Maná has pulled its Nicky Jam collaboration from music streaming platforms following the reggaetón star’s endorsement of Donald Trump.

On Sunday (Sept. 15), the legendary Mexican rock band posted a statement on social media explaining why the group decided to remove its 2016 reimagining of “De Pies a Cabeza” from streaming services after Nicky’s public endorsement of Trump over the weekend.

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“Maná doesn’t work with racists,” the Fher Olvera-fronted band wrote in Spanish on Instagram, drawing mixed reactions in the comments section.

“For the past 30 years, Maná has supported and defended the rights of Latinos around the world. There is no business or promotion that is worth more than the dignity of our people. That is why today Maná decided to remove its collaboration with Nicky Jam on ‘Pies a Cabeza’ from all digital platforms.”

Maná and Jam’s reggae-tinged version of the band’s 1992 classic song “De Pies a Cabeza” premiered in 2016, reaching No. 1 on Billboard‘s Latin Airplay chart. At the time of its release, Nicky called Maná one of his idols and said, “I never thought I’d work with them so this is a blessing.”

Maná’s decision to pull “De Pies a Cabeza” from streamers comes after Trump’s Las Vegas campaign rally on Friday (Sept. 13), during which Nicky took the stage to support the former president as he faces off against Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

“It’s an honor to meet you, Mr. President. People that come from where I come from, they don’t meet the president. So I’m lucky,” said the 43-year-old reggaetón vet, who relocated from Massachusetts to Puerto Rico at a young age. “We need you. We need you back, right? We need you to be the president.”

In what’s become an embarrassing viral moment, Trump mistakenly referred to Nicky as a “she” when introducing him to the Vegas crowd for his endorsement speech.

“Do you know Nicky? She’s hot. Where’s Nicky?” Trump said while looking off to the side for the “X” singer. A few moments later, the ex-POTUS spotted the Latin star and realized his mistake. “Oh, look, I’m glad he came up,” Trump said as he patted Nicky’s shoulder.

Maná has been a strong supporter of Democratic causes over the years, particularly related to immigration reform and other Latino related issues. “The way Trump expresses himself about Mexicans and the Latin community is incredible,” Olvera tweeted in Spanish following a 2016 presidential debate. “Like a lot of people have perceived it, he is a racist.” The Mexican band also celebrated President Joe Biden’s 2020 win, writing on Twitter (now X), “Values won over provision. There’s unity in diversity.”

Nicky Jam is one of many music stars who have endorsed the 78-year-old businessman-turned-politician in his 2024 re-election bid. In late August, Puerto Rican reggaetón stars Anuel AA and Justin Quiles took the stage to support Trump at a rally in Johnstown, Penn. Other artists who support the former president include Jason Aldean, Kid Rock, Kodak Black, Lil Pump, Sexyy Red and Billy Ray Cyrus.

See Maná’s post on Instagram below.

Taylor Swift‘s endorsement of Kamala Harris is clearly rattling Donald Trump.

The former president lashed out at the pop superstar on his Truth Social account Sunday (Sept. 15) following her recent endorsement of the vice president in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

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“I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” Trump wrote in all caps.

The 78-year-old businessman-turned-politician’s post follows Swift’s message in support of the Harris-Walz campaign follow last week’s first televised debate between Trump and Harris on ABC News. The “Anti-Hero” singer’s lengthy post to her 238 million Instagram followers didn’t directly attack the ex-POTUS but focused rather on encouraging her fans to research the issues and register to vote.

“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” Swift wrote alongside a photo with her cat Benjamin Button. “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.”

Her endorsement of Harris-Walz also called out Trump posting fake AI images that had falsely suggested she supported the MAGA leader.

“It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation,” Swift said about the doctored images Trump put up on his Truth Social feed. “It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”

The pop star signed her Instagram post as “Childless Cat Lady,” a zinger aimed at Trump’s VP candidate JD Vance, who once used that description to demean Democratic leaders without children.

