Celebrity Scoop – 05/14/2020

MELISSA ETHERIDGE’S SON BECKETT DIES AT 21: Melissa Etheridge announced that her son Beckett Cypher died. He was 21. The cause of death was undisclosed. The singer canceled an online concert scheduled for Wednesday night. Etheridge had Beckett with her former partner Julia Cypher through artificial insemination. They also have a daughter, 23-year-old Bailey Jean. David Crosby was the sperm donor for both children. Etheridge and Julia Cypher shared custody of the children after their split in 2000. Etheridge later had twins Johnnie Rose and Miller Stephen with Tammy Lynn Michaels. She is now married to Linda Wallem.

CHANNING TATUM TESTED FOR COVID: Channing Tatum got tested for COVID-19 after his 40th birthday, TMZ reports, in a bid to assure ex-wife Jenna Dewan that he wasn’t exposed during a small party he had in late April. He and his best friends reportedly dirt biked at his ranch, and Dewan was concerned. The test reportedly came back clear and he was cleared to see their daughter Everly. (TMZ)   

MATT DAMON REVEALS DAUGHTER HAD COVID: Matt Damon says that his 21-year-old daughter Alexia contracted COVID-19, but is now in recovery. “Our oldest daughter’s in college. Obviously, that’s been shut down. But she’s in New York City, and she had COVID really early on, along with her roommates, and got through it fine,” the Oscar winner, 49, told Dublin’s SPIN 1038 on Wednesday, May 13. Damon is in quarantine with his wife Luciana Barroso and their three children, Isabella, 13, Gia, 11, and Stella, 9. Alexia is Luciana’s daughter from her previous marriage to Arbello Barroso. 

HACKERS GAIN ACCESS TO DRAKE, NICKI MINAJ & MORE’S PRIVATE INFO – (05/14/2020)

Hackers known as REvil or Sodinokibi have claimed that they’ve stolen private information from the Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks law firm, which represents artists like Drake, Nicki Minaj, The Weeknd, Run-DMC, Lady Gaga, Madonna, Christina Aguilera, Mariah Carey and others. 

According to Page Six, the hackers are demanding a $21 million ransom for the stolen info, which includes contracts, nondisclosure agreements and contact information. 

The Grubman Shire Meiselas & Sacks firm confirmed the news in a statement and that they’ve hired “the world’s experts who specialize in this area, and we are working around the clock to address these matters.”

CAMILA CABELLO PLANNING ‘FUN LITTLE PROJECT’ FOR FANS – (05/14/2020)

Camila Cabello is teasing a “fun little project” for fans.

The singer posted a video on her Instagram Stories of herself posing with a microphone and some guitars, and captioned it, “I’m so excited to show u guys what I’ve been working on! Fun little project I’ve been doing, you guys will see in the next couple weeks!”

The teaser comes after Camila – who is dating Shawn Mendes – signed up for the All-In Challenge – where celebrities have been offering prizes or the opportunity for once-in-a-lifetime experiences in return for a charity donation – and one lucky supporter will get to spend the day working with her once social distancing measures in place due to the coronavirus pandemic are lifted.

The winner will get a round-trip domestic flight to the shoot location, a one-night hotel stay, and the on-set experience. All the money raised from the All-In Challenge will go to those in need of food during the pandemic.

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OPRAH WINFREY RECALLS BEING SUBJECT OF TERRIBLE LIE – (05/14/2020)

Oprah Winfrey is used to false, even ugly rumors. But there was one in particular that has haunted her, she writes in O Magazine. In March, the 66-year-old learned that rumors were swirling that she was being arrested and her home was being raided on sex trafficking charges. 

The media mogul explains: “Imagine sitting cozily in bed, propped up on your favorite pillows, 240 pages into a riveting family saga—when you get a phone call telling you you’re trending on Twitter. And you discover it’s a bogus and vile story that you were arrested and your home was raided for sex trafficking and child pornography. I can’t and don’t want to imagine an uglier accusation.”

