BTS just released new footage from its Mexico National Palace visit, and the real co-star is the crowd. About 50,000 fans packed the Zócalo as the group waved from a balcony with President Claudia Sheinbaum nearby. Most artists get a meet-and-greet; BTS got the part of government usually reserved for revolutions and World Cup trophies.

Another 60 Minutes fight has gone public. Sharyn Alfonsi says her CBS contract lapsed after she resisted pressure to soften accurate reporting; CBS is framing the mess as process and standards. That’s the magic of corporate news: one side says “editorial independence,” the other side asks if it can fit in a PowerPoint.

Packers running back Josh Jacobs has been released from Brown County jail, but prosecutors have not closed the file. The DA says more investigation is needed before deciding whether to file charges tied to domestic-abuse allegations. Jacobs’ lawyers say no charges have been filed at this time and that he denies wrongdoing.

John McClain, the veteran music executive who helped launch Janet Jackson and later co-ran Michael Jackson’s estate, has died at 71. He was one of those backstage figures most fans rarely see, but whose decisions shape what the world keeps hearing. Pop history has lost one of its quiet power brokers.

Bill Ackman’s $64 billion Universal Music bid just hit the richest possible pause button. Cyrille Bolloré says UMG should reject it, arguing the price is too low and the deal leans too much on UMG’s own wallet. It’s corporate karaoke: Ackman picked the song, but Bolloré is standing by the machine with the veto remote.

Chip Roy just lost the Texas attorney general runoff to Mayes Middleton, who sold himself as the more loyal MAGA choice. That’s the modern Republican primary in miniature: you can be very conservative, but if the loyalty meter beeps, the floor opens. Texas didn’t hold an election so much as a performance review from Mar-a-Lago.

Texas Republicans just fired their own senior senator. Ken Paxton beat John Cornyn in the GOP Senate runoff after Trump jumped in late, turning a four-term incumbent into a warning label for the establishment. In today’s party, seniority gets you a nicer office — not job security.

Packers running back Josh Jacobs has been arrested in Wisconsin, with police listing five domestic abuse-related charges. His attorneys say he denies the allegations, and investigators say the case is still active. The NFL has now entered its most familiar formation: “aware of the matter” under center, “no comment” in motion, and a very nervous conduct policy on the sideline.

Clarence B. Jones, Martin Luther King Jr.’s lawyer, adviser and speechwriter, has died at 95. Jones helped shape “I Have a Dream,” carried pages out of Birmingham Jail, and stayed in the work long after the cameras moved on. No punchline here — just a life that helped give a movement its words.

The UN Security Council is condemning a drone strike near the UAE’s Barakah nuclear plant, after an electricity generator was hit outside the inner perimeter. Officials say nuclear sites and civilian power systems cannot become bargaining chips in a regional fight. When the target list gets this close to a reactor, “de-escalation” stops sounding like diplomacy and starts sounding like basic fire safety.

The Chicks are taking Taking the Long Way back on the road for its 20th anniversary. The 16-date theater run starts Sept. 30 in Detroit and wraps Nov. 1 and 2 at L.A.’s Dolby Theatre, with the album played in full. Twenty years later, the grudge has aged beautifully — unlike anyone trying to buy tickets at 10 a.m.

Drake has turned chart history into home décor. After ICEMAN became his 15th Billboard 200 No. 1, “Janice STFU” gave him a 14th Hot 100 leader, passing Michael Jackson among male soloists. At this point the mansion doesn’t need art — it needs a museum docent with a streaming password.

John McClain, a major behind-the-scenes force in the Jackson music empire, has died at 71. He helped guide Janet Jackson’s Control era, then co-ran Michael Jackson’s estate after 2009 through albums, stage shows, films, and catalog deals. Pop history isn’t only made under the spotlight — sometimes it’s made by the person deciding where the spotlight goes next.

Drake’s ICEMAN opened with 462.2 million U.S. streams, because apparently albums now come with their own server bill. Billboard says he now owns the five biggest R&B/hip-hop streaming weeks ever. At this point, he is not releasing music so much as conducting a national stress test on everyone’s autoplay.

Stan Lee is getting an AI encore. ElevenLabs says it has partnered with Stan Lee Universe to bring his voice and likeness to its Reader app, starting with Treasure Island, with more books planned. So Treasure Island finally gets what every classic novel apparently needed: a posthumous cameo and a licensing department.

