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The Regrettes have premiered the video for the band’s latest single, “You’re So F***ing Pretty.”

The clip, which is streaming now on YouTube, stars frontwoman Lydia Night as she paces through an empty house, thinking over “a relationship that could have been.”

“Lydia is the best and we just clicked,” says the clip’s director, Serena Reynolds. “I love how we were able to collect so much beauty, frustration and sadness in the video to formulate this idea of a person we never visually see. I think the magic is that this ‘lover’ really feels all encompassingly joyful in the end.”

The Regrettes released “You’re So F***ing Pretty” last December. At the time, Night said the song marked “the first time I’ve ever written directly about a girl I had a crush on.”

“Pretty” is one of two new tunes The Regrettes dropped in 2021, along with the single “Monday.” The band has been working on a new album called Further Joy, release date TBA.

Meanwhile, you can catch The Regrettes on their current U.S. headlining tour, which continues Friday in Milwaukee.

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Remember when Taylor Swift revealed how she tried wooing Phoebe Bridgers to join her on her “from the vault” track “Nothing New“?  We now know a little bit more about how it went down, thanks to Phoebe.

According to her, Taylor swiped her producer Aaron Dessner‘s phone to make contact, which threw Phoebe for a loop.  Aaron helped Taylor with her Grammy-winning album folklore and its sister, evermore.

“I got this random text from Aaron Dessner that was really weirdly worded for him,” Phoebe told Billboard.  “And I was like, ‘What the f*** is this?’ And as I was reading it, I [realized], ‘Oh, my God, it’s from Taylor Swift.'”

The two talked about “all kinds of stuff” and Phoebe said, “It was just a total high. It felt like when you meet someone at a party and you’re in the corner all night being like, ‘Me too!'”  

Taylor previously revealed on Late Night with Seth Meyers in November how she got the singer to appear on her Red (Taylor’s Version) album.  She said she composed “a very long text that I’ve crafted over many days” and also sent over the song to gauge Phoebe’s interest, adding she reached out because she’s “one of my favorite artists in the world.”

“If she sings it, I will listen to it. I just love her voice,” Taylor said at the time.

It appears the two have yet to meet, with Phoebe saying they’re just “online friends” because of the pandemic, but says they’re “excited for when we hang out for the first time.”

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Hip hop stars Tory Lanez and Megan Thee Stallion are exchanging words on their social media accounts regarding the latest court hearing regarding Tory allegedly shooting Megan in her feet in July of 2020.

The explosion of conversation began after entertainment blogger DJ Akademiks tweeted “UPDATE: Tory Lanez trial adjourned til April with Tory’s lawyer telling the court they have completed DNA results from the prosecution which is very pleasing to his client. (I saw this doc myself.. it literally says it was inconclusive in finding TORY DNA on the gun or magazine).”

The Twitter post quickly gained attention of social media users and blogs alike — and prompted a response from the 27-year-old “Savage” rapper herself, as well as court reporters who covered the case.

“Court aint even started so why yall ready to start lying,” Megan Thee Stallion said on her Instagram story in an effort to debunk false claims.

Tory, 29, responded to Megan on Twitter, saying, “….. u can’t buy and tweet your way out of this one ..not today.”

The back and forth continued between the entertainers. Meanwhile, Page Six reporter Eileen Reslen joined the conversation with a “Fake News Alert,” supporting the claim that the blogger’s initial post was false because the pre-trial hearing had been postponed.  Rolling Stone court reporter Nancy Dillon also joined in, tweeting that there was “ZERO mention of DNA at the Tory Lanez hearing…”

Dillon later tweeted an update, quoting Tory Lanez’s attorney from court transcripts as saying, “We are in the process of actually retaining an expert with respect to DNA. It is our hope that we will be able to review & confirm the LAPD’s analysis, which from our standpoint was favorable.”

Wednesday’s pre-trial hearing was postponed to April 5.

