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The Rolling Stones, one of the most influential and enduring British rock bands in music history, made an exciting announcement Tuesday that their 25th full-length studio album, titled ‘Foreign Tongues’, will hit global music platforms and retail shelves on July 10. This upcoming release arrives less than three years after the band’s 2023 record ‘Hackney Diamonds’ — a project that broke commercial records by claiming the number one spot on album charts across more than a dozen countries and earned widespread critical praise from music critics worldwide. Notably, ‘Hackney Diamonds’ itself was the band’s first new studio collection in 18 years, marking a highly anticipated comeback that far exceeded industry expectations. Alongside confirming the official release date via an online announcement Tuesday, the legendary group also dropped the album’s first lead single, ‘In The Stars’, giving fans an early taste of the new material.

A behind-the-scenes video shared to the band’s official Instagram channel offered audiences a glimpse into the recording process, capturing founding members Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, both 82 years old, alongside 78-year-old bassist Ronnie Wood as they collaborated in the recording studio. A public promotional event hosted in New York by comedian Conan O’Brien brought the three band members together to open up about their creative process for the new album, with exclusive previews of several unreleased tracks played for attendees.

Speaking at the event, Jagger emphasized that the band still finds deep joy in creating new music, saying, “We’re still having a lot of fun. It’s a lot of fun, but also a lot of concentration.” When O’Brien complimented Jagger’s still-powerful, clear vocals — noting that many performers’ voices weaken with age, while Jagger’s remains “absolutely impeccable” and full of force — Jagger joked with the audience, “Well, I was taking a lot more drugs in 1968,” before sharing the straightforward secret to his vocal longevity: “The secret is practice… it’s simple.”

Andrew Watt, one of the producers tapped to work on ‘Foreign Tongues’, opened up about the experience of collaborating with the iconic band in an interview with AFP, calling the project the highlight of his career. “I had the time of my life. I’m the biggest fan in the world,” he said.

While the band did not officially announce a supporting concert tour during the New York event, multiple media outlets have confirmed that tour plans were considered by the band’s management team but ultimately scrapped over concerns about the health risks associated with extensive touring for the band’s aging members. The new album will feature high-profile guest appearances from two music legends: former Beatles bassist and solo star Paul McCartney, and The Cure’s frontman Robert Smith.

The official announcement came after weeks of growing fan and industry speculation that a new record was on the way. Last month, the band quietly released a limited-edition vinyl-only single under the alias The Cockroaches — a pseudonym they have used for decades to play unannounced secret shows. The track, titled ‘Rough And Twisted’, was sold exclusively at select record stores in the UK priced at exactly £10.07, a detail that led sharp-eyed fans to correctly predict the July 10 release date long before the official confirmation.

What started as a costly legal threat has turned into a marketing windfall for a tiny French craft brewery, after Yoko Ono’s legal team forced the stop on the company’s popular “John Lemon” beer, a play on the name of late Beatles icon John Lennon.

Aurélien Picard, founder of Brasserie de l’Imprimerie based in the small Brittany town of Bannalec, revealed he first received a formal legal notice from Ono’s lawyers in late March. The notice ordered the micro-brewery to immediately phase out the controversial brand name, recall all existing stock from shelves, and pay substantial royalty fees for using the likeness of Ono’s late husband, one of the most famous musicians of the 20th century.

Picard shared details of the demand with Agence France-Presse, noting the financial terms were steep for the small operation: the initial royalty demand hit 100,000 euros (equivalent to roughly $117,000), with daily penalties ranging from 150 to 1,000 euros if the brewery refused to comply. “Basically, they demanded we recall all our product and immediately stop using the brand,” Picard said.

After weeks of negotiation between the brewery’s side and Ono’s legal team, a compromise was reached: the 2-person brewery was permitted to sell through its existing stock of 5,000 bottles of the pale ale by July 1, after which all production of the John Lemon brand would cease permanently.

