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On the second night of his three-day residency at Yankee Stadium, Jay-Z performed the album that solidified his spot as not only the King of New York, but the King of Rap. The Blueprint, turns 25 this year, and tonight fans were reminded that it is a relentless onslaught of triumphant and braggadocios records like “Hola Hovito” and “All I Need” with some of his best street records like “U Don’t Know” and “Never Change” mixed in.
The Brooklyn rapper performed them all, and like the first night, he did it with the help of a couple special guests sprinkled in who themselves added a song or two to the set list.
Slick Rick was the first guest to make an appearance when he came out to do “La Di Dadi” and “Children’s Story” after Jay opened the show with “The Ruler’s Back.” He then brought out Eminem to assist on their collab “Renegade” with the Detroit rapper surprising the crowd with a performance of his smash single “Loose Yourself.”
And finally, towards the end of the show, he had Pharrell as the night’s last guest and the duo did a bunch of the songs that they’ve done together. They did tracks like like “Frontin,” Excuse Me Miss,” “Give It to Me” and “Allure,” which of course, sent the audience into a tizzy. As a matter of fact, the crowd was engaged all night and sang along to damn near every one of the nearly 30 songs that were performed. With two nights down, there’s no telling what the Jigga Man has in store for fans on the last night of this once in a lifetime weekend.
Check out the full setlist from Night Two of Jay-Z’s three-night Yankee Stadium run below.
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Netflix’s KPop Demon Hunters quickly became one of the streamer’s biggest animated hits, earning widespread acclaim for its animation, Grammy-winning K-pop music, and memorable cast of heroes and villains. The film’s massive global success has transformed it into a full-fledged merchandising powerhouse, with fans eagerly collecting everything from apparel to toys inspired by HUNTR/X and the supernatural world they protect.
Jazwares is among the latest companies to expand the franchise with an officially licensed KPop Demon Hunters Squishmallows collection. The collaboration introduces four fan-favorite characters in plush form: Rumi, Jinu, Sussie, and Derpy. The lineup joins Jazwares’ growing range of KPop Demon Hunters products, with the company also planning additional plush and BumBumz inspired by the film for global retailers.
FAN-FAVORITE CHARACTER
Squishmallows KPop Demon Hunters Rumi Plush
Rumi headlines the collection as an eight-inch Squishmallows plush made with the brand’s signature ultrasoft fabric.
The design shows off Rumi’s most recognizable features, including her embroidered mismatched eyes and woven purple braid. Her coffee-brown right eye represents her human side, while the glowing amber left eye symbolizes her demon heritage as a human-demon hybrid (cambion).
HUNTR/X RIVAL
Squishmallows KPop Demon Hunters Jinu Plush
Jinu’s standout detail is his traditional Korean gat, which has been incorporated into the plush design to mirror his on-screen look.
Jinu joins the Squishmallows lineup in an eight-inch plush that captures his signature appearance from the film. Like every release in the collection, it is an officially-licensed Netflix product crafted from Squishmallows’ ultrasoft material and features the official Squishmallows seal for collectors.
SUPERNATURAL MAGPIE
Squishmallows KPop Demon Hunters Sussie Plush
Sussie makes their Squishmallows debut as an eight-inch plush featuring a distinctive traditional black gat.
Sussie’s compact size makes it ideal for display alongside the rest of the KPop Demon Hunters Squishmallows collection.
MAGICAL BLUE TIGER
Squishmallows KPop Demon Hunters Derpy Plush
Squishmallows recreates the beloved tiger’s signature striped tail, one of the defining details fans will immediately recognize.
Constructed from Squishmallows’ ultrasoft material, Derpy joins Rumi, Jinu, and Sussie as part of the franchise’s first wave of collectible plushies.
COMING SOON
BumBumz 4-Pack KPop Demon Hunters: Light Stick, White Couch, Ramen & Derpy
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Also from Jazwares is the KPop Demon Hunters BumBumz lineup, from the makers of the original Squishmallows.
Scheduled for release on Aug. 20 and currently available for pre-order on Amazon, the BumBumz set includes plush versions of the Light Stick, White Couch, Ramen and Derpy, transforming memorable items and characters from the film into quirky collectibles. Sized at 4.5 inches, the plushes are designed for easy display, travel, or desk décor.
The Squishmallows launch is just one of several major merch collaborations following the movie’s breakout success, alongside Mattel KPop Demon Hunters dolls, Hasbro’s NERF role-play weapons and Furby collectibles, Little People Collector set, Old Navy apparel, Vans footwear and other officially licensed products that continue to expand the franchise beyond the screen.
PHYSICAL RELEASE
KPop Demon Hunters DVD (Blu-ray + 4K Ultra HD)
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Fans who want to have the DVD as a collectible can pre-order KPop Demon Hunters from The Criterion Collection in Blu-ray and 4K Ultra HD editions. The release is currently listed for December 31, 2026.
The physical edition marks another milestone in the film’s continued popularity, giving collectors a premium home-video release to pair with the growing lineup of official merchandise. Details on possible bonus features have not been released yet, but The Criterion Collection’s DVDs tend to include deleted scenes, bonus material, and audio and visual updates.
Andy Bickers, the New Zealand-born saxophonist whose playing became a defining element of Cold Chisel’s live sound across more than three decades, has died following a battle with cancer. He was 56.
