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Sam Smith shared a behind-the-scenes video of their “Love Me More” music video, which looks like it is playing on an old VHS player thanks to its slightly fuzzy graphics. Fans can see how much fun Sam and the gang had filming the emotional clip.

After yanking the release date for her new EP La Tormenta, Christina Aguilera released it and the sultry “Sueltame” collab with singer Tini on streaming. Christina postponed the EP’s release following the Uvalde, Texas, school shooting. She also released Aguilera, a new album that compiles the songs off her all-Spanish EPs La Tormenta and La Fuerza.  

Kelly Clarkson belted out a haunting version of Alanis Morissette’s 1998 hit “Uninvited” on her daytime talk show Tuesday. Kelly will be releasing a Kellyoke EP on June 9, which contains her fan-favorite covers. This track will not appear on it — and fans are already begging her to make a sister EP and to put “Uninvited” on its track list.

Lindsey Stirling says it’s possible to be both a rock star and a violinist.  If you don’t believe her, she says, “Go check out my YouTube channel, bro.”  She added in an Instagram comment, “Don’t let anyone else tell you what you can and can’t be… unless it’s your mom being a wise mom.”

After teasing it for several days, Train finally released the music video for “Cleopatra,” which features singer Sofia Reyes.  The music video takes us back to the 70s, which shows frontman Pat Monahan making tropical cocktails at his very retro home bar. 

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Kesha is headlining this year’s Stonewall Day outside of New York City’s historic Stonewall Inn on June 24, which will stream on PRIDE LIVE’s YouTube channel. Adam Lambert will provide a video message for the event.

Lil Nas X suffered some car trouble over the Memorial Day weekend. He filmed himself dancing in front of his car that “broke down in traffic” as cars sped down the highway.  

Speaking of Lil Nas X, he’s teaming with M&M’s to, according to the candy company, “leverage the power of music to lay the groundwork for a new platform that brings people together to celebrate music, build connections, and enjoy more moments of fun through a series of initiatives set to kick off later this year.” In a statement, Nas says, “M&M’S is iconic and I’m a huge fan of the brand. I’m excited to work with them on some really cool projects this year that are as colorful as they are.”

Halsey shared a teaser of their new song “So Good” on their TikTok and said it was a “fiasco” to release it. To recap, Halsey claimed their label refused to release the song until they could manufacture a fake viral moment. With “So Good” dropping June 9, Halsey joked they can now go back to “using witchcraft to take over the world.”

A new tattoo for Selena Gomez! Her new ankle tattoo declares “By God” written vertically behind the bone.  

Diplo was hired to DJ a ritzy yacht party during the Cannes Film Festival — but he said security “wouldn’t let me in” because he wasn’t on the guest list. The “Lean On” DJ shared a video of the embarrassing mixup. Diplo eventually got in after the yacht owner spoke with security.

Sam Smith shared a behind-the-scenes video of their “Love Me More” music video, which looks like it is playing on an old VHS player thanks to its slightly fuzzy graphics.  

After yanking the release date for her new EP La Tormenta, Christina Aguilera released it and the sultry “Sueltame” collab with singer Tini on streaming. She also released Aguilera, a new album that compiles the songs off her all-Spanish EPs La Tormenta and La Fuerza.

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Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a famously charismatic guy, which was proven again when a two-dimensional version of him went viral.

An Instagram user called @smilesweetsraccoon showed off a cardboard cutout of the movie star/TV star/entrepreneur, which she took out for a very special day.

“Thank you @therock for taking me to prom. I had so much fun,” she posted. “Best date a person could ask for.”

To her apparent surprise, Johnson hit her back online, reposting the picture to his 318 million Instagram followers, “It was absolutely my honor…and you were the best prom date EVER!!” The Black Adam star and XFL owner added, “Great to meet your family and friends too!” along with a clinking champagne emoji.

Meanwhile, Johnson’s oldest daughter, Simone, has declared she’s joining the family business: Simone is following her famous father into the WWE, wrestling under the name Ava Raine.

To those who thought The Rock’s offspring should be known as The Pebble — and there were many — the 20-year-old vented, “i beg of you guys to find a new joke. anything.”

Simone, aka Ava, will be a fourth-generation wrestler: her dad’s father, Rocky Johnson, and his maternal grandfather, Peter Maivia, were both in the business.

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Presale tickets for Carly Pearce‘s headlining show at the Ryman Auditorium are available to members of her fan club Wednesday at 11 a.m. ET. 

Priscilla Block will be one of the performers at the Nashville Meets London Festival, taking place August 24 and 25 at Trinity Buoy Wharf in East London. 

Shy Carter will make his Grand Ole Opry debut on June 25. 

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Train understands the hassle parents face when a babysitter cancels last minute on a planned night out — so they’re making sure fans hoping to catch them on tour don’t have to cancel their plans.

The Grammy winners announced Tuesday that they are making their AM Gold Tour more than kid friendly — shows are now free for kids. This marks the first time the band has ever done something like this.

“Skip the babysitter and bring the kids along to the#AMGoldTour *for free*!” the band revealed. “Children 10 and under get in free w/ a paid adult. Must go to the box office to get tickets. Lawn seats only.”