Following Trump’s disdainful Truth Social post on Sunday, Swifties came out of the woodwork on social media to show support for the superstar, including one of her biggest fans, Flavor Flav (aka “King Swiftie”).

“I LOVE TAYLOR SWIFT,!!” the Public Enemy story wrote on X (formerly Twitter).

Other Swifties took the opportunity to share memes and GIFs teasing the Republican presidential nominee about his post, including a clip of Swift raising a wine glass on The Graham Norton Show in 2022. “Taylor Swift seeing Trump’s post like ‘my work here is done,’” the post’s caption on X reads Another fan shared a scene from the Mean Girls remake, writing, “Trump posting ‘I hate Taylor swift’ after his internal polling numbers dropped.”

Indeed, Swift’s endorsement post of the Democratic candidates brought around 400,000 people to the Vote.gov registration website in the following days.

The singer could also continue efforts to get out the vote to hundreds of thousands of fans during her upcoming The Eras Tour concerts in the U.S., which launch again on Oct.18 with three back-to-back shows at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami. From there she’ll visit New Orleans’ Caesars Superdome (Oct. 25-27) and Indianapolis’ Lucas Oil Stadium (Nov. 1-3).

Sabrina Carpenter’s Short n’ Sweet scores a third consecutive week at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart (dated Sept. 21), becoming the second album to spend its first three weeks atop the list in 2023. Only Taylor Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department also spent its first three frames atop the list in 2024, of its total 15 nonconsecutive weeks at No. 1.

Short n’ Sweet earned 117,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 12 (down 25%), according to Luminate — largely driven by streaming activity of the album’s 12 songs.

Also in the top 10 of the Billboard 200, David Gilmour achieves his third solo top 10 album, as his first studio effort in nine years, Luck and Strange, bows at No. 10.

The Billboard 200 chart ranks the most popular albums of the week in the U.S. based on multi-metric consumption as measured in equivalent album units, compiled by Luminate. Units comprise album sales, track equivalent albums (TEA) and streaming equivalent albums (SEA). Each unit equals one album sale, or 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams generated by songs from an album. The new Sept. 21, 2024-dated chart will be posted in full on Billboard‘s website on Tuesday (Sept. 17). For all chart news, follow @billboard and @billboardcharts on both X, formerly known as Twitter, and Instagram.

Of Short n’ Sweet’s 117,000 equivalent album units earned in its third week, SEA units comprise 101,000 (down 20%, equaling 134.79 million on-demand official streams of the album’s 12 songs; it holds at No. 1 on the Top Streaming Albums chart), album sales comprise 15,000 (down 45%) and TEA units comprise 1,000 (down 5%).

Nos. 2-6 on the Billboard 200 are all non-movers. Post Malone’s former leader F-1 Trillion ranks at No. 2 (72,000 equivalent album units earned; down 16%); Chappell Roan’s The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess is No. 3 (57,000; down 7%); Morgan Wallen’s chart-topping One Thing at a Time places at No. 4 (52,000; down 7%); Swift’s The Tortured Poets Department is No. 5 (51,000; down 3%); and Billie Eilish’s Hit Me Hard and Soft is No. 6 (47,000; down 3%).

Zach Bryan’s The Great American Bar Scene rises one spot to No. 7 with 38,000 equivalent album units earned (down 2%), Noah Kahan’s Stick Season climbs 9-8 with 38,000 (down 3%) and Wallen’s former leader Dangerous: The Double Album ascends 11-9 with 32,000 (down 5%).

David Gilmour rounds out the new top 10, as his first studio album in nine years, Luck and Strange, debuts at No. 10. It’s his third solo top 10-charting effort. He previously visited the top 10 with the solo sets Rattle That Lock (No. 5 in 2015) and On an Island (No. 6, 2006).

