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Yung Bleu has unveiled the music video for “Angel Dust,” one of the songs from his latest album, Love Scars II. 

In the new visual, Bleu sings to a love interest who, after catching him cheating, attempts to leave but finds herself back in the arms of her lover. 

The video arrives ahead of the singer’s Love Scars Tour, which is set to kick off in San Francisco on August 24.

The concert series is scheduled to make stops in major U.S. cities, including Dallas, Atlanta, Philadelphia and New York, before wrapping in Chicago on September 30. 

Yung Bleu recently made headlines after reports surfaced that he kicked an artist who supported rapper Boosie BadAzz off his tour.

“This n**** Bleu done kicked T-Rell off the tour ‘cus he got posted on my IG for saying my album was the truth,” Boosie said in a video on Instagram. 

T-Rell, a Kansas-based rapper and singer on the rise, responded on his Instagram account, writing that he was “kicked off tour cause Boosie posted me on IG and I payed homage to a man that put me on !!”

This all seems to stem from a reportedly failed business deal between Boosie, Empire Records and Universal. Boosie claims he was left out of signing conversations the labels had with Bleu, an artist Boosie is known to have discovered and signed to his label Badazz Music Syndicate.

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Taylor Swift loves cats, so she might be upset about the latest TikTok trend fans have come up with: Using her song “August” as a soundtrack, they pick up their cats — or other pets — and spin them around the room. 

Thousands of videos have been made featuring this trend, but the British animal charity Cats Protection warns fans that all that spinning around may be harmful for your beloved kitty.

Daniel Warren-Cummings, the central behavior officer of the charity, told Metro.co.uk, “At no point should an animal deliberately be put in a position to feel fear, anxiety, frustration or experience pain for the benefit of human entertainment.”

“Cats in particular will experience extreme stress by being swung or spun around and it could even cause them physical harm,” he adds. “In the videos …the cats are showing clear signs of distress. Even more disappointingly, these are being described as cute or funny in the comments section by people who appear to count themselves as cat lovers.”

He notes that even if the spinning only lasts a few seconds, it’s “unethical,” adding if you do it in the U.K., there may be consequences.

“Causing a cat unnecessary suffering is a criminal offense under the Animal Welfare Act 2006,” he warns.

So jam out to “August” as much as you want, just put your kitty down while you do it.

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Count Billie Eilish as a big Lana Del Rey fan.

In an interview for pop star Dua Lipa‘s At Your Service podcast, Eilish shares that she feels Del Rey’s 2012 album, Born to Die, “changed music.”

“[It] especially changed music for girls, and the potential of what is possible,” Eilish adds.

By the way, Eilish and Del Rey previously interviewed each other for a February Interview magazine piece. The two also just both headlined Lollapalooza.

Lipa’s At Your Service podcast includes interviews with various musicians, filmmakers and artists. Maybe one day, “Levitating” superfan Trent Reznor will be a guest.

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In between releasing a new Mammoth WVH album and going on tour, Wolfgang Van Halen is getting married. In an interview with Heavy Consequence, the son of Eddie Van Halen shares why he and his fiancée, Andraia Allsop, chose Peter Gabriel‘s “In Your Eyes” as their wedding dong.

“Peter Gabriel is one of our favorite artists,” Wolf says. “There’s a concert before our wedding that we’re going to see that’s Peter Gabriel, because he’s on tour right now and he’s just one of our favorite artists. So is one of my favorite albums of all time, and it was one of my dad’s favorite albums of all time.”

“I’ve just had a connection with Peter Gabriel and his music forever, and simultaneously, my fiancée [is a fan], as well,” he continues. “So, we couldn’t think of a better song.”

Wolf and Andraia got engaged in July 2022.

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Juicy J, celebrated rapper and founding member of Oscar-winning rap group Three 6 Mafia, will soon release his memoir, Chronicles of the Juice Man. 

The new book, slated for release on September 5 under Hanover Square Press, is described as a “raw, intentional portrait of artistry and a never-before-seen look into the making of a respected musical veteran and living legend.” 

Readers can follow the journey of Juicy J, who was born Jordan Houston III, from a “young, poor” Black boy in Memphis to a successful, Grammy-nominated music artist and businessman. 

In the book, the rapper will provide his thoughts on pivotal life and career moments, such as his ability to “curb his drug dependency,” how the song “Sippin on Some Syrup” came to be, his friendship with Mac Miller and being with Mac a month before his death, as well as a look into popular music collaborations with Lil Wayne, 2 Chainz and more. 

Juicy J first announced the book by sharing the cover to fans on social media back in March.

“My Life Story! So Inspirational!” he wrote on Instagram. 

