Oasis and Wembley Stadium go way back. The iconic football stadium in northwest London is, for many, the pinnacle of an artist’s career. Everyone from Taylor Swift to Michael Jackson have dominated the 90,000-capacity ground. Come late August, Coldplay will hold the record with 16 sold-out shows.
Back in 2000 the Gallagher brothers swaggered Wembley Way for their maiden appearance — but Liam was distinctly unimpressed. “If you think I’m over the moon to be here, then you must be trippin,’” he said on the second of their two-night stand, later calling it a “s—t hole.” This was prior to the stadium’s renovation, and the band returned in 2009 on their final tour.
But that 2000 show — dubbed one of their most “disastrous” shows — still lives long in the memory. It was immortalised on the Familiar to Millions live LP and broadcast live on U.K. television. The show included instances of LG mouthing off about his divorce (“I don’t even have a f—g teabag to my name”) and whatever substances were rattling around the dressing room (“I’m in one of them moods,” he warned). The performance itself was sloppy and languid compared to their previous highs at Maine Road and Knebworth in 1996.
A quarter of a century later, the vibes could not be more different. The band’s Live ‘25 tour — which has so far visited Cardiff and Manchester — has seen them on red-hot form: Liam’s vocals are on top notch, Noel and the rest of the band’s playing is as unified as its been for decades and, thus far, no dramas from the pair. They’re sounding crisper and more energised as the tour rolls on, and the U.K. public are properly mad fer it, as they dominate the Albums Chart once more and the populus proudly sport Oasis-branded clobber.
These were the best moments from Oasis’ opening night on Friday (July 25) at Wembley Stadium on the band’s Live ‘25 reunion tour.
Ra-ra-ah-ah-ah, roma-roma-ma, Gaga, ooh Labubu … Lady Gaga is getting in on a certain plushie craze.
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In a whimsical TikTok posted Friday (July 25), the pop superstar filmed herself seemingly getting ready backstage for a concert, all dressed up in one of her Mayhem Ball tour outfits. With her hair teased into the shape of two bunny ears — similar to those sported by the fuzzy little monster keychains you keep seeing attached to everyone’s bags and purses — Gaga says in a silly, high-pitched voice, “I’m a Labubu!”
“Labubu!” she repeats before sticking her tongue out slightly at the camera.
For those not yet in on the trend, Labubus are collectible dolls sold by Chinese brand Pop Mart. With sharp teeth and goblin-like faces peeking out of their variously colored fur suits, the toys are basically just portable little monsters — an especially fitting product for Gaga, considering the name of her fanbase.
Mother Monster’s funny video comes shortly after she finished the second of three Mayhem shows at San Francisco’s Chase Center, at which she’ll play one more concert on July 26. The Grammy winner’s trek kicked off earlier in July with three performances in Las Vegas, and Gaga will continue touring through North America, Europe and Australia throughout the rest of 2025.
The trek comes in support of Gaga’s Mayhem album, which dropped this past May. Debuting at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, the project found the A Star Is Born actress returning to her dark dance-pop roots.
“Part of my personal mayhem is that it’s fun, and that’s why I keep doing it,” she told Billboardof the LP in a March interview. “That’s what makes it complicated — it is dark, and it pulls me away from myself, but it’s also the best time. It’s that point where you’re at the party, and you’re totally numbing out, and you’ve fully accepted that by the morning you are not going to feel well, but you’re fully in it.”
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Josh Gad and his family are back on the road once again for the launch of two new Kindle Colorsoft models.
While summer might be winding down, the party at Kindle is just getting started. Gad and his family are road trip ready thanks to the all-new Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Kids. Retailing for $269.99, the 16GB model allows kids the power to read up a storm in colorful hues, painting vivid pictures of fantasy and adventure with the touch of a button.
Amazon Kindle Colorsoft Kids (16 GB) With Cover in Fantasy River
The tech’s portable design and 8 weeks of battery life make this Kindle perfect for readers on the go. Plus, you’ve got an endless amount of storage for whatever genre your kid is into. Loving fantasy? Or how about a head-scratching mystery? The Colorsoft Kids has space for it all. If your little ones want to read poolside or while at the beach, the Colorsoft Kids is waterproof too. If you’d like to customize your reading experience, the Colorsoft Kids comes equipped with a unique cover in either Fantasy River or Starlight Reading that you can pick upon purchasing. What’s not to love?