The new album earned 32,000 equivalent album units in the U.S. in the week ending Sept. 12. Of that sum, album sales comprise 30,000 (it’s the top-selling album of the week and bows at No. 1 on Top Album Sales), SEA units comprise 2,000 units (equaling 2.17 million on-demand streams of the set’s songs) and TEA units comprise a negligible sum. The album’s first-week sales were bolstered by its availability across four vinyl variants (which combined to sell 8,500 copies), two CD variants and a Blu-ray Audio configuration.

Gilmour is also a member of Pink Floyd, and all 10 of iconic rock band’s top 10-charting albums (from 1973’s No. 1 The Dark Side of the Moon through 2014’s The Endless River) reached the region after Gilmour joined the band in 1967. (The Dark Side of the Moon holds the record for the most weeks on the Billboard 200 of any album in the chart’s history — 990 weeks — having most recently made the list in May.)

Luminate, the independent data provider to the Billboard charts, completes a thorough review of all data submissions used in compiling the weekly chart rankings. Luminate reviews and authenticates data. In partnership with Billboard, data deemed suspicious or unverifiable is removed, using established criteria, before final chart calculations are made and published.

Jane’s Addiction has issued a statement following an onstage altercation between Perry Farrell and Dave Navarro.

The rock veterans took to social media on Saturday (Sept. 14) to apologize for the lead singer throwing a punch at the guitarist during the band’s concert in Boston on Friday.

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“We want to extend a heartfelt apology for the events that unfolded last night,” Jane’s Addiction wrote on their Instagram Story. “As a result we will be cancelling tomorrow night’s show in Bridgeport.”

Jane’s Addiction added refund information for Sunday’s canceled show at the Hartford HealthCare Amphitheater in Connecticut.

The recently reunited band’s Friday show at Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion came to a sudden halt when Farrell attacked Navarro midway through the their performance of “Ocean Size.” Fan-captured video shows the frontman becoming angry for unknown reasons and throwing a punch at the guitarist, who appeared confused by the singer’s outburst.

“What the f–k?” Navarro appeared to shout as crew members restrained Farrell and dragged him backstage. The guitarist then took off his guitar and walked off stage, ending the concert after 11 songs. Jane’s Addiction’s recent concerts have typically featured three or four additional performances.

Farrell’s wife, Etty Lau Farrell, took to social media shortly after Friday’s concert to share her version of the story in a lengthy message.

“Clearly there had been a lot of tension and animosity between the members.. the magic that made the band so dynamic. Well, the dynamite was lit,” she wrote on Instagram alongside a video of the onstage fight.

“Perry’s frustration had been mounting, night after night, he felt that the stage volume had been extremely loud and his voice was being drowned out by the band. Perry had been suffering from tinnitus and a sore throat every night. But when the audience in the first row, started complaining up to Perry cussing at him that the band was planning too loud and that they couldn’t hear him, Perry lost it.”

She added that an altercation had occurred backstage between her husband and Jane’s Addiction bassist Eric Avery, who “put Perry in a headlock and punched him in the stomach three times.”

“Perry was a crazed beast for the next half an hour — he finally did not calm down, but did breakdown and cried and cried,” Etty Lau wrote. “Eric, well he either didn’t understand what descalation meant or took advantage of the situation and got in a few cheap shots on Perry.”

Jane’s Addiction’s Live Nation-produced reunion tour — which finds the four original members hitting the road for the first time in 14 years — launched in early August and is set to conclude in mid-October. At press time, the band’s next show was scheduled for Toronto’s Budweiser Stage on Sept. 18.

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Television’s biggest night is back! Schitt’s Creek stars, and father-son-duo, Dan and Eugene Levy will host the 76th annual Emmy Awards live from the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on Sunday (Sept. 15).

The show will air live on ABC on Sunday and stream on Hulu the next day.

