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Credit: Kelia Anne MacCluskey Billie Eilish once again has the most pre-added album in Apple Music history, with Happier than Ever. The "bad guy" star previously set the record with her 2019 debut album, WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO?, which was then broken by The Weeknd's 2020 effort, After Hours. Now, Eilish has taken back the number-one spot with her much-anticipated sophomore effort. According to Apple Music, Happier than Ever has tallied over 1,028,000 pre-adds. Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music 1 about the record, Eilish says, "That's nuts. Wow, that's nuts." "I hope it doesn't disappoint," she adds of the album. Billie also said she hopes fans will understand that she's still "theirs." "I think that the hard thing is that we haven't done shows. I haven't had a way to actually prove to them that I'm still theirs. And I think that that's tough and I think that it's made them go crazy, and I totally understand it...

Stephen Lovekin/FilmMagic Lance Bass is rejoicing after Justin Timberlake finally responded to his text message -- but JT had a good excuse for why he’s been so busy lately. In a now viral TikTok post shared Sunday, Lance danced along to a popular TikTok trend, writing, “When JT finally responds to my text…" He captioned the post, "It's the little things. Mission accomplished.” Justin commented on the post, writing, "Once those babies show up… your unavailability will all make sense, bro,” along with some crying laughing emojis. “Touche!” Lance responded, sharing the exchange on his Instagram Story. Justin is dad to six-year-old Silas and 11-month-old Phineas with wife Jessica Biel, while Lance and his husband Michael Turchin are expecting twins in November via surrogate. Last week on TikTok, Lance tried to play the "#TooBusy" phone call prank on his former *NSYNC band mates. Justin didn’t even answer his FaceTime call, leaving a mock-outraged Lance to exclaim, "What the f...?" ..

Christian Petersen/Getty Images Adele has once again stepped out with sports agent Rich Paul, whom she is reportedly dating. Page Six reports that the couple attended a surprise 80th birthday party Saturday night for Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, in New York's ritzy Hamptons. And Adele wasn't even the most famous musician at the party, either: Page Six reports that Lionel Richie provided the musical entertainment, while Jon Bon Jovi and country superstar Kenny Chesney were among the A-list guests. David Spade was also on hand to do stand-up for the partygoers. In addition, Page Six reports that Adele and Paul were seen together in New York City on Thursday night on a double date. Adele and Paul, whose clients include LeBron James, were first seen together courtside at Game 5 of the NBA finals earlier this month. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Andrew MacPherson After the Norway women's beach handball team was penalized for wearing shorts instead of bikini bottoms during their recent championship match, Pink slammed the "sexist" treatment and offered to pay the team's fine. The European Handball Federation ruled that bikini bottoms are required to be worn during matches and handed down a $1,700 fine, charging each woman who opted to wear shorts instead of bikini bottoms $175 for being out of uniform. Pink was incensed by the ruling and took to Twitter over the weekend, rallying in support of the athletes. "I’m VERY proud of the Norwegian female beach handball team FOR PROTESTING THE VERY SEXIST RULES ABOUT THEIR 'uniform,'" the three-time Grammy winner penned. "The European handball federation SHOULD BE FINED FOR SEXISM." Pink praised the team, offering both vocal and financial support by concluding, "Good on ya, ladies. I’ll be happy to pay your fines for you. Keep it up." She later retweeted a pho..

Andrew Lipovsky/NBC Camila Cabello performed her new song "Don't Go Yet" live on TV for the first time on Friday on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, but some fans expressed concern over the appearance of one of her backup dancers. The dance number included a diverse array of dancers dressed in 80s fashion -- similarly to the song's official music video. However, critics claimed one backup dancer, who is white, darkened his skin with makeup. This led to some accusing Camila of promoting "blackface." Camila denied the accusations when responding to the backlash and explained that the dancer was supposed to represent a white man with a bad orange spray tan. Taking to Twitter, the Grammy nominee explained, "Hey! So this dude was just supposed to be a white man with a terrible spray tan. [W]e purposefully tried to pull together a multicultural group of performers, the expectation was not that everyone in the performance needed to be Latin." She continued, "There are wh..

