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Oasis to Launch Pop-Up Merch Stores Alongside Reunion Tour Dates in U.K. & Ireland

By Billboard | Thomas Smith | 6/17/2025 7:00 PM

The Gallagher brothers will kick off their reunion tour in Cardiff, Wales, on July 4. ... Read full Story

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Suge Knight Says Diddy’s Peers Have Been Silent About Sex Trafficking Trial Because ‘They Are So Scared’

By Billboard | Mackenzie Cummings-Grady | 6/17/2025 6:32 PM

The former Death Row leader called in from prison to speak to Aubrey O'Day about Diddy's ongoing trial. ... Read full Story

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Taylor Swift Texts Could Reveal Whether Blake Lively Suffered Actual Distress, Justin Baldoni Says

By Billboard | Rachel Scharf | 6/17/2025 6:31 PM

Baldoni is still pushing for access to Lively and Swift’s text messages even after dropping a subpoena he had sent to the pop superstar. ... Read full Story

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Cardi B Announces She’s Back ‘Outside’ With New Single: See When It Arrives

By Billboard | Michael Saponara | 6/17/2025 5:31 PM

Cardi's ready to heat up the summer. ... Read full Story

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Controversy Is Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Best Friend’ With Scandalized Reaction to New Album Cover

By Billboard | Katie Atkinson | 6/17/2025 5:27 PM

Let the pop stars be controversial! On the new Pop Shop Podcast, Katie & Keith are talking about all the pearl-clutching over the buzzy album cover. ... Read full Story

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Stefon Diggs Wants to Learn Bachata for Cardi B After She Gushes About Wedding Dance

By Billboard | Michael Saponara | 6/17/2025 4:48 PM

Diggs has put some exceptional footwork on display throughout his NFL career. ... Read full Story

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Sunscreen, Speakers & More Pool Party Essentials to Help Heat Up Your Summer

By Billboard | Amina Ayoud | 6/17/2025 4:42 PM

Summer heat makes for the perfect excuse to throw yourself a pool party of epic proportions. ... Read full Story

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How Big a Deal for Sabrina Carpenter Is ‘Manchild’ Debuting at No. 1?

By Billboard | Christopher Claxton | 6/17/2025 4:32 PM

This week's Five Burning Questions looks at Sabrina Carpenter's second Hot 100 No. 1 (and first No. 1 debut). ... Read full Story

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Oscar Maydon’s ‘Rico o Muerto’ Scores Two Top 10 Debuts on Latin Charts: ‘We Deserved It’

By Billboard | Pamela Bustios | 6/17/2025 4:28 PM

Maydon's latest album launched with high placements on both Top Latin Albums and Top Regional Mexican Albums. ... Read full Story

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Marjorie Grande, Ariana Grande’s Nonna & Billboard Chart Record-Holder, Dies at 99

By Billboard | Hannah Dailey | 6/17/2025 4:21 PM

The matriarch made a cameo on her granddaughter's "Ordinary Things." ... Read full Story

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Dolly Parton to Receive 2025 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at Annual Governors Awards

By Billboard | Paul Grein | 6/17/2025 2:07 PM

Tom Cruise, Debbie Allen and Wynn Thomas will also receive Honorary Oscars at the Nov. 16 event. ... Read full Story

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Pusha T Takes Aim at Travis Scott on Clipse’s New ‘So Be It’ Single: ‘He’s a Whore’

By Billboard | Michael Saponara | 6/17/2025 1:50 PM

Let God Sort Em Out arrives in July. ... Read full Story

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SZA Says She Was Anxious That People Would Only Go to the Grand National Tour to ‘See Kendrick’

By Billboard | Hannah Dailey | 6/17/2025 1:39 PM

"I’d have full-on panic attacks," the R&B star recalled. ... Read full Story

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John C. Reilly Is a Strutting, Electrified Preacher in Jack White’s ‘Archbishop Harold Holmes’ Video

By Billboard | Gil Kaufman | 6/17/2025 1:35 PM

Can you feel the sanctified energy firing out of Mister Romantic's hands? ... Read full Story

