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    Lewis Capaldi Back to No. 1 With Debut Album

    The ‘Before You Go’ hitmaker returns to the top spot on the U.K. albums chart with ‘Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent’, pushing aside Dua Lipa and her ‘Future Nostalgia’.
    May 24, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Lewis Capaldi’s debut album, “Divinely Uninspired to a Hellish Extent”, has marked the first anniversary of its release by returning to the top of the U.K. charts.
    The record, which dropped on May 17, 2019, tops Friday’s May 22, 2020 Official Charts Company rundown, with Lewis celebrating a year, in which his album became Britain’s biggest seller.
    The number one return gives the Scottish singer a 10th non-consecutive week on top, a full year in the top 10.
    Last week’s top album, Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia”, slips one place to two while Harry Styles’ “Fine Line” rises to three and Drake’s “Dark Lane Demo Tapes” is at four. Future’s “High Off Life” completes the new top five.
    In the singles chart, DaBaby’s “Rockstar”, featuring Roddy Ricch, holds on to the top spot, seeing off competition from Doja Cat’s “Say So”, which rises to two, and Drake’s former number one, “Toosie Slide”, which slips to three.

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    The Rolling Stones to Release 2013 Hyde Park Concert Online as Part of Extra Licks Series

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    Available digitally for the first time, the fourth instalment of the six-part weekly series will feature the band’s triumphant homecoming in the summer of 2013 to mark their 50th anniversary.
    May 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – The Rolling Stones are giving fans a front row seat to their 2013 Hyde Park show in London as part of their ongoing Extra Licks online series.
    Available digitally for the first time, the fourth instalment of the six-part weekly series featuring bonus footage from some of the band’s most memorable concerts from around the world will air on Sunday (May 24) from 3 P.M. ET on The Rolling Stones’ YouTube Channel (https://www.youtube.com/therollingstones).
    The latest episode in the series features the band’s triumphant homecoming in the summer of 2013, when over 100,000 fans packed into the central London park for two outdoor concerts, marking the group’s 50th anniversary.

    The Memorial Day and Spring bank holiday weekend will also feature classic and at-home performances from the All Points East (https://www.allpointseastfestival.com/ten-days-of-all-points-east), Summer Camp (https://summercampfestival.com/20-year-retrospective/), Defected (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oLoO70g_RM) and Big Weekend festivals. The latter is available to hear and view on BBC Radio 1, BBC Sounds, and iPlayer.
    Other weekend livestreaming highlights include:
    Powderfinger: One Night Lonely Reunion Show (5 A.M. ET Saturday) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_V5jNSYjAs
    One Earth Live (Michael Franti, Nahko, Trevor Hall, FINK, Rising Appalachia, Mike Love, Krishna Das and more) (9.45 A.M. ET Saturday) – https://portl.com/oneearthlive/
    Pickathon Presents a Concert a Day: Broken Social Scene (4 P.M. ET Saturday) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhwRJUphSKY&feature=youtu.be
    Sublime with Rome (6 P.M. ET Saturday) – https://nugs.tv/live-webcasts/5,1300/Sublime-With-Rome-05-2020-Memorial-Day-Weekend-BBQ-and-Performance-Long-Beach-CA.html
    Saturday Night Opry: Craig Morgan, Steven Curtis Chapman and Kellie Pickler (7 P.M. ET Saturday) – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy-7Jxb71PU&feature=youtu.be
    Club Passim Campfire Festival (5 P.M. ET Saturday) – https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC52Bh8Ag_3w2cMcycXSmMeg
    Yo-Yo Ma plays Bach’s Cello Suites (3P.M. ET Sunday) – https://www.youtube.com/yoyoma
    National Memorial Day Concert: Renee Fleming, Cynthia Erivo, Trace Adkins, the National Symphony Orchestra and more (8 P.M. ET Sunday) – https://www.pbs.org/
    Mr. Champagne And Bubbles: A Tribute To Andre Harrell: Mariah Carey, Jamie Foxx, Babyface and more (7 P.M. ET Sunday) – https://www.foxsoul.tv/

