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Britney Spears is setting the record straight about a report claiming she attended talent agent Cade Hudson‘s birthday. She claims she was never there.

It should be noted Hudson is Britney’s agent and is credited with helping her end her conservatorship.

Reports surfaced of Britney’s rumored attendance after Paris Hilton, a longtime friend of hers, shared a series of Instagram photos celebrating Hudson. One snap featured Britney posing with Paris and Hudson, but fans felt something was off about the photo and began spreading a photoshop conspiracy theory. In turn, Paris shut down the claims and called them “absolutely ridiculous.”

TMZ also reported Britney was at the star-studded birthday bash and was seen palling around with Paris all night.

But that appeared to be news to Britney, who posted on Instagram that she didn’t go to the party. Sharing a video of her dancing in a red, Coca Cola-themed outfit, the singer wrote in part, “Also have no idea about these pics of me from a birthday party … I haven’t been to a bday party in forever !!!”

She also may have referenced Paris’ photo kerfuffle, writing, “And as for the pics, those have to be from years ago !!!”

The caption originally said she found it “kind of creepy and weird that no one is talking about that … makes no sense whatsoever,” but she has since edited that out.

Paris has disabled comments on the controversial Instagram post.

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All of Neutral Milk Hotel‘s music will soon be available as a vinyl box set.

The Collected Works of Neutral Milk Hotel is due out February 24. It includes the indie outfit’s two full-length albums — 1996’s On Avery Island and 1998’s seminal In the Aeroplane Over the Sea — as well as the Everything Is and Ferris Wheel on Fire EPs, plus various singles and live recordings.

Also featured is the first-ever official release of the live rarity “Little Birds,” which you can listen to now via digital outlets.

Neutral Milk Hotel first went on hiatus shortly after the release of In the Aeroplane Over the Sea before eventually reuniting in 2013. They continued to play shows throughout 2014 and 2015 before going on hiatus once more.

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Poison’s Rikki Rockett is sharing some great health news with fans. The drummer revealed on social media that he’s celebrating his seventh year of being cancer-free.

“Almost 7 years cancer free thanks to the best Dr. in the world, Ezra Cohen,” he shared on social media with a photo of him and his doctor. “Today is a good day!!! Thanks to God and modern medicine!”

Rikki first revealed that he was battling throat cancer in 2015. In July 2016 he shared the news that he was cancer-free.

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So far, there are only a handful of chances to see Tim McGraw in concert this year, and the first one will be Super Bowl weekend in Arizona.

Tim’s set to headline BetMGM West Fest Saturday, February 11, at Westgate Entertainment District in Glendale. Newcomer Bailey Zimmerman will open the outdoor show, which takes place in close proximity to State Farm Stadium, where the game will be played the next day.

The first tickets go on sale Wednesday for BetMGM customers in Arizona via the company’s app, before becoming available to the general public on Thursday. You can find more info here. 

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Meek Mill, Kevin Hart and Michael Rubin are blessing low-income students in Philadelphia with a generous donation to kick off the year. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, the trio donated $7 million in scholarships to 60 private schools in the city.

The money will specifically benefit 60 “private and parochial schools in need” and fund laptops, tablets, Wi-Fi connections and other classroom resources.

Students applying for the scholarships must provide their family’s proof of income and demographics to determine their eligibility to receive funding through the Educational Improvement Tax Credit program.

In other Meek-related news, the rapper was recently criticized for filming a video outside the Jubilee House aka Ghana’s official residence and office for the president.

“All those responsible for this despicable desecration of the Jubilee House by Meek Mill must be fired immediately,” wrote Sam Okudzeto Ablakwa, Ghana’s former deputy education minister. “How do those explicit lyrics from the president’s lectern project Ghana positively? Is Ghana’s seat of government no longer a high security installation?”

Meek issued an apology shortly after. “My apologies to the people if any disrespect!” he tweeted. “We still gonna push to make the connection between black people in America and Africa…what I’m trying to do is more than a video and you should see coming soon! My apologies to the the office also!”

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Cardi B and Offset will be gracing our television screens during the Super Bowl. According to TMZ, the couple is featured in a McDonald’s commercial that will air during the football game.

The rap stars reportedly shot the ad with a small crew during the Christmas holiday. They specifically chose a time when they knew many often rest and they’d have the least distractions.  

Sources tell TMZ the ad is going to be Valentine’s Day-themed. It airs February 12, two days before the annual love day celebration and nearly six years since they first went public at the Super Bowl in Houston.

