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From music to swimwear to Popeyes to Broadway and now the fragrance industry. Megan Thee Stallion has expanded her Hot Girl Summer brand to include a new perfume. The floral scent, called Hot Girl Summer Eau de Parfum, is a limited-edition product and has key notes of coconut milk, orchid and vetiver, according to Ulta.

“Hot Girl Summer Eau de Parfum invites all the hotties and fragrance lovers to step into the season with confidence—and leave a lasting impression wherever they go,” reads the advertisement on Ulta.com. It will be available online on July 5 and in stores beginning July 11.

The fragrance release will come just days after Meg’s return to Love Island season 8, where she met this year’s contestants and hosted a few boys versus girls challenges. She also gave them a few pieces from her latest swim line.

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Bone Thugs-N-Harmony are known for singing about the “1st of tha Month,” but now they have another date to celebrate: July 8.

That’s the day the group will be honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in the Recording category. The ceremony will feature radio personality Big Boy as emcee, with rapper Xzibit joining as a guest speaker.

“Receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame is a blessing beyond words. Coming from Cleveland, we never imagined that the music we created would touch so many lives around the world. This honor belongs not only to Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, but to our families, our city, our fans, and everyone who believed in us from the beginning,” the group said in a statement. “More than three decades later, we’re still here, still creating, and still carrying the legacy forward

Originally performing as Bone Enterpri$e, the group was discovered by Eazy-E and signed to Ruthless Records in 1993. They released their breakthrough EP, Creepin on ah Come Up, in 1994.

Over the course of their career, Bone Thugs have released multiple studio albums, including the chart-topping E. 1999 Eternal and The Art of War. They also earned a #1 hit with “Tha Crossroads,” a tribute to Eazy-E, and won the Grammy Award for best rap performance by a duo or group for “Tha Crossroads” in 1997.

The group is also preparing to hit the road, with a new tour set to begin on July 10.

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Hayley Williams paid tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor during her solo show in Dublin on Tuesday.

The Paramore frontwoman’s set included a cover of O’Connor’s track “Mandinka,” a single off her 1987 debut album, The Lion and the Cobra.

O’Connor, who passed away in 2023, was born in Dublin. Williams introduced the performance by dedicating it to “queen Sinéad O’Connor.”

The Dublin show marked the final European date of Williams’ tour in support of her 2025 solo album, Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party. During the tour, which launched in the U.S. in March, Williams performed Ego Death in full each night alongside select covers.

Williams performs at the Newport Folk Festival on July 24 before launching another U.S. tour in September. The upcoming U.S. headlining dates are part of “The Hayley Williams Show,” which will feature performances from songs throughout her three solo albums. 

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Iron Maiden will be filming their upcoming headlining performance at the band’s Eddfest concert on July 11 in Knebworth, England, after their show in Paris was cut short due to a power outage.

As previously reported, the Paris concert, which took place on June 22, was set to be filmed for a project documenting Maiden’s Run for Your Lives tour. However, the power in the venue went out in the middle of the show, which didn’t resume until an hour later. Between the delay and venue’s curfew, Maiden had to cut the show’s encore from the set.

With Eddfest, which celebrates Maiden’s 50th anniversary, the band intends to finish the film project they couldn’t in Paris.

“You all know what happened in Paris, we all know what happened in Paris, so we’re gonna finish it off at Knebworth,” says bassist Steve Harris in a statement. “We’ll see you there.”

“We’re not going to lose what we did in Paris but we’re going to add to it with some amazing stuff from Knebworth,” frontman Bruce Dickinson adds. “So Knebworth, be on ya best behaviour!!”

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The title track of Kenny Chesney’s upcoming 21st album, Silver Sands Marina, isn’t some mythical getaway — it’s a family-owned business in New Hampshire and it’s probably about to get a whole lot busier. 

“When you hear the song, it’s so perfectly drawn, you almost can’t believe it’s real,” he says. “But, of course, it is a real place – located on Lake Winnipesaukee – where generations of families and friends have tied up their boats, checked in, enjoyed the water and being together. You can feel all the happiness and fun people have had there the moment you step on the property.”

Kenny traveled there to shoot the “Silver Sands Marina” music video outside the traditional tourist season, capturing performances near the pier, motel and marina. 

“Like the song, there’s a sense this place can’t be real,” Kenny continues. “When you pull up, it’s even more wonderful than the pictures. You can feel people’s lives have played out here; kids who’ve met, grown up together, occasionally gotten married and brought their kids there; fishing trips and reunions. And, as my song suggests, the occasionally unexpected encounter where you meet someone who sees you for all that you are – even if it’s only for a moment.”

Silver Sands Marina arrives Sept. 25, featuring Kenny’s latest hit, “Carry On.” 

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Following Sunday’s BET Awards, Soulja Boy shared an idea he’d like to bring to life. “Might start my own awards show and give it to rappers who never got they credit,” he wrote on X Tuesday. “NBA Youngboy, Chief Keef, Kodak Black, etc. no reason they never won a BET Award or a Grammy.”

Burna Boy’s collaboration with Shakira, “Dai Dai (FIFA World Cup Official Song 2026),” has topped the Billboard Global Excluding U.S. chart, making it the first World Cup anthem to reach #1.

A 2023 podcast interview of Lil Wayne discussing Verzuz was released Tuesday. In it, he said he has no interest in competing against anyone other than himself. “I’m too competitive and I wouldn’t wanna embarrass no one, and if I am competing against whoever I’m competing against, I will embarrass you,” he told DJ Drama. “If it’s the wrong type of situation on that Verzuz, you can end their careers … and that’s what I would do,” he said. “I don’t wanna be that guy.”

Tay Keith’s funeral reportedly took place Tuesday in Memphis. Footage of a flower arrangement reading “Tay” has surfaced online, while Sexyy Red shared a selfie video wearing an-all black outfit. BlocBoyJB and Turbo also posted a photo of themselves dressed for the occasion.

T.I.’s sons Domani Harris and King Harris may not believe Kill the King is their father’s final album, but T.I. says it is. “I think it’s their time to go ahead and speak for the generation and handle it and hold it down for the world,” he told ET of his children. “It’s time, that’s why the King’s Succession Tour is very important. You should get there and check us out. Me, Domani, King … you know, a passing of the torch, if you will.”

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Just some of the albums that have been recorded at Aaron Dessner’s Long Pond Studios include projects by Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift, Brandi Carlile and Gracie Abrams. Sara Bareilles recorded some of her upcoming release, Good Grief, there too. But when asked to name her favorite album made at the studio, located in upstate New York, she chose one by another artist.

“Maybe Noah Kahan’s,” Sara told Rolling Stone, referring to Noah’s latest, The Great Divide. “I really loved that record. Plus, I just love …. did you guys see his documentary? I love a tender guy. I feel like I want more tenderness from everybody. Can we just be a little softer with each other?”

Noah, who’s currently on tour, reposted the video of Sara making those remarks on his Instagram Story Wednesday. He captioned it, “I love you @sarabareilles! Thank you for your music and for the kindness!”

Sara isn’t the only one who loves The Great Divide: It also made Rolling Stone‘s Best Albums of 2026 So Far list, along with releases by Ella Langley, Harry Styles, Paul McCartney, Charlie Puth, RAYE, BTS and Hilary Duff.

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