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After teasing his single “Stay” for weeks, The Kid LAROI is finally releasing it on Friday, along with a video co-starring his duet partner on the track, Justin Bieber.  Now he’s posted a teaser for the video, which he refers to as “‘Stay’ The Movie.”

The clip, which seems to feature time-freeze special effects, features both artists singing together in what looks like a train station, plus shots of Justin standing on top of a building and LAROI running down a city street.

“Oh, I’ll be f**ked up, if you can’t be right here/I do the same thing I told you that I never would/I told you I’d change, even when I knew I never could,” LAROI sings. “I know that I can’t find nobody else as good as you/I need you to stay, need you to stay.”

This is the second collab for the two artists, following LAROI’s feature on Justin’s song “Unstable” from his album JUSTICE.

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Doja Cat‘s latest album, Planet Her, shot the singer into space — the space just shy of the top of the Billboard album chart.

The singer’s new release debuts at number two on the Billboard 200 with 109,000 units sold.  It’s Doja’s best sales week, and the album is her highest-charting release yet, besting the number-nine peak of her previous album, Hot Pink.

Planet Her features guest appearances by SZA, The Weeknd and Ariana Grande, among others.

Meanwhile, Tyler, the Creator‘s latest album, Call Me If You Get Lost, debuts at number one on the chart.  Justin Bieber‘s JUSTICE returns to the top 10, jumping from #14 to #10. That was due to a 20% sales hike thanks to the album’s vinyl release on June 25.

The rest of the top 10 features the latest albums from Olivia Rodrigo, Migos, Lil Baby and Lil Durk, Polo G, Bo Burnham, Dua Lipa and Morgan Wallen.

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Shawn Mendes and Camila Cabello sweetly marked their second dating anniversary over the weekend by sharing never-before-seen photos with fans on Instagram.

Camila shared a series of photos of the two enjoying a beachy vacation and gushed in the caption, “happy anniversary Kuko [heart emoji] here’s to more joy, more friendship, and more love.”

Included in the sweet slideshow are photos of the two trying to eat a slice of watermelon at the same time and making funny faces at the camera.

The next day, the Cinderella star shared another collection of photos and videos of their recent trip, captioning it “The best of vibes.”

As for Shawn, the “Stitches” singer posted a tender photo of the two sharing a kiss on the beach. 

Tagging the location as “The Caribbean Islands,” Shawn wrote in the caption, “Happy 2 years my baby.” 

Shawn, 22, and Camila, 24, first met in 2015 and collaborated on the top 20 hit “I Know What You Did Last Summer.” 

 

 

 

 

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Following Britney Spears‘s bombshell testimony over her controversial conservatorship, the “Toxic” singer’s longtime manager has resigned.

In a letter of resignation obtained by Deadline, Larry Rudolph explained why he wanted to step down from his role, which he’s held since 1995.

“It has been over 2 1/2 years since Britney and I last communicated, at which time she informed me she wanted to take an indefinite work hiatus,” wrote Rudolph, noting he recently became aware of Britney’s “intention to officially retire.”

He continued, “As you know, I have never been a part of the conservatorship nor its operations, so I am not privy to many of these details. I was originally hired at Britney’s request to help manage and assist her with her career. And as her manager, I believe it is in Britney’s best interest for me to resign from her team, as my professional services are no longer needed.”

The letter, addressed to Britney’s co-executors of her conservatorship — James Spears and Jodi Montgomery — ended with Rudolph’s request to resign as manager.

“I will always be incredibly proud of what we accomplished over our 25 years together,” he expressed. “I wish Britney all the health and happiness in the world, and I’ll be there for her if she ever needs me again, just as I always have been.”

Britney pleaded with a judge last month to end her 13-year conservatorship, claiming that it is “abusive” and is “doing me way more harm than good.”  Her attorney, Samuel Ingham III, previously told the court that his client wouldn’t perform as long as her father had control over her estate. 

Last week, Judge Brenda Penny, who heard Britney’s testimony, denied the star’s request to remove her father from her conservatorship.

The next hearing is scheduled for July 14.

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Britney Spears has a supporter in Miley Cyrus.

Miley performed at Resorts World in Las Vegas on July 4 to help ring in the national holiday and, during her show, advocated for her fellow pop star. 

Video footage obtained by TMZ shows the 28-year-old singer displaying her support by changing the lyrics from her hit “Party in the U.S.A” to say, “The taxi man turned on the radio, he turned to me and said, ‘free Britney, free Britney!”

Addressing the track’s original lyrics that say “And a Jay-Z song was on” the radio, she told the crowd, “We love Jay-Z, but we got to free this b****. It’s stressing me the f*** out!” 

This isn’t the first time Miley has supported Britney, who recently expressed a desire to end her 13-year-long conservatorship.

In February, while performing the same song during her TikTok Tailgate performance, she shouted “We love Britney.”

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It’s official — Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton tied the knot.

