Month: August 2025

Halsey will release three editions of her debut album, BADLANDS to mark its 10th anniversary.

BADLANDS was originally released on August 28, 2015, with the 11-track record debuting at #2 on the Billboard 200. Every track on the album was certified gold, platinum, or multi-platinum by the RIAA, with songs including “Ghost,” “New Americana,” “Colors,” and “Castle.”

Halsey shared: “I can’t believe it’s been 10 years. So much has happened in the last decade, but BADLANDS remains the most exciting musical journey of my life. I have so many unbelievable things planned for this month to celebrate the album that changed my life and introduced me to the fans I’ll love forever. This is just the beginning.”

The three new versions of the record are titled ‘BADLANDS Decade Edition’, ‘BADLANDS: Live From Webster Hall’, and ‘BADLANDS: Anthology’. All three are due out on August 29th, and available for pre-order HERE.

• ‘BADLANDS: Anthology’ will come in the form of a triple-disc vinyl featuring orchestral versions, previously unreleased demos, official remixes, and rarities from the album.
• ‘BADLANDS: Live From Webster Hall’ will be presented as a two-LP coloured vinyl pressing of Halsey’s 2019 performance, receiving its first ever physical release.

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K-pop band BTS – comprised of members Jin, J-Hope, Suga, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook — have dropped a “BTS Movie Weeks’ trailer, to announce that they will re-release four concert films in theaters beginning Sept. 24, through Oct. 5, screening in more than 2,500 theaters in over 65 countries.

Trafalgar Releasing and Hybe shared the trailer promoting BTS Movie Weeks on Wednesday, with a preview reading: “Army you ready? .. After all this time, we relive our most beautiful and brightest moments. The roar of the crowd, the heat of the night, the heart pounding thrill, the unforgettable moments we shared, now come to life on the big screen, remastered in 4K.”

According to Weverse, the films set to in theaters include:

• • BTS 2016: Live The Most Beautiful Moment in Life On Stage: Epilogue,
  • BTS 2017: Live Trilogy Episode III The Wings Tour the Final,
  • BTS 2019: World Tour ‘Love Yourself: Speak Yourself’ London; and
  • BTS 2021: Muster Sowoozoo.

Per Billboard, the 2016 and 2017 films will screen during the first week (beginning Sept. 24); followed by the 2019 and 2021 movies during the second week. A special all-day screening will take place on the final day, Oct. 5, with back-to-back showings of all four movies.

For tickets, head HERE.

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Doja Cat, Jelly Roll, Post Malone, Tate McRae, and Conan Gray have officially been added to the list of performers for the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards. The show, hosted by LL Cool J, will broadcast live from UBS Arena in New York on Sunday, September 7, at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. For the first time, the VMAs will air on the CBS Television Network, while also being simulcast on MTV and available to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S.

These newly announced acts will join an already star-studded lineup featuring Sabrina Carpenter, Ricky Martin—who will be honored with the VMAs’ inaugural Latin Icon Award—Busta Rhymes, J Balvin alongside DJ Snake, Alex Warren, Sombr, and Mariah Carey – who is set to receive the 2025 Video Vanguard Award, one of the evening’s top honors.

Lady Gaga leads this year’s nominees with 12, with other top contenders include Bruno Mars with 11, Kendrick Lamar with ten, Rosé and Sabrina Carpenter with eight each, Ariana Grande and The Weeknd with seven each, Billie Eilish with six, Charli XCX with five, and Bad Bunny, Doechii, Ed Sheeran, Jelly Roll, Miley Cyrus and Tate McRae with four apiece.

Nominations for the VMAs Social Categories, Best Group and Song of the Summer are expected to be announced Friday.

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are officially engaged, with the couple announcing the happy news in a joint post on Instagram.

The couple, both 35, posted several photos from Kelce’s proposal to Swift, writing in the caption: “Your English teacher and your gym teacher are getting married ”  Kelce designed Swift’s engagement ring with Kindred Lubeck of Artifex Fine Jewelry, described as an “Old Mine brilliant cut.” The photos posted to Instagram show Travis down on one knee in an ethereal garden laden in pink and white roses, with other pictures showing the couple embracing, as well as a close-up look of the engagement ring.

Swift and Kelce have been dating since 2023; they kept their relationship private for a significant amount of time before Swift’s first public appearance at a Kansas City Chiefs game in September 2023, where she was seen with Kelce’s mother, Donna Kelce.

The engagement comes weeks after Swift made her debut on Kelce’s “New Heights” podcast, which he co-hosts with his brother, retired NFL star Jason Kelce.  During the podcast Swift announced her 12th studio album, “The Life of a Showgirl,” would be released on October 3rd, in addition to the couple speaking about their relationship.

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Lil Nas X – real name is Montero Lamar Hill was freed on $75,000 bond after pleading not guilty to four felony charges stemming from an incident in Los Angeles last week, in which he allegedly attacked police officers while unclothed.

Per news outlet TMZ, Hill waived his arraignment and entered a not guilty plea Monday, with a judge setting his bail at $75,000 under the conditions that he not own, use, or process illegal narcotics, as well as enroll in an outpatient program. Court records filed Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court reveal that Hill was formally charged with three counts of battery on a police officer and one count of resisting arrest. Further details about what led to the confrontation have not been released.

According to the Los Angeles Police Department, officers responded to reports of a nude man walking along Ventura Boulevard in the early morning hours on Thursday, August 21st. When they approached, Hill allegedly rushed at them, sparking a violent altercation. Law enforcement official say that Hill struck one officer in the face twice during the encounter. Authorities are still working to determine whether the rapper was suffering from a mental health episode or under the influence at the time. Hill was transported to a hospital following the incident before being booked on suspicion of assaulting an officer.

TMZ was first to reported Hill’s hospitalization, publishing video footage showing him walking down the street in cowboy boots and white underwear. Additional clips later surfaced of him naked and barefoot.

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