Music notes: Selena Gomez, Billie Eilish & more

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<figure><img src=”https://s3.amazonaws.com/syndication.abcaudio.com/files/2025-10-20/M_Musicnotesgraphic.jpg” alt=””></figure><p>In case you missed it, <strong>Selena Gomez</strong> and <strong>Benny Blanco</strong> made their red carpet debut as a married couple&nbsp;Saturday at the fifth annual Academy Museum Gala in Los Angeles. According to <a href=”https://www.eonline.com/news/1424015/selena-gomez-benny-blanco-academy-museum-gala-red-carpet?cmpid=rss-syndicate-genericrss-us-top_stories” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>E! Online</a>, Selena <a href=”https://akns-images.eonline.com/eol_images/Entire_Site/20251020/b10cef0a-0a59-4797-8a03-f45fe89ba09f_1760964364.jpg?fit=around%7C634:1024&amp;output-quality=90&amp;crop=634:1024;center,top” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>wore</a> a&nbsp;custom Giorgio Armani Privé gown with crystal embellishments; Benny wore a black velvet suit with a blue shirt and black loafers.</p><p><strong>Billie Eilish</strong>’s brother, <strong>FINNEAS</strong>, is <a href=”https://www.instagram.com/p/DPAL650Eu7r/?img_index=1″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>engaged</a> to his longtime girlfriend <strong>Claudia&nbsp;Sulewski</strong>, and he says he’d be thrilled if she decided she wanted to sing at his wedding. Speaking to <em>Entertainment Tonight</em>, he <a href=”https://www.etonline.com/media/videos/finneas-spills-on-wedding-planning-and-if-sister-billie-eilish-will-sing-on-his-big” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>said</a> of Billie’s role on his big day, “I want her lift to be low, but I would be very honored if she were interested in singing a lil’ somethin’ … whatever she would like to do, I’d like.”</p><p>After <strong>Taylor Swift</strong> donated $100,000 to <strong>Lilah</strong>, a 2-year-old girl with an aggressive form of brain cancer, Swifties followed suit.&nbsp;<a href=”https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2025/10/20/swifties-rally-toddler-girl-cancer-taylor-swift-donation/86796985007/” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”><em>USA Today</em></a>&nbsp;reports that in the 48 hours after Taylor’s donation became public, Swifties flooded Lilah’s GoFundMe page <a href=”https://www.gofundme.com/f/stand-by-lilah-in-her-cancer-fight” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>with donations</a>, many in increments of $13, Taylor’s favorite number. Lilah’s mom <a href=”https://www.tiktok.com/@standwithlilah/video/7563073115748683022?embed_source=121374463%2C121468991%2C121439635%2C121749182%2C121433650%2C121404359%2C121497414%2C121477481%2C121351166%2C121811500%2C121896267%2C121860360%2C121487028%2C121679410%2C121331973%2C120811592%2C120810756%2C121885509%3Bnull%3Bembed_masking&amp;refer=embed&amp;referer_url=www.usatoday.com%2F&amp;referer_video_id=7563073115748683022″ target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>posted a TikTok</a> thanking the fans. “It’s not even just the money. It’s the amount of people that have seen our story … that have donated to a random stranger. … Just following along with our story is enough.”</p><p><strong>KATSEYE</strong> has <a href=”https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/jollibee-and-katseye-keep-the-joy-coming-with-new-merch-dropping-today-october-20-and-a-concert-tickets-sweepstakes-starting-october-23-302589058.html” target=”_blank” rel=”noopener noreferrer”>teamed up</a> with Jollibee, the Korean fried chicken franchise, for a new merch collection that’s available now at Complex.com. It includes a “Chickenjoy 100% Garly” tee and hoodie, as well as a “Shared Dream” corduroy bomber jacket. The&nbsp;<a href=”https://www.jollibeefoods.com/katseye” target=”_blank” rel=”nofollow noopener noreferrer”>Jollibee x KATSEYE Beautiful Chaos Tour Ticket Giveaway Sweepstakes</a>&nbsp;will launch Thursday, giving fans a chance to win tickets to one of the girl group’s upcoming concerts in one of nine select cities.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Copyright © 2025, ABC Audio. All rights reserved.</p>