The seven-inch Kindle Colorsoft is also currently available on Amazon for $249.99. It has all of the features folks love from the og Kindle but in high-contrast color. This colorful tech includes fast page turns, weeks of battery life and access to the Kindle’s extensive book store. No running out of summer reads here. The best part? When you buy the Kindle Colorsoft, you’ll have three months of Kindle Unlimited included for free. You’ll be voraciously reading in no time at all.
Speaking of voracious reading, Gad recently joined the Kindle Kids Backseat Book Crew to encourage kids to read more this summer.
The Frozen actor and self-proclaimed “road trip expert” knows this sentiment well, given he’s always on the go. With summer travel plans made, kids wrangled and bags packed, sometimes the last thing on our minds is curling up with a good book. As a dad of two, Gad knows a thing or two about keeping kids entertained on a road trip. With Kindle’s help, his little ones and children will be able to cultivate a love of reading wherever their travels may take them, thanks to this virtual book club.
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“I remember probably up until the age of 14, dreading reading,” Gad tells Billboard. “It was like work and I didn’t want to do it … and then something clicked, and I fell in love with reading.”
To start your family’s reading journey, you can sign up now at kindlekidsbackseatbookcrew.com. Upon signing up, you will receive a members-only Backseat Book Crew Bundle filled with reading-themed stickers, a “Kindle Kid On Board” bumper sticker, reading recommendations for the summer, a patch and a 10% off promo code for your next Kindle Kids or Kindle Paperwhite Kids purchase on Amazon.com.
Gad explained that his kids are voracious readers, able to breeze through multiple stories quickly. Who has the space or time to carry six different hardcovers on a road trip? Certainly not Gad. Thus, the beauty of the Kindle. “Having a device like this, which my wife and I joke, is like screen time we can actually get behind, is amazing. Kids sit in the back seat. When we’re on a road trip, they will either read or listen to their books.”
Don’t have a Kindle? Right now, Kindle Kids is available for $129.99 on Amazon in whimsical Ocean Explorer, Space Whale and Unicorn Valley designs. You can also grab the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Kids in Cyber City and Starfish style for $179.99, also on Amazon.
Kindle’s library features thousands books for children, available at their fingertips. No matter how fast of a reader your little one is, you’ll never run out of reading material. “The kids curate their own selections of authors and books and share with each other … and on average … kids who are using a Kindle will read at least one hour a day that, to me, is like manna from heaven,” Gad says. “Incentivizing kids to read. I’m like, yes, yes, yes, Sign me up.”
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I know you’re all dying to know: What does a busy celeb read on his time off on set? The answer might surprise you. “As of late, books that I’ve read that I’ve loved, James by Percival Everett,” the actor shares. “I’m obsessed with Madeleine Miller, who wrote both The Song of Achilles and Cersei … Erik Larson remains one of my favorite authors..In the Garden of Beasts or The Splendid and the Vile are great.”
Interestingly, Gad is also reading a lot of books about World War 2 and fascism to prep for his role in the upcoming project that takes place in that period. “None of these books I would call very entertaining, and none of these books are by choice,” Gad jokes.” As for music he’s currently bumping, Gad says he’s been going through a Kendrick Lamar phase: “My music is really defined right now by my children. So it’s lots of Sabrina (Carpenter), it’s lots of T-Swift, it’s lots of Kendrick, it’s lots of Beyonce … Charlie XCX. It’s it’s all the usual suspects.”
Tyler, the Creator is for the kids. After a fan requested that Tyler bring a clean version ofDon’t Tap the Glassto streaming services, the Grammy-winning artist answered the call and came through on Friday (July 25).
The edited edition of Don’t Tap the Glass is now on Apple Music, marking the first time Tyler has released clean versions of his albums on streaming platforms, which is sure to make parents across the country happy.
A fan tweeted at Tyler on Tuesday (July 22), hoping to get a clean version to jam to the new album with his younger brother.
As the saying goes, you miss 100 percent of the shots you don’t take, and this one swished through the net. “YO @tylerthecreator are you gonna put out a clean version? my lil brother tryna dance too,” the user wrote.
Tyler responded hours later, saying he was “on it.” Promises were made, and promises were delivered on Friday. “Done,” he followed up to show that the mission was complete. “DONT TAP THE GLASS clean version OUT NOW,” Tyler added on X.
