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This past weekend marked the one-year anniversary of Ariana Grande‘s Grammy-nominated album, Eternal Sunshine. To celebrate, the “Yes, And?” singer is releasing a deluxe edition of the album, Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead, which includes remixes with Mariah Carey, Troye Sivan, and Brandy & Monica, along with a few new songs that haven’t been revealed yet.

“It’s funny because I really thought that it was just a very concise body of work that it what it is, and I think, forever in my head, Eternal Sunshine is that album,” Grande said on You star Penn Badgley’s Podcrushed podcast. “But, with time, I’m like, ‘Oh, maybe there are some new ideas that could be included.’ But yeah, I’ve been writing a lot, and maybe there’s some more, but I would like to do a deluxe at some point.” That time is March 28.

You can check out the Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead album cover artwork and tracklist below.

Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead Album Cover Artwork

Ariana Grande’s Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead Tracklist

1. “Intro (End Of The World)”
2. “Bye”
3. “Don’t Wanna Break Up Again”
4. “Saturn Returns (Interlude)”
5. “Eternal Sunshine ”
6. “Supernatural ”
7. “True Story”
8. “The Boy Is Mine”
9. “Yes, And?”
10. “We Can’t Be Friends (Wait For Your Love)”
11. “I Wish I Hated You”
12. “Imperfect For You”
13. “Ordinary Things” featuring Nonna
14. TBD
15. “Yes, And” with Mariah Carey (Remix)
16. “Supernatural” with Troye Sivan (Remix)
17. “The Boy Is Mine” with Brandy and Monica (Remix)
18. TBD
19. TBD
20. TBD
21. TBD
22. TBD

Eternal Sunshine Deluxe: Brighter Days Ahead is out 3/28 via Republic Records. Find more information here.

It was International Women’s Day over the weekend, on March 8. To celebrate, Rihanna hopped on social media and shared photos from two of the most special moments of her life: The births of her and ASAP Rocky’s sons.

The post is captioned:

“by far the most powerful thing I’ve ever done as a woman…my little miracles! #InternationalWomensDay

1- RZA
2- Riot Rose

And yes I gave birth in pearls and sunglasses…don’t ask, a lot was happening.”

As Rihanna indicated, the first photo is of her getting some post-birth skin-to-skin time with RZA Athelston Mayers, who’s laying on his mom’s chest, near her jewelry-adorned neck. The second photo is of Rih and Riot Rose Mayers, enjoying an intimate moment looks up at the camera from behind her pink-framed sunglasses.

Meanwhile, Rihanna is starring in the upcoming Smurfs movie, and it sounds like it’s one RZA and Riot will watch at some point: Rihanna previously said, “Getting to do animation is a fun journey for me. I’m usually front and center with everything with my likeness […] but this was fun. I got to imagine, I got to show up in my pajamas in my third trimester, and be a blue badass. I hope this gives me a little bit of cool points with my kids one day.”

Lady Gaga was a dynamo in one of the best episodes of SNL this season. Her performance of “Killah,” a highlight from new album Mayhem, made great use of the Studio 8H space, and she sarcastically thanked the Razzies for nominating her for Worst Actress and Worst Screen Combo (which she and co-star Joaquin Phoenix won) for Joker: Folie à Deux.

But Gaga had a hard time keeping it together during one of the episode’s more memorable sketches. In “Little Red Glasses,” the “Abracadabra” singer appears alongside cast members Sarah Sherman and Ego Nwodim to preach the power of, well, little red glasses. “Little red glasses have the eye-catching quality of a stop sign,” Nwodim said, with Gaga adding, “And they pair perfectly with things that make me me, like if I’m in the sauna, you know you’re seeing everything.” It’s the next line, delivered by Sherman, that caused Gaga to break: “All my dress-up clothes are a little bit Asian.”

As noted by @katiesenigma on X, “if you’re wondering why the crowd was laughing so hard around 1:12, gaga fully broke character and was laughing her ass off (you can see her bend down in the side of the frame).” Even though Gaga is mostly off screen, you can still tell that she’s shaking from laughter.

You can watch “Little Red Glasses” above.

