Megan Thee Stallion Details Alleged Tory Lanez Shooting: ’He Said, ‘Dance, B—h,’ and He Started Shooting’

A new kind of reality show. For the team behind The Kardashians, capturing the famous family’s life for Hulu was all about a different approach to storytelling.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorCamila Cabello will host a benefit concert on Sunday, May 8, to announce the launch of her “Protect All Kids” Fund.This emergency fund, established in partnership with Equality Florida and Lambda Legal to protect students and families from Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay or Trans” law, will also provide resources to impacted students, teachers, and families. The launch event will be held at private venue in West Hollywood and will also include special performances by RuPaul’s Drag Race contestant Valentina, transgender singer Shea Diamond and a local youth choir.“As someone who grew up and still lives in Florida, I am appalled that my home state is putting the health and lives of young Floridians at risk by passing this law and inviting discrimination into our schools.

The 2022 Met Gala raised a record $17.4 million, museum officials said Tuesday.  The annual fundraising gala was held on the first Monday in May in New York City this year, as is tradition.This is the first time it has been held on its regularly scheduled date after nearly two years of a pandemic hiatus.  This year's theme was "In America: An Anthology of Fashion," the second installment of a two-part series paying homage to American stylists and designers.The approximately 400 celebrities and personalities in attendance were asked to abide by the "gilded glamour" dress code.  Kylie Jenner, Kris Jenner, Khloé Kardashian and Kim Kardashian attend The 2022 Met Gala. (Kevin Mazur Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue) Most recognizable attendees included Elon Musk, Hillary Clinton, the Kardashian-Jenner family and Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively, who served as hosting co-chairs.  The first installment of the Met Gala — "In America: A Lexicon of Fashion" — was held in September 2021.The galas brought in approximately $33.7 million, according to the museum.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSwedish pop innovator Tove Lo returns with a new song and video called “No One Dies From Love,” released on her own, newly launched Pretty Swede label through mtheory. The song was co-written with longtime collaborator Ludvig Söderberg.“When you’re with someone for a long time and it ends all of all sudden, it’s like a part of you has died,” Lo says of the song.

True hotties knows that every day is a Megan The Stallion day but Houston made it official on Sunday with the city turning out to celebrate the rapper and Chinese censor stresser. At the May 2 event Megan was awarded the key to the city by Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner while members of Houston City Council celebrated her charity work. The May 2 date has significance for Megan, being the birthday of her late mother and grandmother.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIt’s every touring band’s nightmare: Veteran rockers the Brian Jonestown Massacre had nearly all of their equipment stolen while on tour: custom-built guitars and effects and lots more. The theft was widely reported in the music press as the band soldiered on as best they could.But this particular nightmare has a happy ending: Police in Portland, Ore.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorTravis Scott has announced his first festival appearances since the Astroworld tragedy, appearing at three installments of the Primavera Festival in South America this fall. The long-running festival, which launched in Spain but has since expanded to Southern California and South America, is being held in Sao Paulo, Brazil; Buenos Aires, Argentina; and Santiago, Chile and also features Bjork, Lorde and Arctic Monkeys (see the full lineup below).Sources tell Variety that he will be performing at “major” summer festivals in the summer, presumably in the U.S., but these are the first announced appearances.

Speaking out. Kris Jenner‘s boyfriend, Corey Gamble, testified in court as the family’s legal battle with Blac Chyna continues.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorGrammy-winning, multi-platinum-selling, two-time Variety cover star Lil Nas X has performed on some of the biggest stages in television, but incredibly he has never toured — but all that will change this fall when he embarks on the “Long Live Montero” tour, which will make stops across North America and Europe.The North American leg kicks off at The Fillmore in Detroit on Tuesday, September 6, and will make stops in Chicago, Nashville, Los Angeles, and more before wrapping up in San Francisco, CA at the Bill Graham Civic Auditorium on Sunday, October 23. The European leg begins Tuesday, November 8 in Amsterdam and concludes Thursday, November 17 in Barcelona, Spain. See full list of dates below.

Kylie Jenner took the stand on Monday amid Blac Chyna's $100 million lawsuit against the Kardashian family, and testified about threats she claims Chyna sent her in the past.Kylie, 24, was questioned by Chyna's attorney, Lynne Ciani, about statements she made in a previous deposition in which he said she believed Chyna had slashed ex-boyfriend Tyga's arm with a knife.«That's what I heard, yeah,» Kylie said before being asked if she ever felt threatened by her brother's ex.«I remember one time I woke up to some threatening texts. From what I remember, she sent me a bunch of devil emojis and said something about counting down the days to beat me, or I don't know what they meant.» Kylie went on to share that the texts were on an old phone and that she viewed the messages as an empty threat. The makeup mogul also testified that Tyga told her that Chyna used drugs and assumed that she may be high when sending those texts.Kylie previously dated Tyga, who shares 9-year-old son, King Cairo, with Chyna.

Kylie Jenner has taken the stand in the trial between her family and Blac Chyna.

Kylie Jenner took the stand in court on Monday and made serious claims about Blac Chyna. Chyna is battling it out in court with the Kardashians over the $100 million defamation lawsuit she filed in 2017.  Chyna, 33, claims a coup by the Kardashian clan was plotted against her, which led to the cancelation of her reality show, "Rob & Chyna," and a financial loss.

Megan Thee Stallion is speaking out about the alleged 2020 shooting with Tory Lanez in her first TV interview.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorMegan Thee Stallion will talk about the 2020 incident in which Tory Lanez allegedly shot her on “CBS Mornings” Monday. The incident, in which Megan has claimed publicly that Lanez shot her in the feet after an argument following a party at Kylie Jenner’s house in July of 2020, has never been fully explained; the court case is ongoing. Megan has slowly revealed details on social media and in interviews; Lanez has vaguely denied it in statements and in several songs.But according to a preview clip of the interview with Gayle King that airs tomorrow (Monday, April 25), Megan tearfully discussed the issue on television with her for the first time.