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Justin Bieber Shares Scenic Photos From Road Trip With Wife Hailey
POP 7/25/2020 by Mitchell Peters The Biebers are taking some time to explore the U.S. countryside on a scenic road trip. The 26-year-old pop star took to Instagram on Friday (July 24) to share numerous snapshots from the outing, including pics of farm animals, city streets, truck stops, lakeside views and cuddly photos with his model wife. “A good way for me to find peace is to connect with nature,” Justin Bieber captioned a photo of horses grazing in a pasture. “Watching animals graze, clouds pass, or simply putting your feet in the grass can take you away from your anxious thoughts and get you in touch with gods beauty.” Some of Bieber’s posts drew the attention of his celebrity friends, including fellow singer Niall Horan, who commented, “It’s g...
Katy Perry Brings High-Energy Medley, Featuring ‘Smile’ & ‘Daisies,’ to Tomorrowland Virtual Stage
Katy Perry graced the big, virtual Tomorrowland stage with a big top-inspired show ahead of the release of her upcoming album, Smile. The pregnant pop star, rocking bold, orange hair and a bright, polka dot dress, teased her set on social media Saturday afternoon (July 25). “Orange you glad TODAYS THE DAY!” she quipped on the caption for some snapshots showing off her Tomorrowland costume. “Hope you enjoy my (big) top tier performance at @Tomorrowland Around the World.” Perry popped in following Afrojack at the live streaming dance festival, hosting a lineup including Martin Garrix, Steve Aoki, David Guetta and more this weekend. Backed by an elaborate virtual set, she performed a feel-good medley that kicked off with “...
Doja Cat Reveals She Tested Positive for Coronavirus
Doja Cat has spoken out about being diagnosed with COVID-19. The rapper says she is feeling better now, but experienced four days of coronavirus symptoms. “I got COVID,” she said on Friday (July 24), relaxing at home in a leopard-print get-up while being interviewed over video with the U.K.’s Capital XTRA. “Honestly, I don’t know how this happens but I guess I ordered something off of Postmates, and I don’t know how I got it but I got it.” “I’m OK now. It was a four-day symptom freak-out but I’m fine now,” she added. In March, Doja Cat had posted a video on Instagram addressing the coronavirus. “B—-, I’m not scared of a coronavirus,” she said at the time. “It’s a flu.” See her new interview clip below. ...
Kanye West Apologizes to Wife Kim Kardashian for Publicly Discussing Private Matters: ‘Please Forgive Me’
Kanye West has tweeted a public apology to his wife, Kim Kardashian, after discussing personal family matters at a campaign rally and on social media over the past week. “I would like to apologize to my wife Kim for going public with something that was a private matter. I did not cover her like she has covered me. To Kim I want to say I know I hurt you. Please forgive me. Thank you for always being there for me,” West wrote on Twitter on Saturday (July 25). Last weekend, West broke down in tears at his first presidential campaign rally. The rapper and political hopeful, who recently announced his intentions to run for president in 2020, told a South Carolina crowd that his father had wanted his mother to abort him, and that he and Kardashian considered having an abortion w...
How to Watch Joe Biden’s Star-Studded ‘Celebration For Change’ Fundraiser
Whether you’re obsessively listening to Taylor Swift’s new Folklore album or reveling in finally getting to watch some baseball this weekend, surely you have time on Sunday night (July 26) to devote a couple hours to presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s star-packed virtual fundraiser “Celebration for Change.” The socially-distanced grassroots event, which will be hosted by Jay Leno, is slated to feature appearances from John Legend, Sara Bareilles, Barbra Streisand, Dave Matthews, Adam Lambert and Andra Day, among many others. Slated to kick off at 8:00 p.m. ET., it will be hosted here with attendance prices ranging from $15 to $25 (friend), $50 (guest) and up to $500 (sponsor) and $1,000 (champion). The ...
5 Uplifting Moments in Latin Music This Week (July 25)
From career milestones and new music releases to major announcements and more, Billboard editors highlight the latest news buzz in Latin music every week. Here’s what happened in the Latin music world this week: Shakira “All In” The Colombian superstar is donating her custom-made gold jacket that she wore during her Super Bowl performance to and will be auctioned off at the All In Challenge auction. All proceeds will go to help battle food insecurity. The “Me Gusta” singer took to social media to announce the donation and said that the bidding is now open. The highest bidder will get to meet Shakira at a future concert where they will receive the jacket, according to the post below. Enrique Iglesias & Ricky Martin 2021 Tour Enrique Iglesias...
