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Celebrity Scoop – 03/11/2020
BILLIE EILISH’S ‘BAD GUY’ IS THE BIGGEST GLOBAL SINGLE OF 2019 – (03/11/2020)
Billie Eilish’s “bad guy” has officially been named the biggest global single of 2019 by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, or IFPI.
The song ranked No. 1 on the IFPI Global Digital Singles Chart, which measures consumption across audio streaming, video streaming and permanent, downloads on a global basis. It had 19.5 million global converted track equivalents.
“bad guy” is the fifth single from Eilish’s first album WHEN WE ALL FALL ASLEEP, WHERE DO WE GO? and was released alongside it on March 29, 2019. The song was an instant hit, topping the charts in more than 15 countries around the world, including the US, Australia, Canada and Mexico.
“bad guy” became Spotify’s second-most streamed song globally last year and, according to Shazam, was the most searched-for track of 2019.
“bad guy” won Record of the Year and Song of the Year at the 62nd Grammy Awards in January 2020, making Eilish the youngest-ever artist to win the latter category.
Frances Moore, chief executive of IFPI, said: “Billie Eilish has taken the world by storm with her incredible voice and genre-defying sound. She is also an artist who addresses important issues like mental health in her lyrics that clearly resonate with her fans all over the world. We wish her success for what will no doubt be another standout year.”
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Full Story: Ifpi.org
BILLIE EILISH KICKS OFF TOUR, BLASTS BODY SHAMERS IN VIDEO – (03/11/2020)
Billie Eilish kicked off her highly anticipated Where Do We Go? tour on Monday night (March 9th) in front of a sold-out crowd in Miami. She stunned fans by beginning the show suspended in the air, dangling from a bed, but soon descended to the massive stage to launch the show with “Bury A Friend.”
The 18-year-old delivered a generous 22 songs over the course of the night, including “You Should See Me In A Crown,” “Everything I Wanted” and “No Time To Die,” her theme to the upcoming James Bond movie. By the time she finished with “Bad Guy” and “Goodbye,” she had played every track from her Grammy-winning debut album, When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?, as well as several from her Don’t Smile At Me EP and a few rarities.
Prior to playing “All The Good Girls Go To Hell,” Eilish delivered a powerful statement on body positivity. In a video interlude displayed in the arena, Eilish was seen stripping to her bra as she discussed her own experiences with body-shaming, saying, “The body I was born with, is it not what you wanted? If what I wear is comfortable, I am not a woman. If I shed the layers, I am a slut.”
After removing layers of clothing, Eilish concluded her statement by noting, “If I wear more, if I wear less, who decides what that makes me? What that means? Is my value based only on your perception? Or is your opinion of me not my responsibility?”
The North American leg of Eilish’s Where Do We Go? world tour next stops in Raleigh, North Carolina on Thursday (March 12th) and runs into early June, after which she’ll head to Europe for additional headlining dates and festival appearances.
Story source: Consequence Of Sound
NEW BUG NAMED AFTER LADY GAGA – (03/11/2020)
Lady Gaga has inspired the name of a new classification of treehopper, an insect whose bizarre appearance includes bright colors and bizarre protuberances that look like horns.
“If there is going to be a Lady Gaga bug, it’s going to be a treehopper, because they’ve got these crazy horns, they have this wacky fashion sense about them,” University of Illinois grad student Brendan Morris said. “They’re unlike anything you’ve ever seen before.”
Morris discovered the female treehopper, which he’s named Kaikaia gaga, while researching 1,000 specimens that were found nearly 30 years ago in a tropical forest near the coast of Nicaragua. It represents a new genus of treehopper.
“Also, the frontoclypeus, which is kind of like the face, was shaped totally different,” Morris said. “And the genitalia looked more like treehoppers from the Caribbean or this Old-World group, Beaufortianini.”
“Treehoppers are wacky, and I think that makes them especially suited to be spokesbugs for the wide range of habitats they use,” Morris said.
Morris wasn’t able to extract DNA from the insect, but he plans to visit Nicaragua in hopes of finding other living K. gaga in the tropical forest where the original was collected.
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Full Story: Rolling Stone
CORONAVIRUS CANCELS MILEY CYRUS’ AUSTRALIA BUSHFIRE RELIEF CONCERT – (03/11/2020)
Miley Cyrus’ bushfire relief concert in Australia has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns.
“Australia: Due to the recommendations of local, state, federal and international government authorities, including the Center for Disease Control, to reduce potential health risks in response to the current global health crisis, we are no longer traveling to Aus for the show,” she tweeted. Miley said she would still be “making a donation to help the victims.”
After her announcement, promoter TEG Dainty said that the entire event had been called off and ticketholders will be refunded. However, a second concert, scheduled for Saturday with headliner Robbie Williams, will be going ahead.
