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Best Possible Screengrab/CBS 2021 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. Stephen Colbert can't get enough of BTS, which is why he invited the K pop sensations to teach him some new hand gestures that "all the cool kids are going to be using next." Appearing remotely on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert Tuesday night, the "Butter" singers, led by RM, kicked things off with a history lesson about one of their contributions to pop culture -- the tiny heart hand gesture. "A few years ago, we helped popularize finger hearts, a symbol that means love and affection. But that's only one of many popular gestures we use," the pop singer explained while holding up his crossed index finger and thumb to demonstrate how the hand gesture works. The band went on to explain how they speak to each other with their hands, jokingly revealing the gestures they use to convey "large intestines," "pizza," "Double bunny," "Forget running, I just got a new pogo stick," "Help! That guy stole ..

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic) Once a Britney Spears fan, always a Britney Spears fan: That's the message Selena Gomez sent to her Instagram followers after sharing a throwback video of herself passionately singing along to one of Britney's classics. "The hustle was real," the star captioned the adorable, never-before-seen video. The snippet shows an eight-year-old Gomez enthusiastically singing along to Britney's 2000 song, "Don't Go Knockin' on My Door." In the video, Selena is rocking blue-tinted sunglasses as she stands in front of a dramatic backdrop of storm clouds and cyclones. As little Selena, who's now 28, sings "You better get off my back/Don't go knockin' on my door," she rips off her sunglasses and stares down the camera. Of course, Selenators delighted in the surprise post, with her makeup company Rare Beauty commenting with crying/laughing emojis and declaring, "Too real." Britney has yet to react to the video. "Don't Go Kno..

Trae Patton/NBC A new champion has been crowned on The Voice: Cam Anthony of Team Blake Shelton! The big reveal was made during Tuesday's live finale, where 19-year-old Cam battled it out against fellow Team Blake member Jordan Matthew Young -- who finished third -- and three other finalists. Team Kelly Clarkson's Kenzie Wheeler placed second with Rachel Mac and Victor Solomon finishing in fourth and fifth place, respectively. Cam's victory captures Blake's eighth championship title and, even more impressive, the two remained a team all the way back to the Blind Auditions, where the former child prodigy wowed the judges with his take on Sam Smith's "Lay Me Down." Nick Jonas and John Legend quarreled over him, resulting in Nick blocking the "All of Me" singer from securing the future winner. The Philadelphia native revealed at the time that his mom wanted him to become a Blake boy, proving that it's never a bad idea to follow your mother's advic..

Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal Last year, Kelly Clarkson won her first Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host. This year, she and her talk show just scored six nominations, including one for a song that Kelly wrote with Scott Hoying of Pentatonix. Kelly's show is up for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show, while Kelly herself is nominated for Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host. Her competition includes Drew Barrymore, Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager of Today, Sean Evans of Hot Ones and Kelly Ripa and Ryan Seacrest. Who could have predicted that Ryan Seacrest -- the guy who announced to Kelly that she'd won American Idol -- would be competing against her for an Emmy 19 years later? The show is also up for Lighting Direction, Sound Mixing and Art Direction, as well as Outstanding Original Song. The song in question is "Cabana Boy Troy," a song that Kelly, her friend Scott Hoying of Pentatonix and her musical team whipped up as an "Ambush Love Song" to surprise ..

Capitol Last year, when Sam Smith released their latest album Love Goes, touring was shut down, so they performed their new songs as a streaming event, live from London's legendary Abbey Road studios. But if you missed it then, you can now stream it on Netflix. "This was such a special night for me. Getting to play in one of the most historic studios with my incredible band...was magical," Sam writes in a note to fans. "Love Goes is the celebration of me coming home to myself," they add. "Performing some of the songs for you all for the first time was an unforgettable experience, and I'm so happy we get to relive it. Get comfy, make yourself a cuppa and enjoy." In addition to new material from Love Goes, the performance features Sam performing previous hits like "Stay with Me," and a cover of Cyndi Lauper's "Time After Time." In addition to Love Goes: Live at Abbey Road Studios being available for streaming, it's also available as a live album on Sam's we..

