while you were gone.

Official Charts' September 25 New Music Friday roundup describes The Encore as an expansion of Swift's twelfth studio album, which came out almost a year ago. Earlier in the week the dark covers and zero-for-O lettering had fans guessing about a whole new era.

So the answer to the theory is: new songs, same album world. The next clue drop is visual. Yahoo's VMAs guide says Swift receives the new Artist Director Honors on Sunday, so expect the conversation to move from the audio to the video.

Yahoo's September 24 guide lists LISA, Raye, Shaboozey, and Gener8ion with Yung Lean among the performers, plus a Kacey Musgraves tribute to Dolly Parton. Nirvana gets the Video Vanguard Award. Taylor Swift follows Madonna with nine nominations; Ariana Grande and Sabrina Carpenter have seven each.

Fan voting closes September 25 at 6 p.m. ET. Streaming is on Paramount+ Premium, YouTube TV for CBS, or Philo for MTV. Award shows mostly live on as clips, so the moments you see Monday will be the ones people argue about.

Beebom's September 22 guide says the Phantom Thieves arrive in Chapter 7 Season 4, with Joker and Ann Takamaki (Panther) as skins. Morgana, the cat who turns into a bus in the original game, shows up as a Sidekick, a vehicle skin and a Sprite. Prices are estimates until the shop actually updates.

If your lobby suddenly looks like a stylish heist crew, this is why. Persona 5 fans have waited years for Joker in more games, and a bus-cat in battle royale is exactly the kind of weird that works.

What's on Netflix's September 21 weekly guide lists the new season for Friday, with Nigella joining the judges. If you have only ever seen the show as clips of collapsing cakes and polite British panic, that is honestly most of it.

The show is the internet's comfort watch for a reason: low stakes, real skill and someone crying over custard. A new judge means a new set of reactions to clip, and new definitions of underbaked.

SocialBee's September 22 roundup says the image picked up a fresh wave in September after circulating for years. The shape of the joke never changes: something feels like a trap, then you notice there is a Leave Meeting button.

That is why it works for group chats. It is not about a real disaster; it is about the fake ones we talk ourselves into, like a subscription with an unsubscribe link or plans you are allowed to cancel.