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To celebrate the upcoming Barbie movie, Bloomingdale’s and Mattel have teamed up to debut a dreamy collaboration for Barbie lovers everywhere. The collection, which launched on Tuesday (June 20), features clothing and accessories now available online and in select stores starting July 13.
The exclusive collab includes a clothing collaboration between Barbie the movie and AQUA, Bloomingdale’s private label. An assortment of licensed apparel and accessories are featured in the collection, including Impala Skates seen in the film, licensed Barbie products from Mattel, Funboy, Little Words Project and other top brands.
The 26-piece collection consists of designs available in women’s sizes (XS-XL) and girls sizes (S-XL) priced from $55-$118. Barbie fans can shop dresses, pants, pleated miniskirts, T-shirts, minidresses, tank tops, blazers and more including a sequin minidress, a striped mini dress and matching tweed sets, in a color palette of pinks and blues, inspired by the fashions worn in the film.
Barbie the Movie x AQUA Fit-and-Flare Heart Button Dress
Besides clothing, shoppers will find Barbie-inspired accessories such as heart-shaped crystal cross-body bags, shimmering evening bags, and bold earrings with pearls, fringe and crystals.
“We are thrilled to be partnering with Mattel and Warner Bros. on what’s anticipated to be the most iconic pop-culture moment of the year,” Frank Berman, EVP, chief marketing officer at Bloomingdale’s, said in a statement. “As Barbie the movie continues to take center-stage, we’ll be rolling out some of the most exciting activations, nationwide events, and product collaborations to-date, starting with our exclusive AQUA collection. Our customers will be able to channel and experience Barbie through fashion and fun.”
Warner. Bros’ heavily anticipated Barbie movie arrives in theaters on July 21. Directed by Greta Gerwig, the fantasy comedy stars Margo Robbie, Ryan Gosling and a slew of other Barbies and Kens. Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” was the first lead single released from the project’s highly anticipated soundtrack.
Robbie recently gave Architectural Digest a peek inside the pink house from the film. Want to live your own Barbie dreams? Click here to get tickets to the World of Barbie Experience in Los Angeles.
The Bloomingdale’s x Barbie the Movie collaboration will feature window displays, events and fun activations like a Barbie Dream-House pop-up at select stores from July 13-Aug. 24; and transforming the store’s iconic windows into a Barbie-inspired creation with scenes inspired the movie. Bloomingdale’s stores at 59th Street in New York City and in Century City, Calif., will also host “Best Day Ever” activations and in-store events on July 22.
Shop items from the Bloomingdale’s x Barbie collection below.
Barbie the Movie x AQUA Embellished Graphic Tee
Barbie the Movies x AQUA Checked Pleated Mini Skirt
Barbie Movie x AQUA Heart Button Crop Top
Barbie the Movie x AQUA Checkered Bustier Mini Dress & Cropped Blazer
Barbie the Movie x AQUA Sequined Mini Dress
Barbie Movie x AQUA Scalloped Tweed Jacket & Pants
Billboard News caught up with Tinashe before she hit the stage at WeHo Pride on June 2. She opened up about Stars on Mars, working with Britney Spears, her connection to the LGBTQ+ community and more.
Tetris Kelly:
Hanging out with the Tinashe at WeHo Pride. How are you feeling, baby?
Tinashe:
I’m good. I’m excited to hit the stage.
Tetris Kelly:
I love that we got her before she hits the stage. So we’re, like, prepping for the performance.
Tinashe:
Well, I can’t come after — I’ll be all sweaty!
Tetris Kelly:
No, we don’t want that! I’m excited for you because you’re performing at this Pride. You’re heading to Miami to perform at Pride. So tell me what is special about, like, a Pride show versus your own shows?
Tinashe:
Yeah, I mean, the audience is already ready to party. Everyone’s here with great energy, great excitement. So I think it’s gonna be a good time.
Tetris Kelly:
And what do you think it is about your music? Because we all know, I mean, you connect with the family, so what is it about your music that you think touches the LGBTQ+ community so much?
Tinashe:
I think it’s just like a sense of unapologetic-ness and confidence. And you know that bad b—h sexy, unapologetic energy. Like, who doesn’t like that?
Watch the full video above to see what Tinashe says about her favorite Britney Spears memory, new music and more!
Dua Lipa has discovered her go-to 2023 “summer outfit until further notice”: the black-and-white polka-dot bikini with butterfly and ladybug print from her La Vacanza collection with Versace.
“My summer outfit until further notice,” Lipa captioned two photos of herself wearing the string bikini on Instagram, along with a butterfly emoji. “The cutest @versace polka dots bikini from my #VersaceLaVacanza collection with @donatella_versace.”
Donatella Versace responded to the post, commenting, “An absolute BEAUTY!! This summer is ALL about La Vacanza.”
The duo announced the collection on May 4 along with the Butterfly Medusa Ring (covered in butterflies and ladybugs, just like the swimsuit) before debuting the full line during a May 23 runway show in Cannes, France. “Feeling overwhelmed with happiness and still taking in last night!” Lipa wrote after La Vacanza’s debut show. “Creating this collection with my dear dear friend @donatella_versace has been the most incredible insightful and inspiring process that I feel so lucky I got to experience. I want to thank the whole @versace team for holding my hand through this!! … I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.”