The wellness aisle is having a very unwell week. FDA says a new Salmonella outbreak is linked to recalled MOGO moringa capsules, with 18 illnesses in 14 states, and earlier moringa recalls may still be sitting in cabinets. Check the lot number before your “natural cleanse” turns out to be run by bacteria.

Check the supplement shelf: CDC says 18 Salmonella cases in 14 states are linked to recalled Mogo moringa capsules, with seven hospitalizations and no reported deaths. The products were sold online and may still be in homes. The wellness aisle promised a cleanse; unfortunately, public health says start with the counter.

Sharyn Alfonsi’s CBS contract has lapsed after the fight over a pulled 60 Minutes CECOT story, and she says she is not resigning. So now CBS has a very awkward newsroom question: is this still about journalism, or about making the furniture match the new owners? When 60 Minutes needs a meeting to decide whether it’s still 60 Minutes, the stopwatch is not the tense part.

60 Minutes now has its own stopwatch drama. Sharyn Alfonsi says her CBS contract expired with no renewal outreach, after she fought Bari Weiss over a report on U.S. deportations to El Salvador. The show built on tough questions is now stuck on the toughest one in corporate media: who made HR the executive producer?

French actor Pierre Deny has died at 69 after a sudden battle with ALS. Global viewers knew him as Louis de Léon, the JVMA boss on Emily in Paris, while French audiences knew him from decades of television. It’s a quiet goodbye to a performer many people recognized before they knew his name.

Bill Ackman’s $64 billion run at Universal Music just hit the bouncer. Cyrille Bolloré, boss of UMG’s largest shareholder, says the offer is too cheap, too self-funded, and too Ackman for the label’s long game. That is corporate French for: lovely pitch deck, please see yourself out through the gift shop.

French actor Pierre Deny has died at 69 after what his family described as a sudden, severe ALS illness. To Netflix viewers, he was Louis de Léon on Emily in Paris; in France, he was a decades-long TV fixture. It’s a reminder that a supporting role can be small on the call sheet and huge in the memory.

Big tours are still giant — just not levitating anymore. Billboard says the top 50 tours have pulled in more than $2.7 billion at midyear, while growth slows and average ticket prices ease. So yes, live music is still printing money. The printer just sounds tired.

Lady Gaga and Bad Bunny just made Billboard’s midyear touring report look like a photo finish. Gaga is at $236.2 million, Bad Bunny at $230.3 million — the first time two acts have both cleared $200 million by midyear. At that point, it’s less “summer tour” and more two pop empires seeing who can invoice Earth faster.

Bad Bunny is making the midyear touring charts look crowded — mostly by him. Billboard says his world tour has pulled in $230.3 million and sold 1.5 million tickets, leading three Boxscore categories after 27 shows. At this point, the merch table may need its own finance department.

Universal Music’s takeover drama just hit the rich-person version of “try again.” Bill Ackman wants UMG for about $64 billion, but Bolloré boss Cyrille Bolloré is urging the board to say no, arguing the price is too low and the deal leans too much on UMG’s own money. In normal life, that’s like buying dinner with your date’s wallet and calling it romance.

The Mayhem Ball didn’t just tour; it filed quarterly results in platform boots. Billboard says Lady Gaga grossed $236.2 million in the first half of its Boxscore year, a midyear record, with 1.2 million tickets sold. At this point, the encore is just an accountant walking out and waving a calculator.

Spencer Pratt has gone from reality-TV villain to LA mayoral contender, and he’s no longer treating it like a cameo. Vanity Fair says he first wanted to politically damage Karen Bass; now he says he’s “for sure” going to win. Los Angeles wanted better city services and somehow got a season finale with ballot access.

Trump is bringing the Cabinet in while trying to land a deal to end the Iran war. The hard part is not just getting Tehran to yes — it is getting Washington to stop arguing over what counts as victory. Peace talks are complicated enough before they become a group project with nameplates.

Texas Republicans just traded the safe sedan for the fireworks truck. Ken Paxton knocked off John Cornyn, setting up Democrat James Talarico for the race Democrats have been begging to run. In Texas, even a Senate primary can look at regular drama and say: make it bigger.