She admits to being “confused.”

Winfrey says: “I’m in my bed in my PJs and socks, and somehow #OprahArrested is a thing. My worst fear realized. Being slandered, accused of a crime I didn’t commit.”

“My fear of being punished for something I didn’t do stems from growing up being whupped for minor infractions,” she writes. “Accidentally breaking a glass or a dish, getting my Sunday dress dirty, playing in a puddle with my shoes on. Just being a kid. I grew up trying to please everyone to avoid the whipping. It was hardwired in my head.”

She adds, “And yet when a false rumor — or a vile, disgusting attack — is contrived and amplified through social media, I’m still hit with the same anxiety I felt as a child prolonging the walk to find a switch for my grandmother to lash me with.”

Winfrey believes that she may have opened the door to speculation when she went on her talk show in 1988 carting 67 pounds of fat behind her, and opening up about her weight loss journey. 

“From that day forward, I was exploited regularly with false, crude, inappropriate stories about me and food,” she says. “And then about me and Stedman [Graham]. And me and Gayle [King]. Anything and everything that could sell a tabloid. Every week, another lie to ignore or deny. I never got used to it.”

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ELLEN DEGENERES ‘AT THE END OF HER ROPE’ OVER RUMORS SHE’S MEAN – (05/14/2020)

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres has been hit with a series of allegations claiming she is one person on her show, but the opposite—cold, distant, mean—IRL. 

A source tells Us Weekly she’s done. “Ellen is at the end of her rope,” a source reveals exclusively in the new issue of Us Weekly. “She thought this was all just sour grapes from a few haters. But it’s not a passing thing — the hits just keep coming.”

The attacks began in earnest last month when YouTuber Nikkie de Jager said the 62-year-old was “cold and distant” toward her when she appeared on The Ellen DeGeneres Show in January. Then, she was pilloried for moaning about being quarantined in her $27 million manse, likening the experience to “being in jail.”

Variety then hit with a report in which she left staffers on her show in the dark about their jobs and pay during the pandemic, with her former bodyguard publicly deriding her as “cold” and “dehumanizing.”

She is leaning on her wife, Portia de Rossi. “Ellen’s so grateful to have Portia in her life as a soulmate and a sounding board, but that doesn’t mean it’s been easy,” a second source tells Us. “Their home life is strained right now. … Her real friends never ask her to be funny or tell jokes. They accept her as is.”

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Celebrity Scoop – 05/13/2020

ED SHEERAN SURPRISES STUDENTS ON ZOOM WITH VIRTUAL MUSIC LESSON – (05/13/2020)

Ed Sheeran took elementary-aged kids at South London’s Ecclesbourne Primary School by surprise after joining their Zoom class taught by his friend, songwriter Timothy Spoerer.

Ed took part in a Q&A with the class and taught them how to play guitar, while also reflecting on his own time at school.

Sheeran showed the kids how to play his famous track “Perfect” on the guitar and admitted that he “wasn’t very smart at school.” “I thought I was an idiot for a very long time,” he said. “I couldn’t do maths, science and English and I was told to be successful in life you had to do those things.” “I loved playing music, that’s what made me happiest. My dad always said to me, ‘If you want to be a musician work really hard at it,’” Sheeran added.

He also told them that he wouldn’t be releasing new music any time soon. “I need a year off not doing anything,” he said. “Getting back to normal life.”

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POST MALONE RELAUNCHES CBD BRAND SHABOINK WITH ‘CLEAN KITS’ AND DONATION OF 40,000 MASKS – (05/13/2020)

Post Malone has relaunched his Shaboink brand in order to help outfit frontline medical workers across the country.

“We founded Shaboink to fuel fun. What started as a CBD product from the mind of Post Malone has evolved into something that supports fun no matter the why, when, or what,” reads a notice on the Shaboink site.

