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Celebrity Scoop – 11/19/2019
TAYLOR SWIFT ALLOWED TO PERFORM OLD SONGS AT AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS – MAYBE – (11/19/2019)
Taylor Swift’s former record label Big Machine Label Group released a statement confirming the singer can perform her old songs at the 2019 American Music Awards on November 24th.
Big Machine Label Group, which owns the singer’s catalog of recordings through 2017 album Reputation, released a statement with saying the 29-year-old would be able to go ahead with plans to perform a medley of her old songs during the AMAs, where she is scheduled be receive the Artist of the Decade award.
“The Big Machine Label Group and Dick Clark Productions announce that they have come to terms on a licensing agreement that approves their artists’ performances to stream post show and for re-broadcast on mutually approved platforms,” the statement reads. “This includes the upcoming American Music Awards performances for Thomas Rhett and former Big Machine Records recording artist Taylor Swift.” “It should be noted that recording artists do not need label approval for live performances on television or any other live media,” it states. “Record label approval is only needed for contracted artists’ audio and visual recordings and in determining how those works are distributed.”
However, Dick Clark Productions, which produces the AMAs, released a statement saying, “At no time did Dick Clark Productions agree to, create, authorize or distribute a statement in partnership with Big Machine Label Group regarding Taylor Swift’s performance at the 2019 American Music Awards. Any final agreement on this matter needs to be made directly with Taylor Swift’s management team. We have no further comment.”
The public battle over Swift’s planned performance began Thursday, when the singer tweeted that Big Machine Label Group’s Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun were attempting to block her from performing her old music at the AMAs and on an upcoming Netflix documentary.
Big Machine initially responded to Swift’s post, saying the label had been attempting to meet with Swift to work out terms for the AMAs and the documentary. The statement alleged Swift admitted to owning the label millions of dollars, a claim refuted by a representative for Swift. The rep said Big Machine actually owes Swift $7.9 million in unpaid royalties. The American Music Awards are scheduled for November 24th.
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Full Story: Variety
CHRISTINA AGUILERA, POST MALONE TO PERFORM AT AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS – (11/19/2019)
Christina Aguilera and Post Malone will perform at the 2019 American Music Awards.
Dick Clark Productions and ABC announced that Aguilera will take the stage with A Great Big World, while Malone will perform with Ozzy Osbourne, Travis Scott and Watt, at the awards show Sunday in Los Angeles. The 2019 ceremony will mark the TV debut of “Fall On Me,” a new song from Aguilera and A Great Big World. A Great Big World teased “Fall On Me” in a tweet Monday.
The 2019 ceremony will also mark the TV debut of Malone, Osbourne, Scott and Watt’s collaboration, “Take What You Want,” released in October.
It was also announced that Green Day will perform “Basket Case,” in honor of the 25th anniversary of their album Dookie, and the new song “Father of All.”
The new additions join previously announced performers Camila Cabello, Selena Gomez, Taylor Swift, Jonas Brothers, Billie Eilish, Kesha and Big Freedia, Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Thomas Rhett and Shania
The 2019 American Music Awards, hosted by Ciara, will air live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on November 24th on ABC. Voting is open until November 20th.
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Full Story: Billboard
BILLBOARD NAMES TAYLOR SWIFT ITS WOMAN OF THE DECADE: Taylor Swift is the only female artist ever to have been named Billboard’s Woman of the Year twice, so it’s no surprise that next month, the publication will present her with its first-ever Woman of the Decade Award. Taylor will receive her honor December 12th at L.A.’s Hollywood Palladium, during Billboard’s annual “Women in Music Event.” Other female stars being honored include Alanis Morissette, Nicki Minaj, and Brandi Carlile. The event will be hosted by Hayley Kiyoko, who last year was named Billboard’s Rising Star. Taylor will be named Artist of the Decade at the American Music Awards, which air this Sunday night on ABC.
CHRISTIAN BALE TURNED DOWN FOURTH BATMAN BECAUSE … The Dark Knight Rises wouldn’t have been Christian Bale’s last Batman film if Warner Bros. had its druthers, but he bowed out. The star tells the Toronto Sun: “When they came [to us after ‘Batman Begins’] and said, ‘You want to go make another?’ It was fantastic, but we still said, ‘This is it. We will not get another opportunity. ‘Then they came and they said, ‘OK, let’s do the third one.’ Chris had always said to me that if we were fortunate to be able to make three we would stop. ‘Let’s walk away after that,’ he said. Then when they inevitably came to us and said, ‘How about a No. 4?’ I said, ‘No. We have to stick to Chris’ dream, which was always to, hopefully, do a trilogy. Let’s not stretch too far and become overindulgent and go for a fourth.’”
