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Cardi B 's "Bodak Yellow," the debut major-label single that quickly turned the New York rapper into a cultural sensation, is now the No. 1 song in the U.S.,  topping  the  Billboard  Hot 100 as of Monday (September 25). The news comes after the song  sat  in the No. 2 spot behind Taylor Swift's " Look What You Made Me Do " for a few weeks. The latest chart info finds "Bodak Yellow" on top and Post Malone's "Rockstar" debuting at No. 2, pushing Swift down to third.

Between the  X Factor   clips and the tour footage from concert films like 2013’s   One Direction: This Is Us , and its follow-up,   One Direction: Where We Are , Styles’s personality shines, as does the intensity of his talent. But his music videos show that his charisma lends itself especially well to productions with a flair for the dramatic. Not just anyone can pull off a “Jailhouse Rock”-era Elvis impression, hang with masked ballerinas in the desert, or fly through the air with the greatest of ease sans-trapeze. Styles can. Read on to see the proof.

Migos’s work ethic in the studio majorly impressed Gucci — they recorded “I Get The Bag” in a single day and came up with everything on the spot — and working with Offset proved to be no different. “He’s just driven and he’s super talented,” Gucci said. “The Migos in general, I feel like they’re the dopest group out right now. Individually, all of them are amazing. They’re so different, but at the same time, they’re all hard-working. One thing I can say about working with [Offset] by himself is, he’s serious. He don’t play around. He’s trying to make the best verse he ever made every time I’ve seen him in the studio.” Keep your eyes peeled for the “Met Gala” video coming soon, and check out  Mr. Davis  when it arrives on October 13.

I was struggling with a lot stuff," he said. "I was not confident in my ability to just leap back onto a set. It took a lot of work. Even up to the last minute, there was so much doubt and so much fear. Genuinely. Ultimately, I thought it would be best to push through all that. My thinking was that it would help me, [and] it really did." It turns out that getting back to work was exactly what O'Brien needed to feel like himself again. However, that doesn't mean he's the same person he was 18 months ago. "I've learned a lot from the past year of my life. In a lot of weird ways, it made me grow," O'Brien said. "I was really angry for a long time. At this point I'm really at peace with it and really happy that I'm OK." American Assassin  hits theaters September 15 .

I’m from Houston, born and raised, but I’ve been living in L.A. for about two years. I have a place in Houston and my four-year-old daughter lives there, so I come back every other weekend to see her. It wasn’t a weekend to see my daughter, but when I found out about the hurricane, I ended up booking a flight because I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself if something happened to her and I wasn’t there. Once I got here, I saw that she was secure. I saw that she wouldn’t really be affected and that she and her mother had enough food and enough things to be all right. That’s when I thought, ‘Well, it’s time to help other people who aren’t as good.’  First, I took my friend home in the middle of the storm on Saturday. I have a 2016 Jeep Wrangler and it sits pretty high, so it can kind of get on the water and be OK. While I was taking him home, I saw this man who was about 75 years old. He said, ‘Hey, would it be OK if you take me up a couple streets?’ He was literally walking in fo...

At an intimate, stripped-down performance at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles, Mendes ran through his biggest hits in a largely acoustic setting, including quieter takes on "There's Nothin' Holding Me Back" and "Mercy" and a new piano reworking of "Stitches ." Mendes brought in the strings, too, for "Bad Reputation," and encouraged a crowd singalong for the emotional "Roses." Be sure to keep an eye out for Bleachers' upcoming  Unplugged  show which, if the 2017 VMAs per show  is any indication, should be a very big, brash occasion (even if they're playing acoustic guitars).

Have you ever wanted to attend Hogwarts but never had the acceptance letter to grant you entry? Now's your chance to pounce. Harry Potter's original Hogwarts acceptance letter from  Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone   is going up for auction, and it can be yours for around £3,000 (or roughly $4,000 USD). Movie memorabilia collector Prop Store is holding a humungous auction on September 26 in London, and among the items are Buddy's costume from  Elf , a stop-motion puppet from  Corpse Bride , and Jack Nicholson's jacket from  The Shining . And of course, Harry's Hogwarts letter — well, the envelope, which was addressed to Mr. H. Potter, The Cupboard under the Stairs, 4. Privet Drive, Little Whinging, SURREY. The prop comes with a letter of authenticity from Warner Bros. The real, wax Hogwarts seal was broken by little Daniel Radcliffe in Chris Columbus's first  Potter  film, but that only makes it more authentic.