The brand is partnering with the charity Direct Relief to donate 40,000 N95 masks to front line healthcare workers.

The brand is also offering new Clean Kits, “containing everything you need to keep clean now so that you can Shaboink later.” The Clean Kits, available in two different sizes priced at $50 and $100, include hand sanitizer gel and spray, 3-ply masks, soap sheets, hand wipes, disposable gloves and Vitamin C candy. The kits are expected to ship between June 1-June 15.

A portion of sales from the kits will be donated to Direct Relief.

Malone played an all-Nirvana cover set last month that has raised more than $800,000 for the United Nations Foundation’s COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO so far.

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TONY SHALHOUB HAD COVID: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel star Tony Shalhoub revealed on the new Peacock web series The At-Home Variety Show that he and his wife Brooke Adams are recovering from coronavirus. He said: “Last month, my wife Brooke and I came down with the virus, and it was a pretty rough few weeks. But we realize that so many other people have and had it a lot worse.”

TINA FEY IN TEARS OVER SUPPORT: Tina Fey’s tearful reaction to the mega-amount—$115 million—earned during the star-studded Rise Up New York! telethon benefiting coronavirus Monday has gone viral. “Is this real? Ok. 115 million dollars. We did this! You did this! We are difference makers,” Fey announced, crying.

JOHN KRASINSKI AND EMILY BLUNT’S DAUGHTERS RAISING FUNDS FOR COVID: John Krasinski and Emily Blunt’s daughters Hazel, 6, and Violet, 3, are using their artwork to help raise funds for chef Guy Fieri’s Restaurant Employee Relief Fund. The girls teamed up with Pepsi to redraw the company’s logo, which is available on t-shirts; the soda company is donating $3 million to RERF. 

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Celebrity Scoop – 05/11/2020

ALICIA KEYS HONORS ‘REGULAR HEROES’ IN NEW AMAZON ORIGINAL SERIES – (05/11/2020)

Alicia Keys stars in the premiere episode of Regular Heroes, a new Amazon Original Series highlighting courageous stories from the front-lines of COVID-19.

The first of the eight-episode docuseries is currently available to stream and highlights NYC’s Trevor Henry, New Orleans’ Burnell Cotlon and LA’s Athena Hayley as they each make personal sacrifices for their families and communities.

Regular Heroesl feature people making a difference in their cities and communities from all walks of life, including health care and emergency workers, grocery store employees, farmers, bus drivers, delivery personnel, sanitation workers, police officers, and others.

“This show is amazing! So pure and genuine! I’m happy to know this series will not only give support to but also put a face on the incredible people like Trevor, Burnell and Hayley,” Keys said in a statement. “They are the ones we clap for each night at 7 p.m. in New York. These are the heroes. And I’m so honored to celebrate them!”

If you or someone you know is making a difference in their community, visit Regular-Heroes.com to apply.

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TAYLOR SWIFT ‘CITY OF LOVER CONCERT’ SPECIAL COMING TO ABC: Taylor Swift’s new concert special, Taylor Swift City of Lover Concert, will air May 17th on ABC. The special airs immediately after the season finale of American Idol, and will be made available the following day on demand, Hulu and Disney+. The concert was filmed back in September of 2019 at L’Olympia Theater in Paris, France, and features Taylor singing songs off her latest album Lover from over 37 countries, and promises “unprecedented access to behind-the-scenes moments with the artist.” Meanwhile, Taylor posted a picture of herself with a glass in hand last week on her socials. “biiig isolation,” she captioned the post with wine and snake emojis, a throwback to her song “End Game” from 2017s reputation. Fans are interacting in the comments with potential hidden meanings in the image, which she’s been known to do to tease forthcoming releases.

BILLIE EILISH & DAD LAUNCH APPLE MUSIC SHOW TOGETHER: Billie Eilish has launched a new music show with her dad, Patrick O’Connell. Me and dad radio combines their eclectic music tastes from a wide range of genres and decades as well as uncensored conversations about what guides their ear. Full playlists will accompany each episode exclusively on Apple Music. The show debuted Friday.

