Quick Hits

• Michael Phillips — the man who claims to have the world's smallest penis — tells TMZ his growth procedure was a "HUGE success," meaning his teeny-tiny title may soon be up for grabs. Growth mindset, literally.
• Burlesque the Musical canceled four more performances this week, and partner ATG Entertainment responded by declaring the show must go on. The delusion! I respect it!
• Bhad Bhabie posted one (1) TikTok and the internet collectively refused to believe it was her. "You can't convince me that this is the same 'Catch me outside' girl" is an actual comment, per BuzzFeed.
• Surrogate McKenna West is telling the baby's biological parents she'll call the newborn Gabriel if she wants to, thank you very much — amid their nasty court battle.
• The Saja Boys are (sort of) manifesting into real life: two KPop Demon Hunters voice actors are playing a one-off gig in London. More below!

What's Trending

Bhad Bhabie vs. everyone's eyes. Her new look has people genuinely unable to recognize her, with commenters outright denying she's the same person who gave us "Cash me outside" — and BuzzFeed's coverage notes the conversation has veered into blackfishing accusations. When your own fanbase files a missing persons report on your face, that's a viral moment.

The Burlesque saga continues. The touring production scrapped four more shows this week, and now ATG Entertainment says it's "working closely" with producers of the beleaguered musical while insisting the curtain rises again. A production canceling shows at a furious pace while yelling "the show must go on" is the most theatrical thing about this entire musical.

Music

Charley Crockett won't let the Jack White feud die. The "Clovis" singer posted another fiery takedown Wednesday, per Rolling Stone, keeping the already-dragging beef alive. At this point the feud has more longevity than most country singles.

Madelyn Cline is living inside the Sabrina Carpenter Cinematic Universe. The House Tour music video co-star reacted to the clip's VMA nomination with "I'm sweating!" — and Billboard notes she apparently didn't even get the memo about the nod beforehand. Relatable: finding out about your own nomination like the rest of us.

Sam Smith got a lifeline from Madonna. In a new Apple Music chat with Zane Lowe, Smith said Madonna "made sure she got through to me" during the "Unholy" controversy, adding, "Her music is a lifeline to queer people." Okay, this one's actually sweet. We love a pop legend checking in.

Halsey's back to blonde. Billboard reports the singer showed off the latest transformation on Instagram — par for the course for someone who's long used hair as self-expression, but a moment nonetheless.

Amy Lee is home and human again. Fresh off the first North American leg of Evanescence's Sanctuary world tour, she's decompressing in Nashville and busy getting her 12-year-old son back into a routine. Rock star by night, school-year parent by morning.

Also: Australian electronic artist Anna Lunoe just inked a worldwide publishing deal with BMG.

Movies & TV

Saja Boys IRL (partially). Andrew Choi and Neckwav — the voices of Jinu and Abby in Netflix's global smash KPop Demon Hunters — will play a one-off gig at Outernet Live in London, per Variety. The U.K. is about to find out what the rest of the planet already knows.

Festival season is loading. San Sebastián will open with the world premiere of Fatih Akin's Ghost Song and close with Bullhead director Michaël R. Roskam's WWII resistance drama Le Faux Soir; Busan's 31st edition opens with Kim Jong-kwan's The Table: Day and Night; and Pingyao's 10th edition runs Sept. 24–30. Fall film girlies, eat.

Podcasts keep eating TV. Goalhanger — the UK giant behind The Rest Is Football, which just launched as a Netflix World Cup show — hired Tom Miceli to lead its TV and film expansion. Everything is a show now. Everything.

Celebrity Tea

The surrogate baby-name war rages on. Court docs obtained by TMZ show McKenna West scoffing at the biological parents' anger over her naming the newborn Gabriel amid their ongoing legal battle — her position being, essentially, she can call him whatever she wants. This whole situation is chaos and we're only getting receipts in fragments.

Bella Hadid's ex is back in the saddle. Cowboy and horse trainer Adan Banuelos — yes, that pun is mandatory — was photographed by TMZ getting cozy with a mystery woman in Beverly Hills following his split from Bella. Moving on, ranch edition.

Demi Lovato turns 34! TMZ celebrated with a hot shots gallery, while BuzzFeed's roundup of gloriously unserious celebrity scandals features Demi not once but twice. A birthday AND a career achievement in unintentional comedy? That's range.

TikTok & Internet

Huda Mustafa is pumping the brakes on the PlaqueBoyMax rumors. The Love Island star tells TMZ she and the streamer are "nothing more than close friends" after their viral stream sent shippers into overdrive. Friends who stream together... stay friends, apparently.

TikTok is being TikTok. Scattered Reddit reports claim the app is misbehaving — one user in the U.S. for work says it hasn't connected to wifi or their eSIM since the 17th, and another's getting a stubborn "you're offline" popup across three accounts. No panic yet, just vibes of mild inconvenience.

Truly unhinged corner of the app: a viral r/TikTok post about a TikToker realizing he'd been flirting with cartel lord El Chapo's wife. No notes. Just fear.

Shopping corner: BuzzFeed rounded up Tarte products reviewers are "very fond of," including the TikTok-viral concealer with over 26,000 five-star reviews and a tubing mascara fans called the best they've ever used. And if you'd rather procrastinate than shop, there's a quiz to reveal your soulmate's first initial from your music taste and one that assigns you a Friends character based on your dating life. The internet remains undefeated at time-wasting.