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Jennifer Nettles is returning to Broadway! The singer-songwriter, who previously played Roxie in the musical Chicago, will show off her acting skills in the lead role of Jenna in Waitress. The role is currently being played by pop star and Waitress creator Sara Bareilles, with Jennifer set to begin her run on October 19, and starring in the musical through November 24.

“It is an absolute dream,” Jennifer tells People of performing in the musical. “There are so many layers to Waitress that make it so meaningful to me. It is heart-warming, heart-breaking at times, and absolutely heart-inspiring. I’m thrilled to be able to finally get to wear the apron.”

Waitress is scheduled to run through January 9, 2022 at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre. 

Jennifer’s latest solo album, Always Like New, was released in June. The record includes covers of Broadway classics, from musicals like My Fair Lady, Hamilton, Oklahoma!, Annie and more. “She Used to Be Mine,” from Waitress, appears on the deluxe version of the record.

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Are you one of those people who sees or thinks in colors when they hear music? Well, that’s technically called “synesthesia,” but it’s also apparently the theme of a new ad campaign that teams Katy Perry with BEHR paints and Spotify.

The idea of the “Music In Color” campaign is that every song suggests a specific color — a BEHR paint color, natch.  If you go to BehrMusicInColor.com and type in any song on Spotify — let’s say it’s Katy’s hit “Teenage Dream” — it’ll analyze it and tell you, “This song is in the key of…” and then it’ll display a BEHR paint color. For “Teenage Dream,” it’s a light-blue color called “Sea of Tranquility.” 

If you plug in, say, Harry Styles‘ “Watermelon Sugar,” you find out its color is “Joyful Orange.”  A classic like Journey‘s “Don’t Stop Believin'”?  It’s a greenish shade called “Beta Fish.” Fun, right?

However, it should be noted that all the colors you’ll see are chosen from the 12 in what BEHR calls its Katy Palette.  In a one-minute short film, Katy shows off the palette by literally dialing up her hits. As she does so, she and the white room she’s in are automatically transformed into a different color.  “Never Really Over” is yellow, “Waking Up in Vegas” is red, and so on.

“When I write a song, I almost always have a simultaneous sense of the accompanying visual — whether that’s a strong music video idea or just a color palette vibe. It was amazing to see my colors come to life with the Behr Music In Color,” says Katy in a statement.

So, if you want your bedroom to have the vibe of, let’s say, Nirvana‘s “Smells Like Teen Spirit,” you can now use this tool and find out that it’s…light green?

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Rihanna‘s Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 on Wednesday was more spectacular than ever, featuring performances by Nas, Daddy Yankee, BIA, Jazmine Sullivan, Ricky Martin, Normani, and Jade Novah.

Joined by a group of models, RiRi made a dynamic appearance, seductively lying on a couch to the beat of Busta Rhymes and Janet Jackson‘s “What’s It Gonna Be? and Busta’s “Break Ya Neck,” according to Billboard.

“It’s not easy in a corset!” the nine-time Grammy winner told Entertainment Tonight. “I had to make it work!” she added with a laugh. “But it’s my way of just being part of my show. I won’t do it every single time, but I like to be in there a little bit.”

Now in its third year, the Savage X Fenty show has become a high priority for many stars.

“They’re calling us now, and it feels so great that it has that credibility and that people value the stage,” Rihanna shared. “People even pull out from other shows to be a part of it. If we keep pushing ourselves and challenging our show year after year, I feel like we could really do wonders.”

Recorded at the Westin Bonaventure Hotel & Suites in Los Angeles, Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 3 will stream on Amazon Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide beginning Friday, September 24.

 

 

 

 

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One sign that Adele’s relationship with sports agent Rich Paul isn’t just a passing phase is the fact that the two recently went Instagram official. But according to a source, their romance is much deeper than that.

A source close to Adele tells E! News, “Adele is very much in love with Rich and their relationship has become more serious in the last few months. They have both met each other’s kids, but have been keeping it low-key around them.”

Adele shares son Angelo with her ex-husband Simon Konecki.  According to The New Yorker, Paul, who’s never been married, has three children.

“They both stay at each other’s places in L.A., and are pretty much inseparable,” adds the source, noting that Adele has been enjoying hanging out with Rich, who reps LeBron James, and his friends.

“She feels really comfortable around him and is in a good headspace right now,” the insider continues. “She is all about having fun and being in good company and Rich definitely provides that.”

The source also claims that Adele, who hosted SNL last October, is planning to release new songs later this year, hopefully “in December before the holidays.” 

As for performing live, the insider claims, “She would love to…go back on tour, but is being cautious of COVID and doesn’t have concrete plans yet.”