DEMI LOVATO & MAX EHRICH KISS & DANCE TO ‘STUCK WITH U’ VIDEO: Demi Lovato and Max Ehrich filmed a sweet video clip for their friend Justin Bieber and Ariana Grande’s “Stuck with U” music video. Max posted the clip on his Instagram and captioned it, “my whole heart #stuckwithu.” Demi shared it too and wrote, “Happy to be a part of something so special right now. Like really REALLY happy if you can’t tell… 🥰🥰🥰” In the video, Demi and Max slow dance to the song and share smooches.

LITTLE MIX FILM ‘BREAK UP SONG’ VIDEO FROM THEIR HOMES DURING LOCKDOWN: Little Mix take it it back to the ‘80s with their new music video for “Break Up Song.” Perrie Edwards, Jesy Nelson, Leigh-Anne Pinnock and Jade Thirlwall all filmed videos from their homes during coronavirus lockdown, and then made a full music video from those for the new visual. “We were so gutted to have to cancel the official video shoot that ourselves and our team had worked so hard on,” the girls wrote on Instagram. They said they “loved the concept so much that we had to get creative to make sure you could still all see it! Hope you like it as much as we do #LMTV.”

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Celebrity Scoop – 05/08/2020

KATY PERRY, CHRISTINA AGUILERA, JOHN LEGEND & MORE ADDED TO ‘THE DISNEY FAMILY SINGALONG: VOLUME II’ – (05/08/2020)

Katy Perry, John Legend, Christina Aguilera and Jennifer Hudson will all perform their favorite Disney classics for The Disney Family Singalong: Volume II.

Kermit, Miss Piggy and the cast of The Muppets will open the show. A group of Dancing With The Stars pros will perform a remote ensemble routine to “Zero to Hero” with Keke Palmer.

Sabrina Carpenter, Tituss Burgess and classical pianist Lang Lang are also on the bill, along with previously announced performers Halsey, Donald Glover, Idina Menzel, Miguel, Seth Rogen, Josh Gad, Billy Eichner, Shakira, Rebel Wilson, Derek and Julianne Hough and Anika Noni Rose.

Surprise performances are also planned for the show, which airs Sunday night on ABC to raise awareness for Feeding America’s efforts to provide food for those in need during COVID-19 pandemic.

The lineup includes:

  • “A Whole New World” – Idina Menzel and Ben Platt
  • “Almost There” – Chloe x Halle and Anika Noni Rose
  • “Baby Mine” – Katy Perry
  • “Beauty and the Beast” – John Legend and Jennifer Hudson
  • “Hakuna Matata” – Seth Rogen and Billy Eichner feat. Donald Glover and Walter Russell III
  • “Part of Your World” – Halsey
  • “Poor Unfortunate Souls” – Rebel Wilson
  • “Remember Me” – Miguel feat. Christina Aguilera
  • “Step in Time” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” – Derek Hough, Julianne Hough and Hayley Erbert
  • “Try Everything” – Shakira
  • “When I Am Older” – Josh Gad
  • “You’ll Be in My Heart” – Disney on Broadway stars Merle Dandridge, Heather Headley, Adam Jacobs, Caissie Levy, Kara Lindsay, Kevin Massey and Josh Strickland
  • “Your Mother and Mine” – Sabrina Carpenter feat. Lang Lang
  • “Zero to Hero” – Keke Palmer feat. Dancing with the Stars Pros Lindsay Arnold, Alan Bersten, Witney Carson, Val Chmerkovskiy, Jenna Johnson, Sasha Farber and Emma Slater

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KELLY CLARKSON TO HOST VIRTUAL BABY SHOWER TO CELEBRATE NEW MOMS & MOMS-TO-BE – (05/08/2020)

Kelly Clarkson teamed with Carter’s for “ShowHER Love,” an online baby shower event that will feature giveaways, special guests and inspirational stories.