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Celebrity Scoop – 11/18/2019
SCOOTER BRAUN ‘FRUSTRATED’ WITH SCOTT BORCHETTA OVER TAYLOR SWIFT MUSIC SITUATION – (11/18/2019)
Scooter Braun is reportedly unhappy with the way things are going with Taylor Swift’s music. The music producer is “frustrated” with how Big Machine Label’s Scott Borchetta is handling Swift and her music catalog.
“Scooter is frustrated because his name is being dragged in the mud,” a source told E! News. “He doesn’t run Big Machine or have operational control of company. He hasn’t taken part in these negotiations…This fight with Taylor is not something Scooter agrees with.”
Last week, Taylor shared that she was hoping to perform a medley of her hits at the upcoming 2019 American Music Awards, but claimed that Scooter and Scott are banning her from performing her music.
Big Machine Label then released a statement, discrediting Taylor’s claims, which her rep later slammed. The insider said Scooter has been trying to reach Taylor, but she hasn’t returned his calls. Scooter’s Nashville office was shut Friday following threats allegedly sparked by Swift’s claims. Braun’s company, Ithaca Holdings, was deluged with calls after Taylor asked her fans, “Please let Scott Borchetta and Scooter Braun know how you feel about this.”
Meanwhile, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Elizabeth Warren are defending Swift.
Representative Ocasio-Cortez spoke out on Twitter Friday regarding Swift’s situation. “Private equity groups’ predatory practices actively hurt millions of Americans,” she tweeted. “Their leveraged buyouts have destroyed the lives of retail workers across the country, scrapping 1+ million jobs. Now they’re holding @taylorswift13’s own music hostage. They need to be reigned in.”
Presidential candidate Warren joined in on Saturday, tweeting that Swift is “one of many whose work has been threatened by a private equity firm,” connecting it to her presidential campaign. “They’re gobbling up more and more of our economy, costing jobs and crushing entire industries,” Warren wrote. “It’s time to rein in private equity firms – and I’ve got a plan for that.” The last line of Warrens’ tweet is her unofficial campaign slogan, reflecting her many policy positions.
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Full Story: E!
LIZZO SUED FOR DEFAMATION BY POSTMATES DRIVER: Lizzo is being sued for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress by a former Postmates driver after she accused her of stealing her food. The driver, Tiffany Wells, claims that she is concerned for her safety and no longer works for Postmates due to the incident. The suit claims Wells delivered a Postmates order from a Massachusetts lobster restaurant to the Revere Hotel in Boston in September. Wells says after arriving at the hotel, she attempted to contact Lizzo several times and, after not receiving a response, she left. An outraged Lizzo tweeted Wells’s name and Postmates photo, claiming, “Hey @Postmates this girl Tiffany W. stole my food she lucky I don’t fight no more.” Lizzo later apologized writing, “I apologize for putting that girl on blast. I understand I have a large following and that there were so many variables that could’ve put her in danger. I’m a really be more responsible with my use of social media and check my petty and my pride at the door.”
ARIANA GRANDE AILING; REISSUING ALL HER ALBUMS AND CHRISTMAS EP ON COLORED VINYL – (11/18/2019)
Ariana Grande has announced via social media that she has been sick for the past three weeks and may have to postpone some dates on her Sweetener concert tour.
“Hi my loves so I’m still very sick,” the 26-year-old singer said in an Instagram Stories post Saturday. “I’ve been sick since the last London show. I don’t know how it’s possible but my throat and head are still in so much pain. I sound okay I’m just in a lot of pain and it’s difficult to breathe during the show. … I just really don’t know what’s happening with my body right now and need to figure it out.”
She also responded to a fan on Twitter who praised her for trying to put on a good show even though she was feeling under the weather.
“Thank u my love. my head was literally beyond pounding. throat too. but this makes me happy to read. i love y’all and can’t tell u how much i appreciate your kindness. i’ll keep u posted,” Grande tweeted.
Grande said she is “doing everything i possibly can to pull through” by taking medication and is on IV drips.
She was scheduled to perform in Lexington, Kentucky, on Sunday but had to cancel. She shared another update on her condition: “Okay, so I woke up kind of ten times worse and it hurts SO bad to swallow. I’m not really sure what’s going on, but I unfortunately don’t think I will be able to push through tonight and I’m SO upset and sorry,” Ariana says in the video through tearful eyes.
