Beyoncé released the latest edition of her Ivy Park clothing line with an entirely black selection of tops, bottoms, outerwear, undergarments and accessories.
Labeled Ivy Park Noir, the new drop was created using a singular, black color palette with intentions on drawing “focus to fabric, fit and texture, cultivating enduring elegance through sensual, material play,” per the line’s description.
The new collection includes a variety of cool clothing, like mesh tights, a shiny mesh bra, mini skirt and sleeveless body suits, along with warm garments, like a latex trench coat, moto jacket, sweat pants and socks. There’s also purses, hats, a backpack and boots.
To shop The Blackout, visit the Ivy Park page on Adidas.com.
Judas Priest fans just got their first preview of the band’s upcoming new album Invincible Shield, which drops March 8.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Famers just dropped the record’s first single, “Panic Attack,” described as “a classic slice of Judas Priest at their very best.”
Judas Priest surprised fans with the announcement of their new album during their set at Power Trip in Indio, California, earlier this month. It will be their first new album since 2018’s Firepower.
Following the album’s release, Judas Priest will kick off a U.K. and European tour starting in Glasgow, Scotland, on March 11, wrapping April 8 in Paris, France. A complete list of dates can be found at judaspriest.com.
Believe it or not, it’s been 40 years since Cyndi Lauper let the world know “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” on her debut album, She’s So Unusual.
Released October 14, 1983, the album, featuring a cover shot by famed photographer Annie Leibovitz, peaked at #4 on the Billboard 200 Album chart, where it spent a whopping 97 weeks.
Lauper released six singles from the record, starting with her classic “Girls Just Want To Have Fun,” which became her first Billboard Hot 100 hit, peaking at #2. That was followed by the iconic ballad “Time After Time,” which was Lauper’s first #1.
Two other singles, “She Bop” and “All Through the Night,” landed in the top five, making Cyndi the first female artist to have four top five singles from one album.
All four songs benefited from music videos that were in heavy rotation on MTV. In fact, at the first-ever MTV VMAs, Lauper was the most nominated artist with nine nominations, winning Best Female Video for “Girls Just Want To Have Fun.”
She’s So Unusual earned Cyndi six Grammy nominations; it won two, including Best New Artist for Cyndi and Best Recording Package.
The album has gone on to be certified seven-times Platinum by the RIAA, while “Girls Just Want To Have Fun” has gone six-times Platinum, “Time After Time” has gone five-times Platinum and “All Through The Night” has gone Gold.
In 2019, the album was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Recording Registry for being “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant.”
And fans are getting something new for the anniversary. A special blue vinyl version of She’s So Unusual will be released for Record Store Day on November 24.
The Rolling Stones have teamed with the creative collection KidSuper for a new merch line coinciding with the release of their new album, Hackney Diamonds.
The limited-edition Rolling Stones x KidSuper collection, produced in partnership with merch company Bravado, includes a CD and cassette of Hackney Diamonds with the Rolling Stones’ lips logo reimagined in two different ways. Other merch offerings include tees, hooded sweatshirts, hats and mugs.
“I’ve been a fan of The Rolling Stones since I was a kid, so when the opportunity came to support the release of their new studio album, I couldn’t turn it down,” says Colm Dillane, artist, designer and founder of KidSuper. “The iconic logo, which I designed using fingerprint artwork, represents the spirit of rock ‘n’ roll, and how many people have been touched by the band’s music over their incredible 60-year history.”
He adds, “I’m so proud with how the collection turned out and am excited for fans to get their hands on it!”
All items in the collection will be available exclusively at The Rolling Stones’ RS No. 9 stores, including their flagship store in London, pop-up stores in New York and Los Angeles and a soon-to-be-opened location in Tokyo. They will also be available online starting October 20, the same day Hackney Diamonds is released.
Taylor Swift was at Kansas City’s Arrowhead Stadium on Thursday, October 12 to cheer on her her rumored boyfriend Travis Kelce‘s Chiefs, alongside Travis’ mom, Donna.
Taylor and Donna, sitting together, were shown chatting with each other as he waved to fans on Prime Video’s pre-game broadcast. Swift was also seen chatting with Kelce dad, Ed.
This marks the third time the duo have watched Travis play from the same suite. Taylor watched his September 24 game against the Chicago Bears in his suite before leaving the stadium together to celebrate his team’s win with friends at a postgame party in Kansas City.
A week later, Swift was joined by celebrity guests at New Jersey’s Met Life Stadium, as the Chiefs beat the New York Jets.
A source close to the Kelce family recently told People that “Donna likes Taylor and thinks she’s very sweet and down to earth,” as the two continue to spend time together.
In an pre-game interview that aired before the game, Travis hinted at his romance with Swift, saying he was embracing his newfound media attention, but was able to compartmentalize his life in order to put his undivided attention toward the team.
“I feel like … coming into this building, you’ve got to be able to shut off … You give yourself that 100 percent focus of this job,” he explained.
Travis was unable to join Taylor the Los Angeles premiere of her concert film, Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour, a day earlier.
The black-and-white clip shows a person standing in front of a burning car and throwing an object through a glass window as a guitar riff plays in the background.