Bellocqimages/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images Jennifer Lopez is letting the world know she's found love in an old flame and posted a photo of her and Ben Affleck sharing a sweet kiss over the weekend. Lopez had jetted off to St. Tropez to celebrate her 52nd birthday and revealed that she had taken Affleck with her. Sharing a slideshow of her beachy getaway on Saturday, JLo went Instagram official with her old flame. The first three pictures show the "On the Floor" singer flaunting her toned physique while the final snap is of her and Affleck kissing. "5 2 … what it do … [pink heart emoiji]," Lopez cheekily captioned the post -- sending her 166 million followers and her famous friends, such as Laverne Cox and Kelly Rowland, into a frenzy. In April, Lopez and Affleck sparked rumors they were back together. Then, last week, when Lopez's friend Leah Remini shared photos from her 51st birthday bash, she included a snap of Affleck, 48, wrapping his arms around her and Jennifer -- mar..

Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images Most people saw what happened in front of the camera when Olivia Rodrigo visited the White House earlier this month, but now fans can get a peek behind the scenes. On Sunday, a BTS look at the "drivers license" singer's visit to the Oval Office on July 14 to help support the vaccine initiative was posted to President Biden's official @potus account. "Olivia Rodrigo and I agree on a lot of things, from Dr. Fauci’s status as an 'absolute legend,' to the need for young people to get vaccinated," the caption reads. "Take a look behind the scenes at Olivia’s day here at the White House." The video shows the singer arriving to the White House and excitedly meeting President Biden and going on a tour through the famous building. Viewers are also treated to the High School Musical: The Musical: The Series star's briefing with press secretary Jen Psaki before the two faced reporters. Fans also get a glimpse of Olivia gushing about Dr..

Lester Cohen/BBMA2016/Getty Images for dcp Britney Spears' friend and longtime agent Cade Hudson has joined the chorus of people speaking out against her conservatorship. TMZ reports Hudson took to his private social media account over the weekend to weigh in on the matter, sharing, "I've kept my mouth shut for 12 + years on Britney. Enough is enough. After getting thousands of death threats, getting water bottles thrown at my head in bars from bystanders telling me I’m brainwashing her -Britney lm [sic] now speaking up." Offering his explanation for Britney's 2007 breakdown, Cade writes, "Britney who was accused of some errors as a new mom at 26 with 100 cameras in her face daily waiting to document any wrong move she did gets placed under a never-ending conservatorship?" "Sexism at its best," he suggests. "This is a violation of someone's basic human rights that were taken away," he continues. "I've kept my mouth shut out of the fear of losing my job as..

Lester Cohen/BBMA2016/Getty Images for dcp Britney Spears' friend and longtime agent Cade Hudson has joined the chorus of people speaking out against her conservatorship. TMZ reports Hudson took to his private social media account over the weekend to weigh in on the matter, sharing, "I've kept my mouth shut for 12 + years on Britney. Enough is enough. After getting thousands of death threats, getting water bottles thrown at my head in bars from bystanders telling me I’m brainwashing her -Britney lm [sic] now speaking up." Offering his explanation for Britney's 2007 breakdown, Cade writes, "Britney who was accused of some errors as a new mom at 26 with 100 cameras in her face daily waiting to document any wrong move she did gets placed under a never-ending conservatorship?" "Sexism at its best," Cade declares. "This is a violation of someone's basic human rights that were taken away," he continues. "I've kept my mouth shut out of the fear of losing my job ..

Atlantic Bazzi kicked off a new era last week with his single "I Like That." And the multi-platinum artist says not only does the track mark a new chapter, it hints at his new new musical direction. "I think it's...the bridge into an entirely new innovative sound that I've created," he tells ABC Audio about "I Like That." "And, y'know, this song was definitely, like, not necessarily about something I'm living, but almost like a manifestation of something I want to live, and an energy I want to feel. Like, an excitement I want to feel and the gratitude I want to feel." In the track, Bazzi asks his lover to join him traveling the world and generally throwing caution to the wind. A key line is, "Let's open our eyes 'cause there's a lot to see." "I've always seen [that] when I write stuff in my music, they always find a weird way of kind of coming to life," Bazzi explains. "So this is kind of like my positive manifestation I put into the song to..