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Lyndsey Parker
John Legend on the ‘urgency’ of ‘60s music: ‘As soon as [kids] turned 18, they could be sent to Vietnam — unless they had bone spurs’
The musician and activist also notes, “The interesting part about people saying that celebrities should just shut up is that the ones that are criticizing me often voted for the guy that hosted 'Celebrity Apprentice.'"
Jon Wiederhorn
The exclusive oral history of Nirvana's debut album 'Bleach'
We celebrate the 30th anniversary of one of the most groundbreaking grunge albums by presenting an overview of the birth of Nirvana and the creation of their debut full-length.
Harper's Bazaar
Emma Stone Just Met Her Idol Baby Spice and We're Jealous AF
"When Emma met Emma. 2become1"
Complex
Chris Brown Suggests His Account Was Hacked Following IG Comments About Karrueche and Victor Cruz
"The lengths people go through to be a fake ass bitch!" the singer wrote.
Rolling Stone
Hear Zara Larsson Guest on New BTS Single ‘A Brand New Day’
The track will appear in the K-Pop group's upcoming mobile game
Lyndsey Parker
The Drums’ Jonny Pierce: ‘Being gay literally saved my life’
Onstage at his first Pride performance, Pierce told the audience, “I used to pray not to be gay. Now I pray to be more gay. Gay is good.”
Entertainment Tonight
Taylor Swift Reveals Her New Album Is Titled 'Lover,' Announces Release Date and Next Single
The singer dropped all-new information about her upcoming seventh album via Instagram Stories on Thursday.
Complex
Nipsey Hussle to Be Honored Posthumously With Humanitarian Award at 2019 BET Awards
The event will also include a Nipsey tribute performance featuring DJ Khaled, YG, and John Legend.
Rolling Stone
Mary J. Blige to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honor at 2019 BET Awards
Singer-actress will accept award later this month during live telecast
Entertainment Weekly
Spice Girls are bringing girl power back to the big screen with new animated movie
Spice Girls animated movie is being developed by Paramount
The Daily Beast
Taylor Swift and Katy Perry End Five-Year Feud on Instagram: ‘Peace at Last’
Photo illustration by The Daily Beast / Photos Getty and InstagramNo more bad blood between Taylor Swift and Katy Perry, according to Perry’s latest Instagram post. The “Roar” singer shared a photo of a plate of chocolate chip cookies bearing the phrase “PEACE AT LAST” in red frosting. She tagged Swift and captioned the shot “feels good” followed by a heart emoji. It’s safe to assume that Swift probably baked the cookies—she enthusiastically reminds people of her love of the domestic pastime whenever the opportunity arises. The plate was also decorated with rainbow sprinkle-adorned peace signs. If we somehow still didn’t get the message, the photo’s location is tagged “Let’s Be Friends.” The post marks the end of a five-year feud between the pop stars that began with a messy dispute over backup dancers. Basically, Swift hired dancers for her Red tour who had previously danced for Perry. Those dancers allegedly left a few months into the tour to join Perry on her Prism tour. Swift told her side of the story, without naming Perry, in a Rolling Stone interview in 2014. “She did something so horrible,” Swift told Rolling Stone. “She basically tried to sabotage an entire arena tour. She tried to hire a bunch of people out from under me.” Until that point, they had been friends, or at least friends in the sense that they posed for pictures together at awards shows. This Katy Perry and Taylor Swift Feud Is So Damn TiringPerry’s post (to which Swift replied with a barrage of heart emojis) has given fans reason to believe they have finally buried the hatchet. But the saccharine reconciliation feels a little too familiar. In fact, the famous frenemies had already reconciled, on Instagram no less, when Perry sent Swift a literal olive branch on the opening night of her Reputation tour last May. So why post about their renewed friendship now, a year after the feud supposedly ended? Well, both Swift and Perry are in the process of releasing new music. In April, Swift released the single “Me!” and corresponding music video, a colorful collaboration with Panic! At the Disco’s Brandon Urie. The video was packed with Easter eggs teasing her upcoming album. Perry also released a single, titled “Never Really Over,” in May. Both releases essentially flopped; “Me!” is the first lead single from a Taylor Swift album not to hit No. 1 on the charts in its first week, according to Vulture. And “Never Really Over," touted as Perry’s comeback, failed to inspire any buzz. The timing of the friendship cookie picture, guaranteed to leave the internet reeling, is, uh, interesting. This wouldn’t be the first time Swift’s heavily publicized feuds with fellow celebrities aligned with the release of new music. She first spoke about the backup dancer dispute in Rolling Stone while promoting her album 1989, describing it as the inspiration behind the song “Bad Blood.” The “Bad Blood” music video featured Swift’s roster of supermodel BFFs (and, for some reason, Mariska Hargitay) clad in dominatrix apparel and dangling nunchucks. It was an immediate hit when it premiered in 2015. For the release of her Reputation album in 2017, Swift once again embraced drama, this time targeting Kim Kardashian and Kanye West. The Taylor Swift/Kanye West feud is Shakespearian in its length and complexity, but essentially, it came to a head in 2016 when Kardashian, in defense of her husband, accused Swift of being a “snake.” Rather than brushing the insult off, Swift decided to make it a defining aspect of her brand. She released Reputation’s lead single, “Look What You Made Me Do,” as a petty, spiteful declaration that the “old Taylor” was dead and the new Taylor, apparently, was very into reptiles. In the single’s music video, she sits in a throne wearing diamond-encrusted serpentine jewelry as live snakes slither around her. Of course, her merch was all snake-themed, and at the climax of her Reputation concert, she was joined on stage by a gigantic inflatable cobra. As for Wednesday’s reconciliation Instagram post, maybe there is a collaboration between the two pop stars in the works. Or maybe Swift is finally ready to put catty celebrity feuds in her past. She is 30 now, after all. But knowing Swift, it’s probably the former. Subtlety may not be her strong suit, but she sure has powerful marketing instincts. Read more at The Daily Beast.Get our top stories in your inbox every day. Sign up now!Daily Beast Membership: Beast Inside goes deeper on the stories that matter to you. Learn more.
