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Some of Taylor Swift’s biggest fans on Spotify are getting emails inviting them to apply for a chance to attend the world premiere of TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR in Hollywood on October 11.

According to The Hollywood Reporter, attendees will be the first to see the hotly anticipated film, which will open in more than 100 countries on October 13. It’s not known whether or not Taylor will walk the red carpet at the premiere.

The movie, shot in August during the final U.S. shows of Taylor’s Eras Tour, will open in more than 7,500 movie theaters globally. Box office data suggests the film, whose adult tickets cost $19.89, could open with $75 million, though some analysts have floated a number between $100 and $125 million.

As part of the screenings, theaters are offering special merchandise, such as Eras Tour-branded popcorn buckets and soda cups. Some theaters are offering fans the chance to rent out an entire screening for them and 40 of their pals for about $800.

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SZA just broke another chart record.

According to Billboard, her album SOS just logged the most weeks at number one on the Top R&B Albums chart.

The album has spent 41 weeks at the top of the chart, surpassing The Weeknd’s After Hours, which had a 40-week reign from 2020 to 2021.

SOS debuted at number one on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart in December 2022, spending 10 weeks at the top. It also topped the Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums chart, spending 21 weeks at number one and breaking the record for the longest stay for an album by a woman in the chart’s history.

This week, SZA’s collab with Drake, “Slime You Out,” landed at number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs list. Her single “Snooze” reached its highest position yet at number three on the Billboard Hot 100, aided by a new remix featuring Justin Bieber.

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Rihanna is apparently a big 90 Day Fiancé fan.

One of the stars from the TLC reality show, Yara Zaya, tells Page Six that the singer DM’d her on Instagram and let her know she loves the show.

“She DM’d me back in February 2021 when she was pregnant with her first baby,” Zaya says. “She told me she loved my storyline, and loves to watch the show.”

She says Rihanna also told her “she hopes that she is just as a good mother as I am.”

“I always loved her,” Zaya adds. “I reached out to her first, but had no idea that she would ever reply back to me.”

She tells Page Six she never planned to talk about her Rihanna moment, but she appreciated the singer’s kind words when she was going through a tough time. The two now follow each other on Instagram.

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During his tour stop in Atlanta earlier this week, Drake paid tribute to late Migos rapper Takeoff.

“One of the first things I ever did in Atlanta was I hopped on the remix to this song called ‘Versace,’ right?” Drake said in fan-captured footage from Monday night’s show. “I just wanted to say while I’m in here, rest in peace to our brother Takeoff. That’s one of my first brothers in Atlanta. That’s one of my first memories of Atlanta, is hopping on that song and Atlanta showing me love.”

Back in 2013, Drake contributed a verse to the remix of Migos’ “Versace.” He went on to collaborate with the group a few more times, on the 2018 track “Walk It Talk It” and on a joint tour that same year. Takeoff was killed in Houston on November 1, 2022, at age 28.

Also during Drake’s Atlanta show, the rapper promised two fans a trip to Turks and Caicos after he spotted them holding a sign that revealed they skipped their honeymoon to be at the show.  

“She brought a sign to the show that says we canceled our honeymoon for this,” Drake said onstage. “Since we in Atlanta tonight and I’m feeling all the love from everybody…One of my favorite places in the world, you know what it is? It’s a place called Turks and Caicos. I’ma send y’all to Turks and Caicos on a little honeymoon.”

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Evanescence has announced a reissue of the band’s 2003 debut album, Fallen, in honor of its 20th anniversary.

The upcoming package is due out November 17. It includes remastered audio of the original album plus bonus tracks including previously unreleased demos and live recordings.

You can listen to one such track, a demo of Fallen‘s signature hit “Bring Me to Life,” now via digital outlets. Notably, the recording doesn’t feature the rapping backing vocals that were famously imposed on “Bring Me to Life” by Evanescence’s record label.

“20 years later, this album has never meant more,” frontwoman Amy Lee writes in a foreword for the reissue. “Fallen has been the soundtrack to first loves, epic heartbreak, self-realization, wedding days, last goodbyes, friendships, and countless other moments in so many lives…not to mention my own. I am forever humbled and grateful to be a part of it.”

The Fallen reissue will also be available as a super deluxe box set exclusive to Evanescence’s web store, which comes with an exclusive cassette featuring more previously unheard demos and voice notes.

Fallen was originally released March 4, 2003. Along with “Bring Me to Life,” which hit 1 billion YouTube views in 2022, it spawned the singles “My Immortal,” “Going Under” and “Everybody’s Fool.” The album’s also been certified Diamond by the RIAA.

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Dylan Scott and his wife, Blair, have welcomed their third child, a boy.

Barron arrived Tuesday, September 26, at 7:19 p.m., joining 5-year-old Beckett and 4-year-old Finley in the Scott family.

“Blair is a ROCKSTAR! She did awesome! Beckett and Finley are in love, as well as Momma and myself!” Dylan writes in the caption of an Instagram reel capturing the family surrounding baby Barron.

“Thank you Jesus for blessing me with three healthy beautiful kids and a smoking hot rockstar wife! Life is good!” he shares, adding the name Barron means “Warrior” and “Noble Man.”

Coming up, Dylan will kick off his headlining This Town’s Been Too Good To Us Tour in Knoxville, Tennessee, on October 12. For a full list of dates, visit dylanscottcountry.com.

Dylan’s currently in the top 10 of the country charts with “Can’t Have Mine.”

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Blink-182‘s new single “ONE MORE TIME” has got the band members and their fans pretty emotional.

The title track to Blink’s upcoming comeback album premiered on September 21 alongside a video featuring Tom DeLonge, Mark Hoppus and Travis Barker taking a journey through a collage of the band’s past clips. Meanwhile, the song details the trio’s personal hardships with lyrics such as, “Do I have to die to hear you miss me,” a possible reference to Hoppus’ 2021 cancer battle, which led to DeLonge’s return to Blink after a seven-year absence.

In an Instagram post reacting to the response to “ONE MORE TIME,” Blink writes, “We just wanted to thank each and every one of you for all the love and support over the past week, months, years.”

“Seeing you at the shows, reading all of your amazing comments and having you on this journey with us gives this band life,” the post continues. “We cannot wait for you to hear the rest of this album! So from the 3 of us…WE LOVE YOU & THANK YOU.”

The album ONE MORE TIME…will be released on October 20. It marks the first Blink record featuring DeLonge, Hoppus and Barker in over 10 years.

Blink-182’s currently in the middle of the European leg of their reunion tour. They’ll be back in the U.S. in October to headline the When We Were Young festival in Las Vegas.

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