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    Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande Excite Fans With Promise of 'Special Announcement'

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    Having been friends for years and sharing the same manager, the ‘Yummy’ singer and the ‘7 Rings’ hitmaker claim that their big surprise will unravel at 10 A.M. on Friday, May 1.
    May 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Fans of Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande are in for a sleepless night – the pop stars have teased a major announcement for Friday morning (May 01).
    Bieber, who shares a manager with the “Side to Side” singer, took to Twitter on Thursday afternoon to reveal that a “special announcement” would be coming “tomorrow at 10am pst.”
    Grande replied by making it clear to her followers that she would be a part of the big surprise, leading fans to believe the pair have recorded a track together or Justin and Ariana will be part of a big charity gig, like the one Grande staged in Manchester, England a month after fans died in a terrorist attack outside her concert in the city in May 2017.

    Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande tease a ‘special announcement.’
    Ariana and Justin have been friends for years and she joined him onstage in 2016 during his “Purpose World Tour”. Bieber then hit the headlines when he stepped up to be part of Grande’s Coachella festival set in 2019, claiming the appearance had given him the incentive to perform live again.

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    Cody Simpson to Make Use of 'MTV Unplugged at Home' to Debut New Songs

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    Currently self-isolating with girlfriend Miley Cyrus because of the coronavirus pandemic, the ‘Pretty Brown Eyes’ singer claims he tries to ‘keep the flow going while being stuck inside.’
    May 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Cody Simpson will showcase his new music online as part of the new MTV Unplugged at Home series on Friday, May 01 afternoon.
    The 23-year-old singer will debut a number of new tracks as he performs to fans from the comfort of his own home, amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
    “It’s an interesting time for musicians with the nature of business changing so rapidly and everything still very up in the air for the future,” he told Australian newspaper The Daily Telegraph on Thursday. “(I’m) trying to stay creative and keep the flow going while being stuck inside.”
    “The positive thing is I’m still able to do things like MTV Unplugged to keep the connection rocking with my listeners.”
    Despite the unconventional set-up, Cody, who’s currently in lockdown with girlfriend Miley Cyrus, said it had actually been a “liberating” experience to play music on his own, allowing him “the freedom to follow my mind wherever it takes me throughout a song or a performance”.
    “This is an epic series that’s taken on a whole new life and is bringing cool entertainment and music to people’s homes amidst this trying time,” he added of the venture. “(I’m) very happy to be a part of it.”
    The livestream takes place on the MTV Australia YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/MTVAustraliaOfficial) at 4 pm local time (2 am ET, 7 am BST).

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    Watch: Kelly Clarkson Gives Soulful Touch to Madonna's 'Like a Prayer' for 'Kellyoke'

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    In the latest episode of ‘The Kelly Clarkson Show’, the ‘American Idol’ alum delivers a stirring rendition of the 1989 smash-hit with the help of her bandmates from their individual homes.
    May 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Kelly Clarkson has made a Madonna classic her own. On Thursday, April 30, the “My Life Would Suck Without You” hitmaker entertained fans and viewers of “The Kelly Clarkson Show” with a soulful rendition of the “Material Girl” singer’s 1989 smash-hit “Like a Prayer” during her “Kellyoke” segment.
    Performing the number from her self-isolation location in Montana, the Season 1 winner of “American Idol” replaced backup singers with multiple recordings of herself, and was joined virtually by a crew of her bandmates who did their parts from the safety of their own homes. She also got the assistance from music director Jason Halbert for the web cover.
    Hours after sharing the cover via her show’s social media account, the current judge on “The Voice” admitted to be missing her music crew. “Oh my gosh I love my band so much,” she tweeted late Thursday night. “Hahahahahaha! I had no idea they were doing this and I am so happy right now! The pointing, the drama, the black and white sexy @iamjessicollins and @jasonhalbert on keytar. I miss my musical family.”

