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Harry Styles is returning to the stage this fall with a set of updated U.S. tour dates.

The singer announced the new schedule for his Love On Tour, which was originally set to begin next month. Now, due to COVID-19 restrictions, it’ll kick off in September.

Harry will finally get to perform songs from his best-selling Fine Line album live, starting September 4 in Las Vegas and wrapping with three Los Angeles shows at The Forum on November 17, 19 and 20. The trek includes five dates at New York City’s Madison Square Garden, two of which are special Harryween shows on October 30 and 31.

Pre-sale registration to purchase tickets for the new tour dates through Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program begins today. Verified Fan tickets go on sale beginning Wednesday, July 21 with general public tickets going on sale Friday, July 23.

Bad news for Harry’s international fans, though. Overseas dates have been deemed not possible at this time due to global COVID-19 guidelines.

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Marlon Wayans is giving his fans a brand new comedy special.

On Wednesday, HBO Max revealed that Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is will premiere on the channel on Thursday, August 19. According to announcement, Marlon’s new special will explore his fears, which include “raising a daughter, dealing with a rebellious teenage son, and… the realization that his bad decisions are what tore his family apart.”

In other news, Prime Video and IMDb TV have closed a licensing deal with Sony Pictures Television for multiple TV series from legendary producer Norman Lear. Those series include All in the Family, GoodTimes, Maude, One Day at a Time, 227, Diff’rent Strokes and The Jeffersons. Some of the shows will be available on Prime Video’s SVOD platform, while others will be available on ad-supported IMDb TV. Starting tomorrow, July 15, 227 and Diff’rent Strokes will launch on Prime Video and All in the Family,Good Times, Maude and One Day at a Time will launch on IMDb TV. Meanwhile, The Jeffersons,Sanford & Son and Sanford will launch on the SVOD service sometime later in 2021.

Finally, Jordan Sparks is set to executive produce and star in the upcoming Hallmark Channel Christmas film A Christmas Treasure, Deadline has learned. The film follows Sparks as Lou, a woman who finds her grandfather’s old journal and “questions whether she should move to New York after Christmas to further her writing career.” The singer also will perform two classic Christmas songs in the film, “This Christmas” and “Oh Holy Night,” the latter of which will feature her accompanying herself on piano. A release date for A Christmas Treasure has yet to be announced.

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Like Jon Snow before them, Foo Fighters are headed up north.

Dave Grohl and company have announced their first-ever concerts in Alaska. The shows will take place August 17 and 19 in Anchorage, and August 21 in Fairbanks.

Tickets go on sale today at noon local time via FooFighters.com.

The Alaska dates will come at the end of the Foos’ upcoming 26th anniversary tour, which was rescheduled from their planned 25th anniversary tour for 2020. Last month, the band headlined New York City’s Madison Square Garden, marking the famed arena’s first full-capacity in-person concert since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020.

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Megan Thee Stallion is among the featured artists in the new campaign from BAPE x Coach.

On Wednesday, the Good News rapper shared photos from the campaign shoot, featuring her dogs 5ive, X (ten) and her bulldog known as “Foe Thee Frenchie” on Instagram. 

“Thee Hot Dog mom and my boys in @coach. Since they love tearing up [stuff], they had to get a job,” Megan writes in the caption. “#BAPExCOACH collab dropping next weekend. #coachny.”

The BAPE x Coach campaign was shot by photographer Sandy Kim and also features recording artist Cordae and Japanese model and songwriter K?ki. The two iconic brands joined forces to create a collection that blends Japanese streetwear and Coach’s signature craftsmanship. It features a limited-edition print combining Coach’s signature “C” pattern with BAPE’s signature logo across jackets, hoodies, sneakers, backpacks and more.

The BAPE x Coach collection will be available in select stores and online starting July 24.

 

 

 

 

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On Wednesday, Olivia Rodrigo went from “white cars/front yards” to the White House, where she was filming PSAs to support the Biden administration’s COVID-19 vaccine initiative.

As previously reported, Olivia will be recording videos in which she urges young people to get the vaccine, and answers frequently-asked questions about the shot.

Addressing reporters in the White House press briefing room Wednesday, Olivia read a short statement.

“First, I want to say, I am beyond honored and humbled to be here today to help spread the message about the importance of youth vaccination,” the chart-topping star said. “I’m in awe of the work President Biden and Dr. Fauci have done and was happy to help lend my support to this important initiative.”

“It’s important to have conversations with friends and family members, encouraging all communities to get vaccinated and actually get to a vaccination site, which you can do more easily than ever before, given how many sites we have and how easy it is to find them at vaccines.gov,” Olivia continued.

