Maddie Marlow Font and Jonah Font.Photo: Jeff Kravitz/Getty In one of theCMT Awards' most memorable momentson Monday night,Maddie Marlow Fontcould hardly speak through her emotions as she accepted the prize for group/duo video of the year — and no wonder she was overcome. As one-half of Maddie & Tae, she was appearing solo in public for the first time in the duo’s decade-long career. Her partner,Taylor Dye Kerr, was home taking care of her infant daughter, Leighton Grace, who was bornalmost three months prematurelyon Jan....

At least 11 people are dead and dozens were injured after tornadoes and severe storms struck several southern and Midwestern states on Friday, according to various news sites. Forty tornadoes were reported across at least six stateson Friday night, according toUSA Today. Leading up to the storms, the National Weather Service issued arare level 5 “high risk” outlookover portions of the Mid-Mississippi Valley to the Mid-South, predicting several “strong to potentially violent” tornadoes in the area....

At least two people were killed and 12 others injured when a gunman opened fire on a popular street in Toronto, Canada, on Sunday night, the Toronto Police Service confirmed on Twitter. The incident occurred near Toronto’s Greektown neighborhood around 10 p.m. local time,according toThe Washington Post. Police confirmed that the suspect is deceased on Twitter. COLE BURSTON/AFP/Getty Images Christopher Katsarov/The Canadian Press via AP Toronto Police Chief Mark Saunders initially confirmed that one “female adult” was killed in the shooting, with the authorities updating the death toll to two on Twitter early Monday....

Photo: Athens-Clarke County Fire and Emergency ServicesAt least 25 people are injured after a floor collapsed into a crawl space during a house party near the University of Georgia early Friday, police tell PEOPLE.Lt. Shaun Barnett of the Athens-Clarke County Police Department estimates that “several hundred” people attended the party at a two-story house in Athens, Georgia, and the first floor of the house collapsed at about 1 a.m. Friday.Partygoers' injuries were minor, ranging from cuts and scratches to a possible broken arm, and no one was taken to the hospital, though some attendees said they would seek medical attention, Barnett says....

‘Southern Charm’ star Austen Kroll and ‘Summer House’ star Carl Radke.Photo:Gabe Ginsberg/Getty;Gabe Ginsberg/GettyForCarl RadkeandAusten Kroll, it goes down in the DMs.TheSummer HouseandSouthern Charmstars shared some of the wildest DMs they have each received during Saturday’sBravo2Bravo: Bromance at Bravopanel atBravoConin Las Vegas — and they spared no detail.After moderatorMichael Rapaportasked the stars to share some of the “craziest” messages they have received, Kroll, 36, responded almost immediately.“People want me to sleep with their wife while they watch,” theSouthern Charmstar revealed — a statement that was met with shock from the crowd....

Austin Swiftis paying a special birthday tribute to the “champion in [his] corner” — big sisterTaylor Swift!On the pop star’s 29th birthday Thursday, the actor celebrate her day with a sweet tributeposted to Instagram.“It is a singularly beautiful thing to see magic right in front of your eyes,” Austin, 26, wrote. “After nearly three decades of that happening time and time again, the effect hasn’t worn off.”“I have always had a best friend, a role model, and a caring, tireless, dedicated champion in my corner,” he continued....

Photo: Dave M. Benett/VF17/WireImage Katy Perrywanted “a season pass”for boyfriendOrlando Bloom‘s ass — and it looks like he delivered. Also on Wednesday, theAmerican Idoljudge shared a few seconds of Bloom sitting across from her while wearing a mint green hoodie. Perry called him a “mint and chip off the old block” in a corny English accent, and he smiled and humored her with his response: “I’m a chocolate chip!”...

Hannah Brownhas had a whirlwind(mill) year and her exColton Underwoodis proud of everything she’s accomplished. On Tuesday, the former Bachelor gave Brown a shout-out on Instagram to congratulate her on herDancing with the Starsvictory, jokingly telling her to give herself a break after the busy year she’s had. “You’ve had a killer year!” added Underwood, 27, who sent Brown home before the Fantasy Suites on his season. On Monday, Brown, 25, took home the long sought-after Mirrorball Trophy, becoming the winner of the ABC reality dancing competition’s 28th season with her partner, professional dancerAlan Bersten....

Matt Jamesis spilling the deets on friendHannah Brown’s new relationship.During a Thursday appearance onThe Ben and Ashley I Almost Famous Podcast,theBachelorstar confirmed that Brown has a new boyfriend after sharing that the pair regularly chats.“Hannah is my girl. I talk to Hannah on a regular basis,” he told hosts Ben Higgins and Ashley Iaconetti. “I actually met her new boyfriend, who’s incredible.““He’s awesome and she’s happy and she deserves to be happy,” James, 29, added of the formerBachelorette....

Nine months after gettingengagedonThe Bachelorette,Becca Kufrinand Garrett Yrigoyen are adjusting to domestic life together. The formerBachelorettestar, 29, and her fiancé, 30 — who popped the question on season 14 of the ABC reality series — recentlymoved in togetherin the San Diego, California, area. And while Kufrin is happily in love with Yrigoyen, she’s quickly learned that they have different at-home rhythms. “It’s been a change! Because I’ve never lived anywhere other than Minnesota and I’ve never lived with a partner before,” Kufrin tells PEOPLE....

After bringing herBachelorettejourney to her native Minnesotain last week’s episode,Michelle Youngfelt especially close with fellow Minnesotan and former basketball playerJoe Coleman. “We both understood so many things about each other without having to necessarily talk about those things because of how we were raised, because of the basketball community, because we had similar passions,” Young, 28, tells PEOPLE. “And so that’s somebody who I felt just understood a piece of me that none of the other guys did....

“It’s been pretty incredible,“AJ McLeantold the sold-out crowd on Saturday for the group’s swan song. “On behalf of myself and the boys, I want to thank everybody here that’s made this two-year journey so pleasurable.” As expected, the night was emotionally charged with the group often making references to their last Vegas act — Kevin Richardson called it “an amazing ride”; Howie Dorough said, “We always love coming to Vegas”;Nick Carteradded, “Vegas has changed the Backstreet Boys' lives....

Backstreet Boysis making their return to Vegas with a holiday-themed residency, after celebrating Pride with fellow boy band*NSYNC. “The fans would lose their mind,“AJ McLeanchimes in, after he and Carter, 41, teamed up withLance BassandJoey Fatoneof *NSYNCfor a joint Pride performancelast month in Los Angeles, during which they presented $1 million in $TKINU Tokens toThe Trevor Project, on behalf of the cryptocurrency-backed philanthropic coalitionMission Tsuki. The guys opened up about their “fabricated” feud at the time, telling PEOPLE they hope to finally put those rumors to rest....