What neither side anticipated, however, was the massive surge in consumer interest sparked by the public legal dispute. News of Ono’s challenge to the small craft brewery spread rapidly across local and international media, turning the little-known beer into a viral must-have product. In just a matter of days, nearly the entire remaining stock sold out.

Describing the sudden rush of sales as “crazy,” Picard told reporters that less than 1,000 bottles remained on shelves as of the latest update. Calling the turn of events “kind of funny, amid our misfortune,” the brewer noted that the unexpected publicity has turned a potential business setback into a surprising boon for the small company.

The John Lemon brand was first launched five years ago, as one of several of the brewery’s beers that lean into playful puns on celebrity names. Picard said the name struck the team as “cool” when it was first developed. For years, the beer was sold only within a 40-kilometer radius of the brewery, distributed primarily to local liquor stores and independent restaurants, with total annual production for the entire brewery hovering between 50,000 and 80,000 bottles.

Now, the brewery is racing to find a new name for its popular blonde ale. Picard’s first proposed rebrand, “Jaune Lemon” – which translates to “Yellow Lemon” in French – was rejected by Ono’s legal team, leaving the small team back at the drawing board to pick a new title that will avoid further legal conflict.

One of the most anticipated annual events in global fashion and celebrity culture, the Met Gala, once again transformed New York’s iconic Metropolitan Museum of Art into the most high-profile red carpet on the planet this year. Bringing together A-list actors, chart-topping musicians, legendary athletes, groundbreaking artists and visionary designers, the invitation-only event doubles as a major charity gathering, where guests showcase their most daring, thoughtful sartorial choices for the annual theme. This year’s theme, “Fashion is Art,” invited attendees to blur the lines between high fashion and fine art, and the night delivered no shortage of viral, standout moments. Below, we break down the top five can’t-miss highlights from the 2026 Met Gala.

### 1. Beyoncé’s Late, Legendary Entrance With Her Whole Family
For hours during the red carpet arrival process, attendees and viewers alike kept one question top of mind: when would Beyoncé make her appearance? Unlike this year’s other co-chairs, who followed the traditional practice of arriving early to the event—tennis icon Venus Williams and Oscar-winning actress Nicole Kidman both made their entrance promptly at the start of the night—Beyoncé saved her reveal for the end of the red carpet, and the hype was worth every minute of the wait.

The global superstar left the entire fashion world stunned in a custom diamond skeleton gown from designer Olivier Rousteing. Layered over a skin-toned mesh base, the bejeweled bone detailing stretched all the way to the tips of her fingers, and the look was completed with a luxe feathered coat and an intricate, one-of-a-kind headpiece. By her side stood rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z, her husband, looking sharp in a tailored black tuxedo with tails, and their 14-year-old daughter Blue Ivy Carter, who turned heads in a strapless creamy white gown complete with a voluminous puffy train and matching cropped jacket. Speaking to Vogue on the red carpet, Beyoncé called the moment surreal, noting that sharing the iconic Met Gala experience with her daughter made it extra special, and added that she thought Blue Ivy looked absolutely incredible.

### 2. Saint Laurent Dominated the Red Carpet From Head to Toe
As a member of the Met Gala’s host committee—the leadership tier one level below official co-chairs—Saint Laurent creative director Anthony Vaccarello made sure his brand’s aesthetic was front and center throughout the entire night, with dozens of A-list guests stepping out in his designs.

The brand’s presence stretched from Zoe Kravitz, who served alongside Vaccarello on the host committee, to 90s supermodel legend Kate Moss, and breakout star Connor Storrie of the hit series *Heated Rivalry*. Rapper and singer Doja Cat, another host committee member, wowed onlookers in a draped latex gown with a modest high neckline cut through with a dramatic thigh-high slit that left plenty of room for edge. Multiple 2026 Grammy nominee Rose, of Blackpink and the chart-topping Bruno Mars collaboration “APT,” opted for a sleek, chic strapless black gown with a high slit and an oversized statement bird brooch cinching her waist, all from the Saint Laurent design house.