Lyndsey Parker
A ‘progressive twist’: Country star Kelsea Ballerini picks R&B tune on ‘Songland’
Looking to challenge herself and branch out, Ballerini chose an 'Empire' songwriter's tune as her next single instead of a safer choice.
People
Katy Perry and Taylor Swift Declare 'Peace at Last' with Cookies — Is a Collaboration in the Works?
Katy Perry and Taylor Swift Excite Fans Over a Possible Collaboration
Complex
Miley Cyrus Issues Apology Over Controversial Hip-Hop Comments From 2017
"I f*cked up and I sincerely apologize."
Yahoo Entertainment Staff
The It List: 'Speed' celebrates 25 years, Leo DiCaprio's 'Ice on Fire' premieres, Madonna drops 'Madame X' and the best in pop culture the week of June 10, 2019
The It List is Yahoo’s weekly look at the best in pop culture, including movies, music, TV, streaming, games, books, podcasts and more. Here are our picks for June 10-16, including the best deals we could find for each.
Suzy Byrne
Chris Cornell's daughter takes leave from college to address 'mental and emotional health,' points finger at people 'gossiping about me'
Chris Cornell’s eldest child, Lily Cornell Silver, is taking a break from college to tend to her mental and emotional well-being.
Lyndsey Parker
Pregnant dancer wows on ‘SYTYCD’: ‘Just because you're having a baby doesn't mean you should stop doing what you love’
Korra Obidi brought new meaning to the term “hot mama” when she auditioned with a very pregnant belly — and never let the fact that she was dancing for two slow her down.
Lyndsey Parker
The Geto Boys’ Bushwick Bill dead at age 52
After several conflicting reports, it has now been confirmed that the pioneering rapper has died after a battle with stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
Rolling Stone
Watch Taron Egerton and Elton John Surprise Fans With ‘Your Song’
The duet took place during the Farewell Yellow Brick Road tour
Chris Willman
Zedd Responds to Matthew Koma at Length, Calls Charges ‘Obviously Not True’
Zedd, the producer and star DJ who's spent the last few days under fire, still isn't returning it — but he did issue a very controlled, polite and lengthy statement via social media, defending himself against singer Matthew Koma's accusations that he takes credit for others' work. "I just wanted to let my fans know […]
TheBlast
Céline Dion Brings Her Kids on Stage, Pays Tribute to Her Husband in Final Vegas Show
Céline Dion ended her 16-year run in Las Vegas by making it a family affair. The prolific singer’s children — 18-year-old René-Charles and 8-year-old twins Nelson and Eddy — appeared on stage at the end of the night to present her with flowers as she blew kisses to the crowd. Earlier in the night, Dion […] The post Céline Dion Brings Her Kids on Stage, Pays Tribute to Her Husband in Final Vegas Show appeared first on The Blast.
Lyndsey Parker
Ska legends the Specials on why their Brexit-era comeback album ‘has connected at a very unfortunate time’
Frontman Terry Hall admits he gets déjà vu “every single day” when he sees what’s going on in the world right now: “It’s actually got a lot worse."
Suzy Byrne
Miranda Lambert opens up about being stepmom to an infant: 'A whole new journey'
If the country singer had any hesitations about marrying Brendan McLoughlin at the same time that he welcomed a baby with another woman, she’s not letting on.
Pitchfork
Listen to BTS and Charli XCX’s New Song “Dream Glow”
From the soundtrack to the K-pop group’s new mobile game “BTS WORLD”
Associated Press
'Dr. John,' funky New Orleans 'night-tripper' musician, dies
Dr. John, the New Orleans singer and piano player who blended black and white musical styles with a hoodoo-infused stage persona and gravelly bayou drawl, died Thursday, his family said. In a statement released through his publicist, the family said Dr. John, who was born Mac Rebennack, died "toward the break of day" of a heart attack. "Dr. John was a true Louisiana legend," Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards said in a statement.

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