Author: Rap Hooks

Day three of Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival experienced severe weather Sunday afternoon (June 14), resulting in a temporary evacuation and delayed set times Sunday night.

Organizers of the Manchester, Tenn., fest on ‘Roo Farm announced an updated timeline for the evening for concertgoers and those watching via livestream on Disney+ and Hulu.

Headlining set times are now as follows:

• Modest Mouse takes the This Stage from 9:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. CT
• Kesha takes the Which Stage from 9:30 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. CT
• Noah Kahan takes the What Stage from 10:30 p.m. – 12 a.m. CT

See all updated set times for Sunday night at Bonnaroo below:

Bonnaroo first issued an update that performances were paused due to storms in the area just before 2 pm. local time Sunday.

Soon after, organizers evacuated Centeroo, the main festival grounds. A statement was published online via the festival’s official social media pages: “Please calmly head to the nearest exit and shelter in a vehicle. Follow staff instructions and monitor festival communications including social media, Bonnaroo Radio on 101.5 FM, and app notifications for updates. If you do not have a vehicle, find a friend to take shelter with. We expect this storm to continue for the next 2-3 hours with moderate to heavy rain and lightning. We’ll keep you updated!”

Around 4 p.m. local time, Bonnaroo posted an update announcing the severe weather had passed, but Centeroo wasn’t ready to be reopened just yet. “Allow us some time to prepare to reopen, finalize the new performance schedule and then…get ready! It’s going to be a very muddy and LEGENDARY final night on The Farm!” they advised.

By 5:30 p.m., festival grounds were officially open again, and the night’s updated schedule was released.

Madonna fans got a preview of one of her new Confessions II tracks this weekend courtesy of Martin Garrix. “Bizarre,” a song that will appear on Madonna’s imminent album release (street date: July 3), had a surprise debut during Garrix’s performance at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New York, Saturday night (June 13).

Garrix played “Bizarre” set to a pulsing dance beat and amplified with a light show in pink and purple, the apparent color scheme of the Confessions II era. His June 13 gig was the third of a trio of nights at Barclays on his Americas Tour.

On Sunday evening, Garrix shared a video featuring the song sneak peek from Saturday’s concert on Instagram.

“Who knew love could be so bizarre?” Madonna’s heard singing on the track’s hook. “Only love could be so bizarre.”

“Bizarre” is track 10 on Madonna’s 16-song collection Confessions II, and the fourth tune to be teased ahead of the July release of her 15th full-length studio album. She first released album opener “I Feel So Free,” followed by the Sabrina Carpenter collab “Bring Your Love,” in April. “Love Sensation” arrived in early June.

Confessions II, the sequel to 2005’s Confessions on a Dance Floor, has her reuniting with producer Stuart Price and is the first album she’ll release since her return to Warner Records. It Madonna’s first new album in several years, following the 2019 Billboard 200 chart No. 1 Madame X.

Madonna recently unveiled CONFESSIONS II – The Film, which premiered at Tribeca Festival in New York City and is now available to watch on YouTube. In early June she also performed a surprise pop-up show in celebration of Pride Month in Times Square — marking the official launch of the new venue The Square on Broadway and 47th Street.

Fresh off her historic induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame, Taylor Swift was back in midtown Manhattan this weekend to see one of the hottest tickets on Broadway, Oh, Mary! with Maya Rudolph, with Travis Kelce by her side. They caught the play just in time to see Rudolph starring as Mary Todd Lincoln, as the SNL alum’s limited run in the show wraps July 5.

The pair posed backstage for photos with the cast of Oh, Mary!, including Rudolph, while attending a matinee performance at the Lyceum Theater in New York City on Saturday (June 13). A clip taken at curtain call by a fellow audience member shows a glimpse of Swift just a few rows back from the stage, leading a standing ovation for Saturday’s performers.

