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Pop culture update: Music rankings, red carpet looks, and movie sequels

Billboard celebrates top female artists of the century
Pop culture update: Music rankings, red carpet looks, and movie sequels
 Billboard's Top 100 Female Artists
Billboard’s Top 100 Female Artists

Throughout the 21st century, female artists have made history on Billboard’s charts printing their names alongside iconic records. To celebrate the 25 years of great music that has been shared since the 200s, Billboard has released its ranking of the top 100 Women Artists so far this century. 

Claiming nearly countless wins on the dozens of rankings published by Billboard, Taylor Swift has been named as the 1st Women Artist of the 21st century, ranking based on performance on the Billboard 200 album chart and the Billboard Hot 100 chart, in which she had dominated on both. She is followed by Rhianna, Beyonce, Adele, Katy Perry, Lady Gaga, P!nk, Ariana Grande, Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys in the Top 10.

Jojo Siwa’s Crazy Looks

Once again Jojo Siwa has shocked people by her intriguing outfit at the iHeartRadio Music Awards red carpet. 

Many may remember when Jojo Siwa showed up to the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards red carpet in a see-through jumpsuit with dramatic makeup, known as her “Karma” look.  Well this year, Jojo Siwa wore a sparky denim set paired with a pink Versace bra and underwear. But most of the attention was what was on her head. 

She had on a custom long brunette wig from etsy, that was styled up into a circular updo decorated with a round pink bedazzled charm hanging in the middle. Her headpiece also came with two very jeweled curved pillars topped off with a large gemstone in the middle. But that wasn’t all, to finish it off her face makeup consisted of gemstones arranged across her eyes. According to People, Siwa has said that she had to do something as dramatic as the KISS-resembling costume she wore to last year’s event.

 Freakier Friday
Freakier Friday

After 22 years, a sequel to the 2003 version of Freaky Friday, called Freakier Friday, starring Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, is currently in the works and will be heading to theatres this year. 

On Disney’s Youtube channel, a trailer was released on March 14, 2025, the trailer follows Anna, played by Lindsay Lohan, and Tess, played by Jamie Lee Curtis, once again experiencing another body swap adventure. This time with Anna’s daughter and step daughter swapping bodies as well. leading to a double body swap. Original cast members such as Chad Michael Murray, Mark Harmon, Christina Vidal Michell, Haley Hudson, Lucille Soong, Stephen Tobolowsky and Rosalind Chao will return as well. Disney confirmed in October that Freakier Friday will be released in theatres on Aug. 8, 2025.

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Kailee Villarreal
Kailee Villarreal, Staff Writer
Kailee Villarreal, a junior, is a staff writer for the Arts and Entertainment section. Her way of having fun is reading books and listening to music. She often listens to rock and alternative music. One of her all time favorite movies is “Coraline,” which brings her comfort and interest.
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