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Halsey has confirmed they’re due to release a reworked version of 2021’s ‘Lilith’ featuring BTS’ Suga.Originally released as part of Halsey’s fourth album “If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power’, the new version of ‘Lilith’ is being shared to celebrate the long-awaited launch of Diablo 4.‘Lilith’ by Halsey ft. Suga is set for release June 5 and over the weekend, the official Diablo Twitter account shared a 20-second teaser that sees Halsey take on the guise of Diablo character Lilith..@halsey ft.

This week on “crossovers that would’ve made no sense five years ago,” Halsey and BTS‘ Suga have teamed up to release the anthem for Blizzard Entertainment’s upcoming Diablo IV video game. Of course, it’s not five years ago; Halsey collaborated with BTS on 2019’s “Boy With Luv,” and their last album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power tapped into aesthetics that were already very goth (1980s) meets goth (Medieval era).

Celine Song’s Past Lives from A24 is very much here and now, grossing $232k on four screens for over $58k per location, a nice number for Song’s debut film as the second-biggest limited opening of the year so far. A24 also had the highest in April with Beau Is Afraid at $80k per theater at four locations, testament to helmer Ari Aster’s devoted fan base.

Coldplay have made it back home.

Jungkook, a member of K-pop boyband BTS, is set to release his long-awaited debut solo album.Over the weekend, South Korean news outlet Sports Chosun reported that Jungkook would be releasing his much-anticipated debut solo album on July 14. His label Big Hit Music has since responded to the report.In a statement to Star News, Big Hit Music confirmed that Jungkook is set to unveil his debut solo album, although it noted that the release plan is not yet set in stone.“We will make an announcement once the release schedule for Jungkook’s solo album has been confirmed,” Big Hit Music told the news outlet, as translated by Soompi.The upcoming record will be Jungkook official solo debut.

EastEnders star Max Bowden, who plays Ben Mitchell on the long-running soap, has shared some sweet behind-the-scene photos from Saturday night's British Soap Awards The photos saw Max, 28, celebrating EastEnders' numerous wins at the awards ceremony with a number of his co-stars. In his caption, he sweetly gushed over co-star Danielle Harold, who picked up the gong for Best Leading Performer, following her departure from the soap after her character Lola Pearce passed away after suffering from a brain tumour. Max wrote: "Finally the emotions of last night settling in.

This is not a drill: BTS star Jungkook is readying his debut solo album.

Shakira is fueling Lewis Hamilton romance rumours, after the Colombian superstar was spotted watching the race car driver participating in the F1 Spanish Grand Prix. 

Variety Editors If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. BTS may be on hiatus right now, but fans are still finding ways to celebrate the group and enjoy their songs. Case in point: this fan-made BTS Bluetooth speaker, which is on sale right now for just $17 on Amazon.

Coldplay have made it back home.

Coldplay have made it back home.

K-pop superstars BTS have announced a new single to mark their 10th anniversary as a chart-conquering band.

BTS are set to release a brand-new single called ‘Take Two’.BTS’ longtime label Big Hit Music, a subsidiary of K-pop entertainment giant HYBE, announced today (May 31) that the boyband are set to release a brand-new single titled ‘Take Two’ next month.In its announcement, Big Hit Music noted that all seven members of BTS had participated in the recording of ‘Take Two’. Notably, two members of the boyband – namely Jin and J-hope – are currently serving their mandatory military service.“The song conveys their appreciation toward ARMY for all the love you shower them with and their desire to always be together with you,” said Big Hit Entertainment.

Anthony Ramos and Dominique Fishback are ready to take on more bots than ever before in !«The Terracons, the Predacons, the Autobots, and the Maximals in the same movie? We ain't never seen that!» Ramos raved when he and Fishback gave ET a behind-the-scenes tour of the film.«And the Fishbacks and the Ramos!» his co-star added. The seventh installment in the franchise, takes place in 1994, and stars Ramos as Noah, an ex-military electronics expert who lives in Brooklyn with his family and gets wrapped up in a «crazy situation where he needs to get some money.»«He does something pretty wild and… ends up being like, 'How did I run into these talking robots?'» he said of the mission Noah finds himself on. «He's very much driven by what he loves, and the people he loves.

BTS is getting ready to celebrate a big milestone — their 10th anniversary!

It's safe to say Steve Aoki knows his way around a banger. With a stellar catalogue of collaborations under his belt - from Louis Tomlinson to BTS - this week the Miami-born, 2-x-GRAMMY-nominated producer teams up with JJ Lin once again on brand-new track The Show.

BTS have begun teasing upcoming celebrations in Seoul for the group’s 10th anniversary this year.On May 25, Big Hit Music announced that the boyband would be holding their annual BTS Festa event, which commemorates the group’s debut anniversary, over two weeks in Seoul this June. This year’s edition of the event will kick off on June 12, one day before BTS’ June 13 debut date, and continue until June 25.According to the K-pop label, per Yonhap News Agency, this year’s BTS Festa will be held across major landmarks in Seoul as part of a collaboration with the Seoul metropolitan government.

Margot Robbie’s new movie Barbie is basically all we’ve been talking about since it was announced, and she’s just got us even more excited in her interview with Vogue US. In the chat, she opens up about everything from what compelled her to star in the film, to how she feels about Barbie being sexy ('She’s a plastic doll. She doesn’t have organs.

