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Ethan Miller/Getty Images Britney Spears and her controversial conservatorship continue to make headlines. There have been two new legal filings in connection with it. First, Jodi Montgomery, who is Britney's "conservator of the person" -- the one who's in charge of her mental and physical well-being -- has requested that the court approve her request for Britney's estate to pay for more security for her. According to Montgomery, ever since Britney's court testimony last month was "illegally broadcast," she's been receiving threats of violence and death threats via text, social media, phone calls and emails. The filing also states that there's been "physical security" at Montgomery's house since June 30, but paying for all that security is "cost-prohibitive for [her] to personally bear." Britney's dad, Jamie Spears, who's in charge of his daughter's money, has agreed to pay for it, on the condition that Montgomery gets court approva..

Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic Blake Shelton and Gwen Stefani officially tied the knot on Saturday, July 3, and since then, the couple has been sharing details about their stunning, intimate ceremony that took place on Blake’s Oklahoma ranch. On Instagram, Gwen celebrated her new family of five by posting a photo of herself and Blake along with her three sons: 15-year-old Kingston, 12-year-old Zuma and 7-year-old Apollo. All three of the boys were looking dapper in custom suits with matching bowties and boutonnieres. For his part, Blake kept it country with a pair of blue jeans, but gave his outfit a formal twist with a tuxedo jacket, vest and white bow tie. As always, Gwen was the more sophisticated half of the couple, wearing not one but two Vera Wang dresses during the wedding ceremony. She completed her bridal look with a custom veil embroidered with her name and Blake’s, as well as those of her three sons. Gwen’s most recent wedding snap is the latest in a series of jaw-dropping..

Courtesy of Vevo Ariana Grande has released a live performance video of her Positions track “safety net,” featuring Ty Dolla $ign. It’s the second video as part of Ariana's VEVO Official Live Performance Series, which she launched last month with a video for “pov.” The “safety net” clip features the same stage design as the “pov” performance, with Ari singing the track in a garden made up of fake flowers and grass. The camera starts from above and swoops down as she starts to sing. Ty Dolla joins her starting with the second verse. “For a singer, being able to set a mood is like being able to cast a spell,” reads the video description from Vevo. “Time and again Ariana Grande has proven she's one of those vocalists who can architect an aura, and this performance of ‘safety net’ is a great example of the way she controls the emotional climate of a song.” “Stay tuned, more coming,” Vevo promises. Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

NBC BTS is ready for another Tonight Show takeover. The K-pop superstars are making their return to The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon with a double whammy of appearances next week. On Tuesday, July 13, the group will perform the TV debut of "Permission to Dance,” their new song co-written by Ed Sheeran. The next night, they’ll perform their number-one hit, “Butter.” Last fall, Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook visited The Tonight Show for a week-long residency dubbed BTS Week. They performed "Mikrokosmos," "Black Swan," "Home," "Dynamite" and "Idol.” Copyright © 2021, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.

Lucas Garrido Halsey revealed the symbolic cover art for her new album on Wednesday, with an unveiling at New York City's Metropolitan Museum of Art. The cover of If I Can't Have Love, I Want Power features Halsey posed in the style of historical paintings, sitting on a golden throne with a baby on her lap and one of her breasts exposed. Halsey explains the significance of the portrait in a post on social media. "This album is a concept album about the joys and horrors of pregnancy and childbirth," the singer, who's expecting her first child, writes. "It was very important to me that the cover art conveyed the sentiment of my journey over the past few months. The dichotomy of the Madonna and the Whore." She continues, "The idea that me as a sexual being and my body as a vessel and gift to my child are two concepts that can co-exist peacefully and powerfully. My body has belonged to the world in many different ways the past few years, and this image is my means of re..

