You've heard of black eyes? Well, check out Teddy Swims' new black ears.
Last year Teddy said that when it came to adding to his already impressive collection of tattoos, he was "done with his face" — but apparently he didn't mean it. On May 6, he reposted a video on Instagram of his tattoo artist's latest handiwork: the tops of both his ears are now completely black.
One ear is also black halfway down to the outer edge; the other ear has two stripes farther down. "That ear is p*****," he captioned the video.
Teddy has also added floral patterns extending from his ears onto his cheeks, and his tattoo artist, Sascha, even showed where he personally signed his work on Teddy's face.
"Had an absolute blast! You're an angel bro!" Teddy captioned his Story, addressing the artist.
Shots fired, Jelly Roll.
Teddy told MTV last year that his most meaningful tattoo is the one on his forehead that says, "Home at last." He got it after his grandfather passed away.
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In March, Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder praised Taylor Swift for the "galvanizing and powerful" community she's created for her fans, noting, "It reminded me of punk rock crowds." In a new interview, Vedder and his Pearl Jam bandmate Jeff Ament are continuing to praise Taylor for the way she puts out music.
While discussing how Taylor creates excitement on the Eras Tour by playing "surprise songs" each night, Vedder told The Bill Simmons Podcast, "She's an artist who's respectful of her audience. And I know from my daughter that she's really kinda incredible at planting these hidden codes that [fans] can pick up. And it activates all those people that are listening and has them involved, and I think it's done in a very creative way."
"The other thing that she has working well for her is that she's incredibly prolific," the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer continued. "So she's able to just keep putting out music and putting out music."
Meanwhile, Ament praised Taylor's decision to work with Aaron Dessner from The National, as well as Bon Iver. "I think she's not afraid to change, and change in a way that maybe is kinda anti-pop in some ways ... I'll have to give her huge props for that."
Ament noted it's likely only Michael Jackson, The Beatles and Elvis Presley have ever been in the same place she has in terms of popularity and impact, and he wondered how she's able to deal with it.
"She's a really good person. I also hear that she handles stress really well, so that'll come in handy," Vedder replied.
When asked if Pearl Jam could get Taylor onstage for a duet, Ament joked, "I may be able to get Jason Kelce."
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Doja Cat prepared for the "Sleeping Beauties" Met Gala theme a bit early. On Sunday, May 5, Doja was spotted wearing what appeared to be a dress designed to look like bed linens. Wrapped in the white sheet, Doja made a trip to a Cartier store with fashion designer Guram Gvasalia. She posted about the outing on Instagram.
Amazon Music is giving Dua Lipa fans a brand-new way to listen to her newest album, Radical Optimism. A track-by-track playlist experience infused with commentary from Dua is now available to stream on the platform. With the new playlist, which includes excerpts from Dua's interview with Zach Sang, fans can go behind the scenes of Dua's songwriting process and learn the meaning behind the track "Maria."
Two major pop queens met up over the weekend. Janet Jackson stopped by Kylie Minogue's Las Vegas residency show on Saturday, May 4. Janet posted pictures with Kylie to her Instagram. "So glad I got the chance to see my friend @kylieminogue perform tonite," she captioned her post.
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Jennifer Lopez will walk the red carpet at the 2024 Met Gala on May 6, and while she's focused on that, she's also making plans for the summer. Specifically, she wants to convince her twins, Max and Emme, to join her on her upcoming tour.
"I feel like this is the last time that I'll get to do something like this with them," J-Lo told GMA. "They're 16, and next time they're gonna be like, 'No, Mom.'"
She said she's still "negotiating" with her kids about when they'll join her on the road, but she's hoping it'll be for the month of July. Her tour runs from June through August in support of her latest album, This Is Me... Now.
"I'm gonna use the last little bit of force I have on them to be like, 'You have to come at least for a little while,'" she added. "Hopefully they'll acquiesce to that."
As for the Met Gala, Jennifer — who's one of the star-studded event's co-chairs — wouldn't dish on her dress, except to say that she's "barely" able to walk in it. "The Met Gala looks ... it's not about comfort," she laughed.
Jennifer also talked about her upcoming movie, Atlas, in which she stars as a data analyst who must overcome her distrust for artificial intelligence, and other people, to survive. She said reading the script made her "sob at the end."
"My character is disconnected ... hasn't let anybody in. Doesn't trust AI, doesn't trust people, feels they always disappoint. And little by little, this AI kind of chips away at her, chips away at her soul," she said. "Together, they kind of become more human."