After much speculation, the “Slow Clap” singer confirmed the news on Monday by sharing a trio of stunning photos from their big day.

“July 3rd 2021 dreams do come true,” Stefani, 51, captioned the Instagram post that showed the newlyweds overlooking the countryside as Shelton embraces her from behind. 

Another picture shows a snapshot of the pair in the back of what appears to be a limo while a third shows them kissing beside their five-tier wedding cake. 

Page Six also posted photos of the wedding festivities taking place at a chapel built on the sprawling estate.

The two reportedly got hitched at Blake’s ranch in Oklahoma on Saturday, after they were spotted applying for a marriage license earlier in the week, People reports.

Earlier this month, Gwen shared snaps from her bridal shower on Instagram. “I got kidnapped by family to celebrate that I’m getting married!” she said in a post on her Instagram Story. She captioned another post, “Feeling loved, feeling blessed.”

Gwen and Blake got engaged last October after dating for five years. They first met on the set of The Voice, where they both served as coaches. Their relationship began in the wake of Gwen’s split from rocker husband Gavin Rossdale and Blake’s very public divorce from another country superstar, Miranda Lambert.

Since announcing their relationship, the two have released a handful of high-powered duets, including a Christmas song for a holiday album of Gwen’s as well as two hit country singles, “Nobody but You” and “Happy Anywhere.”

 

 

 

 

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Gwen Stefani and Blake Shelton have officially tied the knot, People confirms.

The two reportedly got hitched at Blake’s ranch in Oklahoma on Saturday, after they were spotted applying for a marriage license earlier in the week.

Page Six posted photos of what appears to be the wedding festivities taking place at a chapel built on the sprawling estate.

Earlier this month, Gwen shared snaps from her bridal shower on Instagram. “I got kidnapped by family to celebrate that I’m getting married!” she said in a post on her Instagram Story. She captioned another post, “Feeling loved, feeling blessed.”

Gwen and Blake got engaged last October after dating for five years. They first met on the set of The Voice, where they both served as coaches. Their relationship began in the wake of Gwen’s split from rocker husband Gavin Rossdale and Blake’s very public divorce from another country superstar, Miranda Lambert.

Since announcing their relationship, the two have released a handful of high-powered duets, including a Christmas song for a holiday album of Gwen’s as well as two hit country singles, “Nobody but You” and “Happy Anywhere.”

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Yandy Smith is celebrating the 10-year anniversary of Love & Hip Hop, the VH1 reality series franchise that helped launch the careers of many personalities we see today, including Grammy Award winner Cardi B.

Smith, who recently joined the Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta cast after starting on Love & Hip Hop: New York in 2011, says she’s still amazed by her journey as one of the original members.

“It’s so crazy looking back, because literally my whole entire adult life has happened with all of you,” Smith tells ABC Audio. “Every single thing from being a dating woman, to being an engaged woman, to a married woman — well a mom first — then a married woman. Then a single mom… every single step of the way you guys have endured with me.”

Smith says having that endurance over the years wasn’t an easy feat. That’s until she learned one of her biggest lessons: “You got to get thick skin.”

“And you also have to really figure out who your protective village is because you will get torn down,” she says. “Everyone once in their life deals with a breakup. Everyone once in their lives makes a stupid decision. Everyone once in a while says something that just is like, ‘Why did I say that? Why did I do that?'”

Unfortunately, Smith says, having those stupid decisions “in front of a million people or more” will lead to some really harsh feedback.

“You get a lot of judgment,” she says. “And if you don’t have thick skin, it will break you down to the core of the white meat.”

The new season of Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta, also starring Rasheeda Frost, Spice and Erica Mena, premieres Monday, July 5, at 8 p.m. ET on VH1.

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Rapper D Smoke has seen a massive amount of success since winning Netflix’s competition series Rhythm + Flow in 2019. After wowing judges — Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and T.I. — he released his Black Habits debut, which earned a Grammy nomination for Best Rap Album last year.

As he prepares his sophomore album, D Smoke says he doesn’t feel pressure to release another Grammy-nominated project.

“The only pressure is the pressure to dig deep and go back into yourself and create something that’s honest…dope and…new,” he tells ABC Audio. “So that’s the only pressure, but that pressure is immense enough, because [my team and I] plan on and take pride in being different.”

The Inglewood, California, artist says his forthcoming album somewhat reflects his recent single “I’m Alive,” featuring rising singer Asia Fuqua. The song is featured in Infinite, a new film from director Antoine Fuqua, who is Asia’s father.

“‘I’m Alive’ is in some ways…similar to what we’re putting out. I wouldn’t say sonically, but in the sense that it’s one of those concepts that challenged me to dig deep and talk about something that’s conceptual,” D Smoke explains. “The movie is very conceptual, abstract, and beautiful in that way. So I always try to approach my life and the stories I want to tell in the music as somewhat of a movie.”

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