MUNA's Tour Bus Caught Fire Hours After Their Stanford Show — Everyone's Safe, But We Need a Minute

October 20, 2026 · 84 sources

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MUNA's tour bus caught fire Monday morning (Oct. 19) on Interstate 5 in Burbank, just hours after the trio played Stanford University — the band confirmed "we're all safe."
Klaine truthers, rise: Darren Criss brought out Chris Colfer for a surprise duet at his Royal Albert Hall debut in London Sunday night (Oct. 18). "It's Been Awhile" is right.
Paramount's Street Fighter KO'd the U.K. and Ireland box office, debuting at No. 1 with £2.3 million ($3.1 million), while Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 bowed in third.
Selena Gomez says nicotine vaping changed her voice — and she's officially quit the habit, warning fans "it's not worth it."
Netflix is doubling down on The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call, with Seasons 2 AND 3 now confirmed and in production.

BuzzFeed dropped unedited close-ups from the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show — Kylie Jenner included — and the collective exhale over "even VS models have skin texture" is doing numbers. Grounding, honestly.
The millennials-vs-Gen Z dating discourse is back, with millennials roasting 16 Gen Z habits — the top complaint being that Gen Z "call anything genuine 'cringe' while spending an entire weekend inside." Fights in the comments, as tradition demands.

The MUNA scare: the bus fire broke out hours after their Stanford set, and the band's message was simple — everyone's safe. Terrifying, but the good kind of ending.
More on the Glee of it all: the Emmy- and Tony-winning Criss was making his Royal Albert Hall debut when Colfer strolled out for the reunion duet — per Billboard, anyone who discovered Criss through Glee got "a special treat." Understatement of the year.
Seventeen's Jeonghan and Joshua officially debuted their JxJ duo with "Dreamscape," their first release after a decade sharing the spotlight with 11 bandmates. They told Variety the sound sits "right in the middle between strong and subtle." K-pop unit agenda: thriving.
Billboard's 82WORLD: LA recap is a goldmine — hello82's first-ever festival at LA State Historic Park featured ATEEZ "bringing it home," a "big tease" from P1Harmony, and a BTS throwback moment.
Tour wire: Swae Lee announced a five-date Australian run for January 2027 behind his debut solo album Same Difference, and Pitch Music & Arts revealed its 10th anniversary lineup (CHRIS STASSY, Chlär, HAAi and more) headed to Victoria's Grampians in March.

Street Fighter's £2.3 million knockout debut topped the U.K./Ireland charts per Variety, with Rajinikanth's Jailer 2 landing in third — a superstar opening by any standard except Rajinikanth's own.
Netflix confirmed The Trauma Code: Heroes on Call Seasons 2 and 3 are in production, with Ju Ji-hoon and Choo Young-woo returning to the Korean medical drama after its 2025 first season.
Two-time Oscar nominee Emily Watson has joined the Oscar-qualified short The Drive as executive producer, backing husband-and-wife filmmakers David Arrow and Amb[er?] on the JFK assassination-inspired project.
For spooky season: BuzzFeed rounded up gore-free movie scenes that haunt you anyway — "The Girl in the Red Coat" and a certain I Saw The TV Glow moment made the cut. No blood, all damage.

Selena, 34, opened up in a roughly one-minute video about how heavy nicotine vaping changed her voice — the singer, actor and Rare Beauty founder says she's kicked it and wants fans to skip the habit entirely.
BuzzFeed compiled 101 of the nicest celebrities ever, from the extremely obvious (Keanu, forever) to the genuinely surprising (Christian Bale?!) — including a "$1K tip" story and a show staffer vouching that Gordon Ramsay is "one of the friendliest, sweetest, most down-to-earth" celebs they've met. The yelling is a bit!
In more serious news: Russell Brand's London criminal trial continued Tuesday, with a fourth woman testifying that he violently assaulted her while she worked at Capital Radio, per Variety.
And in hard-hitting journalism: TMZ wants you to guess the babe in the towel. (It's Abigail Ratchford. You're welcome.)

Boy Throb has ACHIEVED ITS GOAL. The internet-beloved boy band finally secured a visa for its last remaining band member, per the popculturechat subreddit. Whatever the mission was, mission accomplished.
TikToker Dakota Harper is blaming his ex, Felicity Eatmon, for his arson arrest, essentially calling her a bad influence, per TMZ — the two were accused alongside each other. Note: that's his claim, not a court's conclusion.
And for the TikTok haters: BuzzFeed found 38 "spectacular" TikTok products for you anyway — Dreamlux leggings and Met-themed Band-Aids included. Resistance is futile.