    Clarkson tweeted about missing music family.
    Clarkson has been covering other artists’ famous tracks on her “Kellyoke” segment way before the coronavirus pandemic shut down the studio production of “The Kelly Clarkson Show”. She had delivered Mariah Carey’s “Vanishing” from the bathroom of her family cabin in March, and paid tribute to Kenny Rogers by performing “Sweet Music Man” a week later.
    About how “Kellyoke” came to be, Clarkson’s longtime music director Halbert spilled in a 2018 interview with Vulture, “I think because of how she started on ‘Idol,’ covering so many great songs on the show, when I first started with her, I used to get tons of emails from fans requesting that she cover certain songs.”
    “So I brought her the idea of, ‘Why don’t we do a fan request every day?’ She loved the idea, and I think we’ve been doing it since almost the very beginning,” he continued. “Whenever they were coming up with a concept for the show, that sort of morphed into ‘Kellyoke’.”

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    JoJo Gives Up Sex During Making of New Album, Admits to Cheating on Boyfriend

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    The ‘Too Little Too Late’ singer reveals she’s abstain from having sex while hard at work in the studio to complete her latest studio album ‘Good to Know’.
    May 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Pop star JoJo kept her focus while recording her latest album, “Good to Know”, by giving up sex.
    The singer, who is now happily single, admits she struggled to be independent after a string of relationships and wanted to fully commit herself to working on her new music.
    “The album just finds me processing and getting to a place of realising I’ve never been alone my whole adult life,” she tells People. “I’ve always been in a relationship with somebody, and I was delaying a really important part of becoming an adult, which is being independent.”
    The star reveals she was celibate for 10 months while working on the record.
    “I would go out on dates, but I loved saying, ‘OK, good night,’ ” she adds.
    The “Leave (Get Out)” hitmaker admits self-care helps her stay positive when she starts getting down on herself. “I’ve been going to therapy since I was 18. I had more weight on my shoulders than I could bear,” she shares. “I would talk to my therapist once a week, and now it’s kind of as needed, but it’s really nice to have that impartial and professional opinion. I’m very fortunate that I could do that.”
    And Jojo isn’t about to diss men, confessing she has often been to blame for failed romances and revealing she once cheated on her boyfriend after a night of drinking.
    “I self-sabotaged because I didn’t feel worthy of a loving, lasting relationship,” she says. “I didn’t love myself. I am actively practising self-love. It’s not just something you arrive at. I need to really work at it.”

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    Megan Thee Stallion Sheds Tears Over Her 'Savage' Remix With Beyonce

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    Taking to Instagram Live to react to the remix, the Houston raptress is seen getting emotional as she shares to her online followers that her late mom was a huge fan of Beyonce.
    May 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Beyonce Knowles’s remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage” is not only a treat to fans but also for the raptress. The surprise remix, which was done for charity for COVID-19 relief, was a huge success as it was trending on Twitter as soon as it was released on Wednesday, April 29 in addition to topping the Apple Music chart.
    In the remix, the “Lemonade” singer raps, “Hips Tik Tok when I dance/ On that Demon Time/ She might star and OnlyFans.” As for Megan, she is kicking it with her own fiery bars, “Queen B, want no smoke with me (Okay)/ Then turn this motherf***er up 800 degree/ Team eat, chef’s kiss, she’s a treat/ Oh, she so bougie, bougie, bon appetit.”
    OnlyFans, a paid subscription platform known for its adult content, immediately released a statement to Rolling Stone in response to Bey’s shout-out, “Beyonce, and any artist, are welcome to join OnlyFans at any time to foster a deeper connection with their fans.”
    Megan excitedly announced the new track on her Instagram account. “#savageremix with @beyonce OUT NOW EVERYWHERE GO GET THAT,” she wrote.

    She also took to Instagram Live to react to the remix. She was seen getting emotional, sharing that her late mom was a huge fan of Beyonce. “My mom was like a really huge fan of Beyonce and she let me watch a lot of Beyonce stuff,” she said. Megan, who hails from Houston just like Bey, went on saying, “I’m literally crying … being from HOUSTON MF TEXAS this s**t means EVERYTHING to me !!!!”