Only 100 lucky new moms and moms-to-be will be able to participate; enter now through May 23rd at ShowHerLove.Carters.com for your chance to join the fun.

Among other prizes, all the participants will receive Carter’s products for a year, and Kelly will regale them with personal stories and advice from her experience as a mom and stepmom to four kids. Celebrity cameos and surprises will round out the special day.

“The one thing that your friends and your family get to throw for you is a party to celebrate,” Clarkson said of her inspiration for teaming up with Carter’s for the campaign. “It’s a bummer that all these ladies are missing out.”

Kelly opened up to People about life at home lately “in the middle of Montana” as she, husband Brandon Blackstock, their 4-year-old son Remington “Remy” Alexander, their daughter River Rose, 6 next month, and Blackstock’s 13-year-old son Seth continue to practice social distancing during the global health crisis. Blackstock’s daughter Savannah, 18, lives in Florida.

“We actually took our nanny with us because I knew I would have to still work, We were very smart in bringing Allie along,” Clarkson says, joking adding, “She’s probably about to drive into a lake.”

She said, “It’s so hard to keep your mind and emotional state together. We’re used to going to a place of business and working and then coming home and that’s your relaxed place, and that’s where you have fun. The same thing for kids [with school].”

“On top of that, we thought we were going to be here for a minute, but we didn’t know we were going to be here this long and we don’t have a home here. So we’ve been staying in a cabin,” Clarkson shares. “We’ve been in really close quarters and it’s been kind of nuts, I’m not going to lie.”

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ADELE’S PERSONAL TRAINER SPEAKS OUT AMID DEBATES ABOUT HER WEIGHT LOSS – (05/08/2020)

Adele’s former personal trainer, Pete Geracimo, has come to her defense after seeing “negative commentary” regarding the singer’s dramatic weight loss.

Adele showed off her weight loss earlier this week as she celebrated her 32nd birthday. Geracimo revealed on Instagram that despite “fat-phobic accusations” made against the star, it was never about weight loss, but about getting healthy.

“It’s disheartening to read negative commentary and fat-phobic accusations questioning the genuineness of her amazing weight loss,” Geracimo wrote on Instagram of a photo of himself training Adele during a swim session. “I could not be prouder or happier for her! This metamorphosis is not for album sales, publicity or to be a role model. She is doing it for herself and for [son] Angelo.

“My hope is that people appreciate the hard work that Adele has done to improve herself for the benefit to her and her family only,” he continued. “She did not lose the weight to make others feel bad about themselves. This personal transformation has nothing to do with me or you. It’s about Adele and how she wants to live her life. She has not changed from the Adele we grew up with and have loved. There is just a little less of her to go around.”

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Celebrity Scoop – 05/06/2020

LADY GAGA, BTS & MORE TO DELIVER COMMENCEMENT REMARKS ON YOUTUBE’S ‘DEAR CLASS OF 2020’ VIRTUAL CEREMONY – (05/06/2020)

YouTube’s Dear Class of 2020 will premiere June 6th on the YouTube Originals channel and the Learn@Home site.

YouTube will release the full schedule of events on the Learn@Home site starting on May 17th.

Lady Gaga will be among the stars delivering inspirational commencement speeches, along with the Obamas, BTS, activist Malala Yousafzai, the CEO of Google, and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Other stars who’ll appear include Alicia Keys, Kerry Washington, Zendaya, Kelly Rowland, and YouTube creators like Jackie Aina, Dude Perfect and Heath Hussar.

BTS will perform during a virtual after-party along with other musical guests.

Facebook previously announced plans for #Graduation2020: Facebook and Instagram Celebrate the Class of 2020 which will begin May 15th at 2 p.m. [ET] on Facebook Watch.