Oh, Mary! is a Tony Award-winning, comedic “one-act play that finally examines the forgotten life and dreams of Mrs. Lincoln, through the lens of an idiot (playwright Cole Escola),” the production’s official synopsis says. Rudolph currently portrays the “miserable, suffocated” first lady “in the weeks leading up to Abraham Lincoln’s assassination. Unrequited yearning, alcoholism, and suppressed desires abound in this 80-minute one-act play.” The play’s plot centers on Mary Todd’s unhappiness with her marriage to the then-U.S. president — a reimagining of the couple’s story that has President Lincoln closeted (though it’s a fictional story, some historians do believe he was queer), and Mary Todd drunk and dreaming of being a showgirl.

“This play is about a woman with a dream that no one around her understands,” Escola told NPR. “A dream that the whole world is telling her is stupid and doesn’t make any sense.”

At the 2025 Tony Awards, Escola — who not only wrote the book, but originated the lead role of Mary as its first performer — was named best leading actor in a play, while Oh, Mary! director Sam Pinkleton took home best direction of a play.

Following Rudolph, Megan Stalter is slated to take over the role of Mary next, for a 10-week stint beginning July 6.

Swift received her Songwriters Hall of Fame honor Thursday night (June 11) at a ceremony held at the Marriott Marquis Hotel. Sombr performed two Swift classics in tribute — “Cardigan” and “Dear John” — with the honoree and her parents softly singing along, from heir table in front of him. Steven Spielberg saluted Swift, who’s the youngest woman ever inducted into the SHOF, by introducing her to the stage for her speech.

“If I look back at my entire 23-year career in music, the ups and downs and industry battles, the trials and tribulations, the cheers and tears and dogpiling of doubt, the criticisms — both fair and unfair — the complete loss of privacy, the world tours and ego wars, and the twists of fate, the absolute magical chaos of this path that I chose when I was too young to remember it even being a choice at all, songwriting was the easiest thing I ever did,” Swift said in her speech. “Not because it didn’t take effort. It definitely did. Not that it wasn’t frustrating at times, because it could be. And not that my songwriting didn’t haunt me relentlessly until I cracked the perfect internal rhyme scheme for the third line of the second verse before my teachers called me out in class for not paying attention, because that definitely happened.”

She continued, “But when I say that songwriting was the easiest part for me, I think what I mean is that it was instinctual. No one taught me how to do it. I had to be taught how to entertain a crowd. And learn choreography, and be less annoying and navigate the industry and fiercely protect my own sanity through difficult lessons and massive amounts of trial and error and chaos and calamity. But songwriting for me was pretty much the only thing I naturally did.”

Last week she unveiled an original song penned for Toy Story 5, “I Knew It, I Knew You,” which she debuted live on piano on Tuesday at the film’s world premiere. Swift also performed the Toy Story mainstay “You’ve Got a Friend in Me” as a duet with Randy Newman at the premiere.

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New York Knicks NBA championship merch has dropped online following the team’s dominant 4-1 series victory over the San Antonio Spurs to capture the 2026 NBA title.

In front of stars like Taylor Swift, A$AP Rocky, Fat Joe and Timothee Chalamet, the Knicks took home their first NBA championship since 1973, following a 94-90 win over the Spurs Saturday night.

The Knicks were led by guard Jalen Brunson, who dropped 45 points to lead the team to victory. The 29-year-old also took home the NBA Finals MVP trophy. But that isn’t the only memento Brunson will take home from his big championship win: the point guard also now has his own official bobblehead.

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Jalen Brunson New York Knicks 2026 NBA Champions MVP Celebration Bobblehead

$90

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Available on the merch and collectibles site, FOCO, the Brunson bobblehead doll features a plastic figurine of the Knicks star posing with his trophy and perched on top of a base with Knicks and NBA branding.

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Sporting his number 11 jersey, the player’s name and the words “2026 NBA Champions” is written on a plaque at the front of the display stand. FOCO says each bobblehead is hand-painted and hand-crafted, ensuring that no two units are exactly the same. What that means: you’re getting a true collector’s piece with each purchase.