Pennywise – the demonic, bloodthirsty clown plucked fresh from our nightmares and Stephen King's  It  — is enough of a fright on-screen that we don't need to worry about someone trying to measure up to him IRL. So to the person (or people) attempting to lure people into the sewers of southern Pennsylvania with red balloons for the sake of a really good prank:  STAHHHHP . In a Facebook post on September 5, the LBPD admitted that they "give points for creativity, however we want the local prankster to know that we were completely terrified as we removed these balloons from the grates and we respectfully request they do not do that again." Very much so same.  It  hits theaters on September 8. Approach a red balloon (or your local sewer, for that matter) at your own risk.

Of course that meant that the chemistry between  It 's cast of young actors would be instrumental to the film's success. Knowing this, producers arranged a 10-day bootcamp prior to the start of principal photography so that the cast could not only bond but also immerse themselves in the 1980s, when the film is set. (For  Stranger Things star  Finn Wolfhard , that wasn't so hard.) It didn't take long for the kids of  It  to become best friends. "After the first couple of days we knew everything about each other," Wyatt Oleff (Stan Uris) told MTV News at press day for the film last month. "We were best friends. We had sleepovers. It was great."

Sugar, spice, and everything nice. It's the simple recipe that created a powerpuffful trio of color-coordinated, crime-stopping heroines known as The powerpuff girl . But this month, Cartoon Network plans to change up the formula and reveal an official fourth  member of the team. Hold. Up. What is a fourth Powerpuff Girl doing in Townsville? And does Professor Utonium know about her existence? We'll have to wait until the super-powered, as-yet-unnamed character is revealed in  The Powerpuff Girls: Power of Four , a five-part movie event, for the full details on this mysterious new Puff recruit. Until then, we have this sneak peek photo of the new Powerpuff Girl (or at least her sparkly silhouette) to analyze for any clues. Let the speculation begin!

"The inspiration behind 'Out Loud' came from the poems in my book," Gabbie revealed to MTV News about the tune (and her upcoming tome  Adultolescence ). "I really wanted to bring the poetry to life with a beautiful melody. This song is about loss -- whether it's a breakup, a death, moving schools, a fallout with a friend." Gabbie continued: "I hope everyone listening realizes that we all experience these emotions and experiences, and we shouldn't be ashamed to share them." Check out the lyric video for "Out Loud" below -- and stay with MTV News for more  TRL -related updates before the show's premiere on October 2!

MTV followed 5H in the days leading up to last month’s VMAs , and we recorded it all for your viewing pleasure. And because this is 2017 and technology is effin’ dope and limitless, we used 360-degree video to let you see every single side of the action. From the group’s dance practices and stage rehearsals, to their pre-show primping and post-show celebrating, this is your all-access pass to 5H’s “most iconic performance” to date (Ally’s words, not mine). Watch and be awed:

The couple's third child will join the ever-growing family, including big sister North, 4, and Saint, 21 months. Kimye were married in May 2014. KKW has been vocal about her pregnancy complications in the past and also discussed finding a surrograte on her show,  Keeping Up With The Kardashians . According to  People 's source, a surrogate was the best decision for Baby No. 3. "After talking to Kanye, I think that I always knew that surrogacy was an option, but I didn't think it was that realistic of an option. Now I feel like that's my reality," Kardashian-West explained on the show. "I feel like surrogacy really is the only other option for me."

On August 11 and 12, protestors gathered to denounce Confederate statues and the white supremacists who were defending them. While they were rallying, a car drove into the crowd, killing Heather Heyer and injuring at least 19 others. "I want people to know that Heather never marched alone," Heyer's mother, Susan Bro, said at the VMAs15 days after her daughter's death. "She was always joined by people from every race and background in this country." The funds from the Charlottesville concert will go to victims of the attack and their families, first responders, and affiliated local and national peace organizations.

It looks like every season SZA   season. The 26-year-old singer owned the summertime with the release of her debut album,   CTRL , and with her  VMA   nomination for Best New Artist. And now, she’s riding into autumn as MTV’s Push: Artist to Watch for the month of September. SZA recently dropped the video for her new single,"supermodel" a caustic kiss-off in which she bluntly addresses a no-good ex and her own insecurities. Speaking about the track with MTV News, she admitted, “That song was the easiest song to make on my album. It was like a hodge-podge of all my thoughts.”