Don’t Tap the Glass arrived on Monday (July 21), boasting 10 tracks with features from Pharrell, Yebba and Madison McFerrin.
While he dropped off his ninth studio album earlier this week, Tyler is still on the road in support of Chromakopia. The North American trek continues on Friday with a show in Toronto before returning to the U.S. for a pair of dates in New Jersey.
Stream the clean version of Don’t Tap the Glass if you please here.
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BTS and Funko Pop have done it again. The sensational South Korean boy band and the vinyl figure manufacturer have come together once more to drop an all-new exclusive BTS Bitty Pop! line titled Bitty Stages, retailing for $7.99 each. The collection is currently available for preorder. The itty-bitty K-Pop figures can be placed on an accompanying stage reading “Dynamite” in reference to the band’s hit song of the same name that dropped back in 2020.
You’ve got figures of Jin, Suga, J-Hope, RM, Jimin, V and Jungkook all dressed in intricate stage outfits down to tiny sunglasses. You can collect each member to complete the band, or just one if you’re a proud solo stan (you know who you are.)
Each figure comes neatly nestled into a hard acrylic display case with a detachable bottom lid. The detachable bottom lid doubles as an acrylic base to which the Bitty POP! figure is adhered. The Vinyl figures are approximately 0.9 and 2 in (2.3 and 5.1 cm) tall, perfectly pocket-sized. Of course, this would be a great gift for the ARMY or music collector in your life.
Funko’s Bitty Pop! line includes a slew of mini figures in reference to pop culture from movies, TV shows and comic books to video games. Some of our favorites include the Bitty Pop! Arcade Five Nights at Freddy’s, Bitty Pop! The Fantastic Four: First Steps 4-Pack, Bitty Pop! Hello Kitty and Friends 4-Pack Series 1 and Bitty Pop! Netflix Squid Games 4-Pack Series 2, just to name a few. The company also makes Bitty Pop! playsets themed to match some of their tiny figurines.
BTS has collaborated with Funko Pop on numerous occasions. The boy band collabed with the figuriene brand on a collection inspired by their 2021 Proof album. Most recently in 2024, BTS had a Funko Pop Despicable Me 4 collaboration where each member was turned into a little Minion, complete with goggles and overalls. The band also dropped a line reimagining the group as “Toy Story” characters. If you’re a solo stan, each member of BTS also has their own solo Funko Pop to commemorate their individual solo eras.
In other BTS news, the group released Permission to Dance On Stage — Live, a live album that features recorded hits like “Dynamite” and “Butter” from their Permission to Dance On Stage tour back in 2021 through 2022. The project includes a 22-song tracklist including renditions of “Life Goes On,” “Boy With Luv (feat. Halsey)” and “ON.”
Kehlani‘s childhood idol is now one of her collaborators, with Mariah Carey tapping the R&B singer for new song “Sugar Sweet.”
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And on the day of the track’s release Friday (July 25), Kehlani penned a sweet note gushing about how meaningful it was to work with someone who was so influential in their life growing up. “nobody speak to me i got a song with the one and only @mariahcarey,” she wrote, sharing a promotional photo for the song, which also features Shenseea.
“the earliest video of me singing and first song i ever learned was ‘Hero’ and everybody who knows me knows this is one of my heroes,” Kehlani continued of Carey. “this woman is the definition of an icon. to have given us so much, for DECADES & never fail to impress us through all the twists and turns music makes. i am so honored and immensely grateful. there truly are no words.”
The musician also added a kind shoutout to their other collaborator on “Sugar Sweet.” “@shenseea you’re an absolute BAD A– who is right on your way to legendary status yourself,” Kehlani concluded. “i’m happy man. #SUGARSWEET 🐑 LAMBS WE ARE SO UP.”
In the comments, Shenseea returned the love. “WE DID THAT!!!!” the Jamaican singer-songwriter wrote. “Thank you @kehlani I’m so happy for you especially, given your history!”
“Sugar Sweet” marks the second single fans have gotten from Carey’s upcoming album Here for It All, which will drop in September. Mimi has also shared the song “Type Dangerous” from the set, locking in her milestone 50th entry on the Billboard Hot 100 earlier this summer with the track.
Kehlani is also fresh off the release of a new track titled “Folded,” which dropped in June via Atlantic Records. The star’s last album, Crash, arrived in July last year and reached No. 25 on the Billboard 200.