The only venues not partaking in this are Daily’s Place in Jacksonville, Florida, and Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington. In addition, Riverbend Music Center in Cincinnati, Ohio, is only allowing children under 5 in for free. 

Several fans celebrated the welcome news in the comment section, with some announcing plans to turn it into their child’s first concert experience.  

Train is hitting the road with Jewel and Blues Traveler for their AM Gold Tour, which kicks off on June 8 in Mansfield, Massachusetts, to support their new album.

In other Train news, the group announced that the music video for their song “Cleopatra” arrives “in a few days” and will feature singer Sofia Reyes.

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Megadeth bassist James LoMenzo is now officially a “permanent member” of the band.

LoMenzo, who’d previously played in Megadeth from 2006 to 2010, rejoined the thrash titans last summer as a live member ahead of their Metal Tour of the Year with Lamb of God and Trivium.

“I am thrilled to welcome back James to the Megadeth family,” frontman Dave Mustaine says in a statement. “James rejoined the fold as the touring bassist and it’s been a blast having him back, we thought let’s make it permanent.”

LoMenzo adds, “I’m so excited to rejoin Megadeth and move forward full steam into the next phase of this iconic band’s history!”

LoMenzo takes the place of founding bassist David Ellefson, who was let go from Megadeth in May 2021 after video of sexually explicit interactions between him and a woman leaked online. Mustaine is now the only original Megadeth member still in the band.

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Kanye West has teamed up with his Donda collaborator Vory on a new track called “Daylight.”

Ye is featured on the track, which is out Tuesday, May 31, and will appear on Vory’s debut album Lost Souls, set for a June 3 release. According to Variety, “Daylight” was originally intended for Donda, but it never made the final cut.

Vory was featured on “God Breathed” and “No Child Left Behind” on 2021’s Donda, as well as “Lord Lift Me Up” on Donda 2.

Last Friday, Ye officially released another Donda 2 collaboration, “True Love,” with the late XXXTentacion. The song had previously only been available on Ye’s Stem Player.

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Last week, the question was asked whether Harry Styles was the new Mick Jagger. But now it seems that in reality, he may be the new The Beatles.

Three songs from Harry’s new album, Harry’s House, have debuted in the top 10 of the Billboard Hot 100: “Late Night Talking,” “Music For a Sushi Restaurant” and “Matilda,” at #4, #8 and #9, respectively. Meanwhile, the album’s first single, “As It Was,” is spending a fourth week at #1.

This makes Harry the only British act other than The Beatles to have four songs or more in the top 10 simultaneously. The Fab Four accomplished this in 1964; at one point, they had five songs in the top 10.

But notably, Harry is the first British solo artist to achieve this. Not even Adele or Ed Sheeran have managed this feat. The last solo artist overall to do it was Drake, who had a record-setting nine songs in the top 10 in September 2021.

That makes seven top 10s in total for Harry as a solo artist — one more than his band, One Direction, achieved.

As previously reported, Harry’s House has debuted at #1 with the biggest sales week so far of any album released in 2022.

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BTS spoke at the White House press briefing Tuesday ahead of a meeting with President Joe Biden to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.

RM, the only member of the group to address reporters in English, said, “It is a great honor to be invited to the White House today to discuss the important issues of anti-Asian hate crimes, Asian inclusion and diversity.”  

After the rest of the group gave their remarks in Korean, which were subsequently translated, RM concluded, “We thank President Biden and the White House that we were given this important opportunity to speak about these important causes and remind ourselves of what we can do as artists.”

Jin said the group “stands with the AANHPI community,” while Jimin said BTS was “devastated by the recent surge of hate crimes, including Asian American hate crimes” and was at the White House to help “put a stop to this and support the cause.”

Referring to their worldwide fanbase, Jungkook said, in part, “We believe music is always an amazing and wonderful unifier of all things.”

“It’s not wrong to be different,” said Suga. “Equality begins when we open up and embrace all of our differences.” And V added, “We hope today is one step forward to respecting and understanding each and everyone as a valuable person.”

As the group was ushered out of the briefing, one reporter got big laughs by shouting, “Which one of us is your favorite?”

In a closed meeting in the Oval Office, Biden and BTS planned to discuss Asian representation, inclusion and anti-Asian discrimination in the U.S.

Between March 2020 and Dec. 31, 2021, the Asian advocacy organization Stop AAPI Hate recorded more than 10,000 reports of hate incidents against Asian American and Pacific Islander persons across the U.S.

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The Revivalists have announced a new EP called Made in Muscle Shoals Vol. 2.

As its title suggests, the set is a follow-up to 2020’s Made in Muscle Shoals and once again finds the “Wish I Knew You” outfit recording new versions of their songs at the legendary FAME Recording Studio in Muscle Shoals, Alabama.

Vol. 2 will be released on June 17. For a preview, you can listen to the Muscle Shoals version of the song “Otherside of Paradise” now via digital outlets.

“There’s a purity, depth and innocence to this song that could only be captured in a place like FAME,” says frontman David Shaw. “I really love how this one came out. It speaks to a special place in us all and this version only deepens that connection.”

The Revivalists’ most recent album is 2018’s Take Good Care. Shaw, meanwhile, released his debut, self-titled solo album in 2021.

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