Sam Washington, 19, is familiar with the halls and corners of Convent House . As he makes his way through the shelter, he points out the waterline, where the carpets were ripped up, and the spots of ceiling that sprung leaks. "This room had it bad." A shelter and facility that provides meals, services, and a place to sleep for homeless and at-risk youth, Covenant House was a constant refuge for Sam  before  Hurricane Harvey made landfall in southeastern Texas and ravaged Houston with rain for days. A recovering alcoholic and addict, Sam had stayed at Covenant House before, and that's where he returned when the father of the friend he was crashing with kicked him out of the house when the storm started. "I slept outside on their porch until the rain stopped," he tells MTV News. "I hurried and came back this way because I knew that they were gonna accept me."

Charli XCX  recently gave "Boys" an acoustic makeover, but rest assured, it's still a bop. Her new version, released Thursday (August 31), slows down the boy-crazy song and gives it a slightly more romantic vibe. Can you imagine  Joe Jonas eating pancakes or  Jack Antonoff  getting swole to this tune?

Back in 2015, Lavigne was diagnosed with Lyme disease, and she took time off to heal before heading back to work. Though it's been "long recovery," she's so dedicated to the new material that she wants to make sure it's a perfect: "You only deserve my best effort and that's what I'm going to deliver!" In the meantime, we'll be heading to the karaoke bar and alternating between "Complicated," "Girlfriend," and "I'm With You" depending on how the rest of the day goes and how deep in the feelings we get. Honestly, it'll probably just be "Sk8er Boi" on repeat, because THIS IS CAUSE FOR CELEBRATION.

It's been a few years since Sam Smith   released new music, but the wait will be over before you know it. In a heartfelt note to fans Thursday (August 31), he promised that "something" is coming "very very very soon." "Thank you for being so patient and for letting me have the past year to really escape into my mind and write music so freely," he wrote. "I feel so rejuvenated and have so many stories I can't wait to tell you." GAH! How excited are you? The last stories he told — "Stay With Me," "I'm Not the Only One," and "Like I Can," all off his debut album,  In the Lonely Hour  — earned him four Grammys, including Record of the Year, at the 2015 awards show. Hopefully his next round of storytelling remains just as powerful and relatable.

If it was up to him, we might've seen Antonoff as a boxer instead. But maybe we'll see that in a future Bleachers video? "I'm still interested in making a boxing video because I like how the pants sit high and I think it makes the body look nice," he said. Watch Antonoff talk about living out such a dream around the 9:25 mark of the video above. And then check him out striking an alternate pose in the behind-the-scenes "Girls" clip that Charli posted to YouTube a few weeks ago.

Sam Washington, 19, is familiar with the halls and corners of Convent House  As he makes his way through the shelter, he points out the waterline, where the carpets were ripped up, and the spots of ceiling that sprung leaks. "This room had it bad." A shelter and facility that provides meals, services, and a place to sleep for homeless and at-risk youth, Covenant House was a constant refuge for Sam  before  Hurricane Harvey made landfall in southeastern Texas and ravaged Houston with rain for days. A recovering alcoholic and addict, Sam had stayed at Covenant House before, and that's where he returned when the father of the friend he was crashing with kicked him out of the house when the storm started. "I slept outside on their porch until the rain stopped," he tells MTV News. "I hurried and came back this way because I knew that they were gonna accept me."

Earlier this morning, Albus Severus Potter nervously arrived on Platform 9¾ at King's Cross Station in London. He was accompanied by his famous father Harry, his mom Ginny, and his siblings James Sirius and Lily Luna. After a pep talk, he boarded the Hogwarts Express, just like his father had done 26 years ago, en route to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry for the very first time. Today not only marks the anniversary of The Boy Who Lived's iconic story, but it's also known as the exact day (September 1, 2017) that Severus Potter, Rose Granger-Weasley, and Scorpius Malfoy started their own magical journey at Hogwarts in the "19 Years Later" epilogue of  Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows .

Fans of Twisty the Clown , rejoice! Your favorite psychopathic neighborhood clown is back to terrorize your eyeballs in   American Horrow Story:Cult , which premieres September 5. Twisty, who made his ghastly debut in  AHS: Freak Show , will feature prominently in the forthcoming seventh installment of the FX series — as a comic book character. Don't worry: Twisty's ink-and-paper counterpart is every bit as terrifying as his real self. The latest promo for  Cult  teases Twisty's long-awaited return. (Fans of the murderous clown will be happy to know this isn't the full extent of Twisty's role in Season 7. In fact, he unexpectedly pops up quite a few times throughout the first three episodes of the season, which MTV News has screened.)