The event was scheduled for this Friday in Melbourne. Lil Nas X, The Veronicas and Seb Fontaine were also scheduled to join the stage with Cyrus.
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Full Story: Variety
DANIEL RADCLIFF SHUTS DOWN CORONAVIRUS HOAX: He doesn’t have coronavirus! After a fake BBC Twitter account claimed Harry Potter alum Daniel Radcliffe had coronavirus, his publicist shut the claim down, telling reporters it isn’t true. The page has been suspended, but it was up for several hours and shared hundreds of times. (E!)
WENDY WILLIAMS’ TALK SHOW WILL NOT HAVE A LIVE STUDIO AUDIENCE DUE TO THE CORONA VIRUS – (03/11/2020)
Due to the coronavirus, Wendy Williams‘ talk show will not have a live studio audience until further notice. The show announced the news last night (March 10th) on social media, saying, ” Wendy values her co-hosts and their daily participation, but in light of the current health climate The Wendy Williams Show will not have a live studio audience until further notice.”
The statement continued, “We will continue to produce a daily live talk show and look forward to welcoming the studio audience back when the time is right.”
As of March 10th, over 118,000 cases have been confirmed globally, of which 5,800 were classified as serious.
PETER RABBIT 2 DELAYED OVER CORONAVIRUS: With coronavirus infections still escalating around the world, Sony has opted to push the release the Peter Rabbit sequel by five months. This is the second major studio release to push its release date, after No Time To Die. The James Corden-fronted sequel was due to launch in Europe territories on March 27th, rolling out internationally the following week, and opening in the U.S. on April 3rd. Now, the film will roll out on August 7th worldwide.
DR. PHIL, JEOPARDY, WHEEL OF FORTUNE TO FILM WITHOUT AUDIENCES: Dr. Phil is joining a growing list of TV shows that will film episodes without studio audiences amid coronavirus fears. On Monday, Jeopardy and Wheel of Fortune made the same move. Dr. Phil’s executive producer Carla Pennington hopes to resume audience-tapings March 23rd.
SCOTT RUDIN OFFERS $50 SEATS TO KEEP THEATERS FULL: Producer Scott Rudin is slashing ticket prices to $50 through March to ensure that his usually sold-out Broadway productions remain full if coronavirus concerns take a toll on attendance. His shows include To Kill a Mockingbird, West Side Story, The Lehman Trilogy, Who’s Afraid of Viriginia Woolf? and the Book of Mormon. In a statement, Rudin said, “As long as New York City is open for business, its beating heart remains the Broadway stage. This is an unprecedented opportunity for everyone to see a show that they otherwise might not have had easy and affordable access to. I can’t pretend that great theater is the panacea we’ve been waiting for, but in the meantime I think we could all use a few hours away from the evening news.
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Celebrity Scoop – 03/10/2020
JUSTIN BIEBER DOWNGRADES STADIUM TOUR STOPS DUE TO CORONAVIRUS FEARS – (03/10/2020)
Justin Bieber is set to embark on his 45-stop Changes tour in North America in May, but at least eight of the stadiums Bieber was scheduled to perform in have been replaced with smaller arenas.
Variety reported a total of eight arenas posted statements on Twitter informing fans that the tour had been moved to different venues for “unforeseen circumstances.” Bieber’s official website reflects the tour changes.
A source said the decision was a “hard” one and based on ticket sales in “softer markets.” The insider added that the tickets went on sale shortly before the coronavirus outbreaks came to light.
Tour stops affected by the stadium swap include performances in Houston, Texas; Glendale, Arizona; Dallas, Texas; Nashville, Tennessee; Columbus, Ohio; Indianapolis, Indiana; Washington, D.C.; and Detroit, Michigan.
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Full Story: Billboard
MADONNA CANCELS SHOWS OVER CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS: Madonna’s shows in Paris, France, on Tuesday and Wednesday have been called off due to new restrictions imposed by the country due to the COVID-19 outbreak. Madonna’s Madame X tour has been plagued by cancellations and postponements, mostly due to injuries the 61-year-old has suffered onstage as a result of the physically demanding show. Other artists who’ve recently canceled or postponed concerts or tours due to the COVID-19 outbreak include Mariah Carey, Richard Marx, Avril Lavigne, Green Day, and BTS. The annual South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas, was canceled last week.
SLAY THE DRAGON RELEASE DELAYED: Magnolia Pictures is delaying the release of Slay the Dragon by a month amid coronavirus concerns. The documentary on gerrymandering will now drop April 3 instead of March 13 and will be released on VOD and digital platforms, instead of theaters as originally planned.