Cold Chisel confirmed his death on Friday morning in a statement posted to social media. “Our much-loved sax player of more than 30 years, Andy Bickers, passed away this morning after a hard-fought battle with cancer,” the Instagram post said.
“Andy was our brother: an incredible musician and a great person to be out on the road or out on the town with. His valuable contribution onstage to songs like ‘Rising Sun’, ‘Saturday Night’ and ‘My Baby’ will be sorely missed.’
“Our hearts break for his wife Lisa and his son Rudy,” the band added.
Frontman Jimmy Barnes — whose touring band gave Bickers his entry point into the upper tier of Australian rock — paid tribute separately. “Andy also toured many times with me, playing soul and rock shows,” Barnes wrote.
“We were friends not only because he was a great player, but he was funny, intelligent, and most importantly, he was a good man.
“Lots of love to Lisa and Rudy. You will be sadly missed, Andy,” he added.
ICEHOUSE’s Iva Davies also paid tribute to Bickers, reflecting on having recently performed with him.
“I am saddened and very sorry to hear the news about the loss of Andy Bickers,” Davies wrote in a message shared on ICEHOUSE’s social media. “We saw and performed with him only a few weeks ago.”
“Andy was a consummate musician as attested by the great array of people he performed and collaborated with along with the many he mentored and inspired,” Davies continued. “He will be truly missed by all of us within the ICEHOUSE team and by the Australian music community.”
“Our thoughts are with his family,” Davies added.
Born in Wellington, Bickers spent the 1980s working the local rock scene before relocating to Australia, first to Melbourne and then Sydney, where his tenor and baritone playing quickly established him as one of the country’s most reliable session and touring musicians. His breakthrough came via Barnes’ touring band, and by the early 2000s he had become a fixture in Cold Chisel’s live lineup.
His résumé extended well beyond Chisel. Bickers toured with Midnight Oil, Silverchair, the Eagles, Don Henley and Diesel, and recorded or performed with You Am I, the Presets, Hoodoo Gurus, Tony Hadley, and Vika and Linda.
Midnight Oil also paid tribute on social media, noting that one of his final performances was leading the brass section during a tribute to Rob Hirst at the 2026 APRA Awards.
Richard Clapton also remembered the musician, writing, “It is with heavy heart that I have to let you know that our beloved sax player Andy Bickers passed away yesterday. I have played The State Theatre 16 times and Andy was with us for virtually every one of those concerts, and made ‘Wintertime in Amsterdam’ such a special moment in the shows history. The song is not going to be quite the same this year.”
Formed in Adelaide in 1973, Cold Chisel remain one of the most commercially significant bands in Australian history, with a catalog that has produced multiple No. 1 albums on the ARIA Albums Chart. Bickers’ saxophone was central to the live renditions of some of the band’s most enduring songs, and his work across thousands of concerts and recording sessions made him one of the most quietly ubiquitous figures in Australian rock.
Wedding season continues for Taylor Swift, as she and Travis Kelce attended NFL player JuJu Smith-Schuster and Laura Kruk’s ceremony in Orange County, California, just a week after the singer’s big Madison Square Garden celebration in New York City.
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Smith-Schuster is a wide receiver for the New York Giants, but previously played for the Kansas City Chiefs alongside Kelce; Kruk is known for her lifestyle and beauty content on social media. Smith-Schuster and Kruk were seen at Swift and Kelce’s wedding event last week before getting married in Orange County, California, at the oceanside Ritz-Carlton, Laguna Niguel on Friday (July 10). Though they haven’t shared any wedding photos yet (nor have Swift and Kelce), Kruk did post an Instagram Story showing the Southern California coast with the text “let’s get you married” in the early morning hours on Saturday.
Swift and Kelce were seen in paparazzi footage from Smith-Schuster and Kruk’s wedding circulating online, strolling hand-in-hand in a video clip and seated during the service and festivities in photos.
The Life of a Showgirl star chose a strapless, pink floral gown by Markarian, the Laila Floral Brocade Gown, as her wedding guest look.
For her own wedding on July 3, Swift opted for custom Dior. Her wedding dress — which is still yet to be publicly revealed — was by Jonathan Anderson, creative director of the design house’s Women’s, Men’s and Haute Couture Collections. “It was a joy to work with her. We became very good friends,” Anderson told WWD post-nuptials. “It’s an emotional thing doing someone’s wedding.”
In music news, last week the Toy Story 5 soundtrack, featuring Swift’s original song “I Knew It, I Knew You,” debuted in the top 10 on three Billboard charts: No. 1 on the Kid Albums ranking, No. 2 on the Soundtracks chart and at No. 9 on Independent Albums.
Meanwhile, Swift currently holds four spots in the top 10 on the Adult Contemporary songs chart, with “Elizabeth Taylor” sneaking in at No. 10, “I Knew It, I Knew You” holding onto No. 9, “Opalite” shining at No. 8 and “The Fate of Ophelia” finding itself at No. 7.
And in other milestone moments of 2026 for Swift, on July 8 she received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Taylor Swift/The Eras Tour/The Final Show. The nod is for her work as as both performer and producer in the category of outstanding variety special (pre-recorded), one of five categories the Disney+ special was nominated in.
