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Cody Johnson will headline the main CMA Fest show at Nashville’s Nissan Stadium on Friday night.

It’s a coveted, big-time gig at any point in an artist’s career, but for Cody, it’s his first time meeting the CMA crowd with an entertainer of the year trophy under his belt. 

It’s something “The Fall” hitmaker’s been trying to absorb ever since he picked up the ACM honor May 17. 

“I remember playing those gigs for very, very little money and knowing … it’s not gonna pay my house off,” he said, looking back on his beginnings. “But ultimately, people got to hear my music. And then that shaped why I wrote certain songs, why I chose certain songs from certain songwriters to send that message.”

“If I have a platform that’s gonna reach this many people,” he explained, “I can send this message or this message. And I chose those songs that sent a brighter message to the world.”

“And looking back, it’s kinda surreal,” Cody continued. “I haven’t really let it soak in yet. For a cowboy, this is that gold buckle I’ve been chasing my whole life.”

Jo Dee Messina, Blake Shelton, Shaboozey, The Red Clay Strays, The Band Perry and Keith Urban are all set to play before Cody goes on at 11:30 p.m. CT. 

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Baby Keem and his mother moved from Long Beach, California, to Las Vegas when he was a child to be closer to family, and it’s a place that holds tough memories for the rapper.

Speaking to HighSnobiety, he says he continues to reflect on his childhood through his music — specifically his February drop “Highway 95 Pt. 2,” the follow-up to 2021’s “Highway 95.”

“I knew I would eventually have to address Vegas,” he says. “I just didn’t know it was going to come out like this.”

He adds, “But when you really dig deep — and I was digging deep, deep — through some of these ideas, it was clear that being from this place was the root of a lot of these concepts. My mom didn’t start using substances until we moved to Vegas. … Vegas is hard for me. I still have some family there, but it’s tough.” 

“Highway 95” was featured on Keem’s Grammy-winning album The Melodic Blue in 2021, while Pt. 2 is included on 2026’s Ca$ino. There is a five-year gap between those two projects, due in part to health issues he has not publicly discussed.

“I’ll never be super public about what it was because I don’t want that to be the narrative,” he tells HighSnobiety. “Going through that was the hardest setback for me.”

“You have all these [moments] where you’re like, ‘Damn, I really won’t make music ever again.’ I turned off my Twitter. I didn’t need to see people telling me to release when I physically could not make music for a year. I had to learn how to do it again. It really f***** me up to where I didn’t want to go outside at all.”

The full interview is available online.

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Dua Lipa and Callum Turner, who tied the knot in London on May 31, are rumored to having their big wedding party in Palermo, Sicily, and it appears the rumors are true: The newlyweds were seen out and about Thursday in Palermo, as per People. Plus, Dua’s sister, Rina Lipa, and her dad, Dukagjin Lipa, were also photographed at the Palermo Airport. The couple is rumored to be hosting the three-day event at a villa near Palermo.

John Mayer has shared his guitar skills with country superstar Lainey Wilson. Lainey’s new single, “Phone, Keys, Wallet,” features guitar by John and was recorded at his Chaplin Studios in LA. John’s far from the first non-country star Lainey’s collaborated with. She’s duetted with Myles Smith and Miley Cyrus, and has also sung with Aerosmith, The Black Crowes and Yungblud.

Who is Ariana Grande wearing on her upcoming Eternal Sunshine tour? On her Instagram Story, she thanked designer Christian Louboutin and stylist Law Roach for “filling my tour closet to the brim with the most beautiful custom creations,” adding, “i am so honored & i cannot wait to spend the next few months living in them!” The tour starts on Saturday.

Selena Gomez fans are seeing red. The star posted several photos of herself in London shooting the new season of Only Murders in the Building, and in some of them she’s sporting a curly red hairdo. It’s not clear if it’s a wig, or if she really dyed her hair that color. 

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Cardi B is reacting to Latto’s explanation of why she dissed her on the song “Gimme Dat.” Taking to X Thursday, Cardi said she understands why Latto was upset with her.

“I truly understand how you feel…and that’s exactly why I chose to apologize publicly because the disrespect became public,” Cardi wrote, before explaining her mindset when she negatively reference Latto during a phone call that was later leaked.

“When the call came out I was eight months pregnant, had just released my album, and was extremely overwhelmed and emotional. Thats not to excuse what I said but to let you know where I was in my head. I genuinely felt bad about what happened,” she said. “On that call I didn’t even mean to call you that, I didn’t mean any harm.. There’s a difference in what I said vs what I meant.”

