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Ed Sheeran just wrote a new song for BTS, but the group’s current single has outperformed Ed’s new song on the Billboard Hot 100.

“Butter” has racked up a sixth week at number one, while Ed’s “Bad Habits” enters the chart at number five.  According to Billboard, “Butter’s” staying power is thanks to several new versions and remixes, plus the sales of the vinyl and cassette versions of the single, which recently became available.

The song Ed wrote for BTS, “Permission to Dance,” will be released on Friday as part of a “Butter” EP.

As for Ed, “Bad Habits” is now his eighth Billboard Hot 100 top 10 in the U.S., and his first since 2019’s Justin Bieber collaboration, “I Don’t Care.”

“Bad Habits” is also doing well on Billboard charts that only measure radio airplay. “Habits” has jumped from #23 to #10 on the Pop Airplay chart and from #21 to #13 on the Adult Pop Airplay Chart.  Meanwhile, it debuts at number 15, a career best for Ed, on the Adult Contemporary chart.

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More details are emerging on Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton’s wedding, which took place at Blake’s Oklahoma ranch on Saturday.

The Voice host Carson Daly revealed he officiated the ceremon — a fitting choice, given Gwen and Blake met on the set of The Voice back in 2014.

“It was incredible to be a part of such an important moment in their lives. The ceremony was a perfect blend of country and glamour, of course, just like Blake and Gwen,” Carson said on the Today show Tuesday.

Carson also divulged that Gwen wrote her own vows and Blake wrote a song for Gwen in place of vows, bringing everyone to tears. Carson shared photos on Instagram, writing, “Here comes the bride … so honored to get to marry two of my favorite people on earth. May God bless you guys in this new chapter of your lives. We love you!”

Gwen wore two custom Vera Wang gowns for her special day — one for the ceremony and one for the reception. According to People, the veil she wore for the ceremony was embroidered with her and Blake’s names, as well as the names of her three sons: Kingston, Zuma and Apollo.

The reception dress was adorned with two love birds symbolizing Gwen and Blake, and three birds representing her children. She paired both looks with stiletto cowboy boots.

Blake, meanwhile, mixed fancy with casual, pairing a tuxedo top with blue jeans on the bottom.

 

 

 

 

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More details are emerging on Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton’s wedding, which took place at Blake’s Oklahoma ranch on Saturday.

The Voice host Carson Daly revealed he officiated the ceremon — a fitting choice, given Gwen and Blake met on the set of The Voice back in 2014.

“It was incredible to be a part of such an important moment in their lives. The ceremony was a perfect blend of country and glamour, of course, just like Blake and Gwen,” Carson said on the Today show Tuesday.

Carson also divulged that Gwen wrote her own vows and Blake wrote a song for Gwen in place of vows, bringing everyone to tears. Carson shared photos on Instagram, writing, “Here comes the bride … so honored to get to marry two of my favorite people on earth. May God bless you guys in this new chapter of your lives. We love you!”

Gwen wore two custom Vera Wang gowns for her special day — one for the ceremony and one for the reception. According to People, the veil she wore for the ceremony was embroidered with her and Blake’s names, as well as the names of her three sons: Kingston, Zuma and Apollo.

The reception dress was adorned with two love birds symbolizing Gwen and Blake, and three birds representing her children. She paired both looks with stiletto cowboy boots.

Blake, meanwhile, mixed fancy with casual, pairing a tuxedo top with blue jeans on the bottom.

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After paying tribute to Tommy Lee, Post Malone is now turning his attention to all of Mötley Crüe.

According to an Instagram message from the “Circles” artist’s manager Dre London, Post is premiering a new track called “Motley Crew” — spelled correctly, dictionary-wise, and with no umlauts — this Friday, July 9.

Post, a big hard rock and metal fan, released a song called “Tommy Lee” last summer with hip-hop artist Tyla Yaweh. He also collaborated with the Mötley drummer on a remix of the track.

You can listen to “Motley Crew” the song while you wait for Mötley Crüe the band to launch their long-awaited reunion tour, which is set to finally kick off in 2022 after being postponed from 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

 

 

 

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Britney Spears‘ lawyer is planning to resign today, TMZ reports.

