Julia Michaels has shared the new single “Scissors” featuring Maren Morris, along with the official music video for the track.
The tongue-in-cheek visual for ‘Scissors’ sees Michaels playing the part of a wife who finds out her husband is cheating on her; and with the help of her neighbor Morris, the duo seek to exact their revenge.
See the video for ‘Scissors’ – HERE.
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On Thursday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with congressional leaders on Capitol Hill, coming shortly after his meeting with President Trump in which it was announced at a joint press conference that the United States plans to “take over” the Gaza Strip.
Netanyahu met Thursday with Senate Majority Leader John Thune and a bipartisan group of senators. “We had a good discussion about Israel security and about the imperative of the return of the rest of the hostages,” said Thune who also told reporters that the president “wants to bring a more peaceful and secure Middle East, and he’s putting some ideas out there. ” Appearing alongside the group of senators before the meeting, Netanyahu simply replied “no” when asked whether U.S. troops are needed in Gaza,
House Speaker Mike Johnson, who also met with Netanyahu at the Capitol on Thursday, has defended Trump’s Gaza proposal, stating that the announcement “was greeted by surprise by many, but cheer by I think people all around the world. He’s taking bold decisive action to try to ensure the peace of that region, ” adding that “we’ve got to stand unequivocally” with Israel.
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A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration’s offer of buyouts to federal workers, after labor unions challenged it. US District Judge George O’Toole said in the brief hearing that the pause will allow both sides to submit arguments. Thursday, February 6 was the deadline for employees to accept the controversial packages; workers will now have until Monday, February 10 to accept the deal, giving more time to weigh the offer.
Per NBC NEWS, the pause stems from a lawsuit that the American Federation of Government Employees and several other unions filed in US District Court in Massachusetts on Tuesday seeking a temporary restraining order to halt the February 6 deadline. The unions also want to “require the government to articulate a policy that is lawful, rather than an arbitrary, unlawful, short-fused ultimatum which workers may not be able to enforce.”
The buyouts promises employees eight months of pay and benefits in exchange for leaving the federal workforce; but numerous provisions in the contract for the offer undercut those claims, saying employees could still have to work and may be barred from outside employment. More than 60,000 federal workers have already accepted the package, an administration official told CNN on Thursday.
American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE) president Everett Kelley said in a statement: “We are pleased the court temporarily paused this deadline while arguments are heard about the legality of the deferred resignation program. We continue to believe this program violates the law, and we will continue to aggressively defend our members’ rights.”
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Thomas Rhett will headline Boston’s famous Fenway Park on Saturday, July 19, with support from special guests Teddy Swims, Tucker Wetmore and The Castellows. The date will serve as a stop on his “Better In Boots Tour,” which will see Rhett visit over 30 other cities across the United States and Canada.
A post from Fenway Park read: “Thomas Rhett is performing live at Fenway on July 19th with special guests Teddy Swims, Tucker Wetmore and The Castellows! See ya out there! http://redsox.com/thomasrhett”
Rhett said in a statement: “Ever since I was 21, I have always dreamed of headlining Fenway. We were planning on playing Fenway in 2020, but we all know how that panned out. I have never been more excited about something in my career as much as I am about this. I can’t wait to see all your faces there!”
For ticket information, click here.
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Jon Pardi has announced that his fifth studio record, “Honkytonk Hollywood,” will be released on April 17th.
Pardi said via Instagram: “I have told some people, but now it’s official! New album Honkytonk Hollywood, out April 11. The title track is out now.”
As a preview of the album Pardi dropped the album’s title track “Honkytonk Hollywood,” which is described as the emotional core of the record. In a press release, Pardi spoke about the track and record as they relate to his journey thus far: “All my albums have been rock and roll with a country flare – this one keeps rockin’. It’s also the most grown-up record I’ve ever made, all my soul. ‘Honkytonk Hollywood’ is for the Nashville that’s in my blood and a nod to my California roots. And now, more than ever, I hope it’s a way to honor and lift up the people of my home state.”
The title track “Honkytonk Hollywood” is now available on all streaming platforms, with the full album available for pre-order HERE.
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Netflix has released a first-look image of Cillian Murphy and Barry Keoghan from the Peaky Blinders film set, noting that production has recently wrapped. Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Roth, Stephen Graham, Sophie Rundle, Ned Dennehy, Packy Lee, Ian Peck and Jay Lycurgo also star.
In the photo, both men are wearing caps and smiling, with the caption: “THAT’S A WRAP. The Peaky Blinders film has completed production. 
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Keoghan’s character has not yet been revealed, but Murphy is set to reprise his role as British Gangster Tommy Shelby. In August, it was announced that Keoghan joined the cast of the highly-anticipated movie. Murphy portrayed the gangster for six seasons between 2013 and 2022.
“Peaky Blinders” was set in Birmingham, England, between 1919 and 1934 and centered on Tommy and his family making a name for themselves on the mean streets of England. A synopsis for the Netflix film reads: “The film, which has now completed filming, will be an epic continuation of the multi-award-winning, six-season gangster saga. Set in Birmingham between 1919 and 1934, Peaky Blinders followed the rise (and sometimes fall) of the Shelby family as they navigated a world wracked with radical social, economic, and political change.”