Oprah Winfrey will provide a commencement address with Awkwafina, Jennifer Gardner, Lil Nas X, Simone Biles and more set to give words of wisdom to the class of 2020.

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KATY PERRY & LIL NAS X TO ‘SHEIN TOGETHER’ FOR PANDEMIC RELIEF CONCERT – (05/06/2020)

Katy Perry and Lil Nas X are set to co-headline a global streaming event for COVID-19 relief.

The four-hour digital entertainment festival will be streamed via fast fashion e-retailer SHEIN’s free app on May 9th at 1 p.m. [PT.]

Rita Ora and Doja Cat will also be performing. Other special guests will include Hailey Bieber, Yara Shahidi, Madelaine Petsch, Storm Reid and Tyler Cameron.

SHEIN will be donating $100,000 to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund, and viewers will also be able to donate through a link on the app or purchase a $10 #SHEINTogether t-shirt, with 100% of the proceeds going to the fund.

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PINK, ROB THOMAS, AND MORE PARTICIPATING IN UNICEF USA VIRTUAL STREAMING EVENT – (05/06/2020)

Pink, Rob Thomas and Jordin Sparks are among the artists who’ve signed on for a virtual streaming event hosted by UNICEF USA this weekend.

“UNICEF Won’t Stop,” which will highlight the organization’s COVID-19 response around the world, will stream May 9 at 8 p.m. [ET] on UNICEFWontStop.org and on UNICEF USA’s YouTube page.

Rob Thomas and Jordin will perform and Cher will debut her new video for her latest single – a Spanish language version of ABBA’s “Chiquitita.”

UNICEF Ambassador Pink will also be participating, along with Tea Leoni, Morgan Freeman, Jenna Bush Hager, Sofia Carson, Laurie Hernandez and more.

There will be additional performances by UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Angélique Kidjo as well as Peter Frampton, Il Volo, Luke Islam, Matthew Morrison and Musicality.

In addition, Emma Kathleen Hepburn Ferrer, granddaughter of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Audrey Hepburn, will pay tribute to her grandmother. 

The event will feature UNICEF experts and advocates highlighting the impact of COVID-19 and the relentless efforts to curb the outbreak, protect children and disseminate factual information. The program will virtually take audiences to China, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Jordan, Mexico, the United States of America and more.

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BRAD PAISLEY ACCEPTS GENEROUS FOOD DONATION FROM A-ROD, J-LO – (05/06/2020)

Brad Paisley‘s free grocery store called The Store in Nashville got a special delivery of 2,000 meals compliments of baseball star Alex Rodriguez and his famous fiancee Jennifer Lopez. Brad shared the news on social media along with a clip of A-Rod crashing his latest Zoom pub crawl to tell him about the donation.

Apparently Alex and J-Lo are part of a company called Tiller & Hatch that makes what Brad describes as “high-quality frozen pressure cooker meals.”

Brad and his wife, Kimberly Williams-Paisley, created The Store in partnership with Belmont University last year. The Store is a free grocery store open to people experiencing financial hardship in the Nashville area.

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Celebrity Scoop – 05/05/2020

TAYLOR SWIFT SURPRISES UTAH NURSE WITH MESSAGE OF GRATITUDE FOR FIGHTING HEALTH PANDEMIC – (05/05/2020)

Taylor Swift is showing her gratitude and appreciation for a nurse working on the frontlines.

The singer surprised Whitney Hilton, a registered nurse in Utah, with a handwritten note and a bundle of Lover merchandise.

Taylor’s surprise wasn’t only in honor of Whitney’s 30th birthday, but a homecoming gift after the nurse returned to Utah after helping out at Northwell Health’s Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York amid the health pandemic.

“I wanted to send you some presents and to let you know I am so grateful for you,” Taylor wrote. “I can’t thank you enough for risking your life to help people and for spreading the message loudly that people need to hear about taking this seriously.”

Taylor continued: “Also, I saw the photo of you from my show! Thank you for coming! I would love to give you a hug next time and thank you in person. With love and admiration, Taylor.”

