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Celebrity Scoop – 12/17/2019
PINK IS THE NO. 1 TOURING ARTIST OF THE YEAR – (12/17/2019)
Pink has been named Pollstar’s 2019 Artist of the Year after reaching No. 1 on the media platform’s Year End Top 100 Worldwide Tour chart.
Her Beautiful Trauma tour raked in $215.2 million, more than Elton John and Ed Sheeran, and drew more than 1.8 million fans to 68 performances. Statistics also revealed an average show gross of $3.16 million and an average of 26,749 tickets sold per show.
“I do not believe in genres or boundaries,” Pink told Pollstar “What’s epic about making this kind of show with this kind of repertoire is that it can be a rock show, it can be theater, it can be Broadway, it can be acoustic,” the global superstar said. “I want fans to feel every kind feeling they can tap into.”
Pink moved up three spots on Pollstar’s charts since last year’s tour, which brought in $169.2 million. The Beautiful Trauma tour began March 1, 2018 and wrapped November 2, 2019 with six legs, including an all-stadium run through Europe for a total of 157 dates. Elton John and Ed Sheeran trailed behind her in the No. 2 and 3 spots with $212 million and $211.7 million, respectively.
The Rolling Stones topped the Top 200 North American Tours list with a $177.8 million gross from 16 performances in U.S. stadiums during the summer, drawing nearly 785,000 fans. Elton John came in at No. 2 ($157.4 million) while Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band ($97 million) rounded out the top three.
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ARIANA GRANDE, TAYLOR SWIFT, LIZZO, BILLIE EILISH, MORE FEATURED ON GRAMMY COMPILATION ALBUM – (12/17/2019)
The 2020 Grammy Nominees album will be available January 17th and it features a roundup of the artists nominated in the top categories – Best New Artist, and Album, Song and Record of the Year – as well as nominees in some of the other categories.
Ariana Grande, Taylor Swift, Lizzo, Billie Eilish, Ed Sheeran, The Jonas Brothers, Beyoncé and Lil Nas X are among the artists featured, as are Lana Del Rey, Vampire Weekend, Khalid, Shawn Mendes, Dan + Shay, Maren Morris and more.
Log onto 2020GrammyAlbum.com to pre-order and enter for a chance to win a trip for two to the 62nd Annual Grammy Awards, which take place in Los Angeles on January 26th. A portion of the album’s proceeds will go to the Grammy Museum and to MusiCares, two charitable organizations founded by the Recording Academy that provide, respectively, musical education programs and assistance to music people in need.
The 2020 Grammy Nominees album tracklisting:
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Full Story: Press Release
MARIAH CAREY’S ‘ALL I WANT FOR CHRISTMAS IS YOU’ REACHES NO. 1 ON BILLBOARD CHART FOR FIRST TIME – (12/17/2019)
Mariah Carey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” has reached the No. 1 spot on Billboard’s Hot 100 chart for the first time since the song was released 25 years ago.
Carey’s milestone was announced on Monday by Billboard on Twitter. “@MariahCarey’s “All I Want For Christmas Is You” is officially No. 1 on the #Hot100 for the first time this week, 25 years after its release,” the account wrote.
The post added that the song spent 34 total weeks on the Hot 100 chart before reaching the top spot, positioning it as the “longest climb in the history of the chart.” Los del Rio previously held the record with “Macarena (Bayside Boys Mix)” with 32 total weeks charting before hitting No. 1.
Mariah is currently teasing a brand new music video for her “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” which is now her 19th No. 1 single.
Meanwhile, Billy Eichner was joined by Mariah for a holiday special of his hit series Billy on the Street.
During the episode, Billy and Mariah celebrated the 25th anniversary of “All I Want for Christmas is You” by going up to unsuspecting fans on the streets of New York and quizzed them on the lyrics. The queen of Christmas also speaks Swedish, hugs some flustered fans, and fixes a broken Christmas tree during the show.
Billy and Mariah’s union comes after Mariah praised Billy on the Street after it was released on Netflix last month.
Carey also performed a sold-out Christmas-themed show at Madison Square Garden which Schitt’s Creek’s Dan Levy called “the greatest two hours of my life.” Fans were so hyped up they started a subway sing-along across the platform from one another afterwards.