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Fugees kicked off their reunion tour Wednesday night with a free concert in New York City for fans who earned tickets for their humanitarian work.

The show at Pier 17 in Manhattan was part of the Global Citizen Live global series of concerts, which will continue with numerous stars performing around the world on Saturday, September 25. Fans received tickets through the Global Citizen website by taking action to end the hunger crisis and protect the planet

Ms. Lauryn Hill, Wyclef Jean and Pras Michel are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their landmark 1996  album, The Score. Accompanied by a live band, the trio kicked off Wednesday’s concert with the title song of the album, according to Billboard. The performance also featured “Ready or Not,” “Zealots,” “Killing Me Softly With His Song,” and “Fu-Gee-La.”

Hill discussed the group’s breakup following the release of The Score and explained that money and success caused the dissension. Then she asked the crowd to “respect the miracle” of them finally coming back together.

Wyclef, who was born in Haiti, addressed the migrant crisis in his country. He criticized President Biden for the way Haitian migrants are being treated.

The Fugees reunion tour will continue November 2 in Chicago and will make stops in Oakland, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Miami, Newark, and Washington, D.C. The group will then travel abroad to Paris, London, Nigeria and Ghana.

The Score has sold over 12 million copies and earned two Grammy Awards: Best Rap Album, and Best R&B Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals, for “Killing Me Softly.”

Tickets for the Fugees tour go on sale Friday, September 24 at 10 a.m. local time on LiveNation.com.

 

 

 

 

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After promising to announce his tour, Shawn Mendes has done just that.

Shawn’s Wonder: The World Tour will get underway in the U.K. and Europe in March of 2022, with opening act King Princess.  The tour arrives in North America on June 27, 2022 with opening act Dermot Kennedy through an August date in Brooklyn, NY, and then Tate McRae takes over on the second leg, which starts September 7 in Arizona.

The tour is currently set to conclude October 26, 2022 in Newark, NJ.  It’s Shawn’s first trek since the release of his most recent album, Wonder.

The public onsale date for the North American tour starts October 7 at 10 a.m. local time, though there are American Express and Fan presales prior to that.  All the details and tour dates are available at WondertheTour.com.

American Express card members will be able to access tickets in a special front-of-stage pit, and also purchase tickets that include limited edition merchandise, while supplies last.

More tour dates for other regions will be announced soon.

 

 

 

 

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The Pretty Reckless‘ latest number-one Billboard hit features some hard-rocking friends.

“Only Love Can Save Me Now,” the current single from Taylor Momsen and company, has hit the top of Billboard‘s Mainstream Rock Airplay chart. The song features Soundgarden guitarist Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron, who now have their first number-one singles as “individually billed solo artists.”

Thayil and Cameron previously notched six number-one Mainstream Rock Airplay hits as members of Soundgarden. Fittingly, “Only Love Can Save Me Now” is The Pretty Reckless’ seventh leader on that particular chart, breaking a tie with one of Momsen’s musical heroes.

“Only Love Can Save Me Now” is featured on the new Pretty Reckless album Death by Rock and Roll, which dropped in February. Both of the record’s previous two singles, the title track and the Tom Morello-featuring “And So It Went,” also hit number one on Mainstream Rock Airplay.

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While everyone seems to agree that Billie Eilish‘s music is impeccable, her personal appearance is something that she’s regularly criticized for — especially since she dyed her hair platinum blonde and started dressing in more revealing clothing.

Billie gets why fans wish she was still wearing her signature oversized outfits, but she doesn’t like it. “People hold on to these memories and have an attachment. But it’s very dehumanizing,” she tells ELLE magazine for its new cover story.

“I lost 100,000 followers, just because of the boobs,” she laughs. “People are scared of big boobs.”

Her decision to switch her naturally brown-blonde hair color from acid green to platinum blonde brought another wave of criticism. “I’ve had different-colored hair and vibes for everything I’ve ever done. I wanted this album to have its own thing,” she tells ELLE. “I’m still the same person. I’m not just different Barbies with different heads.”

That’s why Billie tries to avoid the online hate. “All my friends know I don’t wanna see any of [the negative chatter],” she says. “When people send me something mean, it hurts my soul.”

“I really wish that there was a way to avoid [social media]…Literally delete my account but still have contact with the fans,” she muses. “I want to be able to have both, but you can’t.”

Well at least Billie has the support of one music legend who practically invented reinvention: Madonna. The Queen of Pop tells ELLE, “If Billie were a man, no one would be writing about this. A man can show up dressed in a suit and tie for the first three years of his career, and then the next month he could be dressed like Prince or Mick Jagger, shirt off, wearing eyeliner, and no one would say a word.” 

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