Wednesday, June 4, 2025

Taylor Swift has officially bought back the rights to the master recordings of her first six albums — music she lost control of in 2019 when her former label, Big Machine, sold them to Scooter Braun.

Braun later sold the masters to investment firm Shamrock Capital in a deal reportedly worth $300 million. Now, Swift has reclaimed them, confirming the news in a letter posted to her website.

"All of the music I've ever made now belongs to me," she wrote. "I've been bursting into tears of joy... ever since I found out this is really happening."

Meanwhile, over on TikTok, fans claimed their Eras Tour bracelets had started flashing again in sync with the announcement — a potential secret message from Swift?

One video speculated: "Did everyone else's Eras Tour bracelets start blinking again today?"

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This new trend is 'troubling' for Trump - and stats say he should be worried

Trump won't be happy to learn that a certain nickname has been catching on...

This is why your favourite celebrities including Pedro Pascal are wearing 'Protect The Dolls' t-shirts

It's much more than a fashion trend

Nintendo Switch 2's launch is just around the corner with the console releasing worldwide on June 5.

Demand for it is huge - preorders have been selling out across the globe and retailers' restock continues to be snapped up very quickly by those who have not secured one yet. There are still many who haven't managed to secure one.

Nintendo has said it is confident it can keep up with the high demand though and is continuing to prioritise manufacturing as many consoles as possible.

Launch titles include Mario Kart World, Cyberpunk 2077 and Nintendo Switch 2 Welcome Tour along with Switch 2 Edition upgrades of titles such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom.

Some people have managed to get their hands on consoles before the official release but cannot play any games on them as they are locked until a day one patch is installed.

The patch will go live on June 5 and players will need to connect their console to the internet and install it before they can play anything.

For all the latest on all things Nintendo and Switch 2 as they happen, keep it locked with our dedicated live blog below.

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If the devil works hard then Billy McFarland works harder, because somehow, Fyre Festival is back...again.

It was the disaster event that was, then wasn't, then was again when Fyre 2 was announced, then wasn't again when McFarland cancelled weeks before and put the Fyre name up for sale, and now apparently it's back on, but rebranding as something totally different.

As a reminder, the initial Fyre disaster, which saw the 33-year-old banged up for fraud, was a new, luxury festival concept introduced in 2017, promising attendees the chance to get up close with celebrities while relaxing on the white sandy shores of a Caribbean island.

Instead, it ended with a Netflix documentary detailing how guests who had paid thousands of dollars were fed dry cheese sandwiches, reduced to trash-piled campsites, and few of the weekend's artists performed - including drop outs from Blink-182 and Migos.

Fast forward to June 2025, and ticket holders received an email from Fyre with a new proposition.

"After news broke a few weeks ago that we were putting the FYRE IP up for sale, we got a message. A small beach resort and the island of Utila, Honduras had seen the headlines—and they had an idea. They have tapped FYRE to bring global attention to this off-the-map gem, programming unforgettable experiences, and simply enjoying life at the edge of the reef", it read.

"This was a no-brainer for us, so just like that, FYRE has found its way back to the spark that started it all. In early September, FYRE returns to the Caribbean for the FYRE Resort Pop-Up at Coral View Utila—a weeklong escape blending adventure, spontaneity, and paradise."

Taking place from 3-10 September, the new concept, rebranded as a hotel experience in Utila, Honduras, means existing Fyre ticket holders will be eligible for a three-night stay. For those who are not currently ticket holders rooms start at $198 per night for singles, $329 for couples, $399 for triples and $449 for the hotel's four-bed room - and a pass for Fyre will be thrown in with the booking.

A rare fish has washed up on Tasmania's Ocean Beach, and some people have shared superstitions that the appearance of the creature signals impending doom for the world.

(Not alarming at all...)

Sybil Robertson was casually walking her dog on the beach when she became one of the few to discover an oarfish.

"I was watching a sea eagle flying around and I noticed it was coming down onto the beach and I thought, 'That's unusual, I don't often see them land on the beach,'" Robertson recalled to ABC News AU.

She knew she could see a "long fish" which she estimated to be "a good three paces" in length (they can grow up to 8 metres in length), but wasn't exactly sure what species it was.

To understand what she found, Robertson took snaps of the fish and posted them to the Citizen Scientists of Tasmania social media page, where they confirmed it was indeed an oarfish.

A nickname for the oarfish is the "doomsday fish" because sightings of them have become linked with earthquakes, leading to the belief that over-six-metre-long fish can predict earthquakes or natural disasters.

This comes from Japanese folklore where the oarfish is called "Messenger of the Sea God" or ryūgū no tsukai.

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Love Island 2025: Islanders confirmed ahead of series 12 - including one you probably already follow

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