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Forever No. 1: The Beach Boys, ‘Help Me, Rhonda’

By Billboard | Andrew Unterberger | 6/17/2025 1:30 PM

The Beach Boys' second No. 1 was essentially the end of their career's first phase as hitmakers. ... Read full Story

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Los Alegres del Barranco Take ‘Step in the Right Direction’ With Anti-Narcocorrido Song Amid Legal Battles

By Billboard | Isabela Raygoza | 6/17/2025 1:10 PM

The group seeks the suspension of a criminal process for alleged advocacy of crime. ... Read full Story

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Bunnie XO Shares She & Jelly Roll Had a ‘Huge Win’ in Their IVF Journey: ‘Praise Jesus’

By Billboard | Hannah Dailey | 6/17/2025 12:53 PM

"God finally said, 'Here,'" the podcaster wrote. ... Read full Story

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These Iconic Y2K Lancome Juicy Tubes Are a Must-Have in Your Makeup Kit

By Billboard | Amina Ayoud | 6/17/2025 12:27 PM

The lip gloss is experiencing a resurgence. ... Read full Story

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Mariah Carey Still Refuses to Acknowledge the Passage of Time: ‘I Just Don’t Believe in It’

By Billboard | Hannah Dailey | 6/17/2025 12:17 PM

The superstar famously doesn't celebrate birthdays, only anniversaries. ... Read full Story

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Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Singer Ronnie Winter Posts Message For Trump Supporters: ‘You Are Not Allowed to Come To My Shows’

By Billboard | Gil Kaufman | 6/17/2025 7:44 AM

The vocalist told fellow Christians who voted for the president, "shame on you." ... Read full Story

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auto

Honda's Ohio Factory Went From Building Supercars To This

by carbuzz.com | Jun 17 2025

exercise

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

by thehealthy.com | Mar 31 2025

FFNEWS

Warehouses Urged to Prepare for Heatwaves as Met Office Predicts a Scorching Summer

by FORWARDER magazine | May 27 2025

game

EA's Skate Is Getting A Big Update Ahead Of Next Playtest

by GameSpot | Jun 17 2025

health

Rare Appendix Cancer Cases Are Rising in Gen Xers, Millennials: What to Know

by Healthline.com | Jun 17 2025

mental

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

by thehealthy.com | May 28 2025

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NYPD searching for elderly cane-wielding thug who beat woman in apparent antisemitic subway attack

by New York Post | Jun 17 2025

music

Oasis to Launch Pop-Up Merch Stores Alongside Reunion Tour Dates in U.K. & Ireland

by Billboard | Jun 17 2025

nation

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem hospitalized for allergic reaction

by upi.com | Jun 17 2025

new_jersey

Where experts say NJ should spend opioid settlement funds

by NJ Spotlight | Jun 17 2025

opinion

The Weinstein drama is a painful reminder that many of us have a ‘Harvey’ in our lives — myself included

by New York Post | Jun 17 2025

people

Anne Burrell Net Worth: How rich was the legendary Food Network chef?

by marca.com | Jun 17 2025

politics

Thune warns Iran should return to negotiating table 'if they're smart'

by Fox News | Jun 17 2025

soccer

Key takeaways from Gasperini’s first press conference at Roma

by Yahoo Sports | Jun 17 2025

wellness

Here’s What PCOS Acne Looks Like—and How to Treat It

by Self.com | Jun 16 2025

Word of the Day

apologia

Merriam-Webster's Word of the Day for June 17, 2025 is:

apologia • \ap-uh-LOH-jee-uh\ • noun

An apologia is a defense especially of one's opinions, position, or actions.

// The opinion piece reads like an apologia for the industry's reckless behavior.

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Examples:

"Yes, Barbie is a polarizing toy ... but [Greta] Gerwig leaped right to what else Barbie is: a potent, complicated, contradictory symbol that stands near the center of a decades-long and still-running argument about how to be a woman. ... The movie is a celebration of Barbie and a subterranean apologia for Barbie." — Willa Paskin, The New York Times, 11 July 2023

Did you know?