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Presenters include Selena Gomez, Christine Baranski, Kathy Bates, Meredith Baxter, Candice Bergen, Gael Garcia Bernal, Matt Bomer, Zach Braff, Connie Britton, Nicola Coughlan, Billy Crystal, Viola Davis, Giancarlo Esposito, Colin Farrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Lily Gladstone, Dulé Hill, Ron Howard, Brendan Hunt, Joshua Jackson, Allison Janney, Don Johnson, Mindy Kaling, Jimmy Kimmel, Padma Lakshmi, Greta Lee, John Leguizamo, George Lopez, Diego Luna, Jane Lynch, Steve Martin, Nava Mau, Reba McEntire, Janel Moloney, Ebon Moss-Bachrach, Niecy Nash-Betts, Taylor Zakhar Perez, Mekhi Phifer, Melissa Peterman, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Sam Richardson, Maya Rudolph, Richard Schiff, Martin Sheen, Martin Short, Jean Smart, Jimmy Smits, Antony Starr, Gina Torres, Dick Van Dyke, Susan Kelechi Watson, Damon Wayans, Kristen Wiig, Henry Winkler Bowen Yang and Steven Yeun.

Jelly Roll will helm this year’s “In Memoriam” segment which will honor recently deceased actors, actress, TV hosts and more including James Earl Jones, Gena Rowlands, Bob Newhart, Louis Gossett Jr., Donald Sutherland and Phil Donahue.

Olympic gold medalist swimmer Caeleb Dressel and Olympic bronze medalist rugby player Ilona Maher will make a special appearance at the ceremony.

Netflix leads the pack of primetime Emmy nods this year with a total of 107 nods. FX came in second place with 93 nominations followed by HBO with 91 nods. FX’s Shōgun landed 25 Emmy nominations, the most of any series in this year’s race. The Bear scored 23 nominations, Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building secured 21 nods and HBO’s True Detective got 19. Netflix’s The Crown, Prime Video’s Fallout and Mr. & Mrs. Smith earned 16 nominations each. Other nominated TV shows include , Abbott Elementary, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Palm Royale, Hacks, Curb Your Enthusiasm and The Traitors.

Gomez, Quinta Brunson, Jeremy Allen White, Ayo Edebiri, Smart, Rudolph, Wig, Larry David, Donald Glover, Idris Elba, Gary Oldman, Brie Larson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Naomi Watts, Sofia Vergara, Andrew Scott, Bomer, D’Pharaoh Woon-A-Tan, Dominic West, Richard Gado, Martin and Short are among this year’s nominees.

Read on for details on how to watch the 76th annual Emmy Awards from around the globe.

Where to Watch the Emmys: Live TV & Stream Online

The 76th annual Emmys will air on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT on ABC and will stream on Hulu from Sept. 16-22. This year’s Creative Arts Emmys aired on FXX on Saturday, Sept. 14 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. The Creative Arts Emmys streams on Hulu until Oct. 9.

If you’re a cable customer or have access to local channels through a streaming provider or TV antenna, you can watch the Emmys on your local ABC affiliate or the ABC app.

If not, you can stream the Emmys and Emmys pre-shows live on Direct TV Stream, Fubo, Sling TV (in select locations) and other platforms that offer live television with local channels.

Disney and DirecTV reached a deal, officially restoring ABC networks including ESPN over the weekend. For those who want to watch the Emmys for free, subscribe to DirecTV Stream and enjoy a free trial for five days, over 90 cable and local channels, plus unlimited DVR.

Other ways to land a free trial: Fubo, which offers a week free and Hulu + Live TV, which offers a three-day free trial. And they’re all accessible from a laptop, phone, TV and other compatible devices — meaning you can stream the Emmys from anywhere.

Want to catch all the Emmys fashion moments? On the Red Carpet: Live at the Emmys, hosted by Robin Roberts and Will Reeves, airs live at 8 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT on ABC (also streaming the next day on Hulu). Live from E! Countdown to the Emmys will air at 5 p.m. ET/2 p.m. PT on the E! network.

Not interested in watching the Emmy’s live? You can stream the 76th Emmys on Hulu starting on Monday, Sept. 16. Hulu offers a free trial for the first week and streaming plans are currently as low as $7.99/month.

