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Spotify just opened the vault for its 20th anniversary. For the first time ever, the platform revealed its all-time most-streamed artists, albums, and songs — and yes, Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, and The Weeknd are sitting right at the top where you'd expect them. It's basically a time capsule of our collective listening habits and honestly? No surprises, but still satisfying to see it all laid out.

Khloé Kardashian responded to that viral billboard moment. Someone pointed out she looks Black on a recent billboard ad, and Khloé's comment has the internet reading between every single line. The phrase "exactly what she was going for" is doing heavy lifting in the replies. The discourse is… ongoing.

The viral creepy doorbell guy has officially been charged. Jason Nichols — the man behind that nightmare Ring camera footage of someone yelling and kicking at doors — is now facing four felony counts with bail bumped up to $250K. If you saw that video and couldn't sleep for a week, justice is serving.

Music

Duran Duran and Nile Rodgers said "dark times are OVER" and dropped a disco anthem. "Free to Love" is an unabashedly joyful mirrorball moment, and honestly, we needed it. Nick Rhodes called it a "call to all the people out there who want peace, hope and understanding" — and it sounds exactly like that feels.

Boards of Canada is BACK. This is not a drill. The legendary electronic duo just announced Inferno, an 18-track album dropping next month, ending a drought of over a decade. The internet's ambient-music corner is absolutely losing it right now and frankly, so am I.

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason has died at 79. The Traffic co-founder gave us "Feelin' Alright" and "We Just Disagree," played alongside the Stones, George Harrison, and Hendrix — a genuine legend. What a career, what a loss.

James Valentine, sax player for Models and beloved Aussie radio presenter, has passed away at 64. An ARIA Hall of Famer who pivoted from rock to broadcasting and earned millions of loyal fans along the way. Australia is mourning a real one.

Ball Park Music and Jem Cassar-Daley cleaned up at the 2026 Queensland Music Awards, taking home two trophies each at the first-ever Gold Coast ceremony. A huge night for Aussie music.

Movies & TV

Maggie Gyllenhaal will preside over the Venice Film Festival jury this year. She hasn't been back to Venice since The Lost Daughter in 2021, and now she's returning as the one calling the shots. Love that energy for her.

Rami Malek's new film The Man I Love already has French distribution locked down before its Cannes premiere. The Ira Sachs drama co-stars Tom Sturridge and is heading straight into competition — expect this one to be everywhere in May.

The real chef who inspired Ratatouille is getting a biopic. Bernard Loiseau's life story is being developed by the director of Hippocrate, and honestly, the true story behind Gusteau is way more intense than anything Pixar showed us. This could be genuinely great.

Julianne Moore is picking up Kering's Women in Motion Award at Cannes. She's an icon, she's a legend, and she IS the moment. Always.

A new initiative called The Human Made Mark just launched to certify AI-free film and TV productions — and they did it at a prehistoric cave painting site in France, which is honestly the most poetic flex possible. With AI-generated movies already in the pipeline, this feels timely.

Celebrity Tea

Madonna and Geena Davis reunited at Coachella, 34 years after A League of Their Own. From the baseball diamond to Sabrinawood — the photo is incredibly sweet and the internet is eating it up. There's no crying in Coachella!

Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Charles Melton, and EJAE are among this year's Gold House Gold Gala honorees. The fifth annual gala is heading back to the Music Center in LA next month, and the lineup is stacked.

Netflix just authorized a $25 billion stock buyback because apparently when you don't have to buy Warner Bros., you just invest in yourself. The flex is real.

TikTok & Internet

Tammy Hembrow is turning 32 and TMZ made sure we all know about it. The OG Aussie influencer is celebrating with the kind of birthday content that comes with a "warning label" — her words, not mine (okay, TMZ's words).

Juicy Couture t-shirts are on sale for $8 and the early-2000s girlies are MOBILIZING. If you ever owned a velour tracksuit, this is your bat signal. The celeb-loved brand is having a moment on Amazon and your cart is probably already full.