As you might expect, apologia is a close relative of apology. Both words come from Late Latin; apologia came to English as a direct borrowing while apology traveled through Middle French. The Latin apologia can be traced back to the Greek verb apologeîsthai, meaning "to speak in defense; defend oneself." In their earliest English uses, apologia and apology meant basically the same thing: a formal defense or justification of one's actions or opinions. Nowadays, however, the two are distinct. The modern apology generally involves an admission of wrongdoing and an expression of regret for past actions, while an apologia typically focuses on explaining, justifying, or making clear the grounds for some course of action, belief, or position.

Oasis to Launch Pop-Up Merch Stores Alongside Reunion Tour Dates in U.K. & Ireland

Suge Knight Says Diddy’s Peers Have Been Silent About Sex Trafficking Trial Because ‘They Are So Scared’

Taylor Swift Texts Could Reveal Whether Blake Lively Suffered Actual Distress, Justin Baldoni Says

Cardi B Announces She’s Back ‘Outside’ With New Single: See When It Arrives

Controversy Is Sabrina Carpenter’s ‘Best Friend’ With Scandalized Reaction to New Album Cover

Stefon Diggs Wants to Learn Bachata for Cardi B After She Gushes About Wedding Dance

Sunscreen, Speakers & More Pool Party Essentials to Help Heat Up Your Summer

How Big a Deal for Sabrina Carpenter Is ‘Manchild’ Debuting at No. 1?

Oscar Maydon’s ‘Rico o Muerto’ Scores Two Top 10 Debuts on Latin Charts: ‘We Deserved It’

Marjorie Grande, Ariana Grande’s Nonna & Billboard Chart Record-Holder, Dies at 99

Dolly Parton to Receive 2025 Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at Annual Governors Awards

Pusha T Takes Aim at Travis Scott on Clipse’s New ‘So Be It’ Single: ‘He’s a Whore’

SZA Says She Was Anxious That People Would Only Go to the Grand National Tour to ‘See Kendrick’

John C. Reilly Is a Strutting, Electrified Preacher in Jack White’s ‘Archbishop Harold Holmes’ Video

Forever No. 1: The Beach Boys, ‘Help Me, Rhonda’

Los Alegres del Barranco Take ‘Step in the Right Direction’ With Anti-Narcocorrido Song Amid Legal Battles

Bunnie XO Shares She & Jelly Roll Had a ‘Huge Win’ in Their IVF Journey: ‘Praise Jesus’

These Iconic Y2K Lancome Juicy Tubes Are a Must-Have in Your Makeup Kit

Mariah Carey Still Refuses to Acknowledge the Passage of Time: ‘I Just Don’t Believe in It’

Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Singer Ronnie Winter Posts Message For Trump Supporters: ‘You Are Not Allowed to Come To My Shows’

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Billboard Hot 100

Honda's Ohio Factory Went From Building Supercars To This

Office Chair Butt: Cleveland Clinic Experts on How To Prevent It

Warehouses Urged to Prepare for Heatwaves as Met Office Predicts a Scorching Summer

EA's Skate Is Getting A Big Update Ahead Of Next Playtest

Rare Appendix Cancer Cases Are Rising in Gen Xers, Millennials: What to Know

Special Olympics Advocates: Don’t Leave This Community Out of Mental Health Discussions

NYPD searching for elderly cane-wielding thug who beat woman in apparent antisemitic subway attack

Oasis to Launch Pop-Up Merch Stores Alongside Reunion Tour Dates in U.K. & Ireland

DHS Secretary Kristi Noem hospitalized for allergic reaction

Where experts say NJ should spend opioid settlement funds

The Weinstein drama is a painful reminder that many of us have a ‘Harvey’ in our lives — myself included

Anne Burrell Net Worth: How rich was the legendary Food Network chef?

Thune warns Iran should return to negotiating table 'if they're smart'

Key takeaways from Gasperini’s first press conference at Roma

Here’s What PCOS Acne Looks Like—and How to Treat It

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