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Taylor Hicks is clarifying the seemingly flirty message he had for Kelly Clarkson. “I think that’s manifested, not by Page Six or by us, but by somebody else,” the American Idol season 5 winner said in a Wednesday, July 1, interview with SiriusXM’s Page Six Radio. Earlier this year, Hicks, 49, raised eyebrows when he flirtatiously responded to Clarkson’s revelation that she did not receive a car after winning the inaugural season of American Idol. “I am a big fan of Kelly Clarkson and consider her one of the most incredible voices to emerge from American Idol,” Hicks told Page…
Jorja Smith has set a release date for her third album. What Are The Odds lands on FAMM on August 21, and Smith previewed it today with a new song with Wizkid, “Alive.” A music video, which follows the singers as they dance, sweat, and flirt their way through a Paris summer night. Watch it below.Smith’s frequent collaborator P2J produced the 12-track What Are The Odds, which marks Smith’s first new album since 2023’s Falling or Flying. Per a press statement, the pair began discussing making a dance record shortly after finishing their 2023 hit “Little Things.” Besides Wizkid, the…
Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas on Thursday appointed an immigration hard-liner and former political rival to be state comptroller, his latest move to unify the Republican Party by embracing its increasingly ascendant hard right faction.The former rival, Don Huffines, has long been a figure on the right flank of Texas politics. He is a former state senator and Dallas-area real estate magnate who unsuccessfully challenged Mr. Abbott for re-election in 2022 by arguing that the governor was not sufficiently conservative.But with Democrats newly energized behind what they believe will be a favorable national political moment this fall, Mr. Abbott and…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has sanctioned two Mexican individuals and nine entities allegedly involved in a fuel theft scheme linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG). One of the two individuals sanctioned is Oscar Guillermo Juraidini Silva, who the Treasury Department (Treasury) said is “a key business person facilitating CJNG’s fuel theft enterprise.” A tanker and IBC totes seized by Mexican authorities at an illegal border fuel distribution hub in Nuevo León in June. Fuel smuggling is “currently the most significant non-drug revenue source for Mexican cartels and other illicit actors,”…
Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-La.) is digging in on her promise to rebel against Republican leaders over a bill to boost voter ID requirements, vowing to keep up her blockade that helped grind the House to a halt unless the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act is attached to major must-pass legislation. “So yes,…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.Jersey Mike’s, the sandwich chain owned by Blackstone Group, has filed for an initial public offering as it taps buoyant financial markets to list portfolio companies and return cash to investors.For Blackstone, the listing could result in a large and swift windfall for the $1.3tn in assets alternative investment giant after it acquired a majority stake in Jersey Mike’s at an $8bn valuation after the 2024 deal announcement.Blackstone was targeting a valuation of about $10bn-$12bn for the restaurant chain, which is popular…
All products and services featured are independently chosen by editors. However, Billboard may receive a commission on orders placed through its retail links, and the retailer may receive certain auditable data for accounting purposes. Since its release in June 2025, KPop Demon Hunters has been a gigantic pop-culture phenomenon that’s still resinating with audiences one year later. In fact, the movie has inspired a wide range of toys, merch and apparel, board games and even an upcoming 4K Blu-ray release from the Criterion Collection. And now, there’s a new book that shows off the artwork from the Academy Award-winning film.…
My Chemical Romance have announced a London release party to celebrate the upcoming deluxe edition of ‘Danger Days: The True Lives Of The Fabulous Killjoys’. The seminal pop-punk band announced the re-release of their fourth and most recent studio album in May, with the original 2010 record being made available alongside a host of bonus material. Formats include 2LP picture disc, zoetrope and colour vinyl variants, as well as 2CD and cassette editions. Pre-order it here. Now, they have announced ‘Battery City Underground: Danger Days A Release Party’, which will take place at BOXPARK Wembley on July 9, one day before the reissue is released. The event will also fall during MCR’s run of three sold-out Wembley…
Miami Gardens, full of a huge Colombian diaspora, was bouncing last Saturday night when Colombia got the better of Portugal in a game that served as an exhilarating spectacle even though it ended goalless.There was not a great deal at stake. After wins over Uzbekistan and Congo DR, Colombia had already booked their place in the knockout stage of the 2026 World Cup.Losing to Portugal would have sent them to Toronto to face Croatia, while anything else would set up a clash with Ghana in Kansas City. Option No. 2 was preferable, but sufficiently so to take the risk of…
Sheinbaum’s mañanera in 60 seconds 🤝 USMCA “remains in force”: A day after the U.S. said it wouldn’t renew the USMCA for an additional 16 years, Sheinbaum and Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard emphasized the trade pact remains valid until 2036, subject to annual reviews. Ebrard said the treaty “hasn’t been modified” and that Mexico’s main goal in upcoming bilateral talks is to reduce Section 232 tariffs on steel, aluminum and vehicles. 📈 Investor certainty, despite the news: Sheinbaum argued the USMCA’s continued validity offers “certainty” for investors, pointing to a record US $23.6 billion in foreign direct investment in Mexico during Q1…