In addition to La Vacanza, Lipa has also been busy promoting “Dance the Night,” the lead single from the soundtrack to Greta Gerwig’s upcoming Barbie movie. She released the song — which she co-wrote alongside soundtrack executive producer Mark Ronson, as well as Andrew Wyatt and Caroline Ailin — and a Barbie-pink music video to match on May 25. The song has so far peaked at No. 35 on the Billboard Hot 100.
See Lipa’s La Vacanza bikini pictures below:
Building on an association that has spanned more than 75 years, peermusic has acquired the rights to the catalog of legendary bluegrass and country pioneer Earl Scruggs.
As part of Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, Scruggs introduced some of bluegrass’s most enduring, iconic songs, including “Earl’s Breakdown” and “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” which Scruggs wrote and recorded in 1949 and then gained a new life following its prominent placement in the 1967 film Bonnie And Clyde.
Scruggs, a member of the Country Music Hall of Fame and a multiple Grammy Award winner, and peermusic founder Ralph S. Peer were close friends for decades until their deaths, with peermusic serving as the publisher of Scruggs’ music from the start of his career.
Peermusic has also purchased the majority of the song catalog of Scruggs’ eldest son, Gary. The purchase price for both deals was not disclosed. Combined, the deal includes 348 copyrights from the father and son. The acquisition is a mix of U.S. and worldwide rights with peermusic also now serving as the global administration for compositions covered by both purchase agreements. Earl Scruggs died in 2012, while Gary Scruggs died in 2021.
“It’s a rare opportunity to acquire these incredible catalogs of songs in this competitive music rights landscape, but what makes this most meaningful to us is the decades-long relationship that peermusic has enjoyed with Earl Scruggs and Gary Scruggs,” said Kathy Spanberger, president and COO of peermusic’s Anglo American Region, in a statement. “This deal really exemplifies everything a relationship between a songwriter and a publisher should be. Earl and peermusic worked together successfully for decades to share his music with the world, and peermusic continues that tradition with the songs of Gary Scruggs.”
“The Scruggs are multi-generational music royalty who have worked with the Peers, a multi-generational family of music publishers since Day One. The history here is incredible,” added Michael Knox, president of peermusic Nashville. “There are few artists that have defined an entire genre the way that Earl Scruggs and Gary Scruggs have with bluegrass or that so popularized a single instrument across genres as Earl did with the banjo. We’re delighted to continue our work with the Scruggs family and to represent their interest in some of country music’s most beloved songs.”
Earl Scruggs began his career in 1945, playing banjo with Bill Monroe. It was there that he met Lester Flatt with the two forming their own group a few years later. As Flatt & Scruggs and the Foggy Mountain Boys, the act became one of the preeminent bluegrass bands in the country, playing Carnegie Hall and Newport Folk Festival, and sharing stages with Joan Baez, Johnny Cash and Maybelle Carter.
Earl Scruggs launched his solo career in 1969, enlisting Gary and his other son, Randy, to join him in the Earl Scruggs Review. The Scruggs played a crucial role in the creation of the seminal Nitty Gritty Dirt Band project, 1972’s Will the Circle Be Unbroken, which featured titans of bluegrass and country.
Gary Scruggs, who worked with a number of artists including Waylon Jennings, Bob Dylan, Vince Gill and Rosanne Cash, wrote a number of compositions for the Earl Scruggs Review, including “Bound in Jail All Night Long,” “I Just Can’t Seem to Care,” and “Wooden Nickels,” as well as a number of songs he and Randy Scruggs performed as The Scruggs Brothers.
“We are now the third generation of the Scruggs family to be working alongside the team at peermusic. Our grandfather trusted peermusic as his music publisher from the beginning of his career and the team at peermusic has been like a family to us throughout these many years,” said Gary’s sons, Jesse and Jaime Scruggs, in a joint statement. “Keeping these song catalogs with peermusic is an easy decision for us because we know how much they have done to support The Scruggs family—and they know these song catalogs inside and out. We’re thrilled to have these songs looked after by Kathy, Knox and the peermusic team.”
The rapper Quando Rondo has been jailed after being indicted on drug and gang charges in his hometown of Savannah.
The 24-year-old rapper, whose given name is Tyquian Terrel Bowman, was behind bars in the Chatham County jail Tuesday. According to court records, he has a bond hearing scheduled Friday.
Bowman and 18 others were indicted by a grand jury Wednesday. The indictment charged Bowman with four counts, including being a manager of an illegal street gang known as “Rollin’ 60′s.” Other charges say Bowman conspired with others to distribute marijuana and to buy pills of the opioid hydrocodone.
Bowman’s attorney, Joshua Pine, declined to make an immediate comment when reached by phone Tuesday.
As Quando Rondo, the rapper’s singles “I Remember” and “ABG” led to a deal with Atlantic Records, which released his debut album, “QPac,” in 2020. His follow-up album, “Recovery,” came out in March.
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