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Ruby Barker, who plays Marina Thompson on Netflix’s hit period drama Bridgerton, is now in a better place, following recent treatment in a hospital for unspecified “mental health struggles.”

Barker took to Instagram in a video recorded while she was soaking in a hot tub to update her followers, thanking her family, friends, and doctors for their support. “You’ve made me feel so happy to be alive,” she said, “and I’m so grateful for that.”

She commented, “it really made me feel less alone,” and hoped “shining a light” on her own troubles can help others. “I can’t wait for the future,” Barker smiled. “I’m doing OK for myself.”

She added, “If I have any advice for my younger self, I would just tell myself, it’s not all doom and gloom, even if you hit rock bottom.”

Barker added some advice from her Bridgerton co-star Claudia Jessie. “She told me to flip the coin…’It might be dull on one side, but just flip the coin, and you’ll find it shiny on the other.'”

“Find the funny, find the light,” she continued. “Anyone who is in a dark place right now…I see you. I feel you. Find the funny and flip that coin.”

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Summer is speeding up for Thomas Rhett, as he has the #1 song in country music this week.

The singer welcomed in summer this weekend with his single “Slow Down Summer” rising to #1 on the country charts. Thomas shared the news via video, saying that after taking nighttime pictures on the beach with daughter Lennon, “Slow Down Summer” came on the radio. In the video the 2-year-old is sitting on her dad’s lap as the song blasts through the speakers of their Jeep with the windows and top down.  

“Sitting ‘in park’ in the car with Lennon and this is the first song we hear. Can’t wait to see all of you on the road this summer. Love all of y’all so much,” Thomas shares in the caption, adding that he feels “very grateful for everyone involved in the process,” including his co-writers, family, country radio and the fans.

“Slow Down Summer” is the superstar’s 19th #1 hit. It’s the lead single off his latest album, Where We Started.

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Camila Cabello headlined the 2022 UEFA Champions League final in Paris, but some soccer fans didn’t seem to care and instead cheered on their respective teams as the singer performed a medley of her hits.

The final matchup at Stade de France hosted Real Madrid versus Liverpool. When Camila sang, fans continued to belt out their respective team’s anthem instead of enjoying the show.

“Playing back our performance and I can’t believe people were singing their teams anthem so loud during our performance,” Camila admonished in a since-deleted tweet. “Like my team and i worked tirelessly for so long to bring right vibes and give a good show.”

The singer offered up additional thoughts in a follow-up post, saying those people in the stadium were “Very rude but whatever.” She continued in the since-deleted post, “IM GLAD U GUYS LOVED IT!!!!”

That wasn’t the only thing Camila said of her opener. In a tweet that is still up on her account, she wrote, “This was something I will never forget !!!!!!! Dream moment for all of us! Thank you UEFA @ChampionsLeague and @PepsiGlobal , we’re so honored to be part of such a huge game.”

“I grew up watching soccer with my family and the energy in there was SO ELECTRIC I had so much fun watching afterwards too,” she added. “Thank you so much to my team and the dancers and musicians and creatives that worked so hard on this show !!!”

Camila opened the match with a six-minute performance that consisted of her hits “Bam Bam,” “Havana,” “Señorita” and “Don’t Go Yet.”

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Nine Inch Nails played not one, but two headlining sets at the Boston Calling festival this past weekend.

In addition to their previously announced performance on Friday, Trent Reznor and company took the stage again on Saturday to fill in for The Strokes, who had to cancel their headlining set to due a positive COVID-19 case.

Fans who caught both NIN sets got to experience two different shows, as the band varied the set list for each night.

In filling in for The Strokes, Nine Inch Nails ended up taking the place of two-thirds of the originally announced 2022 Boston Calling headliners. Last month, it was announced that NIN would be performing in place of Foo Fighters, who canceled all of their tour dates following the unexpected death of drummer Taylor Hawkins in March.

The third announced headliner, Metallica, performed as scheduled.

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Looks like The Kid LAROI really did think it was a mistake to leave manager Scooter Braun‘s stable.

