‘HSMTMTS’ Creator Tim Federle Reveals Which ‘HSM’ OG He Wanted — But Wasn’t Able — to Get for Season 4

Thania Garcia After enjoying a historic opening week on Billboard’s Hot 100 songs chart, Oliver Anthony’s “Rich Men North of Richmond” now spends a second week topping a list that also includes fresh releases from Doja Cat, Olivia Rodrigo and Gunna. The single first launched to No. 1 in the tracking week ending Aug.

Shakira is set to receive the Video Vanguard Award at the 2023 MTV VMAs. The ceremony will take place on Tuesday, September 12 at 8 p.m. ET/PT.

The Summer I Turned Pretty recently returned for a second season on Amazon Prime Video, treating fans to eight new episodes.Adapted from the Jenny Han’s novel series of the same name, there series tells the story of a love triangle between Isabel “Belly” Conklin (Lola Tung) and brothers Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) and Conrad (Christopher Briney).In addition to the unfolding romance, season two also sees the trio battle to save the Cousins house after its future is threatened by a devastating development.A synopsis for the second season reads: “Belly used to count down the days until she could return to Cousins Beach, but with Conrad and Jeremiah fighting over her heart and the return of Susannah’s cancer, she’s not sure summer will ever be the same. When an unexpected visitor threatens the future of Susannah’s beloved house, Belly has to rally the gang to come together—and to decide once and for all where her heart lies.”Like the first season, the soundtrack contains a number of popular hits, with songs from Taylor Swift, Dua Lipa, One Direction, Olivia Rodrigo, Angel Olsen and many more popping up over the course of the eight episodes.

Måneskin, Demi Lovato, Karol G, and Stray Kids have been announced as the first performers at this year’s MTV Video Music Awards.All four acts will perform at New Jersey’s famed Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12.During the ceremony, Måneskin will take to the stage for the second consecutive year for the premiere performance of their forthcoming new single ‘Honey (Are You Coming?)’.The Italian band are also up for the Best Rock award for their single ‘The Loneliest’ from their recent album ‘RUSH!’.Lovato meanwhile will make her return to the VMAs after six years. She is set to make the appearance just days before the release of her new album ‘Revamped’.

UPDATED: Demi Lovato, Karol G, Måneskinand Stray Kids are confirmed as the first batch of performers for the 2023 MTV VMAs. The awards show will air live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12 at 8 pm on MTV and streaming on Paramount+.

Anitta, Demi Lovato, Karol G, Måneskinand Stray Kids are confirmed as the first batch of performers for the 2023 MTV VMAs. The awards show will air live from New Jersey’s Prudential Center on Tuesday, September 12 at 8 pm on MTV and streaming on Paramount+.

Taylivia, aka Taylor Swift and Olivia Rodrigo, quickly became one of the most iconic celebrity friendships in 2021 after Olivia shot to fame. The 20-year-old singer/songwriter is a lifelong Swiftie, and when she released her smash hit, “driver’s license,” Taylor became a fan and expressed her support.

Billie Eilish has scored her second UK Number One single in a record-breaking week for female solo artists.The singer’s new single ‘What Was I Made For?’, from the Barbie soundtrack, becomes her second UK chart-topper after her 2020 James Bond single ‘No Time To Die’.It also tops a record-breaking week on the charts for female artists, with all of the top six positions on the singles chart occupied by female solo artists for the first time ever.At Number Two this week is Dua Lipa with another Barbie track, ‘Dance The Night’, while Olivia Rodrigo is both at Number Three with ‘Vampire’ and Six with ‘Bad Idea Right?’, while Taylor Swift is at Four with the resurgent ‘Cruel Summer’ and Peggy Gou at Five with ‘(It Goes Like) Nanana’.The Top Eight is also rounded out by songs led by female artists, with ‘Barbie World’ by Nicki Minaj, Ice Spice and Aqua at Number Seven, and ‘Disconnect’ by Becky Hill and Chase & Status at Eight.This week's Official Singles Chart is a record-breaker! https://t.co/zuNbMrJIs8— Official Charts (@officialcharts) August 18, 2023Elsewhere, Eilish recently opened up about what’s changed in the creative process as she works on her third album.The singer was speaking on the new episode of Dua Lipa‘s At Your Service podcast when she explained the “big jump” between the ages of 18 and 21, and how she had to convince herself she hadn’t “lost it”.Eilish’s debut album ‘When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?‘ came out in 2019, followed up by ‘Happier Than Ever‘ in 2021.

