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Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato perform onstage during the Jonas Brothers: JONAS20 Greetings From Your Hometown tour kick off at Met Life Stadium on August 10, 2025 in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
The Jonas Brothers andDemi Lovato are sparking rumors of a return to theCamp Rock franchise!
Lovato made a surprise appearance at the JoBros concert in East Rutherford, New Jersey, on Sunday. And they made fans' dreams come true when the former Disney Channel stars used that as an opportunity to perform some fan favorite tunes fromCamp RockandCamp Rock 2: The Final Jam.
Camp Rock was a beloved set of DCOMs (that's Disney Channel Original Movie for those not in the know) for 2000s kids about teens who attend a music camp. Lovato played Mitchie, a talented singer who works in the camp kitchen, while the Jonas Brothers played members of the band Connect Three. Notably, Joe Jonas played Lovato's love interest, which ended up as a parallel to their real lives, as the two briefly dated.
Lovato previously admitted to having lost touch with her former Disney co-stars over the years, but rumors have been swirling over the course of 2025 thatCamp Rock 3 might finally come to fruition over 15 years after the last installment. There was an uptick over the weekend when it was reported that Lovato had followedNick Jonas back on Instagram.
Lovato had previously unfollowed Nick in 2018, and it was never entirely clear what had happened between them, although the divide certainly didn't sit well with fans.
Although we're still not writing off the possibility ofCamp Rock 3 bringing four of our fave former Disney Channel stars back to camp, the online reunion seems much more likely to have been related to Lovato's big surprise joining the Jonas Brothers on stage to kick off their 20th anniversary tour.
They performed both "This Is Me" and "Wouldn't Change a Thing" from theCamp Rock franchise, sending fans into an absolute frenzy.
"IM NEVER SHUTTING UP ABOUT THIS MY SOUL LEFT MY LITERAL BODY THE JONAS BROTHERS REALLY BROUGHT OUT DEMI LOVATO IN THE YEAR 2025"
"2000s kids just fell to their knees with this performance of “wouldn’t change a thing” by demi lovato and the jonas brothers"
"Me watching every clip of jonas brothers and demi lovato singing camp rock songs in the big year of 2025 from my couch"
"Demi Lovato effortlessly out singing Joe Jonas… some things never change"
BothJoe Jonas and Lovato also posted cute little clips about the performance on their respective Instagrams.
Despite Google's AI search results and unreliable news sources likePopTingz andDCHQ claiming thatCamp Rock 3 is currently in development, we're still waiting with bated breath for any solid news updates that confirm this is true.
But the good news is that if Lovato and the Jonas Brothers can put whatever bad blood was between them in the past long enough to do a special performance, we're definitely one step closer to this dream becoming a reality. And the fact that they chose to doCamp Rock songs certainly gives us reason to hope they all know something we don't.
Brantley Gilbert, Kid Rock, and Lee Brice are performers in Turning Point's alternative to the Super Bowl Halftime Show.
This Sunday, when millions of people around the world are watchingBad Bunny headline theSuper Bowl Halftime Show, a much smaller number will be changing the channel to conservative networks like OAN and social media streams to watch a much less exciting alternative.
WhenBad Bunny was announced as theSuper Bowl Halftime Show headliner,conservatives immediately threw a fit. They said it was offensive to have the entertainment centerpiece of the biggest sporting event in the United States be performed in Spanish. They labeled the Puerto Rican singer "unpatriotic" for calling out ICE and saying he feared for his fans if he toured in the continental U.S. They said his allyship to theLGBTQ+ community makes him un-American.
The Bad Bunny hate eventually got so big that conservatives made apetition to replace him, and when that didn't work, they made their own show.
Turning Point USA, the right-wing organization co-founded by Charlie Kirk, has announced it will host an "All-American Halftime Show" as counter-programming to the Super Bowl's.