LADY GAGA & HER BORN THIS WAY FOUNDATION TO PUBLISH ‘CHANNEL KINDNESS’ BOOK – (03/10/2020)
The Born This Way Foundation, the charitable organization co-founded by Lady Gaga and her mom, Cynthia Germanotta, is publishing “Channel Kindness,” a collection of “inspirational stories written by young people.”
The book will also include “personal notes of empowerment” from Lady Gaga. The kids penning the stories are part of the Foundation’s Channel Kindness program, which provides young voices with a platform for accounts of everyday acts of bravery and kindness.
The book, due out September 22, 2020, also asks readers to perform acts of kindness in their own communities, and provides resources to help them do so.
Gaga recently declared herself a “kindness punk,” a phrase that also appears in the video for her new single, “Stupid Love.”
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Full Story: Oprah Magazine
MAX VON SYDOW DIES: The star of The Exorcist and The Seventh Seal has died at age 90. Max von Sydow’s 65-year career spanned genres, from arthouse to blockbuster to TV. Most recently, he popped up as Lor San Tekka on Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Three-Eyed Raven in Game Of Thrones and voiced a character on The Simpsons. “It is with a broken heart and with infinite sadness that we have the extreme pain of announcing the departure of Max von Sydow, on March 8, 2020,” a statement from his widow Catherine von Sydow read, sent via the actor’s international reps who confirmed to Deadline that he passed away on Sunday, March 8. Von Sydow has four sons who survive him as well.
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Celebrity Scoop – 03/06/2020
TAYLOR SWIFT DONATES $1 MILLION TO TENNESSEE TORNADO RELIEF – (03/06/2020)
After a string of tornadoes destroyed parts of Tennessee, Taylor Swift donated $1 million to the Middle Tennessee Emergency Response Fund.
“Nashville is my home. And the fact that so many people have lost their homes and so much more in Middle Tennessee is devastating to me,” she wrote on her Instagram Story.
The two tornadoes that moved through Middle Tennessee on Tuesday killed more than two dozen people, and sent at least 150 to the hospital.
Swift joins some of country music’s biggest artists who are lending a hand to the recovery. Singer Chris Young announced that he would be donating $50,000 to the foundation, Lynyrd Skynyrd singer Johnny Van Zant donated $10,000 to relief efforts, and other top names directed their fans to various foundations and other relief efforts.
Other groups have donated funds to nonprofits on the ground, including the Tennessee Titans, which also chipped in $1 million.
This isn’t the first time Swift has donated money toward relief efforts. In 2016, she also donated $1 million to Louisiana flood relief.
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Full Story: Tennessean
KATY PERRY, ORLANDO BLOOM POSTPONES WEDDING DO TO CONORAVIRUS CONCERNS: Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom have had to postpone their wedding due to concerns over the Coronavirus outbreak. “It was all set for Japan with 150 guests. Katy was actually really excited about walking down the aisle pregnant,” a source told People. “They were both so elated that all the wedding details were finally coming together, but they are hitting pause because of coronavirus.” Another source told E! News that the pair is “considering moving the plans to the U.S.”
WILL CORONAVIRUS NIX CANNES? In a bid to contain France’s coronavirus outbreak, the health minister has extended the ban on large gatherings to May 31, raising concerns over the viability of the Cannes Film Festival. Cannes is set for May 12-23rd, and last year, 12,527 people attended. The outbreak in France has caused the cancellation of MipTV. Currently, France has at least 285 people who have tested positive for the virus, and four people who have died.
ARIANA GRANDE SWATTED: Ariana Grande got hit by another swatting hoax 911 call. Someone called 911 to report a shooting on the property of the singer’s Los Angeles home around 5 p.m. Wednesday, according to TMZ. Police officers were sent to investigate the report, where they quickly ascertained that nothing was wrong and that the singer had been swatted. Cops reportedly just chatted with Ariana’s property manager after concluding she had been swatted once again. Law enforcement sources said officers were initially skeptical that a crime had been committed because Grande had been swatted in the past.
LADY GAGA ANNOUNCES ‘THE CHROMATICA BALL’ TOUR – (03/06/2020)
Lady Gaga has announced The Chromatica Ball in support of her new album, Chromatica.
The tour includes stops in Paris, France and London, United Kingdom, as well as a few stops around North America between July and August, including Boston, Toronto, Chicago, and New Jersey. It’s not known yet whether she’ll be adding more dates to the tour.
Every North American ticket includes a CD copy of Lady Gaga’s upcoming release Chromatica, which drops April 10th. For all shows in the U.S., $1 from each ticket sold will be donated to the singer’s Born This Way Foundation, which she founded in 2012 with her mother Cynthia Germanotta.
Lady Gaga announced the release of Chromatica after dropping a new single, “Stupid Love.”
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Full Story: Rolling Stone
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