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    Alice Cooper Says 'Don't Give Up' in Lockdown Single

    The ‘School’s Out’ hitmaker is sending an uplifting message to his loyal fans with a brand new single inspired by the ongoing global coronavirus pandemic.
    May 16, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Alice Cooper has released a new single recorded during and inspired by the Covid-19 lockdown.
    Cooper penned the new track, “Don’t Give Up”, from isolation at home, where he is recording his new album, before working with producer Bob Ezrin using remote technology to complete the record, which he debuted on Friday, May 15, 2020.
    In a press release, Alice reveals he felt the need to address his fans directly from isolation using music.
    “‘Don’t Give Up’ is out today! It’s a song about what we’ve all been going through right now and about keeping our heads up and fighting back together,” he explains. “And whatever you do – Don’t Give Up!”
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    The “School’s Out” hitmaker also invited his fans to participate in the new video, with Cooper and his band members filming separately during quarantine. Over 20,000 responded, holding up signs and messages of unity featuring words from the lyrics.

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    Will Smith Makes Joyner Lucas Cry With Song Remix

    The ‘Bad Boy for Life’ actor has added his own verses to a tribute song originally recorded by Joyner Lucas as a thank you for the latter’s ‘creative’ homage.
    May 16, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Will Smith has made rapper Joyner Lucas’ music dreams come true by jumping on the remix of his tribute track.
    Lucas originally paid homage to the superstar on the song “Will”, which dropped in March 2020 and featured the MC reenacting scenes from some of Smith’s biggest screen projects, including “The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”, “Bad Boys”, “Men in Black”, and “The Pursuit of Happyness”, for its accompanying video.
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    The promo was brought to the 51 year old’s attention by his actor/rapper son, Jaden Smith, prompting Will to share his gratitude to Lucas for the “creative” clip, which had left him “humbled and honored.”
    Will subsequently connected with Lucas for an appearance on his Snapchat series “Will at Home” and now the veteran entertainer has added his own verses to the single for the “Will Remix”.
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    Celebrating the collaboration’s release on Instagram on Friday, May 15, 2020, Lucas confessed the full circle moment had reduced him to tears.
    “Last night I cried in the shower. I admit it. @willsmith,” he posted.

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    Cuba Gooding Jr. Thanks Nurses With Song

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    The ‘American Gangster’ actor expresses his gratitude with a song for the nurses who are working on the frontline during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
    May 16, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Cuba Gooding Jr. has serenaded nurses in Orange County, California to thank them for working on the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic.
    The “Selma” star streamed the dedication to medical workers employed at facilities in the city of Anaheim from his home this week, offering up gratitude and words of encouragement before singing them a church song.
    “I want to say to you 180 women who are in the Anaheim hospitals’ frontlines fighting this virus, just know that you’re in a wonderful city, community that supports you, that loves you … and that this community is of strong, and of faith, and of God (sic),” he shared on the virtual call.
    Cuba spent much of his childhood in the Orange County region and said he often reflects on how much help he received when he was down on his luck there.
    “(I think about moments of) survival there, and how the community rallied behind us to make sure we made it through the night with food (and) with shelter,” he recalled. “On a personal note, I used to live in Anaheim – I was homeless, I was living in a women’s abuse shelter just outside of (nearby city) Tustin. I went to Tustin High School, and I was exposed to the tight-knit community that Tustin and Anaheim make up.”

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    Katy Perry Hopes to Lift Fans' Spirits With Dance Anthems in New Album

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    The ‘Daisies’ singer hopes the summer songs in her upcoming studio album have an uplifting impact amidst the doom and gloom of the ongoing coronavirus crisis.
    May 16, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Katy Perry isn’t delaying her forthcoming fifth studio album because she plans on writing “a whole nother record” after giving birth this summer 2020.
    The 35-year-old singer dropped the lead single from her new record, “Daisies”, on Friday, May 15, 2020, and confirmed an album is set to follow in the next few months.
    “I have this body of work and there was a question of, do I wait until next year? And I was like, one thing is for certain, I’m having a child this summer,” the “Dark Horse” star said in an interview with New Music Daily on Apple Music.
    “My whole life is about to change and I’m sure I will have a whole new access to different emotions I never had, and will be able to write from, so I’m going to write a whole nother record probably when that happens.”
    Katy added, “I just think that this summer people want music, they want to dance. They might want some uplifting, inspirational anthems. And I like being associated with those.”
    Katy is set to perform new song “Daisies” and she’ll also give fans a lesson on how to play the song acoustically, during the In The House livestream event via social video chat app Houseparty, which takes place this weekend.
    Tune into the event, which also features stars including John Legend, Snoop Dogg, 2 Chainz, and Zooey Deschanel, here.

