Celebrity Status: Bieber, Emmy’s, And The End Of Virgin River?

Justin Bieber has joined as a co-headliner for the FIFA World Cup Final halftime show. 

Bieber joins the previously announced headliners Madonna, Shakira and BTS for the halftime performance, scheduled to take place July 19 at New York New Jersey Stadium. Additional performers include Burna Boy, conductor Gustavo Dudamel and the PS22 Chorus, made up of 4th and 5th graders from an elementary school in Staten Island, who will be featured alongside Coldplay. Coldplay’s Chris Martin is curating the 11-minute halftime show.

The halftime show is produced by Global Citizen and will help raise funds for the FIFA Global Citizen Education Fund, which has a goal of raising $100 million to expand access to education and football for children worldwide. Kermit, Miss Piggy and some of the Muppets will also appear in the halftime show, in an effort to underscore the educational message.

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The 2026 Emmy nominations are in… and ‘The Pitt’ leads with a total of 25. It’s followed closely by ‘Hacks’ with 24 nominations, which marks a record for the most nominations for comedy series in a single year. Meanwhile, ‘Widow’s Bay’ received 19 total nominations, leading all new shows, and ‘Pluribus’ received 18. 

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Netflix’s Head of UCAN Scripted Series Jinny Howe said during an interview tied to the streamer’s Emmy nominations

‘Virgin River’ Keeps Running

One of those resilient Netflix series is Virgin River, the longest-running original scripted show on the streamer, which is currently filming its eighth installment. Is the end in sight or could the romantic drama keep going?

“All I’m going to say is the fans of this show are going to continue to get what they want as long as they want, and we are being very thoughtful about how to make sure we are both serving but protecting the fandom,” Howe said.

Justin Baldoni Breaks Silence on ‘It Ends With Us’ Legal Battle With Blake Lively: “So Many Painful Things”

His wife, Emily Baldoni, added that they’ve “had to wrestle with so many things” the last two years, “like how could something like this even happen? Let alone disguised as a fight for women.”

They concluded the video by saying that “there is so much more to say,” but for now, “we are going to focus on continuing the healing and hanging out with our kiddos and enjoying life.” 

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Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh rock singer behind ’80s hits like “Total Eclipse of the Heart” and “Holding Out for a Hero,” died on Wednesday. She was 75.

A statement shared on Tyler’s official website reads: “Bonnie’s family and team are heartbroken to announce that Bonnie unexpectedly passed away last night in hospital in Portugal as a result of the illness that she was being treated for.”

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This post was written by Nick Sawicki