Want to stream internationally? Try ExpressVPN or NordVPN to access apps for live television, live channels and more from outside the U.S.

The Emmys can be viewed in Canada, Africa, Australia, France, Germany, Italy, India, Japan, the Middle East. and other countries and territories. Find more details here.

Kim Loaiza‘s X Amor II has topped this week’s new music Latin poll.

In the poll — published on Friday (Sept. 13) in support of the weekly New Music Latin roundup and playlist, curated by Billboard Latin and Billboard Español editors — music fans voted for the Mexican singer’s latest album as their favorite music release of the week.

In X Amor II, Loaiza builds upon the foundations laid by her 2023 debut, X Amor. The Mexican singer demonstrates her evolving artistry through an eclectic mix of genres ranging from reggaetón to música mexicana, peppered with other unexpected styles. A standout track includes the opener, “5 Babys,” a powerhouse intro that features an all-female lineup with Spanish MC Ptazeta, Mexican reggaetonera Bellakath, Argentine lyricist Yami Safdie, and Colombian rapper Fariana.

In second place is “Agora” by Maria Becerra, witch gathered more than 25% of the votes. The Argentine star takes a bold step in this song by incorporating Portuguese into her repertoire, fusing genres such as bossa nova and rap. Following closely in third place is emerging Venezuelan artist MARI with “Tonada del Callejero,” a hypnotizing fusion of urban music and Venezuelan llanero music, with almost 24% of the votes.

Other new releases in the poll included Charly García’s La Lógica del Escorpión, Chino Pacas’ corridos “Otra Vez Pegue Un Vergazo,” Mike Bahía’s tropical pop “La Pena,” and a whole new remix EP by Nathy Peluso, Club Grasa.

Last week, fans chose Andy Rivera’s “Moncler” as the winner of the New Latin Music poll, with over 65% of the votes. See the final results of this week’s survey below.

Donald Trump isn’t holding back his feelings about Taylor Swift.

On Sunday (Sept. 15), the former president lashed out against the pop superstar on social media, just days after she officially endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.

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“I HATE TAYLOR SWIFT!” Trump wrote in all caps on Truth Social.

Following last week’s first presidential debate between Trump and Harris on ABC News, Swift shared her endorsement for the VP with her 238 million Instagram followers (her account had reached 284 million as of Sept. 15).

“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” Swift wrote alongside a photo with her cat Benjamin Button. “I’m voting for @kamalaharris because she fights for the rights and causes I believe need a warrior to champion them.”

The “Anti-Hero” singer also expressed her admiration for Harris, calling the VP a “steady-handed, gifted leader” and a “warrior” for causes she holds dear, such as LGBTQ+ rights and women’s reproductive freedoms.

Swift’s endorsement of the Democratic candidates also called out Trump posting fake AI images that had falsely suggested she supported the MAGA leader.

“It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation,” Swift said about the doctored images Trump put up on his Truth Social feed. “It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”

The pop star signed her Instagram post as “Childless Cat Lady,” a zinger aimed at Trump’s VP candidate JD Vance, who once used that description to demean Democratic leaders without children.

Swift’s endorsement brought around 400,000 people to the Vote.gov registration website in the following days.

This isn’t the first time the singer-songwriter has spoken up for Democratic candidates. In 2018, she famously broke her silence around politics to endorse Phil Bredesen in his race against Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn, saying Blackburn’s voting record “appals and terrifies me.” Swift also endorsed President Joe Biden in the 2020 election.

The plans to transform the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in Madrid, Spain, into a new musical epicenter have encountered an unexpected setback. Following successful shows by artists like Karol G, Taylor Swift and Luis Miguel, the football club Real Madrid announced on Friday (Sep. 13) that it has decided to suspend scheduled concerts at its official venue until 2025, though no specific date was provided.

“Real Madrid C. F. hereby announces that it has decided to provisionally reschedule the calendar of events and concerts at the Santiago Bernabéu. This decision is part of a series of measures that the club has been taking to ensure strict compliance with current municipal regulations during concerts,” the club stated in a press release published on its website and social media.