The fifth season of You is on the way, set to premiere on April 24. A new trailer for the season is coming out today, but before that, yesterday (March 9), Netflix recruited Cardi B to tease it.

In a video, Cardi says:

“Hello, you. I got some exciting news to tell you! So guess what? The trailer of You is coming out tomorrow, and when I tell you… girl, I am shook. I just saw it… hmm, I’ma be messy. Let me give you a little ‘heh heh heh’ about it: Joe got some money! He got a girl with money, chile. I cannot wait. And it’s like, they got a little, cute surprise. I cannot wait for you guys to see the trailer, y’all gonna gag. Got me gagging! Gagging! See you tomorrow!”

Of course, Cardi has some history with the show. Back in 2021, star Penn Badgley expressed admiration for Cardi, which excited the rapper. Then, the two set their social media profile images to be photos of each other. Then, in 2023, Cardi celebrated the release of a new season by revisiting the era and once again giving Badgley the coveted real estate that is her profile pic.

Check out the video above.

A highlight of Sabrina Carpenter’s Short N’ Sweet Tour is the “Espresso” singer “arresting” someone in the crowd for being too hot. Usually, it’s a random fan plucked from the crowd, but the honor occasionally goes to a celebrity, like Millie Bobby Brown (sorry, Millie Bonnie Brown), Marcello Hernandez as his SNL character Domingo, and Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley.

During Sunday’s show at the O2 Arena in London, the fuzzy pink handcuffs were presented to Salma Hayek.

“Oh my goodness. Who is this woman in the front?” Carpenter said with mock-surprise when she spotted Hayek. “I need some of that. For real. Wow, you are so gorgeous.” She continued, “It’s crazy ’cause I just met you, but I’m already in love with you, and I feel like we’re kind of destined. I’m getting hot because you’re there.” That’s when Carpenter’s long dressed “fell off” and turned into a mini-skirt, complete with Union Jack boots. “You see what you do to me, Salma,” Carpenter added before performing fan-favorite track “Juno.”

You can watch the video of Carpenter “arresting” Hayek here.

The Short N’ Sweet Tour continues throughout the year with “even sweeter” dates, including a Halloween show at New York City’s Madison Square Garden.

Lil Nas X has been teasing Dreamboy, a new album, for a little while now. This week is set to a be a big one in the Dreamboy universe, as Lil Nas X is bookending the week with fresh drops.

On Friday, March 14, he’s releasing a new song called “Hotbox.” Before that, today (March 10), he has shared “Dreamboy.” The track opens with the rapper teasing a new ascent, rapping, “Good evening everybody / I would like for you to grab a glass of wine / And let me talk to you for a minute / Look / I was scared then, ain’t scared now / Weren’t ready then, but I’m ready now / Yeah, I’m on the way, yeah, I’m on the rise / On the way, yeah, I’m on the rise.”

The rapper previously said of his new era:

“I just want to f*ckin’ have fun with this sh*t. I don’t even give a f*ck about all the other sh*t. Of course I want to, like, be No. 1 all the time, I want every song to go up, and I want you to go crazy. But it’s like, at the same time, I want to f*ckin’ have fun. I want to go and live life, I just want to make music. I don’t want to have to do crazy sh*t all the time. I want to make music, I want to f*ckin’ have fun, I want to live.”

Listen to “Dreamboy” above.

The last Tupac verse hip-hop heads heard was an AI-generated release during Kendrick Lamar and Drake’s monumental rap beef. Every so often, whispers that unreleased music from the late icon is on the way surfaces online. However, it appears something as officially come from years of rumors.

According to TMZ, you could own three never heard before verses from Tupac for a mere $250,000. Moments In Time is currently offering one hardcore collector access to a piece of the hip-hop heavy weight’s discography pre-Death Row Records.

The description of the online listing reads: “In late 1990/early 1991 Tupac composed and recorded an unreleased album for a group called Jesse and the Kidz. It was never released due to the tragic death of one of the band members. Not only are the lyrics totally unknown–the recordings of 3 of the album’s songs with Tupac in the lead are as well.”

On paper, the songs (“Leave Us Kidz Alone,” “Streetz Got Ya Babies,” and “Bedtime Storiez”) appear to be rather youthful compared to his more revered works. Still, this hip-hop artifact is sure to gain traction.