### 3. Iconic Music Legends Shared the Carpet With K-Pop’s Biggest Stars
This year’s guest list brought together decades of music industry royalty, mixing legendary Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees with the biggest names in contemporary global pop, including K-pop’s most beloved acts. On the legacy side of the lineup, Madonna, Cher, and Stevie Nicks all made appearances, alongside Met Gala veteran Rihanna—global pop superstar, founder of Fenty Beauty, and one of the event’s most iconic recurring guests. Representing K-pop were all four members of Blackpink—Jennie, Rosé, Lisa, and Jisoo—alongside the trio of creators behind “Golden,” the breakout hit from the Netflix animated film *KPop Demon Hunters*.

Each legend brought their own distinctive take on the “Fashion is Art” theme: Madonna chose a wispy Saint Laurent slip dress paired with a muted gray cape carried by seven attendants and a dramatic towering hat that featured a sculpted ship detail. Cher went in a contrasting leather-and-lace Burberry gown, while Stevie Nicks opted for a coordinated deep blue ensemble complete with a matching top hat. Rihanna, who made headlines at last year’s gala when she revealed her third pregnancy, returned this year in a sculptural silver Maison Margiela gown with an intricately beaded bodice and an Art Deco-inspired statement headpiece. For the K-pop contingent, EJAE—who has already won an Oscar, Grammy, and Golden Globe for writing “Golden”—stood out in a shimmering silver column gown from Swarovski, finished with traditional Korean ornamental hairpins called binyeo, per Vogue.

### 4. *Heated Rivalry* Breakout Stars Brought Their On-Screen Rivalry to the Red Carpet
Over the past 12 months, Connor Storrie and Hudson Williams, the two lead stars of the smash-hit gay hockey romance series *Heated Rivalry*—based on Rachel Reid’s best-selling novels—have taken the entertainment and fashion worlds by storm, and they brought their magnetic chemistry to this year’s Met Gala. Fans have long been split into Team Rozanov and Team Hollander, after their respective characters Ilya Rozanov and Shane Hollander, and the pair did not disappoint on the red carpet.

Storrie, who plays the charismatic, outgoing Ilya Rozanov, arrived first in a sleek black Saint Laurent suit, pairing it with a sleeveless black shirt dotted with white that extended into a long train trailing down his back—revealed only after he removed his suit jacket. Williams, who portrays the more reserved Shane Hollander, opted for the bolder look of the two: a pale blue Balenciaga suit with a cropped jacket that left his chest bare, paired with a sheer black train that evoked the dramatic flair of a couture matador costume.

### 5. Guests Dived Into Whimsy To Fully Embrace The “Fashion is Art” Theme
While many celebrities opted for more understated, traditional formal wear for the night, several attendees fully leaned into the 2026 theme “Fashion is Art,” creating wearable, living works of art that brought famous paintings and sculptures to life on the red carpet.
*Game of Thrones* star Gwendoline Christie turned heads in a dramatic off-the-shoulder red gown from British designer Giles Deacon, paired with a colorful feathered hat and holding a custom face mask, designed to evoke the mood and composition of a classic John Singer Sargent portrait. Japanese tennis star Naomi Osaka made her Met Gala debut in a head-turning Robert Wun look: she started the night in an oversized white coat accented with red feathers, which she removed to reveal a form-fitting red gown covered in thousands of shimmering red Swarovski crystals. Broadway star Ben Platt paid homage to theatrical art history, wearing a pale green and sky blue suit printed to replicate Georges Seurat’s iconic pointillist painting “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte”—the direct inspiration for Stephen Sondheim’s beloved musical *Sunday in the Park with George*. Model and celebrity Halloween costume icon Heidi Klum channeled fine art sculpture, wearing a draped white gown that was crafted and styled to look like a polished marble statue come to life.

Perched beside the thundering 120-meter cascade of Switzerland’s Reichenbach Falls, dozens of Sherlock Holmes enthusiasts gathered on Sunday to bring one of crime fiction’s most iconic scenes to life, marking 135 years since Arthur Conan Doyle wrote the detective’s fateful duel with his arch-nemesis Professor James Moriarty.