She then thanked the press for “helping share this important message,” adding, “It’s so appreciated. Thank you.”  She left without taking any questions.

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Do Ed Sheeran‘s “Bad Habits” include rocking out to heavy metal?

The U.K. tabloid The Sun quotes Ed as professing his childhood love for bands including Slipknot and Cradle of Filth, adding that he “would not be opposed” to recording a metal album of his own.

“I’m not saying I could ever step into that world,” the quote reads. “I learnt all those riffs on guitar as a kid. That’s something I’ve never thought about doing — but something I would not be opposed to creating.”

It’s unclear where exactly that quote came from, but needless to say, the idea of a death metal Ed Sheeran album has certainly raised a few eyebrows, including those of Cradle of Filth’s frontman, Dani Filth.

Re-posting the headline about Ed, Filth wrote in an Instagram post, “I’ll believe it when I see it,” though he doesn’t seem opposed to the idea.

“Fellow Suffolk lad could come good in the end,” he added, referring to the fact that he and Ed are both from that English county. He even suggested a title for an Ed metal track: “‘Dracula’s Castle on the Hill’ anyone?”

Ed Sheeran has actually hinted at his inner metalhead in the past. In 2015, he covered Iron Maiden and Limp Bizkit during a Tonight Show segment.

 

 

 

 

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“One Big Country Song” duo LoCash just wrapped an overseas, seven-stop engagement performing for U.S. military service members.

The trek, called the Vice Chairmen of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 2021 USO Tour, marked LoCash’s second overseas engagement with Air Force General John E. Hyten. Other stars and celebrities joined them, including singer-songwriter Lauren Daigle, actor Wilmer Valderamma and many others.

“It’s been more than a year since we were able to thank our troops in person,” the duo comments. “We can’t express how thankful we are for General Hyten inviting us along and providing the opportunity for us to express our gratitude in-person at a USO show to those protecting our freedoms once again.”

LoCash is continuing to keep busy this week as they drop the music video for “Startin’ Something,” their breezy new duet with Australian country rock outfit The Wolfe Brothers. It’s one of a number of recent collaborations for LoCash: They also contributed vocals to “Get Country,” a song on Jimmie Allen’s recently released Bettie James Gold Edition duets project.

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Singer Normani archived most of the photos and videos on her Instagram Tuesday night, leaving just two alluring posts. The first features two newly-added photos of the 25-year-old in a sexy cheetah bustier with matching thigh-high boots and a headpiece.

“Take me for a ride, boy,” Normani wrote in the caption, quoting lyrics from an unreleased song. The lyrics can be heard in the background of the second post, a teaser video she posted in February.  “Take me for a ride, boy / Show your wild side boy / I know it’s been a while,” she sings on the unreleased track.

Fans in the comments were excited over the snippet dropping fire emojis, including a few who wrote, “yes, finally new music.” Another fan said, “I need an album like ASAP. When is it coming?”

Since the summer of 2019, fans have been dying for Normani to follow up her solo debut, “Motivation,” with her debut album. Since then, she’s has collaborated with Megan Thee Stallion on “Diamonds” and made a cameo in Megan and Cardi B‘s “WAP” video, alongside Latto, Kylie Jenner and Rosalía.

According to Pop Crave‘s Twitter, Cardi B is also the featured guest on Normani’s new single “Wild Side,” dropping this Friday.

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Since dropping his 2019 debut album, Baby on Baby, rapper DaBaby has managed to be in the presence of hip-hop icons like Busta Rhymes and Sean “Diddy” Combs. Now, he can add Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson to the list. 

On Tuesday, DaBaby shared an Instagram photo of himself and the rap mogul, whom he met for the first time this week. 

“Somebody I been studying for a MINUTE lent me a few hours of his time today,” DaBaby wrote in the caption. “[People] so scared to let me in the room they [messed] around & let me end up in the room w/ @50cent. BIG MISTAKE! Beyond grateful for the game. Couldn’t have come from a better source. Now watch me put this [stuff] to use.”

In the comments, 50 mentioned he intended to offer the same guidance and advice to Brooklyn rapper Pop Smoke before he was shot and killed in February 2020.

“I lost Pop [Smoke] before he could get it. This one already got it, and he listen[s],” 50 wrote. “I’m a teach him all the mistakes I made, so he can be better than me. THIS IS HIP HOP!”

DaBaby can learn a lot from 50 Cent, who founded G-Unit Records and G-Unit films. Outside of music, the Grammy-winning rapper serves as co-creator and executive producer of STARZ’ Power series and its spinoffs Power Book II: Ghost and Power Book III: Raising Kanan, the latter of which premieres Sunday, July 18th at 8 p.m. ET.

 

 

 

 

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