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Grandson has announced a new song called “Drop Dead.”

The track, which is being released in honor of the “Blood//Water” rocker’s birthday this week, will feature Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker and pop star Kesha.

You can hear exactly what that sounds like when “Drop Dead,” well, drops, this Friday, October 29.

“Drop Dead” follows grandson’s single “Rain” with Jessie Reyez, which was recorded for the movie The Suicide Squad. You can also hear him on Tom Morello‘s “Hold the Line,” a track off the Rage Against the Machine guitarist’s new solo album, The Atlas Underground Fire.

Grandson released his debut album, Death of an Optimist, last December.

As a birthday gift to the grandkids, my label is finally letting me announce DROP DEAD FT @KeshaRose and @travisbarker is out this Friday!!! Run up the pre save link let em know the grandkids aren’t playing around https://t.co/3bDH5BlCGv ✖️✖️ pic.twitter.com/F5uqhu5aaw

— drop dead xx (@grandson) October 25, 2021

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NFL star Russell Wilson didn’t allow a recent injury to stop him from celebrating wife Ciara‘s 36th birthday Monday.

The Seattle Seahawks quarterback was sidelined from Monday night’s game against the New Orleans Saints after undergoing hand surgery. However, he made the night very special for his Grammy-winning spouse. Wilson rented the top two floors of Seattle’s iconic Space Needle observation tower and restaurant, which was filled with rose petals, candles, flowers and balloons.

“Perfect in every way. God made you for me. He made you to fit perfectly in my arms. Made you to be the amazing woman and mother you are. God made you to entertain the world with your gift to sing & dance!” he commented on Instagram.

“Awe baby. You are my everything!,” Ciara replied. “Thank you for making me feel special today, and everyday. I’m a better woman because of you! I love you so much!”

With the music of Sade‘s “No Ordinary Love” in the background, Ciara was amazed, constantly repeating, “Oh my God!”

“Wow Babe @DangeRussWilson. Thank You for loving me the way you do!,” she commented. “I didn’t have much growing up, but I can say I had a lot of love. That feeling made me feel like I could conquer the world. That’s how you make me feel. Like a little girl all over again. I love you so much!” 

As Ciara enjoyed the breathtaking view of the city, the Super Bowl winner told her, “We have a special date night tonight, me and you. A little dinner on top of Seattle….We’ll have some dessert, and more dessert later. I love you.”

The couple celebrated their fifth wedding anniversary in July. They have two children together: four-year-old daughter Sienna and one-year-old son, Win.

 

 

 

 

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Travis Scott announced his star-studded Astroworld Festival lineup on Tuesday and it consists of 20 acts, including a legendary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band.

“November come won’t you pop out at the fest. 3rd annual Astroworld Fest line is now here. Welcome to Utopia,” La Flame wrote on Instagram. “We morphed the grounds into a new universe. This year can’t wait for y’all to see it. And I’m bringing some avengers wit me.”

He added, “PS show is sold out, but I finessed a bit more for y’all.”

Young Thug, SZA, Lil Baby, 21 Savage, Roddy Ricch, Baby Keem, Bad Bunny, BIA, Don Tolliver and Master P are among the acts set for the two-day event, taking place on Friday, November 5, and Saturday, November 6, at Houston’s NRG Park. Plus, the iconic Earth, Wind & Fire, now in their sixth decade, will also perform.

After holding the fest in 2018 and 2019, Travis was forced to cancel the 2020 event due to COVID-19. Fifty-thousand people attended the one-day event in 2019. One-hundred thousand are expected for this year’s two-day fest.

In addition to music, the festival will feature an amusement park with more than 30 custom carnival games and rides, including a roller coaster, a Ferris wheel and bumper cars. Jordans from Nike, and tickets to Houston Astros home games will be among over 100 prizes that will be awarded.

The theme for the Astroworld Festival 2021 is “Open Your Eyes to a Whole New Universe.” Tickets are now on sale at AstroworldFest.com.

 

 

 

 

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Monday was Katy Perry‘s 37th birthday, and her partner Orlando Bloom celebrated her on Instagram on Tuesday with a sweet tribute.

