Taylor Swift at Game 4 of the 2026 NBA Finals between the San Antonio Spurs and the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden on June 10, 2026 in New York City.
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The 1980s was no throwaway era in cinema. The horror genre was at its more terrifying high point, as audiences got their frights from werewolves, zombies, aliens and any creep or creature that could ruin your day. At the action end of town, muscles were king. The Brat Pack was in its full swing. And all the big Hollywood hits, it seemed, were soundtracked by Kenny Loggins.
The American singer and songwriter was ’80s cinema’s go-to guy, nailing the theme songs to Footloose, Top Gun, Caddy Shack, and more.
On Wednesday night, June 10, Loggins stopped by The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon to re-live some of those golden numbers from the Silver Screen, with a difference. Loggins, Fallon and the late-night show’s house band the Roots performed a medley on classroom instruments, with a little help from from Kevin Bacon and John Lithgow, who got their Footloose on.
At one point, Lithgow interrupted the fun and stayed in his party-pooper character Rev. Shaw Moore from Footloose. “Everybody listen to me. I object to this kind of music. It’s illegal in this building,” he barks in the clip. Enter Bacon. “Jump back,” he roars, channeling his Footloose lead, Ren. “Hey, I thought this was supposed to be a party. Let’s dance!”
Across his career, Loggins has landed 21 titles on the Billboard Hot 100, including a No. 1 for “Footloose,” one of his five top 10s. He also nabbed a No. 2 for “Danger Zone.” Both songs got the late-night treatment with classroom instruments.
In 2022, he recorded an updated version of his classic Top Gun adrenalin-pumping anthem “Danger Zone” for the second film in the Top Gun franchise, Maverick. The following year, in 2023, Loggins released his memoir Still Alright.
Expect Loggins to dispense with the classroom instruments and go with something more conventional when he performs at the Celebrate 250 festival, set for Jul. 3 – 4, 2026 in St Louis, MO.
Watch the classroom instruments session below.
BIGBANG will make, well, a big bang when the K-pop act embarks on a 31-date stadium tour later this year, a worldwide celebration of the group’s 20th anniversary.
The trek will get underway Friday, Aug. 21 for the first of three shows at Goyang Stadium. Next up, a handful of dates in the United States, the United Kingdom and Europe, followed by a deep run through Asia and Australia, wrapping up Sunday, Feb. 28 with the second of two nights at Kaohsiung National Stadium.
Announced Thursday, June 11, G-DRAGON, TAEYANG and DAESUNG will reunite for the tour, BIGBANG’s first since 2017, and it comes on the heels of the pop veterans’ return to the stage at the 2026 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.
Fans will have to wait for the official tour title and ticketing information, which reps say will be announced at a later date. “The landmark tour represents one of the most significant live music events of 2026 for global fans and a historic new chapter for one of the most influential groups in modern music,” reads a statement issued by promoter AEG Presents.
Launched by YG Entertainment, BIGBANG erupted in August 2006 and broke new ground for the Korean-pop scene by winning the inaugural best worldwide act trophy onstage at the 2011 MTV Europe Music Awards. The following year, they became the first K-pop group to send an album to the Billboard 200 chart, when 2012’s ALIVE reached No. 150, and flexed their live muscles with two world tours (hitting multiple U.S. arenas in 2012 and 2015).
To date, BIGBANG have five No. 1s on Billboard‘s U.S.-based World Digital Song Sales chart, and even scored their first Top 10 hit on the Billboard Global 200 with the special 2022 reunion single “Still Life” that marked T.O.P’s final release with the group.
V.I.P.s — BIGBANG’s fandom — can sign up for the forthcoming tour via BIGBANG’s official b.stage platform for updates.