"The All-American Halftime Show is an opportunity for all Americans to enjoy a halftime show with no agenda other than to celebrate faith, family, and freedom," Turning Point spokesman Andrew Kolvet said in a release, perUSA Today.
Here's the lineup.
Kid Rock is by far the biggest name on the ticket. The Detroit-based singer and rapper has had hits with songs like "Cowboy," "Picture," and "All Summer Long." His last charting song was 2015's "First Kiss," which peaked at number 66 on the Billboard Hot 100.
He is a vocal Trump supporter and has performed at rallies for the president and at his2025 inauguration.
"We're approaching this show like David and Goliath," Rock said in a statement about the halftime show, according toUSA Today. "Competing with the pro football machine and global pop superstar is almost impossible... or is it?"
"He's said he's having a dance party, wearing a dress, and singing in Spanish?" Rock continued, about Bad Bunny. "Cool. We plan to play great songs for folks who love America."
Gilbert is a 41-year-old country singer with five singles having topped the U.S. Billboard Country Airplay chart. He is perhaps best known for a 2023 incident in which a concert-goer threw a can of Bud Light onto the stage shortly after trans influencer, actor, and writerDylan Mulvaney made a sponsored post for the beer brand.
"Yeah, fuck that,"Gilbert shouted before slamming the beer can on the ground.
More recently, he appeared at the Rock The Country festival alongside other conservative artists, including Kid Rock, Jason Aldean, Blake Shelton, and Jelly Roll.
Barrett is a 25-year-old country pop singer who appeared on the reality competitionAmerican Idolin 2018. She's had three songs appear on the Billboard Hot 100, including her debut single "I Hope," which peaked at number 3.
Brice is a 46-year-old country singer with eight number-one singles on the Billboard Country Airplay chart, including "I Drive Your Truck," "I Don't Dance," and "One of Them Girls."
Bad Bunny in promo video for the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show.
Conservatives who lost their minds over Bad Bunny — the biggest male pop star in the world — being chosen to headline the Super Bowl LX Halftime Show are about to find out that this year's broadcast will be much, much gayer than expected.
In the last few weeks, NFL (organizer), Apple Music (Halftime Show sponsor), and NBC (broadcast network) have been adding other singers who will also perform at the 2026 Super Bowl. Given that they aren't headliners, the general public hasn't reacted to these new names as intensely as they did for Bad Bunny headlining the Halftime Show.
Let's just say that conservatives are in for a rude awakening!
Lesbian country singer Brandi Carlile (our very ownOut100 Icon of the Year in 2023) and Green Day (fronted by bisexual vocalist Billie Joe Armstrong) have both joined the Super Bowl LX lineup of performers.
Carlile will perform "America the Beautiful" during the pregame segment of the Super Bowl.It do take nerve, given today's politics, but we couldn't think of a better choiceand voice.
Meanwhile, Green Day will open this year's Super Bowl telecast with a "high-energy opening ceremony celebrating Super Bowl's 60th anniversary at Levi's Stadium," as announced by theNFL this past weekend. (Is the band performing "American Idiot"? Probably not, but one can dream!)
Charlie Puth, who has openly embraced his large gay fandom, will also perform in the pregame segment. Plus, Coco Jones will sing "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which, if you know the song, will send a big, beautiful message to the anti-DEI bigots.
We can't wait to see how this turns out.
Super Bowl LX is scheduled to air on Sunday February 8, on NBC, Telemundo (for Spanish speakers), Peacock, and NFL+.
Carly Rae Jepsen / Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie from 'Heated Rivalry'
Heated Rivalry fans really, really, really, really would like it ifCarly Rae Jepsen would write them a song!
Jacob Tierney, who created the popular Canadian hockey romance show, has expressed interest in working with Canadian pop idol on theupcoming second season.
"I have a list of dream songs that I would like very much to find a way [to include]," Tierney said on the podcastWhat Chaos!, perVulture.
When asked if that list of dream songs includes anything by iconic "Call Me Maybe" singer, Tierney said he "didn't even try" to get her for the first season due to budgetary restrictions, but "she was on my playlist for when I wrote."