The upcoming McDonald’s commercial will be Cardi’s second Super Bowl ad and Offset’s first.

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Ellie Goulding was due to release her fifth studio album, Higher Than Heaven, next month but she has some bad news — fans will have to wait even longer to hear it.

“To my incredible fans- I’m sorry to announce that we’re delaying the release of Higher Than Heaven to March 24,” she posted on Instagram. “I know you’ve all been so patient with me but we’ve had some exciting opportunities appear behind the scenes which I cannot wait to share with you in due course.”

Higher Than Heaven was originally set to be released on February 3. Ellie was very apologetic to her fans and revealed she prepared something special to make up for the delay.

“In the meantime as a thank you for your patience, I’m excited to confirm that my new single is called ‘Like A Saviour.’ It’s coming soon. we’ve shot the video and it’s one of my favourite videos I’ve ever done,” she announced. Ellie said she wanted to release the video as “a small thank you for bearing with me.”

She also had something else up her sleeve. “We also shot something really exciting this past weekend that’ll come around the album’s release. More on that very soon…,” she teased.

Ellie signed off with an optimistic, “Thank you all so much for sticking by me. I can’t wait to finally share this record with you all on March 24 and I hope you love it as much as I do.”

Ellie previously released the tracks “Let It Die” and “Easy Lover” off the new album.

Fans can preorder Higher Than Heaven now.

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Foo Fighters‘ 2023 schedule is filling up.

After announcing earlier Tuesday that they’d be headlining the 2023 Boston Calling festival in May, Dave Grohl and company have revealed they’ll be leading the lineup for this year’s Bonnaroo and Sonic Temple festivals, as well.

The festivals mark the first live Foo Fighters performances since the band’s New Year’s Eve announcement that they intend to continue following the 2022 death of drummer Taylor Hawkins.

There’s no word yet on who will be playing drums with the Foos for the shows. During their two tribute concerts to Hawkins last September, the “Everlong” rockers were joined by a number of guest drummers, including Blink-182‘s Travis Barker, Chad Smith of Red Hot Chili Peppers, prolific session drummer Josh Freese and Hawkins’ teenage son, Shane.

Bonnaroo takes place June 15-18 in Manchester, Tennessee, and also features Paramore, Korn, Portugal. the Man, Marcus Mumford, Pixies, My Morning Jacket, girl in red, The Revivalists, Franz Ferdinand, AFI, Fleet Foxes, Odesza and Kendrick Lamar.

The lineup for Sonic Temple, which will be held May 25-28 in Columbus, Ohio, also includes Tool, KISS, Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Rob Zombie, Queens of the Stone Age, Deftones, Falling in Reverse, Chevelle, Puscifer, Sublime with Rome and The Pretty Reckless.

Tickets for Bonnaroo go on early access sale this Thursday, January 12, at 10 a.m. CT. A presale for Sonic Temple tickets begins Wednesday, January 11, at 10 a.m. ET.

For the full lineups and all ticket info, visit Bonnaroo.com and SonicTempleFestival.com.

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Chris Young‘s gearing up to unleash his first new music since his latest #1.

“’Looking For You’ and ‘All Dogs Go To Heaven’ drop this Friday,” the Tennessee-born hitmaker teased on social media, calling the new tracks “two of my favorite songs I’ve written.” The post also includes a brief instrumental hook from one of the songs.

Chris notched his 13th #1 back in August, as he and Mitchell Tenpenny topped the chart with “At the End of a Bar.” 

This is also likely the first glimpse at Chris’ ninth album, the follow-up to 2021’s Famous Friends; the title track with Kane Brown was also a CMA- and ACM-nominated #1 song. 

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Donell Jones “learned a valuable lesson” the hard way about driving while tired. The R&B singer revealed he got into a car accident after falling asleep behind the wheel.

“I fell asleep while driving yesterday and ended up in a ditch,” he wrote on Instagram alongside images of the car wreck. “I walk away with no injuries but I learned a valuable lesson, That if you’re tired just park the car cause this could’ve been bad.”

Donell admitted that he “needed this experience,” which also proved he is “truly protected.” He then thanked God for “wrapping your arms around me as you have always done,” adding, “My love and loyalty is to you.”

Da Brat, Lyfe Jennings, Jacquees, David Banner and DJ D-Nice were among those who commented with messages of support.

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