BIGBANG 2026-27 Tour Dates:
Aug. 21, 2026 – Goyang – Goyang Stadium
Aug. 22, 2026 – Goyang – Goyang Stadium
Aug. 23, 2026 – Goyang – Goyang Stadium
Sept. 5, 2026 – Oakland, CA – Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum
Sept. 11, 2026 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium
Sept. 19, 2026 – Paris – Stade de France
Sept. 26, 2026 – London – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
Oct. 10, 2026 – Taipei – Taipei Dome
Oct. 11, 2026 – Taipei – Taipei Dome
Oct. 17, 2026 – Singapore – National Stadium
Oct. 24, 2026 – Hanoi – Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Oct. 25, 2026 – Hanoi – Mỹ Đình National Stadium
Oct. 31, 2026 – Sydney – Accor Stadium
Nov. 7, 2026 – Bangkok – Rajamangala National Stadium
Nov. 13, 2026 – Hong Kong – Kai Tak Stadium
Nov. 14, 2026 – Hong Kong – Kai Tak Stadium
Nov. 15, 2026 – Hong Kong – Kai Tak Stadium
Nov. 27, 2026 – Osaka – Kyocera Dome Osaka
Nov. 28, 2026 – Osaka – Kyocera Dome Osaka
Nov. 29, 2026 – Osaka – Kyocera Dome Osaka
Dec. 5, 2026 – Nagoya – Vantelin Dome Nagoya
Dec. 6, 2026 – Nagoya – Vantelin Dome Nagoya
Dec. 13, 2026 – Tokyo – Tokyo Dome
Dec. 14, 2026 – Tokyo – Tokyo Dome
Dec. 15, 2026 – Tokyo – Tokyo Dome
Dec. 26, 2026 – Fukuoka – Mizuho PayPay Dome FUKUOKA
Dec. 27, 2026 – Fukuoka – Mizuho PayPay Dome FUKUOKA
Jan. 9, 2027 – Kuala Lumpur – TM Stadium Nasional
Jan. 16, 2027 – Jakarta – Jakarta International Stadium
Feb. 27, 2027 – Kaohsiung – Kaohsiung National Stadium
Feb. 28, 2027 – Kaohsiung – Kaohsiung National Stadium
UPDATE: Wu-Tang Clan sparked the Knicks for a second-half comeback that is etched in the history books, as the home team overturned the biggest deficit in NBA playoffs history. Down at one stage by 29 points, the Knicks recorded a 107-106 win against the traveling Spurs are now one win away from the championship.
Cometh the hour, cometh the Wu-Tang Clan.
The hip-hop heroes stepped onto the hardwood of Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night (June 11) for a much-needed special delivery during game 4 of the NBA Finals.
RZA and Co. unleashed a medley of “Bring da Ruckus,” “Method Man” and “C.R.E.A.M.,” a rare moment to savor for the New York faithful who were watching on, crushed, and processing the New York Knicks’ first-half capitulation to the visiting San Antonio Spurs.
New York desperately needed a hip-hop miracle, a Wu-Tang lucky charm. The Knicks franchise, hunting its first NBA title in 53 years, fell behind 76-49 at the break. That scoreline, isn’t just bruising. It’s historic. No visiting team in NBA history has led by so many points at the half of a Finals game. And no other Finals team has hit as many first-half 3s as the Spurs (14).
The rap heavyweights are so invested in the Knicks’ run to the title, they’ve swapped out their social media profile with a “Wu York Knicks” logo. If they were feeling deflated at the break, they weren’t showing it. See below.
Earlier, Wu-Tang Clan’s official Instagram appeared to confirm that the group would be performing at the Garden. “Bring Da Hive Knicks in 5,” the Wu captioned a post on its Instagram Story.
And separately, on the new episode of “Wu Wednesdays,” RZA’s SiriusXM show on LL COOL J’s Rock The Bells Radio (Ch. 43), the rapper gave a hint of hip-hop action to come. “Those making it out to (MSG) tonight might be in for something special,” RZA teases at the top of the show. “Let’s see what goes on in the building tonight.”
Page Six first reported that the Wu would be heading to MSG as halftime’s entertainment with the NBA Finals returning to the Big Apple for the first time since 1999, which also saw the New York Knicks battling the San Antonio Spurs back then.
Regardless of the result, Wu-Tang Clan has a lot to look forward to. The act will be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame this December, alongside Phil Collins, Billy Idol, Iron Maiden, Joy Division/New Order, Oasis, Sade and Luther Vandross. The group has been eligible for induction since 2018. RZA has called the honor “one of those pillars in life,” noting that his first house he ever bought was in Cleveland and he’s driven by and visited the Rock Hall “hundreds of times” in the years since.
For those keeping score, the Knicks went into game 4 with a 2-1 series lead. The Wu is currently on a break from the crew’s Wu-Tang: The Final Chamber tour. The farewell trek will resume with a North American leg kicking off in August. The crew will be making stops in Atlantic City, Kansas City, Cincinnati, Toronto, Atlanta, Orlando, Tampa, Albuquerque, Salt Lake City and Las Vegas before hosting a final show on Oct. 4 in Phoenix. The legendary rap group was also inducted into Billboard‘s Hip-Hop Hall of Fame in 2025.
From a Hollywood film premiere straight to Game 4 of the NBA Finals in New York City the next night, Taylor Swift is on a coast-to-coast adventure.
