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Taylor Swift is sharing new details about the inspiration for “I Knew It, I Knew You,” her original song for Toy Story 5.

Swift said in a new interview with ABC News that she was inspired by the journey of Jessie, the beloved cowgirl ragdoll in the animated movie franchise.

“We have seen her go through such heartbreak and such, you know, triumphs and loss and we learned her back story,” Swift said in an interview that aired Wednesday on Good Morning America. “But in Toy Story 5, we see such a character development and, really, lessons that I could relate to as she’s grown up and as she has learned more about her experiences and her memories.”

The singer continued, “Just the feeling that, like, sometimes people’s paths diverge, and that doesn’t mean that that’s the last time that you get to feel those memories or know that person.”

When the song was released on June 5, Swift revealed that she collaborated on it with singer-songwriter and producer Jack Antonoff. She shared on social media that they wrote the song with “adoration” for the Toy Story characters that were staples of their childhoods.

Swift performed “I Knew It, I Knew You,” for the first time live at the Toy Story 5 world premiere Tuesday night in Los Angeles. She also performed “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” alongside Randy Newman, the man who wrote and sang Toy Story‘s signature tune.

Toy Story 5, a Disney and Pixar film, is scheduled to premiere in theaters on Friday, June 19. Swift posed at the film’s premiere with its stars, including Joan Cusack, who voices Jessie on the big screen.

The 14-time Grammy winner said that as a longtime Toy Story fan herself, it was a “poignant” moment for her to pen and perform a song for the movie’s latest release.

“I watched Toy Story when I was 5 and I’ve watched every single one of the films so many times,” she said. “So I really think that, like, to be able to be welcomed into something that has welcomed me, unknowingly, its entire existence, just as a fan, feels like very poignant for me and for my family.”

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The Rise and Rhythm Cruise is returning for its sophomore year, offering four nights of entertainment over Martin Luther King Jr. Day weekend. 

The Norwegian Jewel will set sail Jan. 14, 2027, from Miami and make stops at Great Stirrup Cay and Freeport, Grand Bahama. Cletus Kassady returns as host, while the entertainment lineup includes performances by Kem, Mary Mary, Calvin Richardson, Avery*Sunshine, Madison Ryann Ward and more.

Guests will also hear from a lineup of speakers, including Anthony Anderson, Keion Henderson and Lady Shaunie Henderson, who will share their experiences, insights, wisdom and advice through live podcast recordings, meet-and-greets and other interactive events.

Tickets and all other information can be found on riseandrhythmcruise.com.

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What’s HARDY’s biggest source of fun on the road? (Besides the fans, of course.) Well, the “Favorite Country Song” hitmaker says all you have to do is look behind him for the answer. 

“The band is awesome,” he says. “I have two guitar players and a drummer and, man, they are all unique in their own way. And I have such a great relationship with my guys.”

“We’ve been through a lot,” he continues, “and we’ve had to have, like, sometimes, like, difficult conversations and things like that, but they always resolve, and I think that just builds for, like, a really strong relationship. So I can’t say enough about how great my band is onstage and off.”

To hear HARDY talk about it, you’d think they can even cure a hangover. 

“My favorite thing to do on tour, outside of playing the show, is literally — let’s just say we tied one on the night before,” he begins. “And my favorite thing to do is get off of my bus and go get on the band bus and just sit around and shoot the s*** with them for hours and we just laugh. We make jokes and it’s the favorite part of my day.”

HARDY happens to have enough guys to form a superstar band with him on his latest hit. Eric Church, Morgan Wallen and Tim McGraw all join him on the top-20 hit “McArthur.” 

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Following Taylor Swift and Bad Bunny, Tyla is the latest Grammy-winning artist to be involved with Toy Story 5. Like Bad Bunny, she’s voicing a character in the film, but only in a certain part of the world.

Disney Africa‘s Instagram account announced that Tyla will play Inflatable Flamingo in the sub-Saharan version of the film, which will be seen in select African countries, including Tyla’s home of South Africa.

In a YouTube video that shows her recording her part, Tyla says of being involved in the franchise, “I just couldn’t believe that the offer was even presented to me. … I just grew up watching Toy Story — it’s such a big movie in my family. My parents love it, my whole family loves it. … So the fact that now we get to watch it and hear a little bit of my voice in it is insane.”

“I just remember growing up watching it, and trying to peek through a door to see if my toys actually moved,” she recalls.

Meanwhile, Taylor has contributed the song “I Knew It, I Knew You” to the soundtrack, while Bad Bunny will voice a character called Pizza with Sunglasses.

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If Soundgarden’s Matt Cameron is looking to pivot musical styles following his departure from Pearl Jam, we think he’d make a pretty good metalcore drummer.

