The countdown is over, although there is surely further suspense to come. Following the ticking down of a countdown clock, Taylor Swift revealed news that fans have been waiting for — an original song in “Toy Story 5, titled “I Knew It, I Knew You,” coming out this Friday. And it’s being touted by Disney as “a return to country” for the crossover superstar, tied in with the franchise’s toy cowgirl character, Jessie. The song is available as a CD single through her webstore, with additional “acoustic” and “piano” versions available in addition to the studio rendition. The CDs are on sale there through Wednesday afternoon, as limited editions, and will ship June 19, the date the movie hits theaters. The hints that Swift was participating in “Toy Story 5” in some way began in April, but really got unsubtle Friday when billboards went up around the country with the acronym “TS” surrounded by 13 cartoon clouds, representing her oft-used lucky number. Disney’s social media accounts did some further rib-nudging over the weekend with tweets paraphrasing Swift lyrics as captions for the billboard images, some of which featured the character Jessie.

TMZ says Taylor Swift recently fell out with her longtime friends Miles Teller and his wife, Keleigh. The rift could keep them from attending the singer’s wedding to Travis Kelce. The report notes the ties are strained by lifestyle differences.

A Gene Wilder biopic is in the works, and people are already calling on them to cast Jeremy Allen White.

Page Six says Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has released his first-ever fragrance line for men and women. His three Papatui-branded fragrances are billed as “luxury without the luxury markup” because they cost only $40 per bottle. The Rock says, “I wanted to create something that was high-end and luxury without feeling out of reach. The right fragrance changes your energy the second you put it on. We obsessed over every detail to make sure they smell incredible, last and will become part of how my guys show up every day. These are layered, transportive, long-lasting scents that feel modern, confident, and elevate the day.”

If you love Animal Planet’s annual “Puppy Bowl” special on Super Bowl Sunday, the producers have now made a SOCCER version, called “World Pup”. “World Pup” premieres June 10th, the day before the World Cup.  U.S. World Cup veteran and CBS Sports host Jimmy Conrad will serve as the tournament’s “Rufferee”.  (Check out the trailer here.)

The Daily Mail says Microsoft founder Bill Gates has a creepy replica mannequin of himself. His stylists test outfits on the custom look-a-like each week.  The Wall Street Journal says the weekly routine helps pick outfits that make Bill look calm and approachable.

The NY Post says Bill Gates recently told staffers that his ex-wife accused him of having 20 affairs during their marriage. He admitted to two affairs with Russian women tied to Jeffrey Epstein. One woman was Mila Antonova, a Russian bridge player Gates met in 2010.   Another was a Russian nuclear physicist who worked for TerraPower.

Naughty But Nice says Taylor Swift’s circle of friends is allegedly getting smaller because of Travis Kelce. A source says, “It sounds like a love song, but they genuinely love being alone together. They have plenty of friends, but most of the time they’d rather just spend time with each other. Taylor used to have a huge circle around her. Now her world is much smaller, and Travis is at the center of it.”

TMZ says Taylor Swift recently fell out with her longtime friends Miles Teller and his wife, Keleigh. The rift could keep them from attending the singer’s wedding to Travis Kelce. The report notes the ties are strained by lifestyle differences.

Tim McGraw is back with not one, but TWO new songs.  They’re called “Song for America“ and “Pawn Shop Guitar“.  He says, quote, “It’s no secret that over the last few years I got sidelined with back and knee issues.  “That time was challenging on so many levels, but one of the positive things that came out of it, aside from physically being back to 100%, was that it gave me time to reflect on my life and to write songs.”

KCEN says the cast of ‘’Dutton Ranch’’ claims snake wranglers caught 3,400 rattlesnakes on the set of their show over eight months. Six snake wranglers were busy working full-time to make sure cast members Kelly Reilly,  Cole Hauser and others never got bit.

The National Examiner claims Travis Kelce has allegedly bought Elizabeth Taylor’s jewelry for Taylor Swift. The jewels include chandelier earrings, a ring and a bracelet from 1999. They were designed by Darlene de Sedle.  A sale last Christmas has dealers guessing the buyer was a sports agent.  A source tells the magazine, “The word is Travis bought them for Taylor.”

