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Great American Country is welcoming a familiar face.

Candace Cameron Bure has signed a deal with GAC Media, which encompasses the Great American Country channels, to develop, produce and star in a series of films across GAC Family and GAC Living. She’ll also be taking on an executive role at the company to curate programming and help lead the the annual Great American Christmas series.

“I’m very excited to develop heartwarming family and faith-filled programming and make the kind of stories my family and I love to watch. I am constantly looking for ways that I can inspire people to live life with purpose,” the Fuller House actress shares in a statement, adding that her goal is to create “compelling wholesome content” to be enjoyed by the whole family.

Prior to joining GAC, Candace had starred in multiple movies on Hallmark. She also appeared opposite Randy Travis in his 2007 film, The Wager. 

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—Wiz Khalifa dropped his Taylor Gang Allderdice mixtape 10 years ago today, and in celebration of the milestone, the “Black and Yellow” rapper released the project on major streaming platforms. 

The 17-track mixtape, with fan-favorite hits like “My Favorite Song” and “California,” earned positive reviews  upon its release and landed at number eight on Complex magazine’s Best Albums of 2012 list.

Fans were excited at the news of the album’s streaming release, which arrived on 4/20, the date known as a celebration for smoking marijuana, one of Wiz’s known pastimes. 

–In a recent interview with Yahoo! Life, Normani opened up about working to stay body positive.

“I constantly remind myself to be kind to myself,” she said. “Even though you can’t expect the rest of the world to do that, it’s like at the end of the day, somebody has to, so why not show up for yourself? Why not lift yourself up?”

The “Wild Side” singer thanked Beyoncé and Janet Jackson for being the role models the young star needed growing up. 

“It was so important for me to have a Janet and have a [Beyoncé] with curves to find my place and to also know that, ‘OK she looks like me. And she’s successful. She’s beautiful and I can do the same thing.’ Little Black me needed to see that.”

Normani, a member of the former girl group Fifth Harmony, has taken the confidence she’s gained over time and put it into her music, most recently in her popular vulnerable hit “Fair.”

–A+E Networks announced a new show, Origins of Hip Hop, which will provide an in-depth look into the lives of groundbreaking stars Eve, Busta Rhymes, Fat Joe, Ja Rule, Lil Jon and more.

Origins of Hip Hop premieres May 30th at 10 p.m.

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Keep your “Fingers Crossed” that you’ll be able to get tickets for Lauren Spencer-Smith‘s first headline shows.

The Canadian singer/songwriter wrote on her socials, “So insane to be saying this but… announcing my first-ever headline shows!!!! Cannot wait to sing LIVE with all of youuuu  AHHHHH.”

The shows include June 7 at the Troubadour in Los Angeles, June 28 at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom and June 30 at Toronto’s Velvet Underground. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m. local time. Visit her official website for tickets.

Lauren recently released “Flowers,” the follow-up to her breakthrough hit, “Fingers Crossed.” She’s currently working on her debut project.

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Season five of Jada Pinkett Smith‘s Emmy-winning Facebook Watch show, Red Table Talk, premiered on Wednesday, and Jada started off by addressing the infamous Oscars slap. But the 50-year-old actress didn’t speak verbally about the incident.

Prior to the start of the show, a series of messages appeared on a black screen, which alluded to a later conversation surrounding the slap, “when the time calls.”

“Considering all that has happened in the last few weeks, the Smith family has been focusing on deep healing,” the message read. “Some of the discoveries around our healing will be shared at the table when the time calls.”

The message continued, “Until then… The table will continue offering itself to powerful, inspiring and healing testimonies like that of our incredible impressive first guest.”

After the on-screen text, the episode’s intimate conversation began with the season’s first guest, Grammy-nominated singer Janelle Monae.

According to a report by Variety, it’s unknown why the episode debuted late, at 12 p.m. PT on Wednesday, instead of its usual time of 9 a.m. PT. It’s also unclear if Monae’s conversation with the ladies of the Red Table — Pinkett, Adrienne Banfield Norris and Willow Smith — was filmed prior to the Academy Awards, as some of the episodes were. 

More Red Table Talk episodes will air weekly, including upcoming conversations with Ireland Baldwin and her mother, Oscar-winning actress Kim Basinger, the parents of the late Miss USA winner Cheslie Krys, and ‘Tinder Swindler’ victim Ayleen Charlotte.

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Hollywood Undead has premiered a new song called “Wild in These Streets.”

“‘Wild in These Streets’ is a song about growing up in LA when were were kids,” says vocalist Johnny 3 Tears. “That environment, it was like a tinder box. We wanted to capture the bleakness but also the vibrancy underneath that.”

You can listen “Wild in These Streets” now via digital outlets, and watch its accompanying Grand Theft Auto-inspired lyric video streaming now on YouTube.