Swift was spotted courtside with two of the three Haim sisters — Alana and Este — at Manhattan’s Madison Square Garden to cheer on the Knicks, who lead the series 2-1 heading into Game 4. How do we know that the trio is rooting for the Knicks? Based on their hilarious homemade shirts.
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Each of the shirts is a Knicks-based pun on a celebrity name, with Swift’s shirt reading “Stevie Knicks,” Alana Haim’s shirt saying “Knickleback,” and Este’s shirt reading “Knickole Kidman.”
Swift previously attended an NBA Eastern Conference Finals game between the Knicks and the Cavaliers last month with her fiancé, NFL star Travis Kelce, who is a lifelong Cleveland fan. But Swift has historically cheered for the New York squad after her time living in NYC.
The pop superstar is in town to attend the 2026 Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction & Awards ceremony on Thursday night, when Swift will be inducted into the hall after previously winning the Hal David Spotlight Award in 2010.
On Tuesday night, she was in Los Angeles to attend the Toy Story 5 world premiere and surprise-perform “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her song for the Disney Pixar film. She also joined forces with Toy Story music maestro Randy Newman to duet on “You’ve Got a Friend in Me.”
The Wu-Tang Clan is set to perform at halftime of Game 4, following a halftime set from Cardi B during Monday’s Game 3 at Madison Square Garden.
While most of New York City right now is adorned in blue and orange, a small corner is forever draped in a “purple haze.” That’s right, Jimi Hendrix has been honored with his very own street in The Big Apple. West 8th Street has been officially renamed “Jimi Hendrix Way”…
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CeeLo knows who he wants to go up against in a VERZUZ battle, and his pick makes sense when you truly consider it.
He recently sat down with Rickey Smiley and was asked who he would go against if he ever participated in the popular music matchup series. “I would probably had to go up against Lauryn Hill,” he answered while acknowledging their mutual respect and ability to both sing and rap. “But she’s like my sister, and we were all together at the Kanye show, too. So, shouts out to the queen Ms. Hill.”
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He added: “But it would just be nothing but a love affair because we did our first tours together. We’ve been friends for years, and she’s a Gemini twin just like me. So that’s my twin sister — but she does rap and sing at the same time, you know? I think I would have to be paired up with somebody who has somewhat of the same dynamic.”
Prior to his answer about a solo VERZUZ, he suggested that his Dungeon Family collective featuring the likes of Organized Noize, OutKast, Goodie Mob, Future and others would likely have to go up against another large collective like the crew out of Staten Island. “Wu-Tang came up because they’re a large collective,” he said before admitting that they might have them beat in terms of straight up bars. “But just straight ahead rap? I think they’re better. And not even to compare, I’m just a fan of theirs, right? But Dungeon Family is just unique in a way where we did it all. I do think that we might be the most critical and commercially acclaimed large collective that hip-hop has given birth to. Ain’t nobody, ain’t nothing like the Dungeon Family.”
You can watch the full conversation below.
Miami’s III Points festival vastly expanded its 2026 lineup on Wedneday (June 10), announcing a long list of additions to the previously announced phase one bill.
Newly added acts include Belgian techno leader Charlotte de Witte, American house treasure Honey Dijon, SoCal’s finest Flying Lotus, UK polymath Blood Orange and Detroit-born globetrotter Seth Troxler.
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The bill also adds GZA, who’ll perform his 1995 classic Liquid Swords in its entirety, Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, Danny Brown, Kettama, Disco Lines, Daphni, Cloonee, VTSS, Mary Droppinz, Haai, Hamdi and more. These artists joined a previously announced bill that includes Underworld, Four Tet, Lil’ Kim and PAWSA.
III Points 2026 will also feature a stage for four hour sets, with the lineup for this 444 stage including Floating Points, Seth Troxler, DJ Harvey, Heidi Lawden, Willikens & Ivkovic and Red Axes. See the complete III Points 2026 lineup below.
The 13th edition of III Points happens Oct. 16-17 at Mana Wynwood. Fest organizers promise increased square footage, more than 10 stages, immersive art installations, flooring improvements to the Isotropic Stage and the debut of an enhanced VIP+ experience. Tickets for the fest go on sale June 12 at 1:11 p.m. ET.
“Phase II completes the vision we set out for 2026,” III Points founder David Sinopoli says in a statement. “We wanted to drop a final wave of talent that feels both nostalgic and completely futuristic, bridging the gap between underground club culture and global live acts. This completes the circuit for our 13th year.”
III Points 2026
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Beyond being three of the world’s biggest girl groups, what do KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT have in common? They’ve all experienced their fair share of hate.
