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diss track Quavo released only three days ago.It may just be that, despite having sold millions of records solo and as part of Migos, Quavo struggled to shift tickets to this particular show.And he’s in good company: Only a few weeks ago, another top US rapper, Nelly, made headlines when he performed to a near-empty arena in Florida.There, the story had an even bigger sting. Nelly’s show was in fact a free concert offered to students at the University of Florida.

died at her home in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 18. She was 47.On Monday night’s episode (8 p.m. on ABC), “Idol” alums Colton Dixon, Melinda Doolittle and Danny Gokey performed a cover of “Shackles (Praise You)” by duo Mary Mary as a tribute to Mandisa.

Ethan and I just had one hell of a day,” Charles said of his “Dead Poets Society” co-star. “It was a great opportunity for us to spend some time together and laugh. It was great.

posted to TikTok showed the model, 70, smiling and dancing along to “Uptown Girl” — up on the jumbotron, for all to see — as Joel sang the hit 1983 song that will be forever associated with Brinkley.Joel, 74, was partly inspired by Brinkley when he was writing the tune — and while dating then-girlfriend Elle Macpherson. Brinkley, who was married to Joel from 1985 to 1994, famously appeared in the “Uptown Girl” music video.

Kate Hudson has two words for anyone who slams her singing career — “f–k you.” That’s exactly what she said when she recalled a critic telling her she wasn’t young enough to launch a singing career.“There was someone who said to me — and it kind of jarred me a little — it was when I was in my early 30s, and they basically said, ‘It’s done, it’s passed. You can’t, you’re too old,'” Hudson said in an interview with CBS’ Sunday Morning, which aired on Sunday.“And you know, for me, it wasn’t just about being a performer, it was about wanting to write music,” she went on.

Charlie Puth subtly reacted to Taylor Swift name-dropping him in her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”The “Attention” singer, 32, reposted a slide from Swift’s carousel post that she shared with Swifties on Sunday.“My mind is blown. I’m completely floored by the love you’ve shown this album.

Fourteen was turned into a stage production in 2022 for Brisbane Festival and was a sell-out smash hit. It’s now about to tour nationally.Teenage me couldn’t imagine that his story would resonate so strongly – not just with queer people, but with parents and siblings who’ve had to step up for someone they love, for kids from broken homes, for those from a suffocating small town, and really, for anyone who’s ever felt like they don’t belong.He wouldn’t have dreamt of writing a book and then helping to create a heart-wrenching, inspiring and extremely fun play based on it.And he never could’ve guessed that at the centre of it all was a nice, harmless but live-saving song called Bring It All Back.Fourteen tours nationally, kicking off in Parramatta in Sydney on May 3 and taking in 20 other stops across the country. For details and tickets, visit Shake and Stir Theatre Co’s website

Jon Bon Jovi and Bruce Springsteen.In the new Hulu docuseries “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” the “Livin’ on the Prayer” singer reveals an endearing ritual that he and the Boss have when they want to unplug from it all and get back to the simple life — after decades as rock gods.“Now we go out of our way to take drives,” Bon Jovi, 62, says of quality time that he shares with his 74-year-old friend. “The two of us get in a car — no phones, no radio — and drive for 100 miles.

“Wanted Dead or Alive” was once on the run from his own band.But in the new docuseries “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story,” which premiered on Hulu Friday, Richie Sambora apologizes for the way he abruptly left the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame group — failing to show up for his plane to Calgary, Alberta, for a concert in April 2013.“I don’t regret leaving the situation, but I regret how I did it,” Sambora, 64, says in the final of four episodes.“I’d like to apologize fully right now to the fans, especially, and also to the guys. My feet and my spirit were just not letting me walk out the door.”And Sambora likens his vanishing act to fleeing the mob: “I guess if you’re in the mafia, the only thing you possibly do is disappear.

appearing at the NFL draft. It will be the rapper’s 12th studio album, called “The Death of Slim Shady (Coup de Grace).” This will be the “Lose Yourself” rapper’s follow up to his surprise album drop, 2020’s “Music to Be Murdered By,” which landed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and had the hit single “Godzilla” featuring Juice Wrld, which peaked at No.