This is an officially licensed release from the NBA and FOCO and it’s sure to sell out fast. Due to the demand, FOCO is limiting shoppers to just two units per purchase.

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Jalen Brunson New York Knicks 2026 NBA Champions Ring Base Bobblehead

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You can also pick up this Brunson bobblehead, which features the Knicks player perched on top of a display stand inspired by the team’s NBA championship-winning ring.

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This bobblehead figure measures approximately 6.5 inches in height and features an exaggerated “big head” design.

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Jalen Brunson New York Knicks 2026 NBA Champions MVP Celebration 18-Inch Bobblehead

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While most bobbleheads on the FOCO site measure between 6-8 inches in height, the collectibles brand is teasing a pre-order release for an 18-inch Jalen Brunson bobblehead online.

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The final version of the figurine has yet to be unveiled but FOCO says it will portray the NBA finals MVP posing in his gameday uniform while perched on a marble-inspired display stand. Only 50 of these 18-inch bobbleheads will be released so you’ll want to snag one before they’re sold out.

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Josh Hart New York Knicks 2026 NBA Champions Celebration Bobblehead

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A number of other Knicks players also have their own bobbleheads available online. This one showcases Knicks guard Josh Hart holding the Larry O’Brien Trophy while surrounded by Knicks colors and branding.

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Like the Brunson bobbleheads, this one is also released in extremely limited edition. Each unit is numbered and shoppers are limited to two figurines per purchase, ensuring their collectibility.

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OG Anunoby New York Knicks 2026 NBA Champions Jersey Bust

$30

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FOCO also has a number of “jersey busts” featuring the Knicks players and their official jerseys. This one celebrates Knicks forward OG Anunoby with his number eight jersey and championship belt set on a gilded, wooden-style base.

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Each Knicks jersey bust measures approximately six inches in height. This one is limited to an edition of 526.

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Karl-Anthony Towns New York Knicks 2026 NBA Champions Embroidered Player Bear

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FOCO also sells these eight-inch plush bears celebrating the Knicks NBA title win. The stuffed toys feature the team’s blue and orange colorway, with Knicks branding and motifs throughout.

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Choose your favorite player and get their name and jersey number embroidered on the bear, like the Karl-Anthony Towns example seen above. These stuffed animals are limited to just 225 pieces and each one is individually numbered.

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New York Knicks 2026 NBA Champions Hello Kitty Bobblehead

It’s not just the Knicks basketball players who got their own bobblehead after the team’s NBA championship win — FOCO also has an official Hello Kitty bobblehead, with the Sanrio star wearing a Knicks-inspired uniform with an orange and blue bow on her head. The name “Hello Kitty” is printed on the back of the jersey.

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This Hello Kitty figurine stands about five inches tall and comes on a circular base inspired by the hardwood court.

See more Knicks merch, including toys, bags and bobbleheads for other players online at FOCO.com. Everything is officially licensed for sale on the site, by the National Basketball Association and the New York Knicks team.

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New York Knicks 2026 NBA Finals Champions Roster Trophy T-Shirt

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If you’re looking for an official Knicks championship win T-shirt, Fanatics has this unisex tee with big CHAMPS branding on the front and the signatures of all the players on the back.

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The 100% cotton tee is available in sizes small to 2XL. You can see more Knicks NBA winners merch and T-shirts online at Fanatics.com.

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And you can find official Knicks merch, including this vintage-inspired hat, online at Amazon.

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This hat features a blue and ivory colorway with an embroidered logo on the front and a slightly curved brim. An adjustable snapback closure helps this fit most head sizes.

The Knicks win set off a host of celebrations across the city that are sure to last through the weekend. New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani announced that a ticker-tape parade for the team will take place in Manhattan this Thursday, June 18.