Back in April, Whitney wrote a blog post published by Intermountain Healthcare, where she described her 2,200-mile journey to lend a helping hand during the pandemic, which she called “a modern war.”

“This is a humbling experience,” Whitney wrote. “I have so much to say but almost too overwhelmed to say it all. New York has been hit HARD. The people need help, the nurses need help, the doctors need help, everyone needs help. This is crisis mode like I’ve never seen. This is an incredible experience, albeit the hardest thing I’ve ever done AND equally the most rewarding.”

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HALSEY, SHAKIRA AND MORE SIGN UP FOR FOR ‘THE DISNEY FAMILY SINGALONG: VOLUME II’ – (05/05/2020)

ABC has unveiled the first wave of its roster for the next celebrity-filled Disney Family Singalong: Volume II airing May 10th.

Artists like Halsey and Shakira will serenade families from the comfort of their homes while actors like Rebel Wilson and Seth Rogen will show off their pipes.

Halsey will perform “Part of Your World” from The Little Mermaid while Rebel will be singing “Poor Unfortunate Souls.” Shakira will reprise her Zootopia hit “Try Everything” while Rogen teams up with his former Lion King castmates Billy Eichner, Walter Russell III and Donald Glover to sing “Hakuna Matata” once more.

Hosted again by Ryan Seacrest, a variety of talent will band together from home to salute mothers everywhere while singing some of Disney’s most famous melodies. The current list of performances include:

  • “A Whole New World” – Idina Menzel & Ben Platt
  • “Almost There” – Chloe x Halle & Anika Noni Rose
  • “Hakuna Matata” – Seth Rogen & Billy Eichner feat. Donald Glover and Walter Russell III
  • “Part of Your World” – Halsey
  • “Poor Unfortunate Souls” – Rebel Wilson
  • “Remember Me” – Miguel “Step in Time” and “Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious” – Derek Hough, Julianne Hough and Hayley Erbert
  • “Try Everything” – Shakira
  • “When I Am Older” – Josh Gad
  • “You’ll Be in My Heart” – Disney on Broadway stars Merle Dandridge, Heather Headley, Adam Jacobs, Caissie Levy, Kara Lindsay, Kevin Massey and Josh Strickland
  • “Zero to Hero” – Keke Palmer

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TINA FEY SETS STAR-STUDDED CORONAVIRUS TELETHON – (05/05/2020)

Tina Fey has signed on to host Rise Up New York!, a telethon to help with the city’s response to coronavirus. The star-studded event will feature appearances from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Angie Mar, Barbra Streisand, Ben Platt, Bette Midler, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, Chris Rock, Christopher Jackson, Cynthia Erivo, David Chang, Idina Menzel, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jennifer Lopez, Jimmy Fallon, Julianne Moore, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Robert De Niro, Spike Lee, Sutton Foster, Trevor Noah and New York Giants Super Bowl champions Eli Manning, Justin Tuck and Phil Simms. Plus, Bon Jovi, Billy Joel, Mariah Carey, Sting and others.

The virtual hourlong telethon will raise funds for Robin Hood’s relief and recovery efforts, and will go toward food, shelter, financial assistance, health care, legal services, education and more.

Rise Up New York! will air Monday, May 11th at 7 pm on local broadcast networks in New York City, News 12, Spectrum News NY1, CNBC and on iHeartMedia and Entercom broadcast radio stations. 

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ARIANA GRANDE, JUSTIN BIEBER ANNOUNCE NEW SONG FOR CHARITY – (05/04/2020)

Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber announced a new single, titled “Stuck With U,” on Friday that will help raise funds for charity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

The song will be released on May 8th with all net proceeds from music streams and sales going to the First Responders Children’s Foundation, which helps to fund grants and scholarships for children of first responders who have been impacted by COVID-19.