Juicy J’s new memoir, Chronicles of the Juice Man, is available now for preorder. 

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Carlos Santana has seemingly shared his thoughts on the trans community during a speech at one of his concerts.

Video posted to social media, which Consequence reports was from a recent show in Atlantic City, New Jersey, shows the Rock & Roll Hall of Famer telling his audience, “a woman is a woman and a man is a man.” 

“When God made you and me, before we came out of the womb, you know who you are and what you are,” Santana said. “Later on, when you grow up, you see things, and you start believing that you could be something that sounds good, but you know it ain’t right. Because a woman is a woman and a man is a man. That’s it.”

He adds, “Whatever you wanna do in the closet, that’s your business. I’m okay with that.” 

In the speech, Santana also described comedian David Chapelle as his “brother” and made a gesture indicating how close they were. Chapelle has come under fire in the past for making what many felt were anti-trans jokes in his standup routines.

One person who was at the show told Consequence that Santana’s remarks were “very disturbing and seemed to come out of nowhere.”

The report comes just one day after Alice Cooper made some controversial remarks in an interview with Stereogum, saying he was concerned that being transgender was “a fad.”

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One of hip-hop’s most beloved mother, daughter duos, Toya Johnson-Rushing and Reginae Carter, scored a reality TV show based around their lives and careers, and it airs on We tv tonight, August 24.  

According to a press release, the six, one-hour episodes of Toya & Reginae follow the pair’s “up and downs,” giving fans get an inside look into their “unpredictable” and “chaotic” lives as they navigate their complex family dynamic. 

Each episode will pull back the curtain on who Toya and Reginae truly are,  from their loves lives, music and entrepreneurial careers and their relationship with one another. 

In honor of premiere day, the mother and daughter celebrated with a special advance screening held at the IPIC Theaters in their hometown of Atlanta. After, invited guests, such as cast member and Toya’s husband Red Rushing, OMG Girlz, Kirk and Rasheeda Frost and fellow reality stars Monyetta Shaw and Shamea Morton, gathered for a celebratory reception. 

Toya & Reginae premieres at 9 p.m. ET on We tv, with new episodes available on ALLBLK, AMC Newtork’s streaming service. 

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Carrie Underwood‘s been opening for Guns N’ Roses on several of their stateside dates, and she’s enjoying every minute of it, be it onstage or offstage.

“I think the things I look forward to most are obviously, like watching their show (laughs) and being around them, but it’s just such a fun vibe,” shares Carrie. “Their fans are absolutely incredible and so supportive and just have been so much fun [from] everything that I’ve seen from them.”

As a performer, Carrie’s also enjoying changing up her set list from her usual country tours. 

“I wanted to be me, but I also wanted to bridge the gap between me and Guns N’ Roses a little bit, so we’re just having a blast with it. I’m doing some cover songs of some rock stuff that I love. I’m mashing up some of my songs with some other songs,” she says.

“We just look at it as an opportunity to be creative and get to do something we’ve never done before; just have a good time with it,” adds the global superstar.

Carrie’s next show with Guns N’ Roses will be on August 26 at Nashville’s GEODIS Park.

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Ed Sheeran has been telling us that “autumn is coming” for weeks now, but we finally know when it’ll arrive.

Ed’s new album Autumn Variations, produced by The National‘s Aaron Dessner, will be out September 29. This confirms what fans have believed all along based on the clues about the album’s title and release date. The album is being released on his own label, Gingerbread Man Records.

In a length statement, Ed explains, “Last autumn…I found that my friends and I were going through so many life changes … when I went through a difficult time at the start of last year, writing songs helped me understand my feelings and come to terms with what was going on.”

“When I learned about my friend’s different situations, I wrote songs, some from their perspectives, some from mine, to capture how they and I viewed the world at that time,” he adds. “There were highs of falling in love and new friendships among lows of heartbreak, depression, loneliness and confusion.”

Ed explains that he took inspiration from the composer Edward Elgar‘s Enigma Variations, made up of 14 different variations on a single theme, each inspired by a different friend.

As for Dessner’s involvement, Ed says, “When I recorded Subtract with [him], we clicked immediately. We wrote and recorded non-stop and this album was born out of that partnership. I feel he has captured the feeling of autumn so wonderfully in his sonics and I hope everyone loves it as much as I do.”

The album will be released just days after Ed wraps up his Mathematics world tour in Los Angeles on September 23.

Here’s the track list for Autumn Variations:

“Magical”
“England”
“Amazing”
“Plastic Bag”
“Blue”
“American Town”
“That’s On Me”
“Page”
“Midnight”
“Spring”
“Punchline”
“When Will I Be Alright”
“The Day I Was Born”
“Head > Heels”

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