“Despite the soundproofing of the Santiago Bernabéu and the additional measures that have been put in place, compliance with these regulations by the various organizers and promoters has been hampered by the challenge of meeting all the requirements,” the statement added. “Real Madrid will continue to work to ensure that during concerts there are the precise conditions in the production and broadcasting of sound that allow concerts to be held at our stadium.”

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The affected concerts include those of Dellafuente and Aitana, originally scheduled for Nov. 15 and Dec. 28-29, respectively, and Lola Índigo’s, scheduled for March 22, 2025, Real Madrid said, stating that all of these would be rescheduled. The Music Bank Festival, which was to bring K-pop stars like BOYNEXTDOOR, KISS OF LIFE and aespa on Oct. 12, has been definitively canceled.

No further details were provided. Billboard Español attempted to contact the communications department of Real Madrid C.F. but did not receive a response at the time of publication.

On their social media accounts, Aitana and Lola Índigo quickly reacted to the news. Aitana immediately announced new dates for her shows, which will now be on June 27 and 28, 2025, while Índigo stated that she would announce new dates as soon as she has them.

“We are sad, but everything is postponed until 2025 and I am sure it will be incredible,” a visibly affected Aitana said in a video posted on her Instagram account. “It’s a blow, but we will come back stronger next year, promised!” expressed Lola Índigo. Fans flooded their accounts with messages of support, although the dismay over the wait was evident.

FACUA, a Spanish non-governmental and non-profit organization that fights for consumer rights, posted the following message on X (formerly Twitter): “If you are one of those affected, you have the right to get your money back and to be compensated for transportation and accommodation expenses that you have incurred and are non-refundable.”

With a capacity of up to 65,000 people, the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium opened its doors to musical events last April with the show Locos por la Música, followed by a series of concerts from Taylor Swift’s The Eras Tour on May 29-30, and Karol G’s four closing shows of her Mañana Será Bonito Tour from July 20-23. Other major concerts at the venue were those of Duki (June 8), Manuel Carrasco (June 29) and Luis Miguel (July 6-7). The last act to perform there was the group Aventura, on Sep. 7-8.

The Bernabéu Stadium, which hosts one of the largest football teams in the Spanish capital, is located in the Chamartín district, right on Paseo de la Castellana, a mainly residential area. The noise level generated by the shows is not the only issue; the traffic and massive crowds have also been noted as a problem.

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Who is “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”? Tim Walz gave that title to Donald Trump — making a play on words straight from Taylor Swift‘s The Tortured Poets Department — in a speech on Saturday (Sept. 14) ahead of the 2024 presidential election.

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“Here’s my life hack for all the guys out there,” the Minnesota governor, Kamala Harris’ VP pick on the Democratic ticket, said an event in Superior, Wisconsin. He’d just voiced his respect for the intelligent women surrounding him, including wife Gwen Walz, who’s an English teacher. “Surround yourself with smart women and listen to them, and you’ll do just fine. That includes my fellow cat owner Taylor Swift, too, by the way.”

“It’s really great to have all of these women help us beat the smallest man in the world: Donald Trump,” Walz said to cheers, in an apparent nod to Swift’s Tortured Poets track called “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived.”

The Harris-Walz campaign pivoted from a brat summer to a Swift era when the pop star endorsed the pair after Harris and Trump’s Sept. 10 debate. In Swift’s endorsement of the Democratic candidates, she called out Trump posting fake AI images that had falsely suggested she supported the MAGA leader.

“It really conjured up my fears around AI, and the dangers of spreading misinformation,” Swift said about the doctored images Trump put up on his Truth Social feed. “It brought me to the conclusion that I need to be very transparent about my actual plans for this election as a voter. The simplest way to combat misinformation is with the truth.”

“I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election,” she stated.