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We have all seen the meme comparing John Legend to Arthur the aardvark, and now, the creators of the Arthur series hope to cash in on it.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, author Marc Brown and executive producer Carol Greenwald discussed the long-running animated children’s show coming to an end after 25 seasons, but hinted they aren’t fully ready to say goodbye.  Instead, they floated the idea of creating a feature-length film, and say they have the perfect person in mind to star in it.

“I mean, if I could pick one person I would love to be a part of this project, it might be John Legend,” said Brown.

While a feature-length film does sound “intriguing” to the showrunner, he admits that he can’t “wrap my head around it completely.”  He also teased that a movie could be “in the works soon,” noting, “[W]e’ve got a great idea…The subject matter is very timely, and maybe there is even a really interesting person involved.”

While Brown has yet to confirm that Legend is definitely part of the plan, it wouldn’t be all that surprising.  Aside from being the father of two young children, five-year-old Luna and three-year-old Miles, the Grammy winner previously parodied his resemblance to Arthur in 2018.  He appeared in a Google Duo commercial, where he dressed up in the character’s trademark yellow sweater and blue jeans, and even referenced the infamous Arthur hand-clenching meme.

Arthur just wrapped its 25-year run on PBS, but will continue on in other mediums, including, maybe, a movie.

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If you’re one of the many people who took on a new DIY project during the COVID-19 shutdowns, you’re in good company: Several country stars took advantage of their time off the road to make their living quarters extra cozy.

Kane Brown showed off his newly assembled man cave on an episode of CMT’s Off the Road series, paying special attention to his new video gaming setup, a coffee bar and candy station.

Another artist with a man cave built to host low-key friend gatherings is Brantley Gilbert, who says he renovated his garage in order to have a place where he was “out of his wife’s hair.” In a People spread, he gave a tour of the spot he dubbed the “Dawg House” — after the Georgia Bulldogs, of course.

Brantley’s setup features a stocked bar, car and motorcycle collections, a spot to write and record music and more.

“It’s a man cave slash showroom slash anything you can think of,” Brantley explained.

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Country trio Runaway June is seeing another lineup shift.

Singer Naomi Cooke, a founding member and the group’s lead singer for the past seven years, announced on social media this week that she plans to leave Runaway June in order to go solo. When she shared her big news, Naomi thanked her former band mates for all their work together over the years.

“I am so grateful for the memories and the time well spent with my bandmates, Hannah, Jen and Natalie,” she wrote. Hannah Mulholland and Jennifer Wayne formed the group with Naomi in 2015; in 2020, Hannah departed and was replaced with Natalie Stovall.

“It’s been extremely hard to keep quiet about what I’ve been up to, Naomi continued. “I cannot wait to share everything with you all very soon!! I miss you guys so much, and can’t wait to see y’all out on the road.”

Runaway June’s last album with Naomi was their 2020 holiday project, When I Think About Christmas.

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Tapping into people’s appetite for ’90s nostalgia, 90s Con 2022 is taking place next month in Hartford, Connecticut, and some of your favorite boy band members will be on hand for the occasion.

Backstreet Boys AJ McLean and Nick Carter and *NSYNC‘s Joey Fatone will appear during all three days of the con, which runs from March 11 through March 13.  All three guys will be part of a panel, and will be posing for photos and signing autographs separately and together.  If you want a selfie with all three together, it’ll cost you $175.  Selfies with each guy individually cost between $40 and $50.

Less than a month after the con, AJ and Nick will join the rest of the Backstreet Boys as they kick off their rescheduled DNA World Tour in Las Vegas on April 8.

In addition, Chilli and T-Boz from TLC will be attending the con, but only on the 12th and 13th.  They’ll also be available for autographs and selfies.

If you want even more ’90s nostalgia, 90s Con 2022 also will feature appearances by the cast of Full House, plus Joey Lawrence, Holly Marie Combs, Christopher Lloyd and the stars of Sabrina the Teenage Witch, Boy Meets World, Party of Five and Family Matters.

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