Taylor Swift ranked No. 2 on Billboard’s ‘Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century’ list

Taylor Swift ranked No. 2 on Billboard’s ‘Greatest Pop Stars of the 21st Century’ list

Following a lengthy countdown spanning several months, Billboard has now announced its pick for “greatest pop star of the 21st century” … Beyonce. The former Destiny’s Child star, who went solo in 2003, pipped the best-selling pop star of the 21st century to the post: Taylor Swift had to settle for a number two placing. … Read more

I’m a dermatologist — this is the best way to pop a pimple at home

I’m a dermatologist — this is the best way to pop a pimple at home

A top dermatologist is bursting to share the best way to pop a pimple. Experts strongly advise against popping pimples no matter how much you want them gone, but if you really can’t resist here’s the best way to do it. Dermatologist Dr. Mamina Turegano revealed the four-step way to drain that sucker the “right … Read more

I’m a dermatologist — never pop a pimple that falls in the ‘triangle of death’

I’m a dermatologist — never pop a pimple that falls in the ‘triangle of death’

It’s a hard no on the nose, folks. Board-certified NYC-based dermatologist Dr. Mark Strom has taken to TikToK to reveal the one place where he would never pop a pimple. Strom refers to the center of the face as the “triangle of death,” also known as the danger triangle, and warns potential poppers to avoid performing at-home extractions … Read more

This was crowned 2024’s word of the year — and we have pop singer Charli XCX to thank for it

This was crowned 2024’s word of the year — and we have pop singer Charli XCX to thank for it

Forget “brat summer” or “brat autumn” — it’s the year of “brat,” period. That title has been made official as Collins Dictionary crowned “brat” — which is associated with chaotic behavior — the word of the year, with a nod to the acid-green Charli XCX record. “Inspired by the Charli XCX album, ‘brat’ has become … Read more

Jake Paul ready to ‘pop out a giant baby’ with Olympian girlfriend Jutta Leerdam

Jake Paul ready to ‘pop out a giant baby’ with Olympian girlfriend Jutta Leerdam

Add this one to the list of things you really don’t need to articulate on your podcast.  Jake Paul announced that he’s ready to “pop out a giant baby” with his girlfriend, Dutch speed skater and Olympic silver-medalist Jutta Leerdam. “Jutta is on a delayed timeline here because of her sport,” Paul said on on … Read more

Bill Maher offers ‘open letter’ to pop star Chappell Roan on Israel: ‘You don’t know much about history’

Bill Maher offers ‘open letter’ to pop star Chappell Roan on Israel: ‘You don’t know much about history’

HBO host Bill Maher on Friday offered an “open letter” to Gen Z it girl and pop star Chappell Roan for her recent anti-Israel statements on social media. The “Real Time” host addressed Roan, who is openly gay, directly during the “New Rule” segment of his show, accusing her of being ignorant on Israel’s history and … Read more

Exclusive | How a 1978 vintage taxicab became NYC’s hottest marriage proposal spot as couples drop $1,000 to pop the question

Exclusive | How a 1978 vintage taxicab became NYC’s hottest marriage proposal spot as couples drop ,000 to pop the question

Life changed for Re’Shae Green in a New York minute.  The Maryland-based millennial traveled to NYC as the girlfriend to longtime beau Corey Fields over Labor Day weekend.  But after an encounter with a very special taxicab, she left the Big Apple a bride-to-be.  Fields surprised Green with the secret proposal taxi during Labor Day … Read more

Would you pop the question with a $10K lobster roll?: ‘I mean I would say yes’

Would you pop the question with a K lobster roll?: ‘I mean I would say yes’

Your “happily ever after” could start here — if you’re hungry enough. A Boston sandwich shop, named Pauli’s North End, announced in honor of National Lobster Day, on September 25, they are selling $10,000 engagement Lobster rolls — presented with a 1-5/8 carat diamond atop 1.75 pounds of fresh lobster meat. “The idea of filling … Read more

Breakout pop star Chappell Roan on the ‘abusive’ side of fame: ‘If this ever gets dangerous, I might quit’

Breakout pop star Chappell Roan on the ‘abusive’ side of fame: ‘If this ever gets dangerous, I might quit’

“Hot to Go!” singer Chappell Roan is on fire as one of the breakout pop stars of 2024. But the “Midwest Princess” — who was just crowned Best New Artist at the MTV VMAs last week — is already burning out on what she calls the “abusive” side of fame. “I feel like fame is … Read more

Exclusive | Newly minted pop star Ivy Getty talks laying floors at Tory Burch’s spring show

Exclusive | Newly minted pop star Ivy Getty talks laying floors at Tory Burch’s spring show

Ivy Getty is handy. The model, fashion collector, philanthropist, singer and heiress to the Getty oil fortune knows her way around a hardware store. Hammer in hand, she’s been doing up her New York apartment. “I’ve kind of been on an interior design moment,” the flame-haired Ms. Fix-It told Alexa at the Tory Burch show, … Read more