Serena Williams has just given birth to her daughter, and Beyonce  is thrilled for Sir and Rutio to have another brand new baby of a bestie to hang with. Beyoncé's own birthday is coming up on September 4, so Williams's little girl has just joined her astrological ranks as a Virgo. Needless to say, the tiny one is in exceptional company. Congrats to Williams, Ohanesian, and their baby girl!

We've established that the "old" Taylor Swift   is dead and that she, herself, killed her in cold blood with "Look What You Make Do ." A little over a week after dropping that major shift of a single, she's back with another one off her forthcoming sixth album,  Reputation . "...Ready For It?" is as dance floor-minded as "Look What You Made Me Do," and her vocals are nearly as monotone on the verses, at least. But "...Ready For It?" sounds a hell of a lot more familiar than the track that came before it, if only because you could almost sing the "Wildest Dream" chorus over this one and she's once again drawing inspiration from a lover (or a lover lost).

Chris Evans has spent much of the last decade crushing bad guys, both galactic and domestic, as Captain America in a handful of Marvel movies. That requires some rigorous training that tests his mental and physical limits, but neither could prepare him for the face-off that left him flat on his back and at the mercy of a slobbery, relentless beast. And by "slobbery, relentless beast," we clearly mean Dodger, his adorable dog who was so thrilled to see his best bud that he basically leveled Evans in the midst of their reunion.

Cardi B leaves everything she's got on the stage during  her performance , but the crowd at Philadelphia's Made In America festival got a little more than that: She dropped some serious news and confirmed that her full-length debut is arriving in the not-so-distant future. Just before closing her set on September 2, the "Bodak Yellow" rapper told her fans to keep their eye out for October, because that's when she'll be dropping the record.

With the way Gerad 's been swiftly "arming his army," it was only a matter of time before one of our beloveds got struck on   Teen Wolf . Cue all of the tears. Tonight's episode tragically closed out with someone getting injured (or worse?!). The question of the year is, WHO WAS IT? While Scott's ol' man grabbed his own gun, aiming to fight back, Lydia took cover on the floor of the McCall house with Mason. Across the room, Chris Argent was  embracing  protecting Melissa -- and speaking of those two, they're the cutest. (Hey, remember  this ?) Meanwhile, in other adorable-couple news, right after that amazing Scalia kiss (finally!), Scott was safeguarding Malia — or was it the other way around?

Even when she's scrunching her face up and rocking some fluffy slippers in costume she still looks like a badass. (Same goes for Zefron and that Danny Zuko-level 'do, not to mention those suspenders.) The Greatest Showman  hits theaters on December 25, so here's hoping we see more sneak peeks of the hilarious duo in action in the coming months.

He added that the New Chance fund will also be doling out grants to an additional twenty schools across the Windy City, and that he's launching the Twilight Awards, a James Corden-hosted celebration in 2018 that will shine a light on the achievements of students, parents, teachers, and principals that "convey leadership." "These are the two most pressing things on my mind: The thought of finally sending my daughter to school, and the unease of the city she's entering into," he said. Chance's philanthropy is personal, and it's incredible to see him using his influence to leave such a positive impact on both his family and the community at large.

Damon's character, Gardner, lives in Suburbicon, a town "built with the promise of prosperity for all," and his life and family are both fractured forever when strangers break into his house and his wife is killed in the horrible ordeal. Suburbicon becomes less of a town with optimistic potential for the people who live there and more of a nightmarish powder keg of a place in the days that follow. When people of color move into the predominantly white community, the ensuing madness is blamed on them instead of on Gardner, who's directly responsible for the rising tension (and bodycount).

Gigi Hadid and  Zayan Malik   have been an adorable couple for what feels like ages at this point, so it's no surprise that they've not only met the parents, but brought them together for a lovely, low-key hangout. It appears that Gigi and Zayn have been spending time with Gigi's mom, Yolanda, for a few days now: She posted this cute pics of them earlier this week, as well as this snapshot of her with the happy pair, along with Zayn's mom, Trisha Malik.

