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Naya Rivera’s Drowning Sparks Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Naya Rivera’s July 8 death in Lake Piru has sparked a wrongful death lawsuit against Ventura County, Calif., on behalf of her young son, who was on the water with her that day. The suit was filed Tuesday in Ventura County Court on behalf of the 4-year-old by his father Ryan Dorsey, Rivera’s estate and the late actress’ business manager. They’re suing not only the county, but also United Water Conservation District and Parks and Recreation Management for allegedly failing to warn visitors of the dangers of the lake and outfit the boat with the requisite safety equipment. {“nid”:”9448042″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Autopsy Report Indicates Naya Rivera Called for Help as She Drowned”,”relative_pa...
Here Are the 8 Likeliest Grammy Nominees in Each of the Big Four Categories
Look for Post Malone, Harry Styles and The Weeknd to do very well in the 63rd annual Grammy nominations, which will be announced on Tuesday (Nov. 24). All three artists could wind up with nominations for album, record and song of the year. Billie Eilish, Megan Thee Stallion, Maren Morris and Taylor Swift could each wind up with nominations in two of the so-called Big Four categories: album, record and song of the year, plus best new artist. For the third year, there will be eight nominees in each of the Big Four categories, up from five. {“nid”:”9399117″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Recording Academy Announces 9 Rule Changes to Its Grammy Awards & Nominations Process”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/...
Billie Eilish and Sam Smith to Perform at 2020 ARIA Awards
Billie Eilish and Sam Smith join the lineup of performers for next week’s 2020 ARIA Awards. Eilish and Smith bring some international star power to a ceremony that will also feature performances from homegrown stars Sia, Tame Impala, Lime Cordiale, Sampa The Great, Amy Shark and Archie Roach, who will be inducted into the ARIA Hall of Fame on the night. {“nid”:”9464451″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Lime Cordiale, Tame Impala Lead 2020 ARIA Awards Nominations”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/9464451\/lime-cordiale-tame-impala-2020-aria-awards-nominations\/”,”media”:{“width”:3699,”height”:2454,”extension”:”jpg”,”mime_type”:”...
Tamara Jade Takes ‘Higher Ground’ With ‘Ridiculous’ Knockout Performance on ‘The Voice’: Watch
There’s no point being a wallflower during the knockout phases of NBC’s The Voice. You might as well come in like a wrecking ball. That’s what Casmè did as she went against Tamara Jade during the Knockouts Tuesday night (Nov. 17) on The Voice. The New Orleans native tackled Miley Cyrus’ hit, singing against Tamara Jade’s cover of Stevie Wonder’s “Higher Ground.” The Team Legend hopefuls destroyed it. {“nid”:”9485844″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Watch Gwen Stefani Steal This Country 'Voice' Contestant From Fiance Blake Shelton”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/television\/9485844\/gwen-stefani-steal-country-voice-contestant-from-blake-shelton\/”,”media&#...
Jimmy Kimmel Unveils ‘Sexiest Man Alive’ For 2020
The sexiest man alive? Well, that would be Michael B. Jordan, of course. The No. 1 heartthrob was presented to the world during Jimmy Kimmel Live on Tuesday night (Nov. 17), with the man of the moment making his entrance disguised in a yellow hazmat suit, and taking a series of questions. Nope, this wasn’t The Masked Singer. This was the big reveal of the cover star for People’s sexiest man alive contest. {“nid”:”8484389″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Nicki Minaj Shouts Out Kim Kardashian & Michael B. Jordan During People's Choice Awards Speeches”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/columns\/hip-hop\/8484389\/nicki-minaj-kim-kardashian-peoples-choice-awards-speeches\/”,”media”...
Rolling Loud Miami Reveals Dates and Headliners for 2021 Return
Rolling Loud Miami has revealed dates for its 2021 edition after it was forced to cancel this year’s festival in early April due to the pandemic. The three-day event will return to Florida from May 7-9 at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens. Organizers for the festival say that all three of the 2020 headliners, which include A$AP Rocky, Travis Scott and Post Malone, will return for the 2021 edition. In addition, 99% of the 2020 lineup will perform next year with new artists slated to be announced shortly. {“nid”:”9449786″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Rolling Loud's 'Loud Stream' Festival Attracts 4M Fans”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/business\/touring\/9449786\/rolling-loud-loud-stream-f...