“Ugh. I’m so upset, but of course, obviously you’ll be refunded and etc. I’m just really devastated. Thank you for understanding and sending love, etc whatever. I’ll keep you posted as soon as I know what’s going with my body, but thank you for understanding, and I am SO sorry,” she added.
Ariana’s fans also got #GetWellSoonAriana trending on Twitter, sharing their love and understanding, and sending get well wishes.
Her world tour is listed as ending on December 22 in Los Angeles.
Meanwhile, Ariana has a special Christmas gift for her fans: All her albums, and her Christmas EP, on colored vinyl. You can now pre-order Ari’s five studio albums on vinyl via her online store. Yours Truly comes in white and clear cloud swirl; My Everything is half opaque lavender and half clear; Dangerous Woman is smoky black and lavender swirl; Sweetener is peach and thank u, next is half opaque pink and half clear.
Ari’s holiday EP Christmas and Chill is green, with an exclusive etching on side B. Everything will ship December 6th. Each LP costs $35 and the EP is $20. You can also get all six of them for $167.
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Full Story: E!
NOAH CYRUS STOPS CONCERT MID-PERFORMANCE DUE TO ILLNESS – (11/18/2019)
Noah Cyrus stopped her performance on Saturday due to illness.
After getting off stage, the 19-year-old shared a photo of herself wearing an oxygen mask being treated by EMTs at the Corona Capital music festival in Mexico City.
“I had to run off and throw up before my last song,” she wrote on Instagram. “Sorry I couldn’t finish my set but thanks so much @coronacapital. You guys were so loud….. #f–kyounoah ammmiiiriiiteeee”.
Among fans well wishes was Justin Bieber. “Hope ur okay. Check ur dm,” he replied to her Instagram post.
Noah shared the photo Bieber messaged her of the two when they were younger. “Ope suddenly I’m better thanks king,” Cyrus wrote over the screenshot of his direct message.
Cyrus poked fun at her sudden sickness by sharing a photo taken during her performance and adding, “before she yacked,” with three throwing up emojis.
The singer seems to have recovered, later sharing a photo of her and her team riding in a car. Cyrus does not have any other upcoming tour dates.
Noah’s health scare comes just days after her older sister Miley underwent vocal cord surgery. Miley’s latest procedure was unrelated to the tonsil surgery that she had to undergo last month after suffering from tonsillitis. She will reportedly have to remain silent for weeks while she recovers. She’s also gone silent on social media; Miley hasn’t posted anything on her Instagram account since she came home from the hospital last weekend.
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Full Story: E!
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Celebrity Scoop – 11/15/2019
CIARA TO HOST AMERICAN MUSIC AWARDS: ABC announced that Ciara will host the 2019 American Music Awards November 24th at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. ABC also announced that Kesha and Big Freedia will perform at the awards show. The pair released the single “Raising Hell” in October. Kesha and Big Freedia join previously announced performers Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Camila Cabello, Billie Eilish, Dua Lipa, Lizzo, Thomas Rhett and Shania Twain. Swift will receive the Artist of the Decade award at the ceremony. Ciara released the single “Evapora” with Iza and Major Lazer last week. The song’s music video shows Ciara and Iza singing and dancing in a desert.
TAYLOR SWIFT RELEASES NEW ‘CATS’ SONG ‘BEAUTIFUL GHOSTS’; SAYS SCOOTER BRAUN & SCOTT BORCHETTA WON’T LET HER PERFORM HER OLD MUSIC AT AMAS – (11/15/2019)
Taylor Swift has released a new song she performs from the upcoming Cats movie titled “Beautiful Ghosts.”
Swift uploaded a snippet of the song to Twitter and announced that it would be released at midnight. “Follow me home, if you dare to,” Swift sings in the teaser.
“Beautiful Ghosts” is written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Swift. “Cats” is an adaptation of Webber’s Broadway musical of the same name which is based on author T.S. Eliot’s book Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats. It is set to arrive in theaters on December 20th.
Swift will be portraying Bombalurina in the film alongside Jennifer Hudson as Grizabella, Francesca Hayward as Victoria, Idris Elba as Macavity, Ian McKellen as Gus, Rebel Wilson as Jennyanydots, Judi Dench as Old Deuteronomy, James Corden as Bustopher Jones and Jason Derulo as Rum Tum Tugger.
On Wednesday Swift released a remix of “Lover” featuring Sam Mendes along with a lyric video.