“I know what it’s like to hurt tremendously and I know what music can do for people in a position of pain,” he said. Bultongez wants to plan a Hurricane Harvey benefit concert with fellow Texas-based musicians later this month, but for now, he’s bringing original songs like “I Believe in Me” directly to the people who he believes need it most. “My hope for this song,” he said, “is that it helps people believe in themselves and it helps them get through their tough times.”

It's crazy to watch this extremely chill rendition of " Two Ghosts " and remember that   Harry Styles literally screamed   when he was asked about the lady he sings about on the track. But yeah: This  Behind the Album  clip of the song off his  self-titled debut  is easy on both the eyes  and the ears, and it's enough to distract you from the rumor mill a-churnin' thanks to the mention of an old (and potentially famous) love's "same lips red, same eyes blue."

We're going to bring out some items, and we're going to taunt you with them," Terrence says. "But remember, you gotta stay still!" Ross is first up -- and Justin quickly calls his co-star a "son of a bitch" when the mission gets underway. But what is the reason why? Yes, we did that. Watch the clip to find out, and don't miss the  SafeWord  season finale on Thursday at 11/10c!

"Please tell Facebook to be nice to me, please," he told Bell, who then kindly asks the haters to "lay off" and "chill out." If there were any lingering hard feelings between Peck and Bell, they've definitely cleared things up and moved on. "It's all love, always been love," Peck continued, later adding, "You're welcome, childhood."

"When I showed up, I saw Alex and everybody else there, so I wasn’t as nervous. I thought I was going to walk into her whole family with just me," Brandon told MTV News, adding he thought Jon was "cool."  Certainly  better than being uncool... To see how Brandon and Madisson's relationship progresses (and if the budding musician has any more interactions with her clan), be sure to keep watching  Siesta Key  every Monday at 10/9c.

"What I enjoy watching is just somebody getting knocked out," Rob reveals in the teaser above. "There's nothing like the beauty of a man going to sleep." So what is the first award category? And what videos are in contention to nab a Ridicky? Peep the video to find out and don't miss The Ridickys tomorrow night at 10/9c -- followed by  two  more episodes of  Ridiculousness !

"When it comes to someone like Chris Cornell or Chester, you know, depression is a disease, and everybody goes through it their own way," Grohl answered, slowly so as to consider the question and give his answer the weight it deserves. Grohl and Cornell were contemporaries and brothers in grunge, having come up in the same scene that put Seattle and Olympia, Washington on the map in the '90s. "I just always immediately think of their families, their bandmates, and just ... going through something like suicide, it's a long road, and Chris was such a beautiful guy, man. He was the sweetest person. He was so talented. He had so much to offer that it was a real shock to hear that he had gone. But you know, I think that mental health and depression is something that people should really take seriously. There's a stigma attached to it that's unfortunate, because just as you take care of yourselves in every other way, I think it's important that people ...

A few days after wowing fans with a power ful speech  at the 2017 Music Vide Award  last weekend, Kesha  decided to get some inspirational ink. She unveiled her new tattoo, designed by Derrick Snodgrass of Oblivious Surrounding , on Wednesday (August 31) with two Instagram posts. The words "live free" are now scrawled across her knuckles as a permanent and powerful reminder to, well, live free. "My mom is going to be soooo mad when she sees these #FREE #FREE #FREE #FREE #FREE but maybe not," Kesha wrote on Instagram. "Maaaaaybe she will understand."

G-EAZY didn’t waste a single second on the latest stop of Bud Light’s intimate Dive Bar Tour in New Orleans last night (August 30). Not only did he tear through a string of old and new solo cuts, but he also welcomed two surprise guests to the show and even made out with one of them. Hey, stage adrenaline does crazy things to people. Joining the Bay Area rapper first was Cardi B, who treated the crowd to her inescapable club smash “Bodak Yellow.” She and G-Eazy then debuted their new collaboration “No Limit”: a fast-paced rattler that will appear on his upcoming album  The Beautiful & Damned .

"Sometimes I feel like I want to speak out more about political issues," she told  Harper's Bazaar Arabia . "You have to be really careful about what you say, because a lot of things can be taken in the wrong context and I always want to be respectful, I don’t want to hurt anyone’s feelings." (She later added that she doesn't follow Trump on Twitter.) When she's asked about who should be leading the country, she's even more direct: "Not the President now. Anyone can run the US better. My daughter would be better." Mind you, North West just celebrated her fourth birthday, but ... yeah, honestly, she has a point.