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Jack Harlow is explaining why he decided to keep Tory Lanez and DaBaby on his remix of “What’s Poppin'” despite their recent controversies.

In a new interview with Rolling Stone, the rapper acknowledged that while he did face pressure to remove Tory and DaBaby from the song, they recorded the track before the two were “canceled.” Lanez, as we know, has been charged with shooting Megan Thee Stallion, and DaBaby came under fire for making homophobic remarks.

“I know I’m a good person,” Harlow tells Rolling Stone. “My character, my integrity are very important to me. And I think I’ve done such a good job that now I’m being forced to answer for other people’s actions.”

He adds, “It doesn’t feel right as a grown man to speak for other grown men all the time.”

Harlow did show his support for Megan Thee Stallion, though, telling the mag, ”One thing’s for sure, is that Megan got shot. And I wish her nothing but love and respect.”

As previously reported, Harlow announced that his new album, Come Home the Kids Miss You, is due out May 6.

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Alice in Chains‘ Jerry Cantrell has premiered a video for “Siren Song,” a track off his new solo album, Brighten.

The animated clip finds a cartoon version of Cantrell making a long journey across the harsh wilderness, with a supernatural element thrown in, as well.

“I had a great time working with the very talented Nate Merritt and Josh Richman on this video to bring ‘Siren Song’ to life through animation,” Cantrell says. “Nate’s imagery is beautiful and impactful, a perfect visual companion to the music that tells the story I started out with, and travels far beyond it. A true collaborative effort, great work guys.”

You can watch the “Siren Song” video streaming now on YouTube.

Brighten, Cantrell’s first solo album in nearly 20 years, was released last October. Cantrell launches a tour behind the record March 24 in St. Paul, Minnesota.

Alice in Chains, meanwhile, will hit the road in August on a tour with Breaking Benjamin and Bush.

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Britney Spears has vanished from Instagram, with no warning nor explanation.  A Wednesday afternoon check of her profile, which boasted 40 million followers, returns a blank page. Britney used her Instagram to speak out against her father, share her thoughts on motherhood and more.  Britney’s other socials, like Twitter, are still active at last check.

Ed Sheeran is going Down Under!  The “Shivers” singer is taking his Mathematics Tour to Australia and New Zealand starting February 2023. His previous tour in 2018 sold over a million tickets and shattered a record for the highest-grossing tour for the region. 

Sara Bareilles is teasing a possible new album.  Taking to Instagram to share a photo of her dog wistfully looking outside through a glass door pane, she wrote, “Album cover?”  Josh Groban joined Sara’s fans in urging her to do it.  Sara’s last studio album was 2019’s Amidst the Chaos.

The Chainsmokers are headlining the Badlands Music Festival, which runs from July 7 through July 17.  The “High” artists will take the stage in Calgary, Alberta on July 13 and 14th.  Tickets go on sale Thursday, March 17, at 1 p.m. ET on the event’s official website.

Charlie XCX knows exactly who she wants in her next music video — Uncut Gems star Julia Fox.  The “Boom Clap” singer replied to a fan asking if the two would collab, to which Charlie responded, “i actually texted someone about the idea of Julia Fox starring as the lead in my next music video. i am obsessed w her. she is legend.”

Miley Cyrus threw it back to 2008 by recently performing her song “Fly on the Wall.”  She shared a video of her performing her hit with a full band, but her vocals were muted.  Fans are begging for a re-release.

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Slipknot‘s “Tortilla Man” has finally been unmasked.

The mystery percussionist, who joined the Knot in 2019 following the departure of longtime member Chris Fehn, has been officially identified as Michael Pfaff. Slipknot confirmed the news in an Instagram post announcing a Reddit AMA with Pfaff.

Pfaff had long been rumored to be person behind Tortilla Man — a nickname earned thanks to his mask’s golden hue — with fans pointing out that he previously played in M. Shawn “Clown” Crahan‘s Dirty Little Rabbits side project. That theory seemed to be proven true when a photo of Clown, drummer Jay Weinberg and someone who looked a lot like Pfaff were spotted at Slovenia’s Postojna Cave tourist attraction during Slipknot’s 2020 European tour.