Larry Busacca/Getty Images for Songwriters Hall Of Fame Justin Timberlake is putting his money into a high-growth sector -- literally. He's one of several celebrities who just invested in Bowery Farming, the largest vertical farming company in the U.S. What is vertical farming? It's a method of growing crops indoors in stacked vertical layers, using controlled environments to ensure optimal plant growth. It uses much less land than conventional farming and can produce a larger variety of simultaneous crops year-round. Bowery produce can be found in over 850 grocery stores, including Safeway, Acme, Giant Food, Walmart and Whole Foods. It's also sold via Amazon Fresh. The company just raised $300 million in its latest round of funding, and Justin was part of that round, as was Natalie Portman, celebrity chef and activist José Andrés, basketball star Chris Paul and race car driver Lewis Hamilton. In March, National Restaurant News reported that Justin had also investe..

Emma McIntyre/AMA2019/Getty Images for dcp Selena Gomez and Khalid will join Marshmello for a performance Saturday at the UEFA Champions League final opening ceremony. Marshmello announced the news in a social media post featuring him opening up tiny soccer balls to reveal Selena and Khalid’s names printed on pieces of paper. “Hey @selenagomez and @thegreatkhalid,” the DJ/producer wrote. “See you at the #UCLFinal Opening Ceremony presented by @PepsiGlobal.” Selena retweeted his post and added the wolf emoji -- Selena and Marshmello have a song together called “Wolves.” Khalid and Marshmello previously collaborated on the song “Silence.” The UEFA Champions League final will take place at Estadio do Dragao Stadium in Porto, Portugal, where Manchester City competes with Chelsea. It will air in over 200 countries and territories around the world, with the opening ceremony taking place just before the big game gets under way. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Eric Koda For a while now, Jason Derulo has been making videos and TikToks featuring himself as a superhero character he created called UZO. Now, that character is finally coming to life in the pages of a comic book. Jason is teaming with Z2 comics to release Jason Derulo's UZO, a graphic novel that's now available for pre-order. “I’ve been working on bringing Uzo to life for years, from writing scripts to skits on TikTok. So blessed to have worked with a dream team of creators to bring the best version of Uzo to you," he says in a statement. Anthony Piper, who co-wrote the story with Jason, adds, "We’re creating something unprecedented for a Black hero. Something that speaks on the responsibility that comes with manhood and being a protector, of not only family, but the planet itself." Here's the plot: In the near future, Earth is plunged into a new ice age after the U.S. government destroys a planet-killing asteroid in orbit, unleashing a hail of meteorites. Deca..

ABC/Eric McCandless Prior to the American Idol finale on Sunday, it was announced that Arthur Gunn, the show's first-ever "comeback contestant," was going to sing with guest Sheryl Crow. But when the show actually aired, it was top 16 contestant Graham DeFranco who ended up duetting with Sheryl. Entertainment Weekly reported that at the last minute, Arthur chose not to perform, and now he's explaining why -- sort of. In an Instagram post, Arthur writes, "Well, let’s just say I missed my opportunity to sing with legendary @sherylcrow. what happened is not much to discuss at this point...it was last minute decision but I couldn’t help but say no cause of some personal morals and values due to unpleasant environmental experiences." Arthur doesn't say what those experiences were, though. He writes, "I felt like I had to move on," and notes, "It’s not the show @americanidol to blame, they were there long before nor anyone related to show." "I’m grateful for @americanid..

Gabe Ginsberg/FilmMagic Gwen Stefani's Las Vegas residency is getting back into gear. The singer has just announced eight new performance dates for Gwen Stefani -- Just a Girl at Planet Hollywood's Zappos Theater. The shows will run from October 22 through November 6. Tickets go on sale Saturday, May 29 at 10 a.m. PT via Ticketmaster.com/Gwen. Just a Girl has been running since 2018 at Zappos Theater; the last performance before the pandemic shut down the live entertainment industry was February 2020. It features Gwen performing solo hits like "Hollaback Girl" and "The Sweet Escape" as well as No Doubt songs like "Don't Speak." It's likely that she'll add her recent singles "Slow Clap" and "Let Me Reintroduce Myself" to the set list. At some point this year, Gwen is reportedly going to tie the knot with fiance Blake Shelton. No word on whether that will take place before or after these performances. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.