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Guns N’ Roses‘ Slash, Metallica‘s James Hetfield and Jeff Beck are among the many artists contributing signed items to an upcoming auction benefiting the Recording Academy’s MusiCares charity, which provides medical, financial and personal assistance to in-need members of the music community.

The sale includes guitars signed by Slash, Hetfield and Beck.

Slash’s contribution a Epiphone Slash Les Paul Deluxe, valued between $1,000 to $2,000. Separately, the guitar great is parting ways with one of his famous top hats, autographed and featuring a hand-drawn skull-and-bones sketch, that will be sold alongside a sterling silver ring for an estimated total of $5,000 to $7,000.

Hetfield is offering a black ESP Vulture guitar that has an estimated worth of $4,000 to $6,000.  A 1960s Gibson Les Paul electric guitar signed Beck also is going up for bid, and has an estimated value of $1,000 to $2,000.

The auction will also include items from Mötley Crüe‘s Tommy Lee, KISS‘ Gene Simmons, the late Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland, Depeche Mode and many others.

Julien’s Auctions is hosting the sale, which takes place online and in Beverly Hills, California, on January 30, ahead of the 2022 Grammys on January 31. For more info, visit JuliensAuctions.com.

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Attention all Blinks: While BLACKPINK appreciates the gifts their fans give them, they say they would rather the gifts go to a worthy cause.

Through their label YG Entertainment, the group announced Tuesday that they will “politely refuse” presents for anniversaries, holidays and any other occasions. Instead, they would like fans to show their support by donating to places in need.

Going forward, any items — with the exception of handwritten letters — sent to YG headquarters for the group will be discarded.

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Adam Lambert‘s mini Las Vegas residency runs October 20 through October 30 at the Venetian Resort Las Vegas, and he says his performance will be well-suited for the spooky season.

“It’s a special set list put together for this time of year, Halloween being at the end of the month,” Adam tells E! Online. “I’m very excited. It should be fun.”

And while Adam isn’t going to take the stage dressed up like a ghost or goblin, he’ll still be paying homage to the holiday.

“I’m not doing costumes per se, I’m not dressing up in a Halloween costume, but I’m definitely giving you like, a dark, goth, creepy, spooky vibe,” he explains. “Like ‘modern witch-slash-True Blood,’ but no fangs. But who knows? I might get inspired by the last show. I don’t plan everything in advance.”

You won’t be able to see the last show unless you buy a ticket, but on October 29, Adam will be doing a livestream of his show for fans who can’t make it to Sin City.  Meanwhile, you can catch Adam in action Wednesday night when his new show Clash of the Cover Bands premieres on E!.  He’s one of the judges, along with Ester Dean and Meghan Trainor.

“It was so crazy because we filmed this show on the same exact stage and studio as American Idol,” the show’s season eight runner-up tells E! “So walking backstage into the studio every day was just so surreal…I enjoyed that full circle.”

Adam adds, “And it made me keep in mind that when you get up on stage and…you’re putting yourself out there to be commented on by three people at a desk in front of you, it’s not always the easiest thing.”

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Sam Smith and Harry Styles definitely have style, which is why they’ll be a part of a major new menswear exhibition coming to London’s famed Victoria & Albert Museum.

Opening March 2022, the exhibit, Fashioning Masculinities: The Art of Menswear, will “celebrate the power, artistry and diversity of masculine attire and appearance,” according to the museum. The exhibit will highlight 100 looks and 100 artworks, arranged thematically across three galleries. Outfits worn by Harry and Sam will be mixed in there, as well as ensembles sported by rock legend David Bowie and Billy Porter.

No word on which of Harry or Sam’s looks will be included, but since both have pushed the boundaries of fashion and mixed the masculine and the feminine, there are any number of looks the curators could pick from.

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Fans will have to wait a little bit longer for host Wendy Williams to officially return to her daytime talk show.

In an Instagram post on Tuesday, The Wendy Williams Show announced that due to Williams’ ongoing health concerns, she won’t be able to return as host for the season 13 premiere on October 18.

“The Wendy Williams Show will start airing originals on Monday, October 18, with an exciting lineup of guest hosts and panels to be announced shortly,” the message begins. “Wendy continues to be under medical supervision and meets with her medical team on a daily basis. She is making progress but is experiencing serious complications as a direct result of Graves’ Disease and her thyroid condition.”

Although the statement does not offer specific details on Williams’ condition, the note states that “more time is needed before she is able to return to her live hosting duties.”