Orlando posted a photo of the two of them at a birthday dinner, where Katy’s wearing a birthday tiara and looking at a plate of desserts with a candle in it.  Orlando captioned the photo, “We do life we do love and it’s fun. I’ll celebrate you today and everyday. I love you.”  Awww.

For her part, Katy posted a video of her Monday appearance guest-hosting The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and captioned it, “A very productive 37 so far.”  She then ticked off all the things she did on the show, including “Traded hats with Luke Bryan” and “danced like only a couple million folks were watching.”

Katy also gave away two tickets to her upcoming Las Vegas residency show, PLAY.

 

 

 

 

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It’s well known that years before Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera and Justin Timberlake were chart-topping pop superstars, they appeared on the Disney Channel’s All-New Mickey Mouse Club together.  But other kids who were on the show went on to have pretty solid careers, too, like Ryan Gosling and Keri Russell. So what does Felicity and The Americans star Russell think about what her old pal Britney is going through now?

“I just hope she’s happy, whatever that means,” Russell told Page Six on Monday night at a screening for her new movie, Antlers. “I don’t know if any of us really know how her life really is, but I just hope she’s happy.”

Russell was on All-New Mickey Mouse Club from 1991 to 1993, while Britney, Christina, Justin and Ryan appeared from 1993-1994.

The next court date in Britney’s ongoing conservatorship case is November 12, and it’s possible that a judge will agree to end the 13-year conservatorship on that day.  In her latest Instagram post, she’s dancing to Whitney Houston‘s “I’m Your Baby Tonight.”

“I danced my little heart out yesterday … yes … old school … but the best voice of all time … Whitney…. rhymes with B !!!!!!” Britney captioned the video, adding, “ok so I was feeling myself… it’s fun to be sassy sometimes!!!!”

 

 

 

 

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Bravo is bringing in a mixed bag of veteran stars and new talent for the upcoming season of Real Housewives of Atlanta.

Originally reported by Variety, Bravo has also shared the season 14 cast lineup, which includes season 13’s Kandi Burruss, Kenya Moore and Drew Sidora. Former Real Housewives of Atlanta cast member Shereé Whitfield is set to return, along with longtime friend of the show, Marlo Hampton, who was promoted to official cast member. New to the reality series will be track star Sanya Richards-Ross — a four-time Olympic Gold medalist — who will receive a coveted Georgia peach.

The casting news comes after Porsha Williams and Cynthia Bailey confirmed their exits from RHOA last month.

While Bailey has pretty much moved on from the network after she announced her departure in a heartfelt Instagram post, Williams has shared she has other plans. In addition to remaining a co-host of Bravo’s Chat Room, the reality star has unveiled her new series, Porsha’s Family Matters, an upcoming spinoff based on her family.

“PORSHA’S FAMILY MATTERS ❤️‍🔥🙌🏾 Official Super tease trailer! Here we go!,” Williams captioned the trailer on Instagram. “(( Don’t miss the premiere dropping Sunday, November 28th – only on @BravoTV )).”

 

 

 

 

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A first-look trailer for producer Melvin Childs‘ new drama For the Love of Money has been released.

The film, which stars Keri Hilson, Katt Williams, LisaRaye McCoy, Rotimi, Jason Mitchell and DC Young Fly, is set to hit theaters nationwide on Wednesday, November 24. It follows Hilson as Gigi, a single mother who, when pushed to her limits out of the need to protect her daughter, returns to a life that she’s spent years trying to run away from. For the Love of Money also features guest appearances by Latto, Keith Sweat and Lyfe Jennings.

In other news, Billy Porter has been tapped to direct HBO Max’s Camp, a feature adaptation based on the Young Adult novel by Lev Rosen, Deadline has learned. The film centers on 16-year-old Randy Kapplehoff, a boy who falls hard for another young man during his summer at Camp Outland. As he goes through great lengths to get his crush’s attention, Randy grapples with the question of how “much he is willing to change for love.” In addition to directing, Porter will play the role of Mark, the camp’s theater director. Other casting details about Camp have yet to be announced.