As with most things, there is one small catch. In the fine print of Moments In Time’s posting, the times (lyrics and audio) are “available only for private sale.”

Essentially, just like with the Wu-Tang Clan’s infamous Once Upon A Time In Shaolin album, once you purchase the items you can not release it publicly. Well, at least not without the permission of Tupac’s estate.

Moments In Time is currently taking offers for the Tupac goodies. Find more information here.

Last month, Doechii made history at the 2025 Grammy Awards. With her mixtape Alligator Bites Never Heal, the “Anxiety” rapper joined just two other women to ever win a Grammy for Best Rap Album—Cardi B and Miss Lauryn Hill.

Yesterday (March 8), that historic milestone came full circle when the legendary musician Lauryn Hill brought Doechii out for a surprise duet during Jazz In the Gardens 2025 (viewable here).

As Miss Hill turned to the Miami crowd she demanded that give a warm welcome to Doechii. As Doechii made her onto the Hard Rock Stadium stage, she and Hill immediately jumped into a performance of “Doo Wop (That Thing).”

Attendees and users online were equally awe-struck by the iconic moment–but none more so than Doechii. Over on X (formerly Twitter), Doechii sang Hill’s praises.

“Thank you Miss Lauryn Hill,” she wrote. “Thank you. My heart is so full. She is my hero. This is the greatest honor hip hop could give me. Praise God … my entire body is vibrating with joy right now. I’ll never forget this day! EVER!”

In a separate post Doechii wrote: “I never been so nervous in my life she is a QUEEN.”

Considering Cardi B handed Doechii her record-setting Grammy and Lauryn Hill has gifted her proverbial flowers, maybe the industry plant narrative will finally be put to bed.

Initially, Justin Bieber’s long-awaited return to music was met with a warm embrace by users online. However, that moment seems to have been short-lived. Over the last few weeks, the “Peaches” singer has been bombarded with rumors about his marriage to Hailey Bieber and supposed illicit drug use.

Last month, Bieber brushed off the reports uploading a video (viewable here) smoking what appeared to be a marijuana joint. Yesterday (March 8), he dialed things up with a cryptic message on Instagram.

In the message (captured by TMZ), Bieber graciously reminded users he has the right to privacy despite their desire for him to speak out.

“We have nothing to prove today just the gift of life today to accept and receive,” read the post. “Nothing is owed to us, and we don’t owe anyone anything.”

The upload was soundtracked by the Stevie Wonder song, “Sir Duke.”

Last month, a representative for the musician shut down the viral rumor in a statement shared with the outlet. “[It’s] exhausting and pitiful,” said the rep. “That despite the obvious truth, people are committed to keeping negative, salacious, harmful narratives alive.”

Now that Bieber is back in the studio, it is probable that he will put an end to the speculation with a new song–or not because as he said he has “nothing to prove.”

As a recording artist, songwriter, and actress, Lady Gaga’s professional career revolves around the creative use of words. Based on stacked trophy closet (which include multiple Grammys and an Academy Award), some would say “The Beast” singer is quite good at it.

So, during her Saturday Night Live appearance Lady Gaga delivered a lecture on popular jargon. In the sketch, No More Slay, Lady Gaga and Bowen Yang hilariously encouraged viewers to broaden their vocabulary.

As Gaga and Yang chat with Ego Nwodim, Sarah Sherman, Ashley Padill, and Andrew Dismukes they expressed their frustration with the overuse of AAVE (African American Vernacular English) terms, queer lingo, and other slang to shorten casual conversation.

In Gaga and Yang’s “slay,” “it’s giving,” and more all have earned a long rest. To stress their case they performed a silly song to plead their case.

“We can’t just repeat one word / When there’s so many more to use / So we’ve made a big decision / For all of us and you / No more slay / We know it sounds impossible / But there’s other words to say,” sang the duo.

Sadly, Gaga and Yang’s will continue on as the video’s comment section on YouTube is now flooded with the phrases they so desperately wanted to eradicate.

Watch the Saturday Night Live sketch No More Slay featuring Lady Gaga, Bowen Yang, above.