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Full Story: Billboard
JAY-Z SNATCHED PHONE OUT OF MAN’S HAND FOR RECORDING BEYONCE – (12/17/2019)
JAY-Z snatched a man’s phone out of his hand because he was recording Beyonce dancing at Diddy‘s 50th birthday party this past weekend. In the viral video, Beyonce is seen dancing with Kelly Rowland and rapper Saweetie to Bobby Brown‘s “Every Little Step.” The man was seen recording himself next to the singer and all of a sudden, Jay was seen snatching the phone out of the man’s hand. The guy is seen putting his hands up, as to imply that he wanted no problem with Jay. Afterwards, Beyonce is seen trying to keep the peace by patting the man on his shoulder. She then turned around and continued dancing with her friends.
Of course, social media reacted immediately. One person tweeted “I would’ve had Jay Z security on my as**so fast because b* tch I let you slide when you cheated on Beyoncé, NOW you wanna snatch my phone out my han-” Another person wrote, “If Jay-Z snatched my phone like that I’d sue for mental and emotional damages. Quick lil bag.”
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Celebrity Scoop – 12/16/2019
TAYLOR SWIFT WINS BILLBOARD AWARD, TAKES AIM AT SCOOTER BRAUN; HEADLINING GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY – (12/16/2019)
Taylor Swift was honored with the Woman of the Decade Award at Billboard’s Women in Music 2019 event at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles on Thursday.
Swift delivered a lengthy speech that touched on her career, sexism in the music industry, struggles she has endured due to being a woman, and how Scooter Braun has acquired her music catalog from her former label Big Machine Records:
[“I saw that as a female in this industry some people will always have slight reservations about you. Whether you deserve to be there, whether your male producer or co-writer is the reason for your success or whether it was a savvy record label. It wasn’t. I saw that people love to explain away a woman’s success in the music industry and I saw something in me change due to this realization. This was the decade when I became a mirror from my detractors. Whatever they decided I couldn’t do, is exactly what I did.”]
The singer then launched into how Braun’s Ithaca Holdings was unfairly able to purchase her catalogue without her approval, consultation or consent after she was denied the right to purchase the catalogue herself.
[“Scooter never contacted me or my team to discuss it prior to the sale or even when it was announced. I’m fairly certain he knew exactly how I would feel about it though and let me just say that the definition of the toxic male privilege in our industry is people saying, ‘but he’s always been nice to me,’ when I’m raising valid concerns about artists and their rights to own their music. And of course he’s nice to you – if you’re in this room, you have something he needs. The fact is that private equity is what enabled this man to think according to his own social media post that he could buy me, but I’m obviously not going willingly.”]
Swift ended her speech on a note that summed up her decade:
[“Lately I’ve been focusing less on doing what they say I can’t do and more on doing whatever the hell I want. Thank you for a magnificent, happy, free, confused, sometimes lonely, but mostly golden decade.”]
Nicki Minaj was also on hand to honor late rapper Juice WRLD following his death as she accepted the Game-Changer Award. “I felt like he was a kindred spirit,” she said.
Meanwhile, Taylor has announced that she will be headlining the 2020 Glastonbury Festival on June 28, 2020. “I’m ecstatic to tell you that I’ll be headlining Glastonbury on its 50th anniversary – See you there! 💋,” she shared on social media with a selfie.
“From Christmas Tree Farm to Worthy Farm,” the newspaper in the photo reads. “Sunday night Taylor made for Glastonbury!”
The 50th anniversary of the Glastonbury Festival will take place from June 24-28, 2020, at Worthy Farm in England. Paul McCartney will also headline the annual event on June 27th.
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Full Story: Billboard
CHUY BRAVO DEAD AT 63: Chuy Bravo, Chelsea Handler’s sidekick on her E! show Chelsea Lately died at 63 in Mexico City. The star died suddenly after being hospitalized with stomach pain. Handler posted a tribute to him on social media, writing: “I loved this nugget in a big way, and I took great pleasure in how many people loved him as much as I did and do. Chuy Bravo gave us so much laughter and I’ll never forget the sound of his laughter coming from his office into mine.” (Page Six)
PATTERN? GABRIELLE UNION REACTS TO FIRING OF ORLANDO JONES – (12/16/2019)
Please note the following story contains language that could be considered offensive.
Gabrielle Union is reaching out to Orlando Jones, who has reportedly been fired by the same production company who ousted her for questionable reasons. Union, of course, was let go from NBC’s America’s Got Talent, allegedly for objecting to racist jokes and being told her hairstyle was “too black.”
