VS Fashion Show, Britney Fights Back, Sabrina Channels Carrie Bradshaw

Stars and Supermodels Light Up Victoria’s Secret 2025

The 2025 Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show returned to New York with dazzling performances and standout walkouts, cementing itself as the runway event of the year. Headliners Missy Elliott, Madison Beer, Karol G, and TWICE brought the house down with high-energy sets that synced with shimmering lingerie, ballet-meets-concert spectacle. Among this year’s most talked-about newcomers was Quenlin Blackwell (aka Quen Blackwell), making her runway debut for the PINK segment. A former social media creator turned model, she stepped onto the stage alongside established names like Gigi Hadid, Adriana Lima, and Angel Reese - the first pro athlete to ever walk the VS runway.

Models sashayed under bright lights wearing everything from angel wings to lace bodysuits, while musical acts sounded off behind them, turning the show into part fashion showcase, part live concert. The event livestreamed globally on Prime Video, Instagram, TikTok, and YouTube, giving fans everywhere a front row seat to the glitz, glamour, and headline-making moments.

Sabrina Carpenter Channels ‘Sex and the City’ Ahead of SNL Hosting Debut

Sabrina Carpenter is stepping into the spotlight as host and musical guest on Saturday Night Live this weekend, and she’s marking the occasion with a playful Sex and the City-inspired promo. In the clip, released Wednesday, Carpenter struts through 30 Rock as a modern-day Carrie Bradshaw, curls and all, narrating her own inner monologue: “New York is one big apple, and I’m taking my bite at Saturday Night Live.” The skit even features cast member Marcello Hernandez, whom she hilariously mistakes for Mr. Big.

ICYMI:

• BLACKPINK will reportedly make a comeback with a full length album in December.

• A ‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ sequel has been confirmed. It’s set to be titled ‘Red, White & Royal Wedding.’

Rosalía Teases New Album Through Billboards

Rosalía might be plotting her next big era, and fans are losing it. The Motomami superstar, known for turning every album cycle into a full-blown cultural event, sent the internet into chaos this week after dropping a series of mysterious hints online. First, she swapped her Instagram profile pic for a blazing beam of sunlight, then posted a cryptic message on X: “LUX = LOVE.” Naturally, fans became instant detectives, digging up a trademark Rosalía registered earlier this year under the same name. Coincidence? Probably not.

Adding more fuel to the fire, Rosalía reshared an image of a black-and-white Spotify billboard in Callao, Peru, asking the question on everyone’s mind: “Rosalía, is this the cover of your new album?” After the global success of Motomami, a record that redefined pop, flamenco, and everything in between, the anticipation for her next chapter couldn’t be higher. Whatever “LUX” turns out to be, one thing’s for sure: Rosalía knows exactly how to keep the world watching.

POP FACT: On this day in 2008, Madonna and Guy Ritchie announced they were getting divorced, after 7 years together, because they had drifted apart.

Britney Spears Slams Kevin Federline’s “Hurtful” Claims in New Memoir

Britney Spears has fired back at her ex-husband, Kevin Federline, following explosive claims about her behavior in his upcoming memoir You Thought You Knew. In the book, Federline alleges drug use, erratic behavior, and troubling incidents during their marriage, which ended in 2007. Spears took to X on Wednesday, calling his depiction “extremely hurtful and exhausting,” adding that she’s been “demoralized by this situation” and rarely sees their sons, now 19 and 20. She accused Federline of “gaslighting” and profiting off her pain, saying, “Those white lies in that book are going straight to the bank.” A spokesperson for Spears echoed her frustration, noting that Federline’s revelations come just after his child support payments ended, insisting that Britney’s only concern remains her sons’ wellbeing.

ICYMI:

• Uruguay has legalized euthanasia. The law allows mentally competent adults suffering from incurable illnesses or unbearable suffering to request medical assistance in ending their life, even if their condition is not terminal.

• Amaia Montero has officially returned to La Oreja de Van Gogh, 18 years after leaving the group.

• ‘The Fate of Ophelia’ by Taylor Swift has become the fastest song to reach 200 million streams in Spotify history, reaching the milestone in 12 days.

• Season 5 of Stranger Things is set to begin with an 18-month time jump after the previous season. The final episode has a runtime of 2 hours.

• Leigh-Anne has announced her debut solo album ‘MY EGO TOLD ME TO.’ Set for release on February 20th/

Best New Track: Human Happens/Paint Me A Picture by Magdalena Bay

You might know them from their album cover with a demon hand sticking a CD in someone’s forehead. Imaginal Disk got attention from critics. It’s a pretty good album.

So today the band released two new songs. On Spotify, they describe themselves as “synth pop straight from the simulation” which kind of nails it. It’s like getting dropped into some glitchy neon dream.

“Human Happens” is basically about the mess we keep making as humans when it comes to liking someone. If we had to pick one of the two, though, “Paint Me A Picture” wins out with its delightfully catchy chorus. “If everybody's happy, well, that’s good with me,” they sing.

Feels like hanging out in the all hazy glow of an arcade game.

—Dawson Therre

— Katie Macbeth

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