In the call ranting about Ice Spice’s diss track, Cardi said, “Y’all think I’m f****** p**** a** Latto?” In her post, she acknowledges that she “let my mouth get the best of me.”

Cardi also shared that she made several attempts to reach out afterward.

“I always wanted to make it right but making it right looks different for the both of us,” she wrote. “I wanted to connect with you but you wanted to address it on your album.”

The post follows an interview in which Latto said her emotions were heightened because she had rushed early in her pregnancy to record her verse for the “ErrTime” remix to help with Cardi’s first-week sales. She said she considered Cardi a friend and mentioned Cardi apologized on social media rather than text. Still, she says she’s open to having a conversation.

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Cher has rocked many looks over the years, but one thing that most people identify with her is her long, glossy, straight hair — the style has even been called “Cher Hair.” That’s why she’s teamed up with Garnier for a campaign for a new product called Fructis Diamond Sleek Spray.

Cher stars in a short film alongside young actress Xochitl Gomez, the Dancing with the Stars winner who played America Chavez in Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness. The film finds Xochitl, who’s wearing a Cher T-shirt, removing her skateboard helmet and declaring that her hair looks bad.

As she enters a club where Cher is scheduled to appear, she runs into the icon herself. “Hey babe,” says Cher. “You’re an uncut gem. All you need is polish. I’m here to help you.” She gives her a bottle of Diamond Sleek Spray and sends her into the bathroom to redo her ‘do.

With her newly sleek hair, a smiling Xochitl poses in the mirror. “I like your T-shirt, but I’m not crazy about the girl,” Cher tells her. She snaps her fingers and Xochitl is suddenly wearing a white, Cher-like outfit with fringe and sparkles.

Cher wrote on Instagram of the product, “I’ve lived my life with very few rules…. But one rule that’s always worked for me is that sleek hair can ALWAYS make a girl shine.”

She noted in a statement, “Sleek hair has always been part of my look, and I’ve never believed in keeping a good secret.”

As part of the campaign, Garnier is also teaming with Cher’s gelato brand, Cherlato, for a pop-up in LA, where fans will be able to sample a limited-edition Garnier x Cherlato flavor.

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When host Pink takes the stage to perform her opening number at the Tony Awards on Sunday, it might remind you of The Greatest Showman. Or maybe Dear Evan Hansen. Or maybe La La Land.

That’s because, as Pink tells Playbill, Benj Pasek and Justin Paul, the duo who wrote the songs for all those projects, have written her opening number for her.

“They did me a solid by doing this opening with me,” Pink said, adding that Neil Patrick Harris, who has hosted the Tonys numerous times, has been “totally supportive” and has given her “a lot of great advice.”

Pink, Benj and Justin go back to at least 2018, when she recorded a version of “A Million Dreams” for the album The Greatest Showman: Reimagined. Her daughter, Willow Sage Heart, now 15, also sang on the album.

Pink also reveals that there will be “up to 170 people” onstage with her during the number, joking, “Because I’m not enough.” She adds that she “gets to be ridiculous and make fun of myself right away, which was my one rule.”

The Tony Awards air live on CBS Sunday night.

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Role Model is gearing up for a new album, and as such, he says he won’t be continuing his signature live performance gimmick: bringing up a guest to dance with him each night during his breakthrough hit “Sally, When the Wine Runs Out.”

The gimmick went viral as Role Model brought up everyone from Natalie Portman and Charli XCX to Olivia Rodrigo, Kate Hudson and Hilary Duff to dance with him. But speaking to Rolling Stone, he says, “I have no plans to keep that going. I think it’s good to know when to end a bit.”

Plus, Role Model thinks that his new album, Chuck Timely & The Hourglass, is strong enough that he doesn’t have to rely on a schtick to get his crowds excited.

“If this album wasn’t good, I’d be like, ‘Yeah, we should probably keep the Sally bit going, I gotta sell tickets,'” he says. “But I feel very good about this record, and I don’t think people will even give a s*** [if I don’t do it], to be honest.”

Role Model notes that he decided in February to stop doing it, because he says that if he kept it going, “It’s just gonna die out and be this sad thing.”

“It was just a happy accident, and I’m really grateful for it,” he adds. “But I’m not gonna be defined by being the dude who brings out Sallys at his shows.”

Chuck Timely & The Hourglass is due Aug. 7. Rolling Stone says the album “explores [Role Model’s] journey after a very public break-up with Emma Chamberlain,” the influencer and YouTube star.

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