Grande and Bieber made the announcement on social media alongside artwork for the track which features two people inside of a house. Bieber shared the news on Twitter with a crudely-drawn illustration, by artist and New Yorker contributor Liana Finck, depicting two people sheltering together in a home – a clear reference to the self-isolation many people are facing during the coronavirus pandemic.

Grande and Bieber last appeared together on “What Do You Mean (Remix)” released in 2015.

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SIA DROPS SURPRISE SONG ‘SAVED MY LIFE’ – (05/04/2020)

Sia has dropped her brand new song, “Saved My Life.”

The musician first performed the track on “COVID is No Joke Live” comedy special last week, which benefited frontline health workers. The event featured a mix of sketches, stand-up comedy and heart-felt messages to help raise critical funding for Americares COVID-19 response. The song was written with Dua Lipa.

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HALSEY, MARSHMELLO RELEASE NEW SONG ‘BE KIND’ – (05/04/2020)

Halsey and Marshmello released a single and lyric video for the song “Be Kind” on Friday.

In the song’s lyrics, Halsey and Marshmello encourage people to be vulnerable and good to one another.

“I don’t know why you hide from the one / And close your eyes to the one / Mess up and lie to the one that you love / When you know you can cry to the one / Always confide in the one / You can be kind to the one that you love,” Halsey sings.

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OPRAH POPS UP DURING JOHN KRASINSKI’S GRADUATION: First the virtual prom, and now a virtual graduation. John Krasinski threw a virtual graduation for the Class of 2020 on Some Good News Sunday, with Oprah Winfrey, Steven Spielberg and Jon Stewart appearing to share wisdom with the grads. “I believe that failure is an opportunity to move yourself in a different direction,” Winfrey shared. “It gets better because you learn the lessons from the first time.” (ET)

PARTY TIME: Madonna appeared to ignore social distancing rules at a party Saturday with boyfriend Steven Klein, Page Six reports. This is after the 61-year-old said she tested positive for COVID-19. (Page Six) 

‘AVENGERS,’ ‘STRANGER THINGS,’ DWAYNE JOHNSON WIN BIG AT NICKELODEON’S KIDS’ CHOICE AWARDS – (05/04/2020)

The 2020 Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Awards: Celebrate Together happened virtually this year due to the coronavirus pandemic, which has shut down movie theaters, concerts, events and awards shows across the entertainment industry. 

Victoria Justice (Victorious) took on the hosting duties, and fans were still able to enjoy the traditional sliming that accompanies the program, along with the celebration of kids’ favorite shows, movies and games. 

Big winners included Avengers: End Game, which snagged Favorite Movie, Stranger Things for Favorite Family TV Show, Henry Danger for Favorite Kids TV Show and Dwayne Johnson for Favorite Movie Actor.  Ariana Grande snagged Favorite Female Artist and Shawn Mendes nabbed the Favorite Male Artist honor.

During her acceptance speech, the 26-year-old Grande said:  “I  wanna say thank you so much for all your love and for making me your Favorite Female Music Star. I really appreciate it. And I love you guys so much. Thank you so much. Mwah! Love you.”

Highlights of the show included an appearance from the cast of Avengers: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Scarlett Johansson, Mark Ruffalo and Jeremy Renner.

Dwayne Johnson, Ariana Grande, Billie Eilish, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad, Camila Cabello, JoJo Siwa, David Dobrik, Millie Bobby Brown, Ellen DeGeneres, BTS, Shawn Mendes, Lil Nas X, Dove Cameron, Tom Kenny, Bill Fagerbakke, SSSniperWolf, cast members of Stranger Things (Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Sadie Sink), and the cast of Henry Danger (Jace Norman, Riele Downs, Sean Ryan Fox, Cooper Barnes, Ella Anderson, and Michael D. Cohen) also popped up. 

Asher Angel also performed his single All Day. 

Nickelodeon donated $1 million to No Kid Hungry, a nonprofit helping families affected by hunger during the pandemic. 

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