Lil Wayne, French Montana & More Hip-Hop Heavyweights Set for Mike Tyson Comeback Bout
Iron Mike’s return to the ring will also feature some heavy hitters from hip-hop. Lil Wayne, French Montana and DaBaby lead the lineup of artists set to perform at Mike Tyson’s Nov. 28 comeback bout in Los Angeles against Roy Jones Jr. Also on the music bill is Wiz Khalifa and YG. “This event is going to go down in history, no doubt,” comments Lil Wayne in a statement. “I’m grateful to be a part of it and share the arena with two living legends. I’m stoked to perform and give the fans something they can rock to.” Wiz Khalifa adds in a statement: “Nov 28th, I’m putting on a live show and watching two of the greats lace up their gloves, thanks to Triller,” while Montana says, “It’s truly a moment. I’m honored and can’t wait to see Tyson and Jones fight.” {“nid”:...
Kelly Clarkson Faced the Toughest Choice Following Epic Battle on ‘The Voice’: Watch
When you grab your moment on national TV, and your task is to cover Celine Dion, bring your A-game. Nothing else will cut it. Fortunately, it was all As for Team Kelly’s Marisa Corvo and Ryan Gallagher, as they tackled Celine’s epic “I Surrender” Monday night (Nov. 16) during The Voice battles. Kelly Clarkson spoke for everyone when she hollered, screamed out “oh my gawd,” and told her fellow coaches, “That was a big song, y’all.” It certainly was. {“nid”:”9485262″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Gwen Stefani Can't Choose Between Her 'Magical' Teenage Contestants on 'The Voice'”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/television\/9485262\/gwen-stefani-knockouts-the-voice-carter-rubin-...
AC/DC’s ‘Power Up’ Is Thundering to Big First-Week U.K. Sales
AC/DC is all charged-up for another U.K. chart title. The Aussie rock legends lead the midweek albums chart with Power Up (Columbia), their first LP in six years. At this stage, it’s no contest. AC/DC’s 17th album is outselling the rest of the Top 5 combined, and is on track to become the year’s fastest-selling album. With 47,000 chart sales, look for Power Up to eclipse the year’s best, set last week (54,905 combined sales) by compatriot Kylie Minogue’s Disco (BMG), which dips 1-4. {“nid”:”9483673″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Kylie Minogue's 'Disco' Blasts to No. 1 In U.K.”,”relative_path”:”\/articles\/news\/9483673\/kylie-minogue-disco-no-1-uk\/”,”media”:{“widthR...
Bell Biv DeVoe & Nelly to Bring Throwback Hip-Hop to American Music Awards
Bell Biv DeVoe and Nelly will each perform a medley of hits from their multiplatinum debut albums on the American Music Awards. The three-hour show is set for Sunday on ABC. The announcement was made on ABC’s Dancing With the Stars on Monday (Nov. 16), where Nelly is a semifinalist on season 29 of the hit show. Bell Biv DeVoe will perform a medley of its first two singles, “Poison” and “Do Me!” Both songs reached No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1990. Both were featured on the trio’s album, Poison, which reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200. The album was at the forefront of the new jack swing movement that combined elements of traditional soul and R&B with hip-hop. Bell Biv DeVoe, which consists of Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins and Ronnie DeVoe, first appeared on the AMAs in 1991 performi...
Maluma Soars to New Hot 100 High With ‘Hawái,’ Thanks to The Weeknd Remix
Maluma bounds to his highest rank on the Billboard Hot 100 chart, as “Hawái,” newly remixed with The Weeknd, surges from No. 60 to No. 12. Maluma, from Colombia, earns his first top 40 Hot 100 hit as a lead artist and second overall, after his featured turn, with Swae Lee, on XXXTentacion and Lil Pump’s “Arms Around You,” which reached No. 28 in November 2018. The Hot 100 blends all-genre U.S. streaming (official audio and official video), radio airplay and sales data. All charts (dated Nov. 21) will update on Billboard.com tomorrow (Nov. 17). {“nid”:”9482508″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”Black Eyed Peas & Maluma\u2019s \u2018Feel The Beat\u2019 Hits No. 1 on Latin Airplay Chart”,”rela...
Dan + Shay, Darius Rucker & More Set for ‘CMA Country Christmas’
Dan + Shay, which won vocal duo of the year for the second year in a row at last week’s CMA Awards, will be featured on CMA Country Christmas, which is set to air Nov. 30 on ABC. The show will be hosted by Thomas Rhett and his wife, Lauren Akins, who will be making their TV hosting debut together. Rhett will also perform on the show. Darius Rucker, who co-hosted the CMA Awards with Reba McEntire, is also set to perform on the show, in tandem with violinist Lindsey Stirling. Other performers set to appear on the show are Kelsea Ballerini, Gabby Barrett, Florida Georgia Line, Lady A, Little Big Town and Tim McGraw. {“nid”:”8546271″,”type”:”post”,”title”:”For King & Country's 'Drummer Boy' Snares No. 1 After ...