Nearly 60 members of the 75-year-old Sherlock Holmes Society of London made the themed pilgrimage through Swiss sites tied to the beloved stories, ending their three-day journey in the Bernese Oberland town of Meiringen before boarding a funicular to the falls itself. Every attendee embraced the occasion, arriving in detailed Victorian-era costumes portraying a wide array of characters from Doyle’s canon—from Holmes’ sharp-tongued landlady Mrs Hudson and the King of Bohemia to the missing rugby player and figures from less frequently adapted tales.

Taking on the role of the criminal mastermind Moriarty was British lawyer Peter Horrocks, clad in a black tailored suit and formal top hat. Standing amid the roar and mist of the rushing falls, he shared how the setting and costume deepened the experience for the assembled fans. “It does transform you, just wearing the clothes, and hunching a bit,” he said. “This is so atmospheric, it absolutely brings Sherlockians closer to the story.”

Playing the intrepid detective himself was British motoring author Philip Porter, who held the character’s signature pipe in one hand and magnifying glass in the other. He traced the enduring global appeal of Conan Doyle’s work, which continues to draw new generations of fans more than a century after it was first published. “The stories have unique appeal—full of Victorian atmosphere, the triumph of good over evil, and some wonderful characters to draw in devotees,” Porter explained. “We have very little in common in real life, but we are brought together by the Sherlock Holmes canon.”

The reenactment followed every beat of the iconic showdown: after a tense grapple on the narrow ledge above the falls, Holmes and Moriarty fell into the pose captured by Sidney Paget’s famous 1893 original illustration before seemingly tumbling into the churning pool below. Then, as written, Dr. Watson rushed to the spot, his desperate cries of “Holmes!” echoing off the rocky cliffs, where he found the farewell letter Holmes had left behind, confirming his friend’s apparent death.

For many attendees, the immersive tribute stirred genuine emotion. Helene Vrot, who traveled from near Paris and dressed in a replica 1895 gown with the era’s famously voluminous huge sleeves, called the moment deeply moving. “When Watson found the note, frankly I had tears in my eyes. It’s an opportunity to make memories with people who have the same kind of mind,” she said.

Jean-Marie Zubia, who portayed Laura Lyons from *The Hound of the Baskervilles* and traveled from Washington state in the U.S., described the event as a “total immersion” into the Victorian world Doyle brought to life. “It’s amazing to be surrounded by all the other Sherlockians here, because they get to talk non-stop about what I’m so passionate about… the minutiae that goes into every single story,” she said.

Even unexpected visitors stumbled into the one-of-a-kind gathering. A passing trail runner did a shocked double-take when he emerged from the hiking trail to find a crowd of costumed 19th-century characters, while a young first-time visitor from China, Kitty, found herself accidentally at the center of the celebration. The 24-year-old robotics student at the University of Manchester, who made a solo pilgrimage to the falls to mark the anniversary and wore a classic Holmes deerstalker, could not hide her excitement. “Wow! It’s very lucky of me to meet Mr Sherlock Holmes and Doctor Watson and Professor Moriarty and Colonel Moran!” she said. “This is my dream place. It’s beautiful — just like Watson wrote in his diary.”

This year’s gathering also marked another milestone: the 75th anniversary of the Sherlock Holmes Society of London, which counts more than 1,000 members across the globe. Trip coordinator Markus Geisser, who dressed as the German spy Von Bork for the event, told reporters that nearly half of attendees on the pilgrimage were first-timers, proving that the tradition of immersive Holmes fandom has not faded. “Travelling to Switzerland in a Victorian costume is still something that people actually like to do,” he said, adding that the community of fans offers far more than just reenactments: “it’s a chance to meet likeminded people… in my case, I met my wife.”

Conan Doyle originally killed off Holmes at Reichenbach Falls in his 1893 short story *The Adventure of the Final Problem*, wanting to focus his writing on other works. But widespread public outcry from heartbroken fans forced the author to resurrect the detective a decade later, and the character’s popularity has remained undimmed to this day.