Loop has partnered with Harry Styles and his lifestyle brand, Pleasing, to launch the Loop Experience 2, reusable earplugs designed to filter sound while preserving music and speech clarity. The earplugs come in two limited-edition colors, “Loud Enough” and “Love Enough,” inspired by live sound energy and the emotions of live events.
Drake surprised viral creator NYFlavaaa and his family with a brand-new Cadillac Escalade during a visit in upstate New York. The moment happened while Drake, NYFlavaaa, and his daughter sang along to “Janice STFU,” a track from Drake’s “Iceman” album.
Universal Studios announced that Ryan Coogler’s blockbuster film “Sinners” is becoming a haunted house for this year’s Halloween Horror Nights. The attraction takes guests to a 1930s Mississippi Delta juke joint, where they’ll face the film’s terrifying, red-eyed vampires. The “Sinners” house opens August 28 at Universal Orlando Resort and September 3 at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Ed Sheeran has officially left Warner Music after 15 years and eight full-length albums, sharing the news through his newsletter. He explained the move is driven by personal and professional growth as he transitions from teenage artist to family man. Since debuting in 2011, Ed has sold roughly 200 million albums worldwide.
Ed Sheeran plans to fund a new youth centre called “Fram Fam” in his hometown of Framlingham, Suffolk, through his charities. The facility will replace a youth club expected to close after two decades and will serve children ages 0-18 with spaces for art, music rehearsals, cooking, reading, and outdoor activities.
Jessie J is cancer free, nearly a year after revealing she had been diagnosed with breast cancer. In an IG video, she is seen in a doctor’s office awaiting test results and later wrote in the caption, “RESULTS ARE IN AND I AM CANCER FREE, I sobbed for hours and then exhaled for the first time in a year.” She underwent multiple surgeries over the past year, while balancing her music career.
Madonna’s ‘I Feel So Free’ has jumped from #8 to the top of Billboard’s Dance/Mix Show Airplay chart, her eighth career #1 on that ranking, and her first overall radio chart-topper in nearly 18 years. She last topped a Billboard radio chart in December 2008, with ‘Miles Away’.
Neil Young has released reissues of his ’90s albums “Harvest Moon”, “Unplugged”, “Sleeps with Angels” and “Mirror Ball”. They were previously collected into box sets in 2025 as part of Young’s Official Release Series reissue campaign but are now available as standalone releases.
Bailey Zimmerman’s rendition of Miley Cyrus’ ‘The Climb’ is such a live hit that he went into the studio to record it. He said on IG, “Over the last few months of playing this night after night and seeing all the excitement from everyone just made me want to get it out to y’all. Thank you @mileycyrus for giving us this absolute banger.”
It sounds like things are moving forward on a sequel to the Michael Jackson biopic “Michael”. Lionsgate Studios Motion Picture Chair Adam Fogelson said he’s “really excited about the progress we’re making”. He pointed out that “many popular parts of his music catalog” were not “touched upon in the first film.” As for what events from Michael’s life would be covered in a potential second film, Adam said the studio “can go forwards and backwards in telling this story.”
After a series of delays with “The Batman Part II”, filming has officially begun in Liverpool, England. A winter setting has been confirmed, thanks to a set video showing a Gotham City Police Department car with snow on the windshield. But the most interesting tidbit comes courtesy of a set photo that indicates Batman will undergo a major wardrobe change. It showcases a blue Batman logo, which all but confirms that Bruce Wayne will be wearing a blue Batsuit on the big screen.
Phil Collins won’t be performing when he’s inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on November 15. Even though he is “healthier now” than he has been in “quite awhile,” he’s not quite “match fit”. He explained, “You can’t just go onstage. You’re gonna have to rehearse, If you’ve not been singing (much lately), your voice is gonna be shot and then that’s not gonna be good.”
Kaitlin Butts may have one of the most unexpectedly genius ticket-selling strategies in country music history. Before becoming a fast-rising star, she used Tinder to help fill seats at small bar shows early in her career. Kaitlin says, “I would get on Tinder and invite all the boys…to my shows.”
Drake has made history by becoming the first artist to occupy the top three positions on the Billboard 200 chart simultaneously, with his albums “Iceman”, “Habibti”, and “Maid of Honour” debuting at #1, #2, and #3, respectively, on the chart dated May 30, 2026. With this achievement, Drake not only claims his 15th #1 album, surpassing Jay-Z for the most #1s among solo male artists but also ties Taylor Swift for the most #1s among all solo acts, trailing only The Beatles, who have 19.
Disney’s “The Mandalorian and Grogu” dominated Memorial Day weekend with $100 million domestically, slightly below initial projections. The “Star Wars” series continuation earned $63 million internationally, totaling $163 million globally over four days. The horror film “Obsession” secured second place with an unusual 39% increase, collecting $30.3 million through Monday.
Rapper Rob Base passed away May 22 at age 59 following a private cancer fight, surrounded by family members. The hip-hop artist, born Robert Ginyard on May 18, 1967, gained fame as half of Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock. Their 1988 hit “It Takes Two” reached number three on Billboard’s Hot Dance/Club Songs chart and became a cultural phenomenon, later sampled by artists including Snoop Dogg and Black-Eyed Peas.
Pat McAfee announced the birth of his second child after wife Samantha McAfee underwent an emergency C-section. The sports analyst shared on X that their son, Midas Robert McAfee, was born on Friday, May 22 at 10:42 p.m., weighing 6 pounds, 6 ounces. Pat praised Samantha, saying she was “recovering like a badass” after surgery.
Ben Stiller and Mike Judge are teaming up on a new comedy series in development at Apple TV titled “Protective Custody”. Ben will star as a disgraced financier accused of massive fraud who enters protective custody and must restore his reputation while awaiting trial. Mike, known for creating hits like “Silicon Valley” and “King of the Hill”, is co-writing.
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