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Adele and Lizzo showed just how much they support one another when they had a wholesome exchange over the weekend.

It started with Adele, who praised the “About Damn Time” singer during her weekend residency in Las Vegas and said she “absolutely loved” the new Love, Lizzo documentary — even though she’s not a fan of music documentaries.

“I ain’t got time for no one doing documentaries in their 30s or 40s. Unless it’s Tina Turner or the Beatles, get out of town,” she said. As for why she watched and enjoyed Lizzo’s documentary, said Adele, “It was so sincere. It was so truthful. I enjoyed it so much. I laughed, I cried, I loved seeing all the footage and the photographs of her when she was little.”

Adele also shared the story of how they first met at a house party. “She was like, ‘I’m a singer.’ And I was like, ‘Oh, amazing. I’m having a karaoke party this week if you want to come,'” Adele recalled. “We’ve had a few … really amazing one-on-one emotional girlfriend conversations. I really think very highly of her.”

Adele continued, “She’s such an amazing person. She is so thoughtful, she sends flowers to you, she remembers things about you. She’s amazing, so I’d like to give her all of my love.”

Lizzo was floored by the high praise and shared a video of Adele’s thoughtful speech. She tweeted in all capital letters, “Adele I love [you] right back [and] I wanted to go to that karaoke party so bad we gotta do it big in Vegas baby.” She also thanked Adele for watching Love, Lizzo.

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Eric Church is offering more details on the upcoming opening of his Nashville bar and venue, Chief’s.

The barbecue and music venture — which is named for the singer’s 2011 Chief album — was first announced last January. Now, with the opening date growing near, Eric is ready to share a first peek into the new hot spot.

Eric is currently hard at work on bringing his vision to life, taking influence from his musical journey and the personal narrative that helped make him the star he is today. Posters from Eric Church concerts will decorate the walls, and the singer’s love for music will be at the center of the venture, which includes a ticketed music venue.

He’s partnering with James Beard Award-winning pitmaster Rodney Scott for a rooftop iteration of Scott’s Whole Hog BBQ. Furthermore, Eric says that real estate and hospitality entrepreneur Ben Weprin has been a big help in bringing the finished look of Chief’s together.

“Like everything we do with our music, the same care and consideration has gone into every detail of this place,” the singer notes. “It will be unrivaled downtown. I can’t wait to play here.”

The venue will also be home in an in-house studio for the singer’s SiriusXM Outsiders Radio channel and will feature an additional wide array of personal touches designed with fans in mind.

Eric is eyeing a 2023 opening date for Chief’s.

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Dolly Parton is offering up an early Christmas gift to fans: She’s now got an official presence on TikTok.

“I have arrived!” the star wrote in the caption of her first TikTok post, a montage of videos of her through the years set to her signature “9 to 5.” A handful of other introductory posts quickly followed, including one where Dolly writes, “Better late than never!” and another where she adds, “Now, let’s have some fun!”

Dolly’s arrival on the social media platform was widely feted by fans, fellow stars and even TikTok itself — the account wrote “Welcome, Queen” in the comments section of one of her posts.

“Not everyone is a country music fan, but everyone is a Dolly Parton fan,” another user added.

But Dolly’s arrival on TikTok isn’t the only gift the singer had for fans. She also marked the occasion by releasing a holiday baking-focused track called “Berry Pie” exclusively on the app for users to include in all their holiday posts.

The song is a partnership with SoundOn, which is TikTok’s music marketing and distribution arm.

Of course, TikTok fun is just one of the many ways Dolly is celebrating Christmas this year. She’s also the star of an NBC movie special, Dolly Parton’s Mountain Magic Christmas, which aired last week.

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First Rihanna sent shockwaves when it was announced she created two new tracks for the recently released movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. The Weeknd is now doing the same by teasing he created music for the forthcoming Avatar sequel.

The hitmaker took to Twitter to tease a 12-second clip of what appears to be a dramatic new melody. It was accompanied by a graphic of the letter “A” that was animated to look like moving water with a bird in its center. The Weeknd cryptically captioned the post “12.16.22” — the day Avatar: The Way of Water premieres in theaters.

Then the official Twitter account for the Avatar movie retweeted the post and captioned it with #AvatarTheWayOfWater and added “[with] @theweeknd.”