Atlas begins streaming on Netflix on May 24.
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Britney Spears took to Instagram on May 6 to state once and for all that she did not have a "breakdown" at the Chateau Marmont, as has been reported.
"I honestly wish my life was as wild as it has been portrayed !!! Either way, some s*** actually has happened to my foot and I might have to get surgery ... fingers crossed, hopefully not," she wrote. On May 3, she'd posted footage of her swollen foot, which she explained she'd sprained at the hotel on May 2.
Explaining why she was photographed clutching a pillow, barefoot and half dressed outside the hotel, Britney said, "But I feel that I was harassed and gaslit and tricked to go on the street when my car was supposed to be there !!! I was in my pajamas and yes, I had been crying because I hurt my foot !!! No breakdown !!! I’m a grown a** woman who is actually very naive in most situations !!! I am simply embarrassed they got me in my damn pajamas !!!"
"I don’t feel loved … I feel mistreated !!!" she concluded, adding that she was going to "treat myself this week!!!" Despite her injured foot, she posted footage of herself going horseback riding.
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"Fortnight" means two weeks, and that's officially now long Taylor Swift's song of the same name has been the #1 track in the country.
The first single from The Tortured Poets Department has held onto the top spot of the Hot 100 for a second week, though she wasn't able to maintain her total chart domination. On April 29, as previously reported, the entire top 14 was made up of songs from Taylor's new album. As of May 6, she's "only" got three songs in the top 10: "Fortnight," plus "I Can Do It With a Broken Heart" at #9 and "Down Bad" at #10.
In fact, the top five is now made up of three artists who've never been there before: Sabrina Carpenter's "Espresso" is #4; Tommy Richman's "Million Dollar Baby" is #2; Shaboozey's "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" is #3. Shaboozey is also featured on Beyoncé's album Cowboy Carter.
Plus, Benson Boone's "Beautiful Things" and Teddy Swims' "Lose Control," which peaked at #2 and #1 earlier this year, respectively, are both back in the top 10. Hozier's "Too Sweet," which topped the chart two weeks ago, is at #7.
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In 2015, Justin Bieber topped the chart with "Love Yourself," which was co-written by Ed Sheeran. But when his pals asked Ed why he gave away a hit song, he had to remind them they thought it was lame.
According to Page Six, during a concert in Florida on May 3, Ed performed "Love Yourself" and spoke about the song's backstory. “I was writing a lot of songs about a lot of different things, and I wrote this song and honestly, I played it to people and they went, ‘Meh,'" Ed told the crowd.
He revealed that when he played it for Justin Bieber, Justin said he wanted it. "I went 'Cool, have it,' and then it got very big," Ed laughed. And when his friends asked him why he gave Justin the song, Ed said he replied, "You told me it wasn’t good!"
While in Florida, Ed attended the Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix and posted footage on his Instagram of Formula 1 driver George Russell driving him around the track at top speed, which totally freaked him out.
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We finally know when Camila Cabello's new album will arrive.
She announced the news on Instagram on April 6: The project titled C, XOXO will be out June 28. The cover shows Camila licking a blue lollipop, which has turned her tongue blue. There's also an explicit content warning sticker on the cover.
So far, the only song we've heard from C, XOXO is the single "I LUV IT." It's available for preorder now.
Speaking to Paper magazine, Camila said of the album, "This is the most confident I've been. I've learned from all of those times where I've been like, 'Okay, maybe I listened to that person and I wavered a little bit.' I tried to see what didn't feel good. And I didn't do it again.”
Camila also told Apple Music's Zane Lowe that she's playing a character on the album that her new aesthetic — blonde hair and what she calls "the baby pink color, the lip gloss" — has helped her create. She said, "[It's] my villain arc. My hyper-femme villain arc."
C, XOXO is the follow-up to Camila's 2022's Familia.
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Billie Eilish is taking her new album, HIT ME HARD AND SOFT, to arenas before her tour even launches.
The Oscar-winning star has scheduled two album listening parties: one in New York City and one in LA. The New York one will take place at Barclays Center in Brooklyn on May 15; the LA event is set for the Kia Forum on May 16. The album comes out May 17.
Fans can request up to two tickets for the event via Ticketmaster through May 7 at 9 a.m. PT. Confirmations will be sent out on May 10. Billie encourages fans to take public transportation to the parties to reduce greenhouse gas pollution.
Billie's actual tour starts in September and will run through 2025.
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