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The Weeknd will be on the cover of Fangoria next month. This will make him the first artist to score the cover and cover story in the horror magazine’s history. Collider reports the singer will be done up by FX makeup artist Mike Marino, who most recently transformed Colin Farrell into The Penguin in The Batman. Marino also transformed The Weekend into his alter egos in “Save Your Tears,” “Out of Time,” “Gasoline” and “Sacrifice.”

Jewel mashed up something new with something old when taking over Late Night With Seth Meyers. While performing her single “Alibis,” she jumped into a performance of her 2003 hit “Intuition.” Jewel is on tour with Train and Blues Traveler in support of her new album, Freewheelin’ Woman.

Michael Bublé has added another job to his ever-growing resume. “Officially a Dance Dad,” he announced on Instagram and shared photos of him taking his 3-year-old daughter, Vida, to dance practice and also putting ballet shoes on the tutu-clad toddler.  

Kelly Clarkson covered Elton John’s 1983 hit “I’m Still Standing” on Tuesday, using tons of horns and a zesty drum beat to tackle the anthemic song. This is the second time in recent memory Kelly has taken on one of Sir Elton’s songs. Last month she dove into a cover of Elton and Dua Lipa’s “Cold Heart.”

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Eddie Vedder has announced the lineup for the 2022 edition of his Ohana Encore festival, taking place October 8-9 in Dana Point, California.

As its name suggests, Ohana Encore is a companion to the Pearl Jam frontman’s Ohana Festival, which will be held the prior weekend, from September 30 to October 2.

Vedder himself will headline the first day of the Ohana Encore fest, along with Alannis Morissette, while The Black Keys and HAIM will top the bill on the second day. Other artists on the lineup include The Afghan Whigs, The Roots, Marcus King and Band of Horses.

Tickets to Ohana Encore go on sale this Friday, June 17, at 10 a.m. local time, with a pre-sale beginning Thursday, June 16, at 10 a.m. local. For the full lineup and all ticket info, visit OhanaFest.com.

Vedder founded Ohana Festival in 2016. Ohana Encore made its debut in 2021.

The 2022 Ohana Festival lineup includes Vedder, Stevie Nicks, founding Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers guitarist Mike Campbell and his current group The Dirty Knobs, Jack White, Pink, St. Vincent and Brittany Howard. Tickets are on sale now.

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Carrie Underwood is performing on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon tonight, June 14. It airs at 11:35 p.m. ET on NBC. 

Presale tickets for the six new dates of Luke Bryan‘s Las Vegas residency are available now through Sunday. Tickets go on sale to the general public Monday at 1 p.m. ET. 

Breland has announced that he’ll release his debut album, Cross Country, on September 9. It features his brand new single, “Natural.” 

Folds of Honor Tennessee raised more than $65,000 at the Rock N’ Jock Celebrity Softball Game last week. Kane Brown, Hardy, Jameson Rodgers and Ernest were among the participants. 

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— The trailer for Issa Rae’s new comedy series, Rap Sh!t, has arrived. The show, coming to HBO Max on July 21, follows two former high school besties – played by Aida Osman and KaMillion – who come together to form a rap group. Rae is executive producing, along with Yung Miami and JT of City Girls. Insecure’s Syreeta Singleton serves as showrunner and will be executive producing, as well.

— Tyler Perry is donating $500,000 to the Apollo Theater, the filmmaker announced Monday during the venue’s annual spring benefit gala. According to Variety, he made the announcement while accepting the Apollo’s Impact Award from presenter Whoopi Goldberg. The Apollo ended up raising $3.7 million, which includes Tyler’s gift.

— Broadway’s Brooks Atkinson Theatre is being renamed after legendary performer and civil rights activist Lena Horne, making her the first Black woman to have a Broadway theater named after her. According to Deadline, The Lena Horne Theatre will be made official this fall. The theater is currently home to the musical Six.

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Looks like we might see Halsey collaborate on something with Millie Bobby Brown after all …

The singer guested on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Monday and spoke about wanting the Stranger Things actress to play them in a biopic. Halsey said it “would be great” if Brown wanted to do something like that, but admitted they might not be “famous enough to cast Millie.”

“Millie would be so great. It’s kind of uncanny how much we look alike!” Halsey said of their similarities. “We actually look like sisters.”

Well, it looks like Halsey might get their wish because Brown has responded.

The young actress shared the viral clip of Halsey’s dream casting to her Instagram Stories and wrote, “sooooo down.”

While this may be the first time the actress has referenced the pair’s uncanny resemblances, Halsey has been aware of it for a while and tweeted out earlier this month, “When are Millie Bobby Brown and I gonna play sisters in something this is getting out of hand.”

So far nothing appears to be in the works, but fans are hopeful the ball is officially rolling on some sort of collaboration.

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Ozzy Osbourne is “doing well” and “on the road to recovery” after undergoing surgery Monday.

