This week: DUA’s surprise tour guests Consani’s Chicken Shop Fling, Gomez and Blanco’s albums, and more duos and unexpected collaborations await.
Did Spring blow out the communal heat? This week, the pop culture stars joined us in a duet with a duo who not only left us chronically online, but also excited and, more importantly, wanting to know more. Newly engaged Serena Gomez and Benny Blanco will drop a 14-track beloved album, Amelia DiMoldenberg and Alex Consani chat with Doa Lipa’s special Australian guests at the Melbourne concert.
And when we thought Peak collaboration was a hit, Jack Harlow and Dojacat release their cocky “Just Us” music video. snow white It’s shining on the screen. From fried chicken confessions to chart topping anthems, we’re reading to cover the rest and catch up.
Dating with Di Maldenburg
This weekend, internet favourite nasty girl Amelia DiMoldenberg and this year’s model Alex Consani Chicken Shop Date. A young girl who fears social anxiety, Kondani jumps into a feast of fried chicken and unfiltered conversations. “My favorite thing is not to bring your wallet, which always makes it awkward,” she says. Should I expect less from this diva? As 2025 could mark a single year, this date was a cheeky preview of Consani’s candid charm.
“I said I love you first” – is it giving Serena summer?
OK Pop Pilgrims, Selena Gomez, and Benny Blanco have dropped the Sonic Love Bomb. It’s a full-fledged declaration of Gomez and Blanco’s romance, with all the adorable, somewhat nasty and undoubtedly real moments. Inspired by their first date, “Sunset Blvd,” the track is located under the literal drive of the memory lane, which was filmed for the pleasure of our viewing. But don’t think this is just a sweet serenade. They recruited pop royalties, from Gracie Abram’s heartbreaking vocals to J. Balvin’s Latin Fire. Brat Charli XCX songwriting, and even the surprising Glorilla cameo. And as Serena returns to her pop princess Throne, we, the comeback we have longed for, “Thank you!” to Benny, so we prepare to raise the volume and be wiped out by the love story told in 14 Perfect Anthems.
Dual duet with Troyshban at Melbourne concert
Dua Lipa flipped the down under the upside down by summoning Troy Sivan to a radically optimistic tour stage in Melbourne. The “Houdini” singer, who brought anything but Troy Sivan on Saturday night, continued to cover Australian greats like AC/DC and Kylie Minogue on this foot of her tour. This surprising entrance, “Rush” so electricity, the arena vibrated. The crowd went wild, belting out the lyrics and later witnessed an unreleased remix of the song. Radiating pure joy on stage, Dua and Troy became pop duoes that we didn’t need.
“Just Us” – Kitchen Rendezvous” and Star Cameo
Jack Harlow and Doja Cat have been working together for a new hit. The enchanting collaboration, appropriately named “Just Us,” comes with a music video studded with steamy stars. The restaurant Horse in Los Angeles, Harlow and Doja (its Fab Archive Robert Cavalry Number) is surrounded by cameos signs such as Matt Damon, Pink Panther, Malcolm Todd and Mayor John. Their flirty chemistry takes over as they see each other at the dinner table and find themselves culminating in the kitchen alone together. And don’t forget the backstory. Harlow’s long-standing crash at Miscat, confessed in a 2020 Instagram livestream, has now manifested itself in this intoxicating collaboration. We feel you, Jack!
I think the apples rot in the core – Snow White 2025
Curtains rose in Disney’s highly anticipated live action snow white This weekend, Rachel Zegler and Gal Gadot returned to the silver screen. A rethinking version of 1937 photographs, Zegler’s snow white Will it bring a fresh, modern glow among the evil Queen of Gadot? Symbolic. The film offers fun duets of the old and new, weaves classics of fairy tale songs and the magic of Pasek and Paul’s musical, a symphony worthy of a queen (or princess). Expect a cinematic experience of Zeglar’s pipes of this world, a fairytale rebellion dash, and “rotten in Apple’s Right to the Core” in the words of Charli XCX.
Words – Isabella Ademan