    “Soo amazing for the culture this is everything,” a fan also showed her excitement for the remix. Another fan added, “She deserves it!! She’s been working so hard, I love her,” with someone else adding, “Amazing. Momma upstairs watching so proud.” One comment read, “She got [Nicki Minaj] and Beyonce signed of on her she’s here to stay let this be known.”
    Fellow celebrities were also happy for Megan. Bobby Lytes and Akbar V left heart emojis in the comment section, while Tami Roman wrote, “Awww congrats to her!”

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    Sam Smith to Explore 'Queerness' in New Album

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    The ‘Stay With Me’ singer is expected to explore their gender and queerness in the next studio installment which is pushed back due to coronavirus pandemic.
    May 1, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Sam Smith’s new album will explore the singer’s “queerness.”
    Last year 2019, Sam opened up about their gender in a candid social media post, revealing they’re gender non-binary and prefer to identify with “they/them” pronouns.
    Speaking during a recent interview on ABC Radio, the star discussed their forthcoming third album, which is expected to be released later this year and confessed the collection is “really deep into exploring my gender (and) exploring my queerness.”
    “I changed my pronouns and I was feeling so happy to be myself,” they said. “I was going out in Los Angeles a lot and I was dancing and I was drinking loads, having a wonderful time with all my friends.”
    “I went into the studio and the guys who were writing with me said, ‘What do you want to say?’ ”
    The “Stay with Me” hitmaker’s new album, originally titled “To Die For”, had been scheduled to drop in May, but due to the Covid-19 crisis they pressed pause on the release and plans to rework and rename the collection in response to the global pandemic.
    “I have done a lot of thinking the last few weeks and feel that the title of my album and imminent release doesn’t feel right, so I have come to the decision to continue working on the album and make some important changes and additions,” Sam said.
    “I will be renaming my album and pushing back the release date – both of which are to be confirmed at this time.”
    A new date/title has yet to be announced.

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    Adam Lambert's Part as Queen Lead Singer Almost Went to Sons of Apollo Frontman

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    Jeff Scott Soto reveals, in an interview with web personality Miles Schuman, there were ‘discussions’ about him joining Brian May and Roger Taylor as Paul Rodgers’ replacement.
    Apr 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Sons of Apollo singer Jeff Scott Soto was almost recruited to join Queen before Adam Lambert landed the gig.
    The former Journey rocker, who was one of the vocalists for tribute act “Queen Extravaganza”, reveals there were “discussions” about him joining Brian May and Roger Taylor as Paul Rodgers’ replacement – but his dream gig was not to be.
    “I can’t go into the specifics and I don’t wanna go into anything that throws caution to the wind, basically. I can’t really elaborate. There were discussions, let’s just put it this way,” he tells web personality Miles Schuman.
    “There was a short little window of time before Adam that there was a discussion and it didn’t get past that. So I’ll just leave it at that. I value my friendship and everything that I have with those guys, so I’m not gonna say anything to pat myself on the back just for people to go, ‘Hey, you should have…’ It’s not necessary…”
    “There were inklings at one point, and it just didn’t turn into anything.”
    Meanwhile, Soto and bassist pal Kuky Sanchez joined May and Taylor from their homes for a virtual performance of Queen’s “We Are The Champions” earlier this month.

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    Brandy Shares Snippet of New Collaboration With Chance The Rapper

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    Set to unveil her new single ‘Baby Mama’ on May 1, ‘The Boy Is Mine’ hitmaker claims that her new track carries a powerful message for mothers who are out there doing their best for their children.
    Apr 30, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Singer Brandy is hoping to return to the charts with a new Chance The Rapper collaboration.
    The R&B singer and actress is set to unveil her new single, “Baby Mama”, with the “We Go High” hitmaker on 1 May and she teased fans by sharing a snippet of the song on Instagram on Wednesday, April 29.
    The 41-year-old, who is mum to 17-year-old daughter Sy’rai, has revealed the track serves as a celebration of mothers.

    “It’s celebrating mothers out there who are out there doing their best for their children and striving in their independence, in their strength, in their power,” she tells SiriusXM’s Laura Coates. “I just wanted to come out with a powerful message like that.”
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    The track will feature on Brandy’s next studio album, her first since “Two Eleven” was released in 2012.

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