Pop culture has sunk to a new low with Anna Delvey and her ankle monitor on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

Pop culture has sunk to a new low with Anna Delvey and her ankle monitor on ‘Dancing With the Stars’

She’s got the gall, but does she have the moves? We’ll soon find out when con woman Anna Delvey — who served nearly four years in prison for posing as a German heiress to scam hotels, socialites and banks out of $250,000 — takes a shot at the Mirrorball Trophy. It was announced Wednesday that she … Read more

Anti-aging enthusiasts are having stem cell injections in their knees — at more than $16K a pop

Anti-aging enthusiasts are having stem cell injections in their knees — at more than K a pop

It’s a joint venture. Longevity enthusiasts are flying around the world and spending thousands of dollars to have stem cells injected into their ailing knees. Bryan Johnson, the businessman famed for spending a whopping $2 million a year to try and reverse the aging process. recently revealed that he flew to Physical Longevity in the … Read more

Colin Jost announced as host of ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ — leaving fans divided

Colin Jost announced as host of ‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’ — leaving fans divided

“Pop Culture Jeopardy!” has found its host. “Saturday Night Live” star Colin Jost will emcee the “Jeopardy!” spinoff airing on Amazon Prime Video. Production on the Sony Pictures-produced show will begin in August. “What is: I’m excited,” Jost, 42, quipped in a press release, per Variety. Colin Jost on “SNL.” Will Heath/NBC via Getty Images … Read more

Why Katy Perry is 2024’s biggest pop flop yet, with her comeback slammed as ‘generic’ and having ‘no personality’

Why Katy Perry is 2024’s biggest pop flop yet, with her comeback slammed as ‘generic’ and having ‘no personality’

Katy Perry’s attempt to “Roar” back into the pop charts has so far only hit bum notes. There’s no denying the 39-year-old is a summer artist, with her biggest hits, ‘I Kissed a Girl’ and ‘Teenage Dream’ becoming beach soundtracks to 2008 and 2010 respectively. So it only makes sense after years in the wilderness … Read more

Man involved in Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke’s grisly 2020 murder shows no remorse in new interview

Man involved in Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke’s grisly 2020 murder shows no remorse in new interview

A man who was allegedly involved in the cold-blooded murder of Brooklyn-born drill-rap pioneer Pop Smoke showed no remorse over the senseless tragedy in a new interview.  “Blockstar,” whose real name is King Vermont Raskel, told the No Jumper podcast that he’s “not sorry about nothing” in his first public comments since he and three … Read more

Couple plan secret proposals for each other — and pop the question at the same time

Couple plan secret proposals for each other — and pop the question at the same time

A couple both planned secret proposals for each other — and ended up getting down on one knee at the same time. Shanice Rawlins, 28, met her partner, Nicola Hackworthy, 32, online in 2020 and says they got on like a house on fire. In 2023 Shanice booked a holiday for the two of them … Read more

I felt a pop in my leg at 34 weeks pregnant — now I’m lucky to be alive

I felt a pop in my leg at 34 weeks pregnant — now I’m lucky to be alive

Clare Foreman was 34 weeks pregnant and relaxing on her couch when she experienced sudden agonizing pain in her leg and abdomen. The mom-to-be had experienced on-and-off pain in her left leg throughout her pregnancy, but a seemingly harmless movement on the couch led to a medical emergency that would almost take her life. “I felt a pop, and there … Read more

Michael Jackson’s infamous Neverland Ranch is being used as major filming location for biopic about pop icon

Michael Jackson’s infamous Neverland Ranch is being used as major filming location for biopic about pop icon

It was not as easy as 1 2 3, but Neverland Ranch was the site of a major filming location for an upcoming Michael Jackson biopic. Around 300 people were cleared to descend on the infamous property north of Santa Ynez, Calif., for the shoot in April, according to film permit activity reviewed by SF … Read more

Former UK pop star Gary Glitter ordered to pay sex abuse victim $650,000

Former UK pop star Gary Glitter ordered to pay sex abuse victim 0,000

Former British pop singer Gary Glitter was on Tuesday ordered to pay a woman he sexually abused as a child more than $637,000 in damages. The 80-year-old, whose real name is Paul Gadd, shot to fame in the 1970s as a “glam-rock” star before he was later repeatedly convicted and jailed for child sex crimes. … Read more

Iggy Pop, KFC and Basquiat: Blondie rocker’s memoir like a classic greatest hits record

Iggy Pop, KFC and Basquiat: Blondie rocker’s memoir like a classic greatest hits record

In the late 1980s, Blondie stars Debbie Harry and Chris Stein were dining at a fancy Times Square restaurant with Iggy Pop when Jean-Michel Basquiat walked in with a bucket of Kentucky Fried Chicken. Basquiat pulled out some weed and began rolling a joint when Iggy, of all people, asked him to stop. As Stein … Read more