The news of the Williams’ delayed return as host comes after the show’s initial September 20 premiere date was pushed back several times due to her continued health issues, including testing positive for a breakthrough case of COVID-19.

After calling Wendy a “valued and stalwart member” of Debmar-Mercury, The Wendy Williams Show‘s production company, the message promises that “as soon as [Wendy’s] ready, she will be back in her treasured purple chair.”

“We very much appreciate the respect for Wendy’s privacy, as well as all the good wishes from her fans, station partners and advertisers,” the statement concludes.

 

 

 

 

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 Nicki Minaj is featured on Jesy Nelson‘s new “Boyz” single, and as the former Little Mix member is being accused of Blackfishing, Pink Barbie is coming to her defense.

Following the release of the song, Leigh-Anne Pinnock, the only current Black member of Little Mix, slammed Jesy for attempting to look Black in leaked messages.

“Sweetheart, take them text messages and shove it up your f***ing a**,” Minaj said during an Instagram Live session. “Don’t try to come out and ruin anyone. Let her enjoy this time. If you was in this woman’s group and you ain’t taking about this sh** for 10 years, and as soon as you see she got a video come out with Nicki Minaj and Puffy, now you sending the stations text messages and all this sh**.”

Nelson said to Minaj during the IG Live session, “My intention was never ever to offend people of color with this video and my song…’90s R&B were the best years in music. I just wanted to celebrate that. I just want to celebrate that era of music is what I love.”

“It’s just hard for me because I was in a group with two women of color for nine years and it was never brought up to me up until the last music video,” Jesy added, referring to Little Mix’s 2020 music video “Sweet Melody.” She said that was the first time Pinnock made Blackfishing accusations about her.

Following their Instagram Live discussion, Minaj tweeted, “Don’t call things out when they benefit your personal vendetta to ppl. Call them out immediately once you see it chile. Don’t wait a decade after you’ve made millions with the person.”

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Warning: Thomas Rhett‘s post honoring he and wife Lauren Akins‘ wedding anniversary may make you teary-eyed. 

On Tuesday, Thomas celebrated the couple’s ninth wedding anniversary with a 10-year-old throwback photo that shows a young Thomas, before he had a beard and several #1 hits, and his beautiful future bride posing for a selfie in a field in their native Tennessee.

“I knew from this one night that we were gonna get married and grow old together. Here we are 9 years into marriage,” Thomas pens alongside the photo. “I’m thankful to God everyday that You said yes to marrying me! What a wild ride of just being us two for 5 years, to now having 3 beautiful baby girls, to almost welcoming our 4th baby! What is life?!?! I love you so much @laur_akins and I can’t wait to see what the next 50 years has to hold for us.”

The couple wed on October 12, 2012 in Tennessee. Since then, they’ve welcomed daughters Willa Gray, who they adopted from Uganda in 2017, plus Ada James and Lennon Love. They’re expecting their fourth girl in November.

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Machine Gun Kelly, Metallica‘s James Hetfield, and Guns N’ Roses‘ Slash are all contributing signed items to an upcoming auction benefiting MusiCares, which provides medical, financial and personal assistance to in-need members of the music community.

Both MGK and Hetfield are offering signed guitars: a salmon pink Schecter Diamond Series, and a black ESP Vulture, respectively. Kelly’s guitar, which is expected to fetch between $2,000 and $4,000, features the inscription “I’m Selling Tickets to My Downfall MGK,” a reference to the title of his latest album. The Hetfield guitar has an estimated worth of $4,000 to $6,000.

If you’re interested in the MGK guitar, you probably won’t have to compete with anyone who caught his Aftershock festival set this past weekend, which saw attendees throw bottles at the “Bloody Valentine’ singer. The incident is the latest entry in Kelly’s feud with the metal community after he insulted Slipknot.

Meanwhile, Slash is parting ways with one of his famous top hats, signed and featuring a hand-drawn skull-and-bones sketch. That’ll be sold alongside a sterling silver ring for an estimated total of $5,000 to $7,000. Slash is also contributing a signed Epiphone Slash Les Paul Deluxe, valued between $1,000 to $2,000.

The auction will also include items from Depeche Mode, Mötley Crüe‘s Tommy Lee, Jeff Beck and the late Stone Temple Pilots frontman Scott Weiland.

Julien’s Auctions will handle the sale, which takes place January 30, ahead of the 2022 Grammys on January 31. For more info, visit JuliensAuctions.com.

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