Taylor Swift’s fans are going wild over a new possible clue — suggesting that the musician is adding “The Tortured Poets Department” songs.Swift, 34, has been sharing “TTPD” content on her YouTube Shorts since the release of the 11th studio album on April 19. In one clip, her rehearsals look a bit different compared to what Swifties have already seen in concert.“HOW IS NO ONE TALKING ABOUT THE TTPD SIGN SHES LEANING AGAINST?! OR WHAT ABOUT THE FACT THAT THE DANCERS ARE IN TOP HATS!?! ALL OF THIS IS NEW,” one person wrote.Dancers lined up behind her wearing top hats and holding canes did not appear in the original show.“Since when do background dancers have a top hat and canes?!” Another fan captioned a TikTok of the scene.

on Facebook. “Michael Thomas Pinder died on Wednesday, April 24th, 2024 at his home in Northern California, surrounded by his devoted family. Michael’s family would like to share with his trusted friends and caring fans that he passed peacefully.

The musician opened up about their relationship while promoting his upcoming Hulu docuseries, “Thank You, Goodnight: The Bon Jovi Story.”On “Good Morning America,” he was asked about his son Jake Bongiovi and what advice he would give to him and his fiancée, “Stranger Things” star Millie Bobby Brown.“You don’t think they’re going to listen, do you?” he joked to co-host Lara Spencer on Thursday.“I mean, the magic for me has just been growing together with Dorothea.”He added: “Every day is a challenge and change, but if you’re growing together, hopefully things will work out.”When Spencer, 54, noted Jake, 21, and Brown, 20, “seem so happy,” the rock star noted: “I’m aware. They’re wonderful.”He also revealed the couple will get “married in the near future.”The “Livin’ on a Prayer” singer’s latest interview comes after making eyebrow-raising remarks about not being “a saint” during his 35-year marriage.“These are all the wonderful clichés of rock stardom,” he told the Independent earlier this month.

slammed Taylor Swift on the heels of her “The Tortured Poets Department” album release.“She fascinates me as a sort of phenomenon because she is so popular,” Tennant, 68, said while speaking at the Guardian Live event “An Evening with Pet Shop Boys” in London on Monday, per The Independent.“I sort of like the whole thing but then think, ‘Where are the famous songs? What is Taylor Swift’s Billie Jean?'”He went on: “‘Shake it Off’? Is it though? I listened to that the other day and it is not ‘Billie Jean.’”Swift, 34, dropped her 11th studio album on April 19, which included a whopping 31 new songs seemingly about multiple ex-boyfriends, including Joe Alwyn, Matty Healy and John Mayer.Swift’s fans often theorize who she’s writing about with her lyrics and Easter eggs. She and Healy, 35, briefly dated last summer after her six-year relationship with Alwyn, 33, ended.

Matty Healy is breaking his silence on ex Taylor Swift’s new double album, “The Tortured Poets Department” — and revealing if he actually pressed play on the new tracks.The 1975 frontman, 35, was approached by paparazzi in L.A. on Wednesday and asked how he would “rate” his “Taylor diss track” compared to others she has written about.“My diss track? Oh!” he replied.“I haven’t really listened to that much of it but I’m sure it’s good.”Swifties were quick to theorize what songs Swift penned about Healy, whom she briefly dated last year.

People magazine. “It’s a shame because it should have been a beautiful moment, but after we did it, people were trying to take it away, until I stood up and went, ‘Wait a minute, why are we living our life for anyone else?’ And 35 years later, we’re still married.”The 62-year-old, born John Francis Bongiovi Jr., made the last-minute decision to marry his then-fiancée while he was on tour at the time.“We were in Los Angeles, California, the band was on the road on the ‘New Jersey’ tour, and if you opened up the curtains of my hotel room, there’s a big billboard of the five of us [Bon Jovi band members] staring into my window,” Bon Jovi went on.

When she announced she was leaving her role as a judge on “American Idol” while appearing on “Jimmy Kimmel Live” in February, Perry also teased new music in the works. “I mean, I love ‘Idol’ so much. … It’s connected me with the heart of America, but I feel like I need to go out and feel that pulse to my own beat,” she told Kimmel with a wink.When asked how her fellow judges Luke Bryan and Lionel Richie reacted to the news, she joked they’d find out that night and said, “They know that I have some things planned for this year.”“So, it’s going to be a very, very exciting year … for all popstar girlies!” she added.

YouTube on Tuesday.In May 2023, Allen’s manager accused him of raping her and repeatedly subjecting her to sexual abuse and harassment over the course of 18 months. She was identified as Jane Doe in the lawsuit.At the time, Allen said they did have an affair and a “sexual relationship” for nearly two years, but it was allegedly consensual.“She was my day-to-day manager, so she was with me everywhere I went. We’d hook up then we’d stop, and then when we’d stop… she’d get all sad and upset, so to make her feel better, we’d start hooking up again,” he told Gifford, 70.He added: “I should’ve seen that she was into me.

told the Independent, that he hasn’t been “a saint” all these decades. “These are all the wonderful clichés of rock stardom. It’s about never lying about having been a saint, but not being a fool enough to f – – k up the home life, either.”He told the outlet that their long marriage is in part thanks to her “tolerance” when he strayed.