Jones was reportedly fired from the third season of American Gods, also produced by AGT’s producer Fremantle. The 51-year-old posted a message on Twitter slamming AG showrunner Charles Eglee, saying he was booted from the Starz series September 10th.
According to Jones: “There will be no more Mr. Nancy. Don’t let these motherf—ers tell you they love Mr. Nancy. They don’t. I’m not going to name names but the new season three showrunner is Connecticut-born and Yale-educated, so he’s very smart and he thinks that Mr. Nancy’s angry, get s— done is the wrong message for black America.”
A rep for Eglee responded, saying he was not from Connecticut, but they didn’t disput any of the other allegations.
Fremantle responded in a statement, saying: “The storylines of American Gods have continually shifted and evolved to reflect the complex mythology of the source material. Mr. Jones’ option was not picked up because Mr. Nancy, among other characters, is not featured in the portion of the book we are focusing on within season three. Several new characters, many of which have already been announced, will be introduced into Shadow Moon’s world that will further contribute to the show’s legacy as one of the most diverse series on television.”
Jones wrote that Fremantle is “a nightmare.” He continued: “They treated you like a 2nd class citizen for doing your job [too] well,” tagging Union, as well as former America’s Got Talent judges and hosts Nick Cannon, Mel B and Heidi Klum.
Union responded, writing, “Ohhhhhhhh let’s chat my friend. #StrongerTogether.”
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JOHN TRAVOLTA AND OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN GREASE UP: More than 40 years after Grease dropped, stars John Travolta, 65, and Olivia Newton-John, 71, reunited as Danny and Sandy at West Palm Beach’s Coral Sky Ampitheater for a sing along Friday. First she donned a yellow cardigan and matching skirt a la “good girl” Sandy, then ditched them for a leather jacket and black leggings, like the ones she wore in the Grease finale. The pair also held a Q&A.
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Celebrity Scoop – 12/13/2019
LIZZO IS NOT BANNED FROM THE STAPLES CENTER – (12/13/2019)
Rumors that Lizzo has been banned from the Staples Center after showing off her thong at a Lakers-Timberwolves game last weekend are not true!
Lee Zeidman, the president of the Staples Center told Billboard, “She is not banned from the Staples Center and is welcome here anytime.
He continued, “It’s ridiculous that these rumors get started and that people write these types of things without making any attempt to find out the truth. It’s very lazy and disrespectful.”
AMAZON PAYS $25 MILLION FOR UNTITLED RIHANNA DOCUMENTARY – (12/13/2019)
Reports say Amazon has paid a pretty penny for the rights to a documentary about the life of Rihanna. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the streaming giant paid $25 million for the untitled documentary. The documentary — which is directed by Peter Berg, features more than 1,200 hours of footage and will offer insight into the singer’s “personality, sense of humor, work ethic, family and love.”
Berg previously gave THR details about the project, saying, “That was a fun change of pace…to go travel with Rihanna around Europe, and Rihanna is surrounded by girls. We were in Nice [France]. She was going to do a concert on Bastille Day. And that truck driver who killed all those people plowed through them right in front of our hotel. So even in me trying to do something light, I had a very, very front-row seat to something that horrific.”
No word on when the documentary will be released.
JONAS BROTHERS TO PLAY ‘NEW YEAR’S ROCKIN’ EVE’ – (12/13/2019)
The Jonas Brothers are ringing in 2020 as part of Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest. Nick, Kevin and Joe Jonas will perform live from Miami just after the ball drops at midnight, marking the first performance of the New Year. They’re among the latest acts to join ABC’s 48th New Year’s celebration.
Ciara will host the Los Angeles portion of the special, which will also feature Paula Abdul, Kelsea Ballerini, Blanco Brown, Dan + Shay, Green Day, Dua Lipa, Ava Max, Anthony Ramos and Salt-N-Pepa. Billy Porter will host from New Orleans, with special guests Sheryl Crow and Usher. And Jessie James Decker will be on hand to reveal the first-ever First Powerball Millionaire of the Year.
The New Year’s performance caps off a big year for the JoBros, who notched a hit with “Sucker,” released Happiness Begins, their first new studio album in 10 years, and launched a major concert tour.
The ABC special is slated to kick off Tuesday, December 31st beginning at 8:00 p.m. ET/7:00 p.m. CT on ABC.
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Full story: E! Online
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