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Taylor Swift’s new Toy Story 5 song “I Knew It, I Knew You” has scored the first of what will likely be multiple chart milestones.

The song has debuted at #1 on the U.K.’s Official Singles Chart; it’s her seventh charttopper across the pond. She is tied with Michael Jackson, George Michael and U2 in terms of artists who’ve all scored seven #1 singles on that chart. 

Taylor is also now the first non-British artist to score two U.K. #1 hits in 2026; in February, she topped the chart with “Opalite.” The only other artist who’s had two U.K. #1 hits in 2026 is Harry Styles, with “Aperture” and “American Girls.”

Taylor wrote the song after the artist who’s most associated with Toy Story, Randy Newman, said it was OK for her to do so. Newman wrote and performed the franchise’s signature tune, “You’ve Got a Friend in Me,” plus several other songs for the movie series.

In ABC’s new 20/20 special Toy Story: 30 Years and Beyond, which airs Friday at 8 p.m. ET and streams the next day on Disney+ and Hulu, Taylor says that Newman has been “amazing and supportive and encouraging” in welcoming her to the franchise.

“Knowing I had his blessing to enter this world was really special for me and kind of helped ease what might have been a stressful situation, if I didn’t know that he was good with it,” she says.

“He’s got a way of just writing such intricate, yet beautifully pure, simple lyrics about how you feel that get to the heart of it,” she says of Newman’s songs. “They’re so complex. They’re exactly how you feel, and they’re so universal.”

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PROLIFIC, a collaborative album between Nipsey Hussle and Bino Rideaux, now has a release date. It’s set to arrive on Aug. 14, a day before what would’ve been Hussle’s 41st birthday.

“We’re proud to present PROLIFIC, the collaborative project Nipsey created with Bino and brought to life sonically by Mixed By Ali,” Hussle’s brother, Samiel “Blacc Sam” Asghedom, says in a statement. “We are honored to be able to release the PROLIFIC album in the exact way my brother envisioned it. This isn’t something that our team compiled together, this is the body of work Nipsey created with Bino top to bottom. He was very proud of this project and we feel blessed to finally be able to share it with the world.”

Recorded nine years ago, the 15-track project was recently led by the single “Reckless.” Coinciding with the release date announcement is the premiere of “Sacrifices,” released with a music video directed by Norberto Garcia.

“Sacrifices was a masterclass of creative energy,” says Bino in a statement. “Minimum conversation, all hands on deck, and the unpredictable genius of James Fauntleroy. Constant flow of vibes and gems on and off record.”

PROLIFIC is available for preorder and presave in multiple physical variants. Exclusive merch is available for preorder.

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Staind has announced a new live album celebrating the 25th anniversary of the band’s 2001 breakout album, Break the Cycle.

The set collects live recordings of each of the 13 songs off the original Break the Cycle track list. It’s due out Aug. 21.

You can watch the video for the live version of the single “It’s Been Awhile” streaming now on YouTube.

Break the Cycle marked Staind’s third album and spawned the singles “It’s Been Awhile,” “Fade,” “Outside,” “For You” and “Epiphany.” It’s been certified five-times Platinum by the RIAA.

Staind will celebrate the 25th anniversary of Break the Cycle with a U.S. tour launching in September.

In other 25th anniversary celebration news, Alien Ant Farm is putting out their 2001 effort ANThology, which includes the single “Movies” and their hit cover of Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal,” on vinyl for the first time on July 31.

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Mgk has released a new song called “Crash First” in collaboration with the artist honestav.

The track begins with mgk and honestav trading verses over an acoustic guitar before a the pop-punk palm-muted riffs start coming in.

“Our dead dads prolly high fiving rn,” mgk writes of the song in an Instagram post.

You can watch the “Crash First” video on YouTube.

Mgk’s been on a collaborative streak lately, releasing the song “FIX UR FACE” with Limp Bizkit’s Fred Durst and the blog era boyz EP with Wiz Khalifa. 