Meanwhile, Swift has written an open letter to her fans claiming that music producer Scooter Braun and Big Machine Records CEO Scott Borchetta will not allow her to perform her old music at the American Music Awards on November 24th.
Taylor is being honored later with the Artist of the Decade Award at the 2019 American Music Awards and she planned on performing “a medley of [her] hits throughout the decade on the show.” Taylor says that Scooter and Scott will not let her perform her “old songs on television because they claim that would be re-recording my music before [she is] allowed to next year.”
In the open letter, Taylor also revealed that she has a Netflix documentary in the works and the duo also will not let her use “older music or performance footage for this project, even though there is no mention of either of them or Big Machine Records anywhere in the film.”
Taylor launched her career on Big Machine Records and the label owns the master recordings to all of the music featured on her first six albums. Big Machine was bought by Scooter for $300 million earlier this year. Swift decided to leave the label and release her new album Lover with Republic Records, where she will own her masters moving forward.
Taylor is now asking her fans to let Scooter, Scott, and the other artists they work with (like Justin Bieber, Ariana Grande, and Demi Lovato) “know how you feel about this.”
Fans promptly began doxxing the pair, publishing what appear to be Braun and Borchetta’s private contact information – including phone numbers and a physical home address – on Twitter.
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Full Story: Variety
DISNEY+ PULLS SIMPSONS EPISODE? The full Simpsons library is available for the first time on Disney+, but a popular, and infamous, episode has been held back. Stark Raving Dad, from 1991, is not available, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Observers suspected that the show was nixed because Michael Jackson guest-starred as Leon Kompowsky, a man Homer meets in a mental institution. In March of this year, the episode was pulled from circulation following the release of HBO’s Leaving Neverland, in which Jackson was accused of molesting multiple boys. Jackson’s estate has denied the allegations.
PINK ANNOUNCES HIATUS FROM MUSIC IN 2020 – (11/15/2019)
Pink plans to take a hiatus from musical next year in order to spend more time with her family.
While on the red carpet at the 2019 CMA Awards on Wednesday night in Nashville, the singer was joined by her husband, Carey Hart, and their kids Willow, 8, and Jameson, 2. Pink was there to perform her song “Love Me Anyway” with country star Chris Stapleton, and she talked about how hectic things have been.
“We did two and a half years of [music], and Willow’s back in school now. Jameson’s going to start pre-school soon. It’s kind of the year of the family. It’s time to do something else for a minute. And Carey has a lot going on as well. He’s super supportive, he follows me around the world and now it’s his turn,” she told Entertainment Tonight.
Pink released her studio album, Hurts 2B Human, in April of this year, which featured singles “Walk Me Home,” “Can We Pretend” and “Love Me Anyway,” as well as the title track.
The star also praised her husband, with whom she will celebrate 14 years of marriage in January.
“Carey has a lot going on as well,” she said of Hart, who went from being a professional motocross competitor to racing off-road trucks. “He’s super supportive, he follows me around the world and now it’s his turn.”
According to Billboard, Pink’s Beautiful Trauma Tour ranks as the 10th highest-grossing tour of all time, earning more than $397 million.
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Full Story: Entertainment Tonight
KELLY CLARKSON DIDN’T KNOW THE JONAS BROTHERS OPENED FOR HER IN 2005 – (11/15/2019)
Kelly Clarkson had no idea that the Jonas Brothers opened for her in 2005.
During The Kelly Clarkson Show Thursday, Kelly admitted to guest Nick Jonas that she had no recollection of the sibling trio being her opening act. “I feel like I just got really cool,” she said.
But Nick revealed that they kind of exaggerated the gig in order to book more shows. “No one cared about us in 2005, we were just coming up,” he explained. “And basically to get other gigs, we listed the other acts that we’d opened up for, but that really just meant that we were on, like, the outside stage in the parking lot while you were playing for 40,000 people.” “But you helped us get a lot of other gigs after that, so thank you,” he added.
The Jonas Brothers are out now on their own headlining Happiness Begins tour.
During the interview, Clarkson and Jonas also discuss Nick’s new role on The Voice, where he’s set to join Clarkson, John Legend and Blake Shelton as a coach for Season 18.
“I’m gonna kick your tail,” Clarkson told Jonas.
“That’s not true. Incorrect. I’m not gonna clap for that,” Jonas insists, before revealing that filming has already gotten underway with the blind auditions.
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Full Story: Entertainment Tonight
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