Luckily, the performers also know that the Internet trolls and negativity just means that they have your attention, which is the thesis of “Iconic by Mistake,” their new three-way collaboration. The song doesn’t arrive for two more days, but on Wednesday (June 10), the trio premiered the track by unleashing the cinematic music video.
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In the visually stunning video, KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT appear in a series of chaotic settings, from driving and crashing trucks late at night on the highway to robbing graves in a cemetery, pulling teeth in a creepy dentist’s office and starting a fire in a cornfield after causing an electrical explosion with power lines.
“Hating me is like all you do/ Breakfast to dinner/ Algorithm bulletproof,” the ladies sing. “Breaking your fingers/ Thank you for the comments/ It’s because of all your hate/ I am iconic by mistake.”
All three girl groups are signed to HYBE. Their collision will continue when “Iconic by Mistake” arrives on streaming services at midnight ET first thing Friday (June 12).
The new song comes as something of a detour on KATSEYE’s rollout for upcoming EP Wild, which will feature Billboard Hot 100 hit lead single “Pinky Up.” LE SSERAFIM is fresh off the release of Billboard 200 No. 10 album Pureflow Pt. 1 in May, while “Iconic by Mistake” follows April mini album MAMIHLAPINATAPAI for ILLIT.
Watch the music video for “Iconic by Mistake” starring KATSEYE, LE SSERAFIM and ILLIT above.
The predictions were true: Taylor Swift surprised fans by attending the L.A. premiere of Toy Story 5.
The pop superstar took time off from wedding planning with Travis Kelce to attend the red carpet premiere of the Disney Pixar film. Speculation on whether she would make an appearance gained momentum after the release of “I Knew It, I Knew You,” the pop/country song penned by Swift for the movie’s soundtrack.
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According to The Hollywood Reporter, the six-time IFPI Global Recording Artist of the Year winner arrived on the carpet, which took over Hollywood Boulevard in front of the Dolby Theatre, from an area blocked from press and guests. Then, she joined the film’s cast and crew, including Tom Hanks, Joan Cusack and Tim Allen, for a group photo and relaxed with life-size versions of the animated characters.
To let everyone in the theater know that TayTay had arrived, the house DJ played “The Fate of Ophelia,” the lead single and opening track from the pop superstar’s 12th and latest studio album, The Life of a Showgirl.
Also, the Kelce brothers’ social accounts kept Swifties up to date, with several videos and snaps.
The 14-time Grammy winner’s Toy Story track broke single-day streaming records. Within the first 24 hours since its release on June 5, “I Knew It, I Knew You” became the biggest country song of 2026.
“I’ve always dreamed of getting to write for these characters who I’ve adored since I was a 5 year old kid … I fell instantly in love with Toy Story 5 when I was lucky enough to see it in its early stages, and I wrote this song as soon as I got home from the screening,” she wrote on an Instagram post when announcing she had written the original tune for the film.
Toy Story 5 arrives in U.S. theaters Friday, June 19. The film opens June 17 in Brazil and Spain, and June 18 in Latin America.
Madonna has never been one to hold back about her sex life, even if the details involve other famous faces.
Her candid response to questions about the people she has enjoyed having sex with during a recent interview has a member of the Kennedy family — Jack Schlossberg, JFK Jr.’s nephew — chiming in.
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During an interview in late May with the dating app Grindr, Madge was asked about her “best d— down.” Unfiltered as usual, the 67-year-old replied, “I’m only going to name dead people,” before proceeding to whisper, “John Kennedy Jr.”
Schlossberg, who is running for Congress in New York, was put in the hot seat by TV host Andy Cohen regarding Madge’s feedback. During an interview on Radio Andy, Cohen asked the writer-turned-politician his thoughts on Madonna’s reference to his uncle’s performance in the sack.
“When you hear someone like Madonna say, ‘JFK Jr. was some of the best sex I’ve ever had,’ do you chuckle at that?” Cohen asked.
Schlossberg paused, thought out his response and said, “All I can say is that I bet she was right.”
“There you go. That’s a good answer,” Cohen replied, acknowledging that Schlossberg was running for office and had to think carefully about how he would answer.
The Queen of Pop is on a press run to promote her forthcoming project, Confessions II, her 15th studio album. Her previous project, Madame X, was a hit for the singer, debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart in June 2019 and marking her ninth No. 1 album in the United States.
On June 8, the pop diva was announced by Italian makeup brand KIKO Milano as its global brand ambassador during an exclusive event in New York City. Madonna, whose visual project Confessions II — The Film recently premiered at the Tribeca Festival, has been busy promoting her upcoming album, which drops July 3.
See the interview here: