Check Out the Best Celebrity Reactions to Beyoncé’s Lemonade

If you thought we were all freaking out over Beyoncé’s new visual album, Lemonade (which, of course, we SO are!), then you’ll definitely want to check out how celebrities are reacting, because OMG they’re going nutso. For reals, grab yourself a cup of Beyoncé’s beloved grandmother’s “sacred” lemonade and enjoy these stars totally fan-girling (and fan-boying) over mighty Bey’s newest music.

Zendaya posted a pic of her Lemonade experience with the caption, “One of the most beautiful things I’ve ever had the honor of being apart of…Black. Girl. Magic.”

Tituss Burgess was as stunned and awed as the rest of us.

And Laverne Cox was downright moved to tears.

Kerry Washington was pulled into a Beyoncé vortex (before pulling herself out in time for Game of Thrones).

But didn’t find it that easy to shake it off.

Uzo Aduba broke down her love of Lemonade.

Then added…

Kylie Jenner put it simply, but yeah.

Anna Kendrick found it to be a transformative experience.

Demi Lovato found it twisted and dark and f*cking loved it!

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Serena Williams also posted a pic of herself along with the Lemonade queen, and it’s almost too amazing to handle.

And sis Solange was all about the strength and support.

How did you react to Lemonade? Tweet us @britandco!

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The Grammy nominations for 2025 are in, and all your faves are included! From Taylor Swift to Sabrina Carpenter, the pop girlies are all over the nominations list. And while we're so excited to celebrate our fave pop princesses, the queen just made history. Beyoncé is officially the most Grammy-nominated in history, further solidifying her as the reigning matriarch of the music industry. Here's everything to know about this groundbreaking new record — plus, every single Grammy nomination for 2025.

How many Grammy nominations does Beyoncé have?

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As of November 8, 2024, Beyoncé officially has 99 Grammy nominations — the most of any artist EVER.

How many Grammy Awards has Beyoncé won?

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Beyoncé's won 32 Grammy Awardssince her music industry start in Destiny's Child.

A Complete List Of The 2025 Grammy Nominations

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Record of the Year

  • "Now And Then" – The Beatles
  • "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" – Beyoncé
  • "Espresso" – Sabrina Carpenter
  • "360" – Charli xcx
  • "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" – Billie Eilish
  • "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar
  • "Good Luck, Babe!" – Chappell Roan
  • "Fortnight" – Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone

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Album of the Year

  • New Blue Sun – André 3000
  • COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
  • Short n' Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
  • BRAT – Charli xcx
  • Djesse Vol. 4 – Jacob Collier
  • HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish
  • The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
  • THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift

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Song of the Year

  • "A Bar Song (Tipsy)" – Sean Cook, Jerrel Jones, Joe Kent, Chibueze Collins Obinna, Nevin Sastry & Mark
  • Williams, songwriters (Shaboozey)
  • "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" – Billie Eilish O'Connell & Finneas O'Connell, songwriters (Billie Eilish)
  • "Die With A Smile" – Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II, James Fauntleroy, Lady Gaga, Bruno Mars & Andrew Watt, songwriters (Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars)
  • "Fortnight" – Jack Antonoff, Austin Post & Taylor Swift, songwriters (Taylor Swift Featuring Post Malone)
  • "Good Luck, Babe!" – Kayleigh Rose Amstutz, Daniel Nigro & Justin Tranter, songwriters (Chappell Roan)
  • "Not Like Us" – Kendrick Lamar, songwriter (Kendrick Lamar)
  • "Please Please Please" – Amy Allen, Jack Antonoff & Sabrina Carpenter, songwriters (Sabrina Carpenter)
  • "TEXAS HOLD 'EM" – Brian Bates, Beyoncé, Elizabeth Lowell Boland, Megan Bülow, Nate Ferraro & Raphael Saadiq, songwriters (Beyoncé)

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Best New Artist

  • Benson Boone
  • Sabrina Carpenter
  • Doechii
  • Khruangbin
  • RAYE
  • Chappell Roan
  • Shaboozey
  • Teddy Swims

Producer of the Year, Non-Classical

  • Alissia
  • Dernst "D'Mile" Emile II
  • Ian Fitchuk
  • Mustard
  • Daniel Nigro

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Songwriter of the Year, Non-Classical

  • Jessi Alexander
  • Amy Allen
  • Edgar Barrera
  • Jessie Jo Dillon
  • RAYE

Best Pop Solo Performance

  • "BODYGUARD" – Beyoncé
  • "Espresso" – Sabrina Carpenter
  • "Apple" – Charli xcx
  • "BIRDS OF A FEATHER" – Billie Eilish
  • "Good Luck, Babe! "– Chappell Roan

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Best Pop Duo/Group Performance

  • "Us" – Gracie Abrams feat. Taylor Swift
  • "LEVII’S JEAN" – Beyoncé feat. Post Malone
  • "Guess" – Charli xcx & Billie Eilish
  • "The Boy Is Mine" – Ariana Grande, Brandy and Monica
  • "Die with a Smile" – Lady Gaga & Bruno Mars

Best Pop Vocal Album

  • Short n' Sweet – Sabrina Carpenter
  • HIT ME HARD AND SOFT – Billie Eilish
  • eternal sunshine – Ariana Grande
  • The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess – Chappell Roan
  • THE TORTURED POETS DEPARTMENT – Taylor Swift

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Best Dance/Electronic Performance

  • "She’s Gone, Dance On" – Disclosure
  • "Loved" – Four Tet
  • "Leavemealone" – Fred Again.. & Baby Keem
  • "Neverender" – Justice & Tame Impala
  • "Witchy" – KAYTRANADA feat. Childish Gambino

Best Dance Pop Recording

  • "Make You Mine" – Madison Beer
  • "Von Dutch" – Charli xcx
  • "L’Amour De Ma Vie [Over Now Extended Edit]" – Billie Eilish
  • "Yes, and?" – Ariana Grande
  • "Got Me Started" – Troye Sivan

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Best Dance/Electronic Album

  • Brat – Charli xcx
  • Three – Four Tet
  • Hyperdrama – Justice
  • TIMELESS – KAYTRANADA
  • Telos – Zedd

Best Remixed Recording

  • "Alter Ego – KAYTRANADA Remix" – KAYTRANADA, remixer
  • "A Bar Song (Tipsy) [Remix]" – David Guetta, remixer
  • "Espresso (Mark Ronson x FNZ Working Late Remix)" – FNZ & Mark Ronson, remixers
  • "Jah Sees Them – Amapiano Remix" – Alexx Antaeus, Footsteps & MrMyish, remixers
  • "Von Dutch" – A.G. Cook, remixer

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Best Rock Performance

  • "Now & Then" – The Beatles
  • "Beautiful People (Stay High)" – The Black Keys
  • "The American Dream Is Killing Me" – Green Day
  • "Gift Horse" – IDLES
  • "Dark Matter" – Pearl Jam
  • "Broken Man" – St. Vincent

Best Metal Performance

  • "Mea Culpa (Ah! Ça Ira!)" – Gojira, Marina Viotti & Victor Le
  • "Crown of Horns" – Judas Priest
  • "Suffocate" – Knocked Loose feat. Poppy
  • "Screaming Suicide" – Metallica
  • "Cellar Door" – Spiritbox

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Best Rock Song

  • "Beautiful People (Stay High)" – Dan Auerbach, Patrick Carney, Beck Hansen & Daniel Nakamura, songwriters
  • (The Black Keys)
  • "Broken Man" – Annie Clark, songwriter (St. Vincent)
  • "Dark Matter" – Jeff Ament, Matt Cameron, Stone Gossard, Mike McCready, Eddie Vedder & Andrew Watt,
  • songwriters (Pearl Jam)
  • "Dilemma" – Billie Joe Armstrong, Tré Cool & Mike Dirnt, songwriters (Green Day)
  • "Gift Horse" – Jon Beavis, Mark Bowen, Adam Devonshire, Lee Kiernan & Joe Talbot, songwriters (IDLES)

Best Rock Album

  • Happiness Bastards – The Black Crowes
  • Romance – Fontaines D.C.
  • Saviors – Green Day
  • TANGK – IDLES
  • Dark Matter – Pearl Jam
  • Hackney Diamonds – The Rolling Stones
  • No Name – Jack White

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Best Alternative Music Performance

  • "Neon Pill "– Cage the Elephant
  • "Song of the Lake" – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  • "Starburster" – Fontaines D.C.
  • "Bye Bye" – Kim Gordon
  • "Flea" – St. Vincent

Best Alternative Music Album

  • Wild God – Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds
  • Charm – Clairo
  • The Collective – Kim Gordon
  • What Now – Brittany Howard
  • All Born Screaming – St. Vincent

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Best R&B Performance

  • "Guidance" – Jhené Aiko
  • "Residuals" – Chris Brown
  • "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" – Coco Jones
  • "Made for Me (Live on BET)" – Muni Long
  • "Saturn" – SZA

Best Traditional R&B Performance

  • "Wet" – Marsha Ambrosius
  • "Can I Have This Groove" – Kenyon Dixon
  • "No Lie" – Lalah Hatahway feat. Michael McDonald
  • "Make Me Forget" – Muni Long
  • "That’s You" – Lucky Daye

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Best R&B Song

  • "After Hours" – Kehlani
  • "Burning" – Tems
  • "Here We Go (Uh Oh)" – Coco Jones
  • "Ruined Me" – Muni Long
  • "Saturn" – SZA

Best Progressive R&B Album

  • So Glad to Know You – Avery*Sunshine
  • En Route – Durand Bernarr
  • Bando Stone and the New World – Childish Gambino
  • Crash – Kehlani
  • Why Lawd? – NxWorries (Anderson .Paak & Knxwledge)

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Best R&B Album

  • 11:11 (Deluxe) – Chris Brown
  • Vantablack – Lalah Hathaway
  • Revenge – Muni Long
  • Algorithm – Lucky Daye
  • Coming Home – Usher

Best Rap Performance

  • "Enough (Miami)" – Cardi B
  • "When the Sun Shines Again" – Common & Pete Rock feat. Posdnuos
  • "Nissan Altima" – Doechii
  • "Houdini" – Eminem

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Best Melodic Rap Performance

  • "Kehlani" – Jordan Adetunji feat. Kehlani
  • "Spaghetti" – Beyoncé feat. Linda Martell & Shaboozey
  • "We Still Don't Trust You" – Future & Metro Boomin feat. The Weeknd
  • "Big Mama" – Latto
  • "3:AM" – Rapsody feaet. Erykah Badu

Best Rap Song

  • “Asteroids” – Rapsody, feat. Hit-Boy
  • “Carnival” – ¥$, Kanye West, Ty Dolla $ign feat. Playboi Carti & Rich The Kid
  • “Like That” – Future & Metro Boomin feat. Kendrick Lamar
  • “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
  • "Yeah Glo!" – GloRilla

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Best Rap Album

  • Might Delete Later – J. Cole
  • The Auditorium, Vol 1 – Common & Pete Rock
  • Alligator Bites Never Heal – Doechii
  • The Death of Slim Shady (Coup De Grâce) – Eminem
  • We Don’t Trust You – Future & Metro Boomin

Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album

  • À Fleur De Peau – Cyrille Aimée
  • Visions – Norah Jones
  • Good Together – Lake Street Dive
  • Impossible Dream – Aaron Lazar
  • Christmas Wish – Gregory Porter

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Best Musical Theater Album

  • Hell’s Kitchen
  • Merrily We Roll Along
  • The Notebook
  • The Outsiders
  • Suffs
  • The Wiz

Best Country Solo Performance

  • “16 Carriages” – Beyoncé
  • “I Am Not Okay” – Jelly Roll
  • “The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves
  • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
  • “It Takes a Woman” – Chris Stapleton

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Best Country Duo/Group Performance

  • “Cowboys Cry Too” – Kelsea Ballerini with Noah Kahan
  • “II Most Wanted” – Beyoncé feat. Miley Cyrus
  • “Break Mine” – Brothers Osborne
  • “Bigger Houses” – Dan + Shay
  • “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen

Best Country Song

  • “The Architect” – Kacey Musgraves
  • “A Bar Song (Tipsy)” – Shaboozey
  • “I Am Not Okay” – Jelly Roll
  • “I Had Some Help” – Post Malone feat. Morgan Wallen
  • “Texas Hold ‘Em” – Beyoncé

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Best Country Album

  • COWBOY CARTER – Beyoncé
  • F-1 Trillion – Post Malone
  • Deeper Well – Kacey Musgraves
  • Higher – Chris Stapleton
  • Whirlwind – Lainey Wilson

Best Americana Performance

  • “Ya Ya” – Beyoncé
  • “Subtitles” – Madison Cunningham
  • “Don’t Do Me Good” – Madi Diaz feat. Kacey Musgraves
  • “American Dreaming” – Sierra Ferrell
  • “Runaway Train” – Sarah Jarosz
  • “Empty Trainload of Sky” – Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

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Best Latin Pop Album

  • Funk Generation – Anitta
  • El Viaje – Luis Fonsi
  • GARCÍA – Kany García
  • Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran – Shakira
  • ORQUÍDEAS – Kali Uchis

Best Música Urbana Album

  • Nadie sabe lo que va a pasar mañana – Bad Bunny
  • Rayo – J Balvin
  • FERXXOCALIPSIS – Feid
  • Las Letras Ya No Importan – Residente
  • att. – Young Miko

Amazon

Best Tropical Latin Album

  • Muevense – Marc Anthony
  • Bailar – Sheila E.
  • Radio Güira – Juan Luis Guerra 4.40
  • Alma, Corazón y Salsa (Live at Gran Teatro Nacional) – Tony Succar, Mimy Succar
  • Vacilón Santiaguero – Kiki Valera

Best Children’s Music Album

  • Brillo, Brillo! – Lucky Diaz and the Family Jam Band
  • Creciendo – Lucy Kalantari & the Jazz Cats
  • My Favorite Dream – John Legend
  • Solid Rock Revival – Rock for Children
  • World Wide Playdate – Divinity Roxx and Divi Roxx Kids

Apple Music

Best Comedy Album

  • Armageddon – Ricky Gervais
  • The Dreamer – Dave Chappelle
  • The Prisoner – Jim Gaffigan
  • Someday You’ll Die – Nikki Glaser
  • Where Was I – Trevor Noah

Best Audio Book, Narration, and Storytelling Recording

  • All You Need Is Love: The Beatles in Their Own Words – Various Artists; Guy Oldfield, producer
  • …And Your Ass Will Follow – George Clinton
  • Behind the Seams: My Life in Rhinestones – Dolly Parton
  • Last Sundays in the Plains: A Centennial Celebration – Jimmy Carter
  • My Name Is Barbra – Barbra Streisand

Apple Music

Best Compilation Soundtrack for Visual Media

  • The Color Purple
  • Deadpool & Wolverine
  • Maestro: Music by Leonard Bernstein
  • Saltburn
  • Twisters: The Album

Best Score Soundtrack For Visual Media (Includes Film And Television)

  • American Fiction – Laura Karpman, composer
  • Challengers – Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, composers
  • The Color Purple – Kris Bowers, composer
  • Dune: Part Two – Hans Zimmer, composer
  • Shōgun – Nick Chuba, Atticus Ross & Leopold Ross, composers

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Best Song Written for Visual Media

  • “Ain’t No Love in Oklahoma [from Twisters: The Album] – Luke Combs
  • “Better Place” [from Trolls Band Together] – *NSYNC & Justin Timberlake
  • “Can’t Catch Me Now” [from The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes] – Olivia Rodrigo
  • “It Never Went Away” [from American Symphony] – Jon Batiste
  • “Love Will Survive” [from The Tattooist of Aushwitz] – Barbra Streisand

Best Music Video

  • “Tailor Swif” – A$AP Rocky
  • “360” – Charli xcx
  • “Houdini” – Eminem
  • “Not Like Us” – Kendrick Lamar
  • “Fortnight” – Taylor Swift feat. Post Malone

Best Music Film

  • American Symphony (Jon Batiste)
  • June (June Carter Cash)
  • Kings from Queens (Run DMC)
  • Stevie Van Zandt: Disciple (Steven Van Zandt)
  • The Greatest Night in Pop

When are the 2025 Grammy Awards?

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The Grammy Awards February 2, 2025 at the Crypto Arena in Los Angeles.

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Things are heating up betweenSelena Gomez and Benny Blanco since late last year to the surprise of some, but it seems like the couple's romance is just getting started. They're not shy about PDA and posting each other on social media and pretty much telling anyone who doesn't like it to get lost. We love how fiercely supportive they are of each other, giving us so many good green flags! Here's everything we know about the lovely new couple so far.

Keep reading For The Latest News On Selena Gomez And Benny Blanco's Relationship

Selena Gomez And Benny Blanco's Relationship Timeline:

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March 2019

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco first collaborated on the song "I Can't Get Enough" along with Tainy and J. Balvin in 2019. Though they were featured in a cute scene together, there weren't any rumors about them being romantically linked then.

August 2023

They didn't work together again until late summer 2023 when he produced Selena's single "Single Soon" with Cashmere Cat.

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December 2023

Before 2023 ended, Selena started leaving comments on Instagram that suggested she and Benny Blanco were in fact together. One of the comments she left appear on this Instagram fan page and it reads, "He is my absolute everything in my heart."

Some fans weren't so thrilled to see the two together though and they weren't afraid to express their opinions. But, this only prompted Selena to leave more comments that defended her relationship with Benny.

People grabbed a screenshot of one of the comments Selena responded that revealed the couple had been together for a while. "Not mad. It’s been 6 months bb. I will always defend my friends, family and fans till the day I die," she wrote. They even shared another screenshot from Selena's Instagram Story that showed her wearing a "B" ring on one of her fingers.

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December 15, 2023

Soon after that, Selena shared a photo carousel on Instagram that included some of her favorite moments in New York and Benny Blanco can be seen in BTS moments. The last picture of the carousel features them sharing a kiss in a black and white photo that basically confirms the responses the singer had for fans.

December 28, 2023

Before the new year began, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco spent some time at a cute art exhibit during a date. From the looks of things, it seemed like they discovered their love language of physical touch early on.

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January 2, 2024

Feeling the love of being with Selena, Benny Blanco took to Instagram Stories to officially signal that the two are dating. People grabbed a few more screenshots that Benny shared and all we can see is the happy glint that was in Selena's eyes.

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January 3, 2024

The next day the couple were seen court side at one of the Los Angeles Lakers' game. Once again, their love language was on full display in the most intimate way. A source revealed to People that they understood why people had so many opinions about Selena's relationship with Benny. "Everyone was a fan of hers before Only Murders [in the Building], and now everyone is protective of her."

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January 15, 2024

Later that month, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco showed up to the Emmy Awards together. They were sitting side-by-side and weren't afraid to show affection with each other.

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March 2024

When Benny Blanco's birthday rolled around, Selena Gomez shared a sweet message to him on Instagram. She wrote, "Happy birthday baby! Your emotional endurance, positive disposition, unbelievable talent (that blows me away), undeniable humor and loving, kind heart absolutely kill me. I love you @itsbennyblanco 🎂🥹."

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April 2024

Although we're only four months into the new year, Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's relationship is still going strong! The Only Murders in the Building star has been seen smiling in every pic she posts which indicates she's genuinely happy in her relationship. A source hinted to People that the two are doing well. "It’s a very serious relationship, and they’re making long distance work while she’s in New York for work commitments," they said.

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April 25, 2024

In an interview with WSJ, Benny Blanco gave his POV of how his relationship with Selena Gomez began and it was the cutest revelation. "It’s crazy how your partner could just be sitting there the whole time, right in front of your eyes...And then you have a Clueless moment where you're like, Wait, I'm in love," he says.

A man who compares his relationship to that moment in Clueless where Cher and Josh admit their feelings for each other gets brownie points from us!

May 15, 2024

It looks like Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco's relationship may be ready for the next step — that's if you ask Mr. Blanco. He appeared on The Howard Stern Show yesterday to chat about everything, including his relationship with Selena. When Howard Stern asked, "You want to have kids with Selena? Have you told her you want to have kids yet," Benny replied, "That’s my next goal, to check the box. I have a ton of godkids. I've got a ton of nephews. I love being around kids."

However, he's not in a rush and wants everything to happen naturally. All that matters is that the two of them are in each other's life. He said, "I just know that when I look at her, I just say, ‘I don’t know a world where it could be better than this.’ That’s what I always say to her.”

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May 29, 2024

Selena Gomez tells TIME just how much Benny Blanco means to her — no matter what anyone else says. "My own fans, who I adore and feel like have shaped who I am, will say the most hurtful things to me about how I live my life," she says. "But he has the strength in him that none of that noise fazes him. It’s really impressive, and I just cherish every moment with him. I don’t know what the future holds, but I do know that he’s not going anywhere any time soon.”

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October 27, 2024

Selena Gomez and Benny Blanco looked amazing in their Alice in Wonderland couple's Halloween costume. "Curiouser and curiouser," Selena wrote on the post, which is totally reminding us of Taylor Swift's 1989 (hello "Wonderland"!!!).

Selena wore a corset dress in what looks like slate blue with cap puffed sleeves and a tulle skirt, along with a blonde wig, black bow, and slingback shoes. Benny went all out as the Mad Hatter with face paint, a wig, a top hat, and a waistcoat. We'd follow them down the rabbit hole!

November 11, 2024

Benny Blanco's been featured in People's'Sexiest Man Alive' issue and we're kind of feeling it! What started off as an unlikely choice for Selena has turned into a deep understanding of why she loves him so much. The man is an excellent host, cook, and gentleman which makes him an off-the-charts lover. And when it comes to date night, he believes in making sure every time is special. "I [still] go all out for every date. It doesn't mean spending your entire bank account. It means being attentive and listening," he said.

His most memorable dates with Selena involve the times she "rented out a whole botanical garden" and he "got her Taco Bell" before proceeding to make her "movie-theater nachos" and deep-frying her "favorite pickles from Texas" for Valentine's Day.

He also gushed about his favorite time of the day. "I'm a real morning person. It's my favorite time to spend with Sel, because we both wake up really early. It's like our moment before the rest of the world wakes up." Not only that, but the music producer is thrilled he has "a true best friend" he gets to spend his life with.

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From announcing her tenth album Midnights during an acceptance speech to breaking ticket-selling records to gearing up for her feature film directorial debut, Taylor Swift continues to surprise us. And that includes her Eras Tour, which kicked off in Glendale, Arizona on March 17, 2023.

At one of her Texas shows, she surprised the audience by swapping a song on the setlist for something she had never performed live. "You think you can just go online, you think you can just scroll and know the setlist, you think you can just come prepared," she said onstage. "Let it be said about the Eras Tour: we're tricksy."

In addition to her self-proclaimed "setlist hi-jinx," every night of the tour has seen at least two surprise songs. And some fans have seen even more since Taylor started doing mash-ups, a move which means the surprise song segment can have as many songs as she wants!

All in all, even if your favorite song didn't make the original setlist, you might still get to hear it (even if you're streaming the concert on TikTok). While we relisten to The Tortured Poets Department (and wait for Reputation (Taylor's Version)) here's everything she's played on the tour.

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One of Taylor's most recent mash-ups, “The Prophecy" & "This Love,” is one of her most emotional yet because of one very specific lyric change. Instead of singing "The Prophecy" as written, asking why she seems to be destined to be alone, she blended the lyrics with the ethereal, romantic "This Love" to proclaim how her new romance with the KC Chiefs' Travis Kelce has changed everything.

"These hands had to let it go free / and it changed the prophecy," she sang during the Eras Tour surprise songs. I'm so emotional!!!!

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Surprise Songs For Fall 2024

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  • Miami on October 18: “Tim McGraw” & ”Timeless” mash-up and “This Is Me Trying” & ”Daylight” mash-up
  • Miami on October 19: “Should’ve Said No” & ”I Did Something Bad” mash-up and “loml” & ”White Horse” mash-up
  • Miami on October 20: “Out of the Woods” & ”All You Had to Do Was Stay” mash-up and “Mirrorball” & ”Guilty as Sin?” mash-up
  • New Orleans on October 25: “Our Song” & ”Call It What You Want” mash-up and “The Black Dog” & ”Haunted” mash-up
  • New Orleans on October 26: “Espresso” & ”Is It Over Now?” & ”Please Please Please” mash-up with Sabrina Carpenter and “Hits Different” & ”Welcome to New York” mash-up
  • New Orleans on October 27: “Afterglow” & ”Dress” mash-up and “How You Get the Girl” & ”Clean” mash-up
  • Indianapolis on November 1: “The Albatross" & "Holy Ground” mash-up and “Cold As You" & "Exile” mash-up
  • Indianapolis on November 2: “The Prophecy" & "This Love” mash-up and “Maroon" & "Cowboy Like Me” mash-up
  • Indianapolis on November 3: "Cornelia Street" & "The Bolter" mash-up and "Death By A Thousand Cuts" & "The Great War" mash-up

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Surprise Songs For Spring 2024

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  • Tokyo, Japan on February 7: "Dear Reader" and "Holy Ground"
  • Tokyo, Japan on February 8: "Eyes Open" and "Electric Touch"
  • Tokyo, Japan on February 9: "Superman" and "The Outside"
  • Melbourne, Australia on February 16: "Red" and "You're Losing Me"
  • Melbourne, Australia on February 17: "Getaway Car" & "August" & "Other Side Of The Door" mash-up and "This Is Me Trying"
  • Melbourne, Australia on February 18: "Come Back, Be Here" & "Daylight" mash-up and "Teardrops On My Guitar"
  • Sydney, Australia on February 23: "How You Get The Girl" and "White Horse" & "Coney Island" mash-up with Sabrina Carpenter
  • Sydney, Australia on February 24: "Should've Said No" & "You're Not Sorry" mash-up and "New Year's Day" & "Peace" mash-up
  • Sydney, Australia on February 25: "Is It Over Now?" & "I Wish You Would" mash-up and "Haunted" & "Exile" mash-up
  • Sydney, Australia on February 26: "Would've, Could've, Should've" & "Ivy" mash-up and "Forever & Always" & "Maroon" mash-up
  • Singapore on March 2: "Mine" & "Starlight" mash-up and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever" & "Dress" mash-up
  • Singapore on March 3: "Long Story Short" & "The Story Of Us" mash-up and Clean" & "Evermore" mash-up
  • Singapore on March 4: "Foolish One" & "Tell Me Why" mash-up and "This Love" & "Call It What You Want" mash-up
  • Singapore on March 7: "Death By A Thousand Cuts" & "Babe" mash-up and "Fifteen" & "You're On Your Own, Kid" mash-up
  • Singapore on March 8: "Sparks Fly" & "Gold Rush" mash-up and "False God" & "Slut!" mash-up
  • Singapore on March 9: "Tim McGraw" & "Cowboy Like Me" mash-up and "Mirrorball" & "Epiphany" mash-up
  • Paris on May 9: "Paris" and "loml"
  • Paris on May 10: "Is It Over Now?" & "Out of the Woods" mash-up and "My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys"
  • Paris on May 11: "Hey Stephen" and "Maroon"
  • Paris on May 12: "The Alchemy" & "Treacherous" mash-up and "Begin Again" & "Paris" mash-up
  • Stockholm on May 17: "Peter" and “I Think He Knows" & "Gorgeous" mash-up
  • Stockholm on May 18: “Guilty as Sin” and “Say Don't Go" & "Welcome to New York" & "Clean” mash-up
  • Stockholm on May 19: “How Did It End?” and “Message in a Bottle" & "How You Get the Girl" & "New Romantics” mash-up
  • Lisbon on May 24: "Come Back...Be Here" & "The Way I Loved You" & "The Other Side of the Door" mash-up and "Fresh Out The Slammer" & "High Infidelity" mash-up
  • Lisbon on May 25: "The Tortured Poets Department" & "Now That We Don't Talk" mash-up and "You're On Your Own, Kid" & "Long Live" mash-up
  • Madrid on May 29: "Sparks Fly" & "I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)" mash-up and "I Look In People's Windows" & "Snow on the Beach" mash-up
  • Madrid on May 30 "Our Song" & "Jump Then Fall" mash-up and "King of my Heart"

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Surprise Songs For Summer 2024

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  • Lyon on June 2: "The Prophecy" & "Long Story Short" mash-up and "Fifteen" & "You're On Your Own, Kid"
  • Lyon on June 3: "Glitch" & "Everything Has Changed" mash-up and "Chloe, Sam, Sophia or Marcus"
  • Edinburgh on June 7: "Would've, Could've, Should've" & "I Know Places" mash-up and ''Tis The Damn Season" & "Daylight" mash-up
  • Edinburgh June 8: "The Bolter" & "Getaway Car" mash-up and "All Of The Girls You Loved Before" & "Crazier" mash-up
  • Edinburgh on June 9: "It's Nice To Have A Friend" & "Dorothea" mash-up and "Haunted" & "Exile" mash-up
  • Liverpool on June 13: "I Can See You" & "Mine" mash-up and "Cornelia Street" & "Maroon" mash-up
  • Liverpool, on June 14: "This Is What You Came For" & "Gold Rush" mash-up and "The Great War" & "You're Losing Me" mash-up
  • Liverpool on June 15: "Carolina" & "No Body, No Crime" mash-up and "The Manuscript" & "Red" mash-up
  • Cardiff on June 18: "I Forgot That You Existed" & "This Is Why We Can't Have Nice Things" mash-up and "I Hate It Here" & "the lakes" mash-up
  • London on June 21: "Hits Different" & "Death By A Thousand Cuts" mash-up and "The Black Dog" & "Come Back...Be Here" & "Maroon" mash-up
  • London on June 22: "thanK you aIMee" & "Mean" mash-up and "Castles Crumbling" with Hayley Williams
  • London on June 23: "us" with Gracie Abrams and "Out of the Woods" & "Is It Over Now?" & "Clean" mash-up
  • Dublin on June 28: "State of Grace" & "You're On Your Own, Kid" mash-up and "Sweet Nothing" & "Hoax" mash-up
  • Dublin on June 29: "The Albatross" & "Dancing With Our Hands Tied" mash-up and "This Love" & "Ours" mash-up
  • Dublin on June 30: "Clara Bow" & "The Lucky One" mash-up and "You're On Your Own, Kid"
  • Amsterdam on July 4: "Guilty As Sin?" & "Untouchable" mash-up and "The Archer" & "Question...?" mash-up
  • Amsterdam on July 5: "I'm Gonna Get You Back" & "Dress" mash-up and "You Are in Love" & "Cowboy Like Me" mash-up
  • Amsterdam on July 6: "Sweeter than Fiction" & "Holy Ground" mash-up and "Mary's Song (Oh My My My)" & "So High School" & "Everything Has Changed" mash-up
  • Zurich on July 9: "Right Where You Left Me" & "All You Had To Do Was Stay" mash-up and "Last Kiss" & "Sad Beautiful Tragic" mash-up
  • Zurich on July 10: "Closure" & "A Perfectly Good Heart" mash-up and "Robin" & "Never Grow Up" mash-up
  • Milan on July 13: "The 1" & "Wonderland" mash-up and "I Almost Do" & "The Moment I Knew" mash-up
  • Milan on July 14: "Mr. Perfectly Fine" & "Red" mash-up and "Getaway Car" & "Out of the Woods" mash-up
  • Gelsenkirchen on July 17: “Superstar” & ”Invisible String” mash-up and “Slut!”& ”False God” mash-up
  • Gelsenkirchen on July 18: “Speak Now” & ”Hey Stephen” mash-up and “This Is Me Trying” & ”Labyrinth” mash-up
  • Gelsenkirchen on July 19: “Paper Rings” & ”Stay Stay Stay” mash-up and “It’s Time to Go” & ”Better Man” mash-up
  • Hamburg on July 23: “Teardrops on My Guitar” & ”The Last Time” mash-up and “We Were Happy” & ”Happiness” mash-up
  • Hamburg on July 24: “The Last Great American Dynasty” & ”Run” mash-up and “Nothing New” & ”Dear Reader” mash-up
  • Munich on July 27: “Fresh Out the Slammer” & ”You Are in Love” mash-up and “Ivy” & ”Call It What You Want” mash-up
  • Munich on July 28: “I Don’t Wanna Live Forever” & ”imgonnagetyouback” mash-up and “loml” & ”Don’t You” mash-up
  • Warsaw on August 1: “Mirrorball” & ”Clara Bow” mash-up and “Suburban Legends” & ”New Year’s Day” mash-up
  • Warsaw on August 2: “I Can Fix Him (No Really I Can)” & ”I Can See You” mash-up and “Red” & ”Maroon” mash-up
  • Warsaw on August 3: “Today Was a Fairytale” & ”I Think He Knows” mash-up and “The Black Dog” & ”Exile” mash-up
  • London on August 15: “Everything Has Changed” & ”End Game” & ”Thinking Out Loud” mash-up with Ed Sheeran and “King of My Heart” & ”The Alchemy” mash-up
  • London on August 16: “London Boy” and “Dear John” & ”Sad Beautiful Tragic” mash-up
  • London on August 17: “I Did Something Bad” and “My Boy Only Breaks His Favorite Toys” & ”Coney Island” mash-up
  • London on August 19: “Long Live” & ”Change” mash-up and “The Archer” & ”You’re on Your Own Kid” mash-up

Taylor Swift Eras Tour Surprise Songs For 2023

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  • Glendale, AZ on March 17: "mirrorball" and "Tim McGraw"
  • Glendale, AZ on March 18: "State of Grace" and "this is me trying"
  • Las Vegas, NV on March 24: "Our Song" and "Snow on the Beach"
  • Las Vegas, NV on March 25: "cowboy like me" with Marcus Mumford and "White Horse"
  • Arlington, TX on March 31: "Sad Beautiful Tragic" and "Ours"
  • Arlington, TX on April 1: "Death By A Thousand Cuts" and "Clean"
  • Arlington, TX on April 2: "Jump Then Fall" and "The Lucky One"
  • Tampa, FL on April 13: "Speak Now" and "Treacherous"
  • Tampa, FL on April 14: "The Great War" with Aaron Dessner and "You're On Your Own, Kid"
  • Tampa, FL on April 15: "mad woman" with Aaron Dessner and "Mean"
  • Houston, TX on April 21: "Wonderland" and "You're Not Sorry"
  • Houston, TX on April 22: "A Place In This World" and "Today Was A Fairytale"
  • Houston, TX on April 23: "Begin Again" and "Cold As You"
  • Atlanta, GA on April 28: "The Other Side Of The Door" and "Coney Island"
  • Atlanta, GA on April 29: "High Infidelity" and "Gorgeous"
  • Atlanta, GA on April 30: "I Bet You Think About Me" and "How You Get The Girl"
  • Nashville, TN on May 5: "Sparks Fly" and "Teardrops On My Guitar"
  • Nashville, TN on May 6: "Out of the Woods" and "Fifteen"
  • Nashville, TN on May 7: "Would've Could've Should've" with Aaron Dessner and "Mine"
  • Philadelphia, PA on May 12: "gold rush" and 'Come Back... Be Here'
  • Philadelphia, PA on May 13: "Forever & Always" and "This Love"
  • Philadelphia, PA on May 14: "Hey Stephen" and "The Best Day"

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  • Foxborough, MA on May 19: "Should've Said No" and "Better Man"
  • Foxborough, MA on May 20: "Question...?" and "Invisible"
  • Foxborough, MA on May 21: "I Think He Knows" and "Red"
  • East Rutherford, NJ on May 26: "Getaway Car" with Jack Antanoff and "Maroon"
  • East Rutherford, NJ on May 27: "Holy Ground" and "False God"
  • East Rutherford, NJ on May 28: "Clean" and "Welcome to New York"
  • Chicago, IL on June 2: "I Wish You Would" and "the lakes"
  • Chicago, IL on June 3: "You All Over Me" with Maren Morris and "I Don't Wanna Live Forever"
  • Chicago, IL on June 4: "Hits Different" and "The Moment I Knew"
  • Detroit, MI on June 9: “Haunted” and “I Almost Do”
  • Detroit, MI on June 10: “All You Had to Do Was Stay” and “Breathe”
  • Pittsburgh, PA on June 16: “Mr. Perfectly Fine” and “The Last Time”
  • Pittsburgh, PA on June 17: “Seven” with Aaron Dessner and “The Story of Us”
  • Minneapolis, MN on June 23: “Paper Rings” and “If This Was a Movie”
  • Minneapolis, MN on June 24: “Dear John” and “Daylight”
  • Cincinnati, OH on June 30: “I’m Only Me When I’m With You” and “Evermore”
  • Cincinnati, OH on July 1: “Ivy” with Aaron Dessner, “I Miss You, I’m Sorry” with Gracie Abrams, and “Call It What You Want”
  • Kansas City, MO on July 7: “Never Grow Up” and “When Emma Falls in Love”
  • Kansas City, MO on July 8: “Last Kiss” and “Dorothea”
  • Denver, CO on July 14: “Picture to Burn” and “Timeless”
  • Denver, CO on July 15: “Starlight” and “Back to December”

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  • Seattle, WA on July 22: “This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things” and “Everything Has Changed”
  • Seattle, WA on July 23: “Message in a Bottle” and “Tied Together With a Smile”
  • Santa Clara, CA on July 28: “Right Where You Left Me” and “Castles Crumbling”
  • Santa Clara, CA on July 29: “Stay Stay Stay” and “All of the Girls You Loved Before”
  • Los Angeles, CA on Aug. 3: "I Can See You" and "Maroon"
  • Los Angeles, CA on Aug. 4: "Our Song" and "You Are In Love"
  • Los Angeles, CA on Aug. 5: "Death by a Thousand Cuts" and "You're On Your Own, Kid"
  • Los Angeles, CA on Aug. 7: "Dress" and "Exile"
  • Los Angeles, CA on Aug. 8: "I Know Places" and "King Of My Heart"
  • Los Angeles, CA on Aug. 9: "New Romantics" and "New Year's Day"
  • Mexico City, Mexico on Aug. 24: "I Forgot That You Existed" and "Sweet Nothing"
  • Mexico City, Mexico on Aug. 25: "Tell Me Why" and "Snow On The Beach"
  • Mexico City, Mexico on Aug. 26: "Cornelia Street" and "You're On Your Own, Kid"
  • Mexico City, Mexico on Aug. 27: "Afterglow" and "Maroon"
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 9: "The Very First Night" and "Labyrinth"
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 11: "Is It Over Now?" & "Out Of The Woods" mash-up and "End Game"
  • Buenos Aires, Argentina on Nov. 12: "Better Than Revenge" and “Slut!”
  • Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on Nov. 17: "Stay Beautiful" and "Suburban Legends"
  • Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on Nov. 19: "Dancing With Our Hands Tied" and "Bigger Than The Whole Sky"
  • Rio De Janeiro, Brazil on Nov. 20: "Me!" and "So It Goes..."

Does anyone sing Taylor Swift's Eras Tour surprise songs with her?

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Taylor Swift will occasionally bring out her opener to sing the surprise songs with her, like she did with Sabrina Carpenter in Sydney, Australia! After crazy weather preventer Sabrina from performing her set at the beginning of the concert, Taylor brought her out for a medley of "White Horse" from Fearless (Taylor's Version) and "Coney Island" from Evermore.

How does Taylor Swift choose surprise songs?

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It seems that Taylor Swift's surprise song choices are somewhat last minute and based on what she wants to play, but we're thinking that two of her songs from Houston are more than meets the eye — er, more than meets the ear?

Twitter users recently brought up Speak Now (Taylor's Version) when images of Taylor filming in Liverpool went viral. The other two people in the photos appear to be Joey King and Taylor Lautner, who both played a role in the original Speak Now: Joey King was featured in the "Mean" music video and Taylor Lautner is the subject of

And we're talking about Speak Now (Taylor's Version) again after the April 22 concert because of her surprise songs. After all, "A Place In This World" (which is featured in Joey King's Ramona and Beezus) and "Today Was A Fairytale" (which is a part of Taylor Swift and Taylor Lautner's Valentine's Day) feels very intentional. Turns out, we were right because she brought Joey and Taylor onstage during the Speak Now (Taylor's Version) launch party to premiere the music video!

In addition to playing requests from her openers during the surprise song segment, Taylor seems to choose songs based on her celebrity attendees. The Summer I Turned Pretty's Jenny Han and Lola Tung attended the May 27 show, where Taylor played "False God," which was featured in season one.

And during her last performance in LA, Taylor Swift chose "New Romantics" from 1989 and "New Year's Day" from reputation. This is very telling because for one, "New Romantics" was the only song from 1989 that she hadn't sung yet, and it came right after the 1989 (Taylor's Version) announcement! And based on this frame from the "Karma" music video, we might be getting reputation TV after 1989 TV. So "New Year's Day" was the perfect follow-up!

November 19 and 20, at the end of Taylor Swift's time in Rio de Janeiro, she played two songs from Reputation: "Dancing With Our Hands Tied" and "So It Goes..." (both of which are two of my all-time favorite Taylor songs and are very under-appreciated). This leaves "I Did Something Bad" as the final Reputation surprise song, and Swifties are convinced we'll get the announcement before the end of November. Fans also pointed out both "Me!" and "So It Goes..." feature a 1,2,3 countdown in the lyrics — and there are only three shows left before Taylor takes another break. It's the perfect time for an announcement if you ask me!

What surprise song would you like to hear during Taylor Swift's Eras Tour? Let us know in the comments and follow us on Facebook for the latest pop culture updates.

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Major Outer Banks season 4 spoilers ahead!

ICYMI, Outer Banks season 4 dropped its second half on November 7, and fans have a lot of very strong feelings about it. Despite the fact JJ's entire character arc is about defiance, hope, and being the ultimate Pogue, Outer Banks season 4 ended with his biological dad, a kook named Chandler Groff, killing him in cold blood.

It's an absolutely devastating ending for everyone's favorite character, and fans are having a hard time coping with the loss. The fact we only got 10 episodes of JJ and Kiara together (a relationship written into the show after viewers picked up on the chemistry between Rudy Pankow and Madison Bailey) makes it even worse — and a lot of fans are saying they won't watch the show again.

"I can’t even watch the previous seasons anymore knowing how it all ends," viewer Jordyn Bruder says in an email. "JJ was the literal heart of OBX and he was the glue that held the Pogues together. There is no OBX without JJ."

Outer Banks Fan Reactions To JJ's Death

​In which episode does JJ die?

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JJ dies at the end of Outer Banks season 4 episode 10, "The Blue Crown" after rescuing Kiara from his father Chandler Groff. "I feel mad, betrayed, disappointed and heartbroken to say the least," Bruder adds. "JJ went through a lot of crap through the show and he was the one character who deserved his happy ending the most. When the series first came out, people fell in love with JJ and [Kiara]."

While the cast obviously found out about the ending while filming, fans are frustrated with how they chose to promote the show. "Obviously the cast can’t spoil a character death, but to blatantly lie and mislead fans by saying that Jiara was 'evergrowing' and fans would be happy with how the season plays out?" Bruder says. "Jiara fans deserved so much better than what we got, ESPECIALLY when they knew they were killing JJ off."

Why are Outer Banks fans so upset?

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The show is the kind of phenomenon that made instant stars out of its cast, but it also made waves because of how the first season portrayed issues like classism, substance abuse, and domestic abuse. "As someone who has been around domestic abuse, I think the handling of the character JJ was detrimental culturally," another fan (who would like to remain anonymous) says. "The character suffered abuse at the hands of a man who was not even his biological father, and the writers almost framed it as if that was okay because in the beginning, his father loved him. Instead of telling a story to victims of abuse about hope and making it through trials, the writers went the opposite way. I also find it interesting that they stated this was a planned death. I think writing a character who is suffering from anxiety and clear mental health issues as well as abuse who is very young like JJ only to let him fall in love and kill him right when he starts to feel happiness doesn’t necessarily make a lot of sense narratively."

Another viewer adds that ending JJ's story that way felt "disrespectful...especially when in an interview following the episode, one of the creators literally referred to his death as pointless." She even says "it feels almost like the show died along with him."

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Actress Madelyn Cline (Sarah Cameron) called JJ the "heart of Outer Banks"and for a lot of fans, JJ also became a beacon of hope, a reminder that you can endure, persevere, and come out stronger on the other side. Since the first season of the show dropped during April 2020, it's been one consistent, fun thing for TV fans since the COVID-19 pandemic began, which makes the loss feel even greater.

"Seeing him die at the hands of another abusive father was honestly kind of sickening," the viewer adds. "It’s also unfortunate that his death didn’t seem to mean anything. A character death like this would be one thing if it meant something. If he had died protecting his friends or actively protecting Kiara, rather than having already saved her and then getting killed afterward, it might’ve be easier to get past."

"It’s like a connection to something good and steady was just broken," X user @onlykiep4l says. "Killing a character that has literally gone trough so much trauma and was finally happy just doesn’t make sense. It’s not just the character that’s gone — it feels like a part of the show has ended too."

Why does JJ get killed off?

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Rumors have been circulating for years about behind-the-scenes drama between actors Rudy Pankow and Madison Bailey, which has fans believing Rudy asked to be written off the show(for the record, Outer Banks creators Josh & Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke have said it was the plan from the beginning). With Rudy's exit, the writers had a difficult choice in front of them. JJ isn't the kind of guy to abandon his friends, meaning the writers obviously felt like killing him was the only option. But according to an additional viewer, "Outer Banks hasn't been that type of show."

"To attempt to turn this fun, summer, boat show into some dark, depressing story where the heart of the show is gone destroys everything that the show started out as," she says.

Another anonymous fan calls the choice "a character assassination," adding other moments from the season that feel like a different character than the one fans have come to love: barely reacting to John B. and Sarah's pregnancy announcement, or to the fact Rafe had come to talk to Kiara — especially after his reaction to Rafe catcalling Kie in the first season is a moment that led fans to ship them in the first place.

The fan continues by calling JJ's treatment a "lack of respect" toward the character. "The fact that the writers tried to make us dislike him, to soften the blow of him dying. It didn’t work. It has everyone distraught because many people’s favorite character ended up dying after 'finding happiness' for about 10 minutes in Episode 10."

​Does Sarah get pregnant in Outer Banks season 4?

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But JJ's death isn't the only moment that has fans reeling. In addition to the fact viewers are saying the Pogues barely reacted to the death of their lifelong best friend, Pope is now a murderer and Kiara makes an absolutely chilling vow to get revenge on Groff — a far cry from the characters we fell in love with in season 1.

"Outside of the JJ of it all, a lot of plot lines/dynamics in part 2 felt off," one of our anonymous fans continues. "Sarah’s pregnancy plot line, especially when coupled with the quote from a creator about ‘giving her a baby specifically because she wasn’t ready’ feels incredibly tone deaf given the current state of things here in the US. The fact that there wasn’t even a conversation of if she wanted to continue with the pregnancy felt very icky. Overall, episodes 1-4 of this season did feel like Outer Banks, but everything after that felt like it was from an entirely different piece of media."

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However, some fans are excited to see where the show goes from here. "JJ was such a strong character and his presence will obviously be missed, [but] I am excited to see how the Pogues react and what they do to get revenge on Groff," Virginia McGrew says in an email. "I also think that the scene of JJ dying with Kiara was extremely well done and emotional, making his passing even sadder. I ultimately believe that JJ’s passing serves as a reminder of the themes the show."

"JJ made the group even more aware of friendship, the importance of chosen family, and loyalty, which was seen throughout the season and especially in the finale," she continues. "Now that he is gone, the other Pogues will have to step up even more, creating a shift in their dynamic. While many believe that Outer Banks might not be worth watching after this finale, I truly think that it is only going to get even deeper and more interesting."

Let us know your thoughts on the Outer Banks season 4 ending on TikTok. And check out why This Heartbreaking Outer Banks 5 Theory Makes THAT Death Even More Emotional.

Outer Banks season 4 part 2 finally dropped November 7, and after theories were swirling around our favorite Pogues — is Sarah pregnant? Will JJ die? Will the group FINALLY get their hands on some treasure (and NOT lose it?) — we got the answers we'd been waiting for. And unfortunately, not all of them were answers we wanted. Sarah is indeed pregnant but the Pogues finally avenged Terrance, but in the final moments of the Outer Banks season 4 ending, we also lost JJ which is something I literally can't believe I'm writing. JJ and Kiara are the one couple fans latched onto (and that the cast and crew never saw coming) and to finally see them in a relationship only to lose JJ 10 episodes later? I'm heartbroken.

Creators Josh & Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke recently revealed Outer Banks season 5 will be "an epic fifth and final season," and there's one theory going around that makes that finale even more emotional. Here's everything you need to know aboutOuter Banksseason 5. Bring it on home John B.!

Keep Reading For The Latest News On Outer Banks Season 5

  • Outer Banks season 5 will be the last season of the hit Netflix show.
  • The series will follow Kiara and the Pogues getting revenge on Chander Groff for JJ's death.
  • Josh & Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke say "it will be our best [season] yet."

Is JJ really dead?

@unsiredd#obx#outerbanks#jjmaybank#johnbroutledge#johnb#sarahcameron#obx4#fyp#foryou#fireworks♬ Where'd All the Time Go? - Dr. Dog

There are a few theories about how Outer Banks season 5 will handle JJ's death (aside from Kiara's chilling vow to get revenge, of course). Some fans have their fingers crossed the group will use the Blue Crown to wish him back to life, while others are holding onto hope he was simply unconscious. But there's one theory that stands out among the rest to me: JJ is really dead, and this whole time, John B.'s narration has been telling his unborn child about his namesake.

The show teased Sarah and John B. will name their baby JJ, and since Outer Banks is all about family, friendship, and spending time with one another, the reveal that all along, Outer Banks has been the story of the Pogues' adventures would literally be the perfect way to send them off. I'm literally crying just thinking about it.

Will there be a 5th Outer Banks?

Yes, we're getting a fifth and final season of Outer Banks coming to Netflix soon. While we don't have an official release date yet, we're expecting to see the last installment in 2025 or 2026.

In their official letter "to all Pogues," creators Josh & Jonas Pate and Shannon Burke explain how a photo of teenagers on a beach during a power outage inspired them to create the hit show we've all come to know and love. "From this beginning, we imagined a mystery that would lead to a five-season journey of adventure, treasure hunting, and friendship," they say in an official letter. "At the time, seven years ago, it seemed impossible that we would really get to tell the whole five season story, but here we are, at the end of our fourth season, still chopping away."

"Now, with a little sadness, but also excitement, we're putting Season Four behind us and turning to Season Five, in which we hope to bring our beloved Pogues home in the way we imagined and planned years ago," they continue. "Season Five will be our last season, and we think it will be our best yet. We hope you'll join us for one more paddle out to the surf break."

I can't wait to see Outer Banks season 5, and TBH five seasons will round out the show perfectly considering each season focuses on a different Pogue. That means season 5 will probably focus on Sarah alongside Kiara's revenge. 👀 Stay tuned for all the OBX5 info you need to know.

Here's Yep, Outer Banks Season 4 Just Killed Off THAT Character in case you're still processing.