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    Justin Bieber Sparks Debate After Claiming 'Changes' Is R n B Album

    The Canadian pop star earns backlash after he disputes Kehlani’s claim that her latest record ‘It Was Good Until It Wasn’t’ could be the first No. 1 R n B album in 2020.
    May 16, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The blur line of music genre has led Justin Bieber to make a debatable claim about the color of his latest record “Changes”. Having been widely recognized as a pop superstar, the Canadian singer has apparently tried to swift gear by saying that his 2020 studio album is an R&B album.
    It all began as Kehlani, who recently released her new album “It Was Good Until It Wasn’t”, promoted the record on her Instagram post. The 25-year-old songstress urged her fans to stream the record as it could end up becoming the first R&B album to top the charts in 2020.
    “IT WAS GOOD UNTIL IT WASNT. Link in bio. Last day to stream to get the first strictly RNB first week #! album in a long time,” she wrote in a now-deleted post. Further promoting R&B music, she continued, “our genre isn’t dead, our genre deserves! Link in bio! What’s your favorite lyric drop them comments boiiiiii and stream awayyy!”
    Seeing Kehlani’s post, Justin decided to weigh in on it. He disputed her claim that “It Was Good Until It Wasn’t” could be the first R&B album to hit No. 1 in 2020, claiming that his album “Changes” is also of R&B genre and has placed first earlier this year. “Changes was rnb ;)” he wrote in the comment section.

    Many of Kehlani’s fans clearly disagreed with Justin, with one trying to correct him, “I like Justin but that album is not what R&B fans consider to be R&B. Sorry to this man.” A second person kindly tried to explain to him, “I wouldn’t call his album R&B, more like a pop album with some songs having a trap beat.”
    “It’s Justin Bieber, what else would it be besides Pop?” another person who doubted Justin’s claim chimed in. Reacting with a joke, someone suggested, “JB’s was rnb the way Post Malone’s was hip hop lol.”
    Another fan of Kehlani said he/she was angry because of Justin’s claim, admitting, “This pissed me off.” Clearly not a fan of the “Sorry” hitmaker, another added, “He acted like a Damn cry baby when ‘Yummy’ wasn’t charting …have several seats…gotta give up that child star mentality.” Someone else also slammed him as writing, “He is so tone deaf it’s sad.”
    Kehlani herself has not responded to Justin’s claim, while the husband of Hailey Baldwin has not attempted to clarify his remarks.
    Nevertheless, Kehlani’s “It Was Good Until It Wasn’t” is poised to become one of the most successful R&B albums in history, with a fan page pointing out that if she hit number one, she would be the first female r&b artist to do so since Beyonce Knowles’ “Lemonade”.

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    Brad Paisley, Faith Hill and Avril Lavigne to Headline Feed the Front Line Live Fundraiser

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    Founded by Hill and her husband Tim McGraw, the day-long online benefit is aimed to raise funds for a Nashville, Tennessee-area charity feeding frontline workers and others affected by the coronavirus.
    May 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw and Avril Lavigne are to front an upcoming day-long online benefit to raise funds for a Nashville, Tennessee-area charity feeding frontline workers and others affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
    Feed the Front Line Live, which McGraw and Hill co-founded in March, will take place next week, May 20, and also feature performances and appearances from Sheryl Crow, Billy Ray Cyrus, Dustin Lynch, Jon Pardi, Kelsea Ballerini and Rita Wilson, who battled COVID-19 earlier this spring in Australia.
    The livestream will air during the three traditional meal times – breakfast (10 A.M. ET), lunch (2 P.M. ET) and dinner (8 P.M. ET) – with different artists appearing in each segment.
    Fans can tune in via CMT’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/cmt/) and donate at FTFL.org. Proceeds will help pay staff at participating restaurants to cook meals, which are then delivered, free of charge, to area workers and others in need.
    “Feed the Front Line is grateful to partner with CMT and country music’s biggest stars in our mission to support restaurants and feed frontline workers and other people most in need during the COVID-19 crisis,” Tim and Faith’s daughter Maggie McGraw, the FTFL Nashville chapter’s vice president, says. “We hope viewers that are able to make a donation will consider doing so to help us bring more food to more people across the country.”