Page Six says Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson has released his first-ever fragrance line for men and women. His three Papatui-branded fragrances are billed as “luxury without the luxury markup” because they cost only $40 per bottle. The Rock says, “I wanted to create something that was high-end and luxury without feeling out of reach. The right fragrance changes your energy the second you put it on. We obsessed over every detail to make sure they smell incredible, last and will become part of how my guys show up every day. These are layered, transportive, long-lasting scents that feel modern, confident, and elevate the day.”

Heat World magazine says Hugh Jackman is allegedly upset that fellow Australian Nicole Kidman is siding with his ex-wife Debra Lee Furness.  A source says, “Hugh was upset that Nicole avoided him at the Met Gala. That was very fishy to him – and then afterwards, he heard through the grapevine that some not very nice things were being said, and that she was letting everyone know she is team Deb. That did not sit well with Hugh at all. He’s burning mad and is convinced that Nicole has been winding Deb up behind the scenes, because she’s gone from being very cooperative, and even agreeing to meet up with him and Sutton for a friendly lunch, to suddenly going on what looks to him like some snarky rampage. It’s come out of nowhere, at least in his view, because he thought they were on a good path. He’s looking for people to blame and he’s hit on Nicole because it seems as though she’s got this axe to grind with him.”

The Daily Mail says Meghan Markle is getting roasted online over a resurfaced interview from 2016 in which she mocked expensive candles. She told an audience at the time, “There are no $100 candles on my site. That’s so obnoxious! I just want things on there that you can have. And I want people who understand that ethos. I’ve always crafted it as “aspirational girl next door,” like you can aspire for it but totally attain it too.” Meghan is now selling a “Signature Scent” collection of candles on her “As Ever” website for a whopping $256.

Steven Spielberg tells E! News that he’s always believed aliens are real.  “I’ve always believed. Even as a child, my father was an electrical engineer, and he worked on the very first computer for RCA years and years ago. My dad put it into my mind that we are not alone. He wasn’t talking about Earth, he was talking about the cosmos. He said, ‘There’s intelligent life out there’. And my dad read a lot of science fiction, so I was born believing that out there, life exists, intelligent life exists.”

Josh Ross tells Billboard magazine that he wishes he could find the book that held some of his early song ideas. “I had a little three-ring, blue book where I would write short stories, lyrics, anything that was going on in my life. I would hide it under my bed. Now, it all makes sense to me. I wish I could find that book now. My family moved when I was in college and everything was piled into boxes. It would be cool to find it.”

Jason Aldean tells Holler Country magazine that he almost became a cattle rancher before the musical bug bit him. “When I was living in North Carolina, I had bought about 10 acres of land. I wanted to raise Black Angus and do the whole thing my uncles did when I was growing up. That’s what I wanted to do. But I just remember that feeling of knowing I’ve got to chase this music thing, and if I’m going to it, I’ve got to do it now”.

Morgan Wallen was recently doing an interview with People magazine when he said he grew up singing in church. “My dad is a preacher. Growing up, I went to church every time the doors were open. I’ve been singing in church and wherever else I got the chance since I was 3.”

Lainey Wilson tells Country Living magazine that she and her husband Duck Hodges want kids. “We definitely want to have a family, you know, time is ticking. Time is always ticking. But I think he and I would both be good parents, and I’d love to see him be a dad. Kids will be later. But we’re definitely going to do it.”

Jordan Davis was recently doing an interview with CountryNow.com when he said he struggles with being a dad and a country music superstar. “Balance with me has always been something that I’ve struggled with. And then especially when things started going well in music, you want to go out there and you want to play shows and you kind of want to capitalize on that. And then you also want to be a good dad and a good husband and be able to really juggle those two worlds.”

The Las Vegas Review-Journal says Morgan Wallen has donated $60,000 worth of musical instruments to two Las Vegas high schools. Cimarron-Memorial High School and Desert Pines High School will get violins, trumpets and bajo quintos. The donation is part of the Morgan Wallen Foundation’s 2026 Tour Give Back Program.