Scott Helman Fondly Remembers Moments With His Late ‘Papa’ on Sentimental New Song
Canadian singer-songwriter Scott Helman is honoring his late “Papa” with a poignant new single. The vulnerable tune finds the 24-year-old remembering happy childhood moments with his grandfather, who died in June 2019. “Remember the way you drove those London roads, had to hold on for my life / You were like fee-fi-fo-fum coming up the stairs / We’d laugh, me and Jack, saying, ‘Papa I’m scared’ / Now I’m really scared,” he mellifluously sings in the chorus against a soft, nostalgic instrumental. The song ends with a voicemail, in which Helman’s Papa is heard saying, “OK, I’ll speak to you perhaps, tomorrow morning. OK I loves you darling.” In a tweet, the singer revealed that the voicemail is one his grandfather &...
Here’s Who Won ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars’ 5
On Friday (July 24) evening, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars season 5 crowned a winner-winner chicken dinner. After a performance to RuPaul’s “Clap Back” that found each finalist delivering their own lyrics and executing some seriously sickening choreo courtesy Billboard cover star Todrick Hall, the final three – Jujubee, Miz Cracker and Shea Couleé – lip synched to LGBTQ icon Janelle Monae’s “Make Me Feel” to secure the top spot in the Drag Race hall of fame. Dripping in blue and white eleganza, Couleé secured the top spot after a near miss in season 9, which famously saw Sasha Velour (rose) petal her way to the crown during a Whitney Houston lip sync. This time, however, the “Collide” singer nabbed the crown. “Two time’s the ...
Shea Couleé’s 5 Best Musical Moments on ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’
Spoilers ahead for the finale of ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5’ At long last, RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 5 has come to an end — after a smashing performance to RuPaul’s new song “Clap Back,” and one final lip sync to Janelle Monáe’s “Make Me Feel,” RuPaul declared the winner … season 9’s Shea Couleé! Considered a favorite to win from the moment she entered the work room, the 31-year-old drag star proved each episode why that was the case. Snatching two challenge wins, and winning every lip sync she performed in, Couleé was considered such a threat that there was even a plotline about queens potentially conspiring to eliminate her as the biggest threat in the competition. “My drag, in its purest form, is a love letter to black women,” Couleé explained on the main stage...
First Spin: The Week’s Best New Dance Tracks From Lost Frequencies, Mat Zo & More
New Music Friday is intense. Hundreds of songs drop from artists around the world, and you’re supposed to somehow find the best ones. It’s fun work, but it’s time-consuming — so we at Billboard Dance want to give you a hand. Each week, we sift through the streams and dig in the digital crates to present the absolute must-hears from the wide breadth of jams. This week saw several high-profile releases, with Ms. Kylie Minogue gracing our ear-space with “Say Something,” the first single from her forthcoming Disco LP, Howling releasing their excellent sophomore LP Colure, DJ Shub dropping knowledge and beats with his latest single “The Social,” Porter Robinson remixing himself, dance super-group Bronson dropping its third single and the EDM ...
Metallica & My Chemical Romance to Headline Rescheduled Aftershock Festival in 2021
Aftershock Festival 2020, originally scheduled for Oct. 9-11 in Sacramento’s Discovery Park, has been pushed back to Oct. 7-10, 2021, with Metallica and My Chemical Romance headlining. Danny Wimmer Presents, the music festival production and promotion company in charge of Aftershock, added a fourth night in partnership with Jack Daniels to the 2021 edition of the massive West Coast rock festival. “After all the harm caused by COVID-19, there is nothing that we wanted more than to be celebrating Aftershock with you this October at Discovery Park for what was going to be a monumental weekend,” the DWP statement read. “We, the artists, and Sacramento County all thought we had a shot at being the first post-COVID festival to happen. That really would have been incr...
Snoop Dogg & DMX’s ‘Verzuz’ Battle Reached the Highest Level Yet, Just Look at the Numbers
Snoop Dogg and DMX duked it out in the studio Wednesday night (July 22) for their latest Verzuz “battle of the dogs” while maintaining the highest amount of respect for one another. But the East Coast and West Coast hip-hop titans reached a whole new level on their Verzuz stats. The night received 1.75 billion impressions across the internet while breaking Apple Music’s all-time livestream record with more than 600,000 concurrent viewers and a total of more than 1.4 million fans tuning in. Just this week, Apple Music announced its exclusive partnership with Verzuz in simulcasting the battles on both Apple Music and Beats 1 while offering on-demand streaming. “THANK YOU to everyone who tuned in to watch @DMX and @SnoopDogg celebrate each other. We...