Sam Ingham, who has been Britney’s court-appointed attorney during her conservatorship, plans to file legal documents asking to be dismissed.  Sources tell TMZ that Ingham wants out because he’s upset that Britney told a judge last month that she never knew that she could ask for her conservatorship to be ended. Ingham maintains he’s always told Britney she could, but that she never wanted to.

While sources tell TMZ that Britney did tell Ingham she wanted her dad, Jamie Spears, removed from the conservatorship, she never told him she wanted to end the conservatorship itself.  And because Ingham is legally required to inform Britney of her options — which he insists he did — he’s now angry that Britney claimed in court that he never provided her with this information.

As previously reported, Britney’s longtime manager, Larry Rudolph, has resigned, citing Britney’s plans to “retire.” In addition, the wealth management company Bessemer Trust has resigned from the conservatorship, citing Britney’s desire for it to end.  In court, Britney called the conservatorship “abusive” and said it was causing her “way more harm than good.”

Sources tell TMZ that at the next court hearing, the remaining members of the conservatorship team will present evidence to the judge that contradicts some of the things Britney said in court.

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After making an appearance on G Herbo’s new album, 25, Lil Tjay revealed he has a track with Dreamville artist Bas and label head J. Cole dropping this Friday.

The “Calling My Phone” rapper filmed himself riding around in a Bentley while listening to the unreleased track in a Triller video he shared on Instagram Monday.

“My body different stop…playing with me lol. ‘[The] Jackie’ dropping July 9th @bas @realcoleworld,” Tjay wrote in the caption. 

According to another series of Instagram photos, Lil Tjay, Bas, and J. Cole linked up earlier this month to shoot what appears to be a music video for the unreleased track, which Tjay calls the “song of the summer.”

Queens-based rapper Bas signed to J. Cole’s Dreamville label in 2014. He released three studio albums and recently appeared on Cole’s album, The Off Season, which topped the Billboard 200 album chart in May.

 

 

 

 

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Machine Gun Kelly‘s Downfall is continuing through the summer.

During a recent Instagram Live session, captured by a fan and posted to YouTube, the “Bloody Valentine” rocker revealed that he’s planning to release new music in August.

“I’ll be…getting ready for the next album rollout and this tour,” Kelly said. “I’m excited for the album. Me and Travis, we got back in, and everything’s just falling into place and I feel really happy with everything.”

Travis, we presume, refers to Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker, who executive-produced MGK’s 2020 pop-punk album Tickets to My Downfall. Kelly will launch a headlining tour in support of the record in September.

Kelly’s been keeping the new music train rolling in 2021 with a number of one-off singles and collaborations, including “Love Race” featuring Sleeping with Sirens‘ Kellin Quinn.

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Blur and Gorillaz frontman Damon Albarn has released another new song off his upcoming solo album, The Nearer the Fountain, More Pure the Stream Flows.

The latest track is called “Polaris,” and is available now for digital download. It’s accompanied by a black-and-white performance video, which you can watch now on YouTube.

“Polaris” is the second Nearer the Fountain song to be released, following the title track. The whole album arrives November 12.

The Nearer the Fountain is the sophomore follow-up to Albarn’s 2014 solo debut, Everyday Robots.

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That’s amore! Harry Styles and Olivia Wilde were photographed kissing and cuddling during their Italian vacation, Page Six reports.

Page Six has the photos, which shows the couple on a yacht off the coast in Monte Argentario, a region in Southern Tuscany where they’ve reportedly been on holiday for the past week.  Harry and Olivia — she directed the singer in the upcoming movie, Don’t Worry Darling — spent the afternoon on the yacht dancing, reading, smooching, embracing, sipping wine and swimming.

The two were also seen riding together in a dinghy, and since the “Watermelon Sugar” singer conveniently removed his shirt for the ride, there was no question it was him — his distinctive tattoos were on full display.

Last week, Harry and Olivia were spotted arm-in-arm in the town of Porto Ercole, where Harry went after wrapping his most recent film, My Policeman, in England. Olivia reportedly joined him there after her own visit to England, where her two children were staying with their dad, her ex-fiancé, Jason Sudekis.

Olivia, 37, and Harry, 27, have been romantically linked since January of this year, when they were spotted holding hands.

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