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    Ariana Grande Finds Lady GaGa's Hands-On Approach to Their Collaboration 'Awesome'

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    Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music, the ‘Thank You, Next’ hitmaker talks about working together with the ‘Born This Way’ singer on their new single ‘Rain on Me’.
    May 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Ariana Grande had a great time working with Lady GaGa on their new single “Rain on Me”, revealing the “Poker Face” singer was hands-on when it came to all aspects of the collaboration.
    The “thank u, next” singer had no idea what to expect when she signed on to work with GaGa and now reveals it was one of the most fulfilling collaborations.
    Speaking to Zane Lowe on Apple Music on Friday (May 22), Ariana said, “She does do a really fantastic job riding that line of being like, ‘Hey, it is what it is’, but also, like, ‘I’m going to give you a f**king show, and I’m going to pick every color that’s on the screen – every lighting, every shot, every wig that every dancer is wearing. Every, everything. I’m going to pick, I’m going to help Ari with picking her make-up and her hair…’ ”
    “It’s awesome. I really love seeing her have the point of view, and such gentleness at the same time. And respect for another artist at the same time.”
    Grande also admitted she loved enjoying pure pop moments with her new pal, “It feels so fun to be a part of something so upbeat and, like, straight pop again, because I do feel like it’s been a minute since I’ve done something that poppy, and that’s funny because I am a pop person, but it’s just, everyone knows that my heart is kind of rooted in the R&B influence music that I make, and that’s where my heart is, but it just felt so good and fun and happy to dip a toe into her world a little bit, and to try this on for size.”
    “The video is so GaGa and so fun. I had so much fun. I was like, ‘I’ve never dressed like this in my life. I’m just having the best time.’ ”

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    Doja Cat Appears to Defend Lana Del Rey's Controversial Instagram Post in Cryptic Tweet

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    Meanwhile, after multiple clarifications, the ‘Born to Die’ singer is constantly trying to explain her true intentions with her controversial remarks as she is accused of racism.
    May 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Doja Cat might be the only one musician whom Lana Del Rey mentioned in her controversial Instagram post that publicly reacted to it. Fans noticed that the “Say So” hitmaker wrote a cryptic message on her Twitter account before quickly deleting it, prompting fans to assume that it was her response to Lana’s anti-feminist rant.
    The said tweet read, “Gang sunk that dunker.” The post wasn’t up for too long since Doja removed it immediately. The singer, however, wrote part of the phrase in another tweet on Friday, May 22, saying, “Gang ______________. (Complete it).” Additionally, she changed her Twitter handle to “GANG?”.

    Doja Cat wrote a cryptic message.

    Doja went with cryptic tweet and Twitter name
    Fans, however, were struggling to decipher the meaning of Doja’s tweet. According to a fan, “gang, meaning a friend and in this place referencing Lana. So Lana sunk, as in she landed, and dunker meaning the point trying to get across, (Imagine dunker meaning truth bomb). So Lana’s points were made.” Should this interpretation be true, Doja is definitely in team Lana.
    Meanwhile, Lana is constantly trying to explain her true intentions with her remarks as she is accused of racism. After multiple clarifications, the “Born to Die” singer posted on Friday on her Instagram account “a couple of final notes on my ‘controversial post’ that’s not controversial at all.”
    “Despite the feedback I’ve heard from several people that I mentioned in a complimentary way, whether it be [Ariana Grande] or Doja Cat – I want to say that I remain firm in my clarity and stance in that what I was writing about was the importance of self advocacy for the more delicate and often dismissed, softer female personality, and that there does have to be room for that type in what will inevitably become a new wave/3rd wave of feminism that is rapidly approaching. Watch!” she added.
    “Perhaps I could’ve given more context to my post by mentioning the title of the second book that would be out next March called ‘behind the iron gates- insights from an institution’,” she continued. “I’m sorry that the folks who I can only assume are super trump/pence supporters or hyper liberalism or flip-flopping headline grabbing critics can’t read and want to make it a race war, when in fact the issue was with *female critics and *female alternative artists who are dissociated from their own fragility and sexuality and berate more sexually liberated artists like muself and the women i mentioned.”
    “My aim and my messages are clear. That I have control of my own story. If the women I mentioned don’t wanna be associated with me that’s absolutely fine by me,” Lana concluded.

    Prior to this, Lana insisted that she mentioned Nicki Minaj, Beyonce Knowles, Camila Cabello, Kehlani, Doja and Ariana in her original post out of admiration. “To be clear because I knowwwwww you love to twist things. I f***ing love these singers and know them. #that is why I mentioned them I would also like to have some of the same freedom of expression without judgment of hysteria,” she explained. “the singers I mentioned are my favorite singers. so if you want to try and make a bone to pick out of that like you always do be my guest.”

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    BTS Member Suga Dominates iTunes Albums Chart With Surprise Mixtape

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    As Agust D, the 27-year-old South Korean music star released a new mixtape titled ‘D-2’, which features bandmate RM on a song called ‘Strange’, on Friday, May 22.
    May 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – BTS (Bangtan Boys) star Suga has rocketed to the top of the U.S. iTunes albums chart with a surprise new release.
    The 27-year-old South Korean music superstar dropped his new mixtape, “D-2”, as Agust D, on Friday (May 22), and fans took it straight to number one.
    The tracks occupy almost the entirety of the iTunes Songs chart top 10.
    The collection features BTS bandmate RM on one track, “Strange”.

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    Cara Delevingne Makes Directorial Debut With Music Video Starring Kaia Gerber

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    The promo for ‘Crying in the Mirror’, a new single from Andie MacDowell’s singer daughter Rainsford, offers a look at the daughter of Cindy Crawford locking lips with actor Gregg Sulkin.
    May 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Andie MacDowell’s singer daughter Rainsford has recruited model pals Cara Delevingne and Kaia Gerber for her new music video.
    Gerber shows off her acting skills in the “Crying in the Mirror” promo, which Cara directed, and at one point locks lips with actor Gregg Sulkin.
    The video marks Delevingne’s directorial debut.
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    Reports suggest Rainsford’s actress sister Margaret Qualley was also part of the shoot, producing the video and overseeing the catering. Ironically, both Margaret and Kaia dated comedian Pete Davidson last year (19).
    Rainsford is the stage name of Rainey Qualley who, like Margaret, is MacDowell’s daughter from her marriage to ex-husband Paul Qualley.

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    Halsey Calls New Album a Love Letter to Her Bipolar Disorder

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    The ‘Without Me’ singer says she made peace with her mental illness during the making of her third studio album appropriately called ‘Manic’ which was released in January.
    May 23, 2020
    AceShowbiz – Halsey has opened up about accepting her bipolar disorder in a new YouTube series for Mental Health Awareness Month, May 2020.
    The “Without Me” singer took part in the Artist Spotlight Stories with psychologist Snehi Kapur and discussed finally making peace with herself after being diagnosed in her teens and experiencing drastic moodswings.
    “In the process of making this album, I had to make peace with this manic version of myself,” she said of recording her latest release, Manic, which reached listeners in January, noting the album is a “love letter” to bipolar disorder.
    Halsey, who was admitted to a psychiatric hospital for a 17-day stay after attempting suicide at the aged of 17, moved on to discuss the difficult social problems she’s had to navigate while managing her own mental health. “I think that our culture, in a way, has an obsession and a distaste for the ‘crazy woman,’ ” she said. “We love her but we also weaponise that word against her… The way that they (media) can take the narrative away from you after you’ve chosen to share it is what’s one of the most terrifying parts.”
    Halsey is also often puzzled by fans who insist she doesn’t look like someone with mental health struggles. “They see a young woman who’s achieving all of these goals,” she explained.

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