Finally, ABFF Ventures has announced that Oscar-winning actress Halle Berry will serve as the ambassador for the 2021 American Black Film Festival. Along with her ambassador functions, Berry will headline ABFF’s popular talk series, where she will open up about her 30-year career in the industry as an actress and creative. As previously reported, this year’s festival will be a worldwide virtual experience hosted on its custom-built platform, ABFF PLAY, from November 3 to November 28. To register for ABFF, visit ABFF.com.

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Kane Brown shared a heartwarming moment with a young fan battling illness. 

Following a recent show, Kane dedicated an Instagram post to Mia, a young girl who has cancer. The post shows a series of photos of Mia onstage with the country superstar, one with his back to the camera and his arm wrapped around her with two spotlights shining upon them. Another shows him signing the back of a handmade poster that reads, “Sorry for being Xtra. Help me get my cancer fighter meet Kane?”  

“This post is dedicated to this sweet little girl Mia. You’re so strong and I know everyone in this crowd prayed for u that night. Hope you see this!!!!” Kane wrote in the caption. 

The sweet gesture came days before Kane twisted his ankle during a show in Memphis over the weekend. He’s in the midst of his Blessed & Free Tour, which continues through February.

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It’s Red season, as Taylor Swift told us last week, but it’s also fall. That’s why she’s taken to Instagram to visually recreate her 2014 Tumblr post about how much she loves fall and all the things that go with it — and of course, she’s thrown in Easter Eggs, too.

In the video, Taylor reads the post — a long list of things that you only get in the fall — out loud, while showing off the things she mentions, like “hats and scarves and knee socks and wearing tights for the first time in months.”

She then pauses to write some lyrics in a journal: “Just between us/did the love affair maim you, too?”  These are unfamiliar lyrics, which has led to speculation that they’re from one of the bonus tracks on Taylor’s upcoming release, Red (Taylor’s Version). 

Other eagle-eyed Swifties noted that while Taylor’s writing, she’s wearing a snake ring from her Reputation era, and nail polish from her Speak Now era.  One fan speculates that those will be the next two re-recorded albums we’ll get from Taylor.

After that pause, Taylor continues, “and plaid stuff and ankle boots and not caring when people make fun of pumpkin-flavored stuff ’cause you love it and are happy it’s all the rage!” 

“And people who dress their dogs in costumes on Halloween,” she goes on, showing off portraits of her cats dressed up in Renaissance-era finery.  “And fires in fireplaces and maroon/hunter green/mustard yellow color combos.”

As Taylor concludes, “And baking your first fall batch of cookies but you put too much cinnamon in it because you’re TOO EXCITED BECAUSE IT’S FALL,” we see her dumping cinnamon on cookies and eating one.

“Basic autumn lovers RISE,” she captioned the video.

 

 

 

 

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“Fight Song” singer Rachel Platten became a mom for the second time about two months ago when she and her husband welcomed daughter Sophie.  But it turns out Rachel’s been fighting her own private battle against postpartum anxiety…for a second time.

On Instagram, Rachel wrote, “I did not want to write this post…But here it is, i have postpartum anxiety again. I thought, ‘I’ll share about it when I’m ‘better.’ I’ll have a really powerful story about how i overcame it. And everyone will think oh she’s so strong bla bla.’

“But f*** that,” she continued. “i don’t want one other single mother out there to experience the same feelings of shame, loneliness, and fear that i did if maybe reading about my story NOW can help you. Because this can be hell if you think you’re alone.”

“We do not talk enough about the reality of the post partum period,” she then noted, describing what she’s going through as a “daily mental rollercoaster.”

“A wave of irrational worry or fear or depression comes and it can knock me over if i don’t use all of my tools: compassion for myself is the biggest,” Rachel explains. “But it also takes breath work, meditation, exercise, acupuncture medication…therapy, tremendous support and vulnerability and courage to ride these waves.”

Rachel adds that she’s trying to remember that she’s not just what she calls “this runaway train of a brain” — she’s “a beautiful soul…who is courageously getting herself the support she needs.”

She concludes by saying, “[I’m] sorry I’ve hid this from everyone. I didn’t want to suffer in public, not again. but i know sometimes this community is exactly the thing i need to remember how loved and supported i am, how much we all are.”

 

 

 

 

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