Courtney Howard The growing pains and dramatic throes of girlhood can be character building, traumatic, and cathartic — for both cinematic protagonists and their audience. It’s certainly not an easy time for the heroine at the center of “You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah,” whose impending rite-of-passage ushers in an adulthood she’s not quite ready to handle. Director Sammi Cohen and screenwriter Alison Peck bestow this hilarious, heartrending adaptation of Fiona Rosenbloom’s novel with an uplifting, effervescent vision and vitality, giving voice to a young Jewish girl’s struggle to figure out who she is before the most important night of her life so far.

Reneé Rapp’s highly anticipated debut album Snow Angel is finally here.

, was just photographed in London sporting a scarlet minidress with shoes to match. If you haven’t already, now is the time to run out and buy yourself a bright red dress for fall, as the trend shows no signs of slowing down.On August 16, the “Bad Idea Right” singer was pictured leaving a London restaurant wearing a super-short crimson halter dress, with a sweetheart bustier-style top.

may be beloved as much for its teen love triangle plot as for the songs that go with it. The fan-favorite Amazon Prime Video show released its seventh episode on Friday, featuring Phoebe Bridgers' return to the show’s soundtrack.

Olivia Rodrigo is preparing for the release of her sophomore album and the second song from the album is out now!

Olivia Rodrigo‘s love life is going to be in the spotlight for the next couple months thanks to her new music, which references her exes.

is almost here, and it stars . Netflix's You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah, a brand new comedy directed by Sammi Cohen, arrives on the streamer later this month—and at the movie's trailer.You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah (2023)You Are So Not Invited To My Bat Mitzvah is adapted from the 2005 YA novel of the same name, written by Fiona Rosenbloom.

. But the Disney+ show was missing two familiar faces — Zac Efron, who played basketball playing heartthrob Troy Bolton, and Vanessa Hudgens, who played brainy singer Gabriella Montez, in the original films. Despite the return of several original cast members including Corbin Bleu (Chad Danforth), Monique Coleman (Taylor McKessie), Lucas Grabeel (Ryan Evans), and KayCee Strong (Martha Cox), Efron, Hudgens and co-star Ashley Tisdale (Sharpay Evans) did not make cameos in the finale season of the spinoff series.

Olivia Rodrigo officially exited her role as Nini on High School Musical: The Musical: The Series in season 3 — and there weren’t any plans to bring her back for the final episodes.

come out as gay in the Disney+ series based on the iconic franchise.“High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” dropped its fourth and final season on Wednesday and there is a scene where some of the original Disney Channel stars are filming “High School Musical 4.”The TV series’ showrunner Tim Federle told TV Line recently that he called Grabeel, 38, to tell him the news of Ryan’s sexual orientation.“Lucas, like, cried on the phone and said, ‘This would mean so much to people who grew up with this movie,'” Federle recalled.He went on and noted that the “Switched at Birth” star had told him: “It’s what they were always kind of missing from this character.”The TV show’s scene featured Ryan kissing his partner, portrayed by Pentatonix member Scott Hoying.“High School Musical” premiered on Disney Channel in 2006 and subsequently had two sequels released in the following years.

Hunter Ingram SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for the fourth and final season of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series,” now streaming on Disney+. The Wildcats of “High School Musical: The Musical: The Series” have taken their final bow. The Disney+ extension of the popular movie musical trilogy concluded this week with an eight-episode fourth season that found its cast performing a stage — or rather, basketball court — production of 2008’s “High School Musical 3: Senior Year.” Members of that film’s original cast returned to East High to shoot the fictional “High School Musical 4: The Reunion.” Although the original films have had a presence since the pilot episode — the series is set at the high school where the films were shot — the final season is the show’s most meta endeavor yet.

High School Musical‘s Troy and Gabriella set the bar high for fictional couples — and HSMTMTS‘ Ricky and Gina have officially taken over for the next generation of fans.