“I think she is a steady-handed, gifted leader and I believe we can accomplish so much more in this country if we are led by calm and not chaos,” Swift wrote of Harris, adding, “I was so heartened and impressed by her selection of running mate @timwalz, who has been standing up for LGBTQ+ rights, IVF, and a woman’s right to her own body for decades.”

Swift signed her post as “Childless Cat Lady,” a zinger aimed at Trump’s VP candidate JD Vance, who once used that description to demean Democratic leaders without children.

Swift’s endorsement — posted on her 238 million-follower Instagram feed — brought around 400,000 people to the Vote.gov registration website in the following days.

Harris used Swift’s “The Man” at a post-debate appearance, while Walz said he’s “incredibly grateful” to Swift for her public support. “I say that as a fellow cat owner,” he commented in an interview with MSNBC. “That was eloquent and that was clear and that’s the type of courage we need in America to stand up.”

Harris and Walz swiftly made friendship bracelets spelling “Harris-Walz” available on their campaign’s online store, with proceeds going to the Harris Victory Fund. Ads from the Democratic National Committee, unveiled on billboards in New York, soon read “We’re In Our Kamala Era!” and “A New Way Forward… Ready For It?”

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Regarding who did inspire “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived”: Swift doesn’t identify her actual muses, though the lyrics of the track, and others on the Billboard 200 15-week chart-topper The Tortured Poets Department, offer some hints to those familiar with her public relationships.

“Were you sent by someone who wanted me dead?” Swift wonders of an ex-lover that ruined a “sparkling summer” by leaving her. “Did you sleep with a gun underneath our bed? Were you writing a book? Were you a sleeper cell spy? In 50 years, will all this be declassified?”

“And you’ll confess why you did it,” she continues in the song’s raw bridge. “And I’ll say ‘good riddance’ ’cause it wasn’t sexy once it wasn’t forbidden. I would’ve died for your sins; instead, I just died inside. And you deserve prison, but you won’t get time.”

Check out Walz’s latest mention of Swift, and his comment about Trump being “the smallest man,” followed by a video of his full speech from Saturday’s rally in Wisconsin below.

Tommy Cash, a country singer and the younger brother of Johnny Cash, has died. He was 84.

The news of Tommy’s passing was confirmed on Saturday (Sept. 14) in a social media post by the Johnny Cash Museum in Nashville.

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“We are saddened to announce that the world lost a bright light last evening with the passing of Tommy Cash,” reads a statement on Instagram from Icon Entertainment CEO Bill Miller, who founded the museum.

A cause of death was not provided at press time.

Tommy died on Friday, just one day after the 21st anniversary of late country music icon Jonny Cash, who passed away on Sept. 12, 2003, from complications of diabetes.

“Tommy Cash was a loyal supporter of the Johnny Cash Museum and a very beloved member of our extended family as well as a highly respected member of the music industry,” Miller added. “This great man will be deeply missed by his friends and many loyal fans around the world. Please keep Tommy’s beloved wife, Marcy and his family in your prayers.”

Tommy was born in Dyess, Ark., on April 5, 1940. Following the artistic path of his older brother, Tommy enlisted in the U.S. Army and worked as a radio DJ for the Armed Forces, and later performed as a musician with Hank Williams Jr.‘s band.

Tommy’s solo music career began to take off after scoring his first record deal in 1965. Three years later, he released his debut album, Here’s Tommy Cash, and scored his first top 10 on Billboard‘s Hot Country Songs in 1970 with “Six White Horses,” a tribute to John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King. The track, which reached No. 4, was later covered by country great Waylon Jennings.

Tommy scored two more top 10 hits on Hot Country Songs in 1970 with “Rise and Shine” and “One Song Away.” He went on to perform as a musician over the decades, teaming up with his big brother Johnny on “Guess Things Happen That Way” in 1990.

“He performed around the world throughout his career, carrying on the Cash legacy long after his brother, Johnny Cash, passed in 2003,” Miller concluded in his statement.

See the Johnny Cash Museum’s announcement about Tommy Cash’s death on Instagram here.