause I know so many people are hurting in so many ways and the internet is very much so a dumping ground for unhinged and unhealed."

"What’s real is seeing your faces every night, singing in unison, reading your notes, feeling your warmth. I find people to lock eyes and sing with and I know we are healing each other in a small way when I get to do that."

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Barbra Streisand has lined up quite a star-studded group of artists to sing with her on her new album, The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two.

Ariana Grande, Hozier, Sam Smith and Mariah Carey are among the starts who join the music legend on the album, along with Laufey, country star Tim McGraw, Josh Groban, Seal, James Taylor and rock icons Paul McCartney and Bob Dylan. The album will be out June 27, but is available for preorder now.

In a statement, Streisand says, "I’ve always loved singing duets with gifted artists. They inspire me in unique and different ways…and make our time in the studio a joy! My new album ... gave me the chance to work and play with some of my old friends, label mates, and new artists too."

"I admire all of them… and I hope that you’ll enjoy listening to our collaborations as much as I enjoyed recording with all of my wonderful partners,” she says.

The first single from the album is Barbra's duet with Hozier, a version of the classic song "The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face," made famous in a 1972 recording by the late Roberta Flack.

Hozier says in a statement, “Barbra Streisand is one of the most enduring and iconic vocalists of our time, and somebody who defined an era with the sheer force of her voice, her talent, charisma and vision. To be asked to join her on a duet was a huge honor and came as a wonderful and welcome surprise."  He calls the tune "one of the most beautiful love songs ever written."

Here's the track list for The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two, which is the follow-up to the diva's 2014 album, Partners:

"The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face" with Hozier
"My Valentine" with Paul McCartney
"To Lose You Again" with Sam Smith
"The Very Thought of You" with Bob Dylan
"Letter to My 13 Year Old Self" with Laufey
"One Heart, One Voice" with Mariah Carey & Ariana Grande
"I Love Us" with Tim McGraw
"Secret O’ Life" with James Taylor
"Fragile" with Sting
"Where Do I Go From You?" with Josh Groban
"Love Will Survive" with Seal

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98 Degrees have entered The Upside Down.

The boy band has released a new song called "Stranger Things (Have Happened)," from their upcoming album Full Circle. If the title of the song immediately makes you think of a certain hit Netflix show, group member Jeff Timmons confirms that it's a deliberate reference.

"Like the TV show, [the song] combines old with the new, mixing vintage synth sounds with modern production, while also showcasing smooth melodies and the lush harmonies 98 Degrees is best known for," he says in a statement, adding, "The fans are going to LOVE IT!”

As for Full Circle, it's due out May 9, and will feature five new songs, along with re-recordings of their biggest hits, including "I Do (Cherish You)," "The Hardest Thing," "Invisible Man" and "Give Me Just One Night (Una Nocha)." Just like Taylor Swift did, the group has re-recorded the songs to regain full ownership of them.

On May 10, the day after the album's release, 98 Degrees will be doing an in-store signing at Barnes & Noble on New York City's Fifth Avenue.

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Even though Charli XCX is finishing up her Brat arena tour, and has plenty of European music festivals on her schedule, she's still finding time to close movie deals for herself.

Variety reports that Charli will star in and produce the next movie from Takashi Miike, a legendary Japanese director of horror films. According to Variety, he's directed over 100 films since 1991 in a variety of genres, but he's best known for depicting extreme violence in movies like Audition and Ichi the Killer.

The plot of the film isn't available, but Charli is making it through her own Studio365 production company, which is also making the movie The Moment, based on her original idea, for A24.

As Variety notes, this is just the latest in an extremely long list of movie projects that the "Guess" singer is involved in. She's also appearing in the films 100 Nights of Hero, Erupcja, Faces of Death, I Want Your Sex, Sacrifice and The Gallerist, working with co-stars like Natalie Portman, Emma Corrin, Jenna Ortega, Olivia Wilde and Da'Vine Joy Randolph.

On the TV side, Charli also has an executive producer credit on the new Prime Video series Overcompensating, which has just received a Gotham Television Award nomination for breakthrough comedy series.

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