Courtesy Target CorporationTaylor Swift | The Eras Tour Book flew out of stores in the two days after Thanksgiving. Variety reports that the book, available only at Target, sold 814,000 copies in its first two days on sale, according to numbers provided by book sales tracking company Circana BookScan. That’s the second-highest amount of books sold in one…… read more »
Atlantic RecordsBased on observing Charli XCX for the past few months, you might think the whole concept of being Brat is to be cool and edgy, with a don’t-give-an-eff attitude. But according to Charli, when you get right down to it, Brat is pretty much the opposite of that.”The whole idea of being a brat is interesting…… read more »
Sure, you love listening to Chappell Roan and Noah Kahan, but can you pronounce their names correctly? The language-learning platform Babbel and The Captioning Group, which does real-time closed captioning, have teamed to release a list of the most mispronounced words and names of 2024. CHAP-uhl ROHN’s name is on the list, along with COM-a-la HAR-iss and zen-DAY-a,…… read more »
Photo by Kevin Mazur/WireImage for ParkwoodBeyoncé has another accomplishment under her belt, thanks to the music video for her single “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” which now has over 1 billion views on YouTube. It’s her second video to garner that many views following “Halo.”The video, released 15 years ago, sees Bey and two…… read more »
Harry Styles wearing JW Anderson cardigan; Nathan Congleton/NBC/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty ImagesIn 2020, Harry Styles started a TikTok trend when he wore a patchwork knitted cardigan by the fashion label JW Anderson during a rehearsal for an appearance on NBC’s TODAY show. Harry has now teamed with the label for a new collection for his own…… read more »
Kevin Mazur/TAS24/Getty Images for TAS Rights ManagementTaylor Swift: She may be quotable, but that doesn’t mean we want her to live with us.According to The Associated Press, something Taylor wrote in 2024 has topped Yale University’s annual list of the year’s most notable quotations. It came with her Instagram post endorsing Kamala Harris for president, which…… read more »
Harley WeirCharli XCX has a role in an upcoming movie called I Want Your Sex, and though details of her character are undisclosed, we at least know that she bonded with her co-star Olivia Wilde.Speaking to Variety, Olivia says that while on set she left Charli a special gift “on her chair, because I knew she…… read more »
Universal PicturesAriana Grande has basically been a star since she was a teenager, but when it comes to movies, she’s a “rising” star.Ariana, already a veteran of TV and Broadway, will receive the Rising Star Award at the Palm Springs International Film Festival for her first big role in a movie: Glinda in Wicked. The…… read more »
Courtesy Sabrina CarpenterThe algorithm was working in Sabrina Carpenter’s favor.The “Espresso” singer was TikTok’s #1 artist of 2024 in the U.S., a ranking based on the number of views on her TikTok account. Other artists who made TikTok’s top 10 this year include Billie Eilish, Meghan Trainor, Olivia Rodrigo and Benson Boone.The #1 song on…… read more »
Beth GarrabrantFor the second year in a row, Taylor Swift dominated Spotify worldwide.She’s the streaming platform’s Top Global Artist, followed by The Weeknd, Bad Bunny, Drake and Billie Eilish. She also has the year’s Most-Streamed Album Globally with The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. Number two on the list is HIT ME HARD AND SOFT…… read more »