Green Day first launched TheAmericanDreamIsKillingMe.com on October 1 — which, of course, is when September ends — with a video of frontman Billie Joe Armstrong waking up in bed and looking at a calendar with the date October 24 circled.
The most recent Green Day album is 2020’s Father of All… The group also just put out a 30th anniversary of their 1994 breakout record, Dookie, in September.
Cher and her ex-husband Sonny Bono didn’t have a great relationship after they divorced in 1975. But as Cher tells People in a new interview, they were able to make up before Sonny’s tragic death — because he finally apologized to her.
“He p***** me off royally and hurt me,” Cher tells People. But one day, she says, “He came into the kitchen at my house and said, ‘Cher, I want to apologize. I realized that I hurt you in so many ways, and I was wrong.’ That went a long way for me.”
“The fact that he came and said it meant something to me, that at least he acknowledged that he had been hurtful,” she explains.
Cher and Sonny married in 1964 and share son Chaz, 54. Sonny died in a skiing accident in 1998 at age 62; Cher dedicated her 1998 album, Believe,to him.
Despite their marital problems, Cher maintains that she and Sonny “had so much fun together,” both in their music career and on their variety show, which aired from 1971 to 1974.
“Working together was the easiest part of it, because we really made each other laugh,” she says. “You can’t fake that kind of stuff.”
Cher’s new holiday album, Christmas, will arrive October 20.
After wiping her socials, Dua Lipa seems to be tiptoeing into her new era. She’s posted a photo of herself with her hair dyed red and the caption, “miss me?” If you follow the link in her Instagram Story, you’re taken to her website, where a message reads, “Sign up for…” followed by the flashing words “joy, optimism, fun, energy, passion and happiness.” When you click on that, those words stop flashing and stop on “energy,” and the message says, “Sign up for energy.” Could this be the name of a new single?
If you’ve been tracking Traylor’s every move, reports say that Taylor Swift will be at Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs game against the Denver Broncos Thursday. Stay tuned!
Christina Aguilera has unveiled a big chunk of her new collaboration with chart-topping rapper Latto on Instagram: It’s actually a commercial for the British food delivery app Just Eat. “Love when worlds collide! It was amazing to work with my girl @Latto777,” Christina wrote. “We had such a fun time on set.”
Britney Spears enjoyed a night out in NYC with Maluma and J Balvin on Wednesday. According to Page Six, she arrived at Zero Bond for a late-night sushi dinner, and the two Latin superstars invited her to join their table. “Everyone was in good spirits,” an insider said. “Britney was all smiles and so happy to be back in New York for the first time in a while.” Maluma shared a photo from the evening on Instagram.
Doja Cat is the latest star to sit down for a spicy interview on the web series Hot Ones. As she chowed down on progressively spicier wings, she revealed the reason she changed the title of her album from Hellmouth to Scarlet and explained why she likes shaving her head.
Selena Gomez, Sephora employee? The singer got behind the counter at a Sephora store this week for a Rare Beauty fundraiser in honor of World Mental Health Day October 10. Fans got video of Selena checking out customers.
If you’ve been tracking Traylor’s every move, reports say that Taylor Swift will be at Travis Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs game against the Denver Broncos Thursday. Stay tuned!
After wiping her socials, Dua Lipa seems to be tiptoeing into her new era. She’s posted a photo of herself with her hair dyed red and the caption, “miss me?” If you follow the link in her Instagram Story, you’re taken to her website, where a message reads, “Sign up for…” followed by the flashing words “joy, optimism, fun, energy, passion and happiness.” When you click on that, those words stop flashing and stop on “energy,” and the message says, “Sign up for energy.” Could this be the name of a new single?
L-R: O’Kelly Isley, Ronald Isley, Rudolph Isley/GAB Archive/Redferns
Rudolph Isley, a founding member of The Isley Brothers, passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 84.
Rudolph’s daughter Elaine confirmed the news to People, revealing he “died peacefully in his sleep” with his wife of 68 years, also named Elaine, by his side.
Rudolph’s brother and bandmate Ronald shared his feelings about the loss with the mag, saying, “There are no words to express my feelings and the love I have for my brother. Our family will miss him. But I know he’s in a better place.”
Rudolph founded The Isley Brothers in the ’50s with brothers O’Kelly, Ronald and Vernon, although Vernon passed away a few years after their formation. They had their first hit in 1959 with “Shout,” which was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.
Other songs made famous by The Isley Brothers include “Twist and Shout” and “This Old Heart of Mine (Is Week For You)” along with “It’s Your Thing,” which earned them a Grammy for Best R&B Vocal Performance by a Duo or Group.
Rudolph, who was known for wearing hats and fur-attired clothing, retired from the group in 1989. He and his brothers were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 1992.
Earlier this year, Rudolph filed a lawsuit against Ronald over the trademark rights to the group’s name, claiming that despite the name being jointly owned by both of them, Ronald alone filed for a federal trademark of the name in 2021, and it was approved by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office.
He sought to have a judge declare that the trademark rights to the name were equally and jointly owned by both brothers, and he wanted any revenue Ronald made from exploiting the trademark to be divided.