Mgk is currently touring the U.S. in support of his latest album, 2025’s lost americana. He performed a cover of Nickelback’s “Rockstar” during a recent show in Pittsburgh.

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You need to calm down: Spurs fan Selena Gomez was not insulting Taylor Swift over Taylor’s Knicks fandom.

As per E! Online, on Thursday Selena commented “lol” on an MTV Instagram post that shared photos of celebrities at Game 4 of the NBA finals, including shots of Taylor with Mariska Hargitay. On Friday, she posted an Instagram Story that read, “Woke up and was sent so many texts. I would never insult my friends, nor was it an insult. The comment was a reaction to the first slide on the page.”

Selena went on to explain a now-deleted Instagram Story that she’d posted after the game, which was captured and posted on X. In it, she’d captioned a report of the Knicks’ stunning victory over her hometown team, the San Antonio Spurs, “Mad respect for the game!! Congrats to the peeps that represent. What a comeback. So funny how some are all the sudden fans though lol.”

People online interpreted this as criticism of Taylor, who has been accused by some — including an ESPN commentator — of not being a “real” Knicks fans. In fact, she’s a longtime fan of the team. But as Selena explained in her Friday post, that’s not what she was referring to at all.

“Second, I bet my friends on the game. The friends in the text chain I posted. I lost but was poking at my opponents, my friends,” she wrote. “Believe it or not I do have other friends in my life. But quickly forget that most assume otherwise.”

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The 2026 premiere of ABC’s annual CMA special is less than two weeks away, and the Country Music Association just revealed which artists made the cut. 

The three-hour show airs Thursday, June 25, at 8 p.m. ET and takes up the entirety of primetime.

Riley Green and Good Morning America‘s Lara Spencer are this year’s hosts. 

Bailey Zimmerman, Blake Shelton, The Band Perry, Brothers Osborne, Carly Pearce, Cody Johnson, Deana Carter, Ella Langley, Fetty Wap, Florida Georgia Line, Gretchen Wilson, HARDY, Jason Aldean, Jelly Roll, Jordan Davis, Keith Urban, Lainey Wilson, Luke Bryan, Michael McDonald, Molly Tuttle, The Red Clay Strays, Ricky Skaggs, Russell Dickerson, Shaboozey, Shay Morgan, Stephen Wilson Jr., Tim McGraw, Tucker Wetmore and Zach Top have all secured their spot.

So far, there’s only one song we know for sure we’ll hear: the first live performance of Shaboozey’s “Cowgirl.”

If you miss the show on June 25, you’ll be able to check it out on Hulu June 26. 

Meanwhile, let the 2027 planning begin. The 54th CMA Fest kicks off June 10, 2027, and runs through June 13, 2027.

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Warren Zeiders is focused on manifesting his vision for the future in his new song, “Days of My Life.”

“I’ve written a lot of songs from a place of heartache and sadness, but when it came to this one, I wanted to write something into existence,” he revealed on his socials. “I’ve always known for a long time that I’ve wanted to be a husband and a father and I pray a lot for that day when God brings me my best friend. Cause I know in my heart that when that chapter of my life starts, those really will be the best days of my life.”

Warren co-wrote the new track, which follows “Drinking Game” and “Born to Be Yours,” which have also come out this year.

The “Pretty Little Poison” hitmaker continues on the road this summer, after wrapping the U.S. and Australian legs of his first world tour. He takes it to Europe in October.

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Spiritbox has returned to the EDM world.

After previously teaming up with Illenium in 2022 for the single “Shivering,” the “Perfect Soul” metallers have now united with the DJ acts SLANDER and Vastive for a track called “Under My Skin.”

You can watch the “Under My Skin” video streaming now on YouTube.

In addition to their electronic collaborations, Spiritbox has crossed over into the rap world thanks to their songs with Megan Thee Stallion.

Spiritbox’s most recent album is 2025’s Tsunami Sea. They’re currently on tour with Evanescence.

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