BTS‘ latest hit single ‘Butter’ has praised the boyband’s leader RM for his “world-class executive production talent”.In an interview with Genius, Canadian songwriter Jenna Andrews shared her experience collaborating with RM, with whom she co-wrote the group’s latest English-language song. Andrews spoke about the impact RM had on the song and how he “built on” the original demo.“RM really doesn’t get enough credit for his world-class executive production talent,” she said.

Variety Editors If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. BTS broke the internet — and generated massive pre-order sales — with the announcement of their new book, due out this July.

In a bold reaction to market trends, Korean entertainment powerhouse HYBE Corporation — best known as the home of K-Pop superstars BTS — is more bullish than ever, expanding out of its core record label, talent management and concert production business into several other areas, and now bills itself as a global entertainment lifestyle platform.

BTS is one of the biggest bands in the world. On June 13th, the band is celebrating its 10th anniversary, with Seoul having many surprises for fans.Grammy Awards 2023 Nominations: Here is the complete listSpotify’s 2022 Wrapped: Bad Bunny is again the number one most-streamed artist globallyj-hope, Duran Duran and New Edition confirmed to perform at ‘Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2023’A post shared by BTS official (@bts.bighitofficial)According to the Korean Herald, Hybe, the band’s agency, will be partnering up with the city of Seoul to organize various celebrations on the special date.

NLE Choppa has opened up about his thoughts on K-pop and what it felt like to work with BTS member Jimin.NLE Choppa recently released the song ‘Angel Pt. 1’ for the Fast X soundtrack.

Marie Lu is showing her fangirl side.

Halsey has touched on her friendship with BTS member Suga and why they have such a special connection.On May 17, Halsey took to her Instagram account to reminisce on her seven-year friendship with Suga. The post comes just days after she made a surprise guest appearance during Suga’s May 14 concert at the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, where the duo performed ‘Suga’s Interlude’ live for the first time.“I’ve shared a stage with my friend many times, but never alone and never like this,” Halsey said of the experience.

Jennie Kim and V are once again igniting the romance rumors!

Beyoncé's Renaissance tour debut, it seems the singer was sneakily working on another project behind the scenes. In case you missed it, the Grammy winner announced out of the blue (pun intended) yesterday that she was launching her own beauty brand and our money is on a hair care range. I mean, it's about time Beyoncé; we've had Riri's Fenty Beauty, Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty and Ariana Grande's r.

Variety Editors If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. BTS may be on a hiatus right now but fans can still celebrate the group with this UNO BTS card set. First released a few years ago, this officially-licensed game quickly sold out online, but Mattel has brought the BTS x UNO game back (and it’s on sale for just $8 here).

Taylor Swift angrily addressed a security guard mid-song during a concert in Philadelphia on Saturday night (May 13). Pitchfork and Vulture both report on fan-shot footage that shows Swift appearing to defend a fan who was involved in an incident with a security guard at Lincoln Financial Field. Swift, mid-way through her song "Bad Blood," stopped singing to shout "She's fine," "Hey, stop!" and "She wasn't doing anything" in the direction of the crowd.

BTS member Suga recently brought singer Halsey onstage as a surprise guest at the Los Angeles stop of his ongoing world tour.On the final day of Suga’s three-day concert at the Kia Forum on May 14 in Los Angeles, as part of his ongoing ‘Suga Agust D’ world tour, the rapper surprised fans by inviting American singer-songwriter onstage as a guest.As seen in a clip uploaded by the Kia Forum on Twitter, the pair teamed up for a performance of their 2020 track ‘Suga’s Interlude’, from Halsey’s third studio album ‘Manic’. This marks the first time the two artists have performed ‘Suga’s Interlude’ together.“I’ve been trying all my life / To separate the time / In between the having it all and giving it up, yeah,” Halsey sings in the chorus.

BTS just dropped a super catchy new theme song, called “The Planet”!

“Roxanne,” “Every Breath You Take” and “If You Love Somebody Set Them Free” anymore.But the former Police frontman isn’t about to go chasing the charts in his golden years.“I’m 71 now, so my music has to reflect who I am, so I’m not desperately trying to get on the K-pop charts,” Sting told Music Week. “But there’s something about being a young musician, a young songwriter; it’s just kind of balls to the wall, let’s go for it. That energy is something that you can’t discount.”The English rock icon will become an Ivors Academy Fellow in London on May 18, receiving the highest honor from the songwriting organization.“Songwriting is a craft, and the Ivor Novello is its guild, if you like, so to be invited to be part of the fellowship is a great honor and one I don’t take for granted at all,” said Sting, who was born Gordon Sumner.Despite no longer trying to keep up with the BTS’s of the world, the 17-time Grammy winner still knows a great song when he writes — or hears — it.“Well, we all know it when we hear it,” said Sting.

Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. A long-awaited oral history about BTS is finally here — and like all announcements made in relation to the mega-popular K-pop group, it comes after days of speculation from the group’s most ardent fans. The book “Beyond the Story: 10-Year Record of BTS,” which became available to pre-order on Amazon this week, was first posted to the retailer without an official title, author or synopsis, but rumors began to swirl when fans noticed that its original slated release date was the same as a nonfiction title about a celebrity that Flatiron Books announced earlier this year.

New Music Friday! The weekend is here, which means more streaming, new playlists and the best that music has to offer. ET has you covered for everything in between.The Jonas Brothers lead this week's releases with, the group's second album following their 2019 reunion.

The BTS Army better mark their calendars.

It’s Friday, Friday, gotta get down on Friday — especially when it’s New Music Friday! We’re breaking down this week’s best new tracks to keep on your radar.