Even with all the rumors, Slipknot never officially revealed Pfaff’s identity until today. When Kerrang! asked Clown about who Tortilla Man was during a 2019 interview, Clown responded, “The position you may or may not be talking about is nobody’s f***ing business.”

As for what caused Slipknot’s change of heart, we may never know. Perhaps not so coincidentally, the band’s Knotfest Roadshow tour kicks off tonight in Fargo, North Dakota.

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Lil Nas X is alive and well, and back on Twitter.

After taking a three-month break from social media — which caused fans to worry that something bad might have happened to him — the “Montero” rapper returned on Wednesday with a killer joke.

“why are people surprised i’ve been away for so long?” he wrote. “have y’all really never heard of maternity leave?” 

As you may recall, Nas X referred to his debut album, Montero, as a “baby” that he was “giving birth to,” complete with pregnancy photos. The “baby” is now six months old.

The star then teased, “i’m so happy i’m back on the internet. i missed me so much.”

But the best news is that Lil Nas X has new music for us: He tweeted a picture of two different songs — “Late to the Party,” featuring NBA YoungBoy, and “Down Souf Hoes,” featuring Saucy Santana — and asked, “Which one y’all want first?”

When Saucy Santana, who, like Lil Nas, is an openly gay rapper, reacted to the post, Nas announced, “we finna fck the summer up.”

Fans, of course, were overjoyed. One joked, “Ever since lil nas x came back i have gotten a girlfriend, a stable job, healthy hobbies that I love to do every day, my family has re-accepted me I to their lives and I’ve been the happiest I’ve been in a long time. I could not have done it without you.”

Another wrote, “he’s back!!!! the world is healing!”

But one fan cautioned, “Don’t ever do that again without warning us first!”

Lil Nas X will return to TV on April 3 as a performer at the Grammy Awards; he’s up for five trophies in all.

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It appears that Russell Dickerson‘s one-year-old son Remington is getting adjusted to life on the road!

One of the words the young tot is already familiar with is “bus,” as demonstrated in a video where the country singer challenges viewers, “tell me you have a road baby without telling me you have a road baby.” He then pans over to Remington, who is sitting in his high chair playing with a toy steering wheel.  

“Bus,” the baby says in response to his dad after he says “beep beep,” imitating a bus noise, drawing laughter from the singer. “All he want to do is ‘go go’ aka drive the tour bus,” Russell captions the candid moment with the hashtags #Tour#RemDog.

The “Home Sweet” hitmaker and his wife Kailey welcome Remington in September 2020. Russell is currently on his headlining All Yours, All Night Tour before heading out with Tim McGraw as an opening act on the McGraw Tour from April through June.  

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Florence + the Machine is headed to the coasts this spring.

The Florence Welch-led outfit has announced a pair of U.S. concerts, taking place in Los Angeles on April 29, and New York City on May 6.

Tickets go on sale this Friday, March 18, at 10 a.m. local time via FlorenceandtheMachine.net.

The LA and NYC dates are, so far, Florence’s only announced U.S. shows for 2022. In April, the band will play a trio of concerts in the U.K., followed by some European festival performances in the summer.

Just last week, Florence + the Machine announced the details of their next album, Dance Fever. The follow-up to 2018’s High as Hope will arrive on May 13.

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Machine Gun Kelly has officially premiered his collaboration with Bring Me the Horizon, “Maybe.”

The “Bloody Valentine” rocker and Horizon frontman Oli Skyes previously teased the joint tune at a Los Angeles event earlier this month. Kelly then confirmed that the song would appear on his forthcoming album, Mainstream Sellout, when he revealed the record’s track list earlier this week.

You can listen to “Maybe” now via digital outlets.

Mainstream Sellout arrives March 25, and reunites Kelly with his Tickets to My Downfall producer, Travis Barker. It also includes the previously released songs “Emo Girl” and “Ay!,” featuring WILLOW and Lil Wayne, respectively.

(Video contains uncensored profanity.) 

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