We say that after watching the grunge icon rock out to Bad Omens in the latest edition of Drumeo‘s “For the First Time” series.

As part of the YouTube channel’s challenge, drummers are tasked with coming up with their own part to a song they’ve never heard before while playing along to a drumless version of the track. For Cameron, Drumeo chose the Bad Omens song “Just Pretend,” which, despite hitting #1 on both the Billboard Mainstream Rock Airplay and Alternative Airplay charts, was completely new to him.

After a few takes, Cameron delivered a final “Just Pretend” performance that included some of his signature tom grooves that will be familiar to any Soundgarden fans.

“Bad Omens f****** rules,” Cameron declared after learning the identity of the band. “It’s a good song, man.”

At the end of the video, Drumeo showed Bad Omens drummer Nick Folio reacting to Cameron’s rendition.

“Wow, excellent job, Matt, that was awesome,” Folio responded.

Cameron announced his departure from Pearl Jam in 2025, ending his 27-year tenure with the “Even Flow” rockers. He later clarified that he’s “still an active musician” and will be performing at Tom Morello’s Power to the People festival in October.

Pearl Jam, meanwhile, is set to reveal their new drummer during their headlining set at Eddie Vedder’s Ohana Festival in September.

As for Bad Omens, you can catch them headlining Ohio’s Inkcarceration festival in July.

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Katy Perry and her boyfriend Justin Trudeau made their red carpet debut Monday night at the premiere of Katy’s concert film Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour – Live in Paris at New York’s Tribeca Festival.  Katy posted plenty of photos and footage of the moment on her Instagram, but Justin’s own post included a sweet message to her.

On Tuesday afternoon, Justin posted a few photos of himself and Katy on the carpet, and wrote in the caption, “What a special night. Huge energy on screen, huge energy in the audience! So happy to be by your side, Katy.”

Katy joked in the comments, “it’s Katheryn to you, baby.” Katy’s birth name is Katheryn Hudson.

Speaking to Entertainment Tonight at the premiere, Justin said he was excited to see the movie, because it documents Katy’s entire Lifetimes Tour set, from start to finish.

“I saw the show three times, but wasn’t really paying attention to anything but Katy,” he admitted. He laughed, “So I’m looking forward to seeing it tonight, for the first time!”

Katy also spoke to Entertainment Tonight about what it was like taking her daughter Daisy Dove Bloom with her on the tour. Katy said she wanted Daisy to be inspired by watching her mom do her thing in front of 20,000 screaming fans.

“When she gets to see me onstage feeing free and authentic, she’s just gonna be a little duplicate copy of me in her own little way, and we’ll see what that is, and I’ll support her along the way,” she said.

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Jack White appears to have stealth-announced a new album.

The “Seven Nation Army” rocker’s label, Third Man Records, lists a new record titled Frozen Charlotte up for preorder on its website alongside a July 10 release date.

“13 tracks of distinct feel and tone, Frozen Charlotte is an intense rock and roll punch with never far behind blues underpinnings…all of which fits right at home with long time fans while leaving an inviting open door to newcomers alike,” the product description reads.

You can preorder your copy now via ThirdManRecords.com.

Listing a new album without any other announcement does fit in with White’s general MO — you may recall that his last solo effort, 2024’s No Name, was first released by surprise as an unlabeled record in Third Man Records stores before being made widely available.

White followed No Name with two new singles, “G.O.D. and the Broken Ribs” and “Derecho Demonico,” which dropped in April.

You can catch White live on a U.S. tour kicking off in July.

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Forget about the house tour: Sienna Spiro is giving fans the My House Tour.

That’s the name of the British singer’s upcoming North American headlining tour, which will start Oct. 13 in Nashville and is set to wrap up Nov. 10 in Los Angeles. Presales start June 16 at 10 a.m. local time; tickets go on sale to the general public June 18 at 10 a.m. local time on Sienna’s website.

The tour comes in support of Sienna’s new album, Visitor, which is out July 3. The “Die on This Hill” singer says in a statement, “I truly can’t wait for this tour. This is the biggest I’ve ever done and we’re going to perform in places I’ve never been before! I’m so excited to see you all and sing the songs from Visitor with you.”

Sienna is using Ticketmaster’s Face Value Exchange in North America: Tickets purchased will be nontransferable and can only be sold on Ticketmaster’s site at face value. Even in states that prevent resale restrictions, like New York and Illinois, Ticketmaster will still keep the resale prices at face value.

Prior to her tour, Sienna will be playing a run of festival shows starting Aug. 1 with Lollapalooza in Chicago. She’ll also appear at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island; Outside Lands in San Francisco; All Things Go in both New York and Maryland; and Austin City Limits in Texas.

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