    According to TasteofCountry, Feed the Front Line has raised more than $750,000 (£613,000) and delivered almost 50,000 meals.

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    Teyana Taylor Delights With Michael Jackson-Inspired Choreography in 'Bare Wit Me' Video Teaser

    Along with the sneak peek at her upcoming music video, the Kanye West protege promises fans that her new album will come out in June as she writes, ‘no games this time around.’
    May 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Teyana Taylor has hyped up the anticipation of her new album with a music video teaser. On Thursday, May 14, the Kanye West protege came out with a short clip previewing her promo for latest single “Bare Wit Me”, offering a look at the Michael Jackson-inspired dance routine she choreographed herself.
    In the teaser posted on Instagram, the 29-year-old donned a bright yellow trench coat and fedora that she paired with black trousers and white socks. Taking the front and center position, she was joined by four other dancers who were dressed in different color get-ups. She showed off precise dance moves as well as fancy footwork throughout the clip.
    Along with the teaser, the “Maybe” singer promised fans that her new album titled “The Album” will be dropped sometime in June 2020. “no games this time around” she assured. “S/O to da squad!” In the caption, she also credited Spike Tey as the “Bare Wit Me” video’s director and fashion designer Beeombi for the wardrobe.

    After around 10 hours of release, Teyana’s video teaser post has collected more than 1 million views, and the R&B artist has been flooded with praises. Beyonce Knowles’s protege, Chloe x Halle, commented, “MURDERED THIS,” while Tinashe told her, “Go off.” Grammy winner Queen Latifah also expressed her excitement by writing, “Can’t wait Boss!!!”

    Fellow Celebrities Reacted to Teyana Taylor’s Music Video Teaser
    Teyana has also gained support from her husband, NBA player Iman Shumpert. In addition to leaving a series of fire emojis in the comment section, the 29-year-old athlete spilled in another comment, “I watched this like 20 times. I have it on my phone but it hit different when it’s on IG.”

    Iman Shumpert Gushed Over Teyana Taylor’s Music Video Teaser
    About the followup to her 2018 “K.T.S.E.” album, Teyana announced its completion during Instagram Live interview for Red Bull Music back in late April. “We’ve been working on the album,” she shared. “The album is done – that’s why I look crazy right now. Before I got on with y’all, we literally just did the listening of the album.”
    “Y’all gonna be so happy,” she went on to tease. “This album is definitely more of a vibe. I don’t really do fast songs like that. There are some head-boppers. It’s not super-fast – you can dance and you can cry and you can ride.”

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    Ben Affleck Shares Kisses With Ana de Armas in Residente's New Music Video

    Featuring ‘more than 100 kisses around the world,’ the promo for ‘Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe (Before the World Ends)’ also sees Ricky Martin, Zoe Saldana and Bad Bunny locking lips with their loved one.
    May 15, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Ben Affleck and Ana de Armas’ romance is now on video – they have locked lips for Residente’s new promo for “Antes Que El Mundo Se Acabe (Before the World Ends)”.
    The clip features “more than 100 kisses around the world” with 113 couples from Mexico, the U.S. and other countries smooching.
    Ricky Martin and Jwan Yosef, Zoe Saldana and Marco Perego, and Bad Bunny and Gabriela Berlingeri all pucker up, but the big surprise comes as Affleck and Bond Girl de Amas appear onscreen, looking totally loved up.
    The video appeared to be from the couple’s recent trip to the desert, where Ben took Ana to celebrate the actress’ 32nd birthday.
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    The pair met while filming director Adrian Lyne’s new movie “Deep Water” and confirmed the romance in March, after weeks of speculation.

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