That’s according to the metal legend’s wife, Sharon, who shared an update on her husband’s condition in a tweet Tuesday afternoon.

“Our family would like to express so much gratitude for the overwhelming amount of love and support leading up to Ozzy’s surgery!” Sharon wrote. “Your love means the world to him.”

Last week, Sharon revealed during an episode of her U.K. talk show The Talk that Ozzy was set to have a “very major operation.” She added that procedure was going to “really gonna determine the rest of [Ozzy’s] life.”

Sharon didn’t speak on the exact nature of the operation, but Ozzy, 73, told Classic Rock magazine in an interview published in May that he was “waiting on some more surgery” on his neck. Ozzy suffered a fall in 2019, which aggravated injuries he sustained in a 2003 ATV accident.

Beyond that, Ozzy has been battling a number of health issues over the past few years. Prior to the 2019 fall, he’d been hospitalized with a bad case of pneumonia, and in early 2020, he revealed he’d been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.

In April of this year, Ozzy tested positive for COVID-19.

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Gunna has posted an open letter from behind bars proclaiming his innocence.

In the letter shared to his Instagram Tuesday – his 29th birthday – the rapper began by stating, “2022 has been one of the best years of my life, despite this difficult situation.”

He described how he went from a marginalized upbringing to using his talents to better his circumstances and provide for his loved ones.

“For now, I don’t have my freedom. But I am innocent,” he wrote. “I am being falsely accused and will never stop fighting to clear my name!”

He added, “The picture that is being painted of me is ugly and untrue … I have all faith that God will grant me justice for the purity in my heart and the innocence of my actions.”

Gunna also seemingly called out the way his music is being used against him in the case, writing, “As a Black Man in America, it seems as though my art is only acceptable when I’m a source of entertainment for the masses. My art is not allowed to stand alone as entertainment, I’m not allowed that freedom as a Black Man in America.”

The rapper concluded his message by writing in part, “When I was free, I was good and kind to the community around me and, when I’m released, I will do the same thing all over again.”

Gunna and Young Thug were among 28 people identified in a 56-count grand jury indictment that included counts of conspiracy to violate the RICO Act, murder, armed robbery and participation in criminal street gang activity.

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In addition to his love for country music, Jimmie Allen is also known for being an avid Disney fan. 

The singer’s love for Disney dates back to childhood growing up in Delaware when he’d spend time watching Disney original movies. Now as a 36-year-old and father of three children, Jimmie has visited Disney World 70 times and counting since 2012, making a new family tradition of going to the beloved theme park for Thanksgiving and Christmas.

“I think I messed up my son. Once you introduce Santa Claus and Mickey together, you can’t really top that, so you got to do that every year,” he remarks to Southern Living in regards to his seven-year-old son Aadyn. “But I love it.”

The “Best Shot” hitmaker calls himself a “classic Disney fan,” citing Carousel of Progress and Tomorrowland Speedway among his favorite rides, in addition to modern attractions like Avatar Flight of Passage and Star Wars’ Galaxy Edge at Hollywood Studios.  

“I’m all about it. Disney, Universal are life,” Jimmie proclaims. 

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Bleachers has premiered How Dare You Want More, a short film named after a song off the band’s latest album, Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night.

The nearly 25-minute video follows frontman Jack Antonoff as he goes through a series of therapy sessions while working on new Bleachers music at New York City’s Electric Lady Studios. In between, he has lunch with his dad, played by frequent Wes Anderson actor Bob Balaban.

The cast also includes Zoë Chao and Ana Gasteyer, as well as Antonoff’s sister, Rachel Antonoff.

You can watch How Dare You Want More streaming now on YouTube.

Along with the film, Bleachers has released new remixes of “How Dare You Want More” and the Take the Sadness single “Stop Making This Hurt.” Verdine White of Earth, Wind & Fire takes on “How Dare You Want More,” while the “Stop Making This Hurt” remix is by producer A. G. Cook.

You can listen to both remixes now via digital outlets.

Bleachers is currently touring the U.S. in support of Take the Sadness Out of Saturday Night. Wolf Alice and beabadoobee are opening on select dates.

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Zedd hasn’t been shy about his love of ice cream and, now, he’s teaming with N!CK’s, a Swedish-style ice cream brand, to create an all-new flavor.  

The Grammy winner named his new offering “Chilly Mango,” which is “a mango ice cream with the perfect hint of spice and a sweet strawberry swirl,” per the press release. For those who have a sweet tooth and are hoping to maintain their summer body, a pint of Zedd’s ice cream is only 240 calories.

The “Clarity” artist is also launching a giveaway that runs through June 30, where the grand prize is a six-month supply of Zedd’s favorite ice cream flavors and tickets to his Zedd in the Park show. You can enter now on Try.Nicks.com/Zedd. 

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