Not long ago, the “Stay” singer teased his new single, “Thousand Miles,” by encouraging fans to “show me ur last mistake.” He then posted images of Braun, leading many fans to believe that he was dissing the superstar manager, but it turns out it was a prank that Braun was a part of.  It also now appears that LAROI’s post contained some truth: Billboard reports that he’s re-signed with Braun for management. 

LAROI first signed with Braun last June, before leaving in September to sign with another manager, Adam Leber.  But earlier this month, LAROI left Leber, and Billboard reports that he and his mother got back in touch with Braun and hammered out a new deal.

As previously reported, LAROI initially left Braun because the manager wasn’t directly involved in his career, leaving that to his associates. But now, Billboard reports, Braun will look after LAROI personally.

It was while he was in Braun’s stable last year that LAROI teamed up with Braun’s superstar client, Justin Bieber, for “Stay,” which became the Australian artist’s first U.S. number-one hit.

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To the likely surprise of absolutely no one, Harry’s House, the latest album by Harry Styles, has debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 album chart. He’s now three for three when it comes to solo albums: All three of his releases since leaving One Direction have debuted at number one.

Harry’s House also racked up the biggest sales week so far for 2022, with 521,500 units. Only three other albums in the last 18 months have had bigger sales weeks: Adele‘s 30, with 839,000 units; Taylor Swift‘s Red (Taylor’s Version), with 604,500 units, and Drake‘s Certified Lover Boy, with 612,500 unites.

As previously reported, Harry’s House has also set a record for single-week vinyl album sales in the modern era. It sold 182,000 copies on vinyl, the largest sales week since Luminate — formerly MRC Data — started keeping track of that stuff in 1991.

In his home country, Harry’s House has also debuted at number one on the U.K. album chart, and three singles from the album have taken over the top three on the U.K. singles chart.  “As It Was” spends an eighth week at number one, making it the longest-running chart-topper of 2022, while “Late Night Talking” and “Music For a Sushi Restaurant” debut at numbers two and three, respectively.

Furthermore, Harry’s second solo album, Fine Line, has returned to the U.K. top 10 at number eight, while his self-titled debut album has returned to the top 40 at number 29.

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A$AP Rocky is opening up about fatherhood.

The rapper, 33, who recently welcomed his first son with Rihanna, 34, got candid about his hopes for their child in a new interview published Monday.

“I will always remind my children to never lose their imagination, even as adults, no matter what,” Rocky told Dazed magazine.

“I actually love to watch cartoons – I’ve watched like Teletubbies, Blue’s Clues, Yo Gabba Gabba, Peppa Pig and Baby Shark,” he continued.”I hope to raise open-minded children. Not people who discriminate. And I’m not trying to describe a saint, but realistically, I just want a cool child with cool parents.”

News that the musical couple was expecting their first child was revealed in January, when pictures of the “Umbrella” singer sporting a baby bump were published.

Rocky and Rihanna have been romantically linked since January 2020.

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Master P is mourning the loss of his daughter.

On Sunday, the rapper, born Percy Robert Miller, announced the death of his 29-year-old daughter Tytyana Miller.

“Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my daughter Tytyana,” he wrote in an Instagram post alongside a picture of an angel on Sunday.

“We respectfully request some privacy so that our family can grieve,” he added. “We appreciate all of the prayers love and support. Mental illness & substance abuse is a real issue that we can’t be afraid to talk about. With God, we will get through this. #MyAngel.”

On Monday, Master P shared a picture of he and Tytyana with a reminder that, “Life is too short. Give your loved ones their flowers while they are alive. #TYTY Love You #missyou #GodGotUs Family over everything.”

Tytyana’s brother Romeo Miller, 32, also took to social media, penning a touching post announcing the news. 

“Our family is dealing with an overwhelming grief for the loss of my little sister Tytyana. We respectfully request some privacy so that our family can grieve. We appreciate all of the prayers, love, and support, and although this is sad times, I’m forever grateful for the memories I did have with my amazing sister,” he said. “Love on your loved ones, life is short. The silver lining, I know she’s in a way better place and finally at peace and free. God Bless. -RM”

In addition to Tytyana and Romeo, Master P and ex-wife Sonya C share sons Veno, 30, Vercy, 30, Hercy, 20, and Mercy, 20, and daughters Itali, 23, and Inty, 28. Master P is also the father of singer Cymphonique Miller, 25.

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