Michael Jackson’s biopic, Michael, has dethroned Bohemian Rhapsody to become the highest-grossing music biopic of all time, crossing $911.9 million worldwide as the Jaafar Jackson-starring film continues its global rollout.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua and written by John Logan, the Lionsgate and Universal co-production has surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody‘s total gross with $358.6 million at the domestic box office and $553.3 million internationally — with Universal generating $540.5 million of the international total after acquiring foreign theatrical and ancillary rights. The film arrives in Japan today, a territory that could push Michael past $1 billion worldwide, which would make it only the second film to cross that threshold at the 2026 global box office after Universal’s Super Mario Galaxy Movie.

By comparison, the Freddie Mercury biopic Bohemian Rhapsody — which won four Oscars including Best Film Editing and earned Rami Malek a Best Actor win — grossed $216.6 million domestically and $694.3 million internationally for a $910.9 million global total. Both films were produced by Graham King, meaning King has now broken his own all-time box office record for music biopics.

The film has set a string of records in addition to its overall gross — among them the largest global opening weekend ever for a music biopic, the highest-grossing domestic biopic of all time, and the most successful biopic ever in France, surpassing La Vie en Rose. Forty international markets surpassed Bohemian Rhapsody‘s lifetime gross, including Brazil, France and Mexico. It is also Lionsgate’s highest-grossing theatrical release ever worldwide.

The road to release was not without turbulence. Lionsgate was forced to undertake $50 million in reshoots after the Jackson estate identified a key issue with a plot point in the screenplay concerning one of Jackson’s accusers, who was not meant to be dramatised in the film. The film stars Jaafar Jackson — Michael Jackson’s nephew — in the title role.

Michael Jackson remains one of the most commercially successful recording artists in history. He has sold an estimated 350 million records worldwide, scored 13 No. 1 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 as a solo artist — including “Billie Jean,” “Beat It” and “Black or White” — and holds the record for the best-selling album of all time with Thriller, which has sold more than 70 million copies worldwide.

Thriller spent 37 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. Jackson was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice — once as a member of the Jackson 5 in 1997 and once as a solo artist in 2001.

Australian indie-pop four-piece The Tullamarines have delivered one of Like A Version’s most anticipated covers of the year, taking on Fleetwood Mac‘s “The Chain” in their debut appearance at the triple j studio.

The band — Angus Purvis, Lucinda Machin, Josh and Benny — leaned into the song’s dynamics, trading harmonies across its quieter passages before spotlighting the iconic bass-driven breakdown and building into a full-blown closing jam. The arrangement stayed faithful to the spirit of the original while leaving room for the band’s own four-part vocal blend to take centre stage. They also performed their original track “Running On Empty” as part of the session.

The song choice came with some nerves attached. “We had a lot of songs that we were thinking about. The Chain came up as an option, and we were very, very scared,” vocalist Purvis admitted in an accompanying triple j interview. “And they were thinking we couldn’t do that justice.” Co-vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Machin said the band ultimately decided to “give it a go, see what happens” — describing the song’s lyrical themes and construction as “very angsty,” while Purvis remarked that “The Chain” feels like it’s been around “forever.”

For good reason. “The Chain” is drawn from Fleetwood Mac‘s Rumours (1977) — the album that spent 31 weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, making it one of the longest-running chart-toppers in the chart’s history. Rumours has sold more than 40 million copies worldwide and remains one of the best-selling albums ever recorded. While “The Chain” was never released as a standalone single, it has become one of the most recognised tracks in the band’s catalogue, widely used in film, television and sport and covered extensively in the decades since.

The Tullamarines are currently on an upward trajectory in the Australian independent music scene. Their 2025 sophomore EP Safety Blanket has been nominated for Best Independent Pop Album or EP at this year’s AIR Awards, with winners to be announced at an invite-only ceremony at Adelaide Town Hall on July 30. The band spent the past 12 months building momentum through sold-out headline shows, festival appearances and achieving full triple j rotation, while supporting international acts including The Vaccines and Everything Everything.