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Jason Momoa confirmed he has signed on to play antihero Lobo in Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow.
Momoa posted on Instagram the caption: “they called” alongside a screenshot of a quote from a Fandango interview he gave last year, where he explained how he would love to play his favorite character Lobo — an alien bounty hunter who originated in DC Comics — if he was ever offered the role.
Momoa said in that Fandango interview: “I collect comics, and I don’t do so much anymore, but he was always my favorite, and I always wanted to play Lobo, because I’m like, ‘Hello? It’s the perfect role. I mean, listen. If they call and ask me to play him, it’s a f**k yeah. I haven’t received that call, so I don’t want to put any fake news out there, but if they ever call me and ask me to play, or ask me to audition, I’m there.”
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow will star ‘House of the Dragon’ actress Milly Alcock as Kara Zor-El, with Matthias Schoenaerts starring as villain Krem of the Yellow Hill and Eve Ridley as Ruthye Mary Knolle. The film will be directed by Craig Gillespie with Ana Nogueira (“The Vampire Diaries”) writing the screenplay based on the run of DC comics by Tom King and Bilquis Evely.
Supergirl: Woman of Tomorrow is set for theatrical release on June 26, 2026.
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Authorities confirmed that the suspect in the shooting at an Ohio warehouse that killed one person and wounded five was arrested Wednesday morning. The suspect, Bruce Reginald Foster III, was arrested at a home in nearby Columbus on Wednesday morning. Foster was turned over to police in New Albany (about 15 miles northeast of downtown Columbus) where the shooting took place Tuesday night around 10:30 p.m. at the KDC/One cosmetics facility, where authorities say the suspect worked. (per CNN).
Chief Deputy U.S. Marshal Dan Deville said: “Normally what we prefer to do is have people come out and surrender to us. He refused to come out. Our guys did have to make entry.”
New Albany Police Chief Greg Jones said during a Wednesday morning press conference the motive for the mass shooting was unknown, and there were no reports of any kind of confrontation or dispute that would have prompted the shooting. Foster had been at work “for some time” before the shooting, which happened about 10:30 p.m., Jones said.
Police added that those injured had been taken to a local hospital, and family members of those involved were still being notified. Jones said 150 workers were evacuated from the warehouse after the shooting, many of whom did not know what had happened until authorities ushered them into a neighboring, secure building.
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President Trump signed an executive order to ban transgender girls and women from competing on sports teams that match their gender identity. The measure, according to White House officials, is called the “No Men in Women’s Sports Executive Order.” Trump said from a podium at the White House, with dozens of women and girls standing behind him: “With this executive order, the war on women’s sports is over.”
Wednesday’s order — titled “Keeping Men Out of Women’s Sports” — coincides with National Girls and Women in Sports Day, and will involve how his administration will interpret Title IX, the law best known for its role in pursuing gender equity in athletics and preventing sexual harassment on campuses. The order mandates that Title IX, the federal law banning sex discrimination in schools, be interpreted as prohibiting the participation of transgender girls and women in female sports. Those not in compliance jeopardize any federal funding they receive and could face legal action, with White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt adding at Wednesday’s press briefing: “The policy of this administration is that there are only two sexes — male and female. Pretty simple.”
The White House official said transgender female athletes can compete on co-ed or male teams, and have argued that transgender girls and women athletes have biological advantages that are unfair and unsafe for other girls and women: “This is about preserving women’s sports for women, and that if you are not a woman, you should absolutely have opportunities in sports, but the burden should not always be on women to accommodate that.”
The executive order follows a Republican measure that passed the House last month, known as the “Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act,” which would amend Title IX to recognize a person’s “sex” as “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.” Schools that allow “a person whose sex is male to participate in an athletic program or activity that is designated for women or girls” risk losing federal funding.
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The War And Treaty is dropping new music from their upcoming fifth studio album with the single “Save Me.”
The new track, from the duo of Michael and Tanya Trotter, is the sixth preview from their upcoming LP titled Plus One, a collection of 18 songs set for release on February 14th – Valentine’s Day.
Michael shared in an interview: “What you’re hearing on this record are the different styles of our love. Sometimes our love sounds like the sacredness of gospel. Sometimes it’s the passionate lovemaking of R&B. Sometimes it’s like the emergency of a soul song. Sometimes it’s the storytelling of a country song, three chords and the truth. Sometimes our love feels jazzy. And sometimes it’s the story of the blues, it’s heartbreak and pain. It’s all us.”
Tanya adds: “I was very mindful of this, once we started getting recognition. My mother was a first-generation American from Panama. Michael served his country. For us to be able to do this and be acknowledged by these longstanding organizations, who were not welcoming to people that look like us, is absolutely astonishing. I’m totally in the moment, understanding what is happening. Tomorrow is not promised. We have children, and we want to leave this legacy for them.”
Listen to “Save Me” – here.
Plus One is available to pre-order and pre-save – HERE.
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