Denise Truscello Get ready to kick your nostalgia into overdrive. Members of three iconic ‘90s boy bands -- *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys and Boyz II Men -- are teaming up for The After Party, a new show at the Venetian in Las Vegas. *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone, Backstreet Boys’ AJ McLean and Nick Carter, and Boyz II Men’s Wanya Morris will perform a variety of classic hits with a live band during the four-night engagement. There will be comedy, storytelling and special guests, and the set list will change nightly. “Being on stage has always been a part of all of us so having the opportunity to create a show with the best songs of all our groups has been a lot of fun,” Joey says in a statement. “Working together has brought up so many memories and I’m excited to see how the fans react to seeing us all on stage together. Plus, we have some surprises in store!” AJ adds, "We've had so much fun putting this show together and finally sharing a stage, I can't wait to share it with the fan..

Christiano Hermoso 98 Degrees is back to heat up your summer with a brand new song. The reunited boy band teased their new single, “Where Do You Wanna Go,” and gave a behind-the-scenes look at the recording process this week. The song, which drops Friday along with a music video, was recorded at a makeshift recording studio at the Westgate Las Vegas Resort & Casino during quarantine. In a clip posted to the band’s social media, we see the group playing around with melodies for the upbeat pop tune. “Where Do You Wanna Go” is part of their 98 Days of Summer campaign, which they launched last month. The campaign will include the release of a new EP, titled Summer of 98, with new songs and remixes of their most popular hits, including “Heat It Up,” “I Do (Cherish You),” “Invisible Man,” “Because of You,” “The Hardest Thing,” and more. The group -- Nick Lachey, Drew Lachey, Jeff Timmons and Justin Jeffre -- most recently released a Christmas album, Let It Snow, in 2017. Their last album ..

Shervin Lainez Sara Bareilles is putting on her Waitress apron again. The musical is returning to Broadway for a limited run, with Sara reprising the lead role of Jenna. “I couldn’t miss the opportunity to be there when Broadway welcomes audiences back into theaters that have been sitting dark for over a year,” the singer/songwriter, who also composed the music for the show, says in a statement. Sara calls it “a gift” to get to revisit the story of Waitress, which is “centered around hope, resilience, and the support of our chosen family.” She explains how special it is to get to celebrate those same qualities within the theater family. “Like so many people all over the world, this community has endured great loss and tremendous hardship, and we are all changed,” Sara says. “But with this change comes powerful motivation to bring what we have learned and experienced this past year to make something even more beautiful and more intentional. Broadway is grit and grace, magic and may..

ABC Jennifer Lopez neither confirmed nor denied she and Ben Affleck are giving love another shot, but she did recently say she's "never been better." After ending her engagement with Alex Rodriguez, the "On The Floor" singer caught up with Apple Music's Zane Lowe and dished on her career and personal life. Lopez, while plugging her new single "Cambia El Paso," assured fans she's in a good place. "I'm super happy. I know people are always wondering, 'How are you? What's going on? Are you okay?' This is it. I've never been better," she grinned. "I want my people who care about me... to know that I've really gotten to a place in my life where I'm great on my own." The Grammy nominee continued, "I think once you get to that place, then amazing things happen to you that you never imagine in your life happening again. And so that is where I'm at." "I just want everybody to know that it’s… the best time of my life," she maintained...

Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Music Choice Britney Spears' temporary conservator Jodi Montgomery is staying put in her role in the singer's on-going conservatorship -- and that's apparently how Britney wants it. In a statement obtained by Entertainment Tonight on Tuesday, Lauriann Wright, an attorney for Montgomery, says that the pop star requested that Montgomery "continue to serve" as conservator. "Ms. Montgomery has no plans to step down as Ms. Spears' Temporary Conservator of the Person," the statement began. "She remains committed to steadfastly supporting Ms. Spears in every way she can within the scope of her duties as a conservator of the person." The statement continued, "Ms. Spears as recently as yesterday has asked Ms. Montgomery to continue to serve. Ms. Montgomery will continue to serve as a conservator for as long as Ms. Spears and the Court desire her to do so." The statement comes the same day that Sam Ingham, who has been Britney's court-..