Jelly Roll, 39, told People that he had already lost 70 pounds ahead of a 5K he plans on running next month. “I’ve really been kicking ass, man.

death of “American Idol” alum Mandisa, authorities said in a statement on Monday.The California native, whose full name was Mandisa Hundley, died at her home in Nashville, Tennessee, on April 18.Her cause of death is still unknown. She was 47.Police do not believe that her death was the result of foul play.“The Franklin Police Department is continuing to investigate the death of a woman found inside a Beamon Dr.

video shared by Pop Crave on X, the rapper could be seen performing in Detroit on her Pink Friday 2 world tour. Suddenly, someone in the crowd throws an unidentified item at her.

“The Tortured Poets Department,” which dropped Friday, the pop star, 34, seemingly admits that she was more emotionally wounded from her breakup with British actor Joe Alwyn than it seemed at the time. In her song “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart,” the 13th track on the album, Swift says that she was only pretending to be happy following their split, which took place just before she started her Eras tour last year.Lyrics supposedly about the “Conversations With Friends” star include: “Cause I’m a real tough kid, I can handle my s—t / They said, ‘Baby, gotta fake it till you make it,’ and I did / Lights, camera, bitch, smile, even when you wanna die / He said he’d love me all his life.”Swift, who has since moved on to NFL player Travis Kelce, 34, also says in the song that she was “shattered” while crowds chanted “more” from her. Swift dated Alwyn, 33, for six years, from 2016 to 2023.

Luke Bryan took a brutal fall as he performed onstage at the Coast City Country festival in Vancouver, Canada, on Saturday — all because of a fan’s cellphone.He then asked a crowd member to show him footage. “You’re Snapchatting. You can’t Snapchat this s – – t,” he said.Despite the 47-year-old country singer falling on his back, he laughed about the incident and asked the audience if anyone caught the moment on camera.“Hold on.

“The Tortured Poets Department,” which dropped on Friday, she may have once again invoked John Mayer. Some fans believe her new song “The Manuscript” is about Mayer, 46.

Jelly Roll is very big on giving back.According to Entertainment Tonight, the country music star helped launch a music studio inside of Davidson County Juvenile Detention Center in Nashville, Tennessee, where he was once incarcerated.The outlet reported that a portion of the proceeds from Jelly Roll’s Bridgestone Arena headlining show in December and the Redemption Songs event earlier this year helped fund the program.ET included a quote from the press release of the program that read, “This collaboration, featuring music luminaries Jeffrey Steele and ERNEST, alongside 35 pro/hit songwriters who helped kick off the program launch, embodies the belief in music’s role in personal growth and redemption, showcasing the journey from juvenile detention to success.”In December 2022, the musician spoke to People magazine about creating a music studio in the detention center and how he wants “to bring hope” to troubled youths.“It’s important, man. I think it’s important that we give back, especially [to] our kids,” he told the outlet at the time.

her new album “The Tortured Poet’s Society.”But the pop superstar isn’t only interested in mining her past relationships — she’s seemingly singing about her current boyfriend, too. Swift, 34, appears to pay tribute to beau Travis Kelce, 34, on the album’s track “So High School,” which features the lyrics: “I feel like laughin’ in the middle of practice / To that impression you did of your dad again.”Kelce is well-known for imitating his father, Ed, on his podcast “New Heights” — with fans of the couple immediately picking up Swift’s reference in the song.

The Tortured Poets Department” contains seven explicit songs — “The Tortured Poets Department,” “Down Bad,” “But, Daddy, I Love Him,” “Florida!!!,” “loml,” “I Can Do It With a Broken Heart” and “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” — which all come with warning labels.Words like “f–k,” “bitch” and “s–t” can be heard in the new double album released on Friday, which in less than 24 hours, broke the record for most streamed album in a single day in Spotify history.Swifties are noticing the increase in dirty words in the songstress’ work since she debuted at the innocent age of 16 to the 34-year-old she is today, with a string of ex-lovers in her past and current boyfriend, Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl champ Travis Kelce.One fan even made a graph to illustrate just how many curses are uttered in each of her 10 previous albums and when she added words like “f–k” and “d–khead” to her repertoire. While her debut album in 2006, “Taylor Swift” only has one bad word — “damn” — the two that followed, “Fearless” and “Speak Now,” have none, according to an unscientific chart created by Reddit user katlaube.

