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Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Victoria Justice is gearing up for spooky season with a new song — 15 years in the making. “It’s ...

Kate Hudson and Hugh Jackman got the band back together at AFI Fest on Sunday night, debuting their new film Song Sung Blue, in which they star as two down-on-their-luck performers who form a Neil ...

Taylor Swift’s double entendre-filled “Wood” has the entire internet in a tizzy over the pop star’s very suggestive lyrics. “Forgive me, it sounds cocky / He ah-matized me and opened my еyes,” Swift, ...

Taylor Swift’s new album, The Life of a Showgirl, explores many themes, from the pitfalls of fame to dealing with a frenemy — but one track off the orange-coded new work may be her most risqué song ...