If that wasn’t enough confirmation for fans, film producer Jon Landau shouted out The Weeknd on Twitter. He shared a photo of the two posing together and wrote, “As the Na’vi say, ‘Zola’u nìprrte’ soaiane Avatar’… Welcome to the Avatar family.”

Landau co-produced the new Avatar film alongside director James Cameron, just as they did for the first movie, which came out in 2009. Landau will also co-produce the third Avatar film, set to be released in 2024.

A title for The Weeknd’s musical contribution has not been announced.

Avatar is being distributed by 20th Century Studios, which is owned by ABC News’ parent company, The Walt Disney Company.

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Over the weekend, President Joe Biden welcomed the members of U2 to a White House reception honoring this year’s Kennedy Center Honorees, noting their shared heritage in his praise of them and their music.

“From this Irish American president, in the White House designed by Irish hands who built this … I want to thank U2 for all you’ve done and the way you lift people up,” Biden said. “You really make a difference.” 

He added, “For more than 40 years U2 has changed the world. Anthems about civil rights, solidarity of workers and the struggle for peace. Ballads about love and family. Concerts dedicated to ending poverty and disease.” 

Biden quoted the band’s hit “One,” saying, “At a moment when there’s too much hate, too much anger, too much division here in America, and quite frankly, around the world, we have to remember today, as their song goes, ‘We’re one, but we’re not the same. We get to carry each other.'”

According to the BBC, U2 guitarist The Edge then noted that the ceremony took place almost 42 years to the day that the band played its first U.S. concert: December 6, 1980.

“We had big dreams and like so many people in Ireland, America was the focus of those dreams,” he said. “There is such a close bond between U2 and this country, and we can’t fully explain it but since that very first gig, we’ve always felt warmth and love, but this tonight goes way above and beyond.”

At the gala following the ceremony, U2 was saluted by Sacha Baron Cohen who, in his guise as Kazakhstan journalist Borat, made numerous inappropriate jokes. According to the Washington Post, Eddie Vedder then sang U2’s “Elevation” and “One”; Hozier and Brandi Carlile, joined by Sheryl Crow and others, sang “Walk On.”

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Nick Cannon, who’s long lived with lupus, was recently hospitalized with pneumonia. He revealed the news on Instagram, along with a reminder to others to take care of their health.

“Okay, so I guess I’m not Superman,” Cannon wrote. “I promised myself I would never be back at this place again…But this is a great lesson to take care of YOU or YOU won’t be able to take care of everyone else.”

According to Nick, he went from “rocking a sold out crowd at Madison square garden in front of thousands of fans” as part of his Wild ‘N Out tour to being “all alone in a tiny hospital room.” He noted that he doesn’t “need any well wishes or prayers” and assured that he’d be fine with “some solid rest,” adding, “I will be back on the journey to becoming stronger than ever.”

“It’s just pneumonia, nothing I can’t handle,” he concluded.

While Nick physically recovers, he admits he’s been struggling mentally and spiritually. The actor’s son Zen passed away a year ago on December 5 following a battle with brain cancer. “Been tossing and turning all night, and as much as I know I need rest, last night I couldn’t sleep at all,” he wrote in a tribute honoring his late son’s death anniversary. “I can’t believe it’s been a year already since the toughest day of my life occurred. Such a painful anniversary.”

“Losing a child has to be the heaviest, most dark and depressive experiences that I will never get over,” he said. “A mixture of guilt, pain, and sorrow is what I suppress daily.”

Nick added, “…I love with my entire Heart and Soul and I just wish my Little Man could’ve felt more of that love while he was here on Earth.”

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(Note Language) Just days after releasing the single “Sh***in’ Me,” A$AP Rocky has dropped the visual for the song. 

The Krash-produced track is featured on the video game Need for Speed™ Unbound, and the video, directed by Grin Machine, pays homage to Rocky’s collective AWGE.

“Grin Machine did a great job paying homage to the game collaboration with AWGE with the fun wacky aesthetics, and shout out to krash and hec for the music as always,” Rocky says in a statement.

“Sh***in’ Me” marks Rocky’s third collaboration with Krash, who produced his songs “Buck Shots” and “Black Tux, White Collar.” Both tracks appeared on his most recent album, 2018’s TESTING.

Fans expect that a new album is on the way, but no release date has been announced.

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