“Wild in These Streets” follows the single “Chaos,” which dropped in February. Both songs will appear on the next Hollywood Undead album, the follow-up to 2020’s New Empire, Vol. 1 and Vol. 2.

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Carrie Underwood promised a “sing into your hairbrush” kind of album, and from the sound of it, Denim & Rhinestones will deliver. The singer is teasing another high-energy new song off the track list, called “Crazy Angels.”

With a powerhouse, retro guitar line and soaring vocals, Carrie sings about being “one of those crazy angels” with a “sweet heart,” “wild side” and “tilted angel with a neon shine.”

The song comes out Friday, but Carrie shared a clip of it on her Instagram this week, plus some video footage of her singing it in the studio.

“Crazy Angels” follows “Ghost Story,” the first single to be released off Carrie’s forthcoming album. The singer has also shared Denim & Rhinestone’s title track, an equally uptempo, upbeat love song that delivers ‘80s vibes. When she shared the song, Carrie said that she drew inspiration for her new album from much of the music she grew up listening to, adding “I think this whole album ended up being a big reflection of me as a person and as an artist.”

Speaking of “Crazy Angels,” Carrie’s recent performances have taken her to dizzying new heights — literally. When she sang “If I Didn’t Love You” with Jason Aldean at the 2022 ACM Awards, she descended from the ceiling on a circus-style metal chair. Then, at the CMTs, she concluded her pre-recorded performance of “Ghost Story” with some jaw-dropping aerial stunt work, dangling upside down on a long white scarf as she belted out the final chorus.

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Young Thug says he’s got quite a lot to say, and will possibly do so on an upcoming album.

The Atlanta rapper teased new music by sharing cover art on Instagram and asking of fans, “y’all ready??” In the image, Young Thug is seen shirtless, with his eyes shut and covered in what looks to be blood painting his face, neck and chest.

“These past few weeks gave me so much to talk bout..,” he captioned the post.

Fans immediately speculated that Thug would address the murder of LaKevia Jackson, the mother of the 14-year-old son the two share. Jackson was reportedly killed as a result of an argument over a bowling ball. 

Young Thug has yet to speak publicly on the incident, though a suspect was arrested earlier this month in connection with last month’s shooting. 

A week prior to the tragic news, Young Thug and his rap sidekick, Gunna, were featured as Billboard cover stars for their recent music achievements and influence on rap. 

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Keith Urban has long been open about his past struggles with drug and alcohol abuse, and he says he harbors no ill feelings toward his past. 

In a candid interview with British newspaper, The Times, the Australian native shares how his father was an alcoholic and it took him a while to admit that he also had a problem, until he entered rehab in 1998.

“I realized I’m allergic to it. Someone said, ‘You have an allergy? What happens when you drink?’ And I said, ‘I break out in cuffs,'” Keith describes. “I don’t talk a lot about it because I love my audience being able to just come and have a great time. I’ve nothing against drugs or alcohol. Everyone does what they want to do to have a great time.” 

Soon after Keith and Nicole Kidman married in 2006, the country star went back into treatment at the Betty Ford Center, later learning how to live in the world without being dependent on substances — a fact that didn’t impact the way he made music. 

“I’m glad it didn’t change anything about my music. I wrote plenty of hit songs while drunk. I wrote plenty sober. I feel lucky it hasn’t defined my creativity,” Keith says. 

The superstar is currently climbing the charts with his single, “Wild Hearts.”

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Avril Lavigne threw one heck of an engagement party.  The “Love It When You Hate Me” singer is set to wed boyfriend Mod Sun, who proposed earlier this month in Paris.

Paris was the theme of the lovebirds’ engagement party, according to Avril’s Instagram Story.  The two wore matching hot pink outfits — complete with berets — to their fancy outing, which boasted a table-running centerpiece of hot pink roses, green skull replicas and multicolored mini Eiffel Towers.

It appears berets were mandatory: a video of the impressive spread showed everyone at the table wearing the Parisian accessory.

As for food, the duo opted for a non-alcoholic drink to symbolize their love, offering guests lattes with their proposal picture etched in the foam.  Machine Gun Kelly was among the guests and shared a snap of the fancy latte to his story, captioning it “Congrats f***ers.”

Guests dined on classic steak frites, sweet corn agnolotti, butter lettuce and endive salad, and roasted Dover sole meunière for the main course. 

Those attending were also able to snack on “an array of Parisian delights,” according to Mod’s photo of the menu. He shared a snap of the offerings to his story, showing off a mountain of macarons, fruit tarts, eclairs and other mouth-watering delicacies spread across a table covered in rose petals.

He also grabbed a shot of their multi-layered engagement cake, which was decorated in white icing and drizzled with lime green piping.  It also proclaimed, “He asked.  She said … YES!”

Mod dubbed it, “The most beautiful engagement party ever” and showed off a line of candles lighting the walkways.

He and Avril announced their engagement on April 7.  It’s unknown when they plan to tie the knot.

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