Tierney added that he "will definitely be asking next time."
"I was even gonna ask her to write a new song, that's what I was gonna do," Tierney said. "I was gonna be like, 'Is there a world in which you'd like to do a new song?'"
After a successful first season on Crave and HBO Max,Heated Rivalry has beenrenewed for a second season.
Now, fans of both Jepsen andHeated Rivalry may have even more reason to get excited, as Jepsen has followedHeated Rivalry's official Instagram account.
While Jepsen following the account is not a guarantee that she will collaborate with the show, it does show that she is aware of it, and likely has heard that Tierney wants her music for the show.
Fans are already expressing their excitement on social media.
"OH GODLY RAE JEPSEN PLEASE TELL ME THEY OFFERED YOU ENOUGH MONEY," wrote one X user.
"Canadian gay icon on the soundtrack of a Canadian gay series just makes so much sense," wrote another.
Recently,Miley Cyrus also made headlines for saying she is "so in" for recording music forHeated Rivalry if given the opportunity. Though star François Arnaud, noting the show's limited budget, responded by saying he hoped "she might give us a discount.”
If Zohran Mamdani is a Bunhead, then Kim Petras can be an animal rights activist. That's how pop music and politics work in 2025, after all.
It didn't take long for Petras to catch wind that Mamdani had mentioned her name in a newInterview feature, going as far as noting one of his favorite tracks for the singer — "I Like Ur Look" — which is a pretty recent release for the Grammy-winning musician. (For context,BunHead is the name of a label that Petras created for herself to release music independently. The name/term was then assigned to Petras's fans, similarly to howLady Gaga has Little Monsters.)
As a way to lean into the name-dropping but also advocate for a cause that she cares deeply about (at a time when the mayor of New York City is quite literally listening to her in his ears, by his own account), Petras took this opportunity to ask the new NYC mayor to ban horse carriages from Central Park, thus freeing the horses that have been chained to those carriages for as long as they've lived, as reported byRolling Stone.
Petras shared a screenshot of theInterview conversation on X and wrote in the caption of the post: "Zohran Mamdani I am willing to privately send you my new album if we can get the horse carriages banned from Central Park."
The presence of horse-drawn carriages in Central Park has been a hot topic in New York City for a while now, prompting severalcelebrities, influencers, local residents, and animal rights organizations to urge for the horses to be freed. Toward the end of his mayoral tenure, Eric Adams seemed to join themovement in favor of banning the Central Park horse carriages.
In a speech, Mamdaniacknowledged that concern as a "significant issue" as well. Given that he's soon taking over the role of NYC mayor — whereas Adams is on his way out — all eyes have turned to Mamdani to see how he will navigate the issue once he's in office.
The screenshot in Petras's X post is a tiny part of a much larger conversation between Mel Ottenberg and Mamdani, which was published byInterview magazine on Monday — just a couple of days before he's sworn in as the new mayor of New York City. "We met at the transition office," Ottenberg described their surroundings, "which looks like a cross betweenBeing John Malkovich andSeverance but REAL (we loved the location vibe)."
In case you haven't read the interactions between Ottenberg and Mamdani forInterview, Ottenberg asked Mamdani if he had a playlist that helps him "get hyped."
Mamdani replied, "Oh, man. I have a few songs. My wife prefers calmer music in the morning. I, for some reason, want to listen to Kim Petras or Lil Wayne or Madonna."
"Beautiful," Ottenberg replied.
Mamdani added, "At eight in the morning, it doesn't make much sense."
"I love that," Ottenberg remarked. "Kim Petras was in our last issue."
In response, Mamdani declared that "I Like Ur Look" (spelled "Like Your Look" in the published piece) is a "great song."
Now that Mamdani is stepping into the role of NYC mayor, we hope that he's able to hear how upsetting this saga has been for animal lovers who are watching those horses being mistreated for as long as they've been there.