Taylor Swift fans are known to give their fur babies monikers inspired by the pop star — and there was a recent spike in this Swiftie tradition ahead of the release of her double album “The Tortured Poets Department” on Friday.Besides the name Taylor itself, her song and album titles like Karma, Red and Midnight made the Top 10 list, as well as Travis and Kelce, in honor of her Super Bowl-winning boyfriend, according to user data compiled by pet insurance marketplace Pawlicy Advisor.“I had searched Taylor-themed girl names and wasn’t getting anything I just loved, then it hit me — ‘Poet’ would be perfect,” said Bridget Colbert, who picked up her Mini Australian Labradoodle on April 10.The mom of four daughters said their family’s new addition will help them get over not being able to attend the songstress’ current concert tour.“Being able to afford that many attending the Eras Tour isn’t an option, the next best thing was a sweet pup,” Colbert, 40, who lives in Elizabeth City, NC, told The Post.Heather Argrave got a new kitten on April 14 and named her “Willow,” after the lead single from Swift’s 2020 album “Evermore.”The Prairieville, LA resident works as a nurse in the emergency department of a veterinary teaching hospital, and the short hair Calico was brought in because of the kindness of a stranger.“We receive what’s called ‘Good Samaritan’ animals. These are strays that people take the time to stop and pick up and bring to us for medical care,” said Argrave, 39.“Willow came in covered in fleas and she was tied in a grocery bag and dumped.

Taylor Swift has officially dropped her first music video off of her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department.”The 34-year-old musician released her new music overnight Friday, with a second batch of songs at 2 a.m., making it a surprise double album.The track features Post Malone and is rumored to be about Matty Healy, as “Fortnight” means a two-week span. She briefly dated the 1975 frontman following her split from Joe Alwyn after six years.“I was supposed to be sent away but they forgot to come and get me/I was a functioning alcoholic ‘til nobody noticed my new aesthetic,” she sings.“All of this to say I hope you’re OK, but you’re the reason/And no one here’s to blame but what about your quiet treason,” she goes on.

it’s all about Taylor Swift.Swift, of course, dropped her 11th studio album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” on Friday. The 17-track list is filled with her infamous Easter eggs, songs dedicated to beau Travis Kelce and several lyrical hints about ex-boyfriends Joe Alwyn, Matty Healy and more.But that wasn’t enough for the 14-time Grammy winner.

“American Idol” alum Mandisa has died. She was 47.Christian rock radio station K-Love announced her passing on Friday.

Taylor Swift surprised fans once more as she dropped a surprise second batch of songs at 2 a.m. on Friday, making “The Tortured Poets Department” a secret double album.In one song, “thanK you aIMee,” Swifties were quick to point out that the capitalized letters spelled out a certain name — Kim.The 34-year-old musician often hides Easter eggs in her lyrics via capitalization, and this tune in particular slams a certain person that she compares to a high school bully.

Taylor Swift’s “The Tortured Poets Department” is here — so let the lyric breakdown begin.In her highly anticipated 11th studio album, Swift dropped 17 tracks at midnight Friday, and then surprised fans with an extra 15 — making it a secret double album. And she didn’t waste any time getting personal on the first single, “Fortnight.”“I was supposed to be sent away / But they forgot to come and get me,” she sings.

on Friday — but just as Swifties got their fix of her melancholic tracks, the singer revealed even more songs as part of the project in the middle of the night.Titled “The Anthology,” Swift’s late-night surprise, announced at 2 a.m., includes 15 bonus tracks, bringing the total song count to a whopping 31.“It’s a 2am surprise: The Tortured Poets Department is a secret DOUBLE album. ✌️ I’d written so much tortured poetry in the past 2 years and wanted to share it all with you, so here’s the second installment of TTPD: The Anthology.

Taylor Swift has a long history of writing about her exes on her albums — or so we think — from John Mayer and Jake Gyllenhaal to Joe Jonas and Harry Styles.But it’s Joe Alwyn, the British actor who the singer dated from 2016 to 2023, who is the object of the 34-year-old pop superstar’s wicked wordplay for a good — or for him, not so good — part of “The Tortured Poets Department,” which dropped on Friday.There’s even one song called “So Long, London” — a goodbye to the city where they once lived together. And just to show you how deep those Swift Easter eggs can be hidden, that track is 9 minutes and 28 seconds — which happens to line up with when the exes are rumored to have started dating on Sept.