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Green Day turned former president Donald Trump‘s mugshot into a T-shirt.

The shirt featured Trump’s booking photo from when he turned himself in at Atlanta’s Fulton County Jail on Thursday, August 24, as part of his indictment over charges of election interference in Georgia. The mugshot is styled like the cover to Green Day’s 1997 album, Nimrod, and features the word “nimrod” plastered over Trump’s face.

In a Facebook post, Green Day refers to the shirt’s subject as the “ultimate Nimrod,” adding, “Good riddance,” a reference to the album’s song “Good Riddance (Time of Your Life).”

The shirt was only available for 72 hours and appears to now be gone from Green Day’s web store. It raised money to help provide food to those affected by the Maui wildfires.

Green Day reissued Nimrod in January to celebrate the album’s 25th anniversary.

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Ed Sheeran found himself in Seattle, the home of Starbucks, over the weekend, so he jumped behind the counter at one of the coffee chain’s stores and became a barista for the day. He helped welcome the “flavors of autumn” — think Pumpkin Spice Lattes — as a promotion for his new album Autumn Variations.

On Instagram, Ed posted footage of his time at the store on August 25, handing out drinks in Autumn Variations cups and deliberately writing the wrong names on customers’ orders. He captioned the footage, “Thanks for having me @starbucks, if you gave me your name I gave you a new one, for I am the barista of joy. Autumn is coming, September 29th.”

At his show at Seattle’s Lumen Field on Saturday, August 26, Ed broke the attendance record that had previously been set by his pal Taylor Swift. While Ed and his team said 81,000 people showed up to see him, Lumen Field wrote on social media that the official attendance record was 77,286.  But according to The Seattle Times, Ed still beat Taylor, who drew 72,171 on night one of her Eras Tour earlier this year.

And to add to the excitement, Ed brought local music star Macklemore onstage during the show for versions of the Macklemore & Ryan Lewis hits “Thrift Shop” and “Can’t Hold Us.”

“What a moment, bringing out @macklemore in Seattle for a home crowd,” Ed wrote on Instagram. “Will never forget that energy in the stadium. Thank you Ben for your time, and your city rocks.” 

Macklemore, whose birth name is Ben Haggerty, wrote in the comments, “Thank you for having me brother…Loved every second. Perfect night.”

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Dave Chappelle marked his 50th birthday on Saturday with a show in New York City that included friends John Mayer, Busta Rhymes, Common, T.I. and Pete Davidson, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Davidson, entertained the audience by joking about his recently completed stint in rehab. The Bupkis star, who turns the big 3-0 in November, joked that doing drugs as a 30-year-old would no longer be cute.

Other comedians to hit the stage before Chappelle included Davidson former Saturday Night Live castmate Michael Che, The Daily Show‘s Ronnie Chung, Michelle Wolf and Jeff Ross.

Chappelle also celebrated the 50th anniversary of hip-hop with rappers Common, T.I. and Busta Rhymes, who performed their hits and praised the comedian, per the outlet. Mayer sang, played guitar and exchanged jokes with Chappelle.

Mike Tyson was also in attendance, and drew cheers when he took the stage.

The show marked the end of Chappelle’s four-show sting at NYC’s Madison Square Garden to kick off his It’s a Celebration B****** Tour, which will feature stops in Cleveland, Detroit, New Orleans, Nashville, Chicago and Kansas City, Missouri, this fall.

The four MSG shows also featured special guests Chris Rock, Jon Stewart, Aziz Ansari, George Wallace, Lunell, Donnell Rawlings, Earthquake, Nas, The Roots, De La Soul, Ludacris, Travis Scott and Burna Boy.

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Shakira will receive the biggest honor of the evening at next month’s MTV Video Music Awards: the Video Vanguard trophy.

The “Hips Don’t Lie” singer will be the first South American artist ever to receive the award, which is given to performers for their “outstanding contributions and influence on music video and popular culture.” Shakira will be on hand to accept the honor at this year’s ceremony, which will air live September 12 at 8 p.m. ET. She’ll also do her first VMA performance in 17 years.

Shakira has won four MTV VMAs and is up for four more this year, including Artist of the Year. Her most recent win was in 2007, for Most Earth Shattering Collaboration with Beyoncé for “Beautiful Liar.”  In 2005, she made VMAs history by doing the first all-Spanish performance, singing “La Tortura” with Alejandro Sanz.

In a statement, Bruce Gillmer, president of Music, Music Talent, Programming & Events for Paramount and chief content officer of music for Paramount+, said, “Shakira is a true global force who continues to inspire & influence the masses with her unique, musical prowess. She’s a trailblazer for women around the world & one of the first artists to lead the globalization of Latin music.”

In the past year, Shakira became the first female vocalist to debut in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100 with a Spanish language track, “BZRP Music Sessions Vol. 53.” In fact, her “BZRP Music Sessions Vol. 53” track set 14 marks recognized by the Guinness World Records.

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L.S. Dunes, the band featuring My Chemical Romance‘s Frank Iero and Coheed and Cambria‘s Travis Stever, has dropped a new single called “Old Wounds.”

“‘Old Wounds’ definitely feels like it represents the cold nights out in the desert for me,” Iero says. “It might be one of my favorite songs we have done as a band.”

You can listen to “Old Wounds” now via digital outlets.

L.S. Dunes also includes Circa Survive vocalist Anthony Green, and bassist Tim Payne and drummer Tucker Rule of Thursday. The group released their debut album, Past Lives, in November 2022 and a one-off single, “Benadryl Subreddit,” in June.

L.S. Dunes will be on tour in the fall alongside Pierce the Veil.

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Hall & Oates’ John Oates has been named celebrity ambassador for Teenage Cancer America, the cancer charity co-founded by The Who’s Roger Daltrey and Pete Townshend.

“I’m thrilled to share that I’ll be serving as a Celebrity Ambassador for @teencanceramerica,” Oates writes on Instagram. “This special organization aims to enhance survival rates and the well-being of teenagers and young adults with cancer by transforming hospitals to cater to their unique needs.”

He adds, “Cancer has touched many of us, and I’m truly excited about the chance to assist teens in their fight against it.”

As part of his role as ambassador, Oates says he’s “looking forward to supporting the charity’s fantastic music program, ‘Play It Back,’ which enables patients and survivors to collaborate with music producers, honing their songwriting, performing, and recording skills.” 

The aim of the program is to give adolescent and young adult cancer patients and survivors an outlet for self-expression through songwriting and producing. According to the organization’s website, it allows them to “experience the exhilarating, boundless and healing nature of music creation.”

And The Who are thrilled with Oates’ new position, commenting on the post,  “Fantastic to have you on board, John! Great news.”

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Rising artist and hit songwriter Matt Roy has released a spirited new song, “Mary & Me.” The track was solely penned by Matt, and boasts equal parts romantic and heartbreak sentiments.

Aaron Watson is previewing his upcoming covers album, Cover Girl, with two new songs: “9 To 5” with Kylie Frey and “Million Reasons” with Morgan Myles. Cover Girl drops October 27 and can be presaved now.

In celebration of his upcoming Greatest Hits album, Josh Turner has dropped a new Greatest Hits Denim Jacket & Patches Collection set. It’s priced at $185 and can be purchased at store.umgnashville.com.

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