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“HOT TO GO!” and you’ve probably hummed the widely-heard break-up anthem “Good Luck, Babe!” without even realizing who the artist is. It turns out that both of the smash-hit tracks are performed by Chappell Roan, a pop singer who’s suddenly everywhere — and earning comparison to early-years Madonna.

Normani was forced to cancel her performance at the 2024 BET Awards after she suffered an injury during rehearsals.The singer, 28, revealed she had to pull out at the last minute in her Instagram Stories on Sunday, showing off a photo of a bandage around her right knee as she walked on crutches. She also appeared to be wearing a boot on her right foot.“I am more frustrated and disappointed than anyone believe me.

LA Times.The lawsuit, filed with the LA County Superior Court by the victim’s daughter, Ashley Sanchez, claims the guitarist had “thrown and/or dragged” her father “across the asphalt” upon impact, where “he sustained blunt force trauma to the head, and lay on the pavement until medical transport arrived.”Video of the alleged accident, obtained by TMZ, shows the black SUV making a left turn at the intersection of West Main Street and Meridian Avenue in Alhambra, Cali. — a neighborhood of Los Angeles — and then striking Sanchez.

Beastie Boys are suing the owner of Chili’s for using their song “Sabotage” in social media ads.The hip-hop and rock group filed a complaint in Manhattan federal court accusing Chili’s owner Brinker of copyright infringement and unfair competition from using significant portions of the 1994 track without a license.“Use of the ‘Sabotage’ sound recording, music composition and video was all without permission,” the group’s attorneys wrote in the lawsuit on Wednesday, obtained by the Post. “The plaintiffs do not license ‘Sabotage’ or any of their other intellectual property for third-party product advertising purposes, and deceased Beastie Boys member Adam Yauch included a provision in his will prohibiting such uses.”Yauch’s estate, Michael Diamond and Adam Horovitz are all listed as plaintiffs in the suit.

from causes relating to opioid addiction. Etheridge, who came out as a lesbian in 1993 and has been married to “Nurse Jackie” co-creator Linda Wallem since 2014, is a mother of four: she had Beckett and Bailey Jean, 27 (using David Crosby as a sperm donor) with her ex partner, Julie Cypher, and she also had twins Johnnie Rose and Miller Steven, 17, with her ex partner, Tammy Lynn Michaels. “About 20 years ago, I went through breast cancer, and it changed my outlook on life .

People on Tuesday. “My daughter’s like, ‘I have another half-sister.’ “Crosby, who died last year from complications of COVID-19 at age 81, famously donated sperm to Etheridge and her former partner, Julie Cypher, who became parents to two children, Bailey and Beckett, with his help.

Queens of the Stone Age has canceled the remaining eight shows on its European tour due to lead singer Josh Homme needing emergency surgery in the United States.The band announced the news via Instagram July 10.“QOTSA regret to announce that Josh Homme must return to the United States immediately for emergency surgery. Every effort was made to push through and play for you, but it is no longer an option to continue,” the statement read.The group expressed its disappointment to fans writing, “Queens are gutted we aren’t able to play for you. We apologize for any inconvenience and share in your frustration and disappointment.”The canceled dates include festivals in France, Czechia and Slovakia, and headlining performances in Croatia and Greece throughout July.

Eras Tour. At Saturday night’s show, the 34-year-old pop star was performing “The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived” from her new album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” when she got stuck on a raised platform.The part of the platform that Swift was standing on didn’t retract as it was supposed to, so she was stuck there in the middle of the stage.

died of an accidental drug overdose. They remembered the late singer — whose real name was Seth Binzer — in an emotional statement to The Sun on Saturday.“To Seth, the world was art—he loved every part of it, from music and fashion to graffiti, skateboarding and his hometown of Los Angeles,” the statement began.

Entertainment Tonight interview published on June 27, the iconic singer and musician, 77, was asked if he ever plans on going on the road again. John gave a decisive reply: “No.” His husband, David Furnish, 61, chimed in to add, “We’ve got our sons, you know, they’re getting into their teenage years now.

Crazy Town vocalist Shifty Shellshock. The “Butterfly” singer — whose real name was Seth Binzer — died at his LA residence on Monday at age 49.“I’m sending all my love to my brother Seth @therealcrazytown and his family. Shifty as I knew him when we first met during a graffiti battle in an LA yard,” Arquette captioned a montage of photos and videos via Instagram on Thursday.“He was such an incredible man with a huge heart.

People Thursday.“Seth Binzer, after struggling with addiction and Crazy Town’s rapid success with ‘Butterfly,’ never was able to reach out on a more successful level to deal with his addictions,” Hubberman told the outlet.“We all tried, but ultimately we all failed, or Shifty would still be here.”Hubberman called the troubled rocker a “friend” he wished he could have “fixed,” but “unfortunately, no one had the exact tools to do this, myself included.”The Los Angeles County Medical Examiner has yet to officially reveal the singer’s cause of death after confirming he died on Monday. He was 49 years old.A toxicology report is still pending, according to People.Shellshock, who battled addiction for years, passed away at his residence in Los Angeles.The Crazy Town frontman posted several cryptic messages on social media two months before his death.Shellshock’s struggles with addiction were put on display to the public when he appeared on Seasons 1 and 2 of “Celebrity Rehab with Dr.

Neil Young is hitting pause on his “Love Earth” tour.On Wednesday, the 78-year-old musician and his band Crazy Horse announced that they will be taking an “unplanned break” due to illness among various band members.“The Love Earth Tour has been a great experience for us so far,” Young wrote in a message posted to his website. “GREAT AUDIENCES AND MUSIC. WE HAVE HAD A BLAST!”“When a couple of us got sick after Detroit’s Pine Knob, we had to stop,” he continued.

X account confirmed his death on Thursday. “Kinky Friedman stepped on a rainbow at his beloved Echo Hill surrounded by family & friends.

recently arrested after a suspected DUI, stepped up onto the barrier in front of a crowd, a fan reached out and appeared to try and touch the star’s jacket.Feeling something touch his torso, Timberlake looked down before growing visibly angry and slappin the fan’s hand away hard as security also stepped in to help.Fans rushed to comment with one replying: “Omg last time I saw a hand swat like that was when I took one too many cookies and my grandma caught me.”Another replied: “He’s an ass like every other celebrity. Don’t want to be touched stay out of the crowd.

who died Monday at 49 after battling addiction for much of his life — alluded to his personal struggles in what wound up being his final Instagram posts before his death. One post from April 28 featured the message, “The black sheep, the odd ducks, the rejects, the eccentrics, the loners, the lost and forgotten.

Eras Tour in London the day before his bandmate, Dave Grohl, shaded the pop star at their own concert in the UK capital.Smear, 64, went to Swift’s show at Wembley Stadium on Friday (June 21) and appeared in a photo on actress Salma Hayek’s Instagram.Hayek, 57, snapped a selfie of herself, Smear, and fashion designer Stella McCartney at the concert.Smear doesn’t have an Instagram so Hayek tagged the Foo Fighters in the post. Nicola Coughlan, Leslie Mann, Jonathan Van Ness, and Swift’s mom Andrea Swift were in Hayek’s Instagram post as well.Fans also spotted Smear in the venue’s VIP tent near Swift’s boyfriend Travis Kelce at Friday’s show.The next day, the Foo Fighters performed at London Stadium where Grohl, 55, took a jab and Swift and insinuated that she doesn’t perform live.“I tell you, man, you don’t want to suffer the wrath of Taylor Swift,” the band’s frontman said in a clip that made its rounds on social media.“So we like to call our tour the ‘Errors Tour.’ We’ve had more than a few eras, and more than a few f – – king errors as well.

Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s website, Shellshock — whose real name was Seth Binzer — died on Monday. The singer, who battled addiction for years, passed away at his residence in Los Angeles. A cause of death has yet to be confirmed.Fans reacted to Shellshock’s death in the comments section on his pinned Instagram post from April 28.

Ashton Kutcher attended Taylor Swift’s Eras tour in London on Saturday — and made it a family affair. The longtime couple brought along their children, Wyatt, 9, and Dimitri, 7, to the show at Wembley Stadium.In one video recorded by a fan during Swift’s performance of “Love Story,” Kunis, 40, appears to crouch down as if getting down on one knee for Kutcher, 46.

Taylor Swift is like winning the lottery in music right about now.We all saw what happened to Sabrina Carpenter’s career after she opened for Swift on her epic Eras Tour last year. I mean, she blew all the way up — and now she’s got the song of the summer with “Espresso.”Now it’s Gracie Abrams’ turn to have a hot girl summer after also opening for Swift last year.

video on Instagram of the royal guard playing Taylor Swift’s hit song “Shake It Off” in front of Buckingham Palace on Friday.This comes ahead of the pop star’s London concerts, kicking off this weekend. In the video – which is accompanied by the caption “Can’t stop, won’t stop groovin’” – the royal guards